The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-03-13
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During the heat of the gold excitement a,
New York on Thursday, at the brokers' board
one very nervous Jew broker, being power
fully acted upon while the hammer was
going up by the pressure of the downward
tendency and the crowd, closed his eyes and
swooned. A brisk application to his temples
however, " brought him to- and he was en-.
abled to shout ff-fuf- -ffty-fo 3" before
the hammer had come down. The grand
master of the ceremonies mistaking the in.
coherent bid for fifty-four," the gavel came
down at that figure, and the Jew intensified
the dramatic scene by swooning again.
THE ALABAMA MATCHED AT LAsr.-Tbe
captured steamer Bermuda, one of the fast
est vessels sent from England since the wal
began, has been purchased by the Navy De-
partment for $4,000. She is A prize to
the Mercedita. 1t was on board this craft
that the famous Oreto's battery was sezed,
and the splendid l00-pound gun, made for
the Great Exhibition In London, but suisse
qusntly bought by the Confederates. The
Bermuda can steam fifteen miles an hour.
and would easily have got away from the
Mercedita had she discovered her. She will
soon be converted into an efficient man-of-
war and sent after the Alabama. The own
err of the cargo and his sons were on board
when she was captured.
Deserters throughout the north and west
had better pack their knapsacks, and hurry
back to the Rappahannock. Gen. Hooker
is about to issue an order giving them lust
twenty days in which to save themselves
FRI fat 70 yrh bob ,e
mind to subject deserters.
q Gov Tod of Ohio, who was chairman of
the last national Democrat: convention at
Baltimore, afterits adjournment from Charles
ton, said at the late great Union demonstra-
ton at Cincinnati: Il support Mr. Lincoln.
not because he is tariff man, or an anti-sla-
very man, bat because he is President of the
United States, and 10y virtue of his office, en-
titled to the support of all loyal men. The
man who can't smother party prejudice and
feeling enough to do that, is not fit for free
government"
1t is common remark with the copper
heads, that but for the abolitionists there
would have been no rebsllion-" therefore"
say they. let us unite to put down abol-
itionism.' Very well. Now We have to say
that but for slavery there could have been no
Observation-Disclosures say we. let us all
unite TO exterminate slavery.-N. Y. Ere
mig Post.
The Petersburg (Va.) Express announces
with degree OF satisfaction that Frank
Pierce has" taken sides with the peace dem
ocrats" in New Hampshire against the
Union party.
appeared IN the Potomac army. 1t is called
try gangreae. The f-et seem to decay, and.
il not taken quite early, death ensues. 1t
is supposed the disease comes from keeping
the boots on week after week, as the soldiers
are very apt to do, when they have onl,
shelter tents and 10 tires.-Tiureller.
THE PAPER DUTY.-The Washington Star
ofthe Sd says that the bill reducing the duty on
printing paper to twenty per cent was
only as scented to by the friends of the paper
monopoly when they found that, if the con-
cesslnn was not grah:ed. total repeal would
be The consequence. The Star also says:
The nltterest opponents Of tne news
papers have been Stevens of PENNSYLVANIA.
Morrill, of Vermont, Horton of Ohio and
S2auld'ng, in the committee, and Dawes Of
Massachusetts on the floor. Secretary Chase
mas been throughout warmly in favor OF
reduction To about ten per cent which would
be satisfactory to the press. He considers it
both polite and generous for the government
TO help to sustain the loyal press by remnv-
Ing some OF the burthens from it, even if it
loes not meet the approval Of sordid COM
binatlon."
~ The coored company of fifty-fo
men raised in New Bedford has gone into
camp.
l.. Prang < Co. of Boston, have issued
some very beautiful specimens of Chrome
photographic pictures; among which are a
st Of T. specimens of The Moths of North
America, - Autumn Leaves - Humm-
ing Birds. and the public buildings of Bos-
ton, printed on Il sheet of paper, wh;ch wnen
folde |. forms a rose and is called " The Bos-
ton Rose. Tney have also issued other
pictures in like high style OF the art, among
which are the Coat-of-Arms of the several
States Of the Union, as well as those of
Europe. They are all very beautiful.
Daring a solar eclipse, witnessed in Hin
dostan Oh the LIST of January, crowds of
people assembled at the Gauges to bathe in
lis sacred waters. \ correspondent est-
mates the grand total at the almost incredible
number of four millions! 1t is too manifest
that A>iatc superstition is not dissolving
so rapidly as some have led people to sup
pose.