The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-08-05


or three days hiding in the woods of Mary
land 10 escape the rebel cavalry after the bat
tie Of Monococy.
The 9Th Vt. is now in the army of the
Potomac, and had when it sailed from New
Orleans S25 men and "A officers present.
Major General T. E. G. Ransom left New
York on Thursday to take command of
division in Gen. Sherman's army.
Ira c. Heath, 18th VT, is reported as hav-
ing died at Washington July 30, and N. G.
Bliss Of the same regiment the Goth. w.
W. Bugbee and H. NJ. Daley of the 18th
Vt. died the Goth also.
Edward Cady of llth Vt died at Washing
ton 3lst ult., and John L. Bigelow, lth, and
Clarke E. Cook, 9TH VT, died in New York
recently.
Another Accident on the G. Il. Railroad.
On Tuesday the Doth collision between
freight train and an iron train took place
near Yarmouth, Maine, instantly killing John
Pencil, conductor, and John ThurSton,
brakeman.
On Friday the 22d, the night express ran
off the track at North Stratford, and turned
two cars bottom upwards, but strange to say
no one was seriously injured. Cause-Jad
rails and rotten ties.
The citizens of Woodstock have hired a
night watch of three men during the contin-
uance of the drouth. A wise precaution in
| these combustible times.
Charles X. Field INDUCED in some remarks
about Gen. W. F. Smith which Major John
c. Tyler took offence at. They met near the
town hall at Bra,tleboro. when Tyler gave
Field ,black eye and Field broke his cane
over Tyler's head. Great business for great
men to be in.
The Brandon Record says that the dipthe
ria is again fatally prevailing in that section.
Two interesting children of the widow Sam
uel c. Miller, who resides in the east part of
Sudbury, died suddenly on Monday evening
last, and were both consigned to the grave
in one coffin. We hope this dreadful disease
is dying out about Us. There are fewer cases
now than for long time heretofore.
The Woodstock Standard says lot OF
substitute were drinking soda, on Thursday
last, When William Hunt, colored barber,
politely requested one of them to settle that
little bill for dickey. The roughs saluteu
MIN in their peculiar style, giving him a Sc
we're beating and then taking leg bail. Four
or five of them, however, were caught, and in
various suits that were brought against them
they were made to pay 5000 for fines, dam
ages and costs. This they considered rather
steep" business, especially as similar amuse
ment in New York never costs them over
FIVE dollars.
Last week Thursday, two miners at Pike
Hill copper mines, Cornth, by the names of
John Rodda and Michael Downey, were kill
ed by portions of the ledge falling in upon
them. They were blasting preparatory to
putting in some timbers to shore up the
} sides of the cut, and were Just returning into
the cut after the blast when the loose rocks
r from each side fell in and crushed them
Downey was Cornishman, and leaves fam
lily. Only day or two before the accident
the company had advanced him money to
send for his family to come out from Eng
land, and had directed their treasurer in New
York to engage passage for them.-JoT,
nal.
Gov. Smith, Geo. A. Merrill of St. Johns
! bury, and f. A. Chaplin of New York, are
among the corporators Of the " Northern
Pacific r. r. Co."
AS sixteen Vermont recruits were passing
through New Haven Tuesday evening of last
d week, eight of them broke from the guard
E and ran. The guard fred at them and Sc
r verely wounded one man, but the rest sue
IS ceeded in escaping.
n Congressman Woodbridge writes to the
y Rutland Herald that he is not an applican
n for register of the treasury, and will not TAXI
IS it.
y The insurance policy on Widow Gregg
house (Which was burned in Dsnville TIVE
" weeks ago) had expired only few week
previously.
. The Newport News has at last defined it
political saith by raising the copperhead tick
ct.
to Commencement exercises of Middlehur
le college commence Aug. and close Aug. l
IS Wallis Bostwick of Vergennes was sun
rs struck while at work haying, a few days sine
al but not fatally injured. Green leaves or
"a wet cloth worn in the crown of the hat mex
nl the head is said to BIZ preventive of sun
re stroke.
a. Two passenger cars and baggage Ca
~ were thrown from the track of the w ster
at Vermont railroad near Manchester on Nor
Nv day, and rolled completely over. Only on
e person-M,s Joseph White of Burlington
% was seriously injured.
80 l.. II. Do,y of Elmore sold his eLtire eli
OF wool this season, for 81 a pound. In tn
lot he had one fleece of two year old mer
no buck that weighed l64 lbs.
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