The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1866-12-21
EpitOme of the NeaCs.

of local news and advertisements, have
prevented us giving much general news
the last three weeks, and we condense
from exchanges some items below
Charles Hayden, the engineer who was
injured below W. r. Junction two weeks
ago to-day, died last week. We noticed
the death of r. Chamberlin, the fireman.
in our last paper. They belonged to the
Central road. and were called careful and
experienced men.
There was a row at North Stratford,
n. H., Saturday night, ending by one Gil
bert stabbing John Fay of Island Ponc
and another Irishman. Gilbert escaped
and we have not heard of the death d
either of his victims.
Since the death Of Dean Richmond, the
great question in New York has been
who shall be president of the Central rail
road. At the annual meeting the other
day, Henry Keep of New York city was
elected president, and W. q. Fargo, Of
Buffalo, the express man), vice president
The president is said to be a republican,
and the vice president democrat 1t is
SAID that 60 per cent. of the stock is now
owned by republicans. and it will be a
shame If it is longer used to run the demo-
cratic machine. This road is immense,
not on y in its rolling stock, but its earn
ings. The single track owned and leased
by the company is 1888 miles. 1t uses
21G locomotives and 5000 cars During
the past year it has earned over Sl4, 00O.-
600, and has paid more than a million
and a half OF dollars in dividends. The
capital stock of the company is about
twenty-five millions.
Nine persons were sutfocated in a fire in
Division ST.. y. Y, one night last week.
One of the local papers papers says that
their lives would have been saved by the
tiremcn, but when they arrived at the fire
they were told by nei ghbors that no one
lived in the third or fourth stories of the
building, and thus every person on those
floors persisted.
The new hotel so long talked about in
Boston. has finally been located on East
Newton street, fronting upon Franklin
square. This square is on Washington
street. some fifteen minutes ride bv horse
cars from State street. and is in baauli-
full part of the city, The new hotel is to
be six stories, and to contain about 800
rooms.
The Franconia murderer fed to Cor
ham, We're he left Maxwell's horse, and
secretcd himself on board a freight train.
and thaS got into Canada. At last ac-
counts he had been traced to Montreal,
and the authorities were expecting hi,
early arrest. The story published in some
of the papers that the murderer probably
secured large amount of money at Max,
wells, is probably without foundation. as
his ne ghborS are confident that he had nc
amount of money about him.
The WASHINGTON correspondent of the
Journal says Surratt will be brought d.
rectly to Washington The time of his
trial will depend upon the arrival of witness
scS to whom he has confessed. The court
before which he will be tried consists of
Chief Justice Cartier of Ohio. Judge DIN
of New York. Judge Fisher of Delaware.
Jul ge Wiley of District of Columbia and
Hon. f. c. Carringtnn. United States
District Attorney of Virginia. The jury
Will have TO be impannele,l from the Dis
trlct of Columbia and vicinity.
Mollie, the murderer of Geo. Trussell.
formerly Of Danville, was found guilty of
manSlaughter by a Chicago jury, and SEN
fenced to one years imprisonment. The
telegraph appropriately adds. the trial
was generally considered a fare.