St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-01-28

Dutchman, who has lived on charity |
there for some time, has become heir to |
So, 100000 of property in Rotterdam
by the death of a great-grand uncle.
The Boston Globe reports that Wood !
ward, the defaulting cashier, left Bos-
ton by rail and without disguise, going
to St. Albans, VT, and then into north !
ern New York, where he fished for two
weeks. He is now thought to be hid
ing in some town along the line of the
IntercoloDial railroad between ST.
John, n. B., and Moncton, aud the
chief of police has started to look him
up. He is reported to have plenty of
money, and will die rather than be
captured.
A. X. Porter, a New York lottery
dealer, was fined $500 and costs by the
full bench of the United States court
yesterday for sending lottery circulars
through the mails.
On Saturday night masked burglars
gagged the Waterman of the Chicago
Iron Works, blew open the safe, robbed
it of $4,000 and left. AS the watch
man told contradictory stories he was
arrested.
The earthquake on Thursday evening
was very distinctly felt in different por-
tions of Maine. At Winthrop the shock
was felt at 9.45 and lasted about quar-
ter of minute.
Snow fell at Augusta Georgia, on
Monday fer eight hours. 1t is the
heaviest snowfall ever known there.
The temperature is warm, and the snow
melted almost as fast as it fell.
According to Senator Plumb there
are 800 citizens of Kansas who believe
themselves to possess the capacity re-
quired for General Garfeld's Cabinet.
The will of David Jones, the wealthy
New York brewer, leaves property val
ued in all at about 81 900, 900, divided
among his four sisters and his only
brother.
The late Johu B. Brown of Portland
is said to have an insurance of 800, 900
on his life.
The annual meeting of the associa-
tion Of Maine soldiers and sailors has
elected Gen. Joshua l.. Chamberlain
president.
A. H. Powers of Plymouth, n. H., one
of the fish commissioners, has received
about 400, 600 Maine river salmon eggs,
to be distributed throughout the state
after they hatch out.
A ConstantinOple dispatch says there
are hopeful prospects of a settlement on
the Greek question being arrived at by
the powers.
r William j. Sewell was elected United
States Senator from New Jersey last
Wednesday.
Cephas B. Towne of Littleton was
killed Wednesday at Carol by pulley
3 bursting in H. E. Richardson's mill.
: The following directors of the Port
r land and Ogdensburg railroad have
D been chosen Samuel j. Anderson, II
, n. Jose, w. F. Milliken, j. S. Kicker
t j. Eastman, j. P. Baxter, X. NJ. Rich
e ardsOn, w. w. Thomas, Jr., Samue
S Waterhouse, Francis Fessenden. Th,
$ directors report shows receipts of more
t than $2l 900 over the previous year, {
: net increase of III per cent.
Mrs. Valera Stone of Maiden hal
:. made the following additional gifts on
e of the Stone estate Hampton institute
o Fortress Monroe, Va, 100000; Olive
: (Mich.) college, 100000; Ripon wis.
t college, $4,000; Illinois college, Jack
e sonville, H., S20,OOO; Marietta CO., col
lege, $4,000; Beloit (Wis.) college
8 $4,000; Robert college, Constantine
: pie, 100000; Howard university, Wash
= ington, $4,000; Berea (Ky.) college
$4,000; New West education commits
: sion, Il, 800; evangelical work in France
Y $4,000.
n Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts,
S New Jersey, Rhode Island, South Car
a DINA, Virginia and the District of Col
It umba are the Ouly civil divisions
: whose complete returns have been Civ
- en-, in which the women outnumber tn
men. Vermont is the exceptional New
England state; it has more men thai