The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1866-05-25


treatment. and he now seems TO Toe IN
about his usual state of health. \ week
" report of the condition of his health Is
made by the post surgeon TO Washington.
He daily walks three times round the par
apet of the Fortress distance of at least
three miles. He Is allowed abundance OF
liquors, cigars and many little luxurles
are extended TO him through the courtesy
of the officers of the garrison. Mrs Da-
Wis is allowed uninterrupted access 10 his
cell at certain hours of the day.
: The tornado which swept over Lake
George OH Sunday, Nav l3, was the
most destructive ever experienced in that
vicinity. The Fort William Henry IIo-
tel was entirely unroofei, carrying away a
part of the cornice and rafier>, Damage
about $1,000. The steamer Minnelaha
was torn from her moorings At the dock.
taking with her the Splle> and all of her
i;l>teningS belonging TO the dock, carrying
away her hurricane deck and all the up
per part of her saloon Damage $1,000.
The Episcopal church Is perfect wreck
Damage ri least $4,000. The tower on
the Presbyterian church is partly turned
over Barns and sheds were blown down
and unrooted all through the Village and
lis vicinity
The proprietors of the Fort Pitt can
non foundry. PittSbur.. intend sending a
big twcniy-Inch cannon from that city TO
the Paris exhibition. 1t will be - feet
long. 81 feet diameter al The breech. and
will weigh 30 tons When completed il
will bc mounted on an excellent iron car
riage. weighing q @ht tons. and will he
accompanied 10y Specimens of shells, balls
and cartridges. The cost will be about
| $4,000.
After the announcement of the senat0-
rial vote in the house of representatives in
Connecticut on "Wednesday. bv which ii
appeared that seven republican votes were
east contrary 10 the agreement made In
caucus. Mr.. Burr of the Hartford Times
Went UP 10 Mr.. Barnum and said ..Well
We ar" rlking Out your parry We have
got out seven members to-day Yes. =
quolh barnum. ..the same number that
Wee raked ont of Mary Mag,larene.'
ANHFE>r CoLEGE.-The present SELL
Tor class III Amherst Collgc. entered in
1862 with D. men. and will graduate 81
. Scyenty-ei-lt different members have been
connected with the cla>, during lis course.
OF whom two nave died More than half
OF the class have already decided OH the
ministry rs their future profession. 4
! former member ut the cl;l>~, who was mar
rlcd before entering college. and TO whom
the class once presented an elegant cradle.
i reported IN Sing Sing prison. sentenced
for 4 long term OF wears
Z The New Hampshire legislature. which
commences lis session III the enlarged and
rcmodeici capitol NJ Concord. will have
10 elect Il United States senator in place
OF Senator Clark. and decide un further
measures for funding the state debt. AMI =
good deal of legislation on railroad AMI
expires business. will be asked for. The
c;ln,!l'iatt> for senator are Daniel Clark.
the rr->rn! Incumbent. Z. ii. Rollins of
Concord. Gen Gilman Mar>ton AMI !. ".
Patterson ot Hanover now members OF
the lower hou>e in Congress.
1TE HEAD SwINpLEG-Rich men.
weary of business. retire. UMaholv.
having hlod lic Irish patriots of this coun-
try f" the extent If several hundred thou
sand dollars. follows the fashion. AMI makes
{ the arrival "f stephens. The plausible pre-
text for re>i@nlng his head ccntre-hip
Any other Swindlcr. infinitely les culpahle
than lill> enormous one. would have been
cent 10 the states PRISON, long ago
Springfield E,i.'sji,ru
The Grant House AT Franklin. Pa.
WIS fired. SATURDAY morning. probably
i"r the purpo>e OF plumber. and was hurn-
ed 10 the ground \ woman Jumped
lion tourih->iorv window and di,pl soon
after Two servant -irl~. named Jane
Dawson and Bridget Kelley. were burned
10 death.
Hon Horace MAYNARD of Tennessee.
says: The question of Ile.sro suffrage in
tennessee. Viii la settled by ana lax in IA
Sor OF the black man, and | should nnt
wonder Ii tennessee gave The black man
the riaiit to vote before Connecticut does.
And the black man Mil probably vote
sooner in North Carolina than in Pcnn,vl-
wanna"
In the printing bureau OF the treasury
department. the lrank note encrGlyer> III
before 4 window and conduct their iniri-
cate iabcis. willie a little WAY behind each
one OF them stands a man whose only tiu-
" II * to watch that they make no sur
rePiitlon> u>e OF the engraved plates upon
winch they are employed.
The baar,lS u directors for both the |
Concord and Manchester and I.awrenc,. /
railroads have unanimously voted their I!
superintendent. Hon. .io>eph \. Gilmore.
OF Concord, " H.. a leave OF absence 1
that he may visit Europe on account OF his
impaired health. and will continue his sal |
AIRY during his absence. Ex-Goyernor
Gilmore with his wife, will probably s:.il
about the first OF July.
GEN SANTA ANNA.-Thc common
council Of Elizabeth, y J.. paid an OIL
clal visit to the ex-pre>ident OF Mexico
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