The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-01-08

ery Daily Advertiser Is informed that subpe-
nns haYe been served upon several planters
iH trurgla, suspected ~ hating purchased
PORTIONS ri the cargo ~ Ahicaus lately intro
ducrd into that state, with view 10 employ
them o. Witnesses 30 the legal proceedings
nov pfuding 10 reference % thlt importation,
The Advertiser, though formerly 900 adyo-
cate for the revival Df the slave trade, has
nov changed iis mind lis convinced of it,
error and II 10 now satisfied, "aiter mature
sud careful consideration" that the revival
Of the African slave trade, Instead ~ being
the salvation, would be the ruiH Of lho South,
a. The persistent effort 81 pr, Powers
a. force the State Ciempeanccl Society 90
endorse bis extreme views in regard % the
beet mode of carving forward the Temper
Anco Reform will have at least one good Of
feet, O. call the attention Of the people. 10 the
Importance of vigorous action against this
common foe Of mankind,-SL Aibns Mf-
seH0sr.
which do you mean hy common fue,"
Dr. Powers, or the alcohol p WgfchmaU.
4 COUNTER ATTACHMENT Mr. Davis Of
MiGslsAi ppi. who "a for taking Caha hy at
tnchment, seems 20 forget that he lives IN o
very conspicuous glass house, II ever there
was oommunig>or State which assimilaled
IN the character uf ian absent, nhsc0nding or
state Of Mississippi, It's creditors have not
only had 10 wait unrepsnuaby Tor both prn-
eipal and interest, but have been told thnt
they may whistle for their pay 90 tho end OF
time. IT, therefore, the new theory Of pro-
eeedlng by attachment IL o. hr adopted. Eng
land will have reason 70 mako IN very first
application ~ this "sharp practice" 10 Missis'
sipp herself, the home Of Us brilliant invent
or,-JOWHdt
X ASsss,-Gov, MedAry Of Kansas has
called upon the Federal Government fpr a
military force 20 suppress disturbances IN the
Territory, W. suppose the President is still
anxious ~ keep Kansas out Of the Union lIll
she nas o. 900 populMiou7-or until after an
other Presidential election.
A MAiNE PoRKrIt the Goth az June
last. benjamin Mason, Esq, Of South Bcr.
wick Me, purchased pig weighing At that
time 27O lbs, and on the 20th ull,, when the
porker was slaughtered, IL weighed 7O2 bs
having gained 432 lbs. IN ak months. or ?
lbs or on an average per day, Beat this
who car,
ToENApo.--A correspondent ol the Trn-sl,
Ter states that destructive tornado passed
over llavcrhlll, n H., On the 3l', ut., which
demolished almost everything In is way,
taking along with IL houses and barns. chin
news and trees. from the snpling TO the most
sturdy oak. The gale lasted about one and
half hours. IL was also severely flt At
Benton, five miles distant. 40 particulars
are given.
a. Jcrrold was seriously disappointed
with n certain book written by one Of hi.
friends. This friend had heard that Jerrold
had expressed his disappointment. Friend
TO Jerrold)- III hear YOU said --- was the
worst book ! ever wrote" Jerrold -"No
didn't said Il was the worst hook anybody
ever wrote.
o." Miss Nancy says n man is good for
nothing until he il married. and according 10
her experience he ain't worth but dreadful
little when hc IT,
c." The correspondent f,hc Philadelphia
North American snys,-
Although no direct intelligence has vet
been received from Madrid of the effect pro-
duced there by the Presidents Message sin
enough is known IN diplomatic circles. Of the
previous disposition, To justify the belief That
MIR. Preston, reception must hc attended with
snmc hesitation, and II formally permitted
that no welcome will be given 10 him. Mr.
Preston has been made aware ~ the cmhar-
rassmcnt which MUS, uttcrd his presence un-
der these circumstances, aud has been inform
ed through responsible sources that, If ht ia
received, and should undertake 10 propose
negotiation for the purchase Of Cuba, such nm
offer would probably bc followed by n tender
~ fTiT f17EE'f'EzEtr'
o. Thr y. J. Republican paper proposes
WIN. l.. Dayton, of that State, who ran for
Vice President on that ticket in 1856, as
candidate for President in 1850.
o. Hon. Thco, Frclinghuyscn, who ran
for Vice Prcsdcu, on The wing ticket in SD
is spoken OF as the successor Of Hon. w.
Wright, in the U, S. Senate, from New Jer-
sey.
O. The notorious Pete Dawson, Of New
York, has at last found his level. lie h,s
been sentenced for nine years and six months
10 the Sing Sing nri.on, for an assault with
intent to Kill. The democracy loses in Pete
one Of its sturdi,sl and most influential Lead
ers
~ Francis Heck had lain in Jail at Gin
einnai three months, awaiting trial for pass
ing counterfeit bank note, and when he
was orraigncd the note was pronounced gen
uinc. For this gross injustice at the hands
Of the state, he has no remedy.
to- a little daughter of Samuel Keith of
New Canaan, Ct, five years Of age, slipped
into a deep well on the 22d inst; where the
water was from six to eight feet deep She
was not missed for about thirty minutes,
- ~l,eE- - - of "mnlher" was heard hy n wo-
man living in the house. and upon going to
the well, the lHtlc sufferer was discovered
standng with her head about six or eight
inches above the water. She was immcd-
ately rescued, but when taken out she fell to
the ground from exhaustion.
O. Commander Maury in ono Of his lee
lures on the Highways and Bywnys of the
Ocean, states that animal matter, at the bot
tom of the deep sea, owing to the supcrin-