The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1865-03-31

The Middlebury Register says that Geo.
Whittemore. a lad of four years. on Tues
day of last week. fell into the river about
forty rods above the falls in that village. and
floated down nearly to the talls,-all the
way under the Iceland was taken out
alive by Chas. Buyer. who CHANGED to see
him fall in. A wonderful escape. truly.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
Quite an extensive land slide occurred on
the night of the 10Th inst, on premises
owned by Hon. j. $. Pettibone. in Manches-
ter. About one acre of a hill moved from
its place to the depth of from ten to twenty
five feet, and deposited itSelfOn the slope
and meadow below.
Harrison Prindle of Manchester hasbeen
appointed paymaster in the army. He was
adjutant OF the l4th Reg. during its nine
months service.
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
| Hon. Daniel Roberts of Burlington has
been unanimously recommended by our
delegation in congress to Secretary McCul-
lOch for the position of special agent of the
treasury department for New England
What are the duties of the especial agent
of the treasury department in New Eng
| land? Is the office mere sinecurewith
good salary?
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The st. Adams Daily Messenger has an
J article favOrng the denomination of Hon.
J. Gregory Smith for another gubernatOrial
| term.
| Work on the new hotel in st. Adams. is
progressing well. 1t is thought that by the
first of July the building will be completed.
We understand that many city people have
already engaged rooms there for the sum-
meT.
\ Frenchman named Blanchard was
found dead Friday morning in a railroad
culvert, about a mile south of st. Adams.
1t is supposed that in walking home on the
track, he fell through. receiving fatal in
jury about his head.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
Edwin Bates, son of Jacob Bates, Esq.
of Derby, has at last arrived from Dixie
He had resided. for several years before the
rebellion. in Charleston. S. c.. where he
amassed large fortune. On the Occupa-
compelled to stay, but was at last released
by the occupation of that city by the Union
trOops.-E5press.
! RUTLAND COUNTY.
Michael Gleason, a switchman about the
depot in Rutland, was run over by a loco
motive the 2lst inst. and died in about tif.
teen minutes thereafter.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
Martin Guild, of Chester, met with a Sc.
D. riOus accident few days ago, the tine of {
J.. fork penetrating an inch, near the eye, anC
destroying the sight of it.
THE STATE AT LARGE.
: Capt. John Ii. Hazelton, LIST VT. cavalry
. came very near capturing Gen. Early dur
ing Sheridan's raid. The N. Y. Times cor
+ respondent says that Capt. Hazelton pursu
S ed the flying general so closely that he wa
n at one time within three rods of him, an(
- Early only escaped with the greatest diff
Ii Guilty.
- Maj. A. F. Walker, 1lth VT. on the oc
Z casOn of his late visit to the state, present
l. ed Gov. Smith with the tattered and battle
: rent colors of his regiment, as the fla!
y which the gallant boys of the 18th hav
:, borne right up in the faces of the foe dur
ing all the terrible fighting of the Wilder
J. ness; before Petersburg and in Sheridan
o battles in the Valley. 1t will be CAREFUL
plCSSI wa ~ tiiC Stdtc DIS d SlO1l
y speaking evidence of the valOr of the son
re of Vermont. The names to be inscribed Of
1t the cOlOrs are: Wilderness. Spottsylvania
# Cold Harbor, Weldon Railroad. Charles
=, town, Winchester, Fishers Hill and Ceda
IL Creek.
lie Vermont soldiers who died at Salisbury
N n. c., in January and February, 1865:
m F.) Arnold, G, sth regiment. reported at
sent without leave, Aug. 81, "a. Edwar
Blanchard, F, 9th-(not ON the roster {
that company Daniel Blanchard, E, 9tl
Horace i. Bacon. l, 17th-(not on the rosie
~ of that company VIM. Barber, A, It'll
IN Thomas Carney, I, l7th-(not on the ro
O. ter.) Marshall C. Golf. D. 9th. Alonz
b. B. Gregory. B, l9th-(no 18th, an error &
-, to the regiment.) L. Mahony, B. 18th
Al not on the roster of that company FL
ce gene Mccarthy, F, cavalry-reportsd mis-