The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-11-20
DEFERRED ITEMS.

The chief Of police of Cincinnati has dis
covered conspiracy to burn that city. The
plan OF conspiracy was to divide the city into
four sections and set fire 10 each s.multane-
ousl ). Ohio is great on conspiracies just
now.
Up to Thursday last, 45 Of the 1877 Union
prisoners recently brought from Richmond
to Annapolis, had died, and % to 80 were
then in dying condition. Starvation ard
neglect are plainly the causes of these deaths.
The people of Cincinnati, Ohio, have cheap
living. Beefsteaks sell at from eight to
eleven cents pound, beef roasts at ten
cents. mutton at eight cents, chickens at
thirty cents each, butter at twety cents a
pound, etc.
The victuals and drink" consumed at
the Russian ball i'll New York. Twelve
thousand oysters-l0000 poulette and 1000
picked, twelve monster salmon, 80 pounds
each, twelve hundred game birds, two hun
dred and fifty turkeys, four hundred chick
ems, one thousand pounds tenderloin, one
hundred pyramids of pastry, ore thousand
bottles Of wine.
Sonny, does your father take the paper ?'
Yes, sir, two of them. One of them be-
longs to MIR. Smith, and the other to Mr..
Thompson"
ONE OF THE BEAUTIES OF THE DIVINE
INSTITUTION Richmond Examiner of
Nov. 8, has the following local news item
The police made descent on Saturday
night upon an unlawful assemblage of ne
groes congregated at the City Gas Works,
let for religious purposes, and took in custo-
dy 43. Yesterday morning they were taken
before Justice Chandler, who ordered 10
lashes each, and let them CO."
This is one of the humanizng, civilizing,
outstanding features of system which
treats man as chattel.
Nearly all the business portion of Sanborn-
ton Bridge, N. H., was destroyed by fire on
the 9TH inst.
The unconditional Unionists in MARYLAND
-" My Maryland have elected four of
the five congressman certainly, and the fifth
is yet in doubt.
A Maine man offers $4,000 for the Presi-
dents emancipation proclamation. and ar
agent of the British museum off RS f250O
sterling for it. Abraham's handwriting is
popular.
The bronze statue Of Freedom which is to
crown the dome Of the capital, is to be raised
to its place with appropriate ceremonies in
about two weeks.
Following in the wake Of the great North
western fair at Chicago, will be fairs at Mil
waakee, Cleveland, Pittshurg, Cincinnati
Galena and Dubuque-all for the sanitary
commission, and all conducted by the ladies
of the West.
in settling up accounts between the gov
eminent and the state Of New Hampshire, it
was discovered :!h:t oar granite nj ighto-s
have been owing Uncle Sam $4,000 since
the war of 1912.
The SIN Wisconsin pgiment, in the army
of the Potomac, cast 4l5 votes for the Union
ticket and for opposition. The soldiers are
all democrats, you observe.
An order has been issued by the Federal
commander at Paris, KY, directing all the
corn that has been purchased BY distilers on
the line Of the Kentucky Central Railroad,
to be taken possession Of for the use of the
government, and forbidding the sale of corn
by farmers to distillers.
The United States Marshal has confscsted
and sold the New Orleans Commercial Bull
lelin.
An adventurous youth recently visiting
Mount Nesuvius fell into the crater and lost
his lite.
An inch of snow fell at Burlington Mon
day morning.
The wife Of the Rev. Simeon Parmalee.
d. d., of Swanton, in getting off the cars at
Milton Falls, on the evening of the Both ult.
fell and seriously broke one of her hips.
A couple of Orleans county attorneys re-
Gently played this sharp game on some sub
stitue hunters from New Hampshire: Law
yer Nc. makes out the papers for their ar
rest, ard No. makes the arrests. When
they appear for trial, lawyer No. defends
them, procures their discharge, and receives
$50 for his services.-So says the Neacs.
A single firm pays $4,000 year to the
London Times for advertising. AS We SOW
so shall ye reap.
James Calender, the murderer of the wife
and two children Of George Jones, in Otis,
Sept. It'll, 1862, was hung at Lenox, Friday
the 5th inst.