The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1865-05-26
ADDISON COUNTY.

ADDISON COUNTY.
Gen. James NJ. Warner of Middlebury
has received full commission as brigadier
general from the Secretary of War for gal
lantry at Fort Steadman on the 25th OF
March. and at Petersburg on the I'd OF
April.
John Phair, supposed to be the person
who attacked Mr.. Thompson of Vergennes
some time since, has been arrested. He
broke into the tannery at Vergennes, and
escaped down Otter Creek, with his plum
der, was pursued and overtaken about six
miles from the city. Being taken before a
magistrate he plead guilty to the charge of
burglary, and was committed to Middlebury
Jail.
The Middlebury Register is informed that
small propeller will soon be put on Otter
Creek. to ply between that place, Suther-
land Falls and all intermediate points. for
the accommodation of pleasure seekers, and
perhaps for more utilitarian purposes.
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
A handkerchief, plainly marked 81. H.
Surrat," was picked up by the Waterman
in the passenger depot at Burlington, about
three weeks ago. It was undoubtedly drop
ped by the assassin on his way to Canada.
They are asking for new first-class no.
tel at Burlington. The site now occupied
by the Seminary is suggested for its To-
cation.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
Senator Foot, now at Washington, has
donated his valuable law and documentary
library, with several rare portraits. to the
United States court law library, which is
deposited in a fire proof building at Rut-
land.
1t appears that few days since a cask
was found at the depot in Rutland, by some
persons who believe in ''bitters'' and as it
bore the significant words ''Old bourbon
they proceeded to ''tap"it. They all took a
''swig" and pronounced it good. This was
kept up until they began to feel sick at the
stomach. The hole was finally plugged.
and shortly afterwards the cOnsignee sent
for the cask. The persons who had so thor
Oughly tried its contents came around and
anXiOusly enquired concerning it. Their
feelings can be better imagined than de-
scribed, when they were informed that the
cask contained negro subject. preserved
in alcohol for dissection, that had been sent
to some medical students.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
WahOn's Daily says Capt. G. w. Lyman.
who received the very hard sentence by
court martial, spoken of in this paper two
weeks ago, has by the personal intervention
of Lieut.. Gen. Grant, and the order of the
President been restored to his rank. The
court martial found Capt. Lyman guilty OF
disobedience of orders; of his using Off
cial position for eXtortiOns; of receiving
large presents in money. furniture, buggy
and liquors; of conduct prejudicial to good
order and military discipline, and of drunk
eness on duty. The paper from which we
copy this restoration does not say that the
finding of the court martial was not true in
every particular, but it is fair to presume
that it was not. else Gen. Grant would not
likely have interceded for him.
Died of hard treatment at AndersOnville,
Ga. a prisoner in the hands of the rebels,
on the I'd of March, 1865, AdOlphus Perry
of Cabot, 60. II. 18th regiment.
A very painful accident happened in the
family of Mr.. Peter St. John of Montpelier
last week. A child attempted to get into a
crib. in which was an infant, and tipped it
over. throwing the face Of the infant upon
the door of a stove. in which was a very hot
fire. The crib fastened both children to the
hot stove. and there they remained some
minutes. the mother being out. The infant
was shockingly burned, one eye being de-
stroyed. and the older child was also burn
ed. but not so severely. The family OF
young children is large, and the parents are
pOOr.-HdHOn'S.
On Wednesday of last week. Mr.. Alva
StetsOn of Warren, killed bear weighing
some $50 pounds. Mr.. StetSOn claims this
to be the thirty-iifth bear that he has dis
patched during his lifetime. and hopes to
add few more to the list ere he dies.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
On Wednesday afternoon last. during a
short thunder storm. barn owned by Chas
Dana in Woodstock was struck by lightning
and entirely destroyed by the resulting fire.
Mr.. John Fairbanks was at the time LOADING
an OK cart with manure. under an adjoining
shed. The oxen We're killed and Mr.. Fair
banks was struck senseless and by the time
ly arrival of help was dragged from the
burning building. 1t is hoped he will expe
rience nothing serious from the shock.
wINDHAM COUNTY.
On the morning of the 18th inst, the light
ming struck the ground halt mile from thu
village of Jacksonville, blowing a ditch
about five rods long and four or five fee
wide and three to five feet deep, throwing
out stones of several hundred pounds weight
a distance of two or three rods, and branch
ing out from the ditch in all directions. per
forating and tearing up the earth for more
; than ten rods, and performing many curl
Gus freaks among the trees, roots ant
stones.
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