The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1854-12-30

eT There is to he New Years Festival
at Island Pond, Jan. 1st, 1855. MeSSrs. Gil
KEY & Dennison the proprietors ofthe "Green
Mountain House" get up the supper.
A BENIGHTED RrGIoH.-Rev s. Black,
Southern Methodist minister. lately preach
ed sermon on Williams River. in Nichols
county Virginia, which, iii said, was the first
ever delivered in that region of country,
although it has been settled for fifty years.
NATURALIZATION 4 JUDICIAL Act
Judge Dean. Of the " Y Supreme Court
has decided that naturalization is a Judicial
act, which the clerk Of Court cannot per-
form, and that it requires the examination of
the applicant in open court lie has com
menced this, and rejected several arplica-
ntS.
a. A failure in the lumber trade recently
occurred at Quebec. with liabilities to the
amount of $500, OOO-that o: Mr.. William
Price.
eYr Commodore Stockton has written a
letter in favor Of the Know Nothincs. lie is
in favor Of confirming the offices 10 the Amer
lean born. of extending the term of residence
dren free access to The Scriptures.
EE The severe loss of the British army at
the battle Of Inkcrmann is seriously felt in
Canada. whore many of the killed and wound
ed were we'll known MANY of the English
regiments now in the Crimca, having been
stationed in Canada.
ANOTHER EXPEDITION FOR LIBERIA
Arrangements have been made bv the Col
onization Society to send the brig General
Pierce from Savannah on the 3Oth Deem
Der. 1t is expected that about one hundred
cmicrants will embark, mostly from Georgia
and Tennessee.
e4E The executors of the tate Daniel Web
stcr report the debts of the deceased at
Sl35. 230. and the charges of administration
ar $1,000 his real estate. on which are en-
cumranccS to the amount of $50, 900. is ap-
praised at S35,5O0, and the personal $1S,522
Ephriam Littleficld, somewhat notorious
as the chief witness in the trial for the mnr-
der Of DIR. Parkman. has in consequence of
a painful disease of the become insane.
e" \ correspondent of the London Illus
tra,cd News SAYS that the men of the Rus
sian cavalry are strapped to their saddle, 81
that if wounded they may not fall off.
MIR, do you-kcrp-a-ry-t thin;
good to take here" YES. we have excel
lent cold watcr-,hc best thing in the wor!C
to take" well, know it" was the reply
''thcrc is no nc-thin.-t that's done so nuci
tor-navyation As that
SIXTY YEARS AGo-On Christmas Day
179l, ship Bct>cv.1"o tons. was launched i,
Salem. thermometer so degrees at noon
The grease ran down on the WAYS. and mcI
and bows INDUCED in swimming, as in sum
mcr
How VERMONT PROTECTS HOME I>DI :
Try The Vermont Christian " $50 nq't
, printed at Northilcld. av>.-"For tl.r last ii,
months We have not received money cnou"
to pay for the white paper on which it
printed"
G ca" Edmund LAFAYETTE. the grandson OF
: General Lafayette. and the only Inca! dr>rcn
,lant of the illu>triou> dead. is now IN Wash
incton: he visited .hc two houses of Congress
and on Wednesday was introduced to mem
beers and others. After max ing the tour OF
the South, he will return to France.
Ky The Hon. \. p Butler. of South Car
DINA. has been appointed by the Legislator
OF his State 4 Senator in Congress for anothr
term of six years from next March, whc1
his present term will expire
r CAMBRIDGE CATTLE NAEKET Dec. %.
: AZ markct7"s cattle. about 7"o hceve- and :.
stores, Consisting of working oxen cows an