St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-06-27

alone in the barn. The only son OF Mr..
Prosper Keep of Erie county, Pa, got
hung in the barn, the other day.
An Atlanta doctor advises persons
afraid of cholera to stand on their heads
for one minute three times day ne
argues that this arrests abdomlnai ne
preston, and would he a healtlful gym
nastic exercise at any time.
\ German who WAS fishing under "
railroad bridge near st. Paul, Mlilh''
climbed up through just at the wrong
time. and the fishes had Il IhanksgiN-
ing repast of tine-cut Dutchman'
The Iunatics in the asylum ut Tus-
calooSa, Fla, publish small news
paper called the Meteor. every man on
the concern, from edltor-In-chlei 10
roll-boy, being crazy as loon. 1t Is Il
remarkable paper.
John \. Kennedy died in New York,
last week He was for eleven years
Superintendent of the police OF New
York city. and during the memorable
riots in IS6:}. he was So severely beaten
aud manned that he never wholly re-
covered his health.
day at Boston will he the annual Grafton
delivered by Rev. j. F. W. Ware at
Music hall. Il rowing regatta on Charles
river. IL sailing regatta i'll the harbor,
and Il prize drill on the common. Fire
crackers strictly forbidden.
John Il. Cough. on returning home,
Il few DAYS ago, found awaiting him. 1t
is stated. nearly 1000 invitations t" lee
| turc the coming winter. He intends Ia
accept about 200 of the whole number
Cough is said to he more in demand a.
| il lecturer than any other man now lIv-
| ing.
| 4 little child having got its fingers
caught in some gearing, while playing
| in the Whccl-hOuSr of the Americas
plviug in New York harh0r. the Other
day. the pilot had the engines reversed
and the boat IAN over Il small craft aud
drowned three Young men.
Somrbody in Louisville. the other
day. forwarded Il live alligator. toul
| feet long. to President Grant ut Long
Branch. for his son Jesse. Jesse de.
climcd the present. ami the president
| paid the express charge. Sll, leaving
| the alligator with the baggage man
| The animal died.
Oshkosh has no very old livin" citi-
Zcn>. but when 1t Chicago drummer get,
! to blowing around about the crntena
rian> he knows. they lead him ont int,
/ the village cemetery. hN the ear. an,
| silently point to tombstone on which
he reads '.Jcr,miah Madden, aged I01
| wears. ) months
Notwithstanding the bother made
over B">t"m's defective fire cNtimgui>h-
ing facilities. the city has at the present
/ time nuc-thild m"lc steam tn" engine,
and twice - much other apparatus. and
/ twice H. many tircImcn and tire alarm
boxes a. the city of Philadelphia. with
/ its - wud~ and over II miles of terri
tory.
/ \ Fonda a. y school master. who
severely logged an urchin for swapping
Il bogus cent tUr Il brass watch chain
during school hours last winter. and
/ VIII" was sued hy the ag"ricNed parents
of the lad. has Just won his suit. But
h- had to pay his lawyer $40. and. a>
this l. more than he could make in Il
year of teaching. il i not ut all strange
/ that he has gone Ia farming.
\ New York Central railroad con
duct"r seized Il n"hlily dressed Young
fellow VIII" had dropped an insulting
, note in Il latl>'~ lap on his train. the
other day. dragged him from his seat
aud led him 10y the ear through the
him remain. The passengers hugely
enjoyed the Young rrpr"hatr'> dis
rnmiiturc.
A. the up passenger train over the
Grand Trunk railroad was passing
/ West Milan station. Saturday night Il
/ Young lady named ,lcuuctte Corkund.
al'nut l. years of aye. came out of hcI
fathers house. which stands close bv
the track. stepped in front of the en-
Slmc. and WAS run over and instantly
/ killed. the locomotive wheels cutting
her body entirely in two. No cause is
assigned for the act. which seems Ia
/ have been Il deliberate suicide.
\ New Hampshire Legislator of Il Sc
ri"u> and conscientious turn of mind in
tr"duced Il hill at Concord the other
day. to restrain railroads from issuing
passes Ia members. This motion. of
course. invoked Il storm of ridicule. and
The mlucIy hill vas very properly re
trrrcd to the committee on insane iSy
lum.
1t is paintHl to see those farmers who
have set their Tobacco" plants slowly
ploddiug over the fields. followed hv
the entire household. barefoot and sui
try. each hearing Il sprinkIiug arrange
ment of some sort. and striving tn
pr"long the life of the infant plants till
old Prob" herald> il .'r;iiny area for
their section. 1t Is clearly a case of
eternal vigilance" hut whether il crop
of weed results. NEXT fall. is not hv any
means certain. Springfield hcp"hiinH.