The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-10-24

purpose, clearness of comprehension, and a
power Of methodical, accurate and condensed
augmentation, sometimes rising into the
higher department of splendid eloquence,
enjoyed by few other men We have regarded
him as possessing in many respects one of the
most cultivated minds in the state. In his
own town and among his neighbors who have
known him intimately, his loss will be deeply
felt; and all who knew him will mourn that
so fine an intellect no more sheds its clear,
white light on our earthly pathway. Mont
pelier Freeman.
Horace p. James, prominent LAWYER of
San Francisco, fell dead while walking in the
streets on the evening of October 9TH. He
was native Of Vermont and graduate of
the University of Vermont of the class of
1874.
VIM I Blodgett ofNew York, has present
ell to the society Of St Thomas at Brandon, a
bell for their new gothic church, now being
erected in that village.
Mrs H. Beard and Mrs Curtis Beard Of
Waterville, Lamoille county, whose husbands
have both gone to the war, having harvested
the corn raised on their farms, made husk-
ing bee, and invited some eight or ten of the
women of the neighborhood, and husked out
some 80 or 10 bushels of ears.
E. Woodward, livery stable keeper at
Woodstock, had leg broken in two places
by being kicked by vicious horse on Tues
day of last week.
There is not private left of the original
Manchester company, that went out in the
9Th regiment, its ranks have been so thinned
by disease and the bullet.
The Woodstock and Dartmouth boys, who
served in Sprague's Rhode Island 3-months
squadron Of cavalry have arrived home
They constituted portion of the cavalry
which cut its way from Harper's Ferry TO
Greencastle, Pa.
James Freeman of Castleton, killed a hem
hawk the other day which measured feet
3 inches across the wings.
VIM Pratt, tin peddler, hung himself in
barn in Pownal, on the 3Oth. Cause, rum,
of course.
There are now in circulation counterfeit SIS
bills on the Orange County Bank, Chelsea
They have for vignette horse standing at
the door of mill, man with bag of meal on
his shoulder, waterfall and bridge at the left =;
portrait of boy at the right of vignette; fe-
male feeding chickens on the right lower cor
ner.
The Burlington Times says DR. VIM P.
Russell, surgeon of the 9TH Vermont regi-
ment, has been discharged from the US. SER
vice.
Dollie Dutton is giving levees in Burling-
ton, and Mrs c. H. Clarke is giving the
Flower Queen at Montpelier.
The following Vermont soldiers have re-
Gently died in the hospitals at Washington
A. Johnson, Co B, and Corp H. H. Wilson
Go G, 6th-W. L. Underwood, Co G, 18th
w. P. Harlow. Co c, 10Th.
DIR H. +. Stevens OF St Adams, publishes
letter warning tie public against the dan
gers of fatal disease which has heretofore
appeared among the mich kline in the state
and has recently broken out in the herd Of
Solomon Bliss of Georgia, who has died from
the effects of absorbing poison from the dead
carcass of one of the eight Of his cows tina,
died of the disease, while he was SHINING it.
DIR Stevens says the disorder principally at.
tacks mich cows, who, on being affected by
it, become listless, refuse to eat, and die in g
few hours.
In the United States court held at Rut
land last week, Judge Smalley gave an i'm
portant decision in the case of U. S. Mar
shall Baldwin, charged with contempt of cour
in refusing to surrender three parties agains
whom treason was alleged, under a writ o
habeas corpus, in violation of the consttu
tuition of the United States. The decision
declared Marshal Baldwin guilty of contemp
of court, and fined him 500, which fine h
paid, declaring that the only incentive Q
his action had been his desire to do his du
ty to the government faithfully.
CHAPLAIN OF THE 10TH REGIMENT.-Th
patriotic Directors of the Vermont State Pri:
on have given Rev A. Webster leave of at
sence from duties as chaplain at the Prison
for the purpose of allowing him to serve q
chaplain for nine months to the 10Th Vt Res
} iment, to which he has been eected-Fre,
man.
A boy of II years Of age, son of Mr.
P. Bartlett of Plainfeld, the other day pickle
up 10 bushels of potatoes in 3 hours.
The 9TH regiment is now incorporated wi,
other regiments in d new brigade command
ed by Gen Godfrey Weitzel, who is repute
: to be an accomplished and efficient office
and has been for some time acting as may
Of New Orleans. The brigade is in can
at Carrolton, and is styled the Reserve Bri
!, ade.
The annual meeting of the state historic
society took place at Montpelier, on Tuesda
+. W. Hopkins read an admirable biograp
ical sketch Of the late gifted Edgar L. Orm