St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-02-12
The NeHS.

They have twenty-five cases OF small
pox and varioloid at Springfield
O'Baldwin. the prize-fighter and rutlian
who was through this place with cir
Gu. last summer, has just been tried and
convicted for the part he took in prize
fight at Lynn last October.
4 Miss Howe has been missing from
Springfield for ten days. She was 4
Young lady of goo1 character, and fears
are entertained that she has committed
suicide under temporary fit Of insanity.
Some sarmi-e an elopement and mar
liagc
There was a smart thunder shower in
some parts of New England on Wedncs-
dav night of last week. In Boston and
Hartford it poured right down, and the
lightning flashed like n summer thunder
storm
The Bostonians are amusing them
selve- with the velocipedc. and with con-
tributing to Gilmorc's great Peace JUDI
lee. Only one thousand dollar contribu-
tions are noticed in the papers. Jordan,
Marsh X Co. are the latest victims Of
tins new sensation, which the wicked
Chica@oians call ''humbu@."
Wednesday Of tins week was the day
Tor counting the Presidential vote. Ii it
bc found that Gen. Grant is elected, il
mas been said that our President elect has
aiven out that Inc will then be ready for
consultation upon the construction of hi,
cabinet
Gen. Grant was in New York Mon
day. There was a reception at the
Fifth Avenue hotel in the afternoon, and
in the evening he went over to Brooklyn
t. the house Of : Is. Chittenden, where
more than a thousand people took him
Ly the hand The General took the
midnight train for Philadelphia.
\ Washington dispatch says the Pres
l,ent has pardoned DIR. Mudd. and holds
out the encouragement that he will also
pardon the other con,pirdors. lie will
AVE 10 30 it in order to be consistent.
COY. Chamberlin OF Maine has re-
proved Harris the Auburn murderer
tie butcher Of old and dc(enseless women
--cxpcctine that the legislature will pass
-.ne act BY which he can ret rid OF
hanging him altogether. There l. net
luv to be a great deal of sickly senti-
mentality about hanging murdcrcr>-
Iu.autimc murders are increasing at a
.c,rlul ratio.
Robert u. Pykc OF F'itchburg POI
-pned his wife with arsenic - she
a,ed PIKE has been called a sober, IN
ou-trious man. He wanted another
woman. lie will probably stretch hemp
Tor his viilaiuy.
It Is said JET. DAVIS, Breckenridge,
NIideIl. Mason " Co., are soon coming
back to reside in they country they tried
80 hard to destroy.
The Republican state convention OF
Connects, at have rc-nominated last wear :
ticket, with ihc exception Of treasure,
As follows: For governor, Marshall Jew
ell OF Hartford lieut.. governor, Francis
Way land Of New Haven; secretary OF
state, Hiram Appleman OF Groto" for
treasurer, David T. Nichols of Danburv ;
tor comptroller, James w. Manning OF
Putnam.
j. >. Adams, Esq. formerly secretary
OF the board OF cducation-but now Il
resident of Jacksonville. Florida-ha,
been appointed commissioner of immi-
grafton for Florida, at Il salary of 81, 600
u year
James I. brady, one OF th. most en-
,nent LAWYERS in New York, died very
suddenly at o'clock Tuesday morning,
OF au attack OF paralysis OF the brain,
Mr.. brady was a native of New / orl>
City. and was at the time of his death
IN his 5ith wear.
The monthly statement of the debt
shows an increase ot 81 200, 200 on the