The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-10-23

n nine years Olu SON vi \. -. benson ol
Fairhaven, was amusing himself on Wednes-
day with loaded gun, in the absence Of his
parents when he snapped it Just as his little
sister was in front of it, and the ball passed
through her head, inhicting mortal wound.
The following figures are reported with re-
gard to the draft in the Rutland distric; -
Whole number drafted 2,2jG, paid commu-
taton 726, furnished substitutes lj4, drafted
men sent to general rendezvous %, exempt
ed for disability 577:', exempted for all other
causes 54l, wrongly enrolled Is, failed to re-
por: or deserted after reporting l6l, cases
not disposed of ), diei t.
The Royal Arch Masons of Vermont have
elected NJ. f. Gamaliel Washburn, MoEtpe-
lier, grand high priest; +. Leverett B. En-
glesby, Burlington, deputy grand high priest;
Z. Horace Strickland Bradford, grand king !;
and f. Edward S. Dana, New Haven, grand
scrlbe. lhe Grand Council of ROYAL and
Select Masters of Vermont have also elected
NJ. L. Edaard ). Dana, NJ. p. grand master
Z. Squire Marcy, Hartland, p ID. grand
master; f.. CHARLES T. DATA. Brando:., I. |.
grand master; F. S. G. Heaton, The t..d, X.
|. grand master.
Tn" official returns show that Senator
Bea,tie of Essex county received every vote
which was cast for senator.
Geo. Dallt and c. ". Cooley, both f the
9th W., died at the Chesapeake Hospital
seyerally on the 18th and 9TH instant
Two hundred ard :i:ty men beloning tc
the llth Vernon reg. aent, that have a,,iy
been lecruite3 in tbs state, started TO-
| Washing GA Mon'tay of last week
: \ young lady named Sarah Jane Howard
vas ,.~,wned a. Wiuooski Sandav. She was
o. On lLv river ior pleasure in boat with
other persons when the beat was caps.lec
aid she /, drowned.
IL Cu,IsI:AN CouNIsSIoy.--Ihis bene.
..... As. ion viii hold meeting It toe
Dr. ttL. g. j., .,C.tpeal, Thursday vve,-
H., he 22.i :.,t. Geo. II. Stuart. Prt>i-
~. Of liz aa>ocia13n, and Rev. 6. D.
ms, On {. til" working agents IF ;ht
Coma :sson, viii lie present.
IS. Rr4edc. of Cas'Ieton recently re
fused $i.uo for tive sheep that might he
selected trom his ticcS. His price vas $iO(
Il head
f. B. True IF Coventry has raised this
season $40 pounds of hops from one acr'
of ground Expenses deducted, he vii. make
clear profit Of 500.
: ALLOTTED PAY-Assignees and Others
holding orders for allotted pay of the q
and 11th Regiments, and Companies I. I
and H Sharpshooters, are hereby notified
that returns have been received for July ant
August, and this office is prepared to pa.
the sums received in the usual way. Tn
settlement OF the clothing account of the 1T
Regiment will explain the fractional! amount
received for members of that regiment.
J. b. PAGE. State Treasurer.
George &. Fletcher, whom we reported
some weeks since, as having been arrested
and confined III the jail at Gaildhali, charged
with burning railroad bridge at Norton, il
Essex county, and subsequently of assault
ing detective officer in phladeI phia, ha
been examined and set a, liberty, he hayin
, proved an oliji.-iosJurg Express.
i Mr.. |. II. McClary of Albany, has bough
, and delivered at the Barton depot from Sept
13 to Oct Is, one month, 10000 los. of but
p ter-averaging from 90 to % cts. per pound
= SO says the Standard.
q Mrs. John Barnum of Monktop. an oil
] lady Of eighty years old woke up last Fr
a day n ght. and found herself at the bottol
u of The well, il. three feet Of water and 2
! feet below the surface. She had got u
e though very feebis, and gone thither in h,
d sleep, managing, some way to get TO the 30
II tom unframed. She was not chilly, nor h'
e any bad effect as yet resulted from the pc
e formance. Theron Roscoe went down IN
Il the we'll before ropes could be procured, an
J. although she was considerably heavier tina
j. himself. brought her up with one arm, hoi'
Z ing a candle 10 the ether hand.