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The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-08-12
Young Criminals.

One of the saddest things in New YORK
life is the great number of young girls IN Ter
the age of sixteen who throEg The streets, fill
the low concert saloons, and are found in
the low dance cellars in every section of the
city. At an early age they commenced their
drunken and dissolute life. The great mass
of street walkers and dwellers in disreputa-
ble houses are mere children. They can be
seen afternoons crossing the ferries of Brook
lyn, Staten Island, Jersey City, Hoboken,
and other localities, and returning in the
morning regularly after their night of de-
bauch. Many of these have fathers who
are in the war or at sea; many of them have
brutal parents. who abandon their children
to life of infamy, and live on their earn
ings; many of these girls are depraved be-
yond belief, and bid defiance to parental
rule: many mothers with more children than
they can support, amid sickness and poverty,
starving daily while making cloth caps for
German Jews at shilling dozen, are too
thankful to take the food, and even luxuries.
that their children can furnish, TO inquire too
strictly how their children spend the night
or gain the money which brings gladness to
their desolate hearth-stones. But the num-
Der and audacity of these young girls is sp-
palling. The worst class among US who
breed bravls and riots, commit robbe-ie,
and burglaries, are young fellows between
sixteen and twenty, known as Irish Amer
cant, born in this laud of Irish parents; so th,
great amount of crime is in the hands o
mere children ,f both sexes.-Burleigh 4,
Boston Journal.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-08-12
Washington, July ~. 1864.
A Tipperary Turk.

During the operations Of the Allies in the
Crimea, 1t was resolved to carry the water in
from beautiful spring of the finest croton
TO the camp. Leather pipe or hose was en-
ployed, which was laid on the ground. One
morning white the water was being supplied,
Inc mlnaret sounded TO prayers, and one of
The Turkish soldiers Immediately went on his
knees TO praise Allah. Unfortunately he
went down upon the hose, and his weight
suddenly stopped the current OF that first
of elements as Pindar calls water. Get
up, cried an English soldier. "Noulez vous
aves la bonte, mon cher Monsieur la Turoue,"
cried Frenchman, with his native politeness
to get up" That amt the way TO make
the Turk move" cried another; "this is the
dodge" So saying. he knocked the iurban
of. Still the pious Mussulman went on with
his devotion. III make him stir his
stumps, SAID the other Englishman, giving
him remarkably hard kick 10 tie wonder
Of all, still the unturbaned, well-kicked fol-
lower of the prophet went on praying as
though be was forty horse parson- "Hoot
ava, mon Ill show you how We serve obsti-
nate folks at Aud Reekie," quietly observed
ScOtchman. He was. however, prevented
. for the Turk, having finished his Allah win
Allah, rose, and began to take OF his coat,
then to roll up his sleeves, and then to put
himself in the most approved boxing attitude
a Ia Yankee Sullivan. He then advanced in
true Tom Sayer siyle 10 the Englishman who
had kicked him in the lumber region "A
ring. a ring" shouted the soldiers and
sailors, perfectly astonished to see a Turk
such an adept in the tisiic ari. The English
man, nothing 10th 10 have b, Of fun with
the Turk IF such John Ball turn of mind,
set TO work, but found he had met his master
, In five minutes he had received his ousntun
'ugfcit- As the Turk coolly replaced his
! coat and turbsn, he turned round and said &c
: the admIring bystanders, in pure brogue
2 " bad luck 70 We. We spalpeens, waea ye re
{ 4tther kicking Turk I'd advise We the next
a time to BE- sure he's not an Irishman Iht
mystery was solved-the Turk was Upper
ary msn--imsricdR pgpeT.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-08-12

was likewise refused. The rebel Othcer gave
no reason for refusing, except that his orders
were peremptory not to receive such q flag.
Rebel officers also refused to exchange news-
papers, and rebel soldiers are so closely
watched by their officers that they have no
chance of making an exchange. There must
be some reason for this,' and many believe
their line very weak, while others think they
have some extensive move on foot and are
afraid of it becoming known to US. The
raid into Pennsylvania may be the reason
for their wishing to keep everything from US
and quiet as possible. Ali the wounded that
have been brought in are being we'll cared
for, the medical arrangements being ample.
The lines of the two armies are about the
same as before the battle. Picket firing has
been constantly kept up since.
ADDITIONAL ABOUT SATURDAYS ASSAULT.
The correspondents say that all the combi-
nations for the capture of the defences COM
manding Petersburg were faultless. Our
entire army was under arms, and majority
of four corps were within mile of thesmine
The troops in the rebel defenses are now
known to have been only three divisions, the
others having been drawn away by the ruse
The destruction of the fort was complete and
the surprise of the rebels perfect. Why
their frightened and flying troops were not
at once pursued, Immediately after the ex-
plosion, and entirely routed before they
could reform and make resistance, is not
easily answered. And even after it was
found impossible to advance, the policy of
Withdrawing our troops in open day is Bit
ly censured by our officers. No advan-
tage was gained by the rebels until our
troops commenced falling back, and then
the carnage in our works was dreadful. The
571th Massachusetts lost more severely than
any other. The regiment is under command
of Lieut.. Doty, four days ago sergeant. The
4th Rhode Island and 3lst and 32d Maine
were captured almost entirely. The treat.
ment of the negro prisoners and wounded
by the rebels is reported to have been bar
barous in the extreme. Two escaped to our
lines with their tongues cut off. Justice to
the negroes compels the assertion, however,
that no troops made finer charge on the
first line after the explosion. 1t is true that
they fell back from the second line, but in
no charge in this war have troops been under
such a severe and murderous fire of musket-
ry and shrapnel. 1t appears that one prin-
opal cause of the hesitation of our troops
after the explosion was the general belief
that the hill occupied by the rebels command.
F., ing the rebel works at Petersburg was mined
/ by the rebels General Ledlie, in the charge
after the explosion, had narrow escape. A
mimic ball struck a testament IN his breast
pocket, went through it and lodged in bis
watch, making confusion on his breast.
The latest estimates of our loss put it at
5000, including 1900 prisoners. The rebel
loss was not so heavy. One account says
whole companies of rebel deserters came in
on Saturday, and other important movements
are on foot
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-08-12

CoMMENDABLE PATRIoTIsM.-In the dis
charge Of our professional duties We have
frequent opportunities TO notice the constan.
and unwearied attentions, the sacrifice of
convenience and comfort, and the daily con-
tribution Of private funds in the alienation
of human wee as it exists in our hospitals.
One of these special cases deserves honora-
ble mention. The Hon. Portus Baxter. mem
Der of Congress from Vermont, and his es-
timable wife, remain here for the express
purpose of doing all the good they can to
our sick and wounded soldiers. They have
purchased carriage for their own USE visit
the hospitals daily, procure little luHuries,
fresh flowers, &C., and with their own hands.
under the advice of the physicians, dispense
these favor,.-Aorning Chronicle.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-08-12
Children's Arms and Legs.

4 distinguished physician, who died some
years since in Paris declared believe
that during the twenty years | have practic-
ed my profession in this city, twenty thous-
and children have been carried to the ceme-
teries, sacrifice to the absurd custom of ex-
posing their arms naked" On this the edi-
tor of the Philadelphia Medical and Surgical
Reporter remarks:
Put the bulb of thermo meter in baby's
mouth, the mercury rises to ninety degrees.
Now carry the same to its little hand; if the
arm be bare and the evening cool, the mer-
curry will sink to fifty degrees. Of course
all the blood that flows through these arms
must fall from ten to forty degrees below
the temperature of the heat. Need l say
when these currents of blood flow back into
the chest the child's vitality must be more
or less compromised And need add that
ae ought not to be surprised at its frequent
recurring affections of the tongue, throat or
stomach? l-have seen more than one child
with habitual cough and hoarseness, choking
with mucus, entirely and permanently re-
lieved by simply keeping the hands nd arms
warm. Every observing and progressive
physician has daily opportunities Of witness
ing the same cure.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-08-12

of nothing but the tuft of thick, pulpy,
fbrous, blush blades or leaves, not six feet
nigh. though several blades sprawled six feet
Ing delicate spindle was then observed
sPronting from the centre. 1t shot up thr-
ty-six feet, without sending out solitary
branch. a few days since, branches began
to spring forth near the top of the stem, and
nearly at right arg les Herewith; of these
there are now thirty six, some of them near.
ly two feet in length, and each bearing a
crest Of white flowers not unlike those of
that elder, whose berry-tea l have somemhere
read is good for an aristocratic headache.
Hitherto the growth Of the stem has aver
aged eight inches per day. Indeed. color
ed neishbor (now yclept "Agasz y profess
ei to be so keen-sighted as to see its en-
croachlng movement into the realms of
space, and, " torasiknow," the plant, under
MS accusing squint, may have actually re-
de- med "precious lost time with such ex-
emplary speed. Your younger readers will
find the century plant well deineated in the
later geographies,-in McMaiy's at the ex-
treme lett of the "scene in Mexico
But | have gossiped away my proper space
without coming to the point, AMI you will
doubtless second my motion that the nara
ton of the doings of the Board in the Gulf
Department bt laid upon the table.
B. F. B.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-08-12

After it was sufficiently evident that a point
directly under the fort was reached the con-
struction of the mine was commenced. The
angle of the fort projects toward our lines
and under this angle the tunnel dverged in
to two galleries, each running, as near as
could be ascertained, under each side. 1t
was the intention to make the mine consist
of eight magazines, placed at intervals along
these branch galleries, so that the entire
length of the fort might be blown up, in
place of one spot. Preliminary experiments
were made by Col. Peasants with cartridges
of powder, which he inserted in the earth
and ignited by fuse. He ascertained that
the work Of making breach would be more
etfvctually secured by distributing the pow
der instead of putting it in bulk. In the
latter case the explosion resulted in deep
and broad crater, in the former in wide
chasm. Where the car,ridges-h mnia-
ture magazin es-were not disconnected bv
packing. the tendency of the explosion was
20 ind vent at the first hole. Hence he le-
sored to packing between the magazine, ar,
as it is technically known, 'tamping' The
magazines were eight iu number-four in
either branch gallery. In some cases they
were built in inches, and again right across
the tunnel. They were two by two, and the
explosion resulted in four craters, tarsent to
or ntersectlng each other. The explosion
of the magazines was effected through tubes
of pine wood six inches square, half filled
with powder. These run along the bottom
of the tunnel and entered the magazine
through openings made for them. Between
each pair of magazines and over the tubing
was the tamping of sand bags and logs.
The tubes extended only one hundred feet
from the mine, thence they were connected
with the mouth Of the tunr el by fuses, the
regular 'sure fire. coal mining fuses of
Pennsylvania being procured specially for
he purpose. The mine was charged Wednes-
day, July p. The quantity of powder used
was six tons. Pause and think Of it. Six
tons. Twelve thousand pounds. Imagine
eight dry goods boxes (the magazines re-
semble them in size and shape), filled with
powder, and you will have an idea of the
mine
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-08-12
From the Gulf Department.
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The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-08-12

Sydney Smith, one day observing Lord
Brougham's one horse carriage, Oh the panel
Of which appeared a d" Is -" surmouniea by Q
coronet, said 10 friend, =. There goes q car
rage with bee outside and a wasp within :"
When a man choose. the rewards OF vlr.
ture, be shouli remember that TO resign the
pleasures Of vice is part Of ms bargain.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-08-12

PORK AND BEANs.-Whte beans are the
cea; est and most nutritious food which can
be raten. Beans and pork furnish nearly
he elem .nts necessary to human subsis-
tvace. 4 quart of beans at eight cents, AMI
pound OF pork at twelve cents, will feed a
'i''@-I family for day. -Four quarts of beans
and tTo pounds of corned beef, boiled to
rags, N fifty quarts of water, will furnish a
good meal for forty men, at one and quar-
tex cents per man.-HaWs Journal OF Health.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-08-12

A man was inquiring what he should
do with his torn and mutilated postal cur
rency. An exchange says, deposit it on the
contribution plate at evening meetings, same
as other people do.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-08-12

The hay, oats and wheat crops are already
made in the West, Wheat Ia, yielded a lit
,le below the average, but the other crops
xsre excellent
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-08-12
Anecdotes.

The editor of the B ,andon Record offered
a prize Of 1--WE think $50 for the best col
lection of Vermont anecdotes. The COM
mlttee selected to decide on the merits of
the various articles contributed could not
decide between those furnished by Miss Maria
Il. Topper of Charlotte and Rev. Pliny H.
White of Coventry, so the prize was devided
between the two, and the Record publishes
selections from these each week The three
following are from Mr.. White, in the Record
Of July %:
Nathaniel Edison, one of the early settlers
If St. Johnsbury, subscribed for 9pooner's
Vermont Journal in company with neigh
DOR. Edison lived on the post road and his
neighbor on back road. Accordingly the
papers were left at Edson's house. and after
they had accumulated for several weeks, he met
the neighbor and suggested that he should
call for them. "Oh no." was the reply, you
keep them till the end of the year, and then
veil divide them" Another of the early
settlers there, who had paid in advance for
the Journal, was greatly indignant, at find
ing in his paper one week a short editorial,
headed in staring capitals, 'PAY THE
PRIMER :. and calling upon delinquent
subscribers to pay up their arrears. See
here, said he to the postman, the next time
he c~mr along, What does this man mean
cunning me for the paper when have paid
tol il ?" "Oh that doesn't mean you," was
the reply, d" that means those who have no,
paid "Well, if that doesn't mean me, wha,
did ne put it in my paper for?"
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-08-12

Guano Is nos brins ase by tobacco chew
ers as substitute for that aeed il i. cheap
er and nasiier-
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-08-12

The editor of the Record adds a good one
Of the eccentric Father Cheney" who by
the way, was the father of the celebrated
Caerey family of singers. Upon certain
>ahhatl morning his audience becoming
drowsy he stopped short, in the midst of his
sermon, and cried out, )" Wake up! brethren,
and II tell you ,citch story" All eyes
ard ears were open, and Father Cheney calm
u remarked, 20 foolish GaIations, who hath
bevtcheG you - and proceeded to finish his
discourse.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-08-12

About the year 1890 Prince Edward of
England, son of George III, passed through
Vermont on his way from Montreal to Bos
ton. His manners were very dlsagreeabIe,
and exposed him to no small amount of con-
temptuous and unkind feeling. For some
purpose he made short call at the house OF
a shoemaker by the wayside, where he made
himself so much at home, that when he took
leave he rudely stepped up and kissed the
sLomqters wife, saying by way of soothing
her evident resentmant, "Neyer mind, You
can tell your people you have had the honor
of being kissed by an English Prince. "And
you," exclaimed the incensed husband, as be
administered kick that sent the puppy reel
Ing from the house, "can tell your people
tha, you have had the honor of being kicked
cut Of doors by an American Cobbler."
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-08-12

Rev. Moses Cheney of Derby, famiiarly
known for many years throughout northern
Vermont as sold Elder Cheney" was the
author Of more queer sayings than any 9TH
er Baptist minister in the State. His sOcie
ty in Derby On a certain time concluded that
the! ought to do more for his support than
t4ey were doing SO they appointed commit
toe to purchase COW and present to him.
He was very grateful for the sift, but upon
trial her milk was found to be thin, watery
and good for nothing. After a trial of a
weel. he determined to return her, SO one
morning he called one Of his sons and said
10 him. Here 2. take this whip and drive
this COW back to where she came from, and
tell Deacon Carpenter that I'll stand law
suit with the Society before I'll take the gift
of her." The whole errand was faithfully
,.ertormed, and that was the last of the pres
ent on both sides.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-08-12
AARON FARM I'll \ II .

..it L\SI.D (IiD y +. T. Il.
-,..ui Congressional District. \ share Vi the pull
nc patronage Is s,CItrd.
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WASHINGTON, July 2l.-Eighty one rebel pris
oners have been brought here from Sandy Hook.
Maryland They state that they were in charge
of one of the plumber trains which was over.
taken near Smokers Gap 5y portion of the pur
suing force under Crook. when fight immedi-
atelv followed, and TO save the train from cap
ture they destroyed il by fire and retreatej, leav
ing their teamsters and Others at the mercy OF
our forces.
a letter received by an officer in Washington
from Sandy Hook, says:
Many stragglers from the rebel forces come
to Sandy Hook and surrender themselves. They
arc worn down by rapid marching and many
are barefoot. and have their clothes torn 10 tat
tiers.
The Evening Star learns from former cit
zen of Madison county. Virginia. no has beer
for some time sojournIng in Fairfax county, thai
he has reliable information showing that the rebe
raiders met with 50 many mishaps in getting
away their p,under from Maryland that wha
they managed to keep will barely pay for thci
trouble
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a THE AMERICAN DsPENsARY We TREAT 81
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LOUISVILLE. July 2a.-Yesierdas' Nashville
Union SAYS:
On Moaday morning Decatur, Georgia. was
occupied by forces. thus cutting of all rebel
com nuuieation With South CaFolns except BY
way Of Macon.
Deserters and stragglers have been coming in
70 our lines since We crossed the Chattahoochee
in great numbers.
They report that all hopes of saving Atlanta
has disappeared.