St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1870-10-07

decided that these prisoners may be em-
ployed by persons not connected with
any military department, and their wa
gos will be prescribed by the local au-
Their daily labor is not to
exceed ten hours, and their work to be
1t seems to he settled that Andrew
Johnson will run for Congress in Buffers
district in Tennessee.
Gen. Robert f. Lee, the Rebel chief,
was stricken by paralysis last Wednesday
and remains speechless.
The funeral of Admiral Farragut in
New York on Friday was the most I'M
posing ceremony witnessed i'll that city
since the obscquieS Of President Lincoln,
i'll spite OF a terrible storm.
The movement OF Russia seems more
and more like war with Turkey. The
London Times correspondent at st Pc
tcrsburg says that it is generally assumed
there that Russia will shortly propose a
revision OF the treaty of 1886, and from
Constantinoplc we hear that orders have
been issued by the sultan for an immedi
ate inspection of all Turkish fortresses
upon the frontier contiguous to Russia,
and the armingj and preparation of mu
nitions of war on as large a scale as the
limited facilities of the government will
admit. No unusual excitement or I'M
casincss is is yet manifested by the
phleumati,. Turks hoyeypr
FAIR OF TIE AMERICAN INSTITUTE
The 39th Great National Exhibition is
open TO the public in the Coliseum, 3rd
averue and G3rd street, neat Central
Park, New York. Ii will remain open
during Oct. Here may be seen. under
one roof, the most recent and best pro-
ductions of the American Artist, lnvrn-
tor, Farmer, Gardener, Florist, and OF
Artisans OF every trade. 1t is at once a
Museum, shop-with machinery
in motion, and school of Instruction
which none should fail TO visit
The Tribune's correspondent at Stras-
burg telcgraphs that the city has a--um
ed new aspect. The shops have all
bttll ItNItlit'l avn lll'lI htN illstCt -
Nled with provisions. The French oii-
GERS parulcd have been ordered to depart
by the OH inst. The inhabitants are
required to supply the German officers
and soldiers with food, vine AMI ci"ar-.
! The amount OF money in munitions and
provisions wasted cannot Yet be approx
mately reckoned hut the loss is immense.
Many cannons were spiked before tie
surrender. The postal service hn- been
Resumed.
Three men of science propose to spend
the winter on the summit of Mt. Wash
in.ton. PROVIDED $1,000 can be raised /,
detray expenses and keep them warm.
About hall the sum has been raised.
They expect to be showed in ut the Ti|
/ Top house from December TIL March, bat
will maintain daily communication wit.
the lower world bv telegraph. I'll,
room which they will occupy Is TO l.,
lined with felt AMI they expect TO u-t
twenty tons OF coal during the winter.
Oysters are tirmlv maintained Al -. 81
per gallon, in Boston. consequently only
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