The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-12-25
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DESERTER ARREsTED.-Neson Clark, wht
deserted from the 18th regiment, a few
months SINCE was arrested at Derby on Fri
day last. He had .coue out from Canada
and spent thanksgiving With his folks in this
village the dsy previous, though be KEEP,
ma, and was on his return when he was nab
bed and returned to this place and lodged in
jail. lie has been sent to his regiment
Journal.
On Friday morning last careless engineer
ran an extra engine into tne rear of the pas
senSer train. when about mile from this
village, slightly injuring one person, and
damaging three ears and an engine to some
extent.-Neps.
FRozE TO DEATH.-Mr. Joseph Crane
aged ~ years, traveller without any fixed
residence. Was found dead in Wheelock on
the ID inst. He LETT the main roads to 60
across the the fields to certain house and
was accidentally fouad. having persisted with
cold Standard
CoNvIcTED.-Fre F. Streeter has been
convicted at Medina, Ohio. Of the murder of
the Coy family, and is sentenced to be hang
ed on the twenty of February next
A brakeman on the Rutland and Burling
ton railroad, was killed near Gassetts Sta
ton, on that road, last Saturday evening"
lie was standing upon Car of the freight
tram which left Burlington at o'clock p. NJ,
and was knocked off by coming in contact
with the root OF covered bridge, was run !
over and much mangled and when discover
ed was dead.
BURNED TO DEATH. Mrs. Fairbanks
widow of the late Louis Fairbanks, Of Geor-
gla, was so severely burned on Monday eve
ming that she lived but few hours after
1t is supposed that while warming her feet
by the stove after the rest had retired, her
clothes caught fire some way. Her screams
aroused the family, but assistance came too
late TO save her life
Coal AND WOoD. The wood sellers off
Windsor ran the price OF wood up so high
that the villagers changed to burning coal.
which has fallen some two or three dollars
OF late, and now wood has to hunt for buy
ers in that place.
ALLOTTED Pay. Assignees and others hold |
ing orders for allotted pay for the 10th and
18th regiment and the first Vt. Cavalry, are
hereby notified that returns have been re-
ce,red for September and October. and this
~. INV. IS prepared to pay the sums received in
usual way. JOHN b. PAGE
Treasurer.
On Thursday, the 18th inst. two men who
were convicted at the Chittenden county
court OF murder. will be hung at the State
prison, in Windsor. between the hours OF
eleven A. NJ. and two P NJ
Gov Smith has postponed the eNe ecu |
u Barnett and Kayanah till Jan. ~ io'-
The newspaper men are IN LUCK just now.
'olfax, editor. is speaker; Mcpherson, for
oerly editor, is clerk and King, editor oi
western paper, is postmaster. Perey Poore
the Boston Journal has just been appoint
clerk of the committee on printing in the 9
enate; salary $500 year. p
In Bartlett, y. H., last week, a girl Of A
ome seventeen years, ill with dip,heria, has c
II her remaining energy, jumped as rar as
he could and immediately expired. :
There is talk in Congress Of making 5000 !
ne price of Communication for drafted me {
lstead of $500, as the law now stands Tbad. c
Gus Stevens has given notice of a bill to il
qualize the pay, bounty, pensions and allow VI
nee of white and colored soldiers. This is a
ght. y
Jenny Wade, the heroine of Gettysburg r
'as making bread for our army during the tt
attic, having refused to leave her house. ~
INCH was within range of both armies, and P
las shot through the heart. "
Uen. Geo. J. Stannard has now the mpor- b
mt and responsible command of all the L. W
. forces in the city Of New York, and in in
lie various forts which constitute the defen- SO
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3 VI Tie narDOr lie has about 1000 -.
oops under his command. co