St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-01-05

habit of being up late o'nights, can
safely indulge in an extra morning nap
and excuse their appearance at bust
ness at 10 a. m. by claiming to have
been an hour or so on the ferry boat a
little trick which they have learned to
perfection.
Now that the snow and ice effectual-
ly cover everything edible on the
ground, to the great indignation of our
million sparrows, we have pretty
sight in the City Hall park where the
little brown rascals get a free lunch
every day, and are served by a colored
waiter. The sable bird-tancier appears
promptly every afternoon at 3 o'clock
with basket of bread ON his arm. He
clears away the snow near the fountain,
and scatters the bread crumbs upon
the ground. A flock of sparrows is al
ways in attendance, and the number
of birds seem to increase daily.
Our business men, tired of the tedi-
Gus and apparently endless delay in
deciding the election, have prepared a
strong memorial to Congress to hurry
matters. The movement is a broad
one, the signatures already obtained
comprising those of tue very largest
business houses and capitalists of the
city to the number of over a hundred,
and might easily be increased to thou
sands. Efforts are being made to in
terest the corresponding classes of Bos-
ton and Philadelphia in the matter, and
thus to bring the greatest possible
pressure to bear on Congress, which, it
would seem, can hardly afford to dis
regard the non-political appeal of such
vitality important interests. 1t is esti-
mated that five hundred millions of
capital are already committed to the
memorial.
The lines are getting harder and
harder for thieves and other criminals
in New York. The ROgues' Gallery,
an institution highly unpopular among
the fraternity, has just been overhauled
and put in what is to them painfully
good order. AS its name implies the
Gallery is a collection of photographs
of every offender of any Importance
who is unlucky enough to fall into the
hands of "the best police force in the
worldn and has resulted in seriously
damaging the formerly lucrative bust
ness of pocket picking and petty thiev-
cry. When compelled to sit for his
picture the thief usually endeavors to
defeat the object by moving and thus
spelling the negative, or else twisting
his face into the most horrible contor-
tions for the purpose of rendering it
unacceptable, but after little
healthy discipline from the officers in
charge is forced to submit quietly. The
collection now embraces over two
thousand photographs, and there is a
duplicate lot in each police station. The
cost of this lovely album to the city
has been between seven and eight
thousand dollars.
Beckwith, the defaulting cashier of
B. T. Babbitt, has got through his trial
on the first two of the ten indictments
against him. The net result thus far is
ten years in States prison. If he goes
on this way he will have to live as long
as the Patriarchs to satisfy the de-
mands of justice. Mr.. Rabbit seems
to be particularly unfortunate in his
employees, Beckwith being about the
dozenth man he has had arrested for
similar offences.
Another pious fraud, an emulator of
Pond, Winslow, Bartlett and their ilk,
has this week shown his clOvep foot.
This time his name is Swan a trusted
lawyer and broker of Wall street, a
shining light of the church, a trustee of
the Union League Club etc., etc. and
the amount he got away with is vari-
ously estimated at from one to two
hundred thousand dollars.
Miss Amy Fawsitt, the English ac-
tress, who after few years of signal
success in London came to New York
at the opening of the present season
under engagement to Mr.. Augustin Da-
ly, died this week, frIendless and alone,
in a tenement house on Eigth Avenue.
Along with the leg drama which has
had so strong footing here this sea-
son, we get bit of romantic history.
In the course of suit brought against
a millionaire of this city it comes out
that his son some years since married
Mile. Bonfanti, the celebrated Italian
danseuse who became famous in the
first presentation of the Black Crook,
and has since starred at different times
in other large cities. Keeping the
marriage a secret the pair went to Eu-
rope and lived like Claude Melnotte
and Pauline upon the Eden-like Dor
ders of Lake Como. Here the young
man fell sick and finally came home to
die. This event, softening the resent
ment of his father, the former danseuse
has been recalled from Europe and re-
ceived as daughter into the palatial
house of the latter on Fifth Avenue.
Beautiful and accomplished, the young
widow whom Fate has treated so ca
priciOusly will henceforth shine as an
ornament in the aristocratic society
which for years it was her business and
highest ambition to amuse.
RADIx
Death of Judge Russell.