The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1865-02-03


DOUGLAS DEMOCRAT.
Lyndon.
Cabot.
The friends of Rev. S. F. Drew paid him
a visit Jan. 26th and left token of their
regards through the sum of $40, nearly
all money.
Hon. c. w. Willard Of Montpelier gave
us very interesting address last week. 1t
was announced to be upon the subject of
Common Schools; but the speaker seemed
to be more interested in the War than the
subject previously announced, and gave us
one of his rousing good political and war
speeches.
The following officers were elected on the
24th of this month of Green Mountain
Lodge of F. & A. NJ, under their charter
granted at the recent session of the Grand
Lodge at Burlington: w. H. Fletcher, w.
NJ; A. F. Sprague, S. w.; j. NJ. Fisher, j.
w.; E. Fisher, Sec.; B. j. Lance, Treas;
Joseph Dow, S. D.; G. w. Webster, j. D.;
T. II. Lance, N. B. Rogers, Stewards; E.
c. Smith, Chaplain; VIM. Swan, Ty.; E.
5. Hoyt, Marshal. Regular communication
Tuesday of the week on which the moon
fulls. Masonic hall. Fletcher's new block.
QUOTAS UNDER THE LAST CALL OF THE
| N cf0fA no no
just received by telegram from the provost
der the recent call of the President, which
is announced as 1882 and the quotas by dis
tricts as follows:
lst district 765
I'd = 595
Sd 9 472
This assessment is so manifestly at vari-
state department and the returns made by
the provost marshals department to the
adjutant and Inspector general of the state,
that they cannot for the present be accept
ed, and quotas cannot therefore on any just
basis be assigned to towns until efforts have
been made to correct the assessment. The
state authorities are now taking the neces-
sary measures to procure their correction.
p. T. WAsHBURN, Adj't & ms. Gen.
We understand that another National
Bank is soon to be organized here. The
directors of the Bank of Montpelier are
presume it will take the place of that bank.
l-Montpelier Freeman.
LOST AT SEA.-The following invalid
!, soldiers of the 9TH Vermont Volunteers were
lost in the steamship North America, which
lately fOundered at sea on the passage from
New Orleans to New York &c. S. Rdghill,
H. w. Holden, j. Ellis, James Brown, A.
j. TiltOn, Chas. Deshon.
: One of the raiders recently arrested by
l Capt. Rice, at the draft rendezvous in New
Haven, Conn.,, has been sent up to st. Al.
bans, where he was identified as one of the
participants in the robbery of the banks
A preliminary examination is being had to,
day (Tuesday) and he will probably be
bound up for trial.-W0ltOn's 3lst.
The Rutland and Burlington railroad is
now furnishing good wood to its employees
for five dollars per cord.
Some five months since, Mr.. G. F. Dame
> of Derby, broke off a needle in his hand
Efforts to find it produced Inflammation, an(
= the hand nearly rOtted off, and week OF
two since his arm was amputated just above
: the elbow.
. DIvORCEs.-Mne i'll assorted couple
: were put assunder, by the franklin Count,
!. Court at the January Term-three for will
r full desertiOn on the part of the husband
two tor wilful desertion of the wife; two fo
intOlerable severity; one for refusal to sup
u port; and one for adultery.
= Merrill Bingham, Esq, of Cornwall. ha
L recently returned from tour in Western
J. Virginia, Ohio and New York, where h
l. made sales of sheep to the amount of S2S,
900, and that without effort. His Observa
for Vermont sheep.
# Leonard Holmes of Cambridge, who's
# leg was broken by tree in the woods, o.
), the 9TH inst, and was afterwards amputated
y died on the 18th inst, of modification arts
is ing from the injury.
r. "Bristol Bill" whose name is familiar
d most of our readers, especially to GU
IT townsmen, has been arrested at Marriott;
Ohio. At the time Of his arrest he is RI
, ported to have had in his possession tn
l. most complete set of burglars tools eve
u seen III uIc Uullcu StdtcS. Dill dlN dS
l. has fine tools, but his career in this countr
70 is pretty much "played out -Danril
<, Star.
he OUT IN THE COLD.-It is said that Blu
o. lington is neither town or city, there bein
~ defect in the charter, so that nobody HI
W. any authority to do anything for the cit.
While the people have voted the town OF
OF existence. Hitch on to Vergennes.-
WaltOn's.
III E. G. Lamson & Co. at their armory
ed Windsor, have commenced on contracts fl
l the government to make the Ball pate
repeating and breach-loading carbine: al
also the Palmer breech-loading carbine..
The repeating gun can be fired nine tim
as without stopping to load- Windsor Journt
of We learn from the Register that a Mr.
.d- Dayton of Ludlow put an end to her life |
TO hanging on Monday of last week. Dome
i'e tic trouble was the cause. She left TO
he chil6ron