St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-03-14
Sudden Death of Chief Justice Bellows

Concord. y. H.. March IL The com
munity was shocked and grievcd thu
morning 1T the intelligence that Chief
Justice Hon. Henry \. Bellows had
been found dead in his room at hi.
residence Ill this city. He retired fee
ing a little unwell last night: hut hi
indi>position was So slight that no
grave apprehcmsions were entertained
About i've this morning his daughtrl.
Mrs. Sanhorn. went into his room ami
found him asleep in death 4 pleasant
expression rested on his countcuann,..
and he lad evidently. without stiug
gle. passed To the unseen world. judge
! Bellows was h""u !" IN ,rtIt,i H..
academy at Windsor. VT. and s,,,.,:
law with Hon. William c. t Eli
theu of Westminster. In lS26 he
admitted to the bar at Newfano,
Soon after he commenced the prttic,
of his profession at Walpole. but j.,
lS2S removed to Littleton. where he.
sided until his removal to Concord
1850. September %, 1859. he was al
pointed All Associate Justice of tn
Supreme Judicial Court vacancs
then occurring 10y reason of the rcsig
nation of Chief Justice Perley.
Oct. |, lc69. Judge Bellows was ap
pointed Chief Justice. He succeeded
Judge PeIlcy. VIII" had received a sec
ond appointment. but had become dis
qualified 10y age. Judge Bellows ell
the Judicial career was one of ability
honor and unsullied integrity, He
preserved pure the mantle of office
which had fallen uuspotted from b..
predecessor.
Judge Bellows was widow er but
left daughter and two sons. The
children were all ut home ut the tine
OF his death. He left one brother. =
lawyer i'll Littleton.
DEATH OF LEWIS DOWNING
Lew is Downing. founder of the At
bolt ,.ild Downing Carriage Malutacto-
~. died ut his residence last evening.
at the age of eighty-ont. He had rcru
sick for {: long time aud confined :. the
house, and for the past few weeks ha-
been i'll Il very low state. He was one
of the most prominent business men Of
the city. and has AWAY. been lalH,ll
Identified with lis Interests.
Mir Downing lay his strict integrity
aud high moral character. had Won. Jhc
respect of many people. and hi death
VIII he m"urncd 10y Il large number 81
friends and a,qu;intancc~.
tnICAGO.-t hicag" NOW claims
population of :}-O.OO. or 10000 mulr
than she had before the fire. and a val
uation of only S5.OnC.0 900 less. Hrl
board of trade report shows that the
city never did 50 big business as III
l-12, when her wholesale trade in gro
ccrles and manufactured goods alone j.
Thought to have risen to $500 900. 600
Great is Chicago. The board of tradr
call upon the national government to
All Ill digging Il canal around Niagara
falls. | iIllS report also shows that Iii
nols Is passing from wheat into u corn
state. The acres SowcI to wheat III
ISL were 2.OOl ,E'2, against 2.3Jg.Gl-
IN 1859 and against 6.293. 016 Suwed L.
corn i'll Isl and 2.410.O4y to other field
products. The wheat production seems
/" follow the pioneer line and coN 81 the
newest settlements.
Senators Patterson and PomcruN de-
not propose to leave Washington. hut
have purchased houses tor permanent
residences.
Gen: Hawley WAS born in North Car
oliha, but came to Connecticut when Il
boy and has since lived there
Lieut.. Fred Grant, the President
son, Is serving at Fort Griffin. Texas
his modest and unassuming drp"rt
ment renders him popular with officers
and men.
The report of the overseers OF the
poor of one of the towns i'll Rutland
county contains Il charge of 80 for tai
ing paupers to menageries. OF course
the mean man objects.
| y watch that once belonged IL Ma
poleon |. is on exhibition i'll Il Louisville
Jewelry store. 1t belongs to AdnlPh
hlarenaar. whose grandfather. Il native
of Holland, received it from the. hands
of the emperor, i'll lSl2. as Il reward t"l
his bravery i'll stopping the h"r>c> al
tachrd t" the imperial carriage. when
they had become Interchangeable ana
We're about to dash his majesty "Nri =
! precipice.