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The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-06-15
Essex County Bible Society.

The I'd annual meeting of this society was
held at Guildhall, May 9th, the President in
the chair.
The meeting was opened with reading of
Scripture and prayer by Rev. Mr.. Fay of
Lancaster, \. II. The annual reports were
read by the Secretary and Treasurer, by
which it appeared that the exploration and
supply of the county were finished and that
the society had been during the past year
chiefly engaged in the work of soliciting and
collecting funds for the Bible cause. The a
mount paid into the treasury for sales and
donations during the year is about $l06.-
One town had not reported and three other:
had not been canvassed
At the request CT the President, while The
nominating committee were in conference
Rev. MIR. FAY addressed some excellent ant
cheering words to the meeting, touching tn,
condition and prospects of the cause in Coo,
county.
The following names were presented a.
officers for the ensuing year, and they vert
duly elected
President, Col T.. Ii. Webb, of Guildhal
ice Ptesid,nts, Hon. Daniel Snow, of Lu
nenbvrS John Dewey, of Maidstone
Secretary, Vim. Sewell of Lunerburg
Treasurer ant N,p"<ita,y. q. +. French
of l.unenburg.
After the regular husin,.s was finished
and after the renewal of annual membership.
on the part of many present, by subscribing
to the funds of the society Rev L. {. Cum
minss of st. Johnsbury favored the meeting
with an able. interesting address on the In
SEPARATION and Value OF the Scriptures. closing
with an eloquent and touching appeal tt
those who are engaged in the work of c.rcu
latiny TIE Bible.
y hearty vote Of thanks was given to MIR
Cummings, who was SO kindly present TO al
Gre.s the society.
A similar vote was passed with refcrenc,
to the retiring President, Mr. Willard King
who had faithfully. earnestly and laboriou>l,
served the society during the first two year,
of its existence.
After prayer by Dea. Reuben W. Freeman
Of Guildhail, and the benediction, the society
adjourned stne de. VS..
Luncnbulg, May Q. 1850.
Vermont Chronicle please copy.
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Supposed Attempt to Assassinate Charles
Sumner.

The city of Washington was thrown into a
state of intense excitement on Saturday, by
cowardly outrage perpetrated the night
previous on Hon. Charles Sumner with a
supposed purpose of assassination. Late in
the night he was called upon at his private
lodgings on + street (back of Willard's) by
man claiming to be one of four from Vir-
ginia. He asked impairment questions a
bout his late speech. MIR. Sumner replied
tina, it was no place for such conversation,
and ordered him out. He refused to 60, but
after several orders went, saying he should
report to his friends that he had been order
ed out, but that by C., he would not 60.
He threatened MIR. Sumner in the most vio-
lent and bloody terms. After that three 9TH
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-06-15
Reported for The Caledonian.
Caledonia County Court. June Term 1850.
Present-lioN. A. o. Adds. Chief Judge.
T Nm, CHAsr, (As'ats Judges


Presentations. A. o. Adds. Chief Judge
W MN- 'MASf' tAs'ate Judges
, No lo.-Reported las, week Verdict
for plaintiff for one cent damages.
No. "a. S. Moore T. Lambert Watts.
-Assumpsit to recover the price of half
share of mining claim at Gold Springs"
California.
BY the evidence it appeared plF sold said
half share TO def iii 1866, both parties then
resident in California. 10 be paid as def
should realize gold from the claim. Def in
sisted he never made the calm paw. and
therefore not liable. Verdict for plf for
Sl59.j9.
Underwood 4 Potts for p!E Davis \
Dewey for def.
No. 36.-Archibald Caldwell, administra-
tor OF Jane Renfrew T. John Renfrew.
lrover, TO recover for certain promissory
notes.
1t appeared on the trial that the plff was
sole he'r OF Jane Renfiew, deceased. BY a
former husband. The deceased married the
deft IN lSio. and lived with him till her
death III august. 1858. At the time Of her
marriage with the def, sl.e had property of
her own to the amount of about S4OO. While
she lived with the def her properly was
Kept separate, and the money when loaned
the notes were made payable to Ter, and
kept by her separate from her husbands pa
pers. About year previous to her death
she delivered TO her husband all her notes
and gave him directions what dispensa,ion
to make OF her property. None OF the notes
were collected previous to her decease. Yer
dict for def by order of Court.
Underwood & Rogers for plH. Dewey &
Corban for deft
No. 53.-Joel & Lewis Harrington t. John
Noyes.
Assrmpsit upon an award made by arbi-
traitors upon submission in writing, for the
settlement of suit in Court.
The arbitrators had awarded DAMAGES 70
the piff' which the Court ruled they had no
authority to do by the terms of the submis
sion. The pitts then offered to remit the A.
mount of damages awarded, which the Court
granted, and verdict for plf for so, being a
mount of Cost Of arhitr,,;.,,
Davis X e. W. Cahoon for plff: Wing
for def.
No. 55.-Charles \. Whipple Z. Daniel
Whipple.
his was an action Of general assumpsit
The following facts appeared upon the trial:
The dett has been large farmer in Lyndon,
and the owner of a starch factory and saw
mill. In 1854 he engaged in the lumber bust
ness in Newark, investing about $4,000 in
the purchase of land and erection of mill.
The plf was son of the def, and became
of age in October, 1852. He worked for his
father on his farm in Lyndon, and took the
general charge of the same from the time he
came ofage up to December, 1858, when the
deft failed, the plf being one of the first at.
taching creditors, which was understood by
the deft at the time. The plff and def both
agreed that he was to have $500 year for
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-06-15
C. The seeding delegates ofthe Charlie

OjF The seeding delegates ofthe Charles
ton Convention met at Richmond on Mon
day, but adjourned to await the action of the
regular convention at Baltimore.
@ The Republican candidates have writ
ten letters accepting the nominations at Chi
cago Both are excellent documents, brief.
to the point, endorsing strongly the Repub-
lican platform and every way such as to in
spire confidence in the nominees, as men to
whom the responsibilities Of government can
be safely entrusted.
Br Mr.. Summers last speech has quickly
developed the "barbarism of slavery" lie
was visited on Friday night by four rutfians.
who would, undoubtedly, have taken his life
had he not been found attended. His friends
deem it expedient to see that be is not lief, a.
lone.
@ One Of the best things done by the
present Congress is the admission of Fran
els 7. Blair, Jr., Of Missouri, to his seat in
the House of Representatives The commit
tee on elections, after patient examination
of the case, became satisfied that the Kansas
frauds were acted over again in St. Louis,
and of course reported that Blair was duly
elected to the seat
C. Both branches of Congress have de-
cided to adjourn on the 18th. There is rea-
son to believe that Kansas will not be admit
ted this session. The Democracy are deter
mined to keep her out till after the Presiden-
tial election.
Iy European advices leave no doubt rela-
tive to the success of Garabaldi in Sicily.-
his entire march since landing seems to have
encountered no serious resistance. Last ac-
counts left him upor the point of taking the
city of Palermo by assault
~ 1t is thought tina: the japanese w.
coon is not assassinated at any rate the
news is discredited
t. The Great Eastern steamship is daily
expected at New York.
! c. The Massachusetts legislature extra
session. adjourned Tuesday. 1t passed strin-
gent bills in regard to the cattle disease. 10
transport cattle over the State line, either
way, is punishable by fine of $500. 1t APP
propriated 100000 to be used in ex,rpating
the disease.
C. Another SLAYER was captured on the
coast of Cuba last week, and the cargo of
slaves landed at Key West There are now
something over 100 poor wretches at that
point, awaiting their return to Africa. An
American schooner with 400 negroes on
board has been captured since and taken to
Key West.
q The trottng stallion, Geo. NJ. Patch
en-, has beaten Flora Temple, the Queen of
the Turf, in two straight heats Of two miles
each. Time. 1853 and 4.57.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-06-15
Distressing Accident.

Died, at Peaeham, Saturday, June 9, Mr.
lriah W. Miner, aged j2 years. Mr.. Miner
on Thursday, was engaged taking down a
building, and while removing the roofing,
fell headlong some twenty feet, striking his
face upon the edge Of plank. breaking all
Of the bones of the face and fracturing the
skull. He seemed to recognize the voice of
his friends, calling some Of them by name.
but was never conscious Of being hurt Mr.
Miner was an active. outspoken man, who
had Al opinion of his own upon all subjects
tina, came NJ, and expressed that opinion
frankly and decidedly. He was Away. upon
the right side of questions of order and mo-
ra!ily. His loss is deeply fel, by all who
knew him.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-06-15

C. Sixty-ive pieces of silk, valued at
$4,000, were taken from the store of Jackson
4 Kimball, at Manchester, n. H. on the 30th
ut. The coverings of the silk were left and
the tags taken of.--MiTor.
We learn from the same paper, that fifty
eight of the sixty-tive pieces have been re-
covered, and that on Monday morning Dep
u,y Sheriff Daniel L. Stevens arrested, Just
above Danbury depot, on the Northern Rail-
road, two men supposed to have been con-
nected with the robbery. They give their
names as John Anderson and Charles How
ard, but are known under several aliases
John Pettengill, Graves, PETIT, &c.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-06-15
What a Blind Man can DO.

1t was our privilege few evenings ago to
attend & concert given by one W. A. earns,
a blind man, whose compass of voice, and
perfection in instrumental music, border OF,
the marvellous. He is of himself full or
chestra, and by his ingenious additions to
HIS instruments, and perfect mastery of them.
he gives them some of the hexibility for
which his voice is noted. He plays the cor
net and accompanies the same by the melo-
deon. He plays some fine solos upon the
guitar, and gives his audience Yankee Doc
die upon three-foot iron wire But it is in
his voice that he displays the most wonder
tul powers. 1t is this, which, in many char
ac:eristics, excels that of any other singer
in the world, probably. Perhaps musical
people will be a little increduous when W.
say that his voice has compass of about,
tire octares. He can pronounce distinct,
words on GG in the base, and BIB in the
treble. His lowest note is triple {. OF
course the low notes are cultural and the
highest falsetto. but they are both pleasant,
tones, and his chest tones are excellent. Such
are some Of the wonders of the voice of W.
y. earns, young man of twenty-five years
of age, left an orphan when mere child,
and soon after intellectually blind by a drunk
en- relative under whose protection he was
placed. His misfortune should enlist the
sympathy of the public, while his wonderful
musical powers should ensure their patron
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-06-15

The Republicans of Caledonia County and all
opposed TO the policy Of a party whose waning
powers will exist until March 4. 1861, and all in
favor of the election Of Lincoln and Hamlin. are
requested to meet in Conven at the Town
Hal! in St. John sbury. on Saturday. the 23d day
Of June inst at 10 O'Clock A. NJ, for the pur-
pose of nominating County officers for the year
ensuing. \ general attendance from each town
III the county IS solicited. 1870
EMERSON HALL, Chairman Of Co. Com.
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r. An exchange states that a y

r. An exchange states that a young !
about eighteen years Of age was ACCUSED q.
having been guilty of some m;scunl-''
which she positively denied. and on berg :
gain accused, she called upon God 10 STA
her blind if she was rot telling The truth
In a moment after. according 10 her C"'
statement. a film seemed TO pass before X.
eyes, and in the course of FIVE Minutes 81;
was totally blind, and has continued -
less ever since. The afflicted victim oi NJ
own impiety confessed that she had ca.-'-
upon her Maker to justify her in what was
falsehood.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-06-15
The w Gather.

Sunday and Monday the weather was quite
cool, with strong north-westerly breeze
There was slight frost on Monday night,
doing some damage on the low grounds. The
weather is now getting quite summer-hke-
hot and dry. We have had no rain vet THE
season.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-06-15

his services after the first year, for which bs
produced notes said to be given at the EXP.
ration of each years service. The plff had
note of $1,000, dated July, 1855. which b.
and the Geft said was for the profits made in
the manufacture of starch in the Fall of 1854
which by agreement between the father and
son the plf was to have. The plF also pro.
duced note of 1925, which he claimed W.,
for money paid out on his fathers debts
The defense was made by subsequent attach.
ing cree itors of the deft. Verdict for DIFF for
S3,674,O3.
F. A. Cahoon < Stoddard for plf Bar
lett 4 G. c. & g. W. Cahoon for def.
No. 64.-Lucy Ann VIM t. Harr, Cham.
berlin.
Complaint for Rastardy. BY plea the G,..
admitted the complaint to be true, bu. claim.
ed that he had settled in full for the SANE. n
a settlement for breach of contract Of Mr.
riage. Verdict guilty.
T.. A. Cahoon, Bartlett & Gl.el for II.
plf. Davis & Colby for the deft
Mr. Nathaniel Blanchard of Peachap,. ana
Charles ii. Davis, Esq, of Danville. have
been admitted as members of the Bar.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-06-15
LOCAL AND STATE.
Ministerial.

MINISTERIAL.
We understand that the Episcopal Church
in this place have secured the services of the
Rev. J. Isham Bliss as their permanent Rec
tor. He will enter upon his duties on Sun
day. the Sth of July.
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wn'ch we behold as through a glass not
darkly, the hostile attitude of the two fac
TONS
Mr. Ben Of La. attacked Mr.. Doug
las and his political career with much pun
gency, but not Extensively in manner. His
speech was regarded as so effective that
thousands Of copies were at once subscribed
for for Southern distribution. Mr.. Pugh
defended his patron like true cavalier reso-
lutely, but We have TO purpose to consider
the merits Of the points in dispute, which in
truth are of no sort of consequence from our
point of view.
Mr.. Wigfall of Texas declared that Mr..
Douglas was politically dead, declaration
though perfectly true, as every we'll informed
man must see, aroused Mr.. Pugh into a sort
Of phrenzy, in which he said his, Douglass,
friends would carry his dead body to the
great North West and lay it at the feet of
the young men about to cast their first votes
and pointing to it, say, "behold the work OF
Southern gratitude"
All, Mr.. Pugh, first bury your dead Caesar
and then praise him.
In conclusion we will only add,if Northern
Democrats are going TO Baltimore with any
sucn idea as that the Ole Cincinnati platform
simple, or even that platform with the addi
ton proposed by Mr.. Douglas, that the par
ty not only regard as sound law the Dred
Scott decision, hut pledge themselves to a
dept unhesitatinsly any future opinion thu
Supreme Court may announce on the subjec
of shareholders rights, will be accepted a.
satisfactory by the Southern delegates, the!
are most assuredly going on a fools Grand
The Southern faction utterly repudiate thu
man Douglas, and his principles, and hi
nomination by united convention under thu
absurd two-thirds rule is an absolute impos
sibility.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-06-15

ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE. \ Young Grrn-
girl named Margaret CRATE, attempted -
eide at Manchester, n. Fl. by drowning ~
jumped into the canal, but was rescued u
fore life was extinct.
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Conventions.

Our readers will notice that the State Con-
ven,ion is called at Rutland June 9th, and
our County Convention at the Town Hall in
this place. the 22}d of June.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-06-15
Accident.

A you.g man, son of Mr.. James NJ. War
ner of this place, had three of his fingers
sawed from his right hand while at work at
circular saw, on Friday last.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-06-15

Every one is familiar with the "Sickle" on
the constellation Leo. 1t may be easily rec
ognized as one of our brightest summer con-
stelations, west of the meridian and south
east of the planets already mentioned. Near
ly opposite the concave are OF the Sickle and
few degrees west of the bright star Regu-
lus which forms its handle, may be seen the
planet Saturn. Its brilliancy is less than
that of either Jupiter or Venus, as its dis
lance from the sun is greater. Encompasscd
by eight satellites and two majestic rings.
this planet is sweeping twenty-five thousand
miles of the heavens every hour, and vet in
nine and twenty years he scarcely completes
one revolution through the starry concave.-
Doubtless the inhabitants of Saturn are am
ply compensated for their fifteen sunless
years of winter, since their nightly heavens
spanned by the rings with solid arches of
light, and spangled with moons and starry
spheres must assume a sublimty unknown
to US of the paltry planet Earth. Saturn
will be visible in our evening skies until the
sun enters the constellation Leo, some weeks
after the disappearance Of Venus andJupi,er.
The position of this planet cannot be mista-
ken as it is the first bright star due south
east of Venus, and nearly in line with We
nus and the bright star Regulus.
Besides the above mentioned planets and
in an opposite quarter of the heavens, at
morning twilight may be seen the red and
heavy twinkling of Mars. Owing to his diff
ferent distances from the earth the appear
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-02-10
A Southern Criticism on DisuniOnists.

The New Orleans True Delta is very
severe upon the Disunionists in louisiana,
who have lately passed some secession reso.
lutions in the Legislature. In speaking of
them it says:
1t was scarcely to be expected that the
Legislature of this State could assemble
without signalling itself by one of those acts
of folly which seem to be epidemic among
similar bodies in these days, from the incon
gruous gathering at Washington down to
the latest organization of deliberative kind
10 the Territories of the Union.
Since Congress met, day after day some
babbling nobody, who despaired of notoriety
unless he could identify himself with some
extravaganza or other, has usually under
taken the very easy business of pronouncing
a dissolution of the Union if this or that
CROCHET of his own, or the faction to which
he belongs, or the dispensers of Federal pap
may desiderate, is not INDUCED and not to
be outdone by these Federal Tomtits, the
aspiring orators of the various states are
now trying the same game on smaller
scale, but in a less pretending and obtruslve
arena
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-02-10

HODGES of Olmstead, was elected Presi-

HODGES of Olmstead, was elected Presi-
dent pro tenn.
The Senate was opened with prayer by
Rev. J. D. Pope.
By Mr.. KENNEDY From citizens of
Houston county, for the repeal of certain
sections of the Township Organization Law.
Referred to the Committee on Towns and
Counties.
By Mr.. GALLOWAY In relation to
Normal Schools. Referred to Committee
on Education and Science.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
BY Mr.. HODGES In relation to an
Agricultural College.
BY Mr.. HODGES: For the organization
of Agricultural Societies.
By Mr.. TAYLOR TO amend an act
establishing the county of Toombs.
By Mr.. AVERILL: To regulate the re-
demption OF real property in certain cases.
BY Mr.. ROGERS To abolish the office
of County Auditor.
REPORT ON ADJOURNMENT.
Mr.. PETIT, the minority of the CON-
mittee on adjournment, reported that it was
evident that there was scarcely possibility
of any measure of practical Importance OBJ.
tanning the sanction of the majority of the
Legislature. The fact that out of l26 Sen
ate bills, and 152 House bills, at the close
of the sixtieth day of the session, only fifteen
have passed, and become laws, sustained this
assertion. The minority therefore recon-.
mend the adoption of joint resolution fix
ing the thirteenth day of February as the
day for final adjournment. The resolution
was referred to Select Committee.
ANOTHER RAILROAD REPORT.
Mr.. MACK UBIN, from the Railroad
Committee, submitted report, accompanied
with bill proposing an amendment to Sec
ton 10, Art 9, of the Constitution, and
providing for the submission of the same
to the people. The report and bill were
ordered to be printed.
BILLS PASSED.
For an Act to amend an Act, &C., in re-
latiop to Free Schools in the City of Saint
Paul.
To amend certain Act incorporating the
City of Hastings.
THE UsURY BILL.
The House bill regulating the rate of in
terest on money, goods, or things in action,
and usury came up.
Mr.. MACKUBIN moved to strike out
all after the enacting clause and insert the
following:
SECTION l. Interest for any legal indebted
ness shall be at the rate of seven dollars for one
hundred dollars for year, unless different
rate be contracted for; but no arrangement or
contract for a greater rate of interest than
twelve dollars for every one hundred dollars
for year shall be valid, for the excess of in.
terest over twelve per cent, and all agree.
ments and contracts, shall bear the same
rate of interest after they become due as
before, if the same shall be clearly expressed
therein Provided the same shall not exceed
twelve per cent, per annum.
SEC. 2. All judgments or DEGREES made by
any court in the State shall draw interest at the
rate of six per cent, per annum.
The substitute was adopted.
The Senate then took recess until 21a
o'clock P. M.