St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-08-08

The Philadelphia mint is to he ma
night and day during August making
money that people don't want.
The correspondents with Secretary
Sherman agree that no spontaneous ell
thusiasm attended Sherman's speeches
in Maine, but be had large audiences
who heard him thOughtfully - which
on the whole, is better for this presi-
dental candidate than ''boOm."
New York, whose Legislature tight
ened up the game law last winter. is
protecting the deer in the Adriondacks
during August.
George w. ChiIds of the Philadelphia
Ledger is urged by his friends for the
English Mission.
The Consolidated Bank of Montreal
has closed its doors. Among the suffer-
ers are 400 widows and orphans.
The American Society of Hibenians
of Peabody went to South Lawrence
Thursday on a picnic excursion and
acted more like savages than the resi-
dents of IA respectable community.
A pleasure party started Thursday
morning from Clayton, N. Y, for an
excursion on the St. Lawrence, in two
steam yachts dashed together. When
twenty rods from the wharf the lash
ings broke, one of the boats capSized
and five ladies were drowned.
One Nh. Monroe of New York has
just been jailed for turning his wife INTO
the street at midnight because she
would not rise and cook him IL hot sup
per ut that hour. The court indicated
that it was decidedly opposed to the
Monroe doctrine as applied to the con
duct of household affairs.
The Zulu war was rather an expen-
sive pastime for Great Britain the ey-
penses have already amounted to four
and half million pounds sterling. or
about twenty million dollars, and more
money may he needed before the mat
ter is finally settled. The ChanceIorOf
the Exchequer, however, hopes to re-
cover this sum from the South African
colonies.
The religious issues between Germa-
ny and the Vatican have been satistac-
torily adjusted, and all the exiled clergy
who ask permission are to be allowed
to return to Germany. The May laws
are to be suspended cOnditionally, and
fresh nominations to be submitted to
the government. 1t is said the Pope is
satisfied with the adjustment.
Hamilton, Ontario, was visited Fri
day by fire which will be severely
felt. Several of the most valuable
business blocks were burned, involving
loss estimated at about 81 100000.
The discovery of new waterfall
among the White Mountains is an
nOunced. 1t is said to be the finest vet
discovered, being many feet higher
than the celebrated Glen Falls. 1t is
situated on Copper Mine brook, four
miles into the depths of the forest.
Secretary Thompson proposes, il
making appointments to the navy irl
civil life, where other things are eqal,
to give the preference to Western men.
He thinks the east has had more than
its share of appointments.
Business is lively at Paterson, N. ).
All the silk mills are running on full
time.
The executive officials of the New
England agricultural society, whose
annual exhibition is to be held at W0l-
cester, Sept. 2-5, have made arrange
ments with the leading railroads Tor
half rates on stock and articles for eX-
hibitiOn, and the same rates for paSsen-
gers as last year. President Hayes and
the cabinet, Gen. Sherman and the gov
ernors of the New England states with
their staffs are to be invited. The
Grand army of Worcester county are to
escort Attorney General Devens, who
will deliver the address.
The invention of process for max
ing imitation meerschaum pipes from
potatoes is noted by the New Orleans
Plcayune as another victory for Ire
land. Food, whiskey and tobacco pipes
all come from the common potato.
AS precaution against the intro
duction of the yellow fever scOurge III
New York a project is OH foot among
the federal authorities there to disiniect
the mails by baking in an oven, at the
temperature of 300 degrees Fahrenheit
1t is said that drove of 5000 butfalOS
were sucked under the ice on the Upper
Missouri last winter, and it is inferred
that the stencil of their decaying car
casses must attract the yellow fever ID
all the valleys below the point of Their
drowning