St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-01-19

els that ply between this country ana
/ Europe. have found the sea very tenn
pestuous of late. and though, thanks tC
| the perfection to which steam navigation
is ROW brought. there have been NJ
serious disasters, there is hardly il steam
Ell but has received more or less damage
and one or two have been obliged to
put back on account Of disabled ma
chinery and short supply of coal
Several minor casualties have also taken
place, and passengers have been severe
II bruised by the tOssings Of vessels.
WARNING TO BOYs.-Two boys, broth
ers, named Craft, aged nine and eleven
years, We're drowned by breaking
through the ice while skating at Beaver
Falls, Pa, on Christmas day.
Two boys, named Bennett and Par
tingtOn, aged eight and eighteen years,
were drowned at Wellsville, Ohio. on
Christmas, by breaking through the
ice while skating. The younger boy
broke through first, and the other was
drowned while vainly trying to save
him.
Two boys, named Horton and Rocks,
aged ii and - years. were drowned on
/ bCl. -tlIl. liits y.
V, while on their way TO church. They
started To cross il pond by floating
themselves over On 4 cake al ice. which
broke under theta and prCcipitato,i
them into the water.
\ little son of B. y. Il"muS 81 Ban
gor, years OF age. was fatally injured
while coasting by running into Load
ed team and crushing in his skull.
Mr.. o. II. Ingalls,. while riding i'll :,
sleigh i'll Bangor. was run into by Il boy.
sliding down hill. overturning the slei gh
and throwing ont Mr.. Ingalls, and his
daughter. hrniSir& the former Vcr' So
riouslv
CoNURE>~IoNA:. ELECTION. lie
special election i'll Massachusetts /" ill
the Vacancy i'll Congress, "ccasl"ncd 10y
the resignation of Gov. WaShFi!!n. re
suited i'll tue choice ni Hon. AlVai
Croker uf Fitchburg, hr nearly Il unan-
imnus Vote. The total opposition vote
Waslless than 2Un.
\ Louisville lady while retiring heard
L loud report. and felt ii singing blow
on the shoulder. Shriekimg and tillntlng
from the supposed wound. they sent
for Il doctor. who on arriving found
that instead Of her being Wounded 10y Il
pistol shot fired through the window.
she had been hit hy the cork "f 4 hurst
in" ale bottle.
We have at least one vaII>c Ion beng
happy At tl,. threshold Of the new Year
all the, signs indicate that We are go
ing 10 get oIu coal ut delightfully."- low
figures The PhiladelphiuI.rr Press says
there l. Il great quantity piled mp 1T
Port Richmond. and it l. coming III
there Al the rate IT nh"lr 70W'0 tons Il
week.
The. Ohio Stat, Journal ~aN>: Nv hen
You lind Il man h"wlimS about Grant
and complaining that he shows 4 lack
OF appreciation of public men. il Is safe
10 inquire what office that IMAM wanted
which he did not get" OF course the
Journal man has got the office h. Want
ed. (which j. il a post office.
The LAFAYETTE (lnd.) journal ttll, ul
Il Young man in that Vicinity who gave
Il woman his note for 500 a. Il balm
fnI wounded honor, and afteiwald mar
ricd her for the purpose of getting pos
session III the note. He then destroyed
the document and left for parts I'M
kI!uwm. and has not been heard or since.
Queen Victoria was terribly pestcrCd
during the prince of Wales's illness by
uuacks and charlatans. one of whom.
more impulsive and confident than the
rest. rushed into the ROYAL pew, while
she was AT church. and made an inco-
hcrcIt appeal to the good mother to AZ.
/ ccpt his nostrum for her sick son. and
4 I =, inf, Lao a-,-.grn.i
, \ man calling uu il lich miScl found
him At the table endcavOTiug to catch
/ II ti>. Presently ne succeeded III cn-
trapping one. which he immediately
put into the sugar bowl and shut down
/ the cover. His visitor asked tnl ali eX-
PLANTATION OF his singular sport. Ill
tell you, replied the miscr, Il triumph
ant glin oNelspreading his cOuntcnaucC
MS he spoke; II want II ascertain il
my servants steal the sugar.
Windsor County Court granted thir
teen divorce at il, December term.
The evidence i'll some of the cases Wa
not tiatteline to the amiahiity and pu
ritv Of human nature. la one ease moi
included in the above. Judge Barrett
said that from information he had lc-
,eivtd it Wa, not proper that /; .h0uld
bc heard publicly. and il va reserved
fora private hearing.
The late In NarshIii Hall 81 Ing
land. said ii wtir scliouSl: III a
consumption, / would live outdoor;
day and night. except III l.tli! Weather
or mid winter: then would sleep il
an unplasttIed lighthouse. Phy>lc h.i:
II" nutIimcnt. gasrings 10; Ar ,;.nn"i
cure Nun: monkey CapcI> III Il y hiGsi"I
um cauilnt care You. and >timui"Ht:
cannot cure vou. VIVA, cou>lunptiyr>
?, want is an, not ply sic pnIc ali. NOT
mcdigatcd iii plenty ri meat IN,
bread.
Ms. r.uIinyt"n entered the office "
the Probate Judge (callrd "Civilian.
and inquired III her blandcst tone
Are YOU the civil Villain - ''Do NOl
wish to insult me, madam T. SAID tn
Judge Yes replied the amiablr ole
lady my brother died detested. un'
left three mtidel children. and I'm to h
their cNccutioner: :" | want I" lnStl
the civil villain about il.
SErrirn. The >tit at W. y. Hoy
y. r.. Rice and John Mcfarland agaiil>
. the Rutland and Burlington railroa'
company. for damages sustained i'll IN
Mt HOLLY accident. in June i-1U. H.,
been settled by the parties. The! L.
side at Cambridge, y. Y. and we've III
drovcrs injured i'll that accident. Hoy
gets s25O0. Rice and Mcfarland =,
f $500 each.
Considerable excitement MAJ, rlcatc,
at Washington. Tuesday morning. II,
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