St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-01-04

During the first four weeks of the
present term of the Windsor county
court, the aggregate of verdicts recOv-
cred was $136, and Judge Barrett re-
lieved his mind by saying that the cases
were. not worthy of trial by back
woods justice.
One of the Toledo Co., schools has
been closed in consequence OF dlphthe-
ria, which is attributed to the infection
of the school well water.
The President regards the talk of the
disruption of the cabinet as ridiculous.
Elihu B. Washburne is one western
man who doesn't take stock in silver
reconciliation.
Senator Blaine denies that a recon
Citation has occurred between himself
and Senator Conkling.
The Northampton bank robbers have
been refused a new trial, and will
probably be sentenced for life.
Senator Morton's lost report on the
Chinese question, has been found in
the complete state in which he left it,
and will soon be published.
Mrs. Isaac Mills, in attempting to
save q dog near Lancaster, O., recently,
was killed by locomotive.
A Russian official dispatch, dated
Bogot, states that Turkish prisoners
from Plevna, are dying of cold, and
that it is impossible to afford them any
aid.
1t is now learned beyond all doubt
that the Barclay street New York;
disaster, was caused by the explosion
of chemicals in the engine room. No
other bodies have been found, and the
number of victims remains a matter of
conjecture.
Three children, two belonging to
David Hatfield, broke through the ice
at Tusket lake, Is miles from Yarmouth,
n. S., Sunday, and Hatfeld's family
rushed to the scene, and in the excite
ment all got into the water. A daugh-
ter ten years old, another six, and a son
ten, were drowned.
An exchange says: 'White specks
upon the upper part of the throat are a
sure sign of incipient diphtheria, and
when the child complains of sore throat
look for these. If you find them the
doctor should be sent for at once your
CuIu . illc ucpcLuS upon IL.
About 100 unemployed laborers wait
ed on the mayor of Toronto, and stated
that they must work or their families
would starye. The majority of them
will be set to breaking stones.
A tenement at Rondout, n. Y, was
set on fire by the explosion of kero-
sene lamp and burned the 9th, and
Mrs. Brophy and her young daughters
persisted, while six families had mar
row escape.
A duel was fought the 26th, opposite
Columbus, Ga, between G. w. Gustin
and w. II. Dessan, two young lawyers
of Macon. After exchanging two shots
with pistols, the affair was amicably
arranged.
a Washington special says Not
outstanding the denials sent from here
that Blaine and Conkling have buried
their past differences, the statement is
made on the authority of a prominent
senator that they have become recon-
clled and are now on speaking terms
The denial is untrue.
With a view of obtaining a safeguard
against the fraudulent practice of
washing" cancelled postage stamps,
the postmaster general has directed that
specimen stamps of one, two and three
cent denominations, be prepared with
enclosed borders of white around the
rest of the designs. The adoption of
these new styles will probably soon be
officially announced.
At Farmville, Va, the 2Sth, Col.
VIM. Randolph Berkeley, an eminent
lawyer, was seated in his Office con-
versing with Afford Moth, cashier of
the English and American bank, when
Il knock was heard at the door, and Col.
Berkeley got up to answer. On OPEN
ing the door shot was fired from with
out, and Col. Berkeley fell back with a
ball in his temple. Immediately after
wards Capt. VIM. H. Kennedy entered
the office, and, stepping behind Col.
Berkeley's desk, placed pistol to his
own head and shot himself.
On the Goth, James E. johnson, aged
%, a resident of West Twenty third
street, New York, and said to be the
son of a wealthy Broadway stage pro-
prietor, attempted to murder his wife |
ut the residence of her father, R. Bene-
dict, 43 Monroe place, Brooklyn. The |
couple had been married about wear. |
ouC IOf some reason nave been living |
apart for the past few weeks The |
husband called on the wife, and it is |
alleged that he threatened to shoot her
and the babe Mt her breast. She ran
down stairs and he fired, the ball en-
tering her shoulder and passing out be-
low the breast. The assalant was ar
rested and locked up. Mrs. Johnson,s
wound is serious.
News is just received of a horrible |
accident at Morgan township, Crawford
la. Earl Moos, farmer, and |
wife, locked their three children-aged
one, two and a-half and
four years-in the house on Christmas
day and went to husk corn They were
shortly apprised by neighbor of the
fact that their house was burning, and |
when they reached it it was wrapped
in flames and the children were burned
to death. The mother fraDtically at
to rush into the flames, but
was forcibly prevented. The fog had
prevented them from seeing the fire
sooner.
WHERE THE SHOE PINCHEs.
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