The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1839-05-28

W So 10 market upon the payment OF eight shillngs
| per ton duty. So Governor Harvey has decided
| but what says Governor Fairfield
letter from Columbia, S. C., the editors of the
! National lntelligencer, under date of May H.
states that the We nerable Or Thomas Cooper died
on the morning of that day, after protracted i'll.
ness of the dropsy, in the eightieth year of his
age. .s.
| The great Ok Olympus reached England, in the
great Western in capital health and spirits. He
weighs over four thousand at this Time Previous
to his departure, his owners gave him a new name
l-"Brother Jonathan" He will be a match for
any "John Bull over sea.
A lady playing piano, on being called ON
for dead march, asked Mr. ii. n celebrated profes
sor of music, what dead march she should play, to
which he replied, "Any march tia you play will
be dead one, for you will be sure 20 murder it,"
NInety-two deaths occurred in Boston by scarlet
fever, between January LIST and April 27-being one.
more than all the deaths by that fearful disease in
Boston, in the year 1888. The Medical Journal
insists that this melancholy mortality shows, be.
You'd the power of contradiction that it is not trea-
ted it should be.
u. L. t. This is a return frequently made in
the southwestern States, on the wrs in the hands
of the sheriff, and is abreviaon for wGone to
Tenas."
The Bangor Wing says ingenious Mechanic
of that city is constructing beautiful carriage 10
be propelled without horses, steam, or magnetism
but solely by the weight Of the passenger, applied
to treades
The Raleigh IN. CO. Standard says that beef is.
only six cents per pound at that place, and eggs on.
y ten cents per dozen.
A ToPER-Mr Vanhom, n Dutch merchant.
drank certain number of bottles of port daily and
upon reckoning up the number he had drunk during
% years, it amounted 35 ,6s6 bottles, or so pipes
of red port. ... ...
GONG oFr.-One thousand dogs have recently
been killed in Philadelphia. Extensive business
for the city of BrotherIy Love-
+ The negro population of Africa is supposed to a,
mount to very near hundred millions in Ameri-
ca the negro race may be taken at eight millions
the European at twenty
There are sixty-seven receivers at Land Aoe,cie.
in the Union, and of these GA are defaulters Com,
ment is unnecessary. ... IS
Catholic Cathedral has just been completed
and dedicated, with great ceremony, at Monroe.
lourshing town in Michigan.
1t is thought by many that Col. Johnson's chance
for reelection to the Vice Presidency looks rather
squaso-ly. His prospects are dark, very.
Mr.. Van Buren, has held office for 80 years,
and has been paid than $3.50 900 for his pub.
lie services Mr. Ponsett has held office thirty six
years, and has been paid $4,000 .
1t is stated in exchange paper THAT there is a
post master in Arkansas who does not possess the
Accomplishment of being able to read-and
when the mail comes he is under the necessity of
measuring it, and sends about three pecks TO little
Rock, (the capitol) two pecks to Batesville, and
dwndes down to gallon when he comes to the
out counties.
We learn from the Toronto GU. Co. Mirror of
Friday last that the Hon. Fox Maulo, formerly Aid
to Earl DaIhouse, is appointed Lieut. Governor of
that Province general Amnesty takes place,
and the whole of the exiles will be allowed to re-
turn to their homes and their families t,.,
EMIeRANTs WORTH HAvINe.-The company OF
700 Lutherans, lately arrived in Missouri from Eu-
rope, have purchased 10, 900 acres in Perry county
on the Mississippi. They have library OF 2o,oou
volumes, and intend founding college.
"THE BALL IN MoTIoN."-We have been infor-
med, says the Somerve Reporter, that duringsthe
hail storm that occurred last week there BALL
FELL In the vicinity of Hickory Wythe, that weigh'
] ed nearly 800 pounds,