The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-02-16
ON THE PEFpAyurvr OF


reaching them tor delivery, because they
were not prepaid by stamps, but by money.
his Is wrong. In the Introduction of the
stamp prepayment system, it will often neces-
Sariy happen that small and remote offices
Will IAN to receive stamps in season. in which
case Il Is the duty Of po>tma>trrs TO forward
letters as heretofore. when repaid by money.
II an unpaid letter. from any cause. gets into
the mail, and reaches its destination. it should
oe dr!lver' on payment OF postage AZ pre-
pad rate. This dra>ion by the Post Office
Department should be bourn in mind by post
masters generally.
The murderers Of Lo,ov, at Alton. Hi
nos, both met a miserable fate; Dr. Beall
went to Texas, was taken Ivy the Indians,
chopped to pieces and distributed among the
tribes, and Jennings was cut to pieces with a
bowie knife in gambling hell of New Or
leans. These are the only persons known 10
have shot at the martyr, in dislike only OF his
an'i-~!avcry opinions.
A daughter of John B. Van Dcren at
Newark, New Jersey. Jumped from her cham
Der window while asleep. on Monday night.
a!,d is believed to DE fatally Injured
Tin CENTEAI..-The Boston Chronicle
announces that it will publish the suppressed
official report Of Mr.. Stark of the Vermont
Central Railroad investigator. Committee
1t is said to contain 0sfojli>hi,g develop
ments.
The man who is always behind hand.
has recently purchased several bottles of
kcchup, and at last accounts had nearly
Ovcrtak rg the last man who sired down a
WAGON wheel
SLIGHTLY FEIGlD-At Fort Smelling,
(Ninne>ota.) they have had weather of de-
cilcdlv cold character. From the 2oth of
December to til" l5t!, of January, the mercu-
ry IN the mercury ranged pervcrS.lv between
20 and 33 : below O. Our valiant trocp>
at the station were completely frozen H.
One man was frozen to death. and eight or
ten had their fingers frozen while mounting
guard.
SAILING OF FliIit-r:.ES-A de-
>paich from New York states that TIE stan
OF the West sailed on SATURDAY afternoon for
Niraragua, with 500 passengers Most OF
them. II IS asserted, Will JOIN t;lr Walker par
ty. The boat Was boarded hv the i'nitrI
States Marshal and deputies. out no arrest.
were made. Morrison. I.N >t,r and Mule. whc
: were arrested At H.: time tilr Nos. ht ~ .
va detained. we're among the pa>>cn., rs T.,
t'.e Star OF the West.
liz SrEAMEE PERSIA, az New York
on the Sd instant. was up with the eastern
edge of the Banks. where she encountered
vast field of ice. in working through which
nearly all the floats OF her wheels were Lrok
EN-. But for this accident. she would hay,
arrived at New York on Thursday.
-IIoN"E 7" DE. KANr.-Thc New
York Assembly proposes to bcstow a goI,
medal upon the great Artic navigator and
,li>roverer
-ArrTMrTED As>A>>l$ArIoN-An al
tempt was made last week il. New Or!can.
TO aSsa>>nate Dennis Corcoran. one of tn,
editor, Of the Delta newspaper. He vas bad
: ~ injured, but it is believed not fatally.
"A law having been proposed torli!din.
the emancipation of slaves in Missouri G:tcer
. or twenty citizens of st. Louis had acts of
emancipation recorded of their slaves in an
ticipaton.
Mission TO GREAT BEITAlN-lIon
George NJ. Dallas of Philadelphia. Ex-Vic,
President Of the niicd States, has rccciv
ed and accepted he appointment Of Amer
: lean Minister 10 the Court OF st James, :,
succeed Mr.. Buchanan.
: - The y. H. Lebanon Wig, in speak
: ing OF the March election in that State. say
that " the Slavery party then goes down
do~n, Down, so low and so deep in Ne,
! Hampshire, that the arm of resurrection vii
. never, can never reach it. If it ever rises
will only be a.lcr it has thrown of thos
deadly, degrading. despotic principles 'ha
$ are now dragging it TO it, burial"
: - HE STEAMSHIP PACIFIC.-Consd
{! cradle anxiety is naturally tclt for the satct
; Of the I. ). steamship Pucifc, now in h,
9th day out from Liverpool. BY the arriv;
= of the Persia We were informed that the Il,
' citc sailed from Liverpool on her re.ula
n day, but whether her delay is caused by SON
II arrangement OF her machinery or by I'll
very stormy weather, cannot be known. H!
II Dl>jntch, have Ucen sent in search of he
and Will be able to render great service
n the Par!hc has been disabled 10y ice. ii
e. anxiety irii for her has not yet become a.r
y for ultimate safety. Her delay leaves
= without additional foreign news.
-EFFECI> OF MECHANICAL SKILL
~ To show how mechanical skill md labor ad
es to the value of raw material, the Hrti,sh tyuo
rs teHy Hertsm gives the Instructive ca!cul
ton: y bar OF lrou vulued at 81, work.
f into horsc-,hoes. is worth $40 80: needle
pt 500; penknite blades, S3,2s5; shirt bu
s. tons, o29,iS0; balance springs of watch