The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1846-05-09

House, and the locos 6, The Wings gnin |
Senator also and the locos none. The wing
gain does not overcome the loco majority of
last year.
IMPoRTANT. We learn from Washington,
that it is the determination of the enemies of
the protective system in Congress to limit if
possible, debate upon the Tariff question, and
force the house to an immediate vote. 1t be-
hooves all friends ofthe protective system in
Congress to be at their post, to prevent the
operation ofthe gag-lNw. hiddeiphia U. S.
Gazette
The House Representatives adjourned the
other day, professedy for the purpose of hnv-
ing the Hall cleaned and ventilated. Mr.
Jones significantly inquired if the Races did
not commence about that time
DEATH OF THE GOVERNOR OF DELAWARE
Doctor Maull, acting Governor of Del, died
suddenly at his residence in Milton, on Sunday,
Sd inst.
A correspondent wishes to know the mean
ing of the following Latin maxim, as applied
to G, j. Ingersoll--='.falsuS in Uno, .faIsus in
omnibus" We are not familiar with the dead
languages, much to our regret-but our cor
respondent cannot be far wrong if he reads it
thus: he will lie in n sulky, and will lie in an
omnibus--or in other words, he is a universal
liar.-Boston Journal
WIscoSslN. Milwaukee County has given
over 1890 majority for forminga State Gov
crnment in about 1900 votes. There can be
little doubt that Wisconsin has voted to be-
come a State, overwhelmingly.
Hon. DANIEL WEBSTER passed through this
place en- route for his farm in Franklin, on Sat
urday last. Mr. w. has necessarily been com
PEELED to leave Congress, for u short time, to
attend to his private affairs in this region. The
Northern Rail Road, we understand, passes
through his buildings in such manner MS to
require their removal and location somewhere
elsc.-.N. II. Courier,
Letters from St. Pctersburgh state that the
Emperor of Russia intends to present his
daughter, the Princess Olga, on her wedding
day, with diadem ofprecious stones, valued
at 100000 frarcs or nearly four millions dol
lars The central diamond alone is valued at
one million francs
NoUNIERFElIS' NouNleTlel % on the
State Bank, Boston, are in circulation.
. PAYING ron JoKE. The Judiciary Com.
mittee the New York Senate have reported
against the application Of Miss Lille for d-
vorce. This is tho case in which the parties
got married ia joke, while out in sleighing
party.
Mrs Anne Herren Jessup, daughter ofthc
late Major William Croghan, of Kentucky,
and wife of Gen. Thomas S. Jessup, of the
United States army, died at Washington on
Friday, April %.
! GEN. Worm. The resignation of this fine
olficCr--so universally rcgretted--ls ascribed
by n correspondent of the New Orleans Bull
let n to a recent decision of the President on
the subject of brevet rank, which reduces him
to colonelcy.
a Western paper suggests the proprety of
growing nrtichokes a substitute in some de-
gree for potatocs-and on the authority of Ellis
worths reports, states that they are better
spring tecd for hogs cattle and sheep, than the
potato, at diminutlon of cost in production
RuNxIvG a BANK. At late Locofoco CON
made upon n certain Bank by presentation of
its bills for opecie, and accordingly muster
ofits rags was made by the assembled ''pro-
gressivcs," when it was discovered that the
whole squad could raise just three dollars and
two of that were said to be counterfeit.
A BEAUTIFUL FABRIC. We were shown,
yesterdays superb fabric, in the form of a Bon
net, woven of glass upon silk, and presenting
an exceedingly chaste and lustrous appearance.
U. S. States Gazette.
To PRESERVE EGGs. Al pint of lime and a
pint of salt, mixed with pail of water, will
preserve eggs, for any reasonable time.
EXPLORATION FROM CHINA! A missionary
writing from China ventures the prediction that
the population of the Pacific States, (Oregon)
will be composed in great part of Chinese.
The .4nf Rent Difficulties. The whole ex-
pense incurred blythe State of New York in
the antirent rebellion amounts to Sl23, 42l SO.