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The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-01-06
METEOROLOGICAL.

The Average temperature g! ,ae lnor.;i a.
December al > i. VI. was iS1o. sc1nc ever
c"'4cf than the corresponding month
!.>t YEAR.
The warmc>t DAY vas IL. -:i-tlermome-
Ter ~ abovc Al , 7. M-.nd the cn',,.>t
Wis he .3!','l-:;;.j below II \. ". S.nu
'cll on |? different DAYS. measuring in ali 81 F,
'nches-ahout dnuhl,. that # Dec. 1858
Ram teii on , diti,ien, dayS-amoun. OF rain
and m,!,ed SHOW in gauge 3:}> inc:,es.
DuriH: the year ending Dec. 3lst. rain
tell ON - different DAYS, and snow OF, 81.
Total amour: of snow. measured inmc.iia.r-
y after il fell. was 1929 inches. Aa,oun. of
rain and melted snow In gauge. $40. inches.
there was frost every month of the YEAR.
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Snecial Notice to Subscribers.

Bills are made out against all those VINO
are OWING II, for TIE CALIFORNIAN for one
year or more, and it is highly important that
such should settle. For the convenience OF
those who live a, distance, We have appoint
ed the folIowi,, :. agents. by whom money and
subscriptions will be received the same as at
this Office When more convenient, the moE-
ey can be sent through our agents, or direct
to US; but IRE Must insist on settlements once
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-01-06

y. II. REPUBLICAN CONvENTIoN.-.At the
Republican Convention at Concord on Tues
day, Hon. ichabod Goodwin of Portsmouth
the present incu.nbeat. was re-nominated for
the Office of Governor. and ]. {. T;lton of
Sanhorton foy Railroad Commissioner. Re
MARKS were made before the Convention by
Hon. John F. Tale. 1t Was voted to hold
another convert ion in March to appoint del
esates to the Republican National Conven-
ton at Chicago.
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Now is the Time.

Now is he time for our friends to &c US
few new subscribers for 1860. Let those
~ho h-lieve that good .{'hurfx paper should
be sustained exer, them;elvts little and We
shall pril, many more. papers than we now
do. Where is the man who cannot procure
US one more name with which to begin the
next year? See your neishbor. and induce
him TO take it. lie, us have few more good
ones,-wor,hle,s one, We don't want. tt
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-01-06

The PRESIDENTS MEssAGE-Of the Pres
ident's Message, the Washington correspon-
dent OF the New York Tribune says: "Po-
'llically. it is cons !ertd utterly disastrous to
the Democracy. by the recommendation of
protection to slavery in the Territories hich
Is more than leading Southern men desire.
and winch the Supreme Court never decided.
as asserted By the President This. and the
proposed Invasion of Mexico. have excited
much comment. as a baretaced bid for re-
nomination. Mr.. Douglas friends are great
ly excited. as the whole movement is aimed
principally against him. Tie Hcrn|Fs cor
respondent says: The friends of Iir. Cobb
pronounce it hid for the Charleston nonin-
alton. SO sa, snmc Of the supporters of
Gen. Lane. The Ahi-Lccompton and Doug
las Democrats dcn.unce it. if possible, in
stronger terms than the Republicans The
Times correspondent says: "Neither wing
OF tbs Democratic party is pleased with the
manner in which the President treats the
subject of slave property in the Territories. ;"
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AID : RfrlrIIc,H

STAii>iICs cF 1888. There were ~ rail
road accidents in his counf,, in l>sa. Il,
which i3O persons were killed ard i'll uoIu-
deti, toi including any "a. those XII. d aul
"ou''!td by their own rechh!cssncss in getting
on End Oh trans in melton. The s.tanhea,
accidents worthy of mer'ion wee - l.,
"hie h Hi2 persons were killed ard | 10 = ou..-
dcd.
The fires during the wear bv which proper
y anoln'ing to S.n,O03 or nrgc ", t.
>troyed we're :0S in nnmher. intiictir. an -
sresa'c loss of ever Is millions. when w.u,G
he Inc eased to OYER .n milio, J., adding
the smaller fires There were ll2 lives r.
at these fires. including those burned in t1t
buildings and those destroyed by the fal!in.;
walls.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-01-06

A FORTUNATE EscAPE.-A passenger train
for Concord. \. H., on Monday afternoon. in
stacking up preparatory to s,opping at Reeds
Ferry, was run into by reckless engineer
who CINE up behind on lccomtive with a
snow-pltw attached. The rear car was de-
m'l'shed, and several persons slightly iriur-
ed' but fortunately rome were killed. The
nrst iht'ma,ion the occupants of the car had
OF the collision was the sight Of the engine
In the car, which was belching its smo,herins
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4 Singular Accident.

\ singular. and near fatal accident occur
ed N tht Grand Trunk Rail Road near
Stratford. y. H.. last week \ Young man
named Ruby. somewhat inebria,et!. drove on
the railroad track in the evening, with IL
horse and sleigh. when train came alunr i:
high rate of speed, striking the horse a j
throwing him over the smoke-stack and lodg-
Ing him upon the cab over the engineer
head. where he was fo"nd lead when tin.
Train was stopped. The sleigh was crushed
Ia atoms. ard the man could no, for a tine
be found. He was at length discovered lay
ny across the boiler rear the whistle. and al
though his legs were broken. and otherwise
badly injured. he may recover \ gentl.-
man acquainted with the injured rer>or.
gave Us these facts. 1t is dangerous bust
ness. this driving or walking on the railroad
track
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-01-06

NEW loRK.-Cov. Morgan sent his mes
sage to the Legislature Tuesday. Referring
to slavery, he says that New York still main.
ta'ns the opinions that she always had in ref
erence to this evil. She yields to none of
her sister States in devotion to the Union
She emphatcally disavows all sympathy OF
Cooperation with those misguided men who
have sought unla~tuIly to interfere with the
institutions Of any of her sister States.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-01-06
Annual Meeting of the Y. VI. T. s.

The annual meeting of the Caledonia Co.
Young Mems Temperance Society was held
at the Congregational Church at Lyndon, on
Wednesday. JAN 1. Although but small
portion of the towns in the county were rep
resented. vet there was good number pres
ent, and the meeting was characterized 10y an
enthusiastic zeal in this great reform Of tenn
pe.ance. The occasion was enlivened 10y
stirring and candid remarks from the presi-
dent and secretary, Rev. Messrs. Eastman.
Thaycr and Copeland. and the Messrs. Ca
hoons. Otis, S. II. Ladtl, W. b. Palmer, j. d.
Bell and others. From the very gratifying
report of Mr.. Commissioner Morse, the soci-
ETY. was informed that there was a gradual
and large decrease in the sales of spirituous
liquors by agents. although they were nov
much top large. The reports from the seve-
raj towns were in some respects encouraging
and some not SO. The fact was elected that
there is now more intoxicating liquor drank
~ our youny men than few years ago
that there is more apathy On the part Of
those who do not drink than there should b.
and Judging from .he testimony at this So
cictv meeting and from what We can see. VT
should say tina, this is the case. The con-
,eE,ion presented the name of Hon. James
ID. Bell Of Walden for the temperance men
to support for County Commissioner.
The Srcrctar!s report of,his meeting vii.
oe published next week
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when he had no bills, estimating from recol-
lection, and that the whole cost amounted to
about SlO5O. and the 20 per cent. to over
$500, and did not have the paper in court.
nor any of his bills. He has shown US the
paper which he says was made as testified to.
and it amounts to Sl049 40, the per cent. off
amounting to 1899 CO. The cost as reported
lest week was handed to us by the counsel
for the def. and taken by him from copies Of
bills hich deft had obtained. deducting so
per cent. from the bills.
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Franklin County.

y correspondent at 81. Aibans commur.;-
cate, the following to the Boston Journal:
About four miles frnm this place. upon the
main road 10 Swan;un Falls. Is ledge of un
couth locking rocks. whose somhre appear
aicr casts sl"om upon the ps>ser BY. Las,
tall II attracted the attention of a gentleman
who employed men 20 open ii. and it proved
10 be a beautiful and unique kind of marble.
m"'tlrd. Of chocolate and white color. and
which admits of high polish. 1t is VERY
hard and is cut with difficulty. II has been
largely ordered for ornamental work.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-01-06
Orange County.

The dwelling house and barn Of Mr.. Roy
al Or''way Of West Fairlee. were consun,.l
by fire on Thursday last. at midday. to-e.l-
er with al their contents. Nj. Orduav say
u ,.'.fin- fror' ether house or barn. :,
~c !,afo f.. n 'hr Telegraph.
it.'i': fa:,haf. 81 Stafford. worth. II
respected citizen. recently committee! sui,i,i
moved thereto by p.cuniarv embarrassment.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-01-06

C Senator Seward returned from Eu-
rope last week. His arrival at New York
vas announced by saIu,es Of artillery, and
the City Hall Vas rendered to him in which
to receive such as wished to call upon him.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-01-06
s}arnot.
December Eth. Nea. Vim. NcIcrar lost
"i.e OF his Oxen the 10Th he los, his n1a;s
They are supposed Ia have been poisoned.
ssartoh..War brtH cen the Uotal>.

y correspondent informs Us that on the
'rrl'a' "f The cars few nights since. there
vas something Of row al the depot between
'he runners of the Barton Hotel. ken, h,
'ap'- Lite. AMI 'has" of the PaSSumpSic
House. just opened " Jerry Drew. This is
the Jerry Drew Of Fighting rum" rcnovn-
Several lanterns were broken in Tie fracas.
md The li"h' of 'he mex. dav revealed; sever
i black eyes. This di>sraceful affair Grew
ont of a contention for passengers. Drew is
undertaking t" keep hote! in defiance Of
the town authorities. who will not license
HIM. How he will succeed remains to be
told.
SMALL PoX.--The statement from the rhy-
''c'ans last week that one of our citizens had
the small pox. threw the community into a
great ra' ic greater from the fact that iarue
'"mher had been exposed before the nature
ii the disease was aSccr,ained. Vaccination
IS all the rage. DIR. Davis having over 40 an
rlicafiors in sirgle dav.
TRIED TIE WEATnER-.An Irishman s;op-
Hlng at the shan,ies on the railroad heIow
Barton village. tried the weather on Thurs
lay night of las. week-,he thermometer a,
70 by running distance of nearly two
miles barefoo'ed. Both his feet were frozen
above the ankles. He was partially insane.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-01-06

The FIRE IN NEW YoEK-Thr postcrip,
which we gave by telegraph last week, exay-
se:a:ed the loss by the fire which was then
raging in New York. The fire was finally
subduea, mainly by the agency of steam fire
engines, as it was so cold the hand machines
could not be worked. Fifteen buildings
some of which were large NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
DESTROYED. Among these was the establish.
ment of Cyrus ". Field & Co.. Of Atlantic
Cable notoriety. who were large losers.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-01-06

MASSACHUSETTS Sat caucuses o: the Re-
publican members-elect of the LEGISLATURE
tuesday evening. the present officers of the
Senate were re -nomina,ed John A. Good
win of Lowell, was nominated for Speaker
OF the House, and William Stowe of SPRING
held, was re-nomina,ed by acclamation, for
Clerk.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-01-06
THE CALIFORNIAN.
BY G.. NJ. STONE & co.
St. Johnsbury, Friday, Jan. s, 1860

coKnrsrosbfSrr.-!We S:lsl' .ol""t"'y COM
mun,,atios. from all parts'of.::t the country upon
m:r,efs of interest, IT, Items Of Nems. in par
,icuarr. will be thankfully received.. -
a. All communications must be accompanied
b, responsible ma e; not for Pabl!icetion. but
As voucher for their genuineness;'
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-01-06
LOCAL AND STATE.
New Advertisements.

New acknowledgements.
Willard INSTRUMENTATION.
J. Roles-Clothing and Furnishing Goods
a. G. Chadwick-Piano for Sale.
L. James & Co.-Saponifier.
6. c. Barney-List of Letters.
Legal Notices.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-01-06

Six nonresident members If the Cansrtca-
i"nal Church are known to have died la,
year. making in al eleven members of tie
Church. Within . wears "a mtmaerS hav.
died. of whom - were over 20. II ever ~
and one94 years Of age.
T~enty-cne have the past Year united win
the Congregations! Church. on profession Of
faith. and six by certificate.
The contributions for benevolent purpo-
>es in the Congregational society the past
year amount t. Se6l, of which SloU wee for
the Bible cause
The Caledonia County Academy had for
the Year closing with the fall term. l35 pu-
pits. The spring term begins Feb. u.
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er this report has any foundation in fact. so
far as regards Mr.. Grow is not stated. and
its correctness therefore remains to be seen.
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l)anvillc.

DanviIlc.
The Teachers Association ME, ACCORDING
I" adjournment. Monday evening. Jan. .. At
Inc chapel vestry. For so cold an evening.
the attendance was very fair and the meet
ing quite interesting ard profitable. We doubt
not. to tie several teachers pr, sent. ESSAYS
were read and discussion held nv a humber
"' teachers. uron the subjects previously as
signed. school DISCIPLINE and The hes.
Method of Teaching Geography" Several
subjects were assigned for the next mee,inr -.
among them were The Importance Of His.o-
~ III Common Schools." and 9Th. hes,
Method of Impariing knowledge to the
>oung. Adjourned to Monday evening
Jam 23d
The Caledonia County Bible Society mo,
at the Congregational Church in this rIa,e
according to notice previously given. on
Thursday, Dec. % The attendance W.
small, but the services were very in,eres,i,r
The Dansil'e Debating Club me. on Fri
Gay evening and discussed the following res
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-01-06
-" We have Cold v Gather in Vermont!

We h0i supposed that there was no CHARGE
inr argument ON the above question. hcl;.y-
inc tia: the whole weigh. Of testimony WAS
IN the affirmative. hu' when we look over our
exchanges which have been printed since
this last ''cold snap" came upon rs ard read
Of men III the southern mart Of New Hmm
shire and Maine. AID even in tho old BAY
State. who have been tr0-cn 10 HeofL in the
streets. in the fields ard in the woods. We
glH'!lv believe that we do MT have very cold
weather her. IN Northern Vermont at any
rate. we have none Of the results which W.
read about in the siiuh~inns cline Snnfl, &C
US. Now. brethren of the Quill il Boston
New I"rk-anI cvrrywhpra elsc-wc will
explain. The mercury falls very low III,
here in st. John>bnrv Or 4 mild morning
Ike the owe in which this IS written. TIE
thermometer indicated 81 below at sur
rise. vet ma ore thinks of hrirc colJ-much
less of freezing to death The facts are ,fa,
40 below here is rot half so intolcrahle os 10
above near the coast where those searching
freezing salt winds cut Ike a knife. This j.
the difference: our weather is cold and still
and cold because it is still. While that two or
three hundred miles further south is much
more uncomfortable. although the mercnr,
does not sink as low Eastern Na>sachu
>stt~ is very comfortable as place of sum
mer resort. hut If persons don't want to
treezr to death. they should srcrd their viii
'eFs In Vermont. We wish Boston editors
t" cnt this ont and paste in their hat it ma,
prevent chill when they read the mex,
weather report from ST. Johnsbury.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-01-06

C Congress has done nothing. 1t has
commenced the fifth week of its session :; vet
what ought to have been accomplished the
first day is yet undone, and it may be the
same five weeks to come. Why has not tire
House been organized? A few democratic
papers have dared to charge this neglect up
on the Republican members How are the
facts With how much fairness they make
these charges, we leave our readers TO Judge.
There are representatives enough in the
House, elected by Republican votes, TO elect
Mr.. Sherman the first ballot; yet anti,Le-
compton democrats from New York and 9TH
er States refuse to vote for him, though BY
SO doing they would not in any way ccmpro-
mise principles, but on the other hand carry
out the wishes of their constituents.
There are in the House about thirty mem
bers no desire no organization a, least,
they say so, and they further say that they
wish for dissolution of the Union. and take
these means to conSummate their designs
These thirty men are called southern Fire
Eaters They are avowed disunionists, and
lock forward with pleasure to dissolution
of this Union. The Northern democracy
stand Shoul3er to @tnuleier wiM these (ano-
tics. voting with them, ard listening to
speeches from such men as Curry of Alaba-
ma, and Crawford Of Georgia without word
of rebuke or even dissent; but on the con-
'rary. on every occasion they have roted wiM
item and thereby defeated an cryanzaticn
Of the House.
Southern members have repeatedly said
within the las, four weeks that John Sher-
man should never be elected Speaker. The,
do not object to him because he is not ii gen.
tleman well qualified to discharge the duties
Of the chair; on the contrary they acknowl-
edge his fitness for the place. They object
to him because he is Republican, and also
because he with other Republican members
OF the House, year or two ago signed a pa
per recommending the distribution of II book
written toy man from North Carolina o.
the evil effects of slavery upon the non-slure-
h"fd'"g peoIle IF the South. For this un-
Pardonable sin he is branded as ar abolition
list and called all sorts of bad names.
What shall the Republican members do .
Shall they drop Mr.. Sherman and take ap a
man who has not recommended the Helper
book The democrats have raised person.
al issue upon Mr.. Sherman, growing out of
his endorsement of this book. Had this
personal issue not been raised, it is very pro-
bable that the Republicans might have uni
ted upon some other man; but now those
forty members who recommended the H.lper
book, feel that they are implicated to the
same extent as Mr.. Sherman; and all feel
that they discharge their duties best BY stick
ing to their candidate. TO change now would
virtual! acknowledge the right of the fire
eating democracy to dictate as to who should
or should not. be chosen to fill high and i'm
portant offices. The question now is-a Re-
publican Speaker or no organization. We
shall see which the Union-lovers prefer.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-01-06

Walked Up TIE WRONG PAssFHGER,-Au
lovers of outspoken, upri. hit sentiments, and
haters Of Southern bullying and insolvnce
viii rejoice IN the course Mr.. Grow took with
l.. OBrien Branch, full report cfwhich We
give elsewhere. We are glad tina. Mr. Grow
had tie moral courage to 10 right. Such
men are usually the ones who are hard to
trlshten. Since this little fracas Grow stock
has gene up 100 Per cent. while Branch
stock is drug III the market. When will
these fre-eaters learn decency?
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-01-06
Village Meeting.

v;,,o.e wee,;us
Inc annual meeting OF th's village c"fpot
::; H.; ,s ID :: r; ;; %:: wa: don: :
to order bv Hon. Erastus Fairbanks. tn.
Pre- ident. ard then proceeded to the choic,
of officers for the wear ensuing. The follow
mo is list of the officers elected. and !,
their order:
Hon. Erastus Fairbanks. President.
O. W. Baker. Clerk.
Barron Moulton.
David ". Lee.
Jonn E."etsoh' trustees.
N tI.o,.
pou.. No.,.o, r.o
+ >1ax.;u coroe.
David pov,to,
G. +. Spaldins,
Frederick !.ugbee,
~ ~; ~. 'n',F"' r!fe afGehs.
Jn.l El.,chn,
Russell Underwood.
II. II. D.niny,
+. {. Redlns'on, Auditors.
a. " ha""''k' }
IL WAS 'heh voted mat the delinquent tax
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-01-06

smoke and steam directly in their faces
Some persons were cut by glass in making
their sudden exit through the windows.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-01-06
Pcacham.-R:il OF Mortality for ;S5a,

The number o. deaths in town last year
was sixteen, Of whom tivc were members Of
Ihe Congregational Church.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-01-06
Small FOx.

ms dreadful disease is around Us, severai
cases having been reported in different pla-
ces IN this stale. An ounce of preventive is
worth pound of cure. Vaccination is pre-
,en'ive, and we believe our ply >icians are
willing to prove it.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-01-06

to AT Hopkinton. n. H., on Thursday. a
man was found frozen to death in the street.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-01-06

~ In the case of H,nmy'oa Y. Lee. re-
ported last week. the piti's agent. +. c. Har.
rinston. requests US TO make correction.
which we think he is entitled to. in regard to
the cost of the printing establishment. Ike
testified that after he made the sale to Mr..
Lee he rcckoncd up the cost of everything,
taking the same from his bills on hand. and
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-01-06
Donation.

Donation.
y donation visit will be held on Frida,
the 18th inst, at East st. Johnsbury for tn,
benefit of Rev. G. H. Bickfodr.
The elder people are invited to be present
at his house in the afternoon and all classes
lii the evening at the Methodist church,
Connected With the interview in the eyeniro
Will tie concert representing the past. pres
ent and future. Friends are cordial, in,i-
ted to attend
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-01-06
Fat Cows.

MIR. Newell Slocker of Ean,ille Killed two
COWS from which was tried 200 los Of rough
tallow." We have this statement from NJ,
C"l'in Brown. who purchased this c,uIle-
making material