The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-12-27
Capture of Rebel Female EmiSsary

W
looking after the interests of the Govern
ment on this route into Canada, arrested at
st Adams on " Wednesday evening", woman
who gives her name as Mrs Meyers, the wife
of German Jew of that name, residing in
New York city. This person has been to
and fro several times of late between Nor
treal and New York, and came under the
suspicion OF those whose business it is to
look out for such characters. On her last
previous visit she was accompanied into
Montreal by Mr. Dunn, who satisfied him.
self that she was in communication with the
rebels who conSregate at the Donegana Ho-
tel and other rebel nests in Montreal and
Quebec. Learning that she was again on
the route, he met her at St Albans, and after
the arrival of the train, which stops over
night there took her into custody Size was
extremely violent for a few minutes, but
found 1t best to pat up with what could not
be avoided, and submitted to an examination
of her person and trunk, by some ladies
whose services were called into requistion
by the Marshal. The result was the discov-
cry of a good sized package of letters con-
tanning important reasonable correspond
ence, which has been forwarded to the De
paltment of State at Washington. The
woman went South to-day in care of Sheriff
Sherman Of Franklin County, on her way to
Fort Lafayette.
1t is no secret, we suppose, that commune
cation with England has been maintained bv
the rebels through Canada, and that supplies
have been shipped South from there. One
OF these ventures came to an untimeiv end.
Our readers may remember the capture of a
schooner oil the coast of Maine, several
weeks since, containing supplies for the reb
els, which was to run the blockade at
Charleston. This schooner was loaded at
Montreal with blankets and medicines. An
agent Of our Government was anxious to
buy the blankets, but was informed by the
Canadian merchant, that they would rather
sell to our Southern friends Very well, y
said he, ii! that is the case have 10 offer to
make for them. We can probably get them
cheaper than to buy them" This proved to
be the case. The schooner slipped away,
not unno,Iced, however,-was met by I.
). cruiser on the coast, and the blankets are
now warming the Maine and Massachusetts,
volunteers. -Bayliagton Free Press.
\ mcteoric stone fell on the farm Of Zeph-
eniah Eddy of Chi,tenden. on the 18th inst,
about 30 p. M. accompanied with very
intense light. As brilliant rs a calcium light.
The stone indenteci some three inches into
the frozen ground, and heated the pebbles
and charred the grass around. The stone
hears a close resemblance to sandstone, color
I'd reddish brown by sesquioxyd Of iron; it
is very rough, as though broken off from a
larger stone and measures about FIVE inches
BY four and three inches thick, tapering in
the form Of wedge This remarkable curl
osity is in the possession of Mr. l.. Eddy.
: y volunteer belonging to the ,,h regiment
at Burlington, quarreled with large and
muscular negro, and knocked him down.
The negro swore revenge, waylai,l the voun-
teer near Nve> lock. ard tumbcd him into
J the lake. After being nearly drowned ard
frozen, the volunteer CRASHED peg extend
Ing from the dock, and fortunately held on
until by crying for help ne summoned some
/ boatmen to his relief
| Mr. Woodward's factory in Woodstock is
turning out about 800 army blankets per
week for the government.
FIRE-On Wednesday morning last, a
son of Ephron Allen of Ferri>burgh, aged
I -. arose about } o'clock, and went to milk
and take care of the cattle, that he might get
ready to 60 t, school, He had an old-fash-
Toned lantern with a candle iii it, which tip
ped over and set fire to some straw. lie
threw on the milk and then ran to the house
for water, but when he returned the fire had
got beyond control. He gave the alarm
when he went to the house for water, but
before any of his folks arrived he had turned
out ten head of cattle and the horses. Three
barns with their contents of hay and grain
were entirely consumed ermouter.
! FIRE IN JAMAICA.-Thc tannery OF {. d.
Read, situated in that town, was entirely de-
Stroyed BY fire on Saturday night. Loss in
building, machinery and stock, about 5000
insured for 5000.
Jonathan Carter, a former resident Of Pc
cham, w., who has connexions in Manches
ter y. H., was hung in the door yard of his
own home in Kansas. recently, because he
would not join the secession cause. Three
Sons. the eldest Is and the Youngest II
were forced into TIE rebel ranks, leaving two
girls to survive or sink beneath the crue
{ blow Doston JomMal, Zee. %.
The Vermont Cavalry Regiment has arrv
ed in Washington. 1t did not remain a
Harrisburg bu. single day, there being No
accommodations there for them. There was
no forage for the horses on their arrival a
Washington for day or so, and several o
them had died from hunger and exposure.
FATAL .ACCDENT-James Hogan 0
Springfield, private in the Cavalry regiment
fell from the train near the Sunderland depo
Saturday night, and was run over and cut t,
pieces by The cars. He va, not missed from
the train. and the accident was only discov
cred when his remains were found.
The grain and saw mills belonging to J
W. & G. S. Chatiee, in Rochester, were
burned on the night of the 18th, with ncarl.,
100 bushels OF grain and a quantity OF lum
Der, Loss $1,000, insurance $4,000.
Robert Kenney. Jr., of WilIiston aged Ii
was killed few days since. while telling
tree, which in its fall brought down anolhe
tree upon him.
~ Half the potato crop in Canada, it i
stated, has rotted 1T Toronto they nov
bring 20 to - cents per bushel, while 81
weeks ago, - cents was the price.
Read the Prospectus Of the New Yor1
Ledger, in another column. 1t shows ho:
real talent will thrive in spite of the times. TN