The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-11-07

The dwelling house of |. W. Hubbard,
Esq, of Windsor, was entered by burglars,on
the night Of Monday, Oct 20, and silver
spoons valued at about twenty-five dollars
stolen.
On the night of Goth, the house and barns
of Hiram Powers of Barre were burned
Most of the furniture was saved from the
house, but scarcely anything from the barns.
Loss estimated at $1,000, partly insured
The same night school house in Barre was
burned.-Samuel Ridley's house at the rail
road station in Duxbury, was burned on the
night of the 18th, with most of its contents.
Loss $500; partly insured.
1t is worthy of note that four Of the nem-
bers Of the present legislature of Vermont
were members of the Charleston national
convention. They are all staunch Union
men, without conditions.
A. Judson Rowell, of Troy, has resigned
the position of Captain in the Commissary
Department of the Army, on account of i'll
health.
Charles p Dudley. formerly of Rutland,
Captain of Company f, 9th Vermont Volrn-
teers, has been appointed Major Of the reg
iment.
The police of Boston. on Tuesday, found
John S. TewkSbury, Vermont drover, or
the corner of the streets with his face very
severely cut. He said he had been in a
house on the street, and had been kicked in
the face. Drovers visiting Boston had bet
ter keep in evenings.
Gideon F.. Niles, of Bennington Vt, went
South and joined Morgan's guerrilla band,
and his acquaintance have heard, without
regret, that he was Killed in recent Skin
mish in Kentucky.
/ On the night of Sunday, Ocf 18th, twelve
tubs of butter were stolen from the store OF
r. c. Page in Morrisvills. The butter was
the property of Mr. Cleaveland of Iras-
burgh and is the second lot he has lost this
season-making his loss about two hundred
dollars.
A Miss Emily Scott, aged about 10 years
daughter of William B. Scott, of PIaintield,
was found dead in her bed on the morning of
Thursday last esd inst.) Her death was
caused by dose of strychnine which she
took the night before No reason is assigned
for this dreadful act; the evening on which
she took the fatal dose she was cheerful, and
appeared to the family as usual
The Barr and Burton Seminary at Man
chester gets $4,000 Of the estate of Marsa
ret Burr, who died in New York some tim,
since.
The editor of Walton's Daily Journal ha:
been the recipient of beet weighing over /:
) lbs, and turnip which weighs 30 lbs. He
claims the monopoly of large vegetables.
Capt William W. Smith, formerly of Rut
land, was killed at the recent battle at Cor
NTH. He was printer, having learned hi
trade in the Herald office. He was a mem
Der of and 9TH Iowa regiment.
Five men were drowned in lake Cham
plain last week near Plaltsburs. Their boa
went down in a gale, and all found water
, grave.
FOUNDING IN BAERE.-Quite an excite
ment was caused in Barre, Tuesday, Oct 2ls,
by the finding of female child, few day
old, on the door step of respectable either
S of Twings Village. 1t was supposed to have
been PLACID there the evening before, an,
was quietly sleeping, being we'll covered ant
protected from the cold. 1t was placed in
small box, but there was nothing in the bo
Y or about the child that furnished any infor
a nation concerning the child, or gave any clu
to its unnatural parents. 1t was taken iii
kindly cared for, and still remains with tn
e family where it was -Watchmam