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The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-02-05
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MEhRs RnuoRs FL miss from my library
several books Of greater or less value Some
Of them have been long missing and Others
have disappeared more recently, Some Of
them / reeolleet to have laaued-oihers, no
doubt have been loaned, but Of the fact !
have no recollection, The borrowers of these
books, 20 doubt intended 10 return them,
when they took them, and probably some Of
them have the promise 10 return them dis
tiuety IN their recoeetion'i but having neg
leeied 80 long to do 90, are now consider
ing how 20 do IL With good grace
Now, Messrs Editors, II you will just hint
IN 1HE CMEpoMAN,t 10 all borrowers Of books
that the safest and bss, way 20 relieve their
conscioHcea IL Al once % make manly or
womanly thing Of IT, aud return all their
borrowed books u more than three months
standing, 70 their respective owners, u 10
probable you will confer favor on other
lenders a. we'll "a on
Your humble servant,
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-02-05

The PACIFIC RAuRoAp.--The Washington
correspondent of the n. y. Times has the fol-
lowing in regard to the defeated the Pacific
railroad bill
"Thc Pacific Railroad bill is virtually dead
but not so the sentiment of the country in
favor of such n work nor is the necessity
for it in the least diminished Is there not
time still to try the feasibility of some other
project than that Of the Committee F.? Hereto
fore it has seemed impossible to secure n
majority of the senate for any bill which
should name any particular route Sectional
jealousy has beer the bane OF the measure.
1t is that alone which has time and again de.
fented the popular will ; and il is now qucs-
ton worthy Of popular consideration whether
the North and Northwest are not justified in
altogether di'regarding the views Of the
South, and boldly taking up the Pacific Rail
road as a sectional measure. We have ex-
cellent authority for the statement that pri-
vate capitalists are ready to construct the
ropd from the Missouri River to Salt Lake
City,-more than half the way to California,
for little other hid from the government than
the sum of $4,000 per milo.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-02-05
Pleasant AasIr.

On Saturday last, Miss Kimbdll, teacher
Of the primary school on Railroad Street,
gave her charge slrigh.rdg to Lyndon.
Mr. Prescott furnished two omnibusscs, eapa.
bic Of accommodating the whole school with
their teacher While they were away at the
ride, some Of the parents Of the children set
tables in the sehool.room and covered thea,
with ediblcs in great professions and when
the school returned they were happily sur
prised at being taken to their school house
and fcnstcd with the subs,antials and goodies
Of this lifc. The ride was happily conceived
and the surprise well carried out
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-02-05
A BACKWARD ApyANcr.-We find the fol-

a BACKWARD ADyASCE.-Wc find the fol-
lowing in the n. Y. Tribune of Jan. %:
Intelligence was received in this city yes
terdNy, by telegraphic dispatch from Balti-
more that the State Of Delaware has grant
ed thc privilege of carrying On lottery enter
prses to vic firm of France, Broadbent < Co.,
of that city, for term of twenty years, in
consideration of S74G, 900, or S27 800 per
annum. The amount is to be appropriated
for educational purposes and the building of
railroads. The firm of Wood, Eddy s. Co.,
Of this city were unsuccessful competitors for
the grant The loss they snstain from
failing to obtain ii, is very heavy. The lot
terry men of the city met last evening on the
corner Of Grand street and Broadway, and
had grand jubilee in honor of the decision. "
The above will do to go with revival of
the slave trade and the enslaving Of the free
colored population Of her state, for which
Maryland seems to be so anxious.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-02-05

Mn EDIToh Perhaps some of your read
ers will be interested in knowing the price
of produce in n western township; settled al.
most exclusively by eastern people, and
among them a large per cent. Of Nermontcrs.
In a business letter from a. friend, dated
Green Mountain, Jan. -. 1852 the price Of
produce is quoted as follows Corn, % cts.
per buShel; wheat, Cos oats, % potatoes,
5o pork, live weight, cents per h.; beef
live weight, to cents per ID. The writer
remarks that "money is getting more plenty"
Green Mountpin is in Marshall county, near
the geographical centre of Iowa. c.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-02-05
Passion aud sui,ids.

Many OF our readers have already heard
Of the tragedy enacted at the Bellows Falls
House on Thursday night BY private let
ter we are in possession Of full particulars.
1t seems that Mr.. Harrison Saunders Of
Springfield, W. clopcd with his brothers
wife, and went to the Bellows Falls House
and took a room on Thursday night. The
husband with the sheriff pursued, and about
> o'clock Friday morning raped at their
door. Some delay occurring tho door was
forced and the woman was found drinking
something, which was Immediately snatchcd
from her, and found to be strychninc. Her
paramount lighted his cigar, and went down
to the bar and settled his bill, and went ,up
stairs and told the officer it was Of no use 20
arrest him as he had taken strychnnc, and
should live but a short TING. lie was taken
with commissions and died in twenty minutes.
The woman had taken only enough to make
her perfect mauac, and her shriekS during
the remainder Of the night were awful to
hear. In the morning she became quiet
and hopes are now entertained of her rceoye.
ry. She is only nineteen years old, and was
married when only fourteen. She le0 sick
child of two years old at home.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-02-05
LOCAL AND STATE.
Dsa,h d ga Asea PriH's' aas Eai'sr'

Death % GA Aafa FFiHfrF H"a '"''eF'
EHMHER EATON esq, died ~ bis resi-
denee IN Danyille, bu tie evening Of Feb,
81, at the advanced ago of ~. Mr. Eaton
experienced a paaIytc attack a. be was
leaving church last Thanksgiving day from
which he partially recovered but some few
days since another attack interviewed, which
proved fatal. Mr. Eaton was the founder Of
the North STAR the first number " which
was issued at Danyille, 10 1900 and be was
IN principal editor until about eighteen years
since, whom his son, n, II, Eaton, esq, the
present editor and publisher, took upon him
self the active labos Of the Embellishments
though the father has ever since sustained
the relation Of associate editor, and down 70
the time Of HE lnt attack, he had with but
rare intervals, been busily engaged % q
compositor In the office, MI Teton united
with she Congregational church Ia Dany'lle
In the year 1917, and remained an eHempla-
~ member until bis dreessei--s sd though
decided Ia his political predictions, he en-
joyed the esteem Of his noighbors and ao-
quantanees lie was a native Of Mansfield,
Connecticut, and younger brother Of Gen.
Eaton, 30 famous for bis military exploits 10
Algicu,
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-02-05

Destructive FmE At CoNcoRp.- The pas
Songcr Depot at Concord, n. H., was entirely
consumed by fire on Tuesday last This
station house, though owned by tho Concord
road, was used by all the railroads. whose
centre Is in that city. The fire took in the
Telegraph Office, and was thought to have
been conquered by the FIRE department At
one time, but nm escape and explosion Of gas
set the building on fire in every part, and It
wa =eri,44is.l, coat about SAB. 900.
and was largely insured. The loss, however,
il great public inconvenience which cannot
be remcdcd for many months. The general
safes and papers Of tho road were preserved
uniniurod, and the insurance will cover the
loss, nearly,
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-02-05

GOVERNMENT EXrENsrs,--T udmini'tro.
ton is sorcly puz1led how 10 "raisc the winds
Money must be had from some quarter,
The South oppose protective tariff and the
North oppose loans. - The second half Of the
twenty million loan, authorized NJ the last
session Of Congress was given out last week,
at rates varying from two to five per cent.
Twenty-Five millions Of dollars Is tho lowest
figure at which the new loan, TO be asked at
the present session, is placed but many
members Of Congress are determined not to
vote for any addition to the public debt with
out corresponding increase in the tariff that
shall add to the revenue.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-02-05

COZ FoHEy's PosTok-1ht Philadel-
phia Press defines iIs present po5ilion with
regard 10 the next Presidency. IL thinks
"mastery inactivity" the true policy At thi,
time Aflor eulogizing Mr, Douglas, aud
remarking that "he cas- be elevated TO no.
eminenre higher than that which he NOV oc-
eupies II heIhall stand steadily by his own
declarations even II that emineuce should be
the Presidency the editor adds
"liut when We behold the extraordinary
doctrines boldly preached az Washington,
looking % the consolidation Of enormous
powers in the hands Of d single individual
when We see conventions captured, public
men hchluchehi premiums offered fof treason
by The small despots who have reached pow
er simply 10 betray Il, We should neither be-
just % ourselves nor % Judge Douglas, nor
10 any other man who may aspire 10 the
Presidency, by committing this journal 20
the exclusive championship Of any special
candidate"
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-02-05
Cow
NJ. Cn,i., mrndInn.

The reading Of the Comedy Of Errors on
Tuesday evening, at Union Hall, by Hon,
lIamdeu Cuts, was exceedingly we'll received
by a large and apprcoiatiye audience, We
have never seen the peculiar characters IN
Shakespeare rendered with such naluralness,
and artistic beauty as was done by Mr., Cuts
In that complication Of temi-serious, ludi-
crous mistakrs--lhe Comedy of Errors, by
request, Mr. Cuts read the first part Of King
Henry FOURTH on Thursday night at the
same place.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-02-05

SHOOTING 4 SERVANT GmL ron 4 BURGLAR.
Mr. Barnard, the New York pawn-broker
who shot and dangerously wounded HE ser
want girl, supporting her % be burglar,
gives the following account Of the sad occur
rencel
about five o'clock this morning heard a
noise 10 the basement, under my room, and
Immediately coHNldded that a burglar had
broken Ia aud was robbing the house. got
up and raised the window, put my head Out
and called several tines, Who r. tFeffP
received no answer, but finally heard the
basement window raised, and saw person
head thrust outi could not ace whether il
was.a man or n womao. | then fired my pis-
toll and the girl screamed, when knew who
she was, and cried out, 90, my God have
shot the girl" / woke up my wife and told
her what had happened. We hurried down
az soon as We could and found her wounded.
The girls recovery is doubtful, as two
balla from the pistol entered her neck but
she was conscious the next day, and testified
that she believes .Ihe explanation given by
Mr. Barnard, end exonerates him from all
blame
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-02-05

Ing WAY BusNEss IA DoNE ~ CoNGEEss.
The Washington correspondent Of tho
Tribune says that there are nov on the pr-
yate calendar Of the House, three hundred
1od six bills, and in the Senate more than
two hundred in addition. The progress
which il made on private bin days is indi-
Gated by the amount Of business done yes
Ierdpy on the calendar, when only five bills
received consideration under the hye.minuts
rule the grca, part Of the day being con
sumcd in useless squabbling over points Of
parliamentary law.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-02-05
The AdmisaIon OF orogon.

In last weeks Star there Il an article blam-
log the Republican members Of Congress lor
opposing Inc admission Of Oregon into the
uuion a. a State uud denouacing tho oppo-
.ili1n 70 her admission as a partiran move
mepl because Oregon 10 democratic The
sllr plso says that the Republicans oppose
tho admission Of Oregon, without Kansas can
be- coupled with IL.
We believe there are reasons why Oregon
should not yet DO admitted 40 state Al
though Il |, a noble territory, and has ele-
menls in Il that will At some future day make
Il valuable acquisition 10 our Union, yet
her Increase must necessarily be slow, II
cannot lneren-v like Minnesota or ans other
territory similarly situated, blythe census
NJ 1880 her population was bat a litue over
$4,000 aud allhrugh there have been repre-
sensations Of very rapid growth sInee them
Il Il now only $4,000 At o growth as rapid
as this Ia the future (and the democratic
prcss call It very rapid she will not 10 1870
be entitled 70 more than one representative
aud the probability is that ale would have to
wait with one representative, and two senat
orr ull lsso-twenty-one years, Would
such a thius be desirable Was il The de
sign. or would Il be best TO make the Senate
the popular branch Of Congress' Such q
principle as Is here ineulcatc4 If carried out
would make itso,
But what shall we say Of the Kanss dJdge'
Does Il not lool. like parIiSa6ism on the part
Of democrats, when they refuse 10 admit Kan
sas as free state without she shall hay,
$4,000 inhabitants, and urge the admission
Of the democratic state Of Oregon with only
1900? We leave our readers TO judge.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-02-05

AZ 81 John,bury, Sunday evening, Jan,
80, 1850, Gen. Samuel W, slade, Yes the
maturity Of manhood Ia borne away from our
view upon the turbid wave Of the River Of
Death. A. we stand souowing upon iis
shores, who will not reneet' III a man die
shall he live again ?" This event, 40 gener-
ally realized ~ a great public loss, and es-
peeially,to the profession Of which he was a
distinguished member, will require At some
future time mere extensive obituary and
biographical notice Of the deceased.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-02-05

DEATH or PRIscurr, uE IlhroRAN.--
William II. Prescott, the historian, died at
his residence IN Boston, Friday afternoon, OF
apopleSy Al twelve o'clock he appeared in
usual hoalthI at halfpnst twelve he was
stricken With npopleSy, and at two he was
dead. Ills. age was CO, lie leaves a widow
cod three children, two sons end a daughter,
Ills "Philipthc second the great work Of
his life, remains unfinished. Ito was grand
son Of Col. William Prescott, who command
ed the American forces at the battle Of Bun
ker hin his father, Judge William Prescott,
was a learned and eminent lawyer. The de.
ceased has taken rank amongth FIRST Of mod
crn historians, and has q world wide and inn
pcrishablc fame.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-02-05

FARMERS ron CoUNCr--.rh New Hamp.
shire State Council s composed Of five dis
tricls, and the Republican nominees to tia,
body are oil farmers.
~ There are 722 conyicts in tho Ohio
penitentary, seventeen more than there are
ellis. This extraordinary large number the
warden regards as an evidence Of his popu-
larity.
~ An editor Of Indiana was attacked by
man for some personal grievance The
editor says; "To avoid injuring him, and
preventing his injuring US, we got out Of the
way"
~ A New York correspondent Of n Buff
falo paper has it "from undoubted authority
that Charles ID ckens, who is now on his way
to this city, has made positive arrangements
with Bonner to write a series Of papers run
ming through a period OF six months, for the
Ledger"
~ On Thursday the Rev. DIR. Lord,
President Of Dartmouth College, was ono Of
the most graceful skaters on the Merrimac
river at Lowell
BENEFITS PoErRY.-A specimen OF James
Gordon Benefits love poetry in the New
York Ledger:
"Oh, il gave my soul a charm
When she gently squeezed my arm,
= As hers in mine was closely wound,
Stepping Ter the daisy ground.
With rapture on my breast would burn,
When to me her eyes would turn,
son rcmarkng in her talk
How fond she was OF evening walk,
Edward Everett, writes for the Ledger"
TT' Morphy was sitting at breakfast re.
Gently, absorbed in revcrie and "brown
study when friend asked him what was
the mat,cr9v Morphy started, blushcd, and
replied, wig the fact is, was trying to see
il I could cheok-mato the sugar bowl with
the pepper castor and cream pot"-Pan'
letter 10 Punch.
~ The man who was buried in well At
Derby, c., more than a week since, has not
been extracted. The suppostion u.s. Of course
that he is dead,
BEEcHER on BURNs.-A lady when told
that Mr.. Beecher was about to deliver lee
ture on Burns, suggested the equal necessity
of lecture on scdids. Mr.. Bcecher is so
constantly in hot water that he ought to Oe
pre-cminently qualified To handle such 5,
theme.
" II is stated that Henningssn ard inc
rest of the filihusters arc beating their SWORDS
into shovels and preparing to go to Arizona
to dig gold.
o. The veritablo pipe belongings Mics
Standish- which he brought over in the MAY
Hover and smoked to the day Of death-"S'
sold at auction in Albany week or two hne''
for els.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-02-05

BuRNINC 4 NrGRo At TuE SrAKr.-A cor
respondent Of the Marysyillc Eagle describe,
the recent burning Of negro at Troy, ny,
Tor The murder Of his master. The fearful
tragedy took place on New Years day, when
the annual negro sales take place, and there
was an unusually large collection Of people
at Troy. The negro was taken from the jail
by mob, who were instigatcd thereto By
James Galway, brother Of the murdered
man. who made a speech urging the people
TO burn the negro as an example to the other
negroes, lie was marched to the centre Of
the jai-yord aud chained to a stake, and an
abundance Of wood was piled around him
The torch was applied, and he was consumed
uttering horrible screams. II was witnessed
by about 1900 people, 800 OF whom were ne
grocs.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-02-05
Remarkable.

Rev, Mr.. Wellington Of the Congregation
al Church at ST. Johnsbury Centre, stated
in his new years sermon that there had not
been a death in his parish during the year
1893. We doubt f many Clergyman, settled
in our thriving New England villages, can
say the same.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-02-05

" A liquor dealer in New York named
John McArdie appeared before a justice,
Thursday morning, with his nose in his hand
which one Of his customers had bitten of,
The liquor must have been very bad to lead
TO such disgusting outrage
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-02-05

Up" The Barre Gazette states that, few
days since, u daughter of Mr.. Ira Bruce Of
West Boylston found large gray fox In the
hen.house, helping himself to the poultry.
Miss Bruce, instead Of screaming and run
nins away as some young ladies would have
done, entered tho coop, pitchfork in hand
closed the door behind her, and slew the var
mint
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-02-05

the charge Of TobbinR letters. lie was tran.
ped by means Of deeoy letter, and eoniesssF
bic guilt. For want " bail in the sum Of
10000, he was committed % jail in Chelsea
Vermont
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-02-05
nseiars LyHasa.

A correspondent writes Us that the lecture
IN that place by J, a. MoTill,on "the life
aud character Of Washington" was listened
to by a large and attentive audience and
that Il was a faithful deinealion Of the char
acter Of the Father Of our country.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-02-05
Attention

We call the attention Of town and district
clerks, elergymcn and magistrates, to the
Importance of promptly and thoroughly car
rying out the provisions of the statute in re-
gard to the registration of births marriages
and deaths. The returns of the year past,
although exceedingly valuable and az com
plete MS could be expected, fof the first year,
may yet be surpassed IN usefulness, lf those
whose duty it is to collect the facts, will but
exert themselves little to make their re-
cords as perfect as possible. 1t is to be aop.
ed they will do this, so that our Vermont
Registration Reports may take their stand
upon the same high level with those of Mas
sachusetts, Great Britain and others Blanks
for each town have been distributed to the
County Clerks. These the town clerks
should obtain as soon as possible. Accom-
panying the blanks arc Constructions" which
will fully explain what is desired.
Moro Gmposscrs.
We would inform Messrs Caldwell
Southworth and Whitney, propriotors Of the
New York Mercury, that, when they pay US,
as they agreed to do, for publishing their
prospectus, i viii be time enough then to
notice their 'Nnrivalled enterprise in journal
ism" to which they call our attention in n
very neat circular. Till then We shall call
them "unrivalled" humbugs We give this
for the benefit of our readers and brethren
of the press who have not been "taken in
and done for"
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-02-05

or rig his horses legs together lassnes, with
which they can throw down horses or drag
oil their riders or iootmen by the neck"
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-02-05

~ A hill FOR the. suppression of prize
fighting hcS passed the State Senate Of New
York.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-02-05
", ~. Va, Howard.

This man IL now on trial at Chelsea fDr
manslaughter, The trial has occupied nearly
two weeks, but the case was not given to the
jury at last accounts. Drs. Frsst and New
ell Of this town are witnesses IN this case,
and wo notice by the Windsor Journal that
the testimony Of DE, Frost-who was present
az the post norton examination Of Miss
Ashe-vas 10 the effect that Miss A,he died
from violence at the hands Of said Howard.
We shall look anAiouaIy Tor The resuir6r the
trial,
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-02-05

~ On Thursday the Rev. Dr. Lord,
President Of Dartmouth College, was ono Of
the most graceful skaters on the Merrimac
river at Lowell
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1859-12-22
Chicago Market.

Tuesday evening, Dec. 20.
TLuR.-Quiet and a shade frmer. Choice Iowa
Spring Exera - 65; "Bridge City" do - SO
low grades Spring Extra 81 30; Super 80 %.
WHEAr--Active and steady. No. Spring "a
In store; No. do Ole in store.
CORN-In fair demand No. in store 42c; Dc
on track 43c; in ear 4lc.
OArs-Market quiet. No. in store 83c d.
on track and delivered 36c.
BARLEY-Market steady. No. delivered 5Sc
No. in store Soc.
DRESSED HOGs.- Market quiet but firm. Sale
av 240 lbs at SIS rs; dividing on 200 lbs at 81 2.
@5.6O av $50 lbs at q 5oM4 Is.
LIVE SToCK-Fat cattle in good demand. Av
1900 lbs at ~ IS. Hogs in good demand. Av
$50 at a Is av 800 lbs So.
PoULT0g-Dressed Chickens $1,000 y b d.
Turkeys 6 614@7c u fb.
BUTTER Quiet and quotations nominal ut 14Ql
16c for dairy and l0@l2 for frkin.
HIDEs-Green country 5M5Ac; green saltet
5@5Lc; do calf skins Sc; dry saltcd l09llc dr.,
flint l21a@l3c.
GRASS SEED-Choce Timothy 81 l2L.i
POrAroEs-Market steady at 35@i5c for Pink
eyes and 45Q1 SOC for Neshannocks.
EGGs-M Market steady at Ice per doz for fresh
and l4al5 for lined.
LARD-Firm; in good demand at loo holder
ask l0Lc.
TALLow--Steady at 10c.
CHEESE Market quiet but steady at go lOc TO
Western Reserve and lO@12 for Hamburg.