The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1865-11-17

Including South Carolina, twenty-five
states have now ratified the constitutional
amendment aboliShing slavery. and three.
Delaware. Kentucky. and New jersey,
have rejected it. But New Jersey ia all
right now, and as the legislatures of iowa.
California and Oregon, to meet in Janua-
~, will be sure to pass the amendment.
the constitutional number of ratifving
states will speedily be secured.
OUTRAGE AT CONCORD \. H.-A re-
turned soldier named William. III. Horner.
about % years old, committed brutal
outrage upon young girl ten years OF
age at Concord, on Sunday evening last.
The victim is the daughter of reSpecta-
bic mechanic, and the outrage has created
great excitement. IIorner is threatened
with lynching in case he can be found.
The President on Tuesday appointed
Gen. John A. Logan minister to the re-
public of Mexico, with a salary of Sl2-
900 year. Col William A. Browning
of Tennessee, late private secretary to
President johnson, will accompany Con.
Logan as secretary of legation.
Preston King, recently appointed col
lectOr of the port of New York by Pres
ident johnson, committed suicide on Mon
day, by jumping from a Uoboken ferry
boat. He had been for some time suffer
ing from ill-hcalth and serious depression
of spirits, and the cares and pcrplexities
of his office had lately borne heavily upon
him. Mr.. King was insane some twenty
five years ago.
DEATH OF J. Ross DIx.-Spencer
Phillips, well known in literary circles
under the non de plume of J. Ross Dix.
died at Brooklyn. n. T., on the evening
of the 18th instant. in very destitute cir
cums:ances, and left no q e to his rela-
tives or friends.
ArPLEs.-The Palmyra, (N. " Cou-
rier says: A vast quantity OF apples
are coming to market from WAYNE county.
and Eastern buyers have been deceived
into paying high prices by false CRY of
scarcity" The Rochester Union SAWS the
same is true of other counties in Western
New York
1t is reported that Gen. Spinner. who
has been opposed to capital punishment.
has been forced TO ''change his base bv
the conterfeitcrs. and he now advocates
placing the inscription OF the Bank of
England notes on our .rcenbacks: TO
counterfeit is DEATH
WHAT TIE ARGUS THINKS Oh ITSELF.
The Montpelier Argus says certain zen
tlemen whom it calls by hard names, may
talk rs loudly, and long. a> they please
about the Argus and Patriot being Il rebel
rum sheet, for their words are no SANDER -
Huntington Free Pres.
New LONDON AND NORTHERN RAIL
RoAD--A party of gentlemen represent
ling this roal visited Montpelier Yesterday
10 make "cqulintanceS. This road Is 10
intcrScct with the Vermont II Ma><achu-
tioui W. Ill., sliHl t8lIllSt " III
connect with the Vermont roads. giving a
direct through line from VI 10 tidc-waier
ut New London. The roal i to lte COM
pleted in July next. and will form anoih-
er valuable accessory 10 our roads and
pc"plc--II aHo,.s Lhuhy-
The reward of 800. 600 for the arrest
of JEFF. Davis has been paid. The re-
wards for the arrest of Booth. offered bv
the general government, the STATE of Cali
fornia. and the cities of Baltimore and
Washington. amounting in ali 10 $50. 600
will be distributed in few DAYS.
! \ dangerous counterfeit OF the $50 le-
gal tender notes of government has lust
been discovered.
The trains on the Grand Trunk Road
Thursday were DELAYED several hours on
account of the snow storm of that ,lav.
and the Montreal papers contain accounts
of heavy SHOW storm on Monday.