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

matters here, by naming last, because it was
last IN point of time, the annual Conference
OF the Me'hodsts of Rock River Conference
which closed here a week ago This body
comprises considerable number of churches
IN Wisconsin, as we'll as Illinois. Their ses-
sion here lasted about week. and was. 7
believe, in all respects very harmonious and
satisfactory. Two things were noticed which
evlnce the good feeling and cordial sympathy
which now exist between that denomination
and others.
Many families here of different denon,ina-
tons, opened their doors, and received as
guests during the sitting, cIergymen who
were IN attendance, a courtesy which was
ieellngly acknowledged at the close of the
proceedings. The other circumstance. to
which | alude, was the fact that On the Sab
bath day our several Congregational and
Presbyterian pulpits were occupied respec-
lively by Methodist clersymen, by arrange
ment with the pastors.
The proceedings OF one afternoon are
particularly noticed by our newspapers. AZ
ter an interesting Sunday school celebration,
IN which the various schools and scholars
participated, the conference, according to
previous arrangement, resolved itself into a
'rar meeting, which filed or largest hall in
town, and then several distinguished clergy
men delivered truly eloquent and loyal
speeches, full of the genuine spirit of patri-
otism. | was accidentally prevented from
hearing them, but all who had the happiness,
speak of them as have done. A set of
excellent resolutions were adopted without
dissent. The MethodiS;s OF Rock River,
from ore t'G to the other, detest slavery and
desire It's ,ioTnta'., and cordially support the
Administrator III It's forts to crush an un-
holy rebe!l;or. sci on foot to foster and per-
petuate the accnrsed institution.
OF course you have seen notices of the
severe frost, which, in the end Of August
covered this whcle Western region, from the
Fails of St A"ihony II ksa.ucay. with Il
black pai. ! i''u.si SERIOUSLY corr, sor-
Srm, &c hacr' s.; rut as o tu-t 7 ve4e-
able. Il ths etc, sha te 20 diminish its
consu.np:ion Ia ~ same d'gr-o as is pro-
ductior : should regard the {: Il, 50 lar, as
a blessing, rather than a misfortune. As to
c'rn and sorgum. hot, valuable productions,
III injury, though cou>i terahe, is not iike.;
Lo pro- { quite 50 extensive as was at first
SUPPOSED, This August frost was not The
only one duiils the summer. About the
middle q Je!y vt had frost most enough
% bleach ne corn leaves il l)w situations
r"asa eur,o,a" frnots ha"A ".,".~;-':'
usual, and arr tie more remaraahle. as oc-
CURING in a very hot summer Though our
.orn crop wIll be somewhat c1r,li.ed, our
wheat crop was lai!dlir:, great quantities OF
whea: ale now being brought into town,
where It brings satisfactory price, tia, Is
to say, about 81. a bus:el.
The great battle OF Chichamiuga Creek,
not far inferior in the numbers engaged and
in the destruction of life, to the battle of
Waterloo, was not attended by as serious
consequences to the people of on: town and
county as that Of Shilo, or the ssige Of
Nicksburg Oar own regiment, Tie llth.
though belonging to Eosecran's army, WAS
not in the battle, a part teleSraphed here By
one of orr captains day or two after the
battle, to the relief Of many an anxious
heart, among our wives and mothers. Som
thirty Illinois regiments were, however, in
the melee. and several of them suffered Sc
yer,ly. Other hard fights are undoubtedly
soon to follow in the same vicinity. Soon
after the receipt of this you will be hearing
the thunLers of Western elections II needs
no spirit OF grophesy to ioretell crushing
defeat to tht false-hearted Democracy in Ohio,
Iowa, Wisconsin and Minnesota In our
own and few other Western states there
are no general elections this fall. IlliLos
will be all right next fall, when Abraham
Lincoln will be again before the people for
the first office in the gift of tie American
people.
notwithstanding the serions drafts Of the
war upon our mel. and our means, there Is a
general air of thrift ana prosperity per7ad-
ing our community un,qualled for the last
half dozen years. Our merchants are dis
posing of great lots Of gooas-our builders
and other mechanics are in full activity
money is plenty and will not command more
than six PEI cent.
Their is OF unusual amount of building
going on in his CITY this season. and The
structures gong II; Tor f.ctofles mills, stores
and dwelling tolses. are generally of soIlc
substantial. quite different from ii. latin ant
plaster c"nce4.- o. a lew trwn. They ART
nearly al ri ,,,e or br cI !n,i"sd, w
havs q CIV " -.IaArce Prob bling h. erect;o,
of wocdrr buildings, in the more npac
part | I ive uo.icrd l new s,vie of hous.
building lntrod1c-d here, when BIDS t.i. t
become popular. 1t is a wooden shei
throughout, timber, /, .rds, &C.. and then
encased entirely with brick, giving i. the ap
pearauce Of a hric!: house, hu; superior fo
warmth and solidity. And the brick nos
maiay used are far superio: ta the old red
They ere called Milwaukee ts:ck, are Of
cream color. smooth and well cut. and max