St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-08-01

A shocking tragedy was enacted near
Conewango Station, about fifteen miles
from jamestown, N. Y, Wednesday
night. James Crosby, a farmer, return
ed TO his home at 10 O'clock, and missed
the light which was usually left for him
nv his wife, and on entering the house
he was struck on the head by desper-
ado. He grappled with the murderer,
and was finally overcome, after being
shot through the hand. The neigh bors,
attracted by Crosby's cries came ana
found that Mrs. Crosby had been MUIR
dered in bed and the house robbed OF
small sum of money.
Kansas became one of the States of
the Union September Is, 1854, and the
twentv-fifth anniversary is to be cele-
brated at Lawrence in that State, by
reunion of the old settlers and all 9TH
ers who took part in the work OF llber-
alton.
The first prize, for proficiency in
Latin was awarded at the recent COM
mencement of the University at Woos-
ter, Ohio, to a young Creek Indian:
He is said to be a very talented and
equally modest youth, who has been
con verified during his course, in the
University, and is preparing himself to
become a missionary to his nation.
REMARKABLE REUNION.-On July %,
1879, the old homestead of Mis-. Hyman
Bent of Fitzwilliam, N. H., witnessed
the uncommon occurrence of family
of Ii children, who have all lived to
grow old, meeting all together around
the old hearthstOne. The mother OF
these children is 80 years old, and the
average age of the children is more
than so years, and of course their unit
ed ages are more than $50 years. The
father died at the age of "a, living six
years after he had celebrated his golden
wedding, his death being the only one
that has ever occurred in the family.
Week before last the Feliciana, La,
Sentinel printed a hair-raising panther
story. Last week it recanted, explain
ing: SIN previous edition it was re-
lated that young negro boy had been
devoured by ferOcious panther. 1t
appears that negro man took his wife
into the woods to administer his usual
Sunday castigation, and her screams
were taken for those of panther"
Ira D. Sankey, the singing evange-
list, arrived in New York on Saturday,
from England, where he has been
spending several months. Mr.. Moody
who has been spending the summer in
Northfield, Mass, went to New York tC
meet him, and together they assisted IL
service in Cooper Institute Sunday.
Prof. E. T. Quimby and party have
left Hanover for Mt. Mariah at GOrhan
| tI,o trio lnt of Nov
Hampshire, i'll which he has been en-
gagged about 10 years for the United
States coast and geodetic survey. The
work has already been extended over /
large part of the state, but some year
more will be required to complete
and furnish material for an accurate
map.
The report of the Anglo-AmericaI
cable company says: The policy to b'
pursued in view of the approaching
completion of the new French cable il
constantly occupying the attention o
the directors. 1t has been determined
to lay IA new cable next year to facili
tate the transmission of the increased
number of messages which may be ex
pected from lower tariff The shOr
ends of the cable laid in 1865 and 1866
will be available for this purpose, ant
the deep sea section will consist of
new cable of the latest approved type
Frederick A. Blaine recently met
curious death at BinghamptOn, N. Y.
by swallowing silver half dollar. Tn
coin lodged in an edgewise position
half way between the palate and stom
ach, so that food could pass, but wa
beyond the reach of the doctors. Al
would have been well except for tn
milled edge of the coin, which the beat
ing of the main artery made to cut Xix
a saw, and Blaine bled to death.
That the realistic presentation upo
the stage of the horrors of intemperanc
does not conquer the desire to indulg
in intoxicants is shown by the recen
production in London of Charlie
Reade's dramatization of Zola's novel q
az AssommOir.n The hero has deliri
: UNI tremens in the last act, and drunk
enness is represented in its most lOath
, some aspects, but the London wOrkin
, people in the pit and the gallery brac
, themselves up by frequent sips G
brandy TASKS, and the consumption {
, bottled beer during the performance
considerably in excess of what it is q
ordinary times.
r Sarah Jane HOte of Mount Morri.
5 Texas, owns lib cats, and her neigh
bOrs never utter word of complain
This is because she has no neighbor.
They are camping out in the woods
and real estate in the neighborhOOd {