The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-07-27
Letter from Kentucky.

I0the Ed't0f OF me fUicG0AtGH.
We are now experiencing the extreme of
our usual summer drou.h and heat. The
mercury reaches as high as i0D in the
shade, While the nj gLts are so sultry ard SUI
locating that Sleep is thing to be desired.
rather than enjoycd. Vegetation as well as
animated nature, is suffering severely. and
the prospect for full crop OF corn and hemp
is anything bat IIdtttring. Eu; is there is a
large quantity Of old corn in the country.
and hemp enough to hang al. the tirc-catios
traitors, when the next President shall as
sumo the chair of state. the case i, not so
deplorable as it would be with a scarcity Of
these staples. Ii however We shall be favor
ed soon with generous showers. the crop Of
corn will be fair average. Wheat. rye.
barley and eats are all good, and already Sc
cured from the disasters OF the wear.
The steam threshrr is now busiIy ,ngr@cl
in separating the grain ready for lis delivery
in the usual markets. Portable steam ca
gines (wor;h SN0o0) are fast >upyr~eul.1
horse power. being preferable in all respect
oy 'Aose WHO nave compared tHc w" motors.
The sel:-cieanny tAreshofS that accvmpanl
these engines are of large proportions tw-rth
s2oo) and are warranted 70 thre>h as hGn
as -''' ou>Ht's per "'S' /" gram III S.''''V''A'
quantity can be furnished From The Ntlj X
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s"'iu 'e'''"''i '''e S''""! forest ''T''- -'! Il
was io''o"e'' d! '"e t'"S'S ana ''>l'i'S'S D!
'nc o'snl'aFles ana liohof'o!'S IN a'''"o-
a''ce' ''o'i'e Vi ''tSe were c"Iii''"'e!'ii: /"
the oa!' >"'''e u '''e state ali" h',Io' o'.'''@
10 'te iaoeS' whose "e""'! ana charms were
eXtoiled III eN'faNaSant terms such as love
likes 10 employ III us 'ia''efIcS of The i''f
"hlie tle cut at 'he o'cheiofS--"i>i'lfS al
;, "such as failed to Yield TO the charms OF
, beauty the present leap year placed against Z
mud fencc ana kicked to death by grass
hoppers was evidently conceived IN cruel
ty and received by the cF""d-eSpecIaiiy Inc
Y maldens aud widowed lacies-wlth unbound
y ed smiles ana Utilization.
1he world OF politics IN kentucky is wide
! awake and stirring. The Bell and Everet
: men are especially active and hopeful. The!
~ regard the split In the Democratic ranks as ;
4 sure guarantee OF Their own success. Earba
II cues are beng held in all directions at which
t the big Union party guns are pouring tortl
8 hot shot and shell into the bl-headed, bi-par
+ tite body of tAe now tori.hed Democracy
a. The Breeknrldse and Douglas partzans ar
extremely hostile towards each other, and a