The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1865-01-13
IN BRIEF.


That was horrible massacre i'm Japan.
The Prince of Nagato, having refused to
pay the war indemnity stipulated in the
treaty of peace signed by him, a iudg-
ment of the criminal tribunal of Yeddo.
decided that his two palaces should be
RACED to the ground and his servants put
to death. This singular and sanguinary
sentence was approved of by the Nlicado
and the Tycoon-the spiritual and tempo
raj sovereigns of Japan-and the number
of servants killed in execution of it was
42O men and 2l5 women and children.
The Richmond Examiner, which is tel
ling much wholesome truth to the rebels
lately. not only declares that it prefers to
submit to the Yankees rather than call for
foreign help, but also asks: ''f neither
England nor France will so much rs re-
cognize us, how would they receive such
an invitation as this, now that we are
sinking and perishing under the mighty
The President has sent to tbs senate
the nomination of large number of mil
itary officers, including Sherman, Meade.
Sheridan and Thomas for major general
ships in the regular army, Hancock and
others for brigadier generalships in the
regular army, and about forty major gen.
erals and brigadier generals of volunteers.
Gen Thomas is to have Fremont's vacant
major general>hip, and his commission is
TO date from his victory over Hood
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher has Sl2 800
salary this Year. With what little he
can pick up in addition by lecturing al
$3.50 an evening, he will probable be able
to make both ends meet.
Passports at Suspension bridge cos,
$3.50 each, and occasion great delays &c
travellers besides The authorities at De
troit are moving TO secure the abolition o.
the system.
Butter Is accommodating at New York
1t don't pay 10 export ii al present prices
Exporters can't afford to pay more than
5uc. The ordinary season for export
closes with this month.
The house and barn with their content,
belonging TO Il soldiers widow in White.
field. were lnrned Wednesday night. leav-
ing the woman with five small children
destitute Her husband was killed al
Gettysburg.
The Philadelphians have presented &c
Mrs. General Grant $4,000 house IL
that city: also. a $4,000 house anj
$4,000 in money TO the widow of Gen.
Birney-
The gale of last Friday sunk the New
York steamer knickerbocker i'm the CheS-
apeakc, and all on board were probably
lost.
\ Young fellow at Berlin has been col
orcd blue bv "A dyer who thought the you'll
was too attentive 1" his wife The fel
lows friends want his natural hue restore,
hut the dyer SAWS the best he can do Is +,
change the present color TO green or Vi
olet
Tie SUPPOSED RAIDERS. The person:
arrested at Concord. y. H.. on suspicion
OF being concerned i'm the robbery of tn,
81, Alhan> hanks. have not Yet been iden-
titled, and il ls now thought that the men
were bounty jumpers. and resorted 10 TIN,
trick. thinking II might. in some way
keep them from being sent 10 the front
The wife of Prot. Z. ID. Sanborn O.
Hanover, y. H.. a niece of Hon Danie
Webster. died last Saturday. She was a
daughter OF Hon Ezekiel Webster.
Mr. Prentice. who spent five weeks in
Richmond. says that the public men there
are unanimous for freeing and arming the
slaves Ii Is reported and believed thai
the congress has recently passed Il bill Civ
lng Davis power TO try the experiment
with 10000 negroes.
Simeon Draper. collector at New York.
has sailed for Savannah. TO take charge OF
the cotton captured by Gen. Sherman,
which will he sent TO New York and sold
there
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher received as
a New Year present an apple pie from
pecpSklll, y. u. two and half feet in
diameter, in acknowledgment OF his late
eulogy on the apple.
The California papers publish Births, -
Marriages.. divorces" and Deaths
in regular order. This is Systematizing the
thing.