The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-03-15

Mass. who has IN prison with herself an IN
FAINT child some fourteen months old. This
youthful prisoner has occasioned much
trouble of late, on account Of its unceasinS
cries; and when the TAILOR inquired the 9th
er day ii anything could be done to remedy
he evil, the mother heartiessv replied that
she didn't think anything could. unless it be
rum. winch she SAID the infant had ALWAYS
been accustomed to using. and the absence
OF which she thought caused the trouble 1t
proved t',a' Tie mother had been in the hab-
1t OF supplying the child with rum. in order
20 leave it tor the performance Of dav'S
work abroad. The future OF that voung>ter
is inseparabIy connected with drunkenness,
crime and punishment.
"A gentleman on board steamboat with
his family was asked by his children "what
made the boat 90" when he gave them a
very minute description OF the machinery
and rs principles, in the following words:
" You see my dearS this think umbob here
goes down through that hole, and faStens on
the jiGmaree, and that connects with the -
rrin&un: crankum. and then that man, he's
The engineer Won know, kind o'>tirs up the
what du-call-it. with his long poker. and they
all shove along. and the boat goes ahead"
TIN STRIKE. - The roof of the ten pin
alley. near the depot in WcstfeId. became
50 laden with snow Yesterday. that it fell in
upon the family. who ocrupied it as a dwell
lug. The family were Irish, and consisted
of five. but only the mother and her three
children were in The building at the time
and they were pulled out unharmed-DuIy
.lMertcnn, 1874.
=" FrsIoN."-In ler this head. Ohio pa
p'rs now place marriage notices. We clip
the following from the Chillicothe Gazette
"F"<ed.-Mr. Il. Van Slyck with Abbey
Scott, both of this town"
-.\NrI-NEEEAskA CAUCrs-Wash-
lnC'or, March. IA large caucus Of Anti
Nebraska members of Congress was held at
The Capitol this evening. Senator Fo9., of
Vermont. in the chair and Mr. Cumback, of
Indiana, Secretary. All the free States were
largely represented The best of harmo-
ny prevailed. The States were called, and
responded in a discussion upon the present
aspect of affairs. The subject of candidates
was not discussed Adjourned for one week.
->p'rin' D,>puch 'oM' Eo<,ou .Ifas.
No t;d;ncs of the Pacific.
-. \ shoemaker received note from Ia
dv to whom he was particularly attarhcd re-
Iursiinr him to mike her a par Of shoes.
aud not knowing exactly the style she re-
Inlrc". he de>rat, had a written mis-ive to
her, asking her whether she would like them
: ||'rou.I or E>Y 7oud" The fair one, in
dl.nant at this rich specimen eli orthographv.
replied, "knr,ti.r."
Il German astronomer saws that I'm TWEEN
" millions of wears from now. the world will
hr DESTROYED tv comet This furnishes an.
other opportunity for the MilIeri,rs 10 fix a
time. and without any apprehension Of I'M
mediate disappointment.
-lVplAN IIo>rIIIr,r>- letter from
Fort Myers, Fla. of Feb 18th. represents
'he Indians III that vicinity as still! active IN
their ho>tihrics. Two fishermen. Nlporon
b. Hudson and James Martin, engaged in
supplying the troops at the fort were murder
ed and their vessel set on fire. Lieut. Hart
suii. with a small drtarhmert. had started in
pursuit Of III" mnrdrrcrs. Volunteers were
teing raised in Tampa to operate with the
government: troops Major Mckin>trv had
been ordered to Tampa and Capt. Hancock
to Fort Myers
A Fren"hman in Fairfield has been ar
rested for selling doy-mca
YALE CoILrGE Certain students of
\ al, { ',,Il, n
tor Browns windows He left his room for
assistance. but on returning found his apart
ment occupied by party OF students. who
hca: him lady. Mr. Lee. Of Clinton. La.
who has recently taken ,l>mi~>ion from the
Sophomore class. has been arrested on sus-
r'clon of havin. participated in the atTrav.
- How FILLMORE WAS NOMINATED. -
Mr.. Fillmore received, on the test Vote for
the Nomination, fortv-fve votes from the
>'avcholding STATES, and but twenty-five from
the free OF the thirty five dc!erates from
his own State only ci"ht voted for him The
entire pro->lavcry section, except kentnckv
and two scattering votes, went for INN. This
and the secession o. the Free SOU! members
nominated him.
Captain Duncan y Ingraham, of Koszta
fame. has been nominated is Chief of Blu
rcau OF Ordinance, vice Commodore Morris,
deceased.
-NEw York ELrcrIoNs.-Thc local
election, which have Just taken place in New
York, do not Indicate that the nomination of
Fillmore is to have a very cnlivcning effect
upon the brethren.
NV JrR~EY-1he Democratic mem
bers OF the New Jersey Legislature have
nominated MIR. buchanan for the Presidency.
-HHoDE ISLAND.-Tte State Council
OF the American party met in Providence on
Monday. and rejected resolution ratityinS
the nomination Of Fillmore.
The Governor of Connecticut has an
pointed the Dist instant as \ day Of fasting,
humiliation and prayer.
-AFFAIRs IN kAN>As.-A telecraphic
despatch from Weston, Kansas, saws that the
Free State officers were installed at Topeka
on the 4th inst
The Rhode Island Legislature has pass
ed the usual annual amendment to the liuuor
law.
"A CRIME OF CoMrOEr.-rt is stated
that n. ID. Banks, of Virginia. who was Dem
ocra'Ic candidate Tor the Clerks ship of the
House. and who did not &c: quite votes e.
nouSh to elect him, is to have his pain assua-
sed 10y the mission to Sardinia, vice Daniel.
coming home Disguised with the manners
and customs of that country.
II he Providence Transcript, the Know
Nothing organ in Rhode Island, says I'm
our whole list of exchanges, there is but one
single paper in New England. and that the
Boston Bee, that has raised the flag, and con-