The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-06-22
~ LAST NIGnrs NAIL.
WAsniNaroN, June

y
, SENATE.--iIr UndcrN ood's amendment.
fcraIiGs TO me tUrrituriHi ciHm ut FrSp-, l,a-
ing IN ordci'for consideration, MCssTH Noh.
sicr and Clay, Ia, orod the principle, but OBJ
lccted To the form at tiic amendment.
Mr. Rusk opposed the amendment, aud
made threats. lilo had no doubt q! tho va.
lidlY oflhe Texan tile, and considered IL
dishonest and fraudulent to dispute IT, lie
dcried the jurisdiction ortbc Supreme Court,
aud was unwilling the question should go
bcfiro them.
Mr. Badger replied, arguing in favor of
the amendment Alessts Mason aud Butler
spoke ngnins, ~. Mr. UndcrN ood spoke fur.
thcr upon Tue subject aud then said lac would
s-,s'.sltaNs ~ s.a...ratiy dssiraL AL Eaata
hoped 20, and suggested Tint tie Senate ~
into cNeciaive secession.
Mr. itcUicn laUi upon tire inblr -rvcrnl n.
mrndmcnis, one restricting California to ono
representative la Congress; ano;ber pruVid.
iag TINT her Senators be chosen 10y the Leg.
stature.
Sir i,enton appeared yesterday before the
Graud Jury, nnG furmuly entgrcd his com
plant against Mr. i'oole, !nr attempting to as
snssinnlo him in the seGnto Chamber.
number Of Senators were sumHouCi today
before the Grand Jury, for examination !"
reference 10 the affair
BuRNiNa ~ STEAMER -.irjui Toss of ne :
Tho sreniuer"Grifth" on her way up from
Buffalo, when about 20 miles below Clcyc.
land, NJ about . o'clock this morning, took
fire md WINS burned to the wulor's edge
The mnto WHO swan ashore for help, reach
ed Cleveland and reports only 80 saved, who
swan ashore. II IL reported that between
200 aud 300 were on board mostly eml.
grams
JONI G, CALHOUN Tho Legislature Of
South Carolina has, 10y formal resolution,
called on the Hon. Goo Eusiis. Chief Justice
of the State OF Louisiana, to deliver n culogy
on The late John C.Calhouu Judge Eustn
las accepted Ile Invitation, and when his nd
dress is prepared, the period aud place OF It's
delivery will be mndd known.
o." The New York aud New Haven Rail.
rond track is now daily sprinkled with 5000
barrels utwuter 10 iuy the dust.
o. Mr. David Rice, Of Tcmplctou Mass,
4s-.- ~ cox which gave birth 10 six rnlrra in
ten months and fourteen dnys-two 1T one
birth and four nj another.
1'nr WEBSTER WAR or ERRon REFus-
En.--in The Supreme Judicial Court. ON tho
18Th inst, Chief Justice Shaw delivered the
opinion Of the Cour; upon the petition lLodc
a few days since for n writ of error in the |
case dfProc John w. Wclstcr md the re-
suit vs., rhnt all objections raised by prison !
rr's eauesel were nTcuuicd, and the petition
dismissed.
q ? An absent minded gentleman, on re- /.
firing NJ night put his dog TO bed, aud kick
eel himself down stuirs? Ito did not dis
cover Ais mistake ill -hc Mnnl 10 Aclp. and /.
the dog tried to snore.
.Ncto Hdpen, June 10, ~ "A. W. \.
MoRE- BALLorTINes ron u. $. SENAroR-.I
No ELEcTloN.-Ihe House me now voting |
for u. :, Seualur. AIier three unsuccessful
trials TO nlect, further bnlloIingS were post
p0ncd to 3, o'Olock,P. NJ. tomorrow (Thurs- |
dny.)
D BENJANrN BtrLER, Esq, Of Bdston, has
been appointed Commissioner tor the State
Of New Hampshire tn nike dispositions, the
nckonW ledgueut of Deeds, &c, in Massa-
thuseus.
GRRAT SALE or HUMAN BETNGs.--1he u.
:. Mnfslml for the Eastern district of Louis
nnH advertised 10 scll At public Sale IN New
nrlaanA I'm the 81 inst fur hundred and niHe-
Ly-ihrec slrreS, of both sexes and ages, from
infants 10 old age. Among the number was
one old mnn called Sampson aged III years.
---S4-aa45a1-.---AlF. -Niuccni. tic actor,
committed suicide last week, IN car OF the
Fnchhnrg Railroad, 10y shooting himself
through the heart with pis,ot Cause,
mental alteration.