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

Bennington paper gives an ac-
count of the elimination of the body of
Il Mr.. Cook. after burial of three wears.
1t was found in full form as when de-
posted i'll the grave. 1t is declared to
he completely petriticd.
This matter of pctriiaction lis a mis-
take. Ii Is true bodies are occasionally
found heavy. solid. and in perfect form.
Years after mterment. and it is NOT
known how long they may remain so.
1t is not petritaction becoming stone
like. hut adipocere fatty substance
apparently soliditied. Exposure to air
works decomposition. hut very gradual
ly. by reason of the existence of so
much of oily material. Science asserts
that no animal-of the warm FLOODED
specieS-ever becomes petrified. Such
as are recognized as cold-blooded. do.
The human species belong to the former
class.
In 1852. when the bodies were re-
moved from the old cemetery in st.
Johnshury. to the new one northwest
of the village. two bodies were found
in condition like that of Mr. Cook.
One had been inferred about twenty
Years. Notes were taken of the cir
cumstances. With the aid of scientific
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-06-06
An Awful Tragedy in New York.

NEW YORK. June 3. At about :
o'clock this morning Frank II. Wal
worth. aged ~ years, shot and killed
his father. Mansfield I. Walworth. in
the Sturtpvant House in this city. The
deceased was an author, and boarded
at the Sturtevunt House. He did not
live with his family, and domestic
troubles was the cause of the tragedy
Young Walworth. who lives at Sarato-
"a. directly after the shooting went tn
the Goth precinct police station and
surrendered himself.
The murderer gave to the coroner
this account of the affair: | reside with
my mother III Saratoga. my father hay
ing parted from her some Years ago
my father is an author, and | have
been studying law: think father is
about IL wears old. but do not know
where he was horn: my father has not
lived with my mother since we left
here three years ago, hut he has repeat
edlv sent threatening and insulting let
tiers : it is only short time ago since
he threatened to shoot my mother and
myself: shot him because of this; not
long ago met him III the street in Sar-
atoga and | then told him that if he
did not keep away from Us, or if he i'll
suited my mother any more. | would
shoot him told him that there were
bounds which would not allow any
man To go beyond with impumitN. cs-
peCially when my mother Was being
in>ultcd. vent to his house yc>ter-
dar and left Il note i"l Inn To call on
me. which he did this morning: when
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-06-06

ground exclusive of streets. consuming
buildings and personal property care
fully estimated by the assessors at one
million of dollars. and which will not
probably exceed twelve hundred thou
sand dollars. The wind was strong
from the northwest and the cOmbusti-
bic surroundings where the fire broke
ont rendered it impossible to check 1t.
1t was an ugly fire to handle, and the
hight of the buildings rendered it i'm
possible to prevent its crossing Wash
ington street. which it did by ignitlng
the wooden cornices or woodwork of
the roof and upper stories.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-06-06

But enough of figures. Pittsburgh is
to-day the great glass manufacturing
centre of our country. Not only bottles
and window glass are here made, but
the finest table and druggists glass
ware. lamps, etc. These glass works
are the most interesting feature of the
city to me. Every one looks through
window glass, but | suppose compare
lively few know how it is made. A
peculiar kind of sand is the principal
ingredient There is a large furnace
with five pots on each side. In each of
these pots is the melted glass. These
pots are high up from the floor, so that
men stand on narrow platforms about
four feet high. running out from beneath
the mouth of the pot. The glass blow
ers have hollow tube about the size
of a hroom-h handle and nearly twice as
long. They gather from thirty to forty
pounds of the melted glass upon one
end of this long tube and then with
draw it from the fire and commence
swinging it like the pendulum of il clock
beside the platform on which they
stand While it swings they blow into
the top end of the tube. This causes
the glass upon the lower end of the
tube to expand. 1t soon looks like a
large bottle. This is stretched out 10y
continual swinging and 10y blowing into
the tube. into cylinder five feet long
and about twelve inches in diameter.
When this is done sufficiently the bot
tom of the cylinder is the shape ct
the end of an egg. 1t is then swung up
and pushed into the furnace holes and
the lower end again heated in the neck
of the fire pot. The blower then blows
i'll his pipe with all his might until he
bursts Il small hole through the lower
end of The glass globe. 1t is then whirled
/ in the heat until the edges become cX-
/ banded. ana the glass true and per-
/ feet cl Under. 1t is then laid down up
on table. the blow-pipc broken oft 10y
means of a thread If hot glass passed
around the globe. and the cylinder
cracked from end to cud ON one side lay
means of Il red bot iron which is passed
/ through it, The ~ Under is theu fin
i>hcd. and luok> for all the world like :,
large and long length of glass stove
pipe.
/ These glass cl finders are then taken
/ T." another building in which are the
/ iiattcniug ovens. The cylinders arc
/ lifted upon levels and passed into the
ovens through hole Just large cu"ugii
70 admit them. The oven bottom i
circular. and rcNolvcS horizontally like
a bakers oven. The - Under i laid on
IN" oven hnttom with the crack made
10y iic rrdh"t iron Uppclm"~. The
heat >"tt-mS the glass and it separates
at the crack and lays itself gradually
down 1t is then Hat sheet Of glass
about five feet hy three. All this Will,
il j. passing around: and ut each open
ing man stands with implements t.
smooth it ont. until il comes to the last
man. who lifts it gently ont with 4
peculiar lever. and it is carried away {,
he cut up into window paucs. This i,
and diamonds. when it i packed in
boxes and ready Ia ship.
This in brief i the IyIy win1nV- ,rI1..
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-06-06
Caledonia County Court.

The June tenn of Our county court
opened in this town Tuesday last. The
attendance was large the seats i'll
the room were occupied by persons
connected with the court and spectators.
Rev. Mr.. Southgate otficiatcd, offering
the opening prayer. Judge Ross charge
to the grand jury was IL sensible digest
of the duties incumbent upon them.
Besides calling their attention to the list
of general subjects of which they are
bound to take cngnizance. he WAS cspe-
cially emphatic III charging them to look
well to that fruitful parent of crime
Intoxicating liquor and enioined it up
Oh them to look after it, where the local
authorities failed 10 suppress its illegal
sale. lie mentioned to them that the
authorized agents for its sale were not
always sufficiently respectful of the law
i'll the discharge of their duties. He
would have their conduct properly
scrutinized. Another thing We were
was the remark that he had never heard
of such thing as looking after the
agents runners of liquor dealers who
traverse the state selling liquor tn
drunkalds as well rs to others under
going the process of Matching ont as
such. We note his idea. but use ON
own language to express it. having for
gotten the precise words used 10y him.
Judge Ross also very properly re
minded the petit jury of their duties.
remarking that they were mainly com
pretended in the oath they had just
taken. He cnioined fidelity. on then
part, to the duties and responsibilities
resting upon them, and suggested that
they he careful that their vcrdicts should
be only just aud true deductions of the
law and evidence coming before them
i'll court.
We counted twenty-five gentlemen
as apparently and righttully within the
limits of. and belonging to the bar
Several of them are veterans. war or
bar worn. with fading locks. and evil
IDENTITY failing i'll the limpidity of their
visual organs, vet disposed to pursue
their occupation to the end. This is
right Still in the harness, with mount
ings unsoiled, is an honorable attitude
to greet the final foreclosure of the in
evitable reaper. Others i'll the ban
and large majority of the whole num-
ber-are Younger men-with an unIIsu-
al proportion of youthful appearance,
in whose breasts hope has clearly found
Judgment. I'm the faces of these deter
mination is palpably written, and THEN
eyes speak of the conquests they would
win. Resolute to mount to the top of
the highest flag staff aud Glow or If To
fall, it is to he only as worsted cocks i'll
the last ditch. In our benevolence we
express the hope that they all may
crow. if they will not try to soar 50 high
into rariiied atmosphere as to explode.
and that none of them may ever he
found in the ditch.
The current term. like several past.
promises to hc IL lahoriouS one. to court,
officers. jurors. and attornics. and the
numerous clients involved in the one
hundred cases set t" the jury. will he
lucky, if, in the end. they do not find
their pockets like the empty boxes of
the apothecary of Mantua. of whom one
Shakespeare tells a s"rry tale.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-06-06

Mt. MAN>FIELp.-SNnw BANKS IN
JrNE.- There was quite an excitement
on the cast side of Nj Mansfield last
Saturday. the :}lst. iiI. Bruce started
from Stow" village with Il four horse
team and a party of visitors for the
summit. and got along we'll till within
half mile of the Summit House. where
lie found the SNOW 81 deep it WAS I'M
possible to drive through it. He ac-
c"rdingly uuhitchcd his horses and
turned them back by the carriaue
Three of them passed by all right. The
other got of the road on to the SNOW
outside. which was of immense depth.
The snow gave way under the weight of
tn" horse. and every struggle he made
to keep his head out of the SHOW tn
breathe carried him down the mountain
SIZE, among trees and rocks. till he
finally rested some 200 feet down.
There being Ii" way. with the cony,n-
fences at hand, to get him out, Mr..
Bruce left Il guard to keep an eve on
MS movements. and returned eight
miles I" stowe village to get assistance
ana machinery to rrscHc his beast. both
ct which were quickly on the road. and
Just before dark they succeeded in rX-
Treating the horse and elevated him to
terra hlIna III safety. after having been
IN the snow for five hours. All returned
III good condition from their winter
trip III June Free Press.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-06-06
Opening a New County

IL should not he overlooked that the
construction of the Portland and Og-
dcnsburg Railroad opens Il new comfy
in Vermont to railroad traffic. The
road. when completed, will pass through
nearly the centre of Lamoille county.
following Il rich river valley nearly all
the way. and through county never
before penetrated hV Il railroad. La
mobile county is one of the hest farm
ing counties i'll the state. and i famed
for the amount of its productions. The
Lamoille river affords an ample amount
of water power. This is not all The
road passes through the northern por-
tion of Franklin county "A section OF
the state noted for its large productions
of butter and cheese. Indeed, the
whole line west of It. bloomsbury till il
approaches Lake Champlain. passes
through one of the most productive
agricultural sections of the state away
from all other railroads. The L. 4 q.
cannot fail of doing the arriving trade
of Il large territory distant from any
railroad in cxistence- including the
western section of Caledonia county. a
few towns i'll Orleans county. nearly all
in Lamoillc county. and the northern
section of franklin county. Thus.
leaving ont of the question all through
traffic. Il rarer chance could scarcely he
found where 81 much local traffic could
be concentrated upon Il new line of rail
road.
The Passump>ic railroad paid six per
cent. upon its stock and bonded debt
when it penetrated Orleans county. and
before it secured through connections.
The +. n o. Therefore. may he expected
tn do Il large and Iemunrrative local
business.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-06-06

y nNRi>D BANK ROBBERY. The st.
Louis Republican gives particulars OF
'hr roihrN Of the bank at 81. Gene
We've. Mo. on Tuesday. 1T the open
ing of the bank in the morning two
men presented themselves. AMI drew
reviewers upon the cashier and his
clerk. threatening Ia Kill them il they
Offered resistance. The clerk jumped
down the steps and ram to give the
alarm. Il pistol bullet crHzed his shout
der as he went. The cashier WAS forced
to open the safe, and funds amounting
to about $500 were taken by the rob
beers. The cashier was forced to 20
with the men about POO ymds. where
two other men. with iour horses. were
found i'll waiting. The party rode Oft
with their booty. and within twenty
minutes party of Il dozen men started
i'll pursuit. Three of them came I'M
with the robbers bat were driven off.
The men all escaped with their plum
der. taking the road leading toward
Arkansas. The bank. which is say
jngS institution. is situated on the main
street, III the most populous part of the
town. and the success of the robbers is
not less remarkable than their bold
ness.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-06-06
Another Grab at the Modocs.

o'clock yesterday ll'lh
left Willow Creek camp Tor Sh'tlP
and decisive scout and met Win auillir-
able success The Warm springs
trailed the Modocs across the creek ana
in a nolthcasterly direction. thcii que
north and finally to a rocky cIIii ny
Lamgell's valley on the east.
This scout. from the outset. was me
most exciting of the campaign. he
freshness of the tracks and the appar-
ent proximity to the MOdocS maintain
ed continual excitement. The troops
were led over ridges and hills, along
canons and valleys and over small
streams of water.
The route was travelled with dIiflcui-
ty hy the best trained horses ana mules
Miles of lava in tIagmentarI form were
crossed. The scouts lost the trail ana
we suffered detention two hours. ne
halt was broken by sudden yell from
the Warm Spring Indians and cheers
from the soldiers, and the command Oh
forward WAS given by Col. Green:
Scouts were called out to the right ana
left of the line to cover the trail.
Then came troop X of the First Cav
airy. Major CreSSor commanding, and
Lieut.. Bacon in charge of SkirmiShrrs,
troop X belonging to Captain jackson
suuadron. Captain Hashrouck's squad
ron held another equally important p0-
sition. and was aS usual Oh time along
the crest of the bluff, and down the
steep trail on its side charged the en-
tire force of 2:}0 men.
Suddenly four rifle shots were fired
from the rocks and four bullets buZzed
over the soldiers. \ line of skirmiShcr~
was dcpIoyed along the crest OF the
bluff which started the Modocs from
their lair About this time Scar-taced
Charley and two or three ModocS rush
ed down the rocks and cried out NV e
surrender. don't shoot Five ModocS
came in and ut once hostilitieS ceased.
DR.. Cahaness of lrcka. Il contract
surgeon. who has long been acquainted
with the MnducS. went up among tn"
rocks and made peace negotiations. All
the Indians. including Jack. agreed I"
come III. CHhu"sS slept with them
last night \ few moments SiuCc SCal
Faced Charley. old Sc"nchln and ten
warriors surrendered. Captain Jack
and thirty others dccampcd during the
night.
LATER ->URRENDFE OF CAPTAIN JACK
ArriEoArL'> Huu>E. CLEAR LAKE.
/ CALIFOENIN. June i. \ series of pro-
lougcd wells and cheers aroused this
camp from a pleasant >ic>ta half an
hour after the departure OF my last
CuUIiUT. GCutI;ii> Davis AMI W hcatOn
and the other officers aud all the men
. rushed from ;hr h"lI~c ami tents to ind
. the. cause of the upTOal ami ri once
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-06-06

II The telegraph reported to the
papers in all directions. an exciting
time at the Concord railroad meeting
last week. The report had comSidera-
hle truth in it. There was upon one of
the two tickets the name of man who
had been i'll the old board for several
years. 1t WAS suggested lie had used
his office To enrich himself. He had
taken royalty. The books of the cor
poration had been examined by stock
holder, and the alleged facts. before tbe
balloting for Directors. We're boldly
spread before the meeting. by John II
George, Esq. one OF the leading law
yers of the state. George declared that
be should vote for none but well known
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-06-06

The Brattlcboro Phrnix says that
over a dozen persons in West Brattle-
h"ro were recently made severely sick,
by eating factory cheese, and it appears
from accounts in the papers. that SINH
lar poisonings have occurred in other
places from the same cause.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-06-06

4 81 NJ FoESAITHS ESTATE.
In irf "f ItRNoNr CALEDONIA DISTRICT -
N if"iate "urt held at thu. prtha,a ,.,i -. :;
~, r, in said district on tn. "a aav III, IL,
of ~ ~ administrator upon the .st,,.
VI asa VI. f4rsaith. late of Kirby IN , dS,i az
CON-, 1 r presents his adminisiration ~,
I'M ut inr examination and allowance nnJ - az
application for decree of stribntinr ,nd 'u makes
"' me estate of said deceased an" P'r'i'i"h
h"Ieurnn. il is ordered by s,iJ - ,
account and said application he raf t. lhat sand
st In I"ml t" be held the probate c, in
for brarin' y. on the 2ISt day of June A. ID Is7t
49, nj anu decision thereon: And II - go &c 3d.
mat notice hereof be iyen to an irIner
smcno; ny publication of the SAM III , sons
msirh a. St Johnshurv previous I,[ re- pub
e and pSc" , and 'h .ba they may appear at said
s"rb why SAID account should moi he any ,neH may
By the Court Attest
As ASA l.. FRENCH, judy, of pr,,,,,.
ma rue COPY Of record At,rs5 rr"oate-
'' l. FRENCH, Judge of Probate.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-06-06

The graves of the dead conteder-
ate soldiers were decorated at Augusta
Ga. on the 25th of April No United
States flag WAS seen on the occasion.
but flags were plenty with other de
vices besides the stars and stripes
some with the confederate flag on one
side. and the confederate battle flag on
the other. In the speeches. our Gov
eminent and Gen. Grant were vehe-
mently denounced. Many of the peo-
pie of the South vet remain cstranged
from the Union. and are outwardlv
submissive to its laws only because they
have been whipped into it in the last
ditch they proposed to die III. This
we learn from Il letter from gentleman
present on the occasion of the decora-
ton. The incidents are significant of
the remaining feeling i'll the hearts of
some of the southern people
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-06-06

KANSAS TORNADO. On the same
day, Thursday, the 9th of May. and at
about the same time that the terrific
tornado whose raVageS we have before
reported was visiting Iowa. IL windstorm
of hardly less force broke over Lincoln
township. Kansas. in which seven per
sons were killed and ten wounded and
a large amount of property destroyed
number of houses were lifted from
their foundations and blown to atoms.
The storm came suddenly and without
warning, and everything in its path
was destroyed. In one house IA child
was lifted from its mothers arms and
dashed to pieces. Of family of chill
dren i'll another house one was instant
ly killed, and another disappeared and
has not since been found Much live
stock was killed by the storm. The
inhabitants of the portion of the State
visited are i'll condition of great des-
titutiOn.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-06-06

- Ex-Governor Smith has been
elected. as suggested last week Presi-
dent of the Central Vermont Railroad.
When IL majority of the Central first
mortgage bonds shall have been con-
vcrtcd into the new stock the company
are authorized tn take possession of the
road. Last week the recently elected
board of Directors examined the $500
600 shops at st. Alhan>. and pronounced
them to he IN fine condition. They
ais" passed over the road in IA special
train. The road also, we are told. is in
good running order.
The principal office of the road has
been transferred from Boston to New
York.
If any of our readers own Vermont
and Canada stock. our advice to them
Is, to patiently wait. and not sell it ut
present prices. The guarantees of the
Contra though the stock has run down
At Il low figure will ultimately he en-
forced. Fh" losses will he likely to fall
upon holders of other securities of the
Central and Vermont and Camada. So
we predict.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-06-06
DR.. PierCe's FayOrite PresCrIy"

On its merits am willin. t" stalk N, a.
as physician. 80 confident am t.' %
disapp"lnt the most sangJirr expo ''. nj
gle invalid Lady who employs II 't ,..-.
weaknesses and ailments for wlu'h ro>lII
1t, that | offer and sell il under ! d..
Gt ARANTEE. Ifa beneficial eye
rienccd will. on return "f bottle
medicine having been taken. prompt, ~
money paid for il. II cures L"n,'H'
I've Flowing. Painful Monthly I''.".
slons from Cold, Weak Bach, N'iEI ,r. D.
Uterus and other kindred DISEASE
Druggists .,I.
Further information in my IEtNII,'
iC DISEASES PECULIAR TO N"ME\ ''u, Aa.
observation upon receipt of ~" -t",.l "
DIR. Pierce's Worlds Di-pen~"N'
"a and st West Seneca Street. BIttN'
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-06-06

ARRESTS. The awful crimes of the
Bender family in Kansas. have been
descIibcd in late issues of the CaI,,Io-
MAN. They were atrociouS almost he
yond belief. a supposed accomplish
10y the name of Nicholas Moulin. was
arrested in Texas the other daN. He
promised to make rev Citations. but while
being taken to Kansas. by an officer,
and III passing through the Indian Ter
ritory. he shot himself through the. head
with Il revolver. Another Young man.
supposed to he one of the Bender boys.
was arrested ut West Liberty. Iowa.
May 3lst. \ woman. also thought to
belong to the muI,icrouS gang was also
arrested in Iowa about the same time
1t Is unprecedented that the head of the
party-thc elder Blenders have reached
Mexico. 1t will he remembered that
about dozen bodies were found buried
in the gar,lcr of the Bender family in
Kansas. They kept small hotel. but
robbed and murdered some of their
guests.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-06-06
R To Gentlemen that wish to
NRAisE GOOD HORSES
LEN ROGERS

= ahtrrhnry bred Stallion. stands at nv stabI,
Ior ii't season of l-I3, this week and every 9TH
~'oh iI ii'r season Please call and him Yon
JERRY DREW. Agent
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-06-06
w O M A n

Having treated many Thousand '',
Diseases peculiar to woman. have '' o" -,.
perfect m"st potent and are -, ,..'
winch meets that class of dl~'I>' WI"
certainty ,lnfl have Ii
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-06-06
Notice of Settlenaan4

An linm'd ltte settlement of all demand. dr., 81
imperative. IN, M, - Pm; io'2, Is
81. J"lnshury. Vi. July L. l-52 90 ~