The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1846-11-28

NAIL ROAD Inc central ltaIl Road Cor
poraton, at meeting of the Directors held in
Boston, Nov. ID, voted, "That we will con-
meet with the Cheshire and Fitchburgh rail-
roads,by a junoture with the Sullivan railroad,
and that the President is hereby directed to
make all necessary arrangements for establish
ing such connexion
A letter in the PcOyune, from Lieut.. Ga
resche, dated soft Brozos Santiago, November
81 announces the arrival there of companies
A and X, 4th regiment ofartillery, and % re-
cruits for the 9Th regiment of infantry; the
whole under the command of Major w. w.
Morris They sailed from Old Point Comfort
An officer at New Orleans from Monterey
says Gen Taylor told him he would not move
from his present quarters unless accompanied
by command of 10000 men.
Volunteers. Gov. Wright, of N Y, has
ordered into service the LIST Regiment of N Y.
Volunteers, under the command of Col Ward
b. Burnct
REsIGNATIoS. We learn that Rev. DR..
Cogswell has resigned his offices Of President
and Professor of Theology in Gilmanton The.
illogical Seminary, on account of the peounia-
ry embarrassment ofthe institution; and in
struction at the Seminary will be suspended
until this embarrassment shall be removed.
THE Sculptures IN FRANCE. II is said that
thirty-three thousand copies of the sacred
Scriptures have been sold by the colporteurs
of France, during the last three months.
A young lady recently appeared in the Ken
sipgtor gardens, London, to whose dress some
wng had attached the following label: "No
reasonable offer will be refused. - Exchange.
This story reminds us of ga rich mans
son" who ventured into printing Office "rath-
err worse for liquor, 'SGwent out into the streets
labelled in large letters upon the skirts of his
coat: al am drunk."l
Hon. VIM. Fmdlay, formerly Governor of
Pennsylvania. died at Harrisburg Sunday,
in his 79th year. He was the father-in-Iaw of
Gov. Skunk. ."H
| 1t has been decided that man who takes no
\ newspaper is not qualified to sit on jury. We
should like to know wha, such a man is quail
fled for' Who can give any explanation?
The Albany Argus says:-During the week
ending ON Saturday last, there were deliver
ed from the State Canals at tide water 196, 104
bbls. of -four, oil Jos bushels wheat, 81, 1857
do. corn, 92, 1903 do, barley, 75I bbls. beef 765
do. pork, 734 do ashes, 900 lbs. lard $685.
GOO do butter, and 4,254, 300 do cheese; of the
gross value of Two Millions Two Hundred
thousand Dollars.
PENNSYLVANIA. 1t is stated, as one of the
rna tS pf ha lat IN
that through the members which hold over,
and counting the sure Wing districts, there
will be whig majority in the Senate of that
State for three successive years.
THE SELF-MADE MAN. John Young, the
Governor elect of New ork was born ofpoor
parents; be qualified himself as teacher in IA
common country school, was elected member
of the State Legislature, then member of
Congress, and is now Governor elect of one of
the principal states in the Union.
TREASON The New Orleans Delta states
that from Information in its possessioIi, as
clear and positive as the nature of the case
will admit of, they have the strongest convic-
ton that the brig Plymoath, cleared from that
port for Havana, about the LIST of October, w as
loaded with arms, ammunition, and munition
of war, which were landed in Mexico and de-
livered to the enemies of our country. This,
too, was her third or fourth voyage with SINH
lar cargoes. The brig claered from that
port, says the Delta, blythe house of Wylie,
Egana 81 Co., Spanish house of great wealth
and extensive connexions, and said to the a.
gents of the Mexican government, and of San
ia Anna.
The Frankfort, (Ky.) Commonwealth no.
tees tfe'death, in Woodford County, the
"a ult., ofHenry, an old servant of James II.
Elliot, Esq. at the advanced age of one hun
dred and twelve years. He was'born in Ma
rylnnd, and at two years old he was taken to
Staunton, Va, afterward to Kentucky, where
he spent the larger portion of his life. At
eighty four years old he married his fourth
wife, and raised family ofseven children
He was faithful servant, an honest man, and
died christian.
APRopER ID sTINorIoS. Gov. Chittenden,
Chief Magistrate ofVermont, was of humble
birth, and rose by the force of talent to his ex-
allied station. Yet while Governor of the
Green mountain empire he still continued to
keep the same tavern on the steep hill side,
that he had kept for many years before. One
evening awagoher drove up and accosted him
thus: "Governor 'Chittenden, as chief magis-
trate of Vermont, i render you all due hon.
age; but as landlord Chittenden, Il II 4hapk you
to turn out my horses" 'a
ssWho is James K. Polk" Let the Wing
Victories that have taken place this fall, an