The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1854-01-21
THE CAL ONTAN.

ing with the oricial States, and to prohibit
slavery in certain territories wherein it is
expressed that in all territory cedcd bv
France to the United States. under the name
OF Louisiana, which lies North of 80 deg. 50
North latitude. not included within the limits
OF the State contemplated by the act. slave
ry and involuntary >crvtude. otherwise than
IN punishment Of crime, whereof the parties
shall have been duly convicted, shall be and
is hereby forever prohibited" Senate all
iourncd
not SE.-Thc House went into Commit
tee and took up the Deficiency Till.
Mr. Mike Walsh got the floor, aud made a
>la>hing attack on the administration and the
New York soft shells.
In the course of Mr. WalSl's remarks. an
amusing side discussion sprung up between
him and Mr. Smith. OF Alabama and Mr. Cut
ting, in which Mr. Smith Iikcncd the quarrels
between the IIarl> and Sotts to the LiIipu-
tian >IuabbcS. as to whether an egg should
be broken on the broad or little end, and Mr.
Cutt!n" bitterly bcratcd Southern gentlemen
for their dcScrton OF the IIards
After lengthy debate which was partici-
ratcd in with much warmth by Messrs Cut
ting. Walsh and Smith. the latter gentleman
having the floor. gave way at -four o'clock to
a motion to al Iourn. and without di>posinS
of the subject. the Committee arose and the
House adjourned.
sss' The Maine law in Michigan, we learn
from various and reliable sources, works we'll.
i. t. il shuts up dram shops cicctually, SO that
no >ix-rcncc however bright, can operate as
an up" Scs0,a".- .H<>.nQHr
PASSING AWAY-O fthc Senators of Con-
-re>s who were members at the December
session of 1919, only the following named
gentlemen have seats at present. Mr. Atch-
>on o Missouri Mr. Bright o, Indiana: Mr
Cas- Of Michigan Mr. CLAYTON @, Delaware:
Mir F"arcc, of Maryland Mr. Phelps Of Yer
mont: ard but five of the present bo,'v were
IN service as Senator's at any time previous
to the above date:
re- Hon. Thomas II. Perkins. of Boston
died on Tuesday in that city, at the age Of
nearly i!!ncty years. For more than sixty
wears lie was identified with the history OF
Boston. as an active. cntcrpri>inc and bcncv-
dent citizen.
u, From the st. Paul (Minncsota) D,.ro-
ora ni > IL, L..
from The Wnncl,aco County !, to the ciir,.,
tEat that tribe are about to commerce hos
i'ltlrs on III" Chirprwa>. in consequence of
til" murder OF one al! the former hv the latter
nanrrd tribe. Vt Ia Hoin,r, Lake Superior.
there was great scarcity Of provisions own9
30 the loss OF the propeller Independence
through ash and potatoes were abundant. 50
that 70 danger OF starvation was apprchcn-
cd
~ The prclininar. report ct Governor
Stevens Of Washington Territory. is unrN-
l'-rtc'il, favorable To the extreme Northern
r.rst, for '!ic Pacific E.ilroa! lIc reports
That tl'o;;c'> Pass. in ;Iic Rocky Mountains
la,!tr'., tottv-scycn ana a half. is fifteen hun
ircl feet lower thtn the south Pass There
i I!cn', Of wafer timber. AMI coal, and the
land is level AZ he wav.
TIL SHIr t,EEAi Elr, i:lrr.-This no
Ike vessel proves upon examination not to w.
IL - bal condition a> WIS IA, iir,. supposed
The hal, is entirely .oo,l and al! her t;!rlh.r>
l. >o,:4a- w:rcn FIR; ~ IN 'h"ir I,i.-c>.-
Ihc Turning Is confined to the N.ht wood
work anid,hil> and on the after deck Thou
sands VIII b. 4ll To learn that this no!l,.
vessel VIII agan tioat upon the waters in all
her former greatness
kr>Iu,hN- The LEGISLATURE a: Frank
toy, have elected John J. Crittcnlrn iWhir)
nitc'l states Senator in place of Ar,hiba,!
DIXON. whose tern expires on March I, 1875.
lrAIu or DE. W >EpIAw. This emf
ncnt divine departed this life in GLASGOW.
Scotland. on the l..th ult. after brief illness
in tie >c>rn; With year of his are He was
distinguished! as a preacher, and as an acute
controversial writer
M"NIEtAI Rtli.KrAi. BuNp>.- The. Rc>-
ton Traveller states that proposals for >loo,-
900 OF The six per cent Bonds of the Boston,
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