The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1867-04-19


faculty are making the very mos of tie
money to raise it to the highest standard
of excellence They have for builiing
purposes fifteen hundred thousand dollars.
and design soon 70 erect an entirely new
set of brown stone dormitories, memorial
chapel, the Peabody geological museum,
and a new Divinity Hall
Some time ago they started a female
seminary in Salt Lake City Ii fiOuri>he,i
well, but in the height of IFS prosperity
the Mormon principal elopel with and
married the whole school.
AT the charter election in Louisville on
Saturday last, the nominee of the radical
Unioni>ts for MAYOR beat the eopperhead
democratic candidate by 20lS votes, on a
full poll. This is tremendous gam for
the Union cause since last summer, when
the copper-democr:itic ticket swept the
city by over 1000 majority.
A radical county convention WAS held
in Memphis, Tenn. April l0, 10 appoint
delegates 10 The district congressional con-
vention. II was about equally composed
of blacks and whites. \ negro wa>
chosen vice president. The meeting wa>
harmonious.
Mr.. Quilp mode~tly asks why Is the
country in winter like Inc Black Crook !,
Because there are 50 many Lare limbs 10
be seen.
NAVIGATION On TIE LAKES. between
Ogdensburgh and {: ago, will open on
Monday. April -. at which time the
boats Of the Northern Transportation
company will commence their regular
trips a. per advertisement
Philosophers say that shutting the eyc>
makes the sense of hearing more acute. a
wa" suggests illat tins accounts for the
many closed eyes that are seen at church
every Sunday.
Trade within the past few DAYS Is ex-
hibiting noticeable symptoms OF increased
activity, especially in the grea. CONNER
cial centres OF the west and northwest.
The steamboat men and forwar,lerS are
busy in nearly ali directions
Ii WAS stated in the rentpayerS' aSSoci-
alton meetin in New York on Friday eve
ming. that Mr.. Asior ownS real estate
valued at $50. 100000, ami that he never
sells property hut with the interest of hi>
wealth continually buys more
The evidence of clSc NOW on trial ,it
New York showed that a coffee mamui:lc-
turing firm In that city used black lead.
sand and rock>tone 10 give glc>> ;ml
weight TO their production.
AFTER THEu--Ihe selecimen of Clare
mont. y H.. have given public notice In
the newspapers, over their uwn SIGNATURES,
that they will prosecute III the .xpen~e OF
the Town. all sales OF Intoxicating liquors.
The town instructed ih- >,.l,,clinem To clo~e
ali billiard saloons, regarding them ~ "a
nuisance which should no, he tolerated.
Narport IEya>-
The non miners strike ia Marion AMI
Sussex counties. Neg Jersey. /, virtually
AT an enl. the men having mo-ily zone -
work at the oii prices.
Gen. Gregory. oi the fr,edmen'S bu-
reau. WAS FROSTY il.>lilierl hy the landlord
of the Dill House at Frederick. Nd. la>i
week l>...u-r TWO freedmen called on
him wlile be w;lS Stopping there. Th~
general wl> ;S~,ile,l with 4 torrent ui
oaiil> and lhu~e i''r r-riyiilg The 'nigger~
AMI ordered 10 lc;.lc the holI>y-
Some one curiou> in such matters h;a-
made a rough estimate of the weight ui
SNOW that Tell al the latter end uf Fclru-
AIRY and the becimnis.- ai March between
Kansas and Maine. avcra.ilg the depth
at one foot and the superficial area at fl .
teen hundred miles long and three hun
lrc,l wide. giving a delicate mass oi four
teen hundred million tons
In the superior court at Boston. Mon F..
day. judge Morton sentenced Luther VI. I
and James w Harris, brothers, II pay a
tine of 5000 each for being engaged in
the lottery business. Their scheme
was TO establish 4 soldiers homc at We
burn, and AT tie time Their business was
stopped, they had sold a large amount Of
tickets Tor Il grand gilt concert. the pro-
'eeds of which. they s.lil, should be do
mated 10 the ASYLUM I