The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-02-12
Tcwo OF tho Week. Personal and
Political.

The Senate amendments to Ml. Morrill,
bill granting public lanes 10 he seycrpl states
for agricultural colleges, Will, 1t Is briiycd,
receive the speedy concurrence OF the House.
There was a dabolieal piece Of inecndia-
i'm ut Boston, Sunday morning. a Steam
Bakery just completed, at great expense
and for benevolent purpose Chat Of faFn.
.i5hiug bread ut feel,'eed rrisssD waa act on
IRE m5d burned with MI itu machinery, nud O.
great quantity Of -four. a lengthy notice Of
this establishment will be found in another
.eaamn. Mr.. Russcil, the proprietor, has
the tympau o. the Whole toGrT5Tifv.
Before the ruins we're done smouldcriug.
proposition was made by some Of the e.li-
zcns Of Boston TO rebuild this mechanical
bakery by joint stock company with a cop.
iMl Of 100000 The old bakers charge
1912 for converting barrel q -four into
brcodi the mechanical bakery did il for $500,
or less than holG-n saving 81 over a million
Of dollars on the 100000 bbls. anraolly con.
sumcd IN Boston and vicinity.
There was sad loss a. lie at Gre in
Brooklyn, few nights since, a house was
burned. and before It's inmates were warned
Of their danger escape was impossible,
and lady and her two children, together
with . servant gi,l, persisted ~ the flames
The William and Mary College Of Virgin
In, was burned February S,--including the
laboratory and library.
-. S. p" writes to the New York Trib.
unc that there IL "a force Of some thirty or
forty Southern members in the House who
have already taken the position Of requiring
the repeal Of all the laws against the slave
trade Whenever the question comes into
proper shape, The whole South will take
ground for It.
In Congress the agricultural college bin
passed The Senate Monday, with amendments
which will send it back to the House. Tho
Cuba bill came up Tucsday The House pass-
cd the biz paying $1,000 to Georgia on &C.
count Of Indian wars, and Maine $4,000 on
account Of Mexican war.
Latest dates from Hnyti seem TO show hard
lighting by sea and land There is prospect
Of the instruction proving successful. The
emperor was forced to retreat with great loss ,
thc republicans also lost many lives There
~syo six vessels engaged in the sea fight. and
the ere&s Of the empcrors ships were ohlg-
ed TO retrest TO the shore. Soulouque was
surrounded IN camp, and would be compelled
to an unconditional surrender; aud perhaps
even nov his rGgo and lie may hnvctcrmin-
Stcd,
From Europe NC have news TO January %.
Rumors Of war arc still prevalent, but no
outbreak had occurred. france sdii contir-
yes military preparations, aud Austria eos
pouring reinfoTccmenta into Lombardy Let.
tcrs from Milan state that there was no pros
pect OF insurection. The British govern
mnnt hHsresoIved 20 take efficient measures
20 protect Rnglish interests IN Mexico. The
suhjuRation OF the rPbels IN India was pro-
crossing.
More gShnngts announced IN South Kan
sas. The ,cnited Stutes Marshal with posse
Of Missoqrlans bad been arresttng free state
men. when the friends Of the latter rallied,
and an engagement took place resulting in
the death of six Missourinns, md the wound.
ing Of several on both sides did nrouu Ind