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The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-06-10
The " cUnded.

Col. Foster Of the 4th regiment was in
;sn Yesterday. 1t will be recollected that
.~ was wounded in the hip at the battle of
S91ttsylvania, where Capt. Carpenter and so
many others of our brave Vermont boys fell.
Gil. Fosters wound is doing we'll, and he is
now able to get about with cane.
\ private letter from Washington informs
Z, ,4a, Sergt. Sias H. Stone of the 4th reg
.mra, sustained only flesh wounds, and 81. "
think, he will be we'll enough to take another
r,q at tae "Johnnys" in two or three months.
He aas been removed from Washington to
Pa.aIelph ia.
LtC5I. Lewis (now colonel of the 5th) is
sad % be recovering from the wound receiv,
FL IN the Wilderness. Lt-Col. Tyler of Brat
,s9o:o, who died at Metropolitan Hotel in
Nm York on his way to Vermont, was not
wounded by mimic bullet, as supposed, but
o4ck shot penetrated the femoral artery
We see it stated that orders have been giver
Ia, 80 wounded Vermont soldiers at the
Washington and Baltimore hospitals be sem
NE this week. This is good; the boys
W.. lecove. in half the time at home thai
they would in hospital.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-06-10
Rrief Locals.


Tie Brattlsboro PneniI says that Capt.
c,r,entsr, Capt. Farr aid Sergeant Kendall,
III + the An Vt. regiment, who were killed
-, n. dreadful battles Of the Wilderness,
% hurled on the field of battle not far
g. y, where they fell, and very near to each
..-r Inc spot is so vel designated that
=. ,I,ce Of their burial can be ca silly ascer-
ta:aed.
We owe our readers an apology for the
- ,o;caI appearance of The CALIFORNIAN
ra f.r week. past. We think We can i'm
r,oye it. If any Of our contemporaries
fancy our st, they have only to buy their
-, IF the Keeers Of New Haven.
Cool. yerv-the soda that flows from
Bjogham's fountain.
The June term of county court commenc-
q is session here on Tuesday, Judge Adds
1-rsiding, Judge Poland being at West Point
:, attend the exercises of the military school,
Ii, son graduating there with the present
or,ss The court does no. bring a great
crowd as vet, ard the prospect is that the
term will not be long.
The dust the present week has been a.
ms, insufera5le, made doubly annoying by
. Msh wind. On Monday the towns about
y, refreshing showers, but they did not
re .ch US until Thursday morning, when We
.,ni the dust laid.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-06-10
IT S. EXCISE TAX. 1864.

Third Collection District, State Of Vermont.
Notice is hereby given, that the lists of valua-
tons and enumeration Of property. subject to
tax under the "Act to provide internal revenue
to support the Government and to pay interest
on the public debt" approved Julf LIST, 1852, and
the amendatory act, approved March Sd, 1868,
made and taken by the several assistant assessors
of said collection district, will remain open for
the examination of all persons interested, for
the space of Is days from the date hereof, at the
dwelling house of Asa Hubbard. West Concord,
for the Nth division. county Of Essex.
And after the expiration Of said Is days appeals
will be received and determined by the assessor,
relative to any erroneous or excessive valuations
or enumerations made and taken by the said as
sistant assessor, at Island Pond, at the Island
Pond House, on the Goth day of June, 1864.
All appeals must be writings, and specify the
particular cause, matter or thing, respecting
which a decision is requested, and state the
ground or principle Of inequality or error COM
planned Of
HENRY C. ADAMS, Assessor.
Dated at East Alburg, VT, this LIST day of June,
1864. l0l:3
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-06-10
Tbr lIonored Dead.

Our community has this week been called
:, mourn the death of two more of her brave
...i.eys-Col. A. w. Preston of the YER
NON. Cavalry snd Capt. E. h. Frost of the
lJ,h regiment. Both these officers were
l.ei in the battles last week near Coal
Elrbor Va. Col. Preston was from Dan.
vile, and at the organization of the cavalry
regiment he Tas commissioned as captain of
C.. y. He was promoted to the It. Colo
rcy before the regiment had been in the
Grl Gag, since which time he has been prac-
.a..Y is commander and leader. A short
tine ago Col. Sawyer resigned and Preston
gl> formally promoted to his place. In his
art:a the cavalry regiment has lost brave
.rrS and the country one of its noblest
..e.l-rs. The regiment owes him much
r,he enviable name it has won. He was
CO., intrepid colder, and being such it wss
never" go bat come, boys" always him,
Sci. I-aiing the way. Although he has been
actively engaged with his regiment in battles,
,krmisaes aud raids almost without number,
We believe ne was never WOUNDED but once.
At the time Of Banks's retreat from the She
,l.do.h. we.think it ~as, he received bull
~ through his arm His remains are to be
Forwarded 10 his friends in Darrille.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-06-10
Petrifed Bodies, Once More.

Your readers will doubtless all remember
some statements made in your paper last
winter in reference to the body of Jonathan
Prescott OF St. Johnsbury supposed to have
been petrihed; said fact having been discov-
cred when the body was removed from the
old cemetery to the new, by the workmen
removing the same. These men were of un-
doubted veracity and we're sure OF the sup
posed fact. Their evidence would have been
considered conclusive in any court. Yet up
on an investigation made the Sd inst, we
found the body of Mr.. Prescott not petri-
fed but in remarkable state of preserva-
ton. Although he had been buried about
rs years his chest has not fallen in, and it
appeared as though the skeleton was covered
with russell leather. In fine the state of de-
cay was no greater than is usually found in
three or four years after interment. Though
this was not finding petrifaction as we hop
ed, it has meaning. Sometimes bodies
buried do not Immediately decay but become
In part or waole converted into waxy sub.
stance known in science as adipocere. This
substance is of brownish copper color,
somewhat hard to the touch, possessing con-
siderable weight and preventing decay for a
long time at least. When portion of this
substance is removed from the body it at
length becomes crumbling and brittle, as
sumes yellowish color, shrinking in bulk
and finally decays, oiling the paper on which
it rests and leaving a dark colored powder
behind. Although not hard like stone it re.
sembles it somewhat in appearance, and a
hasty examination made by those not CONVEX
SAINT with this fact would naturally lead them
to suppose the body petri6ed. The body be.
ing very heavy would add much force to this
conviction. This seems to have been the
case of Mr.. Trescott; though the remains
did not show any of the actual adipocere, yet
their remarkable state of preservation and
an oily appearance about them as we'll as
about the coffin, show that at the time OF
removal, some ten years ago, the evidence
was mainly correct, only the inference drawn
was not the true one, as the flesh of the body
had not been converted into stone but into
adipocere. l will now add word on petri-
factions tending to made the examination OF
similar case more thorough. 1t is gener-
al Impression with many that human bodies
sometimes petrify. Investigation, as in this
case, has always shown that opinion to be
erroneous. That the soft parts of human
body, or any warm blooded animal, ever pet
rifed remains yet to be shown. Should such
case be found it would be an unprecedented
event in natural history. That fruits, leaves
wood and sometimes cold blooded animal:
are found petriGed is true, yet such petrifac
tons are not as common as many suppose
and in this section seldom if ever found.
H. A. CUTTING.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-06-10
Singular Accident.

We last week reported the collision of two
railroad trains near St. Adams BY which the
engineer of one of the trains was killed and
several other persons seriously injured. The
of this accident appear quite
It seems that just about the
time the morning express train was due at
St. Adams, the engineer of the stone train !"
attempted to run his train out towards Swan
ton and the switchman refusing to alter the
switch the engineer Allen ordered his fire
man to do it, remarking, as he looked at his
watch, that he was FIVE minutes ahead of the
express and that he could keep out of the
way of it. From this remark it is thought
that Allen had in his mind that the express
train was follouing him. He run his train.
heavily loaded with stone, at high rate of
speed, and while going down grade around a
curve he met the express with terrible
crash. The engineer of the express had a
leg broken, his brakeman was killed, and AL
len, engineer of stone train, was killed. He
is said to have been man of temperate hab-
its, but was evidently confused about the
way the express train was running.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-06-10
AID for the Wounded.

Last Friday, just two weeks after the last
tsIu'ei.t Of C mtort for the hopitals, the
soldiers aid society Of this village sent two
boxes Of wines, jellies, dried fruit, etc., and
boxes containing 10 quilts, wrappers, 65
''ton shirts, IA pairs drawers, pairs pants,
~op pillows, % small pillows, "a pads, 95
~ pads, II old cotton sheets, linen sheet,
4. bandages, 80 towels and napkins, %
-a.tAerchiefs, 6 pairs slippers, % pillow
.',y', 8 pairs wooden hose, 6 pairs cotton
SEE. Iot Of magazines and papers. A few
tees included il the above and the former
.-Aes we're contributed by ladies at Passump-
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-06-10
The Vermont Record.
J. G. TIBBETTs.

This is the name of paper, yet in its first
year, printed by D. L. Miliken, Brandon. 1t
is devoted almost exclusively to record OF
the past and present history o. our state,
and as such it is very valuable. Every off,
cial state paper,-full reports Of and casual
ties in the Vermont regiments and batteries,
news items from all parts of the state
biographical sketches of the representative
men of our state all 60 to make it truly a
Vermont record. Among its contributors Ii
reckons Rev. P. H. White, one of the most
inveterate mousers among musty docu-
ments there is extant. With the first num-
Der of the new volume Mr.. White commences
series of biographical sketches of all the
graduates of Middlebury College, beginning
with the class of 1901.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-06-10
TATE OF VERM ONT
Caledonia District IS.

In Probate Court, holden at the Probate Office, in St.
Johnsbury ON the 4th day of June A. d. 1854
Charles " McKoy, guardian of Sarah X Flowers and
Jonn A. Flowers, minors and heirs to John G. Flowers
late OF Burke in said district deceased makes application
of his said wards representing that the sale there
Of for the purpose OF putting the proceeds OF suah
interest Investing the in Stocks or real estate
would be beneficial to said wards:
Whereupon IS ordered by said court that said app-
cation be referred TO the 9Th day of June 1854
the probate office In ST. JOhnsbury for hearing and decis-
sion thereon and 1t further ordered that all
this application and order thereon three weeks
svey IN the Caledonlan printed St. Johnsbury before
said time of hearing that they may appear at said time
and place, and, If they see cause, Object thereto
By the C0urt,-Attest
"A ASA l.. FREN CHI Judge.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-06-10
THE GALE DON VA N
LOCAL AND STATE ITEMS.

n We endssvor to make IE1 CALFposlA' Vaio~oie
ar il. ra, r-cs; and our friends III CaisdoniA Essex ana
orleans counties will confer great favor to N ana
a. ery materially to the interest Of the pspsf BY en0.s
nj. Io5sl item. IN q brief, legible form.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-06-10
'oot for IS One."

I.rrent engine company, No. l, of this
q" gave $50 to the Christian Commits
2 IL March and $50 last week. Both do
mis- were made TO the ladies Of the SOL
rs AID society, who expend the money in
- "s'i4i and forward the garments as fast as
~ w. It to the house of the Commission at
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-06-10
General Convention.

General Convention.
The general convention of Congregational
ministers and churches in this state will meet
at Woodstock, on Tuesday, June 2l, at 10
o'clock. The opening sermon will be preach
ed by the Rev. William Sewall of Lunen-
burg.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-06-10
DICTCRE MOULDINGS.

Gilt, Rosewood ard Walnut N.a.dis.-s manr-
ficturcd into Frame t. o-lcr. a'-p.
q Val Frames for Pna s,-1pIs. Pei Glass
ord. AID Screw Eye II HALLS
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-06-10
Paymasters.

Paymasters.
n. 7. Bowman of Island Pond and 10
Chamoerlin, the teamboat captain Of Lake
Champlain, have been appointed paymasters
in The army.
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The Banner District (as far as heart
frOm.)

frOm.)
School District No 8, in Sutton, (compris-
ing only 10 families and 4S inhabtants) has
made 1920 lbs. of maple sugar the past
season, which is 276 lbs. to each inhabitant.
Three families containing ten persons have
no sugar places, and have not been engaged
in the business. A large share of the sugar
has been sold for Is cents per ID. Taking
the size of the district in consideration VT
claim to be the banner district.
J.. C. TIBBETTs.
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WheelOck.

At town meeting held on Monday last
it was voted to raise fifteen volunteers and
pay them $500 each. The town is not be-
hind in its quota, but this action was taken
in anticipation of another call, and if so tc
prevent draft.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-06-10
SPECIAL ME ETING AT ST. JOHNSBURY
JUNE 18th and 30th, 1864.

SPECIAL ME ETING AT ST. JOHNSBURY
JUNE 18th and 30th, 1864.
Notice is hereby given that special meeting
of the Vermont Historical Society will be held
at st. Johnsbury, on Wednesday. June 10Th, 1864,
at 10 o'clock A. NJ, to continue two days,
ADDRESSES may be expected at series of
public meetings of which notice will be seasonal
bly, given by the committee Of arrangements. The
courtesy of free return tickets will be extend,
to persons attending the meeting by the different
railroads in the State &.
An opportunity to become members Of this So
ciety will be afforded to gentleman who take an
interest in its objects.
By order OF the Board of Managers.
GEORGE +. HOUGHTON.
Recording Secretary.
St. Adams, May q, 1864. 1Ol:lO4.
, 1864-07-29
CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET.

TuCEsDkT EVENING July 2s. 1851.
BHEF CATTLE-1h1s. the last Thursday Of the
month, has been tha most active IN our Live STOCK
Yafts. The DAP has bse extremely warm snd favor
able jos business There has been also much largsE
supply Of Eeet Cattle than had been anticipated.
amounting to about e.eoo head Of all descriptions.
althenRh cenmo, to medium gsndes have largely
preponcerated. Entered tales amount to 2,ss9 head,
Of which We note that so7 head were sold under %
per ITO ns; 80 head at Prices ranging IRON 411o2
Is %; $50 head at t5..0G675 and tho Eeualndef at
I. I@S.7s FER ITO Is. Contracts fcz army Cattle ep-
pear to te larger han usual, AID Emhraca q
RreAte1 difference Of quality. The chief for
ono contract were made at sI0ae5.oo, and for low
medium grades Of stock: and for another for s3oua
5P being for batter quality OF medium Beef Cattle.
The receipts OF good shipping Rraaes Continue Tery
limited, with only amooezatc demand.
From the general Transactions Of the market day
1t Is clear that there fair demand for Beef Cattle
Of that description which are NOW getting there
70, however, ythng bat dispOst.ion en- the part
sihtr Of shippezeor Government contractors to
eefe the previous rates OF the market; we eonae.
duens}y ncte further decline Of &c leo ns cn
prime to extra qualities OF shipping cattle and OF
@&c q ITO ns on inferior Qualities. ons very
noticeable feature ID to-day's market has oeen
.he a1u est entire atserce Of all speculative d9msad
payoud the tr6inE purchases OF tuaN speenlatois'
who merely buy to sell sgsin to tao next purchaser
who may oHer small margin Of pFoht. b1s any
Thing Ike speculative purchasers for the Eastern
markets. appears to be ont Of the question or the
Iu tied receipts Of extra ETatG5 OF Beer Catta the
Forthcoming arc the onl ssts maze during the dag
rls1cs to Roatnthal 50 head Ct Illinois s:ceEs, aver
aging 1866 ne, at $3.50 spEsEuo Of sangamon C.un
ty, Illinois, to sedomridkr 81 head averaging l2'2 ms,
ct 27T-thls wns the best drove In the market, snd
we uld have realized last Thursday $50 OF sa15 =
.Aaans OF Mclean County, Illinois, to Jacots& IS head
Of well fed Steers, averaging 125 At $3.50 Jacobs
to seaowttdEe u head, selected fto2 the previous
Drove nyeragizg 1876 ms, ut 3775 JoDes TO H. Llv
irgstou 70 head averaging 1850 ns, at $500; Lsect
to Eosnnthal - head 1E,aots 6taeEs, extra arade sv
cr4eius 1882 at $3.50; and John Adams to St. catl
n head Lro1s stesrs, averaging 1865 ~, at s7e q
, 1864-07-29

The Rooms Of the United States Chris
Han COMMUNICATIONS nAu army
mafterB,
RooAs Q. S. CHRISTIAN Cos1sls s1oS,

ROCKS q. S. CHRISTIAN Co1alss1os,
LITTLE ROCK, Ark, July dth, lSs4. J
Editors Ch1cago Tribune:
The rooms OF the Commission {eorner Of
Main and Mulberry,) are the center OF exten-
sive radiations for good. They were opened
By Rev. c. c. Thayer, Of yonr Theo1osica1
Seminary, last February, and his Lbora have
been greatly blessed. He Is obliged to leave
for few weeks, to breathe Northern DIR. He
is temporarily succeeded In the local agency'
by Rev. ]. R. Allen, Of your Evanston Semi"
nary. Any one having friends ut this post
or in this department, In hospital OF resl-
meDt, Will be likely to Learn Of them By I'D"
dressing him (care q. s, Christian Commits
sion.) l Say Will be likely to learn-some-
times it is impossible. Our cheerful work
Of doing good to eoul and body, is more and
more valued BY officers, and loved By men.
The G. C. workers here, for the future Ind
stopping place at tho Soldiers Home.
By recent act Of Gen. Sherman, everything
bey opd the Army and Quartermaster's Clerks.
are denied rations. Tho order reads "south
of Nashville" and does not inclnde Mem.
pbia, which il the headquarters Of the Com
mission tor this department Our delegates
and agents there, find pleasant, caeer1ni.
Christian entertainment, at the excellent Sol.
diers' Home, under the 81 perintendence OF
O. E. Waters, Esq, with 5irs. Lucy Stnrr as
Matron. The U, 8. Christian Commission
owe great debt to the Western Sanitary
Commission, who have extended to them the
privileges Of their Soldiers Houe.
, 1864-07-29
HQCK 1eLAND COUNTY.

a rattle snake Was caught few days since
near Camden, that measured six feet and
seven inches, and had forty y-six rattles on his
ta1. He was one Of the old settlers.
There are six thousand rebel prisoners at
the Rock Island barracks.
SCHUYLER COUNTY.
An old lady, seyenty-eight years Of age.
living in this county, gave birth TO twins,
Two Girls, short tine since. Mother and
daug gAtcrs doing we'll.
PEORIA COUNTY.
The old Baptist Church in Peorfa has been
sold for S.. Geo. -.
There has been quite an excitement at
Elmwood. A widow lady OF that place Was
improper means to gain her hand. por.
ton Of the community became enrased, and
stoned the house where the cxpectant BRIDE
groom dwelt
A cowsrdly gang Of 1rishmen, several
hundred In number, ATTACHED an inoffsnstve
negro at Peoria on Sunday last, and beat him
nearly to death. The negro man1ully dc,
until he was fe}led by stone- He was at
last rescued by an old man at the peril ofl'is
lie.
Jansen, the minister who was found some
days since in fegrGnte delictH with member
Of bis congregation, vas stricken from the
LIST Of Lvangelcal Lutheran ministers.
TAZEwE1L COUNTY,
SIX women were arrested IN this county
last week for assaulting minor, who had
gone to work ut prices lower than those de-
| manded by their Association. The women
| assaulted him with words mainly. threaten
ing his life and burning him In eftigy.
RoCE ISLAND COUNTY.
h man named Levi 6lickinger Tho has
heretofore Sustained an excellent reputation
for np11ghtnees and christian department was
arrested at Coe township few days since to1
Mr. F. Is 1orty-sir years OF age and the father
| Of eix chi1dreb.
MARSHALL COUNTY.
The leading Copperhcsds of this county
arc organizing Copperhead Church In which
coppcfbeadism, dislo}alty to country, MAT
selling, woman whipping aud whisky will b'
rcconciled with pure christianity ~.
, 1864-07-29
CHICAGO LUMBER mARKET-

THURSDAY EVEJ1Ho. July q. 1s&.
LUMBER-The receipts yesterday wsre very limit
ed, amounting cnly to 7o5co ieet The greater part
Of the AutkeEan feet tAs since arrived. aud there
has been rore sctviry In the MARKET Prtcoa aro
little ns1er xalea readily effected. but theto
has been no quosatle change Ia she market. - :.
sHIEGLEs-Received yesterday, 275.oc1 TneEe ls
IN active demand fer good Bawed Ehinges AID also
for tho bitter qual.s Of Shaved, Ct which the sup
ply continues limited. The masSet 1rles nTm at pre-
Y1ons quotations.
LATH-Ic mcderase receipt with fair demand.
Market i'm and nrchsnRed.
> CAAao aALEs TODAY.
Cargo tchr Fisher Gom Auskegcns sod By Eric,
stt1 feat lumber, " strips, bAlonce common mixed,
at sEso; cargo schr Belot. from Maske9ou. sold by
Hart Maxwell, o. coo feet lumber, strips, balance
mosslY common board. at sl7.co; cargo scar I1no.e
from Muskegon. sold BY Morton eo,co1 feat lumber,
4goed "trip, balance well cut aseorted at $500:
cargo schr BARBER. rom Mu.kegon. cold By Mascn Il
Davis. fo1 feet lumber Il st1ips at s19s9; cargo
from .kegon, sold by TrueAde. to arslre st1ps'
bAlance aock boards at ssa; part cargo schr arsoe
Greenwood. ffom Green Bar. sold by o. Brewster,
sc 90 Etar Shaved 6hilglea NJ $sao :ck load Of
aehr 1ob't B. Campbell. from Aaskesoa, sold py Out
, 1864-07-29
SHALL yyE VOLUNTEER Oh
DRAFTY

1t has been int;mhted that the Governor Of
lndiaua proposes to give the preference to
I'll, drafting system over that Of volunteer
iny for filing the quota Of his State under
the Presidents last call Heretofore the
draft hae been held up IS Inst resort, and
even as q bugbcar to be dreaded, aud dis.
grace to be Stunned and avoided. The effect
1t this is to create an unhealthy feeling In
localities where the d1att IL enforced, til It
au event derogatory to the honor OF the
S1ute, county OF to~n Is transpirlng. Once
for all let 1t be understood that In this fourth
,eur Of tue war, after the Union and loyal
n,asses Of the people have 50 AMPLY demon
st.ated their r.asiness to serve their country
by gigantic system Of volunteering unex-
ampled in the history Of the world or among
any people, 1t can no longer bo whispered
even that draft is derogatory to
the courage or loyalty Of the people, or to
their unanimisy In the cause Of their couutty,
There is no disgrace in draft. On the other
lund, many are realizing that the System Of
volunteering causss the personal burdens.
dangers, nnd trials OF the war, to be unequal
/, and unfairly berne. This il not q war OF
the Republican or Union party. It is war
for the maintenance Of th: Government, and
the Government is entitled to the services Of
Democrats and Copperheads, as much as to
those Of UnioniBss, Republicans and Abols.
tionists. Net only is the Government cntl-
tied To thu military services Of Copp perhcads'
hut as matter Of policy, 1t Is
lis duty to obtain them. Nothing
.ives an able-bodicd hut weak, Bueed BROTH
or so healthy an impression Of the tact that
5,c te n citi,rn nf royerument and that the