St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-12-06
Funeral of Mr.. Greeley.

Funeral of Mr.. Greeley.
"Wednesday has been fixed upon for
the burial of Mr.. Greeley. His body
had been removed to New York City.
The services in DIR. Chapin's church.
where Mr.. Greeley. when in life. usual
Iy w"r>hipprd. President Grant. Sen
at"r sumner and other men prominent
in public affairs, it is announced. were
expected to he present.
a Upon the unfinished railroads it
will not he il very great fax to erect
bridges high enough to make it safe for
men standing upon the top of ordinary
ears. We have noticed. i'll the recent
railroad accidents in our vicinity, that
the persons killed were struck upon the
head. Indicating that. had the bridges
been eight or ten inches higher. they
would have passed safely under. But
should this bc done how will it he with
bridges already erected, and of the OF
dinarN distance above the top of the
cars Will not the fact that il portion
of the bridges upon Il certain road can
hc PASSED with safety, tend to forgettul-
ness in reference to such a> may he too
low. and accidents thrrctrom become
multiplied With eight Years for the
roads To comply with the statute. a mo
mcnt'> thought only. Is necessary to
perceive that the matter involves grave
difficulties. and to regret that in the he
ginning of railroad building men were
short sighted.
=. Vermont Central Railroad first
mortgage bonds sold SATURDAY. in BoS-
ton. for forty eight cents. and the stock
of the Vermont and Canada. sold for
sixty cents and IL fraction. Three OF
four months since this stock sold ut par
500 per share. The buyers of this
stock relied upon Il guarantee of per
cent. dividend from the Central. The
public will soon learn that heggar'S
endorsement amounts to very little as
security. y fall of stock from 100 to 90
cents on Il dollar implies some serious
defects in management. We are >orrN
that such is the ease brcar>e it tends tn
impair confidence in worthy and well
managed enterprises.
-. Notice was given t" the members
of the Legislature, Tuesday evening.
that refreshments would he provided
tol them in No. II. A> Il matter of
course, hard working men would feel
the need of >"mcthiu" to stay them for
Il nights session. and such repaired to
the place designated Before long.
however. many of them had occasion to
rccur To the historical account of the
manner in which the whale disposed of
JONAH More or less of them became
sick in short time after leaving the
rctrc>hmcnt room. Some called for
medical advice. and Il few were mccc>si-
tatrd /" rcnIaimat M"ntpclicr.toe eat tur-
key at some future day. The cau>c of
this sickness is alleged to he the eating
"i cheese al No. ~. 'hlilt\ >ll"lld ac-
rrpi TINS explanations llliI>hl'l'ii is tenn
pclilncc men suffered with others.
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boston ilrr, liz" that passed 10y '"h-
%rcS> Tor the relief "i the hlca%" sun
"l"r>. Mr. Dawes presented t" the
House which was passed Il resolution
death OF MIR. GrcclrN. other business.
done 10y Congress. thus far. Is little
more than preliminary of future action.
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non P''h"N "I Won i'N "''h S"\'"
wool in Boston. OF the uuantitv de
>trnlcd u large amount WIS of foreign
production. That there. WAS Il rise in
the price, of domestic wool. in conSc-
uIcnrc of the fire is moi "A matter of
douht, Before this event Il ,iSe had
commenced. and all of the unused
wool of the last clip will hr needed he
fore the next is ready for market.
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