St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-11-22

The Union Pacific Railroad is having
Il SHOW plough constructed that Will re-
quirc three locomotives To- move.
Mr.. Greeley SAYS he rclinquiSlcd his
editorial duties about six months ago.
tor the purpn>,. of "cmbaIking in an
other kind ufbu>inr>S.' 1t WAS an up
hill business. however. and he didn't
get very far up 1T that.
y gentleman informs the Rutland
HrrdLd that an enthusiastic Greeley
man. III Il nclghhoIimg town. felt 50 bad
on the receipt of the election reports.
on the night of the Presidential clcc-
ton. that he went home and whipped
his hogs.
Norwich University at NorthfcId.
claims t" have furnished more officers
during the war than ANY other college
i'll the country, sending ont five major
generals. seven hrIgadIcr> and twenty r.
seven colonies. hc>idr> numerous OIL
GERS of lower grade.
President Grant has sent Il magnIti-
cent gold thermometer to Capt L,-
Chcrr. for having saved. on December
!. $50, the crew of the American shin
NNmam. struck 10y lightning on the At
lamtic. The presentation took place at
Antwerp on the 2lst ult.
At the annual meeting of the Yer
mont state Agricultural Society. at
Montpelier on Wednesday. Henry g.
Root of Bennington WAS elected PrcSi-
dent. and a committee was appointed
to make arrangements toI the SocietN to
participate i'll the centennial celebration
i'll Philadelphia iii l-16.
At Nashua. \. H.. on Saturday. some
malicious liar started story that Pres
idrnt Grant had been poisoned The
report spread rapidly. and during the
afternoon and evening the telegraph
offices were throngcd with people who
were anxious t" learn the truth on
tll>ity of the report.
An attempt was made last week Tues
day t" burn the BrattlchoIn WOODEN
mills. Straw WAS piled up inside the
windows and fired. but the alarm WAS
given ;" quickly that the tire got little
hradwaN
One of those terrible mining cata>tru-
plies is Just reported from near Char
leroi. France. Owing To some defect in
the machinery. twenty one men and
several hundred feet ;iS they were. de
>ceuding the shaft to their days labor
All were killed.
The commissioners who have been
running the boundary line in the North
west have discovered that the Canat-
an custom house at Pcmhina stands on
the soil of the United States.
Bcrchrr'S attitude on the Woodhull
publication: IF You are walking down
the street and Il chamhrrmaid cmpti,.>
Il Slop pail on Nour head. what can Nou
ii" about ii hut wash yourself and move
on -
Horace Greeley is at his farm in
Chappaqua. with his daughters. He is
in perfect health. and. although broken
somewhat 10y the death of his wife. il
entirely philosophical a> To the result
of the election.
SENSIBLE INQrIRl.-An intelligent
Ncrmonter, now living i'll Missouri.
asks: Gould not the Legislature of
Vermont 10y enactment require all rail
road companies in the state to enlarge
their covered bridges. 81 that Il man ON
the side or on the top of Il freight ear
would not he i'll danger of being hit by
the bridge i'll passing through. 1t
seems as though more railroad en-
ployecs are killed in Vermont 10y being
struck by bridges than from all other
causes. 1t can he rcmedicd, and loudly
calls for it
y Middlcbury man, full of fun and
good humor, and Il noble fellow. with
all the rest, after the recent defeat of
the Greeley coalition, took his white
hat, encircled it with ii broad piece of
Grape. and hung il on the wire extend
ing across Main street. 10y the side of
the Grant and Wilson flag. The top
of the hat was crushed. Indicative of the
condition of the Greeley party. The
conspicuous exhibition of the relic of
the past has caused great amusement
To hundreds of the citizens of Middle
bury, i'll which the Greeley men Joined
heartily.
Charles Sumner wrote to Il friend at
Newburyport that he had taken pas
sage for home, and added: Friends
urge that should po>tp"ne my return.
and thus receive ii further lease of rest,
but ! cannot satisfy mNSclf without re
turning. My health has improved Wis
IDLY and palpably. can walk now. as
| could not on my arrival. hut | find
what the doctor calls my limitations, |
have not read an American newspaper
since sailed out of Boston Harbor;
nor have | concerned myself except
with sights, society and pictures"