St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-01-11
Agents for the Caledonian.
News of the Week.

Congress meets again to-day.
Report comes from Burlington tina
Ex-GOv. Levi Underwood has sOftenin,
of the brain, and that he cannot yer,
long survive.
Samuel Bowles, of the Springfield
Republican, has been worse during the
past week, and the hopes inspired thai
he might get out again, have nearly al
vanished.
One hundred and twenty-five persons
united with the Congregational church
at Rutland, last Sunday, all but seven
teen by profession of faith.
A Russian detachment while cross
ing the Balkans had So men frozen to
death, and 800 frost bitten in a single
night.
Moody and Sankey entered upon their
months work at Hartford, Conn.,,
Sunday. The meetings are held in
the rink, which seats 5000 people.
The opening meetings were densely
crowded.
Senator Patterson, of South Carolina,
who has been very i'll, says he neither
intends to resign nor die at present.
The internal revenue receipts for
December, fell off S44s,OO The cause
is thought to be the agitation in Con-
gress to reduce the taxes on whiskey
and tobacco.
At a meeting of the business men of
Albany, N. Y, Monday, resolutions
were adopted against the Bland silver
bill, and against the repeal of the re-
sumption act.
About 100000 in gold, captured from
the rebel government when JEFF. Davis
suddenly left Richmond, Va, and which
has since been held by the United
States Treasurer as a prize of war, is
now claimed by three Richmond banks.
A Cuban has been sentenced to death
i'll Port-au-Prince for setting fire to
hotel, and the Spanish Government
threatens to lombard the place, if the
sentence is executed.
Reports come by way of London that
official information has been received
in st. Petersburg that the Chinese have
massacred Il 5000 men, women and chill
dren at the Kashgarian town of Manas,
committing the most frightful atroci-
ties.
A body of San Francisco working
men, marched to the mayors office one
day last week, demanding work or
bread. The mayor told them he could
do nothing, and counselled application,
when necessary, to the various benevo-
lent organizations. His speech was re-
ceived in sullen silence. Afterwards, a
crowd was addressed by agitators in
speeches to the effect that they must
help themselves by force if other means
failed.
News from Lima says the steamer
Atacoma, belonging to the Pacific Steam
Navigation Company, went to pieces
on the rock known as 'Rompe Olas," a
short distance south of Caldera, on the
CHILEAN coast, on the night of the Both
Hlt. The captain, all of the officers and
many of the crew and passengers we're
lost. In all, it is estimated that 1OI
persons we're drowned and 90 saved.
The ship was on a voyage from Valpa-
raise to Callao. The passengers were
mostly Chilians.
The investigation of D. T. Corbin's
alleged bribery of South Carolina legs-
latOrs, has begun. There are four
Democrats and one Republican on the
committee, which gives one an idea of
how fair the investigation is likely to
be. COrbin, it will be remembered,
went from Wells River as Captain OF
Co. c, Sd Vt. regiment.
A lire occurred in the Riverside Press
establishment Monday evening, which
Will involve loss of about S12 1000
There will be no delay in issuing the
Atlantic Monthly, however.
The Springfield Republican think,
Col. Veazey of Rutland, ahead in tn,
race for Governor; calling him young
e-hO VIC OepoCldl o
the old soldiers.
The tenth annual convention of tn,
Littleton Musical Association, will b.
held at Littleton, commencing Jan. Is
and continuing four days. Prof. w
w. Davis of Boston, director, and Mrs
Martha Dana Shepard, pianist. Th
Barnabee concert company and Blais
delPs orchestral club have been en-
gagged.
The Legislature of Massachusett,
convened last Wednesday. Gov. Ric
had brilliant Inauguration and deliy
cred a long address. He discussed tn
state finances and other matters wit
ability. His reference to matters {
national interest were satisfactory
the friends of the administration. o
the public faith he is with the moi
advanced New England sentiment.
At Manchester the other night, ther