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

The merchants and business men in Wash-
ington are taking up subscription of Slu.-
600. which will be paid to any person or pc
sons aScertaining the CAUSE %: the poisoning
casts al the National Hotel The develop
ments that have recently come 10 light hay,
caused much excitement here.
TIKI REJECTED TREATY.-We find no rea
sons given for the rejection Of the Dallas
Clarendon Treaty. by the British government
but we presume that the government came :.
the conclusion that il had welded enough :,
the first instance. and would Weld no mon
when the treaty came hack TO it in the >hay.
Of piece Of patchwork. that no one vs. NJ,
Ing 10 recognize as his work on tia, 81, q:
the water.
The changes made in the treaty IN o.,
Senate were all dictated by the prc-slayt-!
party. and in the interest of slavery. ana II
men who made them are in a far WAY "a -t1--
that their dictation can be of 10 effect hcyo,-
the western shore of the Atlantic.
We hope no one viii be alarmed or ire42.
of war. because England viii not accept II
action of the United States Senate as hlndnt
on ner. 10 REJECT 4 treaty tittr IL ma
made. by no means implies war. The I'M
happens quite often.
Our government has rejected treaties a.
not drop of blood has been shed N cons.
quence of such rejection. Eng land az
America have too much sense 10 fight. IN,
can't afford such follv-7rarellr.
Gov ROBINSON READY FOR TRIAI--tla.-
daro. Kansas. MAY 2d,-Governor RohH,.'
proceeded to Lecompton to-day, TO AM, :
trial Oh the indictment for treason. H l..
bond Of Slo0oo. expired the first MondaHy u
April. at which time the court was not II So
sion.
THE Iowa Burlington. low
April 29-Our election is Vet in the log y
body cared ANYTHING about it. and hardly az
body voted. The officers to be chosen We
superintendent of public instruction con
missioner of improvements, register OF ~
State and land office. and district Judges r.,
erything is to be done over IN August d.
again in October, if the new Constitute
adopted. The Republicans viii then taks''"
field in forcc.-Cor. Of The Trore'ter.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-05-09

MAY-DAY.-The amusements of a people.
though regarded as trivial by some, in the
view Of others are an important auxiliary in
promoting civilization and refinement. The
origin of Mav-Day as festival does not now
occur to the writer but there is no holiday in
the calendar which has higher claims for per-
petual observance. The character of the
amusements of this festival is such that all
may participate in them. All without ex-
pense may ramble abroad in the fields, woods.
or select a favorite spot by the roadside for
the observance of May-Day festivities. A
traveller was reminded of this in observing
on May-Day groups of children occupying va
rious social positions in life. a bright May
Day has attractions for the children of our
foreign population and they may share in
these festivities as well as others. And this
is one agency in training them to become
useful citizens. May-Day is general festi-
val in the country and in large towns and
cities The fremont Temple and the Music
Hall in Boston were used to accommodate
the juveniles and their friends. In fremont
Temple one thousand children were to be Or
gained into choir and sing at their own
Temperance Festival
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-05-09

MoEr THAN ToTNL.-Wc always supposed
that the degrees of comparison ended with the
>upcrlariyc, hu, a letter writer in the Boston
Traveller succeeds i'll going little beyond
that. lie says =" Does any one doubt the
doctrine of total dtprayily as taught at Ando-
Yer ant in the Westminster Catcch;Sm? Let
the unboicvcr live six months or six weeks
only among the Arabs. and he VIII confess
that 'o'oI does not express it. Such lying.
cheating. robbing. murderou> wretchcS. the
sun never looked down upon. Thousands of
years back they were as bad as they could
be, aud they hare Jcsn growing worst crcr
since"
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-05-09

THE CrRRENcY.-A good opportunity will
soon be afforded of getting rid of those de-
testable coins-the nine-pence and fourpence-
ha'penny. together with their less obnoxious
relative the Spanish quarter; and, with them.
of being rid of an infinite deal of half-cent
trickerv which is productive of less profit to
those who practice it than of irritation to
those upon whom it is inflicted 1t might be
supposed that the efforts which have been
made within the last half-dozen years. to ex-
tirminate the Spanish coin. would have left
but mere triHe of it in use. but it is cStma-
ted by competent Judges that it is still in cir
half millions of dollars We learn from 4
circular issued bv James Ross Snowden. Di-
rector Of the Mint. that on and after the 2jth
of this month. Spanish coin not mutilated or
iIegiblc. will be received at the Mint at its
nominal value in exchange for cents of the
new issue; and that muti!ated or badly worn
pieces of the same kind will be exchanged by
weight for silver coin Of the United States
The new cents are to be sent free of expense
to any point accessible by railroad or steam
boat. This circular has been sent to all tbs
Banks in the country. and. about the Goth o.
May. We may expect to see the old coin flow
ing from all parts OF the country toward,
Philadelphia. never to reappcar. except in thu
more agreeable shape of American currency
We hope no man who has OF max receive an,
Of the old battered coins that have 50 long
ANNOYED every one who had money to handle
Will fail to give them a start towards tina
bourn from which no fourpcncc-ha'pcnny re
. turns.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-05-09

Is IT FREE OR SLAVE THE Chcraw IS. c.
- Gazette moots single question: J. p.
Smi,hsarrivc,l az Chcraw few weeks ago.
from Scotland. with African twins. of whom
some little talk has been made During her
stay i'll Scotland. their mother gave birth to
another child. whom she brought home with
her. Now the question arises. if that child
born on the soil Of Scotland. is bond on free :?
Ii born free, how can ii be held in slavery
mere? And was not its introduction in this
country violation Of the law prohibiting the
foreign slave trade? The mother became free
when She entered Scotland. but in returning
here, she returns to her owners. The remain-
ing question is. can she enslave her child bv
her own return to serViceo
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-05-09

Il Mrs. Cunningham and John J. Eckcl
were brought before the Court Of Over and
Terminer yesterday morning. and arraigned
for trial on the charge of numbering DIR. Bur
dell. Rather Unexpectedly the Court sue
ceeded in imrann,ling a Jury before adjourn
ment and this morni,ls the case Will be open
ed. No trial has taken piacc in this city for
years that has equalcil what THIS one promiS-
Is in absorbing public attention The mys
ferrous nature Of the murder. the ext,aordi-
nary course Of the Coroner and the unpara,,-
ielled mlnuteno>s and accuracy with which
the press spread all the rumorS. theories. tus-
tmon!E and incidents before the public. seem
only to have Oliver Twisted the people into a
clamorous cry for more; and We doubt not
that every word Of the testimony. now to be
offered will be as greedily looked for. as when
the crime was still the nine DAYS horror of
the Metropolis.-N. Y. IriLune. 5th.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-05-09

SPIRITrALISM-A course of three lectures
on this mischievous humbug has been deliv-
cred here this week. We are glad to say that
most of our citizens had sufficient good sense
and selt-respect. to stay away from them. 4
few attended from motives of curiosity. few
more because the lectures were free. but nei-
Their in quantity nor quality was the audience
one for lecturer to be proud Of The inju-
rious results of the lectures will therefore be
much less than there was reason to fear. \
severe letting alone is altogether the best way
of putting down this deusion, and that mode
Of treatment We are pleased to see it receiv-
ing. So foolish folly does not deserve the
compliment of being put to death in any 9TH
er way than by neglect.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-05-09
INFERNAI.-Wc feel at loss to know what

1NFERNAI.-We feel at loss to know what
to make Of the following announcement in
the Norfolk. Va, Argus -
1.-The bodies Of the fourteen physicians and
assistants from Philade phia who persisted in
this city in the pestilence of l>jj. are to be
disinterred. under the direction of Mr.. Thomas
Webster, the chairman of the Philadelphia
relief committee. and taken to the latter city
for nterment there. The present feeling
exhibited towards the people Of the North
requires the removal.
If this announcement is genuine. and is
what it appears TO be. it exhibits a degree Of
fendishness rarely known in human history
To deny to the harmless dead, who nobly left
their northern homes to save the lives ola
stricken people, and sacrificed their own in
the noble work. a quiet resting place where
they fell, is something. Heaven knows. that
could not have occurred North of Mason
and Dixon's line.-:SlringhtN R'puJlicm.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-05-09

- The type upon which our paper is now
printed is from the Boston Type
Foundry of John X. Rogers X Co., Boston.
This is the oldest Foundry in New England.
and that they cut some very neat styles OF
type we think our many readers will attest.
~ PUTNAM comes to us this month fresh
ard racv Sketches of Wild Life West of
the Missouri. is Illustrated. Some of the 9TH
or articles are Frippery. Satire, also illus
tratel: Delicate Health, Witching Times.
History as cxpounded by the Supreme Court,
&C.. &c. Putnam loses none of its interest.
as We have before remarked. Published by
Dix, Edwards & Co., n Y.
HOUSEHOLD WoRDs.-Stories for the First
of April-A Journey due North-The Dead
Secret-Chips, &c, are among the numerous
titles in this number This Magazine is also
published by Dix, Edwards & Co., New York
-" The Newport Ky, News states that a
proposition is in contemplation to buy the
land and negroes owned by STAKEHOLDER. in
kentucky, at their present valuation, and if
three-fourths of the shareholders in the State
will agree to sell, the proposed company will
advance a sum of money equal to one-half the
estimated value of both, and in one year at-
ter. pay the whole balance. The slaves will
be set free and the land sold at an advanced
price, in view of the State becoming free in
one year after the first payment to the mas
tiers. and the State becoming settled with real
industrious. enterprising free people.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-05-09
local and State Matters.

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS IN TO-DAY'sPAPER.
-Parasol and Umbrella Manufactory-E.
T.. Clement. Boots and Shoes-G. NJ. Bar
nev. Lyndon Academy. Pianoforte 1nstruc-
tion-Miss Paddock. Premiums offered
G. C. Barney. Legal Notices. St. Johns
bury Academy. Wagons-N1iller & Trull.
Clothing-H. B. Jones. & So forth-Flow-
ing Beard. Peoples Store-Woodbury 4
Judevine. Millinery McDougall. Meat
Market Hastings & Wright.
One MoRE.-Thomas Welsh, an 1rishman
occupying tenement in Johnny OBrens
house. has for some time been suspected of
contraband dealings in "the crater" and Of
late the evidence that he was furnishing liquor
quite freely has been accommodating. Last
Sunday night there was a regular drunken
row at his house all night. and on Monday
night the performance was repeated, I" at the
particular request of the performers. The
public. however, was not so well pleased with
the proceedings, and complaint being made
to the States Attorney. Welsh was arrested
on Tuesday. and brought before Justice
French, by whom he was convicted of unlaw-
full rumselling and fined twenty dollars and
costs, for lack of funds to pay which, he was
committed to jail Possibly the man before
committed for not disclosing where he pro-
cured liquor to get drunk on, may have his
recollections so revived by the sight of Welsh
as to be able to testify and be released.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-05-09

HARD To BEAT.-Nessrs. Hale & Bracket.
of Waterford. have made. the past season.
Ill ID lbs. of good maple sugar from fifty
trees. The trees were all large. and of first
growth. and located in valley at the foot of
their Slate Quarry.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-05-09

SENTENcED.-Fayette Thompson. who was
arrested. some DAYS ago. for robliny the Tick
ct Office of the Rutland and Burlington r.
X. Co. in this place. was brought into court
last Friday. plead guilty to the charge. and
was sentenced to the States Prison for -four
wears HIS father came forward. and offered
to bail him. which amounted to nearly the
value of his property. but the Young man pre-
terred expiating his offence rather than beg
CARING his parent>.-Bmliaqton Sentinel
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-05-09

REMOvM.-Rev. CHARLES WOODHOrSE. re-
Gently the very acceptable pastor of the Uni
versalist Society at the Centre Village in this
town. started for new home in the West.
last Wednesday morning. He has already
an interest at Beonsborough, Boon County.
Iowa, at which place he designs to locate.
He adopts the primitive style of travel
primitive since railroads have become the
usual mode of travelling) two horses and a
large. though light and airy carriage. and will
proceed in this way to Ogdensburg, where he
will take boat to Chicago. From thence. he
is to drive his team to BoonSborough. some
200 or 300 miles He has our wishes for a
pleasant trip and safe arrival at his prairie
home.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-05-09

SUGAR REPoRTS-Under this head the
Montpelier Waterman gives the amount Of
Maple Sugar made in School District No. l.
In Berlin. number Of Sugar Orchards Is
number of trees in use. 5000: number of lbs.
sugar made the present season. $1,000. And
now we want to see report on sugar making
from every School District in Caledonia Coun-
". according to the plan suggested in the
Caledonian few weeks ago. Shall we not
have il? If the District Clerk fails to collect
the statistics in any District. and to return the
same to the Town Clerk. we hope some en-
terpriSinS men in the District will do it. Let
us have report from every School District
in the County.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-05-09

Mr>lC.-The people of Lancaster are to be
favored by a series of promenade. outdoor
concerts. by their Brass Band. Would not
something "i ,,I> KIM I've va, ~,,>r.~Llo IA.
this village?
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-05-09

e The Waterman SAYS that Colonel F.
\. Eastman. late of the Patriot. has become
Assistant Editor Of the Milwaukee Daily
News.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-05-09

PAST MPSIC RAILROAD. On and after
Monday. MAY II. the Mail Train will leave
this place at 1915 \. NJ. instead Of 9l5. as
at present
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-04-03

Of the King Of Prussia 1t 10 raid that NJ hoeenoee
expected en- Monday TO take part IN the % -.
n Il be tine, a. Berlin paper afirms thss me ~ !,
Csrkrnce hes not the night 70 solve me qneeu.n,
might as well dissolve itself q. once. The new M
lions are ssd 70 be to the effect that the
the rights Of sovereignty u me express condin4n OF a'
Nsiestys repuncistion OF hist sovereignty: ins ~
peior presume now sess % regret nis et
copdescel dence to the King and perhaps ou' 70, we
esteem in which de Hatfield il personsiiy nsid
the Cour. Of the Toileii, his disappointment "oua ~
m ,pifested more strongly"
LospOs, March II -Ar'i6cers are employed Toh . .
in the morning until 10 al night in Porsmtu'n pocA
Yard TO equip the guDbost squadron for COINS emu.
mersted yesterday - fitting out At Porsnou,n, snu
slso the tro. pships aud frgsfe Transit, Assso,nc
Adventure and Furio1s. The Transit is 20 lar com
pete that she vas swung in Portsmouth H.ron ys-
tsidey for the adjustment of her comp ses, anu Io
Others are all well forward.
The Shannon, 81, Capt Peel, B which ms e eeen
prevented by the revere gales OF the last two dals
chipping the guns and other heavy stores abe 10 ID
ont 70 China shipped them yesterday, and VIII oro91
bly, leave for her destination TO day. The snip IA
tended to carry troops will be most igidy iospeGed
and repcr ed on prior 10 their embsrk.t ton oy We
Admiral Sir George Seymour and the Assistant Qap-
ternaser General OF the Southwest District Lieueo
ant Colonel Wright 20 as TO insure safety, heaih ano
comfort to the men.
GREAT SToRn.-Ihe Dublin journals OF the lotn orc
filed with accounts OF the effects Of severe etortn
which, commencing on Friday night 13th only suo-
sided on Sunday evening.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-04-03
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

LONDON MONEY MARHET--lhe CUy Aiu0o "
The Tirss dated Saturday evening, March IA, says; -
In the Stock Exchange to-day for short loan, on
Government Securities 81 20 = cent In the 9iscoua'
ard IL IL again becoming evident when the dividend. Ia.
due proportion Of them will hsve 70 be carried ssca W
TIE Bank In repay ment for advances orL
TIE same authority under date Monday evening, says; Inc
gsh Funds eonaDe 10 show extreme dune the nnlne
ruped drain Of gold checking ell dspo.on toward Improve
ment Con,os for ey day opened 49, s and
decn, In the afternoon IS a95 from which there WAS no
recovery. For the arc lss price 81 as5i.
Ths fns nces OF the French Three y Cents the Paris
evening weei for money and III DC for the
The Letters from Paris describe increased demand for
Of The ,pecustor being indisposed to close their purchases.
The susmened shares although il will be very heavy
those which su al high premium seems not y De peyoo
the snpsons which bad been entertained To holders OF
shares par yielding cent snnum will be equal 10 an
The .mount gold Withdrawn from the Bank to-day for ex-
Admiral from Australia about goo 900 VIII be sent away
with the exception OF "a, go ,overesns -,
rold valued valued at 10000 The William Money from
Melbourne and the Vocalist from Sydney are also reported
The commercial letter, from India received to-day not
uposbe regards the demand or European goods but tne
pressure for money at Calcutta which hss saa.ea ne
stimuli the shipment Of silver from this country AZ
Bombay the tr.1actions IN imports hsa been on
scale and would have been larger but for the m nne OF holders
while Cauts active general demand bad prevailed ooth
fer Manchester manufactures and metals
LONDON MARKET.-1he London Corn mRket Wss
heavy On Monday and sales could not have been pressed a.
decline of or WHEAT. Wbits American quoted a. %
desJ ard red So ass. American Flour, SOlaS3
From Liverpool our commercial adVlces are very
meseer being the following extracts from The LONDON
MARCH HCoTToS-rh demand for Cotton con inues yet
bales on speculation and for export. Prices without chsnte
MAJ en- is-There improved tone IN Corros to-day
arc for export Price. the turn against buyers
BREApsTUFFs-The only sluson w. had 70 hs m.Hes IS
,h an pere..td pauify for Wheat full prices
insisted upon The weather IL stormy.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-04-03

"TuRxED Up AGAIs.-Every time the Shame
cratic parry has some especially mean job to perform
il calls on The N. Y Obserper. II the Christian min
isry is to be atacked-if the Northern churches are
to be suaigned-f man catching and man-stealug are
to be defended strictly religious grounds-if the
Border. Ruian argument is to be presented with the
ministerial twspg superadded- The Observer is called
into the field. 1t "turps up on every occasion when
triumph Of Slavery to be achieved or has been &C
comphshed. 1t turned up in deferse of the Fug-
tive Slave Law; it turned up in defense of the Ne
ha,ks scbeme it turns up in behalf Of the bred
Scott decision. Every time Slavery has made new
demand, The Observer has made haste to back it up.
Every time new rascaity has been hatched in the
National Capitol, The Observer has shrieked Amen
II is Just now devoting s pous energies to abusing
those clergymen who have snimadverted upon the re-
cent decision of the Supreme Court 1t s righeously
indignant that the pulpit shoud be polluted by the
Ieprosy of Repubicsnirm. There IL DO measure to It's
rage against what it seems to consider the Abolition
tendency of the Northern Church. The Democratic
journals of course, pubsh it. articles with great gee
under the caption of "OpiDons of the Religious
Prees." Utica Herald.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-04-03

MURDER IN WASHINGTON County, PA.-On Sun
day night last Mr. Samuel II. White, farmer residing
about four miles from Washington, Pa, murdered
while sleeping in bed. His wife, who had got out Of
bed and was in an sdjoting room, heard noise out
eide of the house. and two men enter the bedroom
which she bad Just left, and which the ground
foor Believing them to be thieves, she rushed to the
house of neigbbor and gave the alarm. Mr.. ALI
son ard others accompanied her home; he went In,
when, unable to await his report, the hafffantc
mother rushed in snatched up her still sleeping and
harmed children, and came ou'-tae father lay there
dead, covered with bood-the house rihed by the muir
derep.
On examination il found that the skull had been
crushed in by blows with the poll of an AK. above
both eyebrows the jswb broken. and several cuts
on the top Of the head. The pillow and upper portion
Ct the bed were saturated with blooj-blood was on
the floor, the walls, the ceiling, the furntue-and the
murderers must have carried upon their persons damn
ing evidence Of their strocous crime, in the life blood
OF their victim They had murdered him with an az
from his own wood piIe-ummseed the de'k, bureau,
&C. snd even pred open a secret drawer, which leads
US TO believe that they acquainted with deceased,
snd bad seen him receive or pay out money. Their
booty amounted to seven hundred dollars. Coroner 5
irquest was held on Mordsy, but no traces could be
found Of the perpetrators of the hellish deed.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-04-03

CoLusBus AND Dr.. KASE.-rhe Rev. DR.. +. Il.
CHAFIS, Of this City, lately delivered Lecture at
Albany IN which he made the following allusion to
Columbus his turalplace, and the death Of the late
Dr. Kane. We copy from The ABasy Ersn'ag
Ttanser ipf, report:
Columbus possessed restless spirit, ever seeking
new obecs on which il might fasten itself And even
in death bis bones have Dot been permitted 10 rest.
They were inferred fret in Spain then 10 San Do.
nipco then in Cuba and as he now lies, the steamer
which clesyes the waters OF the bay may shake the
roof-ooveripg of bis long, lsst home How fitting that
the bopes Of the first great sscoyerer should be buried
n The island from which have gone out the remains of
srother great navigator one who, measured by his
Accomplishments, was proved not ton young 10 die.
Rice up, eternal barriers of Greenland ice the archi.
lecture OF SIX thousand years, 10 bar the entrance 10 the
pole Shut in tie huge secres Of ages and lock them
Fat in your lev embrace Va are tho
updyipg monuments which tower to the memory of
brave man and phDAntbropist, gone 10 his reward.
We are the men enos Of great and mighty spirit,
cr,sAed in its early burss snd withered when it had
but BEGUN TO bloom Hang over them bright curtains
Of The Northern Light for he who traced the path of
discovery anong her icy Businesses hss ceased 10 be
on earth. FIT place for thy transit loved Or. Kane
wss The Island in which lie nolderng the bones of the
c'ner great navigator who fret gave America 10 the
word"