The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-04-13
~ A Western paper says that pair Of

II A Western paper says that pair Of
horses were standing near railroad track
recently when train came laundering along
one of the horses was greatly frightened,
trembled for moment, then fell dead, killed
by terror.
~ The workmen employed in clearing
the ruins of the Pemberton mill, drew of the
water from the canal, Thursday, when they
found the body of woman under large
pile of bricks, whose name is supposed to be
Mrs. McCann. She was probably carried
down with the falling wall through the ice,
and drowned. She leaves two or three CHI
drtn.
r. Caleb Gushing says that "if General
Washington were now alive, he would be
Democrat" If Washington were now alive
he would be about 1870 years old, but W.
have no idea that, even at such an age be
could doat SO grossly as to turn Democrat
Prentice.
@ One of the miseries of greatness IS
the organization Of illustrated week.-Mrs. 4
likeness of Senator Hunter, which the wear
before stood for Governor Wise, re-appears
the third time as John C. Keenan, Next
month it will stand up as Cardinal .Antonelli,
and if no; worn out, VIII again do duty as
John Morrissey.
! IL All the officers ard more than 500
priva,es Of the famous seventh regiment in
New York have subscribed towards the cree
ton Of gymnasium, which will be the lars
est and most complete in the United States.
and in which the physical training much
recommended for the military is to be prac-
ticed.
q Thomas Clark laid down on a railroad
track near Pittsburg, Pa, last "Wednesday.
to slcer off fit of drunkenness. He wen.
to sleep but never walked again. \ passing
train tore his body into fragments, and scat
tered them along the track for quarter Of a
mile.
r. Some of the friends of Mr.. Frank b.
San5orn are about to present to his sister
as token of their respect for her bravery
one OF the latest STYLES of Colts revolvers.
1t will bear an engraved representation Of
the old Pine tree flag, and the inscription,
Sic tur I'D ast,d,'
IL Strawberries have arrived at New
York from Savannah.
! c. 4 company of Zouaves has been
formed in Philadelphia. The uniform is an
exact copy Of the French Garde Imperial
Zouaves. 1t is the latest sensation of the
city.
C. Senator Wigfail. in his recent speech
in the Senate, said "he believed Southern
army would winter in Boston, before Nor
,hern one could reach Texas" No doubt;
the Boston police would put them in the
lookup.
IT, Six men were precipitated l2O feet
down into coal mine at Irwin Station, Pa.
by the breaking of a rope, and all were
smashed to death.
o. \ special express train has been put
upon he Hudson river Railroad, leaving
New York at 800 ~ NJ. and reaching Al
bany in time for the first train west at y.
for the conveyance Of the packages Of the
three leading New York papers, the Herald,
Times and Tribune, for Albany and all points
west.
e Chicago opens the season of navga-
ton with an export of frame dwelling houses
Of which "prctuct" there is an almost mex
hausible supply. Tie first cargo, subs,an-
tlai two story house, went off on scows drawn
by tugs last week. The Press anG Tribune
says villages and country towns supplied"
Es The shoemakers' strike appears to be
at an end. At Lynn and Natick few hold
out still.