St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-05-01

l.. l., was thrown from wagon,
Wednesday night, and her clothes be-
coming entangled in the harness she
was dragged half mile over a rough
road and killed, her head being nearly
torn from her body and every limb
broken in several places. The horse
was frightened by one of the guests
thoughtlessly firing gun just as the
lady had stepped into the wagon.
A letter from Mexico states that the
Rev. Mr.. Watkins, another American
Minister and companion of the muir
dered missionary stephens, has received
IL letter signed by Catholic clergyman
and sixteen Catholic students, threaten
ing his life unless he leaves for America.
They state that they have demanded
his expulsion by the President, and if
the demand is not complied with there
will be revolution. President Lerdo
has given assurances of his protection
to Watkins.
The joint committee of the Park
street church, Boston, to whom was re-
ferred Rev. Mr. Murray's request Tor an
associate pastor, held meeting on Sat
urday evening, and voted, eleven to
three, to give him one. Three of the
committee didn't vote, and Deacon
Farnsworth, who has been the most
conspicuous complainant against MIR.
Murray, voted against the the PROPOSE
ton. The committee is said to have
picked out a man well known i'll B0s-
ton, but not living there, who will be
recommended us associate pastor.
The new ten cent fractional currency
note is now III pretty general circulation,
but it is not held in high esteem. Its
close resemblance to the fifty cent stamp
has Occasioned many small loss to the
retail dealer. The similarity has been
taken advantage of by designing per
sons, and instances are given of the ten
cent stamp being raised to Il fifty cent
stamp.
The lightning express train from Bos-
ton to Chicago, via the Vermont Central
and Montreal, has commenced running.
and it is claimed that from four to eight
hours and two dollars in money are
saved by the new arrangement.
Ex-senator Patterson seems to have
partially retained his hold on the atfcr-
lions of the Dartmouth boys, i'll spite of
the Credit Mobilicr business. He was
called out on Saturday night by IA
serenade of the glec club. and presented
with handsome gold-mounted cane.
gift from all the members of the college
ARREST OF CREE, THE FoRGER.-Tom
Cree. who some months ago committed
such great frauds and forgcries in
Washington County. New York. and
also victimized the National Bank of
Poultuey in this State to IL large amount.
was arrested in New York City on Fri .
day last, and taken to Whitehall, where /
he will he held to answer the indict- (
ment for forgery now pending. Some
rich and startling revelations are prom
sed on the trial.
Mr.. Cheney will begin work on his
,ew Globe theatre at Boston in ii few
lays and expects To have it done at the
opening of the next winter season. 1t
will cost S20O.OO0. and Mr.. Cheney pro-
poses to make it as good place of
as there is in the country.
novel plan for raising money to pav
he expense of building is to sell tickets
or one seat for II wears (the time for
which part of the land is leased) for
$1,000 each. This makes the cost of Il
tdt = 4U week ana the tickets are
transferable. or the holder can sell his
light f"r one or more performances
low would that plan work in building
hurches7
a precious Young knave named G. J.
Emery, son of paymaster in the
Sharlestown yard. made his APP
,earance at the Revere house. Boston.
IN Sunday afternoon and registered
himself Col. Frederick Grant, L. : A."
He moved about the hotel in a most
ordly style for some time. attracting
attention. and finally asked
he clerk to cash draft for him. The
Jerk WAS perfectly willing. but. just as
matter of form. wanted the colonel to
ind somebody to identify him. He
vent out of the office in something of
pet. and soon brought in note signed
II. K. kidder, firm of Peabody. Kidder
\ Co.." but he had bundcIed the
lame of the finn is Kidder. Peabody X
%. The young mans lion skin dropped
If he WAS arrested and confessed. A
lote signed It. :. Grant" i'll which the
writer said he was lonesome" and
wanted Fred to come back" was found
III him. besides two forged checks.