The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-06-12

street 10 the house where he was, aud a. he
attempted to enter the door, the lunalic clo-
sed It suddenly and boted i, catching the
fingers Of the child. lie then raised the win
dow and Knocked the childs misery, exclaim-
ing, 1--WE got you now" When the poor H.
tie fellow was released, the fingers were
crushed rs fiat Is paper
CoPARrSERmm.--A colored firm IN New
ark, n, j., having suffered some pecuniary
entertainments, recently closed business, and
the senior member gave the following "noli,'
to the public;
"De dissolution Of cG-parships herctofo re,
sisting twiXt me aud Moses Jones, In de bar.
her profession, am herctofo resolved, Pus.
sons who 0se must pay the inscriber, Dem
what the furm osc must call on Jones as dc
furm is insolyed. LIGEU JOHNSON.
IS- The only living heir Of the late Prcsi-
dent Monroe is Samuel l.. Gouverneur, q
clerk in the Treasury Department Iii,
mother was the Presidents younges, dapgh
ter.
~ The Watcrtown (NTis.) Democrat says
that nice potatoes are selling in that city by
the farmers at eight cents a bushcl, and ihe
sweetest butter at ten cents pound
rR- Catherine Bronx, young lady OF Al
bany, aged ii years, took small dose of ar
fying her complexion, and on Sunday morn
ins was arraycd in shroud for the grave
INGENIOUS INVENTION. "Postage Stamp
Distributor has been invented by s. Dcrham
of Wakefield. England This instrument is
intended for delivery Of postage or other
stamps, s'ngly to purchasers so as to dispense
vita the Attendance ofun official for this pur.
pose at post offices. a aenny being put in
20 hole near the top, uuloukS the instrument
and allows a handle TO be used TO such an
extent as 10 protrudC from between two
rollers q si9fle STAMP. which the purchaser
TEARS on One stamp only can be bad at a
timo and half penny or smaller coin is
rejected.
SPLENDID Ann ENORMOUS CuuRcH-A let
ter from 81. Petersburg says: "Isnnc's Church
in this city, has just been completed, after
thirty-two years labor. The construction of
this building has cost immense sums, ms large
quantities ofgold, marble, mohchite aud Jasper
haze been employed in il. The freseocs are
nom the pencils OF Bruni, Ncff, Bnssn aud
Steuben. The Inauguration Of the church
VIII take place very shortly aud ON tho
occasion, nine hundred singers will assist in
the service. The church can conveniently
accommodate six thousand persons
a VICTIM or THE NEw ORLEANS Tnouplys
The Bath Tribune says that dispatehes
were received in that city on Monday from
cNew Orleans, announcing that Frederick S.
Porter, eldest son of Judge Porter of Bath,
was shot in the revolutionary movements
nov q going on there, aud Immediately died.
The particulars are not known. judge Porter
was holding his usual monthly Probate
Court when the sad news was communicated
10 him.
NEVER TOO LATE To MESD.-We lrarn.
says the Boston Journal, that an old man in
Somerrille, who is eighty-sevcn years of age.
and has been tobacco smoker for siNty.fve
years, has come TO the determination 10
abandon the habit, and has found his general
health greatly benefited by the change.
W ]. @. SAKE, the renowned poet.lecturcr
editor and politician is at Washington, and
wouldn't object to foreign misson-iust a
little one TO enable him and wife to see Eu-
rope.
A Coon EXAMPLE.-Tilman Watson. Jr..
OF Edgeheld, ). c., member of a wealthy
iamiIy' ana not under the necessity Of work.
ing Tor living, has since his college grada-
auon adopted mechanical trade, and re-
Gently Sienaized the event by manufacturing
a beautiful black walnut chair editorial for
the editor of the Edgcfe,d Adrcrtiser. II
mere collegians would throw away their false.
pride and betake Themselves to some mechau-
zeal employment, instead of .over-crowdng
the learned professions, Themselves and the
community would gain by the operation.
A KANSAS HERoINE.-A Lawrence TX. IT,
letter OF the 9th ult. states that Mrs. Nc
Donald, young and interesting lady, arrived
there on that day from near Fort Scott with
an application from a leading Free State
man. begging for arms. The distance from
Fort Scott to Lawrence is one hundred miles,
winch Mrs. Mcdonald travelled in covered
wagon, driving pair of horses, and accompa-
nied only by her little daughter, six years Of
age The time occupied in the journey was
Two and L. half dass--a 44.- 44-,--,-,.-;;-
tended to convey what arms she might get
10 fort Scott but as there were no guns at
Lawrence except those in the hands of private
her success was likely TO be very
limited
IL The New York Evening Post saws it
ia understood that Gen. Houston intends,
immediately afler the adjournment of Con.
sreSs' 10, head an expedition to Mexico, Of
4ooo or 5000 men for cutting off another
slice OF territory, and of bringing il into the
Union. Doubted.
s. ~ Franklin seized Lightning by the tail,
he'd 1t fast, and tanned it Morse put clothes
on IT, and taught it how to read and write
and Ito GRAND,