The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-09-20

iAIENr PIG-PEN. - The attention
VI farmers and others is solicited to ,hs ,d,ou
"sement of Messrs HALIrr & Tuovrsox
owners of the patent right for the Coun,;os
o' Caledonia, Essex. Orleans and 7 ,mo;,o
OF A'be's Patent rg.Pcn." We h,v.
examined the model. and must say ,horo
IS eS'den'Iv great utility in a patent n;c.,er
e>''"a'c" 10 save about one.thrd Of
'"e cost OF feeding. The proprietor offers
''""r" Oh one dollar for each potatoe a hoo
Will get ont of the bowl without eating #. -
Inc pen will last mans lifetime and ;s
sold for the sum of $500.
The Maine Law is executed tborouob.
!! IN burlington, according to the Free y, $50
Inc officers found one dav, in the cos.es.or
OF SIMEON Sankee, barber. two Kegs and two
bottles; of Martin Clark, one barrel and o,.
keS, and two barrels in transit: Of Mrs p,f
'erty' barrel and Jug; of Francis Clark
one barrel; Of John Enwrisht, grocer. two
Az gallon casks besides strong beer in sun.
dry places.
"A new passenger station is to be built
IN Brattleboro, % by 80 feet, with a covered
platform II feet wide, and SO feet north of
the present depot.
The Massachusetts State Convention
which assembled at Worcester on Tuesday
tailed to make nomination for State officers.
leaving the course open for the reelection Of
Gov. Gardner.
BROKE JAIT.-On Friday night of last
week, two prisoners, named Henry Powers
an" Henry Northrop. broke Jail by crawling
through the vent hole in the root, the crates
over which being pricd of by some perso,
outside AS soon as it became known that
'ne institution was vacated, Deputy Sheriff
.. D. N'moall and Others, pursued the runa-
WAYS ways, and before night succeeded in taking
Northrop, VIII" had got as far as Hichtord. o
when arrestcd,hc disclosed the persop who
helped them out, which rests upon one Geo.
Harding, young ran who for few weeks
Pa>' mas hecn at work upon the Jail house,
wmch is beng built. Harding owned IN to the
charge lie was to receive 500 for the lob :
twenty-five of which was paid down.-five
OF II being counterfeit and the remainder
was to have been sent to him on the ,lav Of
ms arrest, but instead of the Filthy lncrc."
document came greeting" and he is in
limbo
towers IS at large, but when last heard Of
was closely cornercd, and it is confidently no.
pea oy his acquaintance here that thew NAV
nave the pleasure OF seeing him safely lodged
at his Old quarters. lie is an old offender
and was confined on two charccs-f,rccrv
ana perjury \ reward of 500 is offered
TOT MS aPprehens'on.-Lasbuyh &unduM.
FIX Governor W. +. Johnston of Pennsv.
van'a, has written letter declining the NOM
nation for the Vice Presidency, made by
the North American party at New York. The
Governor peremptorily withdraws his name
and says he shall vote for Colonel Fremont for
these reasons -
l. That he is honest, capable and faitb,u,
| to the constitution.
=. That he is the nominee OF the New York
Convention of the 9Th of June last
3. That he dIsarproveS of the measures of
the present national administration.
4. nat he favOrs the admission of Kansas
as free State, and is utterly opposed to the
unjust and antrcpublican laws therein enact.
Ell and attempted to be enforced laws and
Judicial decisions disgraceful to civilization
and humanity. and repusnant to the rreat
character of American liberty.
.. That he will administer the government
with the energy and wisdom of our earlier
PRESIDENTS, favOring no one section to the
injury OF another, and without doing violence
10 tnc interest. rights and consciences of anv |
portion OF common country.
o: That, an American by birth, a Prot est
ant by education and training, the great prin-
ciples OF the American party NAV be safely
Intrusted in his keeping and direction.
I. That he is the most available candidate
before the people to carry an election against
the present national administration and its
nominees and platforms
LIE FCLLNESs OF FoLLY.-sHpadino
makes full man. says Bacon: and Fashion
makes a full woman, saws Punch for certain
" woman, as she is dressed according to the
present fashion could not we'll be made much
fuller.