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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-11-27
adjournment OF the Legislature.

The legislature sat through last night
and adjourned sine die this morning at
O'Clock. The session has been peculiar
one in some respects, and on the whole
not very important one to the state at
large. A large amount of time was
taken in the controversy over the extern
sion of the Rutland and Bennington
road, One of the most protracted and
hardly fought legislative contests that
we remember which resulted in the
complete triumph of the applicants for
the charter. The opponents of the mea-
sure supposed that it could be killed in
the senate were in fact so sure of it
that within three days past they with
drew an offer of compromise, before
made by themselves and accepted by
Mr. Park, which would have left the
Rensselaer, 4 Saratoga road in much
less irksome position than the one they
now occupy. But the merits of the
measure,-and it was on its merits, after
full discussion, and not by any sly ma
nnuvring or under handed interference,
that it was decided-were too strong to
be Overborne. 1t passed by vote of
three to one in the house, and two to
one in the senate, and we trust ends the
long fights which have taken up so much
of the time of the Legislature Cor three
years past. The Troy railroad mana
gers must by this time be convinced
that it takes something more than mon
ey, or the ability of retained lawyers, to
control the Vermont legislature, and will
hencetorth we trust, be willing to pay
more regard to public interests, and less
to private animosities and schemes of
monopoly.-Free Press, Friday.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-11-27
Approved Nov. 10, 1868.

The One HUSDREDTH VOLUME, AND
A GREAT ROMANCE. - Littelrs Living
Age enters upon its One Hundredth Vol
ume on January next, which fact sutici
emily attests its deserved success.
In the number of Nov. 81, it begins,
by arrangement with the Boston publish
ers of Berlhold Auerbach's works, a new
and great Romance, by the most eminent
of living German novelists, entitled "The
Country House OH the Rhine" which is
now appearing serialy in Germany.
Auebach's last work, son the Heights, "
was pronounced "the most remarkable
novel that has come to US from the home
of Goethe during the present century -
and John q. Sake pronounced it ''one of
the few great works OF the age" The
new work is to be partly American in
its theme, and promises to be "A master
piece of the author. 1t will appear from
week 10 week in The Living Age until
completed.
The publishers make a liberal offer to
new subscribers for the year 1869, viz,
to send them the weekly numbers of
The Living Age, from the beginning Of
this story to January next, free Of
charge.
Besides the above attraction. The Liv-
ing Age will continue to present to its
readers lis usual complete resume of the
valuable literature of the day, embrace
ing the best reviews, criticisms, tales,
poetry, literary, scientific, biographical.
historical and political information gath
cred from the whole body of English pc
riodIcal literature and from the pens OF
tho "Il~,-t living "iitrIs. Issued III
weekly numbers of >ixty-tour pages each.
making more than three thousand double
column octave pages a year. it is one of
the cheapest, II not the cheapest maya
zine that can be had, considering the
quantity and quality of literary matter
furnished. \ leading daily paper says,
that ''lt Il man were 10 read Littell's
Magazine regularly, and read nothing
else, he would be we'll informed on all
prominent subjects in the general field of
human knowledge" Rev. Henry Ward
Beecher says, Were |, in view of all
the competitors that are now in the field,
to choose The Living Age; nor is there
in any library that l know of SO much
instructive and entertaining reading in
the same number OF volumes" 1t Is
similarly Endorsed by the best writer and
thinkers of the day, and commended by
the press as ''the leading magazine of
its class
1t Is issued every Saturday by Cit
tel u Gay, Boston," at $500 a year,
free OF postage. An extra copy sent gra-
It's to any one getting up Il club of five
new subscribers.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-11-27
Interesting to Common Carrier.

The following act, which is now a
law, is int nded to hit a very common
case. The express offices are often half
full of casks and packages of liquor,
marked with letter A. in a diamond,
or some other device, awaiting delivery
to parties who are carrying on illegal
traffic, and who of course do not care to
have their names appear. 1t is appar-
emily intended to cover all possible cases
of the kind, for the bill as printed makes
the carriage or delivery of any cask, jug,
box or vessel ''capabe Of holding intcxi
eating liquor" Unable offense. 1t is q
law which will trouble nobody but the
liquor sellers, and which we doubt not
will be welcome to the expressmen and
other carriers, for if observed it will save
them much annoyance and trouble.
AN ACT TO PREVENT THE TRAFFIC IN IN
ToxICATING LIQUORS.
1t is hsre5y enacted by the General assembly
ofhe .Stae Of Vermont:
SEC. l. If any railroad conductor,
freight agent, expressman, depot master,
or other person in the employment of, or
in any way connected with any railroad
corporation, or any teamster, stage drl-
yer or common carrier of any kind, eth
er in his own person or by an agent,
shall bring into, or deliver within this
State, any barrel, cask, jug, box, or 9TH
er vessel capable of holding intoxicating
liquor, unless said barrel or other vessel
he legibly marked with the bona tide name
of the person to whom the article is sent
or to be delivered, such person 50 Offend
ing shall be punished by fine of not
less than twenty-five dollars and costs Of
prosecution, one-half of the said fine to
90 to the Treasury of the State, the re-
manning half to be paid to the person
who enters the complaint.
SEC. ). This act shall take effect
from its passage.
Approved Nov. 10, 1868.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-11-27
Grants Cabinet.

There is strong feeling that Yer
mont should be represented in the Cabi-
net, and the friends of Senator Morrill,
would like to see him made Secretary of
Treasury. But those who know him
best say he would not leave the Senate
to accept such a place. Judge Poland
is strongly pushed by many Eastern and
Western men. and also by Il large num-
Der of Fenton's friends. His chances are
good for the Attorney-Gen
The most important changes that will
he made Will be in the department clerks.
All the ex-rebels will have to walk-C n
ion soldiers will have better chance.
The Democrats will say, '.this l. not
giving us peace" but we can answer,
sit is giving you justice though
Gov. Fenton is almost sure to be made
Secretary of Treasury. Sumner stands
the best chance for Secretary OF State.
Massachusetts will have place in the
Cabinet. 1t will either be Sumner
a. Secretary OF State, Wilson as Secre-
tary of War. or Dawes as Postmaster
General The name of w. b. Wash
burn. OF Massachusetts,. Is mentioned for
the Interior Department but his friends
here say he would not accept. The
same is said of CONFESS. of California.
Forney will try hard for the office of
Postmaster-(ienera
Senator Edmunds is vigorously at
work upon the whiskev frauds and 9TH
cr raScallv affairs. He is more feared
by the whiskey ring than any man in
Washington. They look upon hin as a
sort Of thew close to the line politician.
They prefer men that they can handle.
- U't,>h1tyto" letter. II. Fire Pres
In referring to the above letter, editori-
ally, the Free Press does not take stock
in the prediction that Gov. Fenton will
90 into Grants Cabinet. 1t calls him a
wire-pulIer, and corrupt man, and says
Gen. Grants shrewdness will be certain
to keep such men out Of the cabinet.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-11-27

BETTER THAN PRESIDENT. - The
Springfield Republican says that it turns
Out that Gen. Mcclellan has come home
to fulfill an engagement made with the
late Edwin a. Stevens, the Hoboken
millionaire, and could afford to turn the
cold shoulder to the politicians. Among
the amusements of Mr. Stevens was the
construction of a battery of his own in
vention, but which was unfinished at the
time of his death. In his will he pro-
vided for its perfection, at cost not ex-
ceeding 81, 100000, and Gen. Mcclellan
was engaged to superintend the work at
a salary of $4,000 year. This is not
as much as he would have had if he had
been elected president, but it is very good
pay for what will probably not be very
hard work, and the job will most lik ely
last number of years. When com plet-
ed the battery is to be presented to the
the state of New Jersey, and if not ac-
cepted it is to be sold for what it will
fetch, and the proceeds added to the
estate.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-11-27

TnE NUKsERr SERIEs.-It any of our
readers are in doubt as to what books
viii be the most instructive, and will
best please the children, before they fully
decide, let them step into IIowARp's and
take home one Of the Nursery Series, y
iu-t 10 look at" 1t makes no differ
cnce what the age Of the child is-any
where from four TO forty-all are certain
10 be charmed with these books. There
are three OF these books now published :;
The Sick Doh and other stories, =
''ChiIds auction and ''Great Secret"
other stories. They are elegantly ''got
up by Nichols y Hall, publishers, IS
Washington Street, Boston. For sale by
Howard.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-11-27

REWARD FOR TIE CAPTURE OF JEFF.
DAvIs.-The government award for the
capture of JEFF: Davis. 100000, HIS
been divided pro rata among the otb GERS
and men whose claims were ACCENTED.
according to the act of congrs S.. On
" ednesday drafts were signed at the
treasury department by Ge-n. Spinner.
the treasurer, and Gen. JeTIries. the req
lister, to the amount Of $4,000 toward
the payment of this award, as follows :
In favor OF James III. Wilson of Illinois,
late major general of volunteers, for
$4,000 Henry Harnden of Wisconsin,
late Lieutenant colonel first Wisconsin
cavalry, for $4,000; Benjamin d. Prit-
chard of Michigan, late lieutenant colonel
of the fourth Michigan cavalry, $4,000
and Joseph \. o. Yeoman of Iowa. late
captain first Ohio cavalry, $4,000. Total
1900.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-11-27

MARRIAGE OF SPEAKER CoLFAX.-
This event took place on Wednesday, at
Andover, Ashtabula county, Ohio. in
the morning, between and Q O'Clock,
and was an transformations, but very
pleasant affair, the party being made up
OF about fifty persons, mostly connections
of the family, including Senator Wade.
The ceremony was performed by the res
ident clergyman, the Rev. L. B. Beach.
After social hour or two, heightened,
OF course, by an entertainment which
had been prepared with liberality and
taste, the party broke up. The bride
and groom, with their immediate friends
took the cars at Espyville, on the Erie
and Pittsburg road, for Washington,
where, as already reported, they arrived
on Thursday evening.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-11-27

O." y st. .Iohn,bury boy remembers
the Cule'ionim when away from home,
and writes Us II very interesting letter
from Oregon. But what fix that leg
stature is m We have no doubt how
,.ver, but the versatile talent of the dem
ocratic champion, Mr.. Chapman" will
prove equal TO the occasion. We shall
await the result with some interest
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-11-27

DEATH OF An EprroE-Newell y.
Foster, Esq, proprietor of the Portland
Press, died suddenly in Boston, last Fri
day. lie was member elect of the
Naine legislature and an influential and
respected citizen. Mr.. Foster was an
rnest advocate of the Portland and
0sdensburg railroad, and being proprie-
tar OF the leading paper in Portland, he
has done much for this great enterprise
lie was one of the delegation of Railroad
nan who went over the line of the road
last August, and who stopped over night
in this place the 18th of that month.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-11-27

The public have fully appreciated
Appleton's Illustrated Almanac, in which
bright, vivacious pictures and pleasant
reading matter are blended with the usu-
al almanac reckonings. Other Almanacs
may be suited to the politician, the mer-
chant and the farm. This one is adapt-
ed to ladies, and its place is the drawing
room.
The editor of the Louisville Democrat
IN his valedictory, says: ''The worst sin
have on my conscience is helping to
make great men out of very small mate
rial"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-11-27

81 The New England News Co.,
Boston, send US Huper'S Monthly for
December 1t opens with beautiful
poem by John ID. Sherwood-"A Pill
grimase upon the Rhine ILLUSTRATED by
trated papers, besides the usual miscel-
laneous stories, play by Bulwer Lytton,
poem by Alice Carey, etc. Howard
has it for sale.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-11-27

SPURIOUS RosE PorAroEs.- There
are potatoes offered for sale as the
EARLY Rose which are not the Rose at
al, but are Il late variety. Look out
tpr them. We notice by circulars from
sreIsmcn that they have been sold in the
vicinity of Boston, also in the counties
the west side OF this state. bordering on
lake Champlain. A quantity were Of
Tered for sale in this town within the
past ten days, which were crown in
New Hampshire. The owner evidently
lid not know but what he had the gen.
nine. Buyers of the Early Rose should
he sure OF the commences of the article
they procure, or they may get badly
~winded
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-11-27

Three of Pullman's best dining cars
were put on the Chicago and St. Louis
railroad, last week, and the running
time is now shortened fifty minutes,
which were formerly occupied in stop
ping for refreshments
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-11-27

Sunshine AND SHADOW IN New
YoRK''-The above is the title of new
book by Matthew Hale Smith, (the
''Burleigh" of the Boston Journal,) and
it gives an inside view of this great and
wicked city. 1t exposes some of the
mysteries in which life in New York is
enshrouded to most people. 1t tells how
fortunes are made and lost in day-how
shrewd men are ruined on Wall street
how countrymcn are swindled-how
ministers and others are blackmailcd-
how dance halls and concert saloons are
managed, and who support them-how
gambling houses are conducted, etc. 1t
tells you all about bankers, brokers, de-
tectives, policemen, firemen, gift swind-
lers, pickpockets, burglars, gamblers,
etc, etc. J. II. Lord is now canvassing
Caledonia county for this work.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-11-27

The radical papers are disposed to
make mirth of the fact that Gen. Frank
Blair has bought a lot in Kickapoo.
Don't klckapoo man when he is down.
-W0rn.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-11-27

HARPER's WEEkLY-We advertise
this excellent paper this week. Nast's
cartoons and Curtis's editorials have done
much towards keeping the government
from the rule of rebels, in the years gone
by, and are doing good service now in
the work of reconstruction.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-11-27

EXTENSION OF TIE pAssUM psIC RAIL-
ErAD.-The Massawippi railroad, which
!. to fill the gap between the terminus of
the passumpsic Valley railroad and the
Grand Trunk, making u through and
aii-rail route to Quebec, has been put
vi Ter contra ct, and the cars will he run
ring in July, 1870. When open it will
all greatly to the business of the Con-
r,.ticut Valley line, the distance to
Quebec being seventy miles shorter than
~ any other route. We learn that work
hJs already begun on this new road.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-11-27
THE CALIFORNIAN.

e. Among the list of patents we no.
ice one issued to Ccphas Applebee of
lyndon, for Improvement in safety ap-
paratus for lamps
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-11-27
NIGHT SESSION.

The big railroad fight ended in the af-
ternoon, and the members went to their
suppers, glad it was over. They assem-
bled at half past seven, bent on staving
the business right along, and aware that
they were in Tor full night of it. Let
us look in on the house. The first thing
that strikes us is the unusual number of
spectators. The galleries and Hobbies
are filled. The seats on the right and
left of the Speakers chair are filled with
ladies, as are the sofas on the floor, and
Il number of extra sofas and chairs
brought in for the occasion. The mem
bers are pretty generally in their seats.
Business is progressing rapidly. The
speaker takes up bills in quick succession,
sttaes clearly and briefly the stage and
the question, and puts and declares the
votes without pauses or hesitation. On
most, the report Of the committee settles
the case. a dozen or two voices say
yea or nay; perhaps one or two vote
the other way, and the bill is passed or
lost, apparently to the utter indifference
OF most Of the house. Ga matters of
real division of opinion, however, counts
are called for, or the yeas and nays,
whicn are hurried rapidly through by
the clerks The secretary of the senate
makes his appearance every few minutes
with message hom the senate announc-
ing the passage OF bills in that BODY.
The governors secretary comes about as
often TO announce the signing OF the bills
which are being rapidly ground into laws
by the legislative machine. All work
under pressure.
The evening wears away. Nine, ten,
eleven; the ladies begin to look listless,
the smaller girls nod but none of them
leave. What can be the attraction
which keeps them through all this dry
detail OF business! They are waiting
for
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-11-27
DO VS. G OOD s

DARIS EXPOSITION 1857. Medal Il = tho.
i Pens awarded 10 IeRoy W. archild &c %
Celebrated Pens for sale 4 d. { I' -
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-11-27
Have folded their tent. like the Arabs,
And silently stole away"

wouldn't. of course, compare our
legislature to Arabs in anything but fold
ing of things and silence, and their flight
has not been 50 almighty silent, after all.
Some of them. however, are decidedly ST.
lent and subdued, perhaps because some
pet scheme has failed Accidents wW
happen in the hes! regulated legislatures,
and this hasn't been, on the whole. one
Of the best regulated | ever saw.
The session has lasted six weeks and
Il day. 1t was the old story of dilatori-
ness and dawdling, through the bulk of
the session, winding up with a furry
and jam OF business, cleared from the
tables only by a
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-11-27

n &. DOW sells all kinds of Fancy Good H..
O.Cutlery, &c. .'yi,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-11-27

4 Ii the materials for In=kiug Wax II. err,
"a %. {. bows
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-11-27

L'NERfBODY'S FAVORIrE! Tie Levy i,-....
lI"Love Among the Eose-," en- he had a. j., ~
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-11-27

EAMES, Toy Books, school 30 H. e.. -
Otcsat t33tfy h. =. t.+
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-11-27

pUY PIss Book, Writing Books Pen. IT,.
Draper of t.I3tfy a. la 40
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-11-27
From Montpelier.

In the absence of our usual letter
from the State capital, we copy the fol-
lowing which we find in the Free Press
MONTPELIER, Nov. Goth, 1865.
Montpelier, which yesterday was full
of the wisdom and virtue of Vermont,
is now no wiser or more virtuous than
any other town of its size. The mem
hers
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-11-27

An old democrat in Mad son, Ind is
srle'cd sorely for having given his son
an education. Il have had ten sons
crown, SAYS he, "ard all of 'em voted
the dlmocratic tick ct but one. spilled
him by giving h..lm an eclicatien. and 50
ne ne Is republican and votes against the
dimocrats."
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-11-27

'UHE NEW PERFUME! Ths celebrated ','aa .
i Aroma" Can b. had At O &. BOWS
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-11-27

The Mobile Register, the leading anti
reconstruction organ of the Gulf States,
says Inc greatest misfortune that could
happen TO this country would be the death
OF Gen. Grant and the succession to the
Presidential chair OF Mr.. Colfax" From
which we infer that assassination will
not be tried liz Gen Grants case.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-11-27

At Lawrence, Mass. on Sunday, Flea
nor \. Carrothers, an excellent girl of
20 years, just about to be married, fell
dead from excitement while going tor a
policeman to arrest her drunken father.
who was threatening to take her mothers
life.
The Placer herald. [volume] (Auburn, Placer County, Calif.) 1855-1991, 1868-05-30
CCNSTABLE'S SALE.

E1Y virtue of an Execution issued by Charles
ND E. Olney. Justice of the Peace OF Township
No. IL Placer county, State Of California. on the
18th day of May, A. d. 1868, and to me directed
in favor of Samuel b. Wynmn, and A. j. Web
ster, of the firm of Wyman X Webster, and
against the Old Man Mountain Turnpike Com
pany, corporation, for the sum of $93 $500
and $23 costs Of suit, l have levied upon and
taken on execution. and will expose at public
auction. at Justice Olney's office, in the town OF
Cisco, Placer county, on
Tuesday. June 3Oth, 1868, at 10 O'Clock,
A. M.
all the franchises, rights and privileges of the
Old Man Mountain Turnpike Company. The
road of said turnpike company extends from the
Dutch Flat and Bonner Lake Wagon Road near
Cisco. in Placer county, 10 the town Of Paris,
thence to Carlyle, and thence to Meadow Lake
in Nevada county. AT he same time and place.
will expose for sale the books of said corpora
ton. Said franchises, rights and privileges of
said corporation, will be sold to the person who
will satisfy said execution, together with all legal
fees and expenses thereon, in god or silver coin
of the United States, and shall agree to take said
franchises rights, privileges and property for the
shortest period of time, aud to receive during e
said time all such tolls as said corporation wOul Id
he entitled to demand, and such person will lie
considered the highest bidder at such sale
AMOS ROGERS,
Constable. TIP. No. IL, Placer county, Cal.
May 49, lS68.-6w
The Placer herald. [volume] (Auburn, Placer County, Calif.) 1855-1991, 1868-05-30
LEGAL NOTICES.
SHERIFF's SALE.

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