The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-03-16
Personal and Political.

Thursday, April 5, has been appointed by
Governor Banks for the annual Fast in Mass.
achusetts.
The Grand Jury Of jefferson County, Va.
have found indictments against Owen Brown
son of John Brown, and Francis Merriam
two of the Harper's Ferry insurgents, Gov
Letcher has made requisition upon Gov
Dennison of Ohio for their arrest. Gov
Dennison declines issuing warrants for thei,
arrest, and states that he has already given
his reasons to Gov. Letcher.
The n. Y. Independent, in an article on
parties and Candidates" concludes with the
prediction that Mr.. Seward will be nomina
ted and elected the next President.
Too SMALL STAKE-Scene between two
politicians I'LL bet my soul that Seward
will never be President" proposed rampan,
half and-half. That's too small stakes" re-
piled the other; "l'll 90 you fifty cents if yor
dare"
Judge Redfeld, recently meeting Gov
SAKE, said-"How do you do, Governor ?"-
"Yes-Gorernor of myself" replied john
well" remarked the Judge, nothing car
be better for man than 10 be governor Of
himself "Except to be Judge Of him
self" retorted SAKE. We entirely agree with
the Governor. 1t can't be that he meant the
repartee as a satire on the Judges late letter
Huntington Times.]
Mr.. Buchanan may talk as he will abou
manifest destiny, but We never knew any mar
whose destiny was more manifest than his
Louisville Journal
A young lady named Bigelow, who was il
the procession Of the strikers at Lynn, las
Wednesday, died the same night of Group
caused by her exposure TO the wind, slee
and mud, during the day.
1t is said that the hotel-keepers of Charles
ton have resolved on bleeding the member:
Of the Democratic Convention at fearful
rate. They mean to make what they can be
fore the Union goes down. 1t will not cos
anybody that goes to Charleston less thar
$40 per day from the time be leaves here
In Charleston the average will be nearer
Sl5.
Mr.. Andrew Lanergan, the pyrotechnist
who was injured on the 22d of February, ,,
the explosion of gun, at his works in Eas
Cambridge, died Of his injuries on MonLa,
the 18th.
An Ohio paper calls Senator Push "typ,
Of democracy y whereupon Geo. ID. Pren,c.
continues the metaphor, observing that tn,
type" is considerably battered, and does no
make fair impression.
James a. Pierce, the old whig turned dem
ocrat, has been reelected L. S. Senator from
Maryland, for the term ending in 1867. MIR
Pierce has had the rare good fortune of a.
uninterrupted public service for more tina,
thirty years. lie entered the MARYLAND leg
islature at %, was sent to Congress at tn,
age Of so. and after serving six years in tn,
lower house was elevated to the Senate i,
ls43. His new senatorial term lens.hen
out his service in that branch Of the govern
ment to twcnty-tour years, and he is now bu
10 years old.
DIR. Walter Charming Of Boston. says h,
has never known a single instance of the in
PRODUCTION of any disease by vaccination, ant
DR.. Jackson, now SO years old, says he doe,
not recollect any such instance. This is yer,
good testimony against the prejudice tina,
vaccination often produces diseases more tc
lie dreaded than the small pox itself.