The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-09-28
POPULATION OF New HAMPSHIRE.

Rf.s
census returns are SO far reported that the
new Hampshire papers put the population Of
the State at $4,000, an increase of only 4 ,OOC
IN ten years. There is falling off in the ru.
raj towns and gain in the manufacturing
Portsmouth has shrunk little.
"NEw YORK WILL Follow NAME
Frank B. Spinola telegraphed from Maine
"Douglas is here surrounded by 10000
young giants; Maine is sure" To which
the Douglas Convention responded: New
York will follow Maine" "In course" she
will.
C. The Great Eastern, now apparently
destined for the American trade, is to leave
England for New York in October, and will
thence 60 to Norfolk, Va, to see if after all
their clamor, the Southerners can make up a
cargo for her.
C. In Indiana, during the last few weeks,
thirty persons have been killed or manned
for life, owing to carelessness or inexperience
in using threshing machines. Near Water
town, n. y, last week, farmer named
Hathaway, aged 50 years. was drawn into the
cylinder of one of these machines and killed.
the upper half of his body being literally
torn to pieces"
New POwER.-Paris was astonished not
long since by the sight of "a carriage propell-
ed by neither stea m nor gas, going with such
amazing swiftness as to leave far behind the
four-in-hand carriages of the Jockey Club.
which crdeavored in vain to keep up with it.
The inventor is said to be poor man, who
has constructed the vehicle entirely himself,
and will not disclose the secret till he is pro.
perly secured by patents.
@ The President declined the invitation
to attend the Prince of Wales ball in New
York, but it is understood that Miss Harriet
Lane, MIR. Buchanan's niece, will be present,
and it is surmised that she will be selected
for the honor of the first dance with His
Royal Highness.
AN UNKNOWN ANCEsTRY.-Theg grandfather
of the Hon. John Covode of Pennsylvania
was picked up at Amsterdam when child of
three or four years, put on board a vessel,
and brought to Philadelphia, where he was
sold by the captain as "redemptioner" until
he was % years of age, the captain giving
him the name of Covode. He was sold to
man in Chester county named Miller. He
never learned to read or write. After he had
served out his time be married the widow OF
British officer, the officer having died at
York, Penn. There was one son, the issue
of that marriage. and the Hon. John Covode
is the Oldest son of that son, his father hav-
ing died about the time of his first election
to Congress. Some time since an effort was
made to trace the family in Amsterdam, bu,
no name of the kind could be found there,
leading to the superstition that the captain
gave the child a name of his own contriying.
At another time the American Consul at Am
sterdam was asked to inquire concerning a
child of that age lost at that time, but SO
many had been stolen and carried off that
nothing could be learned of that family, and
the search is now abandoned.
BUTTER AND CHEESE.-Business has been
more lively than usual, at the freight depot
in this town, for few days past. We are
informed by Major Chandler, the efficient
clerk, that in the four days ending Tuesday,
exclusive of Sunday there were % cars
loaded with the products of this county-enl-
bracing about seventy-ive tons of butter and
cheese, one hundred and twenty hogs, &c.
The largest proportion of the cheese has been
shipped by Alfred Keith, esq, Of Sheldon,
for the Liverpool and Bremen Markets. For
most of the cheese recently purchased ten
cents has been paid; and twenty cents for
butter.-'St. AlJans Messenger.
BAYARD TAYLOR MAKES REPUBLICAN
SPEEcH.-At great mass gathering of the
Republicans of Delaware, Chester and other
counties Of Pennsylvania, on Tuesday of last
week, On the spot where the celebrated chat
tie of the Brandywine' of our revolution was
fought, Mr.. Bayard Taylor, the distinguished
poet, traveller, &C., presided, and on taking
the chair made an eloquent speech in favor
Of the Republican cause and the election Of
Lincoln and Hamlim.