St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-11-15

Rev. G. E. Mlll1kln, pastor of the
Littleton Congregational church for the
last 18 years, has resigned.
Governor Hampton of South Carolina
broke his leg while deer hunting near
Columbia, that State, on Thursday af-
ternOOn.
Judge Hilton has offered reward of
$25, ZOO for the recovery of the body of
A. T. Stewart and the conviction of the
robbers. Up to a late hour last night
no clue to the thieves had been OBJ
tanned.
The democrats now in Washington
express fear that should the demo-
cratic greeHbackers refuse to cooperate
with them, it will be impossible for the
party to control the organization of the
next national house of representatives.
Information has been received in
Washington that General Butler has
decided to make formal bid for the
greenback nomination for the Presi-
dency in 1880.
A disastrous fire occurred in East
Boston Saturday, inflicting a loss of
$1,000 upon the Boston DyewOOd anu
Chemical Company.
The Rev. Joshua BrittOn, for many
years a resident of Bradford, but who
removed to Fort Atkinson, Wis, about
years ago, died in the latter place on
the Both, aged 70 years. AS preacher
of the Universalist faith he was well
known and highly esteemed.
The Governor of Maine has COM
muted the sentence of FOss, who was
recently sent to state prison for his
share in procuring an abortion on Il
poor girl, who was killed thereby. 1t
was IL cruel case, and Foss's guilt was
clear, but he wasn't comfortable in state
prison, and charitable people couldn't
bear to see him suffer. Is it any won
der that Maine has SO many criminals
One of the tragic incidents of the New
York election is the death, at Yonkers,
election night, of Alexander Smith, the
congressman elect in the 10Th or Potter
district. Mr.. Smith is widely known
as having married a daughter of Horace
Greeley. He was Kentuckian, and
his election as greenbacker was one of
the surprising developments of the state
campaign.
Louis Bechler was buried by the cav
ing in of a well at Newark, n. j., on
the 5th. WOrkmen partly dug him
out, but his legs were fastened in the
debris so he could not be entirely ex-
treated, and suddenly another cave oc-
CURED and he was swallowed up. Bech-
Ter knew his fate was sealed, and lifting
his hands in the attitude of supplication
cried in pitiable tones to his employer
standing above: sEOh Mr. Burman, for
| n iii, 10 lnoI f,N, al, ~
| He leaves a wife and five small chill
dren.
The Pullmans must come down. An
Indianapolis road has put on some
sleeping-cars of its own make, and
charges only SI.25 instead of the ex-
tortiOnate 81. Other roads will not be
long in following the example.
The city government of Philadelphia
has ordered that the telegraph compa-
mics shall place their wires under ground
and dispense with the poles, which are
regarded as an obstruction and dis
| tigurement of the streets. The New
York Herald sees in the construction of
the elevated railways in New York an
additional reason why this measure,
which cOmmends itself from other con-
siderations, should be adopted in the
metropolis.
Henry Reed, who keeps boarding
house at Dover Landing, n. H., dis
charged gun loaded with small shot
at a crowd of boys, and about 30 shot
took effect in the neck and shoulders
of John Murdoch, II years old. A large
crowd soon surrounded the house, and
threats of lynching were made. The
police succeeded in arresting Reed and
getting him to the station. He is a
sober, industrious man but quick tenn
pered. The boys have given him much
trouble of late.
Dartmouth college has 81 students
from Vermont.
This promises to be very cold win
ter, and all our young men are wearing
the heaviest kind of canes.-Philddel-
phia Chronicle Herald.
The st. Louis journal of Commerce
says: ga Chicago wholesale grocery
which, a few years ago, carried sixteen
drummers at an expense of $4,000 pei
annum, and did an almost profitless
business, has abandoned the drummer
system, spends One-fOurth their cost
annually in newspaper advertising, and
divides the rest among customers. AS
a natural result the trade has increased
tenfold, and the net profits to the house
in 1877 were $130,000"