St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1867-05-03

Hiram Fuller, formerly of the New
York press, and a letter writer over the
signature OF Belle Britain" is in prison
at London for debt. He was a cheap
manufacturer of public opinion for the
south during the rebellion, and the Jail
is the natural result of the mean way be
did his work.
Barnum, in retaliation for the attacks
of the New York Herald. has ordered a
number of wax " figgers representing
various scenes in the life of James Cor
don Bennett, particularly the one where
he was cowhided for SANDER.
One singular fact in connection with
the death of President Lincoln Is. that
no coroner's inquest was ever held on his
body no legal evidence taken as to the
manner of his death. nor was a single
person, accused of connection with il.
ever brought into court of law nor IS
there to this day any Legal testimony
whatever as to the manner of his death.
the cause Of it, or who killed him.
Gen. Grant is said 10 he decidedly
against the Russian purchase. He thinks
the price too great, that we are not i'll
q financial condition to make any need
less purchases just now, and that we
have plenty of barbarians to manage
without taking in any more.
The New York World, anticipating a
break in the republican party OF Massa-
chuSetts, advises the democrats 10 keep
out of sight" during the next canvass in
that state The counsel was unnece>Sa-
~. That is just what they have been in
the habit of doing.
Ira Q. Miller. a graduate Of the Uni
vcrsity of Vermont, has been appointed
by Gov. Fenton, one Of the tax commits
siOners of New York City-a very lu-
cratiye position. Ii we mistake not,
Mr.. Miller was principal of Lyndon
academy twenty years ago.
One OF the New York papers, under
taking to give list of those members of
the legislature of that state who are sIs-
pected Of having the itching palm, and
being appalled, at the length of the list.
hit upon the expedient of giving a list OF
the honest members This was an easy
matter The list included fifteen senators
out Of thirty-two and twenty-ssven as
sembly-men out OF one hundred and
twenty-eight. The precise accuracy OF
the list is not vouched for. but We OBJ
serve that the proportions appear &c
be accepted as sufficiently near the mark.
Much stress has been laid upon the
large number of clergymen who have ad-
vocated license law, but Rev. Edward
Ottoman, of the State Temperance ALI,
ance, testified before the legislative COM
mittee that, in response TO circular of
inquiry addressed to all the clergy OF Mas
sachusetts, 952 declared for prohibition,
Sc for license, and : werIi FIN doubt Of the
90 for license, % are Roman Catholics,
II Unltarisns, and s Episcopalians. OF
the Orthodox Protestant and Universal.
ist pastors, not one in fifty favors license.
a MELANCHOLY CAsE-The Fishkill
Standard states that the Oldest daughter
of G. B. Beebe, editor of the Banner Of
Liberty, committed suicide on Saturday,
by shooting herself with 4 pistol She
had been engaged to be married to a
young man, but her father placed her in
a lunatie asylum to break up the match.
The officers of the asylum, finding she
was not insane, let her 60 home. She
was TO take charge of 4 school on Mon.
day, but learning of the marriage of the
gentleman to whom she had been en-.
gagged, deliberately shot herself
A California paper believes that thirty
years hence there will be as much trade
and ship building on Puget Sound as in
the state of Maine Another argument
for the rapid completion of the Montpe.
lier and St. JOhusbury railroad, as Puget
Is to be the Western terminus, when the
connections are all made.