St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-07-22
News Of the Week.


A daring train robbery was pcrpc-
tratcd on the Rock Island road, near
Cameron. Mo-, on the 10th inst. The
gang comprised six men. At Winston,
when the train stopped, they stood up
in the aisle of the car with drawn re
volvers. One of the band advanced
with revolver i'll each hand toward
William Westfall, the conductor, and
ordered him to hold up his hands. The
conductor was slow i'll complying with
his demands, and was shot through
the heart by the desperate. One of
the other men then shot John McCull-
Ough, Il stOnecuttcr, of Wilton June
ton, who turned outward i'll his seat,
through the head. The men then
went through the train to the express
car, and overpOwercd the United States
express messenger, Charles Murray,
who was inundated into opening the
safe, from which $1,000 WAS taken.
The desperadOes then went to the en-
CINE and told the engineer to start his
train. This he could not do on account
of the automatic brake, and he was ut
once utilized as IL target by the rob
bers. The engineer put out the lights
in the cab and crawlcd along the foot
board to the pilot, eXtinguishcd the
headlight and lay down on the pilot.
The robbers made no search for him,
but departed. No attempt was made
to rob the passengers.
Western Cyclones, TOrnadoes and Heat.
On Friday afternoon last a cyclone
struck the town of New Tim, Mimi,
dcmolishing over one hundred build
ings and killing and wounding upward
of thirty persons. Though other towns
in the vicinity felt the shock to a great
er or less degree, the full force of the
cyclone vented itself at New Tim. Its
effects are almost understandable ; some
houses were struck by lightning 9th
ers were lifted up bodily by the vio-
lence of the wind and others dcmOl-
ishcd by flying debris. Scores of
dwellings and stores were entirely de
trOyed. In the north end of the city
whole blocks of frame buildings were
swept away, and over hundred horses
and cattle were killed. The lowest
estimate of the loss is S350,OO0. Six
of those who escaped death have be
come insane. The death list is cnlarg-
ing through new reports from the coun-
try and death of the wounded.
A tornado passed over New Jefferson,
Harrison county, o., Saturday evening,
demolishing the Lutheran church and
schOOlhOuse, beside unroOfing many
houses and barns. Twenty horses
and large number of sheep were
killed.
The deaths from sun stroke at Gin
cinnati were 264 in the seven days
ending Saturday, and from excessive
heat 80, making Ala from these causes.
The number from both causes was rs
on the 18th.
Horrible Slaughter.
The Fiji Times of April 30 says a
horrible massacre has been perpctrated
at Tapitawa, one of the line islands.
The natives were recently proscly tiled
by Kanaka missionary named Kubu,
who induced them to give up their
weapons. Latterly the people of the
southern portion of the island became
dissatisfied by the constant acquisitions
made on them for cobra. The apOstOl
ic Kubu then instituted "a crusade
against them, and armed his followers
and led..them i'll person. An indiscrlm-
mate slaughter ensued. over 1000
women and children were massacred,
and the bodies collected III pile ana
burned. Kubu was taken to Honolulu
to answer for the crime.
The Crops.
The condition of the wheat crop, as
reported JnIv |. is much better than on
June |. and averages 80 for the whole
country. The increase of area planted
in corn is nearly two per cent. over