The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-11-25

eight hundred and Sixty-four. and of
the independence of the United States
the eightv-ninth.
j. GREGORY SMITH.
BY His EXellency the Governor.
SAM'L WILLIAMS. Sec. ofCivil and Mil
itary Affairs.
Six regiments of Vermont soldiers in
the Shenandoah valley gave il6 majority
for Lincoln Two of the regiments, the "a
and 4th gave Mcclellan majoritie>-the
former 81 and the latter 6. The lst Yer
mont cavalry gave 1872 for Lincoln and 4G
for Mcclellan.
Nermont's official count gives l2.419I
votes for Lincoln and 1892 for McClel-
Ian, majority of 29,O97 for Lincoln
Truman l.. Slayton of South Wood
stock lately sold Mr.. Paul Jenkins and
Mr. Charles Parsons of CONWAY, Mass.
twelve Atwood Merino vearling ewes, for
the sum of $1,000: also. two two-vear old
ewes, for $500. The same gentleman al
50 purchased of Edwin II. Atwood one
two-years old buck for 5000, and one eve
lamb of H. W. Walker, for 500.
Julius Hodges came near being killed
in Bolton on the 10th inst while blasting
rocks. The fuse was fired and did not
explode Mr.. Hodges thinking the fire
had gone out. went near to examine il
when the charge exploded filling his face
with powder and small stones 1t is
thought he will lose both eyes
Although engines and tre ght cars can
pass over the Vermont and Canada June
ton railrord from st. Adams to St Johns.
yet it is not ready for passenger traffic, and
will not be. probably, before Christmas
The unpropitiou> rains. which have pre-
vailed for the last two months. have re-
tarded the work on that road very greatly
otherwise it might possibly have been
now ready for the dispatch of business.
On Tuesday about noon, one Timothy
Shean. a laborer in the gravel pit, fell
from one of the bcnts of the railroad
bridge at Newport. and was drowned. He
was seen to fall by a lady near by. but she
, supposed he was climbing down. lie
leaves wife and five children Another
victim of Rum!
The town of Mount Tabor. Rutland
county. in 1860 gave Mr. Lincoln twenty
eight votes, and none for :" any othe
man" In 1864 it gave thirtysix vote
\ for Mr. Lincoln. and none again for tn,
T. other man.
a An IriShman was challenged at tn
). polls in Windsor and his naturalization
r papers demanded After much hesitation
e he handed over paper that proved to b
a bill against himself for two barrels 9
whiskev.
The Union men of Calais being pre-
- vented from getting their Presidential tick
cts by the copperhead postmaster, went
work on election day after ) O'Clock an
wrote the ballots complete, and carrie
the town for Lincoln by A majority.
Col. James NJ. Warner. 18th VT Vols
ed and captain of the 9Th Regulars. has bee
IN ASST gned to the command of the LIST Bri:
Us AIDE, ID division, 9th army corps
10 GRAND ILLUMINATION AT MONTPELIER
Id The torchlight procession of the Unil
~ men of Montpelier, and grand illumia;
ton. came off on Friday evening. and a,
pears to have been brilliant and success
OIL full affair The jubilation closed by pa
lty riotic speeches in front OF the State Hou
OF by Gov. Smith. Lt-Gov Dillinghar
so Hon. F. f. Woodbridge. Rrevet Ma
Stannard, and S. NJ. Dorr of Rutland
w Silas MoSier of AIorristown recent
ed fell and broke his neck. He was betwet
I60 and 10 years old.