St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1867-08-30

work for these arithmetics. and offer lib
eril terms.
81. .Iosephs, No, has voted SS00,000
in aid of three railroads running from
that CITY
The wheat crop in Illinois, Iowa and
Southern Wisconsin, Is secured without
damage. The harvest is going on vigo-
rously in central Wisconsin and Mime
sofa The yield has been Very large-
The rumor prevails among Mr.. Sew
ards friends in New York that he Is TO
retire from the Cabinet on the 10Th of
September.
Wheat ia selling for Sl25 at Mar
shalltown, Iowa. and Is coming TO mar
ket rapidly
Authentic reports from India show
that one million and hall OF people 1
died OF starvation and disease during the 4
famine OF last wear. ami the authorities /
were very remiss in their efforts 10 relieve 1
the distress
The hop crop in New York has been
spoiled by the lice. and in some places
there will not he more than half a yield
Lieut. kidler, l. :. A. who WAS re-
Gently killed, with len men oi his COM
mand, ON the frontier, 10y the Indians,
was the eldest son Of Hon Jefferson T. /
kidier, Lieut., Governor of Vermont in |
1868. and NOW Chief Justice Of Dacota
Territory.
Ii l. asccrtained that the issue of Sev- /
en-thirlie>. which matured on the 10Th
inst. S3ea. 100000 have been CONVEX
ted. leaving but S30.O0o.Wo0 ill out
stanling These will probably all be
converted 10y the lime the extension OF
one month glven by the Secretary eN-
pire>. Sept. the 10Th.
BREAD BY MACHINERI.-IIousck keep
ers will not readily believe that IN inse-
NOUS Yankee has invented a machine
which Will mix and knecl bread. and DO
it quicker and better than 1t can posi-
blk lie done by hand. such Is a fact.
however. ami the machine i 20 simple.
easily managed and effective that ii will
soon be considered indispensable in the
kitchen.
The republicans have elected major
ity OF both branches of the Colorado les-
i>laturc-
In Ihe>e troublouS times of Indian raids
on the plains and among the mountains.
il Is safer 10 send letters for California
and OREGON bv steamer than the over
land mail The steamers sail on tie
Isl. 10th AMI 2lst OF each month. and
letters 70 90 hv them should lee marked
''hy steamer" When thev are not
thus directed, they are sent overland
\ German named IIaeffer residin.
near Lancaster. Pa, iiiiy-iwO wears oi
age. i father of thirty-Seyen children.
lie is living with his third wife III,
first had /, and hi> second wife IL chill
dren.
Eighteen sheep huddlel under 4 tree
on the DAY farm. Limerick, NJ, were
killed by lightning ON "Wednesday
William Richardson Of Paulding
county, Ohio, Is one hundred and four
wears old lie is the survivor of five
wives, and Is now living with the sixth,
lie Is the father of twenty-five children
hy two OF his wives, and tweniy-one are
living,
The New York correspondent of the
Waterman and Reflector SAWS If
mistake not, more reyivsls are cheering
the hearts vi Gods children in the ooun-
try churches. both Moth and South. than
have been reported at this season for
many years past Fur this let u thank
God and take courage.
Ii Is said the President ccntemplates :
sea voyage, Go I'LL you get cooled of.
and then ENJOY ii a long as Won please.
: Not wanted n home
The following i list of the prices
paid 10y Mr., Robert Bonner for his cele-
bIatel horses: Dexter, SJ0, 900 Poca-
honia>. S55, 600; Auburn Horse. SD
900. Peerless. $4,000 Flaibush Maid.
$1,000 Lady Palmer, $1,000; total.
SllS,000
BUrTEI-Two hundred and thirty
{ tons of Vermont butter passed through
Concord by railway Yesterday CWednes-
day.
Governor Brownlow of Tennessee
writes that be Is selected by 20. O00 of 4
majority ON the white vote, and by So
600 upon the entire vote of the State.
Last wsek lady stopping at the
White Mountains got lost, and As soon
as she discovered this to lie the fact she
sat down, and STAYED where she was un-
r nj morning. when she WAS found by her
friends, who commenced search for her
as soon rs her absence was discovered.
The cholera Is said 10 be making
alarming progress at Warsaw As many
as 800 cases Il day occur in a popula-
, ton of 100000. Since the 81 of June,
when the epidemic appeared, about
, 4 200 persons have been attacked, and
more than half the cases have termina-
ted fatally.
1t is significant fact that since the
late triumph of the republican party in
Tennessee, the bonds OF that State have