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The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-04-10

Inc Providence Bulletin SAYS that some
of the copperhead> are 50 intense in th.;r
determination to Withhold support from the
present administration, that they have taken
10 drinking Saratoga water because by some
mistake that fluid monopoly pays 40 govern
ment tax.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-04-10
The Marriage of the Prince of
Wales.

Hittu ana iOnS drawn out deScTlDtlOnS Of n
preparations and ceremony. The Princess
Alexandra arrived in England the Saturday
before, and We have already given an accoun:
Of the magnificent ovation the royal pair re-
ceived as they passed through LondOn
though since time has given chance to look
at the affair calmly, the demonstration seems
to nave been great in magnitude aud enthu.
>iasm rather than in taste and perfectuess OF
detail, and the half dozen women and chill
dren crushed to death within sight Of the
mansion house Of the lord mayor did not add
to the festivities. The prince and princess
arrived at Windsor Castle tn same night
and probably spent Sunday and Monday il
very much the same coalition and s:atc OF
feeling as common young people would do in
similar circumstances.
Tuesday the ceremony took place in -.
Georges Chapel, which had been newly
painted and cushioned and decorated fo. t,
occasion As early a. 9 o'clock he approaclc-
to the castle were be>eiged by large number
Of elegantly dressed ladies' and gentlemen
who had tickets, and none were 4 limited
without The foreign and cabnet ministers
the lord may0r and mavoress Of Ipndun
great officers Of state and members Of tEr
royal household cane down from London Oh
two special trains about IL o'clock. aud the
nave and choir OF the chapel was soon tlled
up. There were three distinct prOce>slrns oG
( The re ,al family from the castle 70 The chapel.
that Of the queens household, the Prince OF
Wales, and the princess, which arrived !i>l
Il the chapel. The Prlnce OF Wa!,> wds
attended uy his 5rHihtr-ln-.&W, TIE c:Oan
'FlHce Of Prussia. al his uncle. The rri=nlng
D4A9 OF SaXa Coo"rg and G"taa. !As
nr!uct>s vas tue cyr sur O! al eyes IL S..,
Fent up tue "is!e. i!et t,icSa va e'.oI"...ef-
4 white silk, trimmed with silver, wa:cH
Gould just be d.Scetntd in rich a">i5n, ..';-
'eri4g bc,"een the snowy folds. Toe u@4,-
,t3nat Whit was hot, however, d|uhl~.
from, though over all she were i-ht
bodice with open sleeves OF "Aite siIA. en-
! hroiterel with white .lIk, and which. t.i'ug
tlgaj, set ott her taHerlng waist and !.ut.rs>
| symmetry 0' lotm to absolute periecl!J".-
: Her gorgeous tia'u o. %hile and a.vtr wAs
horne by eight yoUL5 ladies, '@twevl III
! ages Of - and 20, 'he very choce and :'.'''-
! - OF the !a!r s2i'nS. t!.7 nooi" I"m';es Ct
( England.
/ Ihe prince AM PI,!ltess Aa'lnS taken jht4t
?'dc5S' me ce'eh,,.E c'lAil'htt" ''''o o''-
'''e l o oc'1cN; 'ne nuhPhH. ''''c" q
"tethoSe" l'"u oeeh P'">eo otii"T nc I'll,
't'ocT VI t"t procession 'ilo inc '"".eI' a','
INC I o''G'"' -, " '"e ''.' P'lnes '',e'''
~ +,
.. e'1 oose VI l NC O"'Pe. ia l'o, a' =, "''''
,on n nro ,E ""u sas >iaf'a a'Ia, I I""t, @ ;i
) Goldschr!idt. The marriage service was
i;-t ~ EI,,i',.1a '.;..'"J -. -.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-04-10
Charadr.

Nc. I'll cnn'cntgi nan desires:
"a" poor man has, tne rich reduircS:
Iae lmiSyr Elsc>. me >peLi,Arift saves.
And n. iu.>t carry 10 their graves.
Ans. NOTHING.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-04-10
Negro Soldiers CROWN. III Favor.

WV. II. SEWARD. Sec'y of State
, 1863-12-12

No EXCHANGE OF PRlsoNERs The rebels
continue stubborn, and refuse to return negro
troops as prisoners Of war. The Government
is also firm, and insists that exchange shall
cease between the armies until the rebels dc.
liver up cOlOred troops Just as they do others.
This brings exchange to dead lock, and there
Is no telling where the matter will end. The
rebels have the advantage Of Us from the fact
that We are able and willing to feed and clothe
rebels, while they are reduced so low as to BE-
unable to do either. This is unfortunate fOE
our noble soldiers who have fallen into rebel
hands. From this day onward, perhaps to the
end Of the war, there will be no exchange oI
prisoners. Our Government having sOIemnly
pledged itself to protect negro troops, It cannot
recede-and We believe the rebels are gritty
andprejudiced enough to adhere to their course
lst what may follow. The war then can 60 on,
and prisoners Of war will bo hereafter Tecov.
cred when taken BY force Of arma
, 1863-12-12

REsrLTs Or IN1ERHARRiAeE. 154 cousin
marriages In Dublin, there were 100 deaf and
dumb children. Dr. Buzion, Of Liverpool,
states that In 100 such marriages, each family
had one deaf and dumb child; SO Of them had
two deaf mutes; In II Of these there were
three; three families had four; one had six |;
ono had seven; and one had eight deaf mutes
THAT Is, $50 children born deaf and dumb to
100 cousin marriages. The consanguineOus
marriages in France are two per cent Of the
whole population. OF their children, 2s per
cent are deaf mutes In Paris, % at Lyons, 90
at Bordeaux; while to the Jews, 81 per cent Of
the offspring Of such marriages are deaf mutes,
ons-sisth per cent Of Chistian parents-Jsws
offsner marrying blood relations.
, 1863-12-12

THB FLuTED NAn.-The London Builder
says company has been formed to bring into
practical use spiral iiuted nail, recently In
vented in England. They are 6uted and
twisted In machine, and are manufactured as
common nails. The holding qualiti.s Of the
nail are remarkable; no holes are requirsd to
be made before driving those Of any size, and
there is no danger Of tho board splitting, how
ever near to the edge the nail Is driven. The
spiral point causes the nail to rcvolye as u ad'
vnnces, and lis tsnacity Of holding Is equal to
that Of wooden screw.
, 1863-12-12

Under this head the Oreg0nidn Of the 9th
inst. notices the removal Of r. J. Atkinson
Third Auditor Of the Treasury, on account Of
secession sympathics. We, in common with
our Oregon neighbors, rejoice that the Depart.
ment is at last rid Of this individual, through
whose fase and malicious charges our citizens
have suffered much pecuniary loss.
An Act Of Congress authorized the appoint.
ment Of Commission to examine the claims
Of the citizens Of Oregon and Washington, and
report the amount found to be due; and the
Secretary of War, in communicating to Con.
gress the award Of the Commissioners, re.
marked that the amount was large, but that,
under the action Of Congress, its payment
could not be avoided. Through the unauthor.
lied interference and false representations Of
the Auditor, the appropriation by Congress
was reduced to less than one.half the amount
awarded by the Commission. We have al.
ways held that the Government was legally
bound by the action Of the Commissioners, and
that the full amount Of their award should have
been appropriated and paid. There may have
been, and doubtless were, some Instances Us
exorbitant charges; but It appeared from the
report Of the Commissioners that, as general
thing, articles were furnished the troops at
their current market value at that date. Our
Territory has not yet recovered from the disas.
trous effects Of the unfortunate Indian war Of
1856 6. Besides the many valuable lives lost,
hundreds Of our citizens, who at the outbreak
Of hoStilities were in affluent circumstances,
were reduced to utter want having contributed
their produce and stock to the support Of the
troops, under the assurance and belief that
they would be at once and fully reimbursed by
the Government. When, at length, the act OF
tardy justice is done, they receive no more
than one half or two thirds Of the cash value
Of the articles furnished, at the date Of the
war, and even this pittance is not paid in the
manner prescribed by the Act Of Congress
The Act for the payment Of the war debt pro.
vided that all claims over q certain amo unit
should be paid in United States six per cent.
bonds, but we understand that for some time
past the claimants have been paid by drafts on
the Assistant Treasurers; thus depriving them
Of the interest which has already accrued on
the bonds. Where the Department finds au.
thOrity for its action in this respect, we are at
loss to know.
We trust that this whole matter will be
taken under consideration by the Legislature
now assembled, and that they ~iIl, by joint re.
solution or memorial, call upon the General
Government for the PAYNE It Of the full
amount awarded BY the Commission.
, 1863-12-12

IDAHo ELEcrIoS.- The latest advices Of the
Delegate election in Idaho Territory give Col.
Wallace si8 majority. Good. He Is doubt.
less on the way to Washington ere thia We
hope he win have an eye to the interests OI
our Territory whfle In the Federal Capital, ii
Il is pFepcsterOus TO suppose that Geo. Z. Cole
will exert any influence there, good, bad, or in.
different. Il should therefore be source OI
qualification to our people that the Colonel h
again sent back to Washington.
, 1863-12-12

vIGLAxcE Committee DoNcs.-The citizens
Of Los Angeles to the number Of 800. recently
broke open the Jail Of that place, and took
thersifon Eve seoundrels aud murderers and
hung them 10 front Of the jail. Cause Of this
summary act Of justice: the failure Of the law
10 punish crime and protect life and property,
Vigilance Committees are excellent ccnectives
Of crime and legal abuses, and We endorse their
action warmly.
, 1863-12-12

CRlFPLEss-one Of the most appalling re-
ults Of the present unholy rebellion Is the
ast number Of cripplss that Il L creating.
-ussadyi Is stated that enc hundred and sss-
uty thousand have been reported to the Pen.
ION 01ico at Washington. This for The North
lonsi Estimating tho number on the rebel
do 1t not less than that in the Union armies,
70 esggregnte Is not far from half . million. and
fllprobably soon exceed that number. Should
70 war continue much longer, ours will bs.
ams a nation Of cripplsa
, 1863-12-12
Ion.
THE RUSSIAN NAVY,

A semi official statement of the strenoth n,
the Russian navy. lust published in EnSlapd,
shows that Russia has been actively emnloved
during che last five or six vears IN Increasing
her maritime E.rce Sho has mus civ ao.,.
aAoat stationed IN ,be Rl.ck g.. ,ho R.,,;.
the White Sen. the CasDi,n Ga. L,Lo Az,
and on the AmoOr. The arcrpvate strength n
this force Is one hundred and twentv.,wo M ,y
vessels, besides large flo,illa of cunboa,s tbs
exact number Of which is not known. and ,bir,v.
two new eunbocts which Admiral Glasenanp
ia busilv engaged in comDle,;Dc in IN. oovsrn.
ment navy wards. In all Russia has or ,ooD
will have n fleet of nj lens, ono hundred and
inv heavily armed vessel. oI war .od ws no.
Gently had adyices from Erolaud Of tho hurr;.d
depar,ure of n f,ee, Of iron.cl.ds which h.vO
baen cous,r,c,oa n. h.. !. p-,,;.. Ia. -
TI. ....'n.- ar s"P -'N''
.,,..had - S.l s s'a,. 1 =, - ". 'eS'e'snON
h..J-.J y. an. n, N . IoON' ,OS'
N
, 1863-12-12

ernL N SoAK-Ths barque Bajamia Rssh
IN lies on the beach near Balch's old ware
.suss, and, u somethingi is not speedily done
gsselaim hsr, sho win ere long be past re-
'dmpsion. Her deck and sides are fast assum-
6 grassy hue, while barnacles in myriads
fotaking possession Of her bottom. There Is
% immediate danger Of her floating Of solun-
arily. ItistO be regretted that . vessel 50
Tile injured as she was represented to be,
shen ilrst placed on the beach, should be sui.
ned 10 rot without an effort being made to
ave her. s3 F.t tit 7e
, 1863-12-12

FHUiT TREEs-0ur season for setting out
fruit trees on Puget Sound, unlike that in the
Eastern States, extends through the entire
winter. The ground Is never frozen here sufH.
eiently TO prevent that labor being performed.
This Is an advantage which eli farmers should
avail themselves Of and not postpone their
tree-planting until the spring, when they have
other important duties to attend TO- In select.
ing trees, be sure to get the best; such, for in.
stance, as Hugh PattisOn, Of the Washington
Nursery, In this county, furnishes to bis Gus
-tOdserE He has already sold large number
Of fruit bearing trees this fall, and has q few
more o. the ssme sort len. Having recently
purchased q hundred Of bis trees, some Of
which bore fruit last summer. and having also
had IL our garden for the past four years
twenty trees from his nursery, We can sin.
eerely commend them as the best formed and
most thrily trees to be obtained in the Terri.
tory. II you don't believe H. come and exam
Inc them. tet
, 1863-12-12

TIM BULLErM.-A partial change has re-
Gently taken place In the prOprietorship Of the
San Francisco Bulletin, Nj. Il. P. Taylor hav.
ing retired, and Mr. chaA A. Parker taken
his place. As . newspaper we have always re-
girded the Bulletin As occupying the first rank !;
indeed, We know Of no Journal IN Europe or
America, 90 perfect in all It's departments and
% universal in It's variety Of matter. II is
without ariyal in qrality,as We hope Il viii
one day BE- in prosperity. II contains reading
for the million, and no man who desires 10 keep
ssll posted on current events should Be with
ptit
, 1863-12-12

WoEFHf or NoTK-It 10 TumorSd thsl .
heavy dry-gcOds house Is shortly TO be opened
in San Francisco, the prOprietors Of which win
advertise to sell goods at the usual rates; pay
able IN United States Treasury nOt.G Such q
move might prove important, for d would prob.
ably operate IS. the entering wedge to . com.
plsts revolution in California business and cur
rency.
, 1863-12-12

sNuooLnO.-The ocean steamer Pacific, ply
ing between Portland and Victoria and San
Francisco, was recently seized at the latter
port iOr smuggling. The custom house officials
found lsl boxes Of opium and one case Of sill
not on her manifest. I'll Of which were eOnfis'
Gated. She had been snslged In this Illicit
trade for some time. The goods were from
Victoria.
, 1863-12-12

RoBBsRY.--An item in the Overland Pres,
Of last week states that the house Of our friend
John Saltar, lately returned overland from the
East was burglariously entered, on the Goth
ulL, and robbed Of sundry articles. We fear
that Mr.. Saltar got into bad neigbborhood
when be took up bis abode near Olympia.
, 1863-12-12

PGANUTs-The s. r. Bulletin Is advised oI
purchases Of California peanuts there and TO
arrive, to the extent Of $1,000 pounds, at pri.
ces ruling from 10 to 10 cents per ID. These
nuts were grown In Yolo county BY David Ne
gowan, HamwOrth and others, on what Is called
Faystte ranch. These purchases are sufficient
TO control the market for the present. and prices
in consequence have been advanced BY the
trade to about % cents per pound.
, 1863-12-12

A.-,or,-,, =, NJ, 81. fyt..,.. 7 ali a..
,,..,..''.A"s - - ..,.,.. - 80. "."s. ~. ~
$3.50 ~" = ."eS -. ..s~.',." ssD,S. - - 49,
A.S !. s.s -1y !. - ~ .""'N.'.... d, ~.
e'eu. 'sssA'O.ss s%e u'-oO',''.'O' u'ps'asa''
y various p-I's ~ hu'Ope, '"s' u." 10y u.,s
HVeo on .as eA,'n .uOus1nos =, een'u1'es Se,o's
,as sra " ns suvs"; eceO'uI"s y sO%mOn Osnei'
.."ss' A"s."u. % Is"".'H eIu ~ S"-s',aa. W. ,..
W.T.. o"S' P.oP'eu .'. ""." w.. n'.'
, 1863-12-12

Bro BouNTY.-The combined bounties Of.
iersd for vOlun sers IN New York are thus
enumerated BY the Post. "The Government
pays $500. the State s75, and the city bounty
will be 5000 to esoO-more than $500 in the
aggregate; but veteran volunteers enlistlug
here viii receive an extra State bounty Of $7b,
besides another hundred from the Government
-in al, seven to eight hundred dOllars"
, 1863-12-12

THs WRATHER-Thus far our winter has
,en a mild and agreeable as the most fair.
Gather loving could hope for. There have as
st been but halfa.dozen frosty nights, with
,iee or snow. OF rain, however, for few
tys past We have had tair share, with indi-
.tions Of mOie TO come. Let Il an come
AVN at orce.
, 1863-12-12

SANITARY FUxD.-In three days The sub
riptiOns to the United States Sanitary Com.
ission, 10 San Francisco, amoanied TO es2, 600,
,be paid cash down, and q, s,00o q moath per
ahum besides. The California Steam NaVigA-
on Company pays $4,000 down. subscrip-
3ns are still coming 10.
, 1863-12-12

The colony Of frerdmsn on Island No. 10, in
the Mississippi, d in . healthy. prosperous
condition. There are in al 900 persons, 22O
Of whom are children at school. At COrinth
there Is similar colony, numbering 2,lsC
men, 1909 women and 57s children. Over
500 Of the men are 10 the employ Of the Gov
ernment, s4s are employed BY individuals,
and some 800 are workers in the camp. There
are two schools with 40 pupils, $50 Of whom
have learned to re d. Eleven hundred men
have enlisted from this colony in the U, s. ser.
vice.
, 1863-12-12
ANNUAL REPORT

OH the school supeftntendent OF Fierce Couns
", Washington Territory.
The Superintendent Of Public Schools, &C.
cordibg to established usage and custom, and
sanctioned by law, would most respectfully beg
leave to make the following report in regard to
the condition Of the Public Schools Of Pierce
County, W. T., to wit:
Whole number of pupils eligible to attend the
schools, being between the ages Of 4 and 21
years, 244.
Number Of School Districts, 0; number Of
school houses, Q.
Amount Of money expended during the year,
10 paying school teachers, 1910.
The apportionment Of the school funds to the
different districts Is as follows. to wit:
, 1863-12-12

Fuxxr.-Seat,le has just been discovered 10
oe located at the bead Of navigation on Puget
Sound. Local papers do sometimes make as.
tonishing discoveries, sDd this Is s not the least
Of recent data ~
, 1863-12-12

An Illinois letter says eorn-grOwing might
as well be pronounced impossible, in the South
ern half Of that State, as eOttOn-growing. The
August frost killed both alihs, but such frost
in that month has not occurred for quarter
Of century, and is not likely 10 again. Al
Is cents pOurd, cotton Is more profitable
than corn, and, at present prices, ten times Al
profitable. So the iarmsrsOs Southern Illinois
won't give up their cotton yet
, 1863-12-12

~ FOtice.-A Special Meeting Of the Presbytery Of
Puget Sound win be held in steacOOm, Pierce County, W.
IT, Friday, the hrst day Of January 1884, for the pur
pose Of investigating The tOSbucT Of Minister Of the
Gospel who s ct present Id connection with the Indai
Department.
Stated Clerk.
srErLIcoon, Dec. Sth, A. D. 1868. il
, 1863-12-12

THANEA-capt Finch, Of the Eliza Andsr
sOrs has our thanks ior late Victoria papers.
, 1863-12-12

POOk, King Of The Yucatan Indians, has
been assassinated, BY Orders Of Te.Tich, priest
or medicine man, who exercises absolute sway
over them through . wooden cross called
Santa Cruise. This cross speaks to them, and
It's orders are implicitly Obeyed. Te.Tich, be.
ing q vsntrilOQuist, easily imposes on their
credulity.
, 1863-12-12

CoTrOS. Government Is buying boarded
cotton for eight cents pound. Some chance
for profits there. The quantity Of cotton 70
ceived at New York since the list Of January,
Is loD, 900 bales. TIE New Orleans Era d
the 10th states that s,s7O bales and $40 bags
Of cotton arrived at that city the previous day.
, 1863-12-12
DIED.

Byrd. M Pierce County Dee. Sth, Of scarle. fever
stephen oFd, infant son 6f Thomas and Amy A. Black!
shar, aged year, months and 10 days.
, 1863-12-12

Among the many elaims presented before
the Sioux Indemnify Commission, was one BY
q German from one Of the wes.syn counties Of
Minnesota, for siz dozen Of Knsa shirts, which
said claimant alleged be had bEOught over from
+" Fadsrland," all for his own wsari he was
not printer,
, 1863-12-12

FRERzISG AS a MEANS or PREsERvIxa. Con.
gelation may be resorted to as Q means Of
preservation; chemical action being impossible
where the substance Is reduced to solid state.
Remarkable cases are on record In which the
bodies Of animals have been disentombed from
masses Of Ice, in such state Of preservation that
the flesh was iit to support nutrition, although
they had been wrapped 10 Ice for such vast
period that the IpOs 20 which they belonged
had become extincf. Il Is customary In riany
'seg'v"stU preser, fresh meat BY freezing 4,
end packing In snok. Some object that the
aaVOr Of meat Is iljoyu uy a--.,-s: but ~.
Russians, on the contrary, insist that 4 is~t-I
proved. Great care Is necessary 10 thawing
all frozen ailments, whether meat, fsh or veg
etables. Il should be done slowly, and the
best way is BY immersion in very cold water.
A shell Of ice will be formed around them, as
We have Often seen in taking the frost out Of
apples ;'-the water In contact with the sur
face being frozen into q scale, by parting with
lis heat to thaw the iroz apple within. II
thawsd too rapidly, Is BY placing them In q
warm room or in hot water, the taste Is i'm.
paired, and the composition Of the substance
80 affected that putrehctlon Is rapidly brought
on. One Of the effects Of freezing and thaw.
Ing potatoes and some fruits, Is TO increase the
amount Of sugar, as shown BY their swseter
taste.
, 1863-12-12

Henry Ward Beecher Is being educated BY
foreign travel, and announces in his last letter
the dissipation Of ono Of bis prejudiees =
e. am bound to say, also, that ! have been
agreeably disappointed In the appearance oI
the monks and priests 10 Roman Catholic cOun.
tries. As general rule, they appear 10 be
clear faced, intelligent and sincere men. Only
once or twice did We meet the legendary typs
Of mOnk-round, Cat and worldly. In Switz'
erland and in North Italy the general imprys
sion produced upon me BY the priests has bees
highly favorable to them"
, 1863-12-12
SHARP PRACTICE.

It is an insignificant town indeed that does
not possess at least one hombre remarkable fol
some striking trait Steiacocm boasts severa
who are unrivaled in their peculiar line; but
the one to whom we allude below may safely
defy competition in his practices. A sharper
individual, when fractional parts Of half dimes
are In view, never left bis mothers apron
strings. We print the following incident, illus
trative Of his character, as we received it from
the lips Of his victim.
A resident Of the town, recently from the
country, bad occasion to purchase, from the
sharp tradesman alluded to, six feet Of tampine
fuse, at Eve cents foot, for which he pre-,
scnted half dollar in payment, and expected
to receive twenty cents in change. The trades
man, taking out Of bis pocket handful o
dimes and half dimes. took up . dime and
placed Il Oh The rConter, saying, rs he did So
"That passes here for twelve-and-a.halI
cents"
Next taking hdf dime, and placing Il with
the dime, at the satpe time showing both piece,
towards his customer, be said--
"That passes here for six-and.one quarter
cents, making eighteen.and. .three.quarter cents,
and that is as near As can come to IT,"
The customer said nothing, but went home
with his change aud his tamping fuse, leaving
the sharp tradesman to exult over his gain o.
five cents in addition to his profit on the arti'
Gle sold. A few days afterwards, however, the
same man appeared before the tradesman, and
called for twenty cents worth Of apples. Put.
ting the apples in his pockets, ho laid on the
counter the identical dime before mentioned,
saying
"That passes here for twelve.and.a.hall
cents"
Then laying down the Eve cent piece, be
cOntinued--
"That passes here for six and .one-q quarter
cents, making eighteenand. .three-quarter cents,
and that Is as near as can come to il"
t. But that is not twenty cents, " demonstrated
the tradesman, as the customer was about de.
parting
"Ahl but that Is the twenty cents got
from You" replied the man, leaving the store.
10 make up portion Of this heavy loss, the
sharp dealer shortly afterwards tried like
game on the postmaster Of this place; insisting
on the latter receiving dime for four three
cent stamps, but the postmaster said he didn't
do business that wav, and refused to comply.
The result was that, in order to get even, be
went to bed suppcrless that night.