St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-08-12

Several prominent persons have mys-
teriously died at Lancaster, n. H.,
within year, and a young girl is sus-
pected of killing them by poison.
Mrs. Kate Adams, residing in Buff
falo, jumped into the rapids above the
American Falls the other night, say
ing, ''Too wicked to live" but drifting
into an eddy, bystander jumped in
and saved her from going over the falls.
Two young children of farmer liv-
ing on the outskirts of Washington
were murdered on Saturday by some
unknown miscreant during the tempo
rary absence of the parents.
The funds for the new Garfield
church at Washington now amount to
$4,000, within $4,000 of the estima-
ed cost.
A penny subscription to pay the fine
of c. A. Cook, an old soldier who slap
ped the face of George Morrison when
the latter said che wished to God Pres
ident Garfield would de- was started
at Cincinnati on the 4th inst, by the
Commercial, and over 5000 pennies were
received bysdark.
There was an overwhelming vote in
North Carolina the other day against
prohibition.
The fourth annual meeting of the
American Bar Association will be held
at Saratoga Springs on Wednesday
Thursday and Friday, August IL, IL
and 10.
Another of the White House en-
ployes, making eight in all, has been
stricken down by malaria and gone
home sick
Two children named Willie WeseI
and Charles Parker were burned to
death at East Aurora, n. Y, while try
ing to light a fire with kerosene.
Orville Grant, brother of ex-Presi-
dent Grant, and who for some time
past has been an inmate of the state
asylum for insane ut Morris Plains, n
j., died Friday.
Forest fires in Wisconsin have laid
waste valuable timber lands.
Postmaster General James charge:
that the Canadian authorities have
been appropriating our mail bags t.
their local service. They deny any
serious intention of stealing the bags
but the evidence against them is pref.
ty strong.
Blindness is affecting cows il
Charleston and in Lincoln, ILL.,, to sucl
an extent as to cause CONSERVATION
among stock men. 1t is spreading
rapidly.
A member of the Cabinet in his mai
the other morning found IA letter which
in substance was as follows "YoU
retain i'll your department. that -
This is to warn you that unless he il
dismissed before August l, 1881, you
will be shot down the first chance, un
less you remove him before the frs
day of August. Good bye, for W,
mean business
Americans and Mexicans had a fgh
with Indians in New Mexico the othe
day, in which several men were wound
ed and one or two killed. The say
ages i'll that region are on the war
path and numbering and pillagins
whenever they have opportunity.
The temperance people of Main,
have just held IL largely attended
camp-meeting at Sebago Lake, at which
eX-Gov. Perham and others spoke.
On Thursday of last week, while the
express from st. Johns, n. b., to Ban
gOr, Me-, was running nearly forty
miles an hour, Il young child fell from
the car window, but strange to say
was picked up unhurt.
A clOud-burst occurred at Contra
City, Colorado, on Monday. Larg,
rocks were tossed about the streets
heavy wagons overturned, and much
damage done to property. One life
was lost, and the property loss is saiC
to be S50,000.