St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-12-28

hOufke'S race ana neck, killing him in
stantly. Sweeney was arrested. II is
thought that the killing was uninten-
tional, as the boys were friends and
schOOlmates.
The expenses of the Lake Shore Rail
road Company on account of the Ash
tabula bridge disaster have amounted
to the enormous aggregate of S493 $40
One day last week as an engineer
named Andrews was approaching the
town of Mason, KY, he leaned out of
the cab to see if the track was clear
Just then volley of stones were hurled
at the train, and one of them struck
him in the head, Featuring his skull.
He was taken to his home in Ludlow,
where he fingered several days and then
died, victim of Kentucky lawlessneSs.
A fine microscope is very useful as
well as interesting for every family. A
good one is offered in our advertising
columns, for a mere trifle. The Amer
lean Agriculturist referred to there. is a
very useful and valuable journal. Read
the announcement.
Admiral John WoIden, best remem
bered by the public for his fight with
the rebel ram Merrimac in Chesapeake
bay in 1862, has completely recovered
his sight, which was thought to be lost
on that occasion, and the powder marks
on his face have likewise nearly all dis
appeared.
Saturday afternoon, while a number
of children were playing on the ice on
the Snow mill pond, at West Fitch
burg, the ice broke and William New
comb, a lad of fourteen, and his cousin,
a girl of eleven years, daughter of
Thomas Newcomb, fell through. Hen
ry WilmOt, eighteen years of age, saw
the accident flom the shore, aud sue
ceeded in rescuing the boy, but the girl
was drowned.
At Hartford, Saturday evening, the
horse of Dr.. Starr escaped from his con-
troll while he was driving down Asylum
Hill. The doctor jumped from the car
riage, but the horse kept on and struck
the gate-bar at the railroad with such
violence as to swing it with great fury
around on to the Asylum-street side
walk. 1t struck Mrs. Mannix, knock
ing her senseless, and also injuring her
boy thirteen years of age, and injured
him so that he died in about fifteen
minutes. The mothers throat was cut
and one arm broken, and she was taken
to the hospital in an apparently dying
She is a widow, and has
four children living.
The deadbeats appear to be the dom
inant class i'll Mexico On. " society.
The merchants recently formed Il pro-
( aetIVa aSSnaiatiOn aOaiVCf ,,arso,,,, ,,,Io
contracted debts and did not pay for
them, and published a list of their
names in the local paper. Thereupon
the drug store of the President of the
association and the house of the Secre-
tary were burned, and the editor was
warned that he would have neither
house nor Office if he published the
list again.
Amanda Foley has been elected from
her lodging in Philadelphia, and is now
living by day on the curbstone among
her effects and by night in the police
station. She is a woman of fifty, in
telligent, with no common education
and even traces of refinement. For
twenty years she has been known as q
chronic beggar; her tenement floors
were foot deep with dirt and in some
places grass was growing on them; yet
she owns real estate of value both in
Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
A sister of the Order of Troyes in
France, though the French papers which
recount her deeds are not gracious
enough to give her name, deserves
prominent mention for herOism. While
walking out with some small children
short time ago, the oldest of her
charges not being eight years old, a
dog with his jaws running with foam
rushed upon them. She instantly thrust
the CHILDREN behind her, and falling upon
the animal held him down despite his
viscious struggles until some peasants
at work near by came up and killed
him. But she was bitten in fifteen
places, and though taken to Paris and
given the most careful treatment she
died of hydrophobia in the most dread
full form. Yet she has saved five lives
Mondays Providence Journal thus
mentions the revival work in that city
The labors of Messrs. Moody and San
key in Providence closed yesterday, al
though, we believe, Mr.. Moody now
proposes to devote next Sabbath to the
work. The interest in the numerous
meetings has shown no diminutiOn, the
crowd seeking admission to Music ball
yesterday morning being about as nn-
merous as upon the occasion OF the
first public meeting three weeks before
There has manifestly been great
awakening among professional ChlIs-
tians, no less than among the u1coh.
verted. With the Withdrawal oil Tue
evangelists the question presses upon
the local pastors and other Chris'ia u
workers, 'What shall the harvest he !
An intense excitement was produceu
on the Hartford streets Monday oy tn1
furious career of mad Newfoundland
dog, belonging to George R0hlmaye,c
The dog had shown some symptoms VI
madness, and had been chained Slnoo
Saturday, but yesterday noon be oLJ 2HJ
his chain and rushed into the crown"
streets. He first sprang at bis mas .1,on
biting him severely in the a[n' vn
bit child and a cOlored " mo-
The brute ran up Main street anu i cI
house on Trumbull street, closely io
lowed by Policeman Bugbee, VINO S, sun
him several times on the way he "n
imal finally ran into shed, where Nv
was dispatched with an ak, but not uno
til he had attacked Mr.. Bugbee, tearing
his clothes, but not touching the skIn.
The dog was bitten on the tongue ~
another cur few days ago, and he ole
several dogs himself before 1t was
known that he was mad. The WOUNDS
of the injured persons were cauteIizeuii
except those of the negro, who refuse"
to have it done.