The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-05-09


lized his accession to the office of Marshal of
New York by the seizure of a small fast
schooner, called the Merchant which sailed
on Thursday, ostensibly for Corsica, but real
ly for Africa. The valiant Captain acted the
part of spy upon her movements, in person,
disguised as a countryman. She proved to
have on board everything usually found on
board of well appointed SLAYER. Captain
Rynders vehemently expressed his determine
alton to break up the slave trade at the port
of New York.
~ The New York Times saws that during
the last year one IN erery treufy.fre of the
inhabitants of the city of New York, was
committed to prison for some offense against
the laws of the land. A fact still more start
ling is, that out of this proportion of guilty
or unfortunate people, near twenty per cent
~ere intants IN the eye Of Melow.
- \ conductor on the Great Western
railway has been arrested for appropriating
foreign tickets and selling them outside; he
had already accumulated enough to buy him
a fine house at Suspension bridge.
FREDERICK DOUGLASS AND HIS MASTERS
PIG.-When twelve wears DID, Frederick was
under strong religious Impressions; and,
therefore, although he was often very hung
ry. ne dared not to make free with the food
that he might have stolen to satisfy the cray
lnSs of hunger On the plantation there
was slave named Sandy Higgins, to whom.
in his hunger, he applied for advice. "Wcll,
sad Sandy, "yOu must take something to eat
(tahem is not considered aeoling among the
southern slaves J; you must be hungry. |
could take a pig, blessed be God. "How do
YOU justify that, Sandy?" asked Frederick.
well" answered Sandy, "do YOU see that
pig? Isn't that pig masters property %
"IeS." "Well, and are not you masters
property, too" "Yes." "Very WE'LL sup
pose YOU put some of that property into this,
it would only in the language of General
Jackson be remorul" Ever after that
Frederick had plenty of pig.
= James G. Iovey the pyrotechnist, died
at Boston last week
- Formerly. "collcgc" and professor
were terms that meant something; now an
ordinary private school is a college. and eve
rv dancing master professor. But in this
lowest deep there is still lower deep. a rum
shop keeper in CINCINNATI having dubbed his
saloon "Mcrcck's College," We think the
bottom has been touched.
- \ large grey eagle that was lately cap
tured alive near Rochester, " Y. has been
set al liberty from the cupola of the Court
House. in the presence Of an applauding con.
course of at least twenty thousand people
The noble bird stood for a moment on hi,
cage. and then spreading his wings. scarce
OF to his northern cyrics.
= Upon drizzly day in London. Charlie,
Lamb was once importunod hy bcggar wo
man with '.Prav.>r. hc>tow little Chart,
upon poor. destitute widow woman who i,
peri>hing for lack of food. Believe me. sir.
have seen better days" $50 have l." >ac
Lamb. handing the poor creature a shilling
80 have |; its a miserable day. Goodbye
goodbye
- On Wednesday last a robber of SCOT,
complexion attempted to enter the house of
old widow Hardwood in Bradford. Va. b>
descending a chimney. He stuck fast. mid
way. however. and the old widow heard him
She heapcd straw III the fireplace and light
ed it. The robbcr half sutfocatcd roared.-
Persons were collected by his cries: h,
WIS drawn up with ropes to the top of the
chimney. more dead than alive and sen,
to the mercies Of the law.
a penny for your thoughts" said gentle
man to a pert beauty.
"ihey are not worth farthing, sir" SHE
replied. Il was thinking of YOU"
MIS-. PAETINGToS AND HARVARD COLLEGE,
''Ihcv are determined to drive the spirits from,
Harvard. sad the professor to Mrs. Parting
ton. with much glcc and he rubbed hi>
hands dcEghtedly. Il want to know sad
the dame. STAYING her knitting needles in hen
wonder: 'do tell us. Well. never dreamed
there was any spirituality in that ccmctar,
Of learning beyond what there used to be III
the retre>hmcnt and sycamore classes that
Paul used to tell Of. and should think they
would be glad to find some there ANYHOW"
THE LAST WAY OF MAKING MONEY n
PARIS is said to be by means of a female
profession unknown to uS-that of suircuse,
or police of vigilance to look after husband,
while away from home. The best known OF
this profession is a respectable widow OF
about forty Years of age, who goes bv the
name of Madame Vidocq. She resides in tn,
Tue Montmartre. second story, front; and
Tor regulated price, she gives in each morn
ing a report of the doings and whereabouts
ofany gentleman, something in the following
style: Monsieur Y. went out at noon. II,
walked to the Rue Pigallc No. -. II,
made a call on Mile. R, and passed Their,
three quarters of an hour. Thence he wen,
to the opera house and engaged box for the
evening. lie went to the Boursc at one
o'clock. but did not remain. At - h,
mounted his horse and rode to the Bots de
Boulogne. In passing along the Boulevard.
he left his ticket at No. -, and returned t,
dine at 6. At 10 he went to the opera where
he met Mile. s.. At midnight he suppet
with her at the maison dole, and at two hi
returned home" The price of this little bull
ie'm (dally? is only twenty francs. AS soo1
as the ladies of New York are willing t,
learn the luxuries of such four dollars
worth, we shall have new field for female
industry.
\ TALE OF ART.-Clark Mills. who chisellef
tail in marble. to which Gen. Jackson and ;
horse are appendagcs, has been commissioned
by Congress to erect more equestrian tails i,
Washington, at the national expense. He re
sides there. absorbed in the gigantic work
and he purchased a horse recently, to use a.
model. the animals tail being long an,
bushy. TO save the expense of keeping. he
made bargain with Samuel Strong, b,
which Strong was to use the horse when hi.
tan was not required at MIR. Mills studio
For this privilege, Strong was to pay fly,
dollars per month"; with the understandin.
that he might buy the animal at any tim,
for S400 cash down. Matters continue,