The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-02-22

IL A Geographic despatch says that Mai
Anderson has informed Gov Pickens that he
expects reinioitements soon. and should the
vessels bringing them be molcs,ed he will
raze every house in Charleston. dslod;c all
the batteries on Morris and Sulivan's Is
lands, and destroy Fort Moultrie. Governor
Pickens, as an Offset, has ordered his forces
to sink every vessel entering the harbor with
the American flag.
Eg+ The fugitive slave Anderson has been
released by the Canadian Judiciary. This
does not indicate much sympathy On the part
Of the British government for the ultra pro-
slavery notions that have cursed our country
for so many years, and caused an attempted
''sloughing OFF, of six states. Cold comfort
they would get from any European power.
o. At the next election in New liamp-
shire popular vote will be taken upon re-
vising the state constitution; the amend
ents desired are to lessen the number of
representatives and increase the
senators in the Legislature, ard to provide
! for future amendments of the constitutions
| u A kerosene lamp in the hands Of Mary
COnnerton Of Detroit. exploded on the 18th. and
she was fatally burned. With pure kerosene.
such ali accident is impossible. but it is becoming
a common practice of manufacturers and raScally
dealers to mix camphene and burning fluid with
the oil
| Z OF the new cabinet the y. y. Times cor
respondent says: "Ihcrc seems to he 4 growing
impre here that Mr.. Etheridgc of Tennessee
will be secretary of the navy; Mr.. Cameron. sec
rotary of the tire asury, and Mr.. Colfax, poslmaS
ter-general. 1t is currently reported that tn,
contest for the New England place in the cabnc,
is between c. +. Adams and George Ashmun.'
u new fashion in ladies stockings ha:
come out in England They arc of wooden o.
cotton. bat are parti-colorcd. as red and white
red and black mauve and gray. When harmoni
zing in color with the dress, the effect is said t.
be very pretty
IL Wendell Phillips let off another Of hi
Philipics, which widely different from thos
of the old Greek orator. at Music Hall, boston
on Sunday afternoon. He called Seward 4 per
urer Richard IL. Dana stealer, and ad
vised Charles Francis Adams that he would nee
long spoon i'll order to sup safely with the dew
Nothing is easier than blacNguard, and who ca
DO it more glibly than Phillips:
Il The Journal of Commerce calls the atten
ton of Mr. Lincoln to the fact that the five Twin
? ex presidents whom he will succeed all favor tn
Crittenden plan, and asks if his wisdom is create
than theirs. 1t is to be hoped that he will be wis
enough not to follow their example, every one {
them having been condemned by the people to
lack of backbone.
Is A plain. hard-fs old man called upo
Gov. Curtin of Pennsylvania, the other day. III
governor. supposing, of course that the man wal
n ted place somewhere, expressed his appreciatic
Of his past services, and said he sorry he cou
h not reward him with an office. "But | don't wal
. an Office said the old man. IL merely called
II see if you did mt want 10 buy good dog
, u A gang of pickpcckets has followed MIR. Lii
a coin from the west, and escaped detection.
o many cases.lby mingling with the herd OF otic
IS seekers Two of the rogues were however arrcs
y ed at Columbus. Ohio. and sos and some jewel
:. recovered from them one was nabbed at Butfa
}, v, while cutting through drovers coat to rea'
q $4,000 in his pocket and ten Of the gang we
v seized between Batavia and Rochester, on one
l. whom $500 in gold was found. the property of
~ Californian who had been robbed.