St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-05-15
The Lost Steamer Liberia.

The Liverpool and Madeira steamer
supposed to be lost is net the Siberia
/ but the Liberia. an iron steamer of 81:
tons. which left Liverpool, April II fol
! MADEIRA. Cape Coast castle. Fernando
| Pc and other ports, and carried mails
freight and passengers. 1t Is object
ured that she has broken her machinery
and has drifted to the westward and
/ been lost in the gale of the Goth April.
or carried down toward the Equator by
the Gulf stream. The Liberia is Il
Staumch craft, and it is to he hoped that
she may Vet he heard of from some of
the west African ports. The Cunard
steamer Siberia. about which some anXi-
ETY. WAS created by the hlundcr of the
previous cable dispatch, arrived at
Boston from Liverpool, yesterday.
DEAD BEAT>.-Thc dead beats are
numerous and tell all sorts of plausible
stories. Some time ago one OF these
applied to l.. :. Eddy. ovcrSeer of the
poor for this town, for aid in the form
of lodgings ion the night. He was well
dressed. but claimed to have no money,
had lost by the Chicago fire &c. though
he had Il plump looking valisc. After
some talk. Mr.. Eddy directed Mr.. Lowell
to keep him over night. Next morning
Mr.. Eddy was Oh hand early for his
customer. whom he informed must cx-
hibit the contents of his valise. The
nau dcmulred till Eddy took out his
.jackknite and gave him three minutes
to open the bag or he would do it for
him. The bag was then opened and
contained neck ties, handkerchiefs and
other nice dry goods. very likely stolen
Somewhere. Mr.. Eddy directed Mr..
Lowell to take full pay for his lodgings.
when 10, the man again dcmuIred and
paid his own bill from cash drawn fIom
his own pocket. Mr.. Eddy then gave
him directions to leave instanter. and
10 constantly increase the distance be-
tween himself and this town. so much
for one dead btat-Beiious Fails Times.
RENINI>CENCE OF A VERMONT MIR
pER.-1hc Young man, Nathaniel Har-
ringtnn, the discovcrer of the old man
recently murdered ut Ashley Pond. in
llolyokc. Mass, notes IL singular fact
and worth telling. that he claims to
have been the means of bringing to
light another murder. some seven Years
ago. when Il lad of IL. at Wilmington.
iii Windham county. Being sent for
COWS. one night. he saw two men
whom he knew approaching him across
Il lot. and. not fitncNmg their appear
.Incr. he hid behind Il stone wall. There
he lay. and heard them plan to way lay
and murder Il neighbor with whom they
had had law suit the man came. while
the other fatally struck him with Il
short club. when they laid the dead /
man in the bottom of the wagon and
dashed his horses into Il run. The badly T.
scared boy carried his secret for some /
days. hardly daring to tell what he .
had seen when finally summoned at the
examination.
WEDDING Al THE WHITE Hot 81 -
The invitations to the White House
are very plain. without mono
gram or device. printed Oh heavy paIch-
ncmt paper, and read us follows: The
President and Mrs. Grant request the
pleasure OF your company at the mar
mage of then daughter ut the Executive
Mansion on Thursday, May u. at ii
o'clock. \. NJ" With this are two
plain bristol board cards. each about
fW" and Il half 10y four inches in size.
pnc hearing the name Miss Nellie W.
rant. the other Mr.. Algernon c. F.
SaTturis.
HE Ice BRIDGE Al QrEBEC.-A
DISASTROUS DREAMING IP.-Thc Can
idians got tired waiting for old Sol to
Freak up the ice bridge III Quebec. and.
or several days, gangs of men have
'cen at woIh saving ii ont. They
made Il hole across the river, Friday.
md the Ice began To move. and soon
moved even faster than desired. carry
ny down stream and wrrcking Il large
number of tugs. small schooncrs and
cSSer craft and doing considerable dam
lgc To docks. The damage reaches TWO
millions of dollars. \ large number of
'es>elS loading for Chicago were sunk.
md nearly all the wharves and blooms
nave been carried away.
lNAVAILING FELINE STRATEGI.-A
New Hampshire paper relates the fol
owing story. asserting that 1t comes To
t through IL reliable source" '.In
store III Exeter. a short time ago. Il
logShead had been left opened. and
upon gong to II company of rats
were found i'll the bottom. having been
thither 10y its contents. and
beng unable to get ont. the store eat
was brought III and placed in position
!" see them. hut after taking il good
"ok Jumped down and ran ont of the
i"o', shortly reappealing with another
AT. The two NOW looked over the
and retired. soon coming back
with the third eat. They now seemed
satisfied with their force and made an
attack. Jumping into the hogslcad The
eats had, however. miScalculated the
"rcc of their enemy, and two were
killed, the other being taken out in
season to save its life"
JUDGE PoLAND.-T The Rutland Her
I'D thinks II has sufficient reasons for
believing that Congressman Poland will
lot. after refusing the chief udgeShip
If the court of claims, accept IA side
seat upon its bench. The Herald's
hc"ry is that judicial honors have no
temptation for IA man who is privileged
10 represent such an intelligent constit-
lencN as the second district of Yer
mont.
DARTMOUTH COLLEGE.-T men,
bels of the graduating class from this
safe who have appointments Com
mencement Day are: F. l.. Allen White
klvcr Junction {. y. Scott, Plymouth
+. l.. Morse, South Danville: j. &.
Barrett and F. c. Southgate. Wood
stock: y. III. Davis, Chelsea: X. b.
v light, West Glover, and L. }. Brown.