The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-01-15
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RE-CAPTURED. Streeter, the murderer Of
the Mccoy family, who made his escape from
Jail, where he was under sentence of death,
has been captured at Richfeld, Ohio.
A son of Ex-senator Cameron has Just,
after two years service, been placed on the
retired list as an army paymaster, with sal
airy of two thousand dollars wear for life.
That's the way the money goes"
Caleb B. Smith, judge of the United States
district court, and ex-secretary of the interi-
or, died at Indianapolis Thursday morning.
The doctors are recommending whiskey,
both as cure and preventive of diptheria
The remedy is popular, and the immense
strides that medical science is making in the
art of preserving life, are very generally ad-
mired.-[ Besides being slightly sarcastic the
above is slur at the profession which is al
together too sweep,ng.l
The wife of an officer in the army, living
! in Williamson county, ILL.,, lately received
, 500 from her husband, part of it for fami-
lies in the vicinity. A few days after a sick
soldier came along and insisted on remaining
over night against her wishes. But during
the night violent knocking was heard and
demand made for the money by parties
outside. The door was soon broken down
by five men disguised as negroes, and the
brave soldier, who was thus providentially in
the house, fired five shots at them, killing
! three and wounding fourth, while the other
was put to flight On washing the black off,
the robbers were found to be neighbors, one
of them the womans brother-in-law.
LINCOLN AND JOHNSON. The Union
Leauge of Nashville has adopted resolu-
ton recommending for the next presidency
and vice presidency, Abraham Lincoln and
Andrew Johnson "as statesmen possessing
pre-emrent quaiifcations-names synony-
nous with hope and confidence to our atiiict,
ed country, carrying with them assurances OF
returning peace and prosperity on a perma,
nent basis, thereby laying the foundations Of
the Republic deep and strong"
rum DID TIT is we'll known tina,
Gen. Meade's plans, in his last onward move
ment with the army Of the Potomac. came tc
nought through the failure of one of his corp,
commanders to perform an allotted and ar
tic;pated part. Rev. Mr.. Hall of Dover, n
H.. who has bean visiting Gen. Meade, fur
Their unveils the mystery, and writes that
the neglect was in Gen. French who should
have fought Gen. Ewell of the rebel army
instead of standing still before his corps fol
n hours,-and that the reason of the neglec
was, that he was too drunk to know or DE-
his dat,. If this is so-or anywhere neal
so,-Gen. Meade is derelict of duty to th,
country and himself in not formally expos
ing the disgraceful general, and procuring
his dismissal the service. A little mora
suasion of this kind would have an excellent
effect upon our drunken and drinking off
GERS, and prove of high benefit 20 the coun
try.
The Susquehanna river froze up on Frida,
night so suddenly that the railroad terr,
boat, with three hundred passengers on board
was locked up snug and tight. Mails, con
gresSmen, senators and common people wer
detained there, cut off from Washington a
stfectually as if Lee had come north. A forci
bic commentary on the facilities for trave
between our national metropolis and Gu
national capital.