St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-10-08

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Planters National Bank of Louisville.
reveals a defalcation of SlOJ.WO. by
Louis Rehm. the teller. The loss
amounts to 30 per cent of the capital
stock. Deposit"rS are safe.
\ reporter f"I the Philadelphia Press
has learned from Nh. Ross that Moshel
and Douglass approached patrolman.
some time before Charlie Ross abduc-
ton. with proposition To assist them
in the abduction of Il little grandson of
Commodore Vanderbilt, whom they ill.,
tended To hold for ransom for the sum
of S50.O0O.
The supreme Court of Illinois decides
that ..lay-ovcr" railroad tickets. being
III the nature of special contracts. are
good only in accordance with their
terns-if sold good for thirty days
they d" not give the purchaser any
rights attcI that time
According to the san Francisco Bull
lctin the immigration into California;
has been greater this year than AT any
other time since that which followed
the discovery of gold. The immigra-
ton from all quarters for the last eight
months exceeds that to New York dur
ing the same period by more than
twelve thousand.
The United States commissioners Of
fcrcd six millions for the Black Hills,
but the Indians wanted support fol
seven generations; and us the currency
j. tiuctuating and the wants of the com
naturally some difficulty in comparing
the two propositions. So both parties
gave il up. and the treaty is of,
O'BaldWin, the Irish Giant" who
travelled with Il circus Il few Years ago,
and exhibited his pInweS> in this place,
WAS shot in New York rum shot last
week. and died day OF two subsequent.
He quarrcllcd with his partl cr. Fimcll.
when the latter shot him. The nun
dcrcr has NOT been arrested.
The famous tI"tter American Girl
entitled her career. Saturday. under the
follow ing circumstances She was en-
t,lrd in the free tor all. at the Elmila.
y. \. races. and had trottcd Is far the
quarter pole. in the first heat. " hen she
suddenly fell. and. upon examination.
WAS found 20 Ice dead. Her death is
attributed Ia the cpizn"ric. - prevalent
Just now.
The board of education of New York
have decided upon haNin" Il >upriin-
tcndcnt of music at >:I.Mn salary. with
women.
Treasurer New has in III. p">>c>>ion
Il cindcr. about the >iz, of u llIgc apple.
formed from the chemicals IN Treasury
notes To the amount of S2.0WI. 900
which we've burned some time AGO.
tn" recent discovery of extensive
coal deposits in California will add
mnch I" the prosperity of the Stale in
more NAYS than one. Last year the
sum of >lo.Wl.Im WAS paid Tor iI"m.
Which cost half ~ much more lnl trans
p"ltati"n from Eastern and foreign
factories.
Thr city chemist of -. L"ui>. has
been amallZing. fnl he information of
the board of health. the Whi>kcN com
monty sold in the har-r""m> of that
city. He finds it Ia contain >ulphuIIc
acid. ''c"l"Iing matter. red pepper and
tobacco. And Vet. not Notwithstanding
the u>r "f thr>, poisonous ingredients,
SAYS the ST. Louis Democrat. plaimrivr-
ly. The Democratic majority in this
part of the country remains about the
same from NraI To- year.
The Canadians find II" trouble in
nrg"tiating treaties with them Indians.
VIII" have never been -nimdlcd. The
government of Manitoba now has CON
troll of both side, of Lake Winnrpcg.
aud begins Ia talk about forbidden"
Pcmhina next season.
The floors and foundations of the.
>nh-trca>urN i'll the new post office
building in Boston. were built to hold
currency. Silver is now acclImulatiu"
there. and the whole >uh>tIucture will
have to Ice strengthened. t" bear the
hinder Il return t" specie payments.