St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-06-02

age by ANONYMOUSLY taking to his heels
and rushing up the mountain beyond the
reach OF lis pursuers. The cubs soon
! took refuge in IA tall tree, the she beaI
| remaining AT a little distance. An at
tempt was made to dislodge the cubs
from the tree by climbing. but from Its
great height, this plan failed. Recourse
was then made t. an axe, and the tree
was felled to the ground, when the cubs
were easily captured alive, not having
sustained the least injury.
The captives were kept for awhile ut
the spot where they were taken, in the
hope that the old bears would he Undue
ed TO return and be brought within
range OF the weapons of the party, but
the plan had not succeeded when our in
tormant left the scene.
This bear family is probably the same
that was met in Shrewsbury last week,
when one Of the cub. was driven into II
tree and shot. We learn that there has
been considerable loss TO sheep owners,
from the dcprcdalion- OF hears in this
vicinity. Fourteen sheep have been
killed recently III BIucbrrry Till, and
the hunters seeking to ferret out the dep
rclator, nearly surrounded Il lIrgr black
bear, when lac took sudden alarm and
made his escape. There appears to be
an unusual number of these 'vermints'
prowlng about the mountain RANGES this
season, and sporlsmcn could not do 4
better service than by following and
''drawirg bead on the bold malaud-
e,s.-RuEmd He.dM
SunorING CASE At 1T rlAND-siat-
urday morning between | and , o'clock,
II cry 81 murder was heard in the l'huuiH
block, followed by the cries Of ''bur-
glars" 'thle>rs,' ''robbcrs,' etc. On
inquiry il wr- discovered that IL female
inmate of tn. block had seen Il man on
the roof OF one Of the buildings pccrin"
through "a ,yliaht, with apparently dis
honest PURPOSES The r"rtrrs OF the diff
tcrent hotels, were soon ON the spot, to-
ccsslully searched high and low for the
individual who had been seen on the
house toy. h!er the search, Frank
Richardson, brother Of the proprietor OF
the Stephen House, and ALERT Mat
news, porter OF the Bates House, repair
cd to the Office of the las! named hotel.
After spendin. nearly an honr in compa-
ny with the bar tender in smoking and
storytelling, III the course of which Mr.
Richardson had related AN incident of
his wrc~lln" pistol from the hands OF :,
person who WAS landing it il careless
manner, Mr.. Matthews t.uk from "A
drawer :. small, single baIrcled breach
LOADING pistol, which had been lynn"
about the office Ior IA number of months
and WAS supposed To contain no car
trid"c. The lock of the weapon was
broken - that it would not remain cock
ed, and a. Matthews inclined his body
against the counter, continuing the con-
rcrsatlon he repeatedly drew back the
hammer and allowed it to strike with
considerable force. He hcld it toward
Richardson, and remarked. THIS Is the
Kind at Il lIStul 1" have" and then let 90
of the hammer. Richardson WAS step
ping 10 one side, ~:,yIn" lac dISiiked to
have /. pointed towards him, when the
cartridge exploded, AMI tn. bali entered
the body "t Richardson. 10 the left and Il
little above lhc naval. lie AT once StA"-
gcrrd back. and exclaimed, "AIhcii, You
have @irrm me my death wound -
PLY sicis.na were called who found that
the ball had passed in " here il coull not
be found 10y probing. richardson. ut
last account, WAS still alive, but il WIS
not expected that Inc could survive.
wINDIIAM COUNTY.
Mr.. Samuel c. Morse one "i ti,1 most
wealthy men of Westminster. shot him
self through the heart, in hi- door yard,
ut about ) o'clock on Saturday aft ,rnonn
last. The cause seems IL be- generally
conceded 10y Iii, townSmcu to have been
his habit, of dissipation 10 " hicl lie had
long been addicted, and which finally af-
icctcd h, mind To commit the tatal act.
We are informed that ON til. morning nf
Saturday he had been rem ,li~trlted with
Tor his habits, and that lie replied hr
should not iruohr them long, but a~ H.
had used such language before, it was
not particularly needed. Ills family
were just sitting down TO supper and he
took Il Gun a. WAS supposed To shoot a
squirrel, which he did sumrilnr,>. and
soon after Wa heard the report, and his
exclamation "rh dear" y arm ii.r family
rushed CIT /" he shocked hy the -rru,
before tI,rm.-HHows rails Tmr.,
WINDSOR COUNTY.
Cyrcru~ lInughtan Of Woodstock las
year raised ut the rate 5Gl bushels al
wheat 10 the acre Dat wet they pei
from five To fifteen