St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-02-04

Charles G. and Herman H. Seigler,
Tellers of the Detroit Savings Bank,
have stolen over sos, 900 belonging to
the institution. They have been car
rying on their populations for ten years.
The Mutual life insurance company of
New York paid Sl3, 100, I94 to policy
81 1876 remaining. About 10000
policies, insuring nearly S34,OOO,OO
were issued during 1880.
E. Fisher & Sons fancy cotton mills
at Grafton, Mass, were burned Thurs
day night; loss Sl25 900.
An insane woman at Whitevale, Can
ada, murdered her three children and
then committed suicide.
A Canadian thinks he has found
Charley Ross among the Tuscarora In
dams, but Mr.. Ross takes no stock in
the story.
Justus C.. Ramsey, brother of the sec
rotary of war, committed suicide at st.
Paul, Mimi, shooting himself through
the head. Ill health is supposed to
have caused the deed. Secretary Ram
sey left Washington for st. Paul last
evening.
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Inc Senatorial result IN tennessee
leaves 'he TWO parties III the senate
tie9' Spuntlns NfeSSis >. Jaws Oh l,ilnolS
anu M"Ione oi NIiS'ha as 6huePeh-
uenIS' III inns eEehC ice nresluent
ArthuI VIII oe an important factor 10
iegiSla'lon' us ne VIII nave the casting
vote.
A contract mas been agreed upon be-
tween the authorities Oh lorlda ana
parties representing capitalists Oh Fhil-
aueiphia ana ene racine coast TO dralh
Lake Ii; Okeecnooee' In south FLORIDA.
ms VIII reclaim tWelve million acres
OI tue oest sugar lahd III tne world.
lie territory reclaimed VIII include
tne celeoraIed EVerSiaues, ana he
twice as large as New Jersey. inns Is
tne ial sesI con'I p gu record, ahp
mnen comiP, tt .L + lp m can produce
n naoa1 S"s"' 'n'n '"' Oh''eu SUITES i'o"
ISIn
ToH" G"rnins; " Jay AZURE DIT -'o"
am, ~, o., loI o"iG Ils e.SHI car ~, olu SOU
Io"s'ius on "n 1uJ"Io"U nlil' ING 10y
uis"oe!o GU anu tno lnnunl5n lltner
Iooh nun W INC Ea' PIoou'eu hich
tb1mL in nailed the sapling tiTbt
wbara sniff then with If lifted tbe Sov
nm IN tba Side Of tbo harm and noiIod
him Laening hin, tLere in this 80
ga ' 800 fren, o,nIncI, n tho nftor
noon Till IC, at nigbt' when nassers-bv
heard the lads qr0ans and released him
The whining most is demanded for
that kind of fathers.
IN uodnos Soorotor of ,Ii,,noto
Forestry Association, reported the
other day that for the first time in the
history of the State, hundreds of prai-
rie settlers have been compelled this
winter to burn their furniture. their
farm indictments. the floors ont of their
houses. their stables and out-bouses to
keen themselves from freezing. Others.
with plenty of bedding, have lain in
bed days at a time to keep warm. 9th
ers have bought pine lumber at Sl7 to
$40 thousand feet and burned it.
George BRYANT. aged 81. a farmer
living near Holvoke Mass, lost the
road in driving home Saturday night
and drove into a pasture, was over
turned and trampled to death by his
horse.
InLouisviIle. XIV. on Saturday NIGHT
the iurv in the case of RuIford Who
murdered Judge Elliott, returned YER
dict of not guilty on grounds of insan-
ity.
A Chicago dispatch saws suhscrin-
tious amounting to $3.50 600 have heen
taken in the new telegranh enternrise
and a party interested has gone to New
York to secure further amonnts
The neproes are the cuInr;ts ganer-
ally hauled up for breaking the new
South Carolina law against concealed
weapons, but the Charleston News and
Courier informs the law officers that
nan OF the troubles OF the past have
peer caused by whlte DRAWERS, VINO
nave STUFFED aoeut the country towns
Oh puoilc days.
Field, Letter q Co." the great
chicago dry goods firm, has been
changed TO Marshall, Field d Co.."
l.. 7. Letter having sold out his inter
est for S2,5OO,OOO. The business done
by the firm III 1873 was S,OOO,OOO, in
1879 $50 ,OOO,OOO, and 1850 81, 5OO, 900.
ne pronts are said by the chicago
papers 10 reach III per cent, a heavy