The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1866-01-19

rating. and most conspicuous I'm conduct
I'M the late ho>iiliiies. | should regard If
a. a diretul calamity if many. whom the
>wor'! las spared, the law should spare
also. But | would deem it a more direful
calamity still. if the executive. in per
forming his constitutional duiy of bring
img ilin>e persons before the bar Of justice
10 answer Tor their crimes. should violate
the plain meaning OF the constitution, or
lniiim@,, in the least particular upon the
living spirit oi that instrument.
have The honor TO be. mo>l re>l,ectt'y V.
JAMES SPED, Attorney General.
An officer recently returned from An
'ler>onyilic. Ga. STATES there Is but small
garrison ot about twenty men stationed
there. who are guarding the old Stockade
and cemetery. which are sill undi>iurbel.
aliiom9, numerous threats to burn the
~tochadr have been made lex the chiyalrv
OF the surrounding country
\ few evenings since. three burglars
visited the residence ot Col. Mckcndrv.
formerly OF the n Mas Cavalry. in Mil
ton. Mas. and attempted 10 enter his
!l"T>c. Their noisc alarmed the colonel.
who >ioz@i Two loaded rcyolver>. AMI
without stopping 10 put on his clothes
went into the yard and confronted them.
ihev were very well behaved burglars
AMI allowed themselves /" be driven into
Il shed. where the colonel held them at
hay with bis rc,olvcr~ until hi> clothing
had been brou-h; 10 him. and a rore 10
lie the men together, after which he
marched thcm 10 the lookup.
''PEErTY WAITER Girl SALOONS IN
Nrw l"EK.-ihc recent report of the
i'"iIcc commissioners OF New York. states
THAI i!.e number ot' establishments in that
CIV cla--ci under this head. * a23.
while thr number Of vnun- and pretty
lcv'i females who attend them * 1871. .
The report calls them nearly loo
daughters OF perlition-
some of the oil companies OF Penn>vl
Nania make a 'iellor;,hle exhibit 10 the
auditor-gener:'l The law requires them
10 ;I>~e>> their stock al a valuation 80 that
the lax c;gn he adjusted The same stock
winch a icw months ago MIS- represented
10y ihe directors Ia h. cheap al ten dollars
per share. l. n"w valued h, The same d.
rcctorS al five cents per share. and AT this |
l;i>i assessment many of the taxes are COM
puiel and paddy, y. TINES.
\ CHICAGO clergyman missed his stock |
me- CA Christmas morning. and after a 1
lon. search found one on each horn of a |
new mi.h COW. which had been presented
L. him by hi> ie,ri>hionerS. and ornament
ed III this WAY TO indicate that il WAS a /
Christmas gift.
An exchange truly SAYS that ..vuu NAV
insert Il thousand excellent things in a
newspaper. and never hear a word of ap-
probation from lis readers but lust let a
line or Two not suited 10 their TASTE slip
IN. though by accident, and you will be
sure 10 hear of IL" There is more trouh-
le IN Ae'Ping newspaper free from an
thing than filling it twice
over.
Those who have been applicants for the
'ele;lSc of JEFF. Davis and {. {. CLAW.
nave been taken aback 10y the positive de-
'laratlon OF the secretary of war. i'm his re-
'ort TO the president OF Jan 4. that jeff.
Davis Is charged with the crime of incitinq
ne ASSASSINATION of Abraham Lincoln, and
hat {. t. Clay is charged with completely
II the murder of Mr. Lincoln.
On The last trip of The steamer Moses
Iaylor from San Francisco TO San Juan
IN insane Fenian shot two EnnliShmen ,
Eho rentnGed 10 deny that they had any :
'enian prociisilics. He MAS wounded !
UNSET ami Jumped overheard. but res b
ued and Ju>i saved from 4 lynching.
DIR, Mudd, Spangler and OI.aughlin.
he assassination con<pirators. all occupy
ne Room at the Dry TortugaS, and are
ifi. iii So"d "S.i'h- lHeN 90 The
le>t meilial and degrading work about !, n
DC prison. DIR. Mu,l,l has behaved with =
Semplary propriety since his failure TO b
'cape some time ago. IL
The annual sale of pewS of Rev. Hen u.
Ward Eeecher's church took place ON
tuesday, evening, and was very spirited. a.
he highest choice of pews being 500. y,
Inch WAS bid by III. b. Oaflin. The SC
lai rentals amount 10 about Sll. GOO, IT.
Inch Is $4,000 more than last year. m
DR. J. e. Holland, the genial and M n,
orily author, poet and editor of Spring
I'D, Mas, delivers his poem Jonathan tai
School, al st. Albans, Friday evening. TT,