St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-07-06
Personal.

Samuel J. Tilden is expected at the
Bennington celebration as the guest Of
Seth B. Hunt.
Mrs. Julia c. r. Dorr, of Rutland, has
been invited by Governor Fairbanks tC
contribute poem for the centennial
celebration at Bennington, and has ac-
cepted the invitation.
Ex-GOv. Warmoth, according to The
State Journal of Illinois, was once en-
plOyed in its Office "and always possess
ed extraordinary qualifications for max
ing first class devil"
James Gordon Bennett is back again
from Europe, and the boys in the Her
aid office are prepared for an old-fash,
Toned shake-up all around.
Marshall Jewell was caught by 8
Chicago interviewer the other day, and
gave this reply to question about the
presidents southern policy ~ DOM
want to express any opinion, for have
none. That's a fact in regard to his
policy. 1t may be said that it is not d
policy-it is a necessity. Bayonets will
do to stand on little while, but you
can't sit on them as a permanent thing
Ex-Gov. Ryland Fletcher will be 81
years old the 9TH of December next
if he lives till then as he is likely to.
Senator Edmunds is salmon fishing
on river in New Brunswick.
1t is Thought in Washington that
Collector Arthur will be removed from
N. Y. Custom House.
Daniel Deronda could not put up al
hn nd
Cincinnati Commercial. How about Dis
raeli and the Rothschilds?
Oakley Hall has disappeared, but his
reported return to the United States is
not substantiated by any evidence.
1t is reported that Frank Abbott, late
treasurer of the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Engineers, is short in his ac-
counts with the order $4,000 to S20,-
900. The Brotherhood is very reticent
The son of an English titled official
is waiter in private family in n. Y
city.
An Italian marquis, lately a waiter
at DelmOnicO's restaurant, was a short
time since married to daughter of a
prominent resident of n. Y. city.
An English nobleman's son was late
ly dramatic critic on one of the New
York dailies.
If Collector Arthur is asked to resign.
Mr.. Simmons of Boston would be apt to
glance over his shoulder to see if the
hand of the Administration was fooIine
round the back of his chair.
There is a rumor that Mr. Erastus
Brooks will give at Ithaca during the
coming year course of lectures on
jour nalism. 1t is to be feared that Mr.
Brooks will present the subject in So
attractive IA light that the youths OF
Cornell will all practice rhetoric in theiI
common talk, and rush madly into Il
profession wherein there are not now
enough newspapers to go around.
The late Peter Harvey, of Boston,
took full notes of his talks with Daniel
Webster, and his "reminiscences will
soon be published.
Senator Ferry is now well enough to
go QUITO doors.
Mr.. Murphy, the temperance speaker
has, Tor the present at least, lost his
voice completely.
The late Chief Justice Chase's legacy
of $4,000 to Dartmouth has Just been
received by that college.
Col. Robert Ingersoll and Gov. Wade
Hampton are to give addresses at the
Wlnnebago County Fair ut Rockford
whereat Jefferson Davis spoke last year
Mr.. Darwin made a series of careful
observations on the early mental devel-
opment of one of his sons, and is going
to print them under the title of "a Bi-
ographical Sketch of an Infant"