St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1870-08-05

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Last week Wednesday, Is persons
lied of suu--troke in New York city.
tip to that time there had been lo6
cases. The majority OF thoSe WHO sui
fcrcd from the effects OF the heat Were
of foreign birth, several OF whom had
but recently arrived in this country.
The yacht race across the Atlantic
ocean between the British Loaf Cam
bria' and the American boat "Daunt-
les" was Won 10y the former. The time
occupied in the voyage was tweniy-lhr,e
days and five hours. The ''Daunllcss'
was one hour and ten minutes behind.
Considerable stormy weather was cX-
perienced in the passage, and two men
were washed overheard and drowned.
The cotton crop in Georgia is re-
ported to be much inferior to that of
last year.
The telegraph reports terrific thunder
i'll some parts OF Canada. Great dam
age has been done at Ontario. Several
buildings were unrooled, and barns and
sheds blown down. The crops are lying
fiat and badly damaged.
A correspondent of the New York
Times who has been doing" the White
Mountains the present season giyes the
following list OF hotel prices, which We
publish for the benefit of those who ar
ticipate trip in the same direction -
''BOard at the Tip-Top House ST per
day at the Glen House ; /, reduction
Of fifty cents from year ago; at the
Crawford House 81; at the Profile
House 81 80; at the hotels in North
Conway from $ 80 downward, and al
the boarding houses in the same place
from Sli to - per week Tor two per
SONS, The fare for conveyance up Mt
Washington by the carriage road is -
Tor each person; by the railway, -.
The fares over the stage routes average
about fifteen cents per mile" The cor
respondent of the Times does not give {;
list of the extra expenses incident Il
White Mountain trip, The reade
will learn more i'll relation to tree, b,
pcrusing an article on the first page en-
titled, Wanted, \ Swearing Band
Another journalist WHO La, bc,
spending 4 fortnight in the " bite Mount
aims says he has enjoyed himself anna
zing!y. having fallen into six rivers
sprained lii ankle, skinned his face AN
neck, and broken three ribs the first min
days.
Since the issue of last we ks paper W
learn of several more severe fires in dil
tercnt sections of the country rs follows
At Peoria, ILL.,, loss $500, 900; at Sy
racuse, y. Y, loss S3O,OOO; at Cinci
natl, in which $4,000 worth of proI
erty was destroyed.
In consequence of the war betwec
Prussia and France, several failures hay
recently been reported in LONDON.
II. b. Ramsdell OF this state recent
found in the Winooski river, valuabl
clam that contained a pearl for whic
he has been offered $500.
An order was received at St. Lou
last Saturday, by prominent mercar
tile firm, from the French authorities, t
purchase $4,000 tons of hay for til
French army.
The crops in New Hampshire al
suffering severely from the long continue
drouth. Many fields of corn are CON
paratively destroyed by the heat.
The weather in Minnesota is good 70
harvesting, and the wheat crop promise
to be abundant.
1t is believed the Prussia will rails
her army TO a million and u quarter {
soldiers and advance on France.
The decrease of the public debt durin
The month Of July was over $1,000
600; decrease since March l, 1S7C
$69,oO4,00 decrease during Grant
administration, $3.50, lbs, 7Sl. The tc
tai debt now outstanding, less amour
in the treasury, is 81, 1863, 324,i7G.
The census OF West Windsor shows
decrease Of 200 since 1860.
A grain elevator was burned at King.
ton, Sunday morning loss SG0,O
A cable despatch from Berlin stale
that subscriptions will be opened thi
week for per cent loan of the Gel
man confederation to the amount {
100000, 900 thalers, between GO an
20 million dollars to be sold at IS pc
cent of its par value.
Weston, the pedestrian, will attemp