The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-06-27

tg "A lelltr from an Cfflcer OF the - Atr-
mont col.iradicts the statement puhlishcdlr
me Times some time since. and copied b, :.
that two privales of the ID Vermont h-s
'hcir Threats cut while on picket duty. IaeI=
IS no truth in the story.
a. \ letter in Walton's journal sne.l,
of two Vermont soldiers being shot br Relics
hid behind the Trees, as they were making
purchases AZ a suffers cart in the canp d.
the 9Th Vermont regiment >,-rgtl,.
Slightly wounded in the ankle, and Srr-ea,,
bartholomew, 90 +. Irh Vermont, danger
o'i>ir w0u:!drd through the abdomen L.
suffers establishment of the Sd NerIno.' aa>
burned among Others. By the rebels III la-r
raid to White House, the otter day.
HE'D To BAlI-Hiram Atkins IF tte b.
lows Fails -iI,gHs WAS arrested er Sa-urlar
last. on information of the states attarlrI.
f,r publishing in the last number Of hi> pa
per all obscene article. lie was brought IT.
tore Merck Wentworth. Esq. ani wa.s..-
III examination was held n bail in The sun
ot 500 ior his appearance before the grand
!
The article in question WAS little too muc.
even for the readers Of that VIGOROUSLY reck-
less joIrnaL-FhpRir
e. Pierre Soule who was arrested on
charge al treason. at New Orleans, bv e.,
Butter. has arrived At Boston. and taken NJ
his headquarters al Fort Warren.
u \ republican, delegate, county con
vention has been called in Windsor coauty.
20 meet at Woodstock the llih Of JULY.
a. The most destructive fire known +.
iceland for MANY wears occurred Nav ST.
at Eachede. Fifteen manufactures. four
churches and the town hall, besides ,ar
dwellings Of al the 10000 inhabitants were
;'urEed 10 the Srou NJ. Everything was IT,
stroyell and several lives lost. The disa,:t.
was caused by lightning.
C. Col John Owen, a guerilla chief. MAS
taken in Monroe county. Missouri. On Sa,ur-
day, the .th inst. He pleaded for trea,u.er.,
as a prisoner of war, but. in accordance viii
the order of Gen Schofield, WIS fastened
without delay to a stump and shot
DEATH OF The GALLANT Col ElLEr.-Col
Charles Elicit of the ram feet notoriety, died
at Cairo on Saturday, while or his way :.
New Albany, TO recover from the effects q
his wound received in the fight near Mem
PMS. The command of the ram feet ".
now teyolve Oh Lieut. Col Alfred Ellet. !
good and capable officer.
g Gen Mcclellan has issued a humane
order forbiddins all fast driving of pubic bor-
SeS and mules. except in cases OF necessity
Trains will not move faster than a walk. tx
cept under written orders 10 the officer or
wagon master in charge Officers sending
mounted messengers with dispatches, who.
are 10 be carried al faster pace than 4 Wa.
vii indicate on the envelope the gait III
messenger is TO take. whether trot or j ga
lop. The general has named his healqu2r-
tiers Camp Lincoln.
O. Commodore Foote. writing from
Cleveland, Ohio. takes occasion 10 express
his sincere qualification with the movement
of Senator Grimes TO abolish the spirit ration
from the naval service. He declares the
, senator TO be real benafactor TO the ser-
vice
e O. The steamer Connecticut. nhicf ha,
# arrived al New York. reports that when pass
t ing Charleston they noticed the flags oi to:'
= Sumter and other Notifications at ha.t-mlst,
: indicating The death of some important MI
tary officer.
e. An officer of the Lower MisslsslTp
:. ilotila writes from befoie Nicksburg, that ~
= his voyage up stream he passed JEFF baF-s
plantation which Was under water Tn
y ridge of high ground that rose out Of II
:. flood a number of Jetf's negroes stood bur.
- die in hand, and bv signs and shouts man
: tested their desire TO be taken ON board il'
national ships.
IF C. The Grenada Appeal Of tie ~
d says that Holly Springs, Mississippi, was oc
d cupied by Il considerable force OF FrdtTI'
d night before last. They made thor APPEAR
n ancc suGdenly and much confusion ensaea- -
: The provost marshal is among the prisoner
l. captured. \ train was about 7 sady 10 ieA''
IS for the South, upon which many citizens =.
a tempted TO TO take refuge for the purpose y
d escaping. The train was fred upon al
/ Lieut. Hall and some others killed
q Es Rev J. C. Fletcher, the lecturer @.
:. Brazil. has sailed for that country, as a5tA
:, Of the Sunday school Union. He WI ar :
Q give attention TO The introduction Of asIl, u
:, tural and manufacturing improvements ia-'
~ Brazil.
IS T. Charles Sumner has written q -e''e
" which has been published in The bos'g:
Journal, expressing the utmost confidence :.
President Lincoln, and an approval OF n