The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1867-01-18
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the committee Hlclltloiitu 'oo'N ~ NV
with the board of trade, Al their meeting
to be held in the evening.
There was but one opinion among our
business men who were present ut the
meeting and no project has ever been
presented since that of the Atlantic Il ST.
Lawrence railroad. which met with such
universal favor. In the board OF trade
last evening, the same feeling was mani
tested that was displayed in the after
noon. Our merchants have only TO show
their accustomed energy 10 secure this
great business route.
A meeting oss the Boston capitalists III
terested in the establishment OF a line ot
steamships between that city and Liver
pool was held Friday, at which EN-Gov.
Smith Of Vermont strongly urged the mer-
its of the enterprise. ana Il committee was
appointed to obtain subscriptions to the
stock. If the present plans are realized,
the eleven steamers which have been talk
ed of in connection with the new Ichuan-
tepec route from New York 10 California
will probably be purchased for this line,
us they can be had for :;2,00O.0o0.
THE LAws.-We are indebted to tie
courtesy of the secretary of state for Il copy
of the ''acts and resolves passed by the
general assembly OF the state Of Vermont
at the annual session of 1866" 1t Is
neatly printed bv the Freeman Printing
Establishment, and is out in unusually
good season.
A Jealous man named Hatch, tried TO
shoot a young milliner named Bell, al
Manchester, on Sunday, but the pistol
ball struck the metallic par! of her corset
and glanced off har@:le>>ly. He then at
tempted to shoot himself. and succeeded
better, and will probably die i'll conSe-
quence.
When President Johnson swung around
the circle into Harrisburg, Pa, last fall,
the democratic city government gave him
Il grand reception at cost of $500. The
courts have decided that the city Is not rc
Sponslhlc, and the democratic members
who voted the affair will now have To- pay
for 1t.
ArtemuS Wards remark that lit would
have been ten dollars in JEFF. Davis pock-
ct if had never been born" has been
matched by the Richmond Times, which.
di>cour>lng upon the maligniiv OF coli
greS>. SAYS soberiv: The man in the
south who l. vet unborn. would he most
fortunate if he could remain iii that con-
liiion should the radical designs he fully
contaminated.
Taylor, the young mam who WIS lately
shot at Colehronk tv =, disappointed suit
or OF his wi;;'> Is in.provin" and quite
likely to recover, Luther. the rival who
intended 10 Kill him. afterwards shot him-
self through the heart. and died in the
road. before Taylor'> wounds had been
examined.
The Vermont Mutual fire insurance
company will charge To- per cent addition
al III future for in>uring hu!dino> III which
kerosene oil Is drawn by IN artificial linht.
The company lost 5000 last wear from
the careless Use OF kerosene.
Only six of the whole number OF men
rescued after the explosion OF the Baln>-
ley coal mine. i'll England. Were lett alive
on the 25tl ult. The mine WIS It'll on
fire AT that time. and preparations were
being made 10 put it out b, ioolin".
\. ID. liagcr, Esq, the representative
of Vermont at the Paris exposition, will
sail for Europe on the China. on the 21,h
of February.
The turning down of the wick of a kcf,-
oscnc lamp for the purpose of leaving u
low flame on COIN" 10 bed or on lcayinn
the room OF IN evening. is HIGHLY unsafe.
The low flame generates 4 poisonous ar
in the room. different from. bot quite a,
bad, if not worse in its effects, than ca,
from coal stove.
A few days AGO, a child of five years of
age, named QuarleS. residing i'll the vicin-
ity of Richmond, Virginia. put into his
mouth Il small sea shell which he bal Just
taken from his mothers work basket.
wien the shell slipping down his throat,
lodged in the windpipe, causing almost
immediate Suiiocaiion.
Down ON NA>RY-Where ignorance
Is bliss: An honest Vermont democrat
in a recent earnest conversation relative
TO the faults OF President johnson. can
didly admitted that one of his greatest
mistakes was, lin appointing that ID
fool, Rev. u. Y. Nasty, his chaplain lie /
might know enough TO keep a confederate
post office, but wasn't iit for spiritual /
adviser /
Jud ge Redlield of Vermont sailed for .
England, Wednesday. to look after the
United States claims for indemnify for the .
depredations Of rebel vessels during the .
war, sailing under the British fiag. Maj. |
Geo. III. Chandler of Concord, y. H..
went with him.