St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-03-03


y Norridsewock man recently cou-L-
ed up lead Of herds grass which Lad
lain on lis lungs for over SO years. 1t
still retained its original shape but had
grown us hard as stone.
Judge Terry, who killed Brodcrick in
duel, is reported to be interested in
mining claims in Colorado; t, he in
Strengthened circumstances, and in very
delicate health.
Col Hiram Bell, landlord Of the Pom
igcwlssct house, Profile house, and other
hotels in New Hampshire for upward Of
twenty years, died at Boston on Sunday,
of disease of the heart.
A native Libcrian named Lewis La
been invited to attend the medical lee
lures of Bowdoin college, Maine, free Of
charge. His uncle is president of the
colony and his father secretary of state;
and after he becomes an NJ. ID he will
return TO Liberia TO phJsic the natives.
80 much freight comes over the Grand
Trunk railroad that The Portland lumber
dealers, finding the rolling stock of the
read inadequate, are Luying cars OF their
own, for which they are allowed Il dc
du ton in freight rates. They are also
paid for tie use OF them, when rot in
their own service.
Those WHO like TO be precise about
such things may like 10 know that the
Worcester, which was to sail from Dos
ton Thursday, with supplies for the
French, will take out SOP barrels OF
flour, GS2! barrels Of bread, 100 Of beet,
400 Of pork, 100 of smoked shoulders.
2S2 of peas, 1900 boxes of herring, 2CS
boxes OF preserved meat aud one case Of
Dire sing GOWNS for hospital use.
The Tribune remarks concerning Mr..
Bowen, the bigamist VI. c., that it is no
diScrriit to a person to be an orphan, uE-
less il is by his own fault, like the un-
fortunate FrcnCh n;In. who murdered li-
father and mother, anI then pleaded or
pianage in mitigation cf the sentence;
bat there i, nothing in the Constitution
OF our country cncoura9in" one 10 be an
orpl an, Il bigamist and Il member of
congress q; the SINE time.
Aaron \idrirl, Of Boston, of III" firm
Of i AIlrich < c., commission mcr-
ch;nl~ and Wholesale dealers i'll general
produce, died on S.turlry last, aged ~iN-
iy-ci.ht ye,,rs ana Fix months. Mr.. Al
drch went to Boston FROM Vermont
r.c.uIy liity Jc:r> ago, and for forty-iour
y,aIS occupied Ii Z same stall in Quincy
Market.
The notorious .jul ge Barnard Of New
York clearly found cuu""ni;sl employ
MELT, On Monday, when he issued or
d.!s OF arrest for the editor and publish
er Of the Times, st the instance OF that
common barrator, Tie Count .JUann,>,
WHO clans that they lave libelel him.
- thou"h 81 h a person ~ lie l. could
b, lIbcicd. The sut has not the shadow
of gruuud to stand on, and VIII simply
MAKE the Times gentlemen Il little troub
lc, but it is none the less disgraccful TO
julie l. rnarl and the other tools Joan
ncS has used in bringing it.
PHILLIPS, a Boston and Maine railroad
employc at Boston, had his head crushed
between two hunters, Thursday, and wa,
of course instantly killed. The railroads
find it cheaper TO Kill off workmcn oc-
c;lsonly in this way rather than 90 10
the expense of using patent Stacking,
which would prevent niue out OF ten
such accidents.
\ frightiul accident occurred, Wedncs-
day afternoon, at the Brookticld CO..
coal bank, owned by the We>terman non
company and others. Fifteen men were
descending the slope in two cars, when,
through the careless failure of the man
whose duty it was 10 attach the chain to
do So, the cars descended at frlghtful
rate, with nothing to check them. \
man namcl Redmond was killed AMI five
others were 50 badly injured that they
cannot recover. The rest escaped with
more or less injuries.
\ box marked +. G. Cross, Newton
Corners, Mass, was left in Wells, Faro
& Co.'S express office at Denver, Col,
Tues'lay night, to 90 East. Suspicious
were i'll some way aroused, and, upon cN-
animation, Gross himself, 4 young man
who had resided at Denver for some
time, was found inside. lie had a pistol
and tools with him, and the box had a
drop door. \ heavy shipment Of cold
WAS TO 90 East by the same train Cross
was arrested aud placed in Jail.
Col. Whitley, chief of tie United
States secret detective service, arrested at
loo ksct. y. H., Sunday, William l..
> Dow, the leader of 4 gang of counter
ttiters, VINO has distributed hundreds OF
thousands OF dollars of spurious money
, throughout the New England states. 1t
: is supposed that he was also engaged IN
the Line Rex, (Me bank robbery. a.
well as that of the Norway bank Of
Maine, and the Woliboro bank of New
, Hampshire ID W WAS taken TO Boston,
Monday afternoon. ALERT T,mcy
another of the gan%, was arrested at
Lowell, Monday afternoon. Tcnney was
sentenced for ten years to the state prison
: for coun:crtciIng, and was pardoncl out.
. about year AGO, by the governor
EpuCAroNAI~-Ag genial and pleasant
Franklin (Mass) county professor, an
thor of Il series Of school books, popular
a score OF years ago, relates among many
droIl stories OF his varied experiences. tie
following: think | was never -
frightened, us when mere youth, VIZ
about 10 be cxamiued'to teach my lir-t
school At the time appointed, pre-
scnleI myself, in great trcpilation bg.''r
the chairman of the committee, q -rahr