The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-01-13

N"MINArToN.-Thc regular .Democracv"
ofthe Third N-trirt.Ncw Hampshire "know
nothing" Of the claims Of one Harry TIibbard.
to reelection. At their Convention. which
met at Hanover on Wednesday. a Mr. VIM.
T. Wheeler. Keene lawyer, was nominated
to Congress.
Pror"'ence. Jan. 5.-CnrRCH BURNED-i
The Roger Williams Church on Burgess ST..
was destroyed by fire a; two o'clock this
morning The church was valued at $ | 900,
and has recently been improved. 1t was in
sured for $4,000 on the building, and $1,000
on the organ.
e. The n. Y. Herald says that Soule has
resigned his position as Minister to Spain, &
will speedily return to the United States
"a Some idea Of the rapid strides that
"Yonng America" is making. may be gather
ed from the fact, that Just fourteen wears ago
but a single house, and that LOG cabin. stood
upon what is now the site Of ST. Paul. Min
nesota, q city that supports fonr daily news
papers. and where upwards Of Eortv-,hree
thousand passengers have been landed with
in year.
G. Jacob Boyner, who served seven wears
in the army of the revolution, and was three
times wounded. died few days since in Dau-
phin. Pa. aged 100 years and six months
IMPORTANT After the first dav Of Jan
nary. 1855. no letters can be sent through the
mails without being prepaid by stamps. MI
letters deposited in any post office with The
Postage unpaid, will remain in the office
where deposited. All should note this fact
a The Massachusetts Legislature met
last Wednesday. In the House Mr.. u. c.
Eddy. Of Lowell, was chosen Speaker Hen
~ W. Benchely. of Worcester, was elected
President of the Senate.
TEACHERS The Teachers Association
Of Orleans County will meet. bv adjournment
at Barton, Wednesday the | .th inst, at 10
o'clock 4. NJ Members of the So,ietv are
earnestly requested to be present at the open
Ing of the meeting.
ONE OF HIS BEsr- Prentice. of the
Louisville journal. is the author Of the fol-
lowing: The editor Of the New Hampshire
Patriot says that he expects to grow fat as
long as he lives. All. yes hut when he dies.
will no: the fat be in the fire.
Co>GRESs OF Bees The Boonsvi,!c
(An Observer tells Of a great congress of
bees on the farm of Mr.. Noah Smith. in those
parts. Thirty swarmS have gathered in and
about one cherry tree. The old women of
the nc;ghhorhool regard it as sign of the
approaching destruction fthc world.
! llGn PETCr> Rule IN CRIMEA - \
private in the 93d Ilichlandcr., writing to
his father at Ca,hnc>>. informs him that the
sheet Of paper forming his letter had cost him
five >hilings-equal to sl,25
~ \ biography of Rohe>pirrrc. published
in a late Irish paper comudes with the fol
lowing remarkable sentence: This extraor
dnarv man left no children behind him rx-
ccpt his bother who was killed at the SAM
time"
AID To THE POOR \ New York papcr
says a. T. Stewart & Co have opened a soup
kitchen. in the basement of their store on the
Read street side, where large cauldron Of
soup is prepared and dealt ont hy dctach-
ment of the clerks. to all who apply, between
twelve and two oclork. 1t is to be con,in-
ued during the Writer.
T" LAWYERS - The ST. Paul (Minncso-
tag Pioneer contains the following advertise
ment:
Zone hundred able bodied LAWYERS are
wanted in Minnesota. to break prairie land.
split rails and chop cord wood. Eastern and
Southern papers please copy"
Coop FLEECE- Congress has voted
double rations to Gen Wool for his twelve
years service As Inspector General. \ IRA
ton" is counted as 30 cents dav. The In
spcctor General has six This would make
about $1,000 for the years.
! THE CENTENAEIANs.-D During the wear
Just passed. IL persons Iii in the United
States who has reached tie age Of 100 wears
and upwards. The oldest was co.ored wo-
man. who was at the time OF her death one
hun'lred and .tony-sir ye RS of age The
next oldest was an Indian woman. who died
at l42 years of age. Of the total number
- were colored people.
MAssACHrsETTs.- is silent, but
evidently a keen struggle going on in Massa-
chusctts on the question. who shall be elected
L. 5. Senator by the X. n. Legislature now
in session in that state
"a According to the late census report
the whole number of raupers in the United
States, supported in whole or in part by the
public funds. within the wear ending June /,
1858. was 1892. of which 1855 were in
the State Of New York. The whole number
OF Paupers in June |, 1850, was jO,353. and
the tota! annual expense was S2.95l.so6, of
which New York contributed $751;, 1886
The Bounty Land extension bill. which
has passed the United States Senate. and is
awaiting the action of the House, proposes to
give to each and very person who was mus
tered into any department of the United