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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-08-05

BROTHERS. IN Law. The reasons why Lew
is Dent should be supported for Governor of
Mississippi arc stated as follows by one Of the
Conservatives of that State:
Il. He is Gen. Grants brother.n.la
"2. Gen, Grant is his brother.n-law
g. They are the brother in-law Of each
other.
"a. Judge Dent married Mississippi lady
IS. A Mississippi lady married Judge Dent
&c. Judge Dent and Mississippi lady
married each other
81. He is Judge Dent
"S. Judge Dent is Gen. Grants brother.in-
law.
SO. That's what's the matter with him.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-08-05

The New Orleans Picayune heads an article
Thank God for the judiciary" We de,
sire to give thanks always But really there
are some ''judiciaries, and some judges for
whom we cannot be thankful, We have to omit
them in our Acknowledgements.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-08-05
jan 5-tf
GARL AUERBACH

Manufacturer of and Dealer in
CONFECTIONS, ICE CREAM, w A Il r. /;
ICES, FRUITS, JELLIES, TOYS, &c.
JOG KING STREET, Near the Marshall Hou-r,
ALEXANDRIA, VA.
Families and parties supplied with lee Cream.
Water Ices, Cakes, Candles, &c. al short NJ.
ticc. leZ-t
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-08-05

We':perceive' that it begins, at last, to be per
ceived, by these in Virginia, who have been
playing upon harp Of thousand strings,
in favor OF what is called Gen Grants policy,
that the policy" is very dubious and uucer-
tain one, so far Even as it is. however, we
are willing to wait for the end.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-08-05

FISH! FISH FISH
50 bbls No Potomac Herring
90 half bbls Family Roe Herring.
80 kits Shad Roe.
80 bbls Family Roo Herring.
rs bbis Shad and Is Herring
Half bbls Shad in store and for sale by
nv Is HOOE, WEDDERBURS u CO
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-03-05
Inauguration.

Thursday the DISQUALIFICATION.
Grant was inaugurated Pesident of the
United st ties for four years. The Cal
edonian goes to press Thursday noon and
therefore cannot give particulars. The
usual preparations have been made,a civ
ic and military procession, with national
salutes Washington never was 50 fuli
of visitors, and the ceremonies cannot be
o;htrwise than imposing. y new tea-
turc will enter INTO them. Several thou
~and colored men, most of them but re-
Gently slaves-many of whom fought in
the loyal ranks against the rebellion-im
military array, will join in the process
sion. \ strange event They, now
freeman, and many of their old masters
vagabonds, some at home, and some
abroad
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-03-05
me ~ Oiid EDrcS.

Congress III last. upon the report OF
the conference committee OF the two
houses, have agreed to propose to til,
several state legislatures an Amendment
to tie constitution of the UuitcI Statc~.
When formally ratified bv thrce-fourth,
OF the states it will become part of til,
constitution Of the country. 1t VIII be
noticed that the feature. cJulcuIei for
by the senate 30 tcnaciou>ly. j. stricken
out. Ills was, that no citizen should
be disqualified by legal restrictions. from
holding office. With tins amendment
incorporated into our Fundamental law
the matter Of defining who may. and
who may not hold Office. viii he .vit to
the respective states @. the union: and
the question will undoubtedly arise whe-
tlicr the right to vote does not carry with
it also the right 10 hold office. The
courts may be called upon to settle this
point. The action Of Congress in reject
Ing the proposition that all citizens may
br eligible to office would seem to mill
tate against the success OF the theory OF
the senate, especially among the strict con-
structionists. The war killed off many
Of this class of politicians yet there APP
!. 1
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-03-05
Letters Prom .1brO0d.
NICE, Feb. ,. 1869.


Dor CoLdoDtm: | landed. as you
know, at Brc-t. which Is the chief naval
station Of France, and, for situation, Is
what Queenstown and southampton are
to Great Britain. left Immediately for
Paris, remained there week came
thence on Saturday last to Marseilles. and
thence to Nice yesterday. Tomorrow
morning l leave for Genoa, takiu. the
train to Monarco. and dilligences thence
This takes me over q mountain country
whose magniGcencc Of scenery. every one
tells me, | should net lose. This will
/ postpone somewhat my eastern tour but
| cannot bring myself to put Italy aside.
The East Is IN re healthtul in March and
April than Rome, and wish TO return
another way. My rule Is to take what
| can by the way.
There are but five or SIX railroad cor
porations in France. They are under
strict government regulation, and their
system i, admirable. Their employees
are all known by their dress. The strict
est courtesy i enforced, and your ques-
tons are ALWAYS attended to and careful
" answered. The guards are stationed
in sufficient numbers all along the roads
TO secure their safety. The station
houses are all neal, some rich and cost
". They are all built of stone. The
grounds are admirably policed. The dit
tcrcnt offices of the railroad service are
all carefully placarded on the station
houses At every station there Is a man
(and sometimes Womam who stands
with a baton, with flag attached when
there Is danger ahead, the flag is unrolled
and waved to the incoming train when
all is right, the flag is rolled, and the
person stands and presents the baton in
manner of a soldier presenting arms.
One must be at the station - minutes
before the train starts The passengers,
first. second and third class, must show
their tickets TO a guard on leaving the Of
fee another guard shows them their
carriages another regulates the sittings:
50 that there i no confusion of classes,
and no crowding in the carriages. Ev-
crything Is done deliberately, and the
train does not start till everything is in
order At every station its name is Civ
en- in the emphatic French style, and
when there is a delay, the precise num-
her Of minutes Is given. There are no
mistakes. and the man must be block
head who doesn't know everything that
Is coin" or. even tho it is announced in
foreign tongue. | have never felt such
perfect security on railroad trains as in
France.
The route from Brest to Paris, along
the western road, takes us through Old
Brittany from Paris to Marseilles. along
the southern road, Ghe roads are named
by the points Of the compass) takes us
through Old burgundy, chief wine pro-
ducing section. The two sections
differ in much, and yet in much are
alike. Everywhere l am reminded,
in many features, of our Southern
states: the color of the soil, the roll of
the country, the brooks or rivers. the
luxuriant foliage, the trees, are quite
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-03-05
POIti0nd ana RutyHHd RHiIrOad.

y special meeting of the Portland city
council was held on Tuesday evening OF
last week, at which the petition of nu-
merous citizen, and taxpayers was pre-
senied, asking the civ government 10 ia
vor the passage by the legislature Of an
act granting authority to the city to and
in the construction OF the proposed Port
land ana Rutland Railroad on similar
terms granted to other routes. After
hearing arguments by General Samuel
J. Anderson. President of the Portland
and Oadensburg Railroad against the pc
tilion, and J. l.. Farmer, E-q., in favor
Of it, the council unanmou,ly adopted
the following resolution, which looks like
death-hlow to the Rutland scheme:
Rc>oi,.ed. That his City Council does
not favor the passage OF an act by tins
legislature. authorizing a loan OF credit
by thi. city 10 the Portland and Rutland
Railroad Company, nor does il favor any
change in the charter of that corporation
a. heretofore granted, and that the May
or be directed to request the members of
the Legislature from this city 10 oppose
passage by the Legislature of any act for
either of the above purpose.
On Tuesday. the 2Gth ult., the Board
of Trade of the city Of Portland held a
special meeting to consider the action OF
the city council upon the petition in IA
vor of tie Portland and Rutland Rail
road After = free discussion OF the sub
ect the board voted--;il to Ito sus-
tain the action Of the city council. The
petition Of the Portland and Rutland
Company. for a change in their charter,
had also special reference to and extern
sion of their road in the city to tide wa
fer
Prior to this action Of the city council
ami the board of trade, the friends Of the
Rutland enterprise had obtained, in the
city OF Portland, as lar-e a petition Of
the ci,izuns thereof as they possibly could
praying for compliance with their de-
sireS About one fourth Of the citizens
signed ;he petition. The decided and
prompt action of the council and board
Of trade cannot but be gratifying to the
friends Of the Portland aud Oldcnsburs
enterprise. 1t declares plainly that the
people of Portland are concentrating
II -
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-03-05

Joslin. Overseer, Willard Chase. Con-
stable, A X Quimby. Supt, j IL Peck.
Town Grand Juror, II G Woodward.
Agent, Charles Chase. Auditors, A ,
Caswcll, III c Woodward, + c Grant.
LuNENBURG.-CIerk, Stephen Howe.
Selectmen, c w King, b Mcfarland,
Jonah Brooks. Treasurer, VIM Chand-
Ter. Oversecr, w Hartshorn. Con-
stable, l. Il Adams. Listers, l. y Mich
OILS, Daniel Powers, j G Webster. Trus-
tee, VIM Chandler. Supt, c w King.
NICroEY.-Clerk. W III Kneeland.
SeIoctmcn, : Z kneeland, J X Lee, y
Smith. Treasurer, W III Kneeland.
Oveiseer, G II Story. Constable, | II
Houston Listers, G \ Appleton, VIM
Brooks. A J Shaw. Auditors, BENZ
I,ham, jeremiah Ingraham, O Smith.
Town Grand Jurors, jeremiah Ipgra-
ham, \ c Lee, \ j Shaw. Agent, W
II knceland. Supt, q A Appleton,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-03-05

H. The organization of militia in the
country districts of Canada has frighten-
cd large numbers of French Canadians TO
the United States. ienorantly fearing that
war must be imminent.
If this Is true We hope the canadians
will cease organizing any more militia.
We have enough of their mpatriotic citi-
zems among us now. The Overseers of
the poor in most o! our larger towns are
kept busy taking care of this class Of
persons. 50 that these offices are about a
Iaboriou- as the SUPPLEMENTARY OF any
railroad in tha state, and far more per-
picking.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-03-05

TENAs.-The constitutional conven-
ton Of Texas have agreed upon a con-
stitution to be submitted for the ratitica-
ton of the robbers, murderers and trait
ors of that benighted state, and the few
loyal men among them who have been
lucky enough to escape fire and sword.
The convention also propose a division OF
the state into two, TO give room for two
more WiggfalIs in the United States sem
ate The state of Texas has always
been more than NUS nee while in the
Union, too much 50 to be multiplied till
her people show some evidence of belong
ing t. the civilized race
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-03-05
Theodore G. Rich's Estate

h subscribers having been appointed by the honor
aDe PROBATE court Tor the district Of Caledonia COM
HlsHohrrs 10 receive, examine and adjust all claims
anu OF all persons against the estate rheo-
uoIt ~ hNh ate oil Burke, in SAID district deceased
represented insOlveut and the term of Six Inonfbs
rom me LIST day Of March, A. d. 1863 being allowed
H did court 10 the creditors OF said deceased to
lot and prove their respective claims before US Give
notice that We Will attend duties Of our anpont
!Aet al The dwelling house OF VIM. ii Clarke in burke
IN SAID district. on the 9th day March and sem
Ii Al al CLOCK IA the afternoon, eaChloi said DAYS
WILLARD BROCKWAY ! .
1901 OShAN WHITE, fCom'rs.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-03-05

The Mormons had an execution last
week. The criminal wa- brought ironcd
into the courtyard, where there was a
crowd of some four hundred, and seated
in a chair He then read aloud 4 chap
ter from the New Testament, the irons
We're taken off his hands, and at Il signal
from the sheriff he was shot dead.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-03-05

Es-L.amartinc, the distinguished and
brilliant French author, died in PARIS
March l. He had held many public
offices, and written SO many books that
it would require little world TO contain
them yet, owing to his extravagant
habits of life, he was, i'll his later years,
in deep poverty, and the object Of the
charity OF his friends.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-03-05

GRANTS C>BI>Er.-About all that
qruule know Of Gen. Grants cabinet i
that L. n,imates an intention Of select
inc practical bushes, mcn-men who
have won success in business circles by
their own eNertion-. Tins Is right. Men
who know how 10 work for themselves
are the men to do work for the public, if
honest and true.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-03-05

CUEA-The revolution in Cuba has
not abated one whit in its proportions,
but Is rather on the increase. The home
government are sending more troops there
to suppress it. Refugees from Cuba are
reaching this country daily-escaping to
save their themselves from assassination.
although not atall involved in the tur-
moils Of the day. They concur general
ly, in the opinion, that the revolutionists
will ultimately become successful. They
have military possession of about one
half of the island.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-03-05
Franklin Richardson's Estate

The subscribers, having been appointed by the honor
ape probate court tor the district Caledonia com
>slonefs 10 receive examine and adjust ali claims and
demands o all persons against the Franklin
richardson late O ST Johusbury said district ecra-
edtprtseuted u>olvent and theerm six from
the day OF March. 1863 being allowed by court
10 the creditors OF said deceased, exhibit and prove
claims before
VIII attend to the duties our appointment at the
dwelling house ol Mary Richardson, in St JohnshuTy
III sIld district on the Second days June and Sept
eNt, al 10 U'CUcG IN TIE forenoon on each Of said
4g5I ions s PaRKER' EComrs.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-03-05

The sui scriber having sold hi farm will 81. 1t public
auction,
Tuesday, March 9, 1869, at o'crk, a. n..
the GLOWING personal property: ok. oxen 49,
COW tAree YEAR, old .u.iicr, coming in, .,arIn.
hciier. hre' ding mare, i've year old mare / fi,,
ycars Old stud colt yetrn- colt, /. sheep, ir,,,y
wagon. lumber 'gon. L ersy -I,!. / pair - ~.
WORK harnesses, driving harness, hay and grain
Farming tool consisting plous AlIrou- ; cIi,,z ,
Hou-ehold furniture OF every dc-crirtinn "a. % Ne
Sewing Maclinr The rubr sribcr Is lo.n,, yv.t an
the ale will be po-iiiv and without r,-,ry,. ~
S.F. WHEELER. Auctioneer.
'H'''n' W. feD. 70 49o'' 1850
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-03-05
c. Gen. Grants inaugural address

CT Gen. Grants inaugural address Is
not to be printed until after its delivery,
and we shall not obtain it i'll season for
this weeks issue of the CdiedOman. We
ito not look for a long one after the Mar
tin Van Buren, pattern-a long catalogue
OF to be forgotten promises, but Il short,
comprehensive document, with every
sentence pregnant with sincerity, power
and truth.
No one has yet been able to find out
the names of the men who are TO COM
pose hi- cabinet, nor will they until he
announces them. We wonder Grant
ever developed 50 much of his Wilderness
campaign as to telegraph to the war de-
partment. that he intended TO fight it
out on this line if it takes all summer"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-03-05

New HAMPsInRE.-Ihc annual cleo
ton in this state occurs next week Tues
day. \ governor, three members OF
congress, members Of the Legislature and
.ouncil are to be elected. Gov. U9rri-
mans majority last year was 2.5j3, but
Cen, Grants majority was considerably
more in November. Political matter,
are unusually quiet in the state, but it
viii be safe TO calculate upon a republi-
I'm victory similar II that ot last March,
bat not equal 10 that of the presidential
lection. The vote will be lighter, and
,Ac majority party, in such cases, is usu-
ally the one TO suffer loss. Onslow
Ntearns, superintendent OF tine Northern
Railroad, and a resident OF Concord. i
,A- Republican nominee for governor,
aud Gen. Bedei. OF E.,tI, his democratic
opponent. The Republicans sustain the
u sent members OF congress for the next
.o1grcss. to wit : Jacob H. Ella, OF Ro-
chester. Aaron +. Stevens, of Nashua,
.u,i Jacob Benton, of Lancaster.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-03-05

GA New York paper says farmers
in New jersey are ploughing quite in
dustriou>ly for Il week or two past
our farmers are ploughing through snow
drifts
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-03-05
Tctcn officers Elected .uarch 2.

post money, Barron Mouiton. OverScer,
John Emerson, Constable and collector,
\ VI Cook Listers. \ G. Chadwick,
II ii Knapp, + ii stone. Auditors, f.
\ Walker, Simeon lIu>e c + Ramsay
Town Grand Jurors, Ira Arlington, \
J Willard, Luke Buzzell. Agent, W \
Pierce. Supt, Rev J = Humphrey.
Court Grand Jurors, Simeon IIusc, j c
Potter. Lewis Pierce, Horace Paddock,
| i y Alden, David Goss. Petit Jurors,
Charles COBB, j ) Parker, VI B Shorey,
Cha~ Rauney, { + Ramsay, I VI How
ard. G. Smith, Alanson Aldrich, \ II
IIoyey, c \ Severance. Fence Viewers,
S:!ccimcn. Highway Surveyors, Dis
trict l. Joseph F"lch, , Loren Stone, /
John Bishop. > : i Wright, i Hiram
Russell, : Peter Clement, ) Moses Hast
ing l,t. . Wesley Sargent. 10 l. c Ran
ncv. II = l. Pierce, y W = Brewer, Is
Hollis Stiles, II Hollis Pierce, u Il Il
Spalding, Ii O + Russell, l. Geo Flint,
IS Rrlbcn Nichols, 9 Stephen Hutch
iuson, % L Z Cheney, u II f Brcci,-
way, - Geo Williams. % J c Higgins,
- William Wright, - + p Allen. % J
Il Stevens, = Irwin Gorhan, IS Albert
Lawrence, % J b Woods, 30 II Nich-
oI~, 81 - +. Hartman. - Oils llaLIett.
'o""'y No''' y Granger o.
Observation-Disclosures, Lyman Stanley.
Clerk and Treasurer, j d Abbott. Sc
lertmcn, W l. Warden, j / Gould, { y.
Sylvester Ovcr-cer, Robert Gibson.
Constable ""d Collector, | VI Smith.
Listers, Robert B.nr, VIM Adams,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-03-05

Snow AND RAIL RoADING. - The
trains upon the railroads in New Hamp-
shire have been greatly impeded during
the late snow storm-murh more so than
on our Vermont roads We have heard OF
only few hours delay in Vermont, but
on some of the roads in New Hampshire
the delay has been for days. Some OF
our New Hampshire friends would be
surprised should they travel fifteen or
twenty miles each way, north and south
of St Johnsbury, and over the common
highway, after snow storm like the
one we had of late, and not find a snow
drift of sufficient magnitude to impede
their progress for even one minute.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-03-05

wThe citizens ticket, for Mayor, pre-
vailed in Portland on MonIty over the
Republican nominee, and that too with =
Republican majority of one thousand in
the city. The temperance question, to-
gethcr with some chronic local difficulties
caused diversion of the republican vote.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-03-05

Ii grows no grapes, ana not much frult Ot
anv sort. The inhabitants are old fash
/ Toned. They are TO the Frenchman,
what Nova Scotian is to the English
man. They dress qurerly. y blouse OF
blue home-spun, or Il coat Of goats hair,
wooden shoes with prodi-ious nails.
broad brimmed hat, much slouchcd: this
is their regalia They are said to be pa
tient, honest, simple, They stood by
poor Louis WI wien the rest of France
had abandoned him. They will stand 10y
Napoleon III for the same reason that
they stood by Louis WI. They do not
like change. They stay behind their
stone or mud hedges, use their old-fa-h-
toned farming utensils, lie down near the
pigs at night, and let the world 90 on.
Paris is 50 much that there is little 10
say. When one undertakes to talk about
Paris, it seems like talking in detail about
the universe, or like the subject of poem
| once heard Oh the ''Orgiu. PROGRESS.
and Destiny OF Man" am amazed Il;
It's order and security. One i IT. safe a..
in st. John>bury. In any quarter the
policeman Is your friend, it You are Il
respectable person, and ready 10 help YOU
at Il moments warning. Il i, cleaner bv
far than Boston, and if there Is corrup-
ton there, it doesn't come to the surface
much. OF course there l. an appalling
amount of moral corruption, hut it is not
so indecent as in New York saw few
beggars. and they were blind or sick. and
were ready to DO something Tor your gifl,
or sell YOU something. instead Of asking
your gift. The people OF Paris seem
happy and content. Louis Napoleon l.
doing much ior rari-. HE public i'm
provemen,S are gigantic, ami ave a trouble
TO the manufacturers OF guide books. III.
people do not look cjrewom and work
hurdcned. They live more at case They
are the Greeks of our dav. worldly.
pleasant clever. but thcy lack thu. NOR
al stamina OF the English and the Amer
leans. 1t is rood TO see 80 hapnv a peo-
nle But, after all. give II, = rcorIa VIII,
have some earnest view Of life bal,
already IN EnoIj,bDYp =, = ,rayrlI;u.
coopanion like III, Frrurbmap Eu,
after ALL the EncIi.buan will stand H.,
YOU in a pinch. ami the Frrn lmaa VIII
~. characterization.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-03-05
Cooley Il 1aufltgG Column
5000 \ YEAR
-WtNrED! W.NTCn,

can be made by live agents. Him 10. r...
able invention. I'd TEES i. AiIEAE,. o..
Bal imoTc Nd.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-03-05

IL Andrew johnson retired IRON the
White House on Wednesday Will not
the whole earth rejoice?
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-03-05

~ ANIED.

n.urpa I'D f.. any purpose. $50 -. . ...
~. send for rral s-. G.lF3u. MINI. d..
81 l.. AL rect, Sc. N85k
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-03-05

SUGAR MAKING.-A Massachusetts
Exchange ventures the opinion that the
coming sugar season will be poor one.
We reckon 30 if the weather the fist OF
March i to rule it. With the Instruction
IN Cuba, and the apology it affords the
dealers in the imported article for specu-
iation, it Is to he greatly desired that as
much maple sugar may be made as posi-
bic We trust, that thus carly, our
farmers will begin TO make preparations
20 manufacture every pound OF sugar
hey can. Every pound made at home
yurichcs the country, The snow is deep.
and the ground but slightly frozen, yet
40 one can tell what weather we may
have or what will be the season for max
iu- -uer. 1t will be wise to prepare to
make the most Of it. let it be as it may.