The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1854-12-23

- Minnesota is about four times as large
as the State Of Ohio, comprising an area OF
about 16G 900 square miles. or 15o.o0o.ooo
acres Of land. the most of which is line roll
ing praries Of rich land. sandy loan adapt
ed to the short summers of the climate
e9y \ late number of the n Y. journal
of Commerce. in communication, endeav-
ors to scarifv Rev DR.. Bacon, OF New lla-
ven. Ct. because he wrote an article in the
last New Eng'ander, entitled, The Southern
ApoStacv," and declared that President Lord,
of Dartmout College,, ought to be discipline
ed for writing certain letters on slavery.
e." The Providence Tribune mentions the
suspension Of Hill, Carpenter & Co., wool
dealers and manufacturers, whose liabilities
are stated as hich as Sl,5O0ooo The bus
mess connections OF the firm are very extern
siyc, and their suspension will, it is prcsum-
ed, he very disastrous in its effects.
ey" Mr. Mace, Member of Congress from
Indiana, has given notice Of a bill prohibit
ing slavery in the territories of Kansas and
Nebraska The bill is almost in the exact
words of the s;h section of the Act Of March
6, 1920, providing for the admission of Mis-
souri, into the Mon, and of course brings to
Tie test the sincerity OF all who profess to be
friendly to the freedom OF Kansas and Ne
braSka.
IL y crazy man in New York, named
Archibald Henderson, amused himlSc elf last
Friday by chasing the pedestrians in Centre
street, with huge cheese knife in his hand
When arrested he told the officers he had a
hieh mission to fulfill. which was to Kill 30.
900 people before nj sh.
e" The Canada papers are asitatinc the
question of pe.itioniuS The Queen to visit her
, American domin;ons next summer.
e" The Ncw York underwriters have re-
cent Y paid Silo,ooo assurances on missing
vessels, among which was the ship Dauntlc>
l
DiScuAEGt:n.- Nearly five hundred men
= have iu>t been discharged from the BrooAlvn
Navy Yard, yet Tie Federal Government has
=, .ooo $40 locked up in the Sul'-Irea>urv
X Mr. .Icnr>. OF New Albany In,,,.. took
some powder into his house. to dry hv the
stove The result, was an explosion. which
l'cw Mrs Jones through a window. and IN
. >tantIy Killed hcr.
K Over thirty ;,rr>on7, mufiiate1 hv til,
- horrible collision on the Great Western Ruiz.
! way. are low IL ihe CITY Hall at Chath,m
Canada. which has been converted into
= hospital. The kindness of the women OF,
+ Chatham toward, TIE sufferers has been TIA
: Of mlin>.cr;ng angels.
: Know NuIHlND~ IN NV iIAMr~ulEr-
: The Manchester " H. Mirror saws ,ha, ,hcr,
are know Nr;hn. I.p.c> in all the town.
4 OF ;ha: Safe bat ioi,r. and tina. State Con
: yc'.;:on Is 10 he held in Manchester. on tn,
third Friday O: January. to nominate mem
! h,r> Of Congress ana State Cheers
r. ri, 81.
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