St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-12-05

of property. Although strongly pa
troled by policeman, they are very I'M
safe after dark, and belated wayfarers
do well to carry level head, thick stick
and. stout heart. Some years ago,
when my duties on the press kept me
up six nights in the week till three in
the morning, was repeatedly logged
down Fulton street, the most frequent
ed of all avenues to the ferries; some
times two nights in succession by the
same men, and firmly believe that but
for sternly abjuring a social nightcap
after the late fatigues ofjOurnalism, and
as stern and significant halt till the
ruffians passed sheepishly before SO
Der man ready for them, they would
'gone through" me in tive shakes of a
lambs tail, and perhaps knocked me on
the head besides. Garroting was stop
ped in England by the cat-O'-nine tails.
1t might be a good idea to try the same
plan here with the peculiar class OF
felOns interested.
The good old English game of foot
ball has become very popular of late,
and probably the most exciting game
ever played was the Thanksgiving bat
tie between Princeton and Yale. Fully
5000 spectators attended the lively con-
test on the st. Georges cricket fields at
Hoboken, and eagerly followed the
fluctuations of the rubber globe as it
was kicked and passed and scrimmaged
over. The. game ended in draw, and
Princeton still holds the champion hon
ors. 1t was very exciting, and some
pugilistic interludes not promised in
the bills formed part of the perform
ance.
German matrimonial relations are
sometimes mixed. A queer case has
just come up. An irate resident of New
Jersey invaded the rooms of loving
couple, thrashed the male member of
the firm, packed up the effects and cart
ed off the individual of the feminine
persuasion. He claimed to be her hus-
band. She claimed the other fellow,
who in his turn said he knew the first
thought that was out of the United
States and wedding there didn't count.
The distuTber, whom mostpeOple would
suppose to have some rights in the
matter, was locked up by an intelligent
police sergeant on a charge of assault
and battery.
The total destruction of the man.
mouth stables of the Eighth Avenue
horse car line has been one of the events
of the week. AS usual, it afforded an
opportunity for the display of heroism
which is part and parcel of the aver
age American citizen, however COM
monplace his daily walk and CONVERSE
ton may be. There we're 800 horses in
the building, which vomited flames
from two points simultaneously, and
being dry as finder flared up suddenly
and uncOntrollably Ikea burning match
box. Regardless of the danger, the
binding blaze and choking smoke, the
aided by gallant volunteers
from the police, dashed in like soldiers
at breach, and succeeded in saving
700 of the terrified and sometimes Sc
verely injured animals. The rest per-
ished. A red hot wall fell, striking IL
ladder on which were the chief of one
battalion and three other firemen. One
was so shockingly mutilated that he has
since died, the others were badly hurt.
Of course their comrades rushed in to
the rescue and dug them out, parbOiled
and damaged in a desperate way, but
two of them who could find their legs
refused to retire from the field, and,
buoyed up by enthusiasm and the ex-
element of the occasion, buckled to
work again as if nothing had happened.
Truly we have reason to be proud of
our firemen. RADIx.