St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-01-10

TIE DEMOCRATIC BATTLE c.,
"Economy and retrenchmnnt." viii
the battle cry of democracy in mex, ..,...
mer's presidential campaign. The div,
ion of the house Judiciary commif,....
the question of paying three full m,,o...
to the present congress shows tic ,i,,-.
lily of the pretence. The two demo-. :.
on the committee were in favor Of, ~
payment, and all but one Of the ,.,....,
publicans against it.-SpragfsH r..',
Hcdn.
The total loss by the burning o.. a.,
United Ttates asylum at Tocu,,
Augusta, is Sl5O,O0O. The b.rr
contained 27U inmates The ,,rf
got possession of 4 barrel of wl!i>svv...
the building was burning. and i L,,,.
them got drunk and lay IN the SHOW ,.
til half frozen. One man dic, lro,, -.
effects OF the liquor and the cold.
A lady in Weymouth village wen, ,.
to spend the day recently, takipr ,y...
her an infant child, which show. .,-...
uneasiness through the dav, crvin.s p..,r'.
all the time, without apparel: co..
Upon undressing the child at n..,, II ~.
found that one OF its tees was lru- .
tirely back, broken and turned h.ar;
FIRES JAN. 7.-Farrell Hall. C.,..
damage Sl5O,O00, insurance NIlo.l.
VIM. Mason's machine shop. T.,,..
Mass; damage 500 600, fully u.....
Diiiingham's hotel, South Ncwblr. y
H., two dwellings and barns, a d..
smiths shop, and Il church. NJ.
Fagin's house, Rutland insure! 81
-Esop might have made t.5,. ";
moral out of an incident wh.rl. ls..
pened i'll California not long sine,
rat hungering for animal food >il..,-
through the bars OF cage III w...c..,..
canary, seized and devourel hin. r.
he ate SO greeIily, and gorgnd hln>...
such an extent. that he could not r...
OF the cage before the ma-:ry o.. g..
house appeared and punished the i4....,
with death.
ASSAULT ON JUDGE BuSrtrp-,
tclligence Las been received from N
by telegraph that Hon. Richard Iii..-
Judge OF the United States District ,...
for Alabama, has been shot and ,,,...,-
injured 10y Mr.. Martin, l. :. b..
attorney. Judge Bustced was ...-....
Il well known lawyer in New Jra.
The Vermont Agricultural society .
in Il prosperous condition. The PR.
to the treasury in 1867 am,lurel T.
S567.16. which makes the tuui n,w
the treasury $S.G01.SI. Their, a-. H.
dications OF strong competition 5,;"~:.
Burlington, Montpelier anl We. -.
Tor the location OF the next SAT- F.
Statistics show Il reduction o; u.
about ten per cent in the pric, %; .....
ing articles of produce tor tn. pa: :r.
years. which is not very fiItjrria-
gre>s towards the ante-war -.mi...
prices.
The house have passed . r-,....
thanking Gen. Sheridan for HI coar,. S.,
New Orleans, thanking Gen. Gr.ri
lis letter 10 the president en- H.u...
and censuring A. johnson as tht lt.
president for removing the abov, o.,i---,
The resolution was offered by Wa>.y-..
o! Illinois.
On and after to-jay tie single ..-:4-s
on letters between Great Britain AN. g..
United States is II cents, being rcd.
precisely ono halt.
For a stylish bonnet, the Main Far
msr recommends Il pumpkin sec. ir.m-
med with fur, the broad end t. t.. worn
in front t. keep Oft the sun and wiai
On new years day paSs,ng'r car .
\ train on the Harlem railroad wa, blow.
from the track by gale OF wiul. .a.
prccipitated down fifteen foo, ..t=
The stove WAS cap-ized AMI tllr ear
Fortunately the fire was extm14.-..-..
One man only was badly burned a..
one other bruised.
1t IS expected the set OF BEL %
placed in the tower OF the Fps
Church, Concord. will cost a5ou, =
800; the number to be nine, aud re
largest TO weigh about thirteen hun .-.
pounds. There is no chime in Nv
Hampshire.
The Maiden, Mas, Messenger -.
the mails arrive there rcgullrly - NOR
ing and atternoon-but there /, ~ a.-
pcndence on the females. as the,
and 90 just as they please, and hay" Oh .'r
own way generally. Same here eNr..
as TO the regularity Of the m,ii-.-....
a girl in New York dying said: Il
am glad | am going TO lie. because nov
my brothers and sisters will have tloo..
10 cat -