St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-02-28

The knowing ones say that Gen. But
Ter will surely run for governor again
next fall.
Captain Boyton is not II tramp, al
though he belongs to the floating pOpu-
latiOh.
Caleb Cushing received $4,000 in
legal fees during the last year of his
life
Peter Cooper of New York observed
the completion of his SSth year last
Thursday.
Gen. Garfield refuses to he the Re
publican gubernatorial candidate in
Ohio.
John b. Cough has been laid mp in
England with serious attack of bIon-
chitis, which has compelled him to give
over lecturing.
The demand for the per cent. bonds
is so great that the bureau of engraving
and printing was run all day Sunday,
for the first time since the war.
The pope has announced il jubilee for
March, April and MAY, as it is the Gus
tom of popeS to celebrate the first year
in the chair of st. Peter in that way.
A ST. Adams dispatch to the assoeia-
ted press, dated Feb. Goth. SAYS lit is
reported here on good authority that
Bradley Barlow has bought up the en-
tire amount of stock. bonds and securi-
ties of the South Eastern railway. of
which he is president. These securities
amount to several million dollars. The
amount paid has not been ascertaiued.-
The Metropolitan church of San
Francisco (Rev. |. S. Kalloch. pastor)
petitions the President to sign the anti
Chinese bill as Il measure of christian
civilization"
VIM. II. Cady, prominent citizen of
Bennington, and formerly Colonel of the
old Second Vermont Regiment in the
war of the rebellion, died suddenly
Monday morning. He WAS abunt AZ
years of age.
The punishment Of David Fender,
who snatched diamond ring from the
ear of Mrs. Augusta Il. DeRarry on
Broadway the other day, is swift and
severe. He was Tuesday sentenced to
the state prison for 20 years. He has
already served two years in the pepi-
Tertiary for larceny.
A. T. Wimberly, merchant of Coffee
vile, Miss, shot Sell Howell, southern
passenger agent of the Piedmont air
line railway, dead Tuesday night in the
streets of New Orleans. Ed Howell, n
brother of the dead man, in retaliation
shot Wlmberly in the back fatally. IA
dozen shots were then exchanged be-
tween them, one of which wounded n
bystander. Howell was arrested, and
Wimberly taken to hospital
The Cincinnati Commercial advises
Mr.. Conkling to ''quietly slip out into
the back yard and dig hole-a deem
holc-a very deep hole-and bury his
tomahawk."
In Florida the corn is foot high and
the people are eating young cabbages
and green peas.
The st. Adams butter market was
dull on Tuesday, and prices ranged
from 10 to 25 cents.
Vermont sends more sheen to Boston
than all the other New England states
combined.
Now, who shall be supervisor of the
next census for this state We under
stand that numerous candidates are
ready to stand up and be counted. The
pay Is 10 oe SoUU Tor about two months
work.--Burlington Clipper.
A word of advice to all who furnish
manuscript, legal or otherwise. for NH
hcatlon: Take special pains TO write
proper names, and particularly names
OF persons, plainly; never mind about
the hourishes, but make each letter of
eacn name so that there may be no
mistake as to what it is meant for.
we notice the appointment by the
president of Ossian Ray, ESQ.,, of Lam
caster as district attorney for the dis
trlct of New Hampshire.
Senator Morrill, OF Vermont is report
Ell as saying that he knows of a man
VINO is entitled to $4,000 under the ar
rears of pensions bill.
Estey & Co., the Brattleboro oroop
makers, have reduced the pay of about
IOO men 10 per cent.