The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1854-01-14
THE CAL OMAN.

and5 s on the Fall River Bank, were found
in their possession.
MAINE LEGISLATURE. The House was
organized by the choice of Noah Smith, ir.
of Calais, Speaker Mr. S. is a Wing. In
the Senate "Morrill locofoco,' was elected
President pro tenn. A L. S. Senator is to be
elected by this Legislature. 1t is vet very
uncertain which party will succeed in the
contest for this office.
{ MAYOR OF BO>ToH DR.. j. V. c. Smith.
was elected Mayor of Boston on Monday. lie
had Cs4O votes. lie was the candidate of a
party STYLED Citizens Union"
C. The California papers adopt the Eng
lish Custom of publishing births, and add a
! truly American or Yankee popularity, by
giving the weight of the young citizen.
/ e. Hector Jennings, of Sandusky. Ohio,
has been notified by his attorney ir London
that he is undisputcd heir to one half the
Jennings estate in England, SEQ, 100000,
e. At wake in st. Adams on Monday
night, two ''mourners" got into a fight, and
one killed the other. The surviving MOURN
er is expected to need wake soon.
DEATH OF TIE REV. LEWIS WELp.-
The Rev. Mr. Weld. Principal of the Amcri-
can Asylum at Hartford, died at his residence
in that city on the evening of the goth of
December.
! &C. The New York Times learns ''from
private sources entitled to credit, that Gov
kossouth left London for Constantinoplc on
the 23d of December. OF course he would
not have taken this step without an intima-
ton from the Sultan that his presence there
would be welcome"
e. Otis p Lord. has been elected Spea-
kcr of the House in Massachusetts, and Will
liam Calhoun, President the Senate.
To THE PEEsS GrNERALLY.-The En-
pcror Nicholas wishes an er7ut,m corrected
in the next edition of our dictionaries. He
bcgs to say that he has discovered that an OF
toman is MT a thing upon which you may
easily and comfortably place yonr foot.
Pun,h.
EF There are said TO be G.. 900 more males
than females in California What chance
for superH"ous girls.
e. An exchange saws that Richard r.
Robinson, well known as the alleged murder
cr Of Ellen .Jcwctt. has been recently appoin-
led policeman in San Francisco.
e. Mrs Nichols. late editor of the Wind
ham County Democrat. Vermont has been
lccturinS in kecnc on the Maine Law.
"a" DR.. Mott has made donation to L.
mon College o: >cpo.ooo 1t is Just fifty
wears. since DR.. y was called TO the Prc>-
1cncv o. Un'on College
CAPTURE OF CANroN.-A report was cur
rem. in san Francisco Just previous to the de-
larturc Of 'hc steamer. SAID to have been de
rived from some Of the passengers who ar
rived in the Mermaid. to the effect that at the
latest adviccs from CantoH, it was anticipa-
ted lv some OF the test informed foreign res
,dcnt>. anon. them Mr.. Parker. the veteran
Chinese missionary, that the place would be
in the hands of the rcvolutionisS within three
days. This event would virtually place in
their hands all the most important points
throughout TIE cmjire. and would almost in
sure the cu.irc subvcr~icn of the Tartar dv-
nasty.
DrArn OF MrMmfE or C"NGEr~>.
Nr Muhrn'cr" dicl i'll Washington Monday
ni-ht. OF hcm"rra-c Of the lungs.
St. JoAnsbnry Literary Institute.
Lecture, VII hc delivered ~ ilow>:
lam. >; E-y. Nrur> l. Parker. roncor' y H.
Subject. Eu->in.
Jan. 81 Ior J,hu &. Park. Eo,;on
Feb. = or l-E'v. pr. Dvig'.,. Portland. Nc"
March Rev Ernrv s;:'"-, Ranger Me- Subject.
HE tA!>c ami Exa. Grated Eul".v com
mon in Popular Ora:ory.
One ~ Nv" Lectures viii he rrocuirl tor Feb
,u,rv. i. X. COLBY, Secretary.
DNSPEPSIA. Tn" Eor. Hos" Compound! :
rapidly -HHln@ popularity III III" community. IL
the greatest modern remedy inr restoring the vital
principle and Ii:iil>;ac Il healthy circulation the
blood iroU'h III" system. Patc,lt> suffering !ro,l,
Dyspepsia >croua. and genera: debility. >ho,i,,i
by all means procure the Rock Rose.
Gr".nn Bank Conn. Oct. |. lSjn.
E"v. \. Il. J.. MYERS Dear Sr-1hi> is ~ certify
that ] have full confidence in the Rock Rose and
believe il stands unriva'cd relative {" the ronplrnt>
purposes I" have used i, ior nervous af-
ircoiI> and dN >,cI>a with success a,iI wu,ld re-