St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-08-10

messenger, |H.
When the President goes to BrattIa-
boro he will be quietly entertained
part of the time by his cousin, W. H
Bigelow, who dwells there.
c. B. Rugg and family of Jersey CITY
were poisoned by eating canned com
pressed beef-two of them dangerously,
Vanderbilt's 100000 donation to his
employees will give engineers about SIl
apiece conductors, So; tiremen. 81.
brakemen, switchmen and yardmen.
50.
Arlington will not be surrendered to
the heir of Gen. Lee without a struggle.
The first point of the legal battle is
that the ownership tests in the United
States, which cannot be sued by an in
dividual.
A number of brawny negro ''strkersr
marched into a bagging factory in st.
Louis last week, and compelled a lot of
poor girls to stop work. The girls pro-
tested that they were cOnteuted with
their wages and their places, but with
out effect.
A saw "a feet long and inches wide,
intended for use on big trees in CalifOr-
MIA, has just been turned out at the
Beaver Falls (Pa.) Steel Works. The
big trees should not be cut dOwn-the
people of California should see to it that
they are not disturbed.
The boiler of a small excursion
steamer Lady Woodsum on Lake Suna-
pee, n. H., exploded last week, blowing
off both arms of Daniel WOOdsum, the
engineer. None of the 10 passengers
were much hurt, and though the steam
er, worth $4,000, sank almost at once,
all were saved in boats. The engineer
died next day.
A family of six persons, named Burns,
of Taunton, have all been seriously at
tected by drinking water which had
stood all night i'll lead pipes.
The liability of Allegheny county for
the destruction committed in Pittsburg
is estimated to he Sl13 per legal voter
The potato crop promises to he very
heavy all through the State. The price
paid at st. Adams now for the best is
but 25 cents per bushel.
Fifteen hundred sewing girls went on
to Rockaway Beach. There was great
display, eight barrels of lemonade and
five thousand free plates of chowder.
A Washington special says the post
master general has appointed Hon. Geo.
HI. BigelOw, to be a special agent of the
pOstoffice department in the Southwest
in place of Gen. G.. A. Sheridan, retired
Mr.. Bigelow has excellent qualifications
for the place. A salary of 81, 600 is at
tached to the position.
At a final hearing, July 26, the con-
tracts, for state printing and supplying
stationery for the ensuing two years
were awarded as follows journal of
the Senate and House, State Officers
Reports, and all official printing and
stationery of the state and Legislative
departments, to futile & Co., Rutland.
Session Laws, Agricultural Reports and
Education Reports to j. & j. NJ. Poland,
Montpelier. Registration Report to II.
R. Wheelock, Montpelier.
The forty Baltimore roughs who went
to Pittsburg to ''help the cause of la
Dor" by burning and plundering, are
now engaged in the Penitentiary max
ing oil barrels with the view of pour
ing oil upon the troubled waters.
Engineer Benjamin Scribner of the
New Jersey Northern railroad, seeing
child on the track near Tenatiy the 9th
er day, whistled and reversed his ell
CINE, but saw that the train would not
stop before reaching the child, 50, as
it was nearing the child, he rushed for
ward and knocked the little one off the
track, saving its life.
Barnum's, Forepaugh's and other
travelling shows to the number of 10
have been hemmed in at Chicago since
the beginning of the strike with very
serious loss, us they are obliged to miss
their daily engagements, and the cost OF
sustenance is enormous. The travelling
theatrical business in several states has
been thrown into confusion by the ina
bility of the performers for several days
to keep their appointments or send their
posters on as usual in advance.
While a sergeant of United States
company was exhibiting Gatling gun
at the foot of Jackson street, Chicago,
last Tuesday evening, some one insert
ed cartridge and turned the crank. An
explosion followed, and man was shot
| through the heart. The crowd was 81
great that the person responsible tot
the deed was not discovered. The We
tim was one of the special policemen
lately on duty.
Capt. Grape and wife Of New Bed
sa:1i, Wis; hhsS:"S succeeded i. crossing
the Atlantic in Il 20-foOt long ho'i'
were considerably used up on their az
rival at Mounts bay, neal Lands Eud.
They encountered three heavy gales
ana of the ~ days of iheir passage their
boat was hauled To during 10 days rt-
cause of rough weather. Both Of them
lost some of their clothing overboAIu;
aud Mrs. Grape WAS so mucn eNhausl'"
that she could Ice Of no assistance d"l-
ing the last three days, and her h'l'
band did not sleep nor leave the hem
for 40 hours, his left hand being almost
useless from continued steering. BOT"
of them appeared cheerful, hOwe'r''
| though they couldn't he hired to repti'
the trip.
! The Boston Commonwealth says tlI
its story that the murderer of the Jolcr.
children in the Bussey woods in looS
was known, but could not be- convicted
aud is now buried on an island in Bo'-
ton harbOr, has given great satistactlo"
To the friends IF n young man OF PROM
inent family near there, who has '''
, along been suspected of having soIu'
Aaud in the affair. The jurist TO who"
I tAe detective reported his belief was rN.
Chief Justice Bigelow, who, while ne
has no doubt that the deceased iudi'ld-
ual was the criminal, knew that no Ju.
I ~ Ia Massachusetts would deprive
man Of his life without complete cor
rUberatioI OF even voluntary COMES
| siSu While sucI evidence did noi