The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1866-12-14

trlbuted TO the support OF the government
S3,41l, 1873, and the chcwer< and tobacco
smokers nearly four times H. much Dis
titled spirits gave Il e>cnue OF so. .l9S.-
51S; and the commissioner thinks that
the government loses more by evasion un-
der this head than under any other. cx-
cepi possibly that of income.
1t Is estimated that lJo.0OO freedmen
and their children are now attending
school in the southern STATES. The ISSUES
OF rationS. Oh thc last of ,Junr. 10 whites
and blacks were about equal. l'h" freed
mems bIreau has now in lis possession for
distribution ~. 23l acres Of land. besides
:!2S tracts in Tennessee and ll9 parcels
ot town property.
The government sold during the past
year sl2.204, 129 worth of postage STAMPS
and envelopes. We Stnt abroad 1885,
Jl6 lctter-. and received from abroad l.
5l3, ,h3o. We >ent nearly three millions
OF newspapers, and received a little over
one million. The number OF pos; offices
is 23,S2e: of which there have Eccm rc-
opened in the rcbCllinus states 2T1S For
ty-sA cities have the free delivery system,
and the plan givc> excellent satisfaction.
The numlcr nf moncv-orirr offices HOW
in operation l. 16G-abouI double that ot
the previous wear. Nearly four millions
OF dollars Were thus safely passed through
the mails. The average amount of each
order WAS lG:32 The number of dead
letters w;lS about four ami Il llalf millions.
They contained S2il.5Na. and drafts,
checks, ,lccd-. &c, hayin. nominal val
lie ot -. .h30.SSl; amI G1.uIG photo
graphs. articles of icwc!rv. &r Between
eighty and ninety per cent. ol the whole
We're returned. Tho postmaster general
indor-c~ a previous estimate that more
than thre,'iourthS OF the dead letters are
OWN. to carclc>>nc>> in writing the al
drc>-
The expenses OF congress the la>t wear
We're II .03 i.:J:i::i : OF the executive ,la-
parfmcnt. Sj.92I.0Jo: of the Judiciary.
- .621 80. Cur torcign intercourse
cost ul> ~ .:;:iS.3NS. The ligli-llnu-c g.
t'''i'>liili''i' vi '!i'' country '>' '-"' :
o''' i"', l'''',''' 'N!''''>''> "a me .ii'
President Lincoln were >5o.o0n. The
gn> for the presidents house amL tie c.tli-
,"i i p"' ''""il Ill ''o-'.''-"' i'i'' '-.''
light wis in proportion. The tarl tn'
tl' president h"n-.' cot Hi2.o" the
painting al II cost SN"o': the repairing
."i iilo Conservatory *ltoo' ana Tie re-
inrli>iilh" "i the t'G-' '1'"-oo"-;'ii 90
"iii'h i ';'rnIi''''t 10 "il' an impressive
E'S;' o' liie SIZE "'d appointments "I thai
establishment hF WlIirH - muiI riildi-
dltN aft 'F''!!Iii@-
DISTRICT "r C"IINIEIA
The District of C,irpbi, rnd..r cxi.,-
inc laws. i not entitled tn tb,, r.rr,.,ru-
tation in the national councils whjs,.
from our earliest history. hi> been uni
lor.nlv accorded to ,acI. territory r,tab-
li,l,,i from time To Tine within onr limits
Ii maintain, peculiar relation, TO con-
nr.>> to whom the constitution l,,, GRANT
cI the power ut exercising rxclu>iv, L.o;~-
lation over the seat OF Government. Oar
fellow citizens l'sN'in@ III the District,
whose Interests are tH't> coniided I" the
special guardianship OF c'nrc~>. exceed IN
HAMMER the population "t several "i "ur
WHY a d'i'@aie "i t'ieir rh"Ire should Eo'
to adIniIi'~i I" Il seal III '''' House "i rep
rr>enla'lIcS. y" modr S>e!h> ;" #pPr"-
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If ,l,s Di.,r;,, or Cor,r,i;, ,o c,.a... -,
d,ieu,t. to Ia allowed ,Lr .,,o. RIGHTS
and pri,ileoc, aS 4 I,.ica,t,. renr,,cnrin, :,
territory. The inrrra>iur rn,.rnri-,. and
/ i'i' Pi'Si',> VI i"N''''i'' III iIlc us
'!l't are Ii2"H 2r"'iyI'2, ;uii 'F'>I
'li'' '''e e''"i'o o' '''e lii''ill'i!H" iuih"fl-
'!eS ~ P'"'''o'r '"e Ei">'tI'ty "i me HI
'loil'i ihe'f"P"l'S VIII receive The efficient
AMI generous cooperation "f c"ii"rcsS-
n" CRIMINAL. Fr"IHFL>.
/ The resolution CT congress protesting
auain-t nardou- i,y f1rri..u Governments @.
persons convicted Of int,mnus oti;.,r.s ~,
condition Of cminration 10 onr counrry.
L,- I,,,, communicated ., IL ,,,. III
which we maintain intercour., and IN,
practice. :, Justly tie ,rhiec, Of cnmnloin,
Oh our part, ha> no. bcci. Renewed.
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III, CONGRATULATIONS. 81. ,.,,,,,..,. =. .1,,