St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-10-10

case of death was ''grangrene of mouth
and face, ensuing from treatment OF
TOOTH" Mr.. Gardiner was so years of
age and was ill about two weeks.
j. Warren has been arrested at Phil
adelphia for trying to get the coupons
of $50 United States bond, stolen
from the Manhattan bank of New York
cashed. He is believed to belong to
gang of stolen bonds negotiators at
Wilmington, Delaware.
A Boston and Maine train recently
picked up tramp near ScarborO, the
engines cow-catcher tossing the body
up so that it broke the headlight and
caught there. The man is dead.
The New York Sun says that the
Bergen, N. j., Baptist church paid off
its debt of $35, 900 yesterday, ex-MayOr
Liedler assuming one-half of the obi
CATION.
A Baptist preacher named George
Long and one Frank Goddy, quarreled
last Friday. night near Springfield, Mo-,
mist with large pocket knife.
"BrOf.n C0lgrove and C. II Williams
attempted to make balloon ascension
on Sunday from Woodward's Garden,
San Francisco, but were not successful
The balloon refused to rise much above
the tops of the houses, and soon de-
scended, and after tearing across the
city, the bag burst, throwing out the
occupants. Williams was killed, and
COlgrOve received wounds which prov
ed fatal.
Hundreds of Esquimaux are said to
have starved to death owing to the
wanton destruction of the walrus by
whalers.
A disaster occurred at the Adrian,
Mich, fair grounds Thursday afternoon
by which Is persons lost their lives and
IS were hurt. About 1000 people had
assembled on the newly erected grand
stand to witness the races, when the
center of the structure gave way with
a crash. The front part fell into the
river, precipitating the mass of people
among the ruins. The architect of the
grand stand is blamed for the disaster.
The stand was built unusually light to
admit of space for exhibition wagons
and carriages underneath, and the |
timbers were simply spiked together
instead of being morticed and braced.
The Herald thinks that the recent
walking match demonstrated very en-
phatically the American passion for
athletic sports. Yes, and it demon
too, a disgracetul tendency to
and many other vices. There
is such a thing as carrying this athlete
business too far.
1t is related of Rev. w. HI. HI. Muir
ray that three years ago he told friend
that if ever any misfortune should
Overtake him he would abandon civili-
cation, and with rod and gun would
seek out some wilderness, far from the
haunts of men, in which to pass the re-
mainder of his days. 1t is surmised
that he may be carrying out this plan.
And now the Fall River strikers be-
gin to realize that they are not essen
5ial to the prosperity of the establish
nents which they left several months
lgo. The "knobsticks" are retained
md the mill owners refuse to turn off
new men to make room for the strikers.
The Sultan of Zanzibar is getting
very civilized. He has practically sup
pressed the slave trade, and with a
hand. He gives dinner .
parties in a European fashion, with mu-
nc from an excellent band decorated
menus and all sorts of luxuries. His
1ighness drives out in a carriage and
our, with six Outriders in scarlet and
,old.
A FAMILY REUNIoN.-The children
If the late Lieut.. j. Hayes Thompson
If Ashland recently met in reunion at
he residence of the Hon. O. C. Moore
n Nashua. 1t was their first meeting
lnce the war and all were present,
They included Major A. B. Thompson,
Secretary of State, Mrs. Joseph Clark
# San Francisco, Mrs. o. C. Moore of
Nashua, Mr.. H. Q. Thompson of Stone
lam, Mass, Mr.. John c. Thompson of
SC. Johnsbury, VT, Mr.. Charles w. =
thompson of Boston, and Mr.. Nathan =
thompson of Nashua. Lieut.. Thomp-
on died at Port Royal in 1862 and his
wife I'D Nashua four or five years ago.
our OF their sons mentioned heretofore
we're In the army, and Major ThOmp-
on the first named, was wounded in
ne battle at Stone River. 1t was a
cry happy gathering. n
The Postoffice at Peterboro, N. H.,
'as broken into Friday night, the safe
pened and seven hundred dollars in
honey taken. Appearances indicate
Professional work. Postmaster Miller