St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-08-31

sey snore thursday morning, in 35 min
utes, in spite of a strong tide. She Tas
dressed in the height of the fashion bor
garb being orange colored silk tigbt,
which gifted her like glove"
AS the morning train from Salem,
n. Y, was rounding a curve near Paw
let, the other day, Sumner w. Hitcb
cock, the engineer, noticed Martin Law
don's young child, / years old, playin,
on the track, and made every attpmn9'
to stop his engine. The lot strucl
the child, however, and it disappeareJ
but it was soon rescued from under tLa
engine, unscratched and unframed
A picnic of New York roughs called
"the Manhattan coterie," wound nv
Sunday with free fight on barge !,
which several were wounded by piStoI
shots, knives and clubs. One of H..
ringleaders was drowned, and anotb".
named Hallberg was fatally shot in tba
head. The police boarded the L,r ,"e
but it was only by vigorous cluhLir,,
that the riot was quelled.
Before leaving the palacc-car "BeIro
vue," in which she had travelled tI,ronnL
Vermont, New Hampshire and Mass,
chusetts, Mrs. Hayes asked fn tbe ii
yer motto "WelcOme to Vermont ,nJ
one Ofthe stars employed in tile dec'
ration of the interior. They were ~,
cordingly detached and presented "
her as souvenirs of the journey.
This is the sentiment which 4 IL.
gusted Massachusetts guest wanted to
offer at the Bennington celeb,alin".
"The Battle of Bennington-Cre.
Britain furnished the occasion. Man,
Hampshire and Massachusetts the MAJ,
and Vermont the celebration. He iii
not offer it, because the fact was brouobt
ont so plainly in the discourse> r9.,'
Vermont furnished more men tI.r
Massachusetts to the battle of Brnrin,
ton.
The Boston Traveller says One of
the most outrageous acts of vandalis,,
was perpetrated at Bennington: the ITeS-
sian trophies which have so long o,,,,-
mented the Senate chamber OF Mass,-
chusetts, were allowed by especial vote
of the Legislature, to he taken to Ben
nington as a part of the offering rf
Massachusetts for the occasion. While
these trophies were temporarily lril nm
guarded, some INSCRIPTIONS Scoundrels
cut the sheepskin from one end Of the
drum, piece by piece.
In requesting the waiter at Mansfield
to pass him the mustard, Mr.. Secretary
Sherman explained that he spoke for
himself alone, and did not wish to be
understood as representing the wishes
or preferences of the President The
mustard was then passed, the waiter
stating that the act on his part had
no political significance. -Bmlingioa
HdUkeye.
The President and his party left New
Hampshire on Thursday, aud arriv-
ed in Worcester that day, where
they were given very cordial recep-
ton. From the balcony of the Bay
State House. the President, Secretary
Evarts, p. NJ. General Key, aud judy
Devens made speeches III the evening.
to a crowd of 5000. The President
then left for Washington, Judge Deyens
and Mr.. Evarts remaining in WOrces-
ter.
A Republican is rarely of much use
after he turns Democrat, but Mr.. vii
liams of Maine is an exception. He has
done the country Il great SCI vice in gel
ting the democratic party by the cans
on the fraud question, and has 50 de
mOralized the brethren in Maine tliut
they will do nothing but hit each other
over the head during the rest of the
canvass. 1t is an awful warning to the
party against nominating Il man Of
sense for office.
Mr.. Moody has felt compelled to de
cline the invitation to visit Washington
the coming winter. In his letter max
ing known his determination he says ::
Il feel that New England cities are just
now the places where the harvest seems
to be more specially ready for labOrers.
1t has been laid on my heart that in
this district was the place for labor the
coming winter, but not until within a
day or two, after prayer, have felt
that l could decide upon this field
A train from Carbondale, Pa, on the
Delaware and Hudson gravity railroad
suddenly jumped the track three miles
flOm HOnesdale Monday, throwing the
parlor car Passaic 30 feet down an en-
bankment and iniuring, though not Sc
riously, Engineer William Muir. The
accident was caused by the misplace
ment of switch, it is supposed for the
purpose of doing harm to Gen. Morrow,
commanding the regulars at Scranton,
and Il party of officers connected with
the Sd United States infantry and the
10Th national guard of PENNSYLVANIA on
board.
An ElzerOum despatch says a five
hours engagement occurred at Kurn-
Kara and Wezinkay on Friday, the Rus
slams being forced to retreat The
Turks claim that the MuscoviteS lost
1000 in killed and wounded during the
fight. MuktaI Pasha teIeglaphs that
his forces have carried the KiziItepr
heights, the Russians being routed
along the whole line. The Turkish loss
was 1900 in killed and wounded.
Charles S. Waller of New York. and
Mrs. 5. A. Webster, II well-knoWm ar
fist, while bathing in the surf at Nan
tasket Friday, were swept out 10y the
waves beyond their depth. Mrs. Web
ster was rescued ut once, and Waller
was finally drawn in and conveyed 10
the Sea Foam house, where immediate
measures y ere taken to resuscitate him.
His heart beat, and he breathed through
the afternoon occasionally, and hopes
are entertained of his recovery.
The Philadelphia, Wilmington and
Baltimore railroad came near having an
Ashtabula disaster the Other night at
Havre de Grace. a span of the long
draw-bridge over the Susquehanna e
hat 4 lin
cannon just as freight train had passed
over, and as the regular Philadelphia
and New York train was coming upon
the bridge from the other end. Inc
latter train was stopped just in time 10