St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-07-14

man. and other prisoners tried To escape,
from Rutland Jail 10y crawling through Il
hole made in the wall. but they made
so much noise that the .jailor discovered
them.
1t is probably true that Tilden hates
the rag baby. He hates all babies. He
is an old bach.
Mr.. Moody sends word to Chicag"
that he will he ready to open revival
meetings there October !. He Will
probably 90 to Boston, january |.
The recklcSSmesS for which poor Gus
ter paid the penalty with his life, has
indicated the course of the President
in depoSng them from the command of
the expedition, which at one time he
was to have had.
The fools are not all dead. One
would think Il moving machine the last
place to take Il child to ride; but Sam
ucl sullivan of Dover, Miss. WAS drlV-
ing a moving machine and carrying Il
child five wears old i'll his arms. on
Tuesday, when the horse becoming
frightened. they were thrown before
the cutter-bar and dragged some dis
lance The father received Il dozen 81
twenty flesh wounds, while the child
had the right hand and wrist nearly
severed from the arm. both bones being
cut clean off, while one was cut Il sec
nnd time about an inch from the first
cnt. and she received numerous Other
lesser injuries. But slight hopes are en-
tertained of her recovery.
4 writer in the Rutland Globe says
that the potato bug. which l. at present
Il formidable pest, is Somcw hat like the
green Spanish fly in its nature, causing
Il blister wherever applied to the hu-
man flesh. Some persons have instant
" died. and others been badly poisoned
10y standing near the flames when IL
quantity of these bugs have been gath
cred from the potato vines and commit
ted to the fire.
John :. Barron. il dissatisfied client
of llol>ey j. Boardman. Il prominent
| Boston lawyer, tried to murder him in
his office Thursday. He shot at the
lawyer with Il pistol when the muzzlr
WAS within Il few feet of his intended
victims head. but in his haste missed
his aim. and WAS seized before he could
l
Ia Japan every one who cuts down Il
/ tree is required {" plant another in it,
stead IN Bi~cay the law i NOR, >trin-
gent. requiring two to hc sci out tuI
every one dc>tIolrd in the island oi
Java Il fruit tree j. planted ON tlrr birth
of every child, - Il record OF il age.
out West they are goin" to call the
clubs Hay makers. The suggestion
takes like Wild fine.
MI. CONWAY in Il letter from London.
tells the follow Ing story of Dean Stan
ley "Dnrr upon Il time. the Dean ot
Westminster, going to The Abbey. put
his gloves INTO his hat. ON returning
home after his discourse he said to his
wife. Somehow the congregation seem
eel to gaIr upon me to-day with a pc
culIII interest while | WAS preaching.
i do not wonder. replied Lady Stanley.
'tnI duIiu" Nour entire sermon NouI
gloves rested ON the top of N"ur head. "
| he New York sun. although it sup
ports 'l'illcu. can't miss the trmpIin"
opportunity nt making sport of the dem
ucr.ItIc platform. 1t SAYS: The plat
t"Im Is AN elastic platform. suited Ia
ANY r"l"red spectacle that Il man want :
Ia look through at it. II l. intended Ia
hr like the >u>pcudrr> which the anc-
tionrcr cried in these words: Long
enough t"I any mau. and short enough
tor ANY boy. 1t was intended To suit
democrats of different States holding
dlametIicalll opposite doctrines For
such Il pnIp">c We ii" not STE how it
could have been better drN used. 1t is
like the restaurant in California where
You could have hcct>trak>. veal or ven
i>"n. whichever You ordered. but III
eat from the round of Il Vearlmg bull. IS