The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-12-11
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Inc TTdLcONld, ~. H., IRON WORKS nave |
been purchased by company in Boston, and
will be put in operation at once. The Franco |
MIA ore has we'll established reputation, it |
being similar to the ore used in making iron
equal to that in Norway and Sweden, from
which the best of steel is made in England. |
"Ony news frae America, John ~" Ma,
there's nae news frae America, nor no likely
to be, Davit." 'What do You mean by that?"
Weel, John, the only great news frae
America would be the truth, and that apad
be news, bu; We no the least likely TO get
it,"
The following is deceptively promulgated
under the head Of geological Information
"The black tapir is found tn many districts
of Sumatra, but the red tapir is found chief
ly in the District of Columbia"
The Saratoga hotels will be large enough
next year to accommodate any number of vis-
itors. The United States and Congress Hall
are each to have new wings, the former with
twenty-three parlors, and both with large
number Of sleeping rooms additional.
The New York Evening Post understands
that Beecher positively refuses, for the pres
ent, to lecture before any society for money.
He will however make addresses in two or
three of our principal cities, on condition
that the entire proceeds shall be appropr-
ated for the benefit Of our sick and wounded
soldiers. From this time until January he
will deliver no lectures on private contract
under any nducement whatever. A beneyo-
lent association in New York has offered Mr..
Beecher $500 for single lecture in behalf
OF its special work and that an organization
in Philadelphia offered $500 for two lectures.
Both offers were declined.
JUST OUR LUCK.-A letter from an officer
OF the steamer Vanderbilt, says: LAS usual
We arrived at the cape Good Hope) Just ii
hours after the Alabama had left. The pi-
rate had been well treated and provided for
and was rather lion than otherwise. But
any ship may loose itself on the wide ocean
Ill fourteen hours. 1t is>rather a wild goose
chase now
The Lord Palmerston c,im con. scandal
has subsidized in England. The man, O'Kane
who brings suit against my Noble Lord
for too great familiarity with his pretty wife
Is characterlesS adventurer-a sort of New
York Tombs lounger-the English public
opinion stands up stalwarlhy against an at
tack on the character of so high a man al
Palmerston from source of that sort.
Gen Francis Meagher was captured during
the late engagement. and is now in the hands
of the rebels. He was not on duty, bu
was visiting the army in civilians dress.
The Great Fair of the Sanitary Commits
sion opens at Boston on Monday evening
next, with Grand Concert. Contribution
OF all kinds from $1,000 piano to child's
doll are flowing in and there is little doub
that the results will fairly rival those of the
Great Chicago Fair. We fear, however
from all We learn, that Vermont will have
hardly as credible share in that result, as
she should have.
The Union Republican citizens of Man.
chester, N. H., met in caucus on Saturday
evening 10 nominate candidate for MAYOR
when Hon. Frederick Smyth received 46S
OF the 522 votes cast, and accepted the nom.
ination. Mr.. Smyth was mayor of Mancbes.
Ter during three years commencing with 1852
The report that the escaped guerilla can.
tain, Morgan, had arrived safely at Toronto
grew out Of fictitious entry of his name on
hotel register by wag. The news spread
like wildfire and secesh sympathizers BY
scores poured in to pay their respects to the
great escaped, NOT a little chagrined to find
that they were victims of hoax.
The rebel prisoners in Camp Douglas, Chi
cago, have again succeeded in making a tun
mel by means of which IS escaped The au-
thorities had adopted the expedient of dig.
gng ditch around the camp, which was
filled with water, and intersected any subter-
ranean passage that the prisoners could
make. This ditch, however, became frozen,
and was therefore useless for the intended
purpose.