The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-05-06

I The United States Senate has confirmed
Joseph H. Barrett, formerly Editor of the
Middebury Register, as Judge Advocate,
with the rank Of Major.
The town of Woodstock by vote of 81
to l2S mas voted a subscription of twenty
thousand dollars to the capital stock OF the
Woodstock Railroad Co.
We regret to hear that the health of John
q. SAKE. of Albany, is very precarious and
that his kinsmen have apprehenslons in re-
gard to his recovery.
The Manchester Journal. is responsible for
the statement that the family of Mr.. l..
Phillips of Winhell was increased on the lst
of pill by twin children, twin lambs ant
four kittens all doing well.
The body of Charles R. Briggs was found
in Dog river, at Mortified, on Thursday last.
under circumstances that indicate murder
He was last seen late on Tuesday night, one
of an euchre party at Mortified grocery.
and We learn that the body shows a wound,
and that money supposed to be in Mr.. BIS
possession is missing.
Chaales Smith, of North Stafford, was
killed on the slide between the Little Magog
and Great Magog Lakes, on Tuesday week,
while at work numbering. 1t appears that lie
was standing below huge log, which he was
propplng with a lever, when the lever slipped
and the log rolled over him, crushing rim
instantly to death.
Homer f. Rand, son of Jasper Rand of St.
Adams, has recently been appointed Ass,s-
tant Paymaster in the I. 5. Navy, and has
reported to Rear Admiral PaulGing in New
York.
VT. CAVALRY EXCHANGED Albert P.
Youatt, Company X; Wn. p Pearsons
Concord, d. Torens McCuen, Coventry, |:
Edwin A. Porter, Pcutney, q; Daniel ?.
Bancroft, East Montpelier |; Harrison
WaMen, Brattleboro, F Jon Delaney, Ar
lington, 6 Almon McClunin, Rutland, \
Alfred Mahan, Cornwall, X; William
Thompson, Burlington, NJ; u. \. Pink
/ X Charles f. Youatt, Cornwall, X. all
PIRATES and members Of the lst VI. Cavalry
have arrived at Baltimore from Richmond.
Mr.. Corson, oar State agent at Philadelphia,
, in reporting the fact to Gen. Washhurn
says the men are suffering from the irhu
man treatment they received from the rebels
and adds " 1t makes ones heart sick TO see
these brave boys, and TO think that so many
Of our soldiers are still in the hands of those
bad man
ALLOTTED PAY.-Assignees aud other:
! holding orders for allotted pay of the Sti
| Regiment and Co.'S J.. and II Sharpshoeters
are hereby notified that returns have beer
received for the S;h to January lst; for tn,
! SharpShooters to March lSt, and this oiHct
is prepared to pay the sums received in the
usual way. JOHN Is. PAGE,
Treasurer.
TIE Boston Courier lin the pnenix) give,
an equvocal compliment to Bratti-bore b,
calling it the corner stone of the Greer
Mountain State-the c1l de sac of its busi
ness and of its Importance We know
Brattleboro IS near one # the corners, bu
still Of late there has been much myster,
about thing there. Now, iusomuch as Gu
de sac means the "bo!tom Of the bag:
difficulty" every body can see what's tn
mater with Bratrleboro. BY the way
" bat" of the Phenix, says ne didn't
Shame on him Every body saw him do it
IFd}toaS DGi}y.
MAPLE SUGAR-A Westminster farne
writes to US to know if some one ~ sIc
sch pol district in the state, Will not ascerlal
the amount of maple sugar made in tHer dis
. trict this spring, and forward tie same t
in the safe may be ascertained. We sha