The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1847-02-06

II is not supposed that any movement woul,
he made against sat Luis. Int that the noun
tain pnssrs he rotnmcd, and Vera Cruz he re-
duccd, Is possible, Ivy II Innd attack Genera
Scott taking commnrd.
QF"Mr AIKEN, Professor of Chirogrnphy
opened n school in or Village Friday eve.
ming Feb. 9th, for teaching the very ncccssu.
ry art Of writing. Mr. A. has the reputation
of being successful in his profession.
san Accident. We learn, that az Mr. Jos.
cph Hall, orI.ymc, N. IT,, was lighting Il
match, to fire lurgc seam charged with now.
der NJ the Summit, in the town of Oranpc
FRIDAY afternoon, spark from tho match
caught the trail, aud exploded the whole
blowing him thirty feet Into tho mir, managing
him IN tho most horrid mannor and killing
him instantly, he has lott II wife, aud four
snalI children.
COMMAND or THE REGIMENT. The Hon.
Caleb Gushing, orNcwhuryport, having been
chosen Colonel oi'thc Regiment of Volunteer
MiIilin raised in Mass. for the Mexican war,
has accepted that office, and he has been drl-
~ appointed aud commissioned for the com
mnnd ollhe Regiment.
PoRK PAcKING. The falling off in Louis
vile thSScason, something rising ono-third.
Ia several towns in Indiana, about one half In
Ripley, Ohio, from 81 800 last season to :, 800
this. In Tennessee, fully onc-haIc
PARpoN OF THE Anti RrNrERs. Gov.
Young orNcw York has pardomcd all tine
persons who are now confined in Prison, for
offences growing 0ul t'thc late Anti-rcnt re-
hclIions in That State. Tho whole number
of those to whom this net of Evccutivc elem
cncy has thus been extended is cightccn.-
The pardon is unconditional, except IN the
ease ofliuughtom, OConnrr, Van Stccnburgh
and Earl, who are not restored 10 the rights
of citizenship.
In the Wing Senate of the PENNSYLVANIA
Legislature, on Wednesday, the resolutions
against the extension of slavery over territory
acquired by the Mexican war, passed 10y n
vote of % to3.
The Wing House of Ohio, too, by vote
of l3 to ~. passed resolutions imstructing her
Senators and requesting her Representative
To Sustain the Proyiso in relation to the pro-
hihilion oISlavcry III all territory that may be
acquired from Mexico.
A Posr OrFICE OS WHEELS. Since the
running of the cars on the Northern Rail
road, and to ohviutc the necessity ofdenining
the Boston mail to he changed at the Concord,
\. II. Post Office, Il short ear is fitted mp for
the purpose, and deputy Of the Concord
office proceeds 10 Franklin, preparing the
way mails for delivery, and the larger ones
for the North, against the ears reach Frank
lin.
"AIp AND CoMroRT." Under this caption
II Southern editor acknowledges the receipt
of bayci Of oysters.
GREAT INDIAN BATTLE. A letter irons a
gentleman ut Council Bluff, dated Dec. II. to
his correspondent at ST Louis, states that, on
the previous day, Il band of the OmaII;,s were
met by II band of the Sioux, in the ncighbor-
hood ofrhc Bluffs, that battle ensucd he
tween thcnn and that the Sioux killed sixty
of the Dmahas before the conflict terminated.
Loco Focoism has given us three Prcsi- .
dents. Gen. jackson, whom it first exalted
TO be Chief Magistrate, was called the man
of iron will Mr. Van Buren, vimdiratcd his |
right to the title of "lhc arii" Mr. Polk will |
he known as "thc simple"
The Northern IN. H. Railroad Co. have
entered into contact with Il. II. Campbell
Esq. of philadelphia, TO construct the bridges .
across Connecticut river, near the mouth of |
White river
4 F|'Thc Washington correspondent ofthc |
New York Express states, that so indignant
have become '.thc democracy" against their
'bcitcr turitl'man than Henry Clay" that ma
ny them take no notice Of him rs hc is
met on PCmusy lvanu Avenue.
The Pennsylvania Volunteers continue to
be very turbulent in New Orleans. Twenty
Of the most disordcrly were marched to the
watch house on the 18th, with request from
lie Colonel that the civil power would take
'hargo ofthcm. They were put in prison.
On the same day one ofthcm was tlaA gcrous-
y shot in the head by Il bar keeper, from
whom he demanded liquor. refusing ut tic
same time 10 pay for it.
Jay9c'S Erpcct0rau. Lewis G. Levin, Esq.
he distinguished advocate of Temperance,
stated ut meeting Ofupwards of three thou
sand persons, that he should not have been IL
Die to address them, but for the use of Jayne =
EXpec torunt. lie said that he had been labor
ing under n hoarseness and severe oppression