St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-11-27

L TShl-N. VII S'''''- oii u'i
successful attempt was made 10y some
person to throw the up passenger train
over the Rensselaer, and Saratoga railroad
off the track, between Ballston and Sara
toga, by placing a tie upright i'll cattle
guard. The engineer stopped the train
in time to avoid ali accident.
The old negro woman Sojourner Truth
is still lecturing about the country, and
maintains stoutly that men cannot be
Christians and belong to the democratic
party. She means, if her life is spared,
to 90 to Washington and greet General
Grant rs she did Abraham Lincoln, at
the White House.
There does not seem to be justification
for the late advance in the price of coal.
A Baltimore paper shows that 1t results
from a combination of the mine owners,
the transportation interests, and the
wholesale and retail dealers,-all raising
their respective shares i'll cost and profit,
though the first cost at the mine is not
increased. With coal at the mouth of
the mines at - to 50, it does seem I'M
reasonable to pay $40 to Sl3 for 1t in
Boston or New York.
Every Saturday for Nov. % has a
continuation of the interesting "Studies
on Thackeray,' The Uusefulness OF
EARTHQUAKES The Danger and De
light of Tobacco" ."Contradiction," "Thc
Eye and VISION" 'English Ways"
"Godfather's Picture Book" and other
papers of note.
A poor needle woman in London lived
as long as she could on two shllings a
week, and then she died by gradual star
walton. Two bottomless chairs, broken
table, a heap Of rags and corpse was
all that her landlady found in the poor
girls room one morning.
Ex-Gov. Todd, of Ohio, died in Youngs-
town last Friday, aged GA. He was
about taking the cars for Cleveland.
lie owned a farm of COO acres. The
funeral, OH Sunday last, was attended by
an immense concourse-estimated at II,
900.
At Lawrence, Mass. Oh Sunday, Flea
nor \. Carrothers, an excellent girl OF
20 years, Just about to be married, fell
dead from excitement while going Tor a
policeman TO arrest her drunken father.
who was threatening to take her mothers
life.
The Mobile Register, the leading anti
reconstruction organ of the Gulf States,
says /: Tine greatest misfortune that could
happen to this country would be the death
OF Gen. Grant and the succession to the
Presidential chair OF Mr.. Cofax" From
which we infer that assassination will
not be tried III Gen. Giants case.
John McDevitt, the champion billiard
player OF America, was arrested at Chi
cago, Thursday, with several other
blacklegs, for getting man drunk and
swindling him out o: 500 in gam
bling house.
Gen. Grant will quite likely visit Bos-
ton before he returns to Washington. and
desires TO extend his tour to several of
the leading Atlantic cities before he is in
augurated ii the people will allow him
TO have peace"
HE ELECTORAL COLLEGE.-Thc Pres
ldentlal electors of Vermont, will meet
at the State House, Montpelier, on Tues
day, Dec. LIST, to cast their woes for
Grant and Coltax, and appoint mes
-""gHr ~ carry thor vote to Washington,
Lyman. an eight wears old son OF Nv
man Tremain OF ALBANY, was fat ally in
jured Saturday by falling over the bapi.
ter OF the stairs in the second story of hi.
fathers house.
\ steam engine Of 49, horse power il
Printing House squ;U at New Yorh
runs l25 printing pr esses, three-fourth.
OF mile OF shaftlng, and mile of belt
ing.
Colta& Carried his town, his COUNTY
and his state, willie General Blair i,
beaten IN his ward, his city. his county
and his state.
At Green Bay. Wis, both parte
Joined in a iollitication meeting. demo
Gratis marching in procession with sucl
notices az The Peoples Choice" "W,
Submit" "Grant Us Peace" and Il -;
US be Erie nds,' aud joined in the illumi
nation.
The official vote in Vermont in the
late presidential election is as follows
Whole number OF votes cast. 56,2l2
republican vote, A, l61; Democrat,
vote, 12,O45; republican majority, 81,
122.
John Oakley was killed at charivar
at Perry Township, Iowa, last week
One OF the party fired gun wad through
the window, hitting a young lady, WI Q
the man of the b ouse ordered the cav,
off, and they not obeying, he g. cd int
them, killing Oakley.
An old democrat in .Afadi son. Ind
grlercd sorely for having given his 80
an education. Il have had ten son
crown, SAYS he, "ard all of EN- vote
the dlmocratic tick ct but one. Spite,
HIM by giving h.lm an eclicatien, and :,
he Is a republ'. can and votes against tn,
dimocrats