St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-01-10
Brief News Items.

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A fire in Chicago, Saturday afternoon
destroyed the Honore block. In it were
located the Post Office, Gen. Sheridan's
headquarters, the Chicago and Alton
.. general offices and many private offices;
t loss about $4,000.
The narrow minded officials of Cork
refused to tender the hospitalities of the
city to Gen. Grant, on the ground that
he is an opponent of the Church. The
people of Dublin were more liberal and
r took broader view of the matter, and
Gen. Grant made them very sensible
speech.
The thermometer on Saturday morn
ing at Richmond, Va, was only So
above zero. The James River is block
ed with ice from Richmond to its mouth
and of course navigation is suspended.
The weather on Saturday and Sunday
in Florida was the coolest known for
thirty years. The effect OH the orange
trees is not yet reported, but it is feared
tney VIII De lllJuTcu.
Gardner c. Tingley, young ma MErTIIflgg
Insane murdered his wife last Saturday
morning and attempted to kill himself
AlOnzO GarcelOn, the democratic can
didate, was Friday chosen governor of
Maine by the State Legislature.
The formal resumption of specie pay
ments was not attended Thursday by
any excitement. In New York and
Washington there was greater de-
mand for greenbacks than gold.
On the 20th of October a japanese
steamer running between Oska and
Qua was blown up, and SO lives were
lost.
Hon. George w. Nesmith of Frank
lin, N. H., has been chosen temporary
President of the Northern Railway
Company, vice Onslow Stearns, de-
ceased.
A dwelling house owned by Benja-
min Neal of Walpole was burned Fri
day noon, and Mrs. Neal, about
rs years of age, who lived there alone,
was burned to death.
Hon. Caleb Gushing died at New
buryport, last week. He would have
been 70 years of age on the 18th inst.
The Hon. Morton McMichael, senior
editor of the Philadelphia North Amer
lean, died in Philadelphia Monday af-
ternOon of heart disease, aged II years.
Owing to the snow blockade, Il COLI |
sion occurred on the New York Central |
Railroad, near Fairport, N. Y, Friday
afternoon, by which one person was
killed and nine others severely injured.
Tuesday, on the s;InIe road, near Bata-
via, two locomotives exploded, wound
ing six persons, one fatally.
The Harmony Cotton Mills at Cohoes,
n. Y, have made a new departure for
the purpose of reducing the amount of
production, with view of creating
buOyance in the market. The mills
are to be run only three DAYS Der week
as an experiment. The new order will
affect, directly and indirectly, 10000
people.
Five hundred tierces of lard are be-
ing shipped from Chicago to San Fan
cisco via New York and Cape Horn.
This is caused by the excessive de-
mands of the trans-cOntinental railway. ;
Two weeks ago 500 barrels of pork
were sent by the same route to San
Francisco.
Among the casualties of the week
was the bursting of 80 ton gun during
practice on the British man-of- war
near the Turkish waters,
destroying the vessels turret, killing
seven men and wounding forty more.
A tornado struck the city of Santa
Barbara, Cal, last week Wednesday /.
evening from the southeast, occupying
narrow path, tearing through several
blocks, unrOofing aud blowing down
houses and uprooting trees; about 90 i
feet of the wharf was taken away.
In New York, on New Years day,
Christian Richter, while resisting an
effort on the part of several men to
force liquor down his throat at saloon,
was so beaten as to cause death from
his injuries.
Ex-Secretary of the Navy Borie
has gone to Liverpool to accompany
Gen. Grant on his trip around the
world.
Now that resumption has taken place,
the law provides that no more national
bank notes shall be issued of a less de-
than SIS.
The sales of government four per
cent bonds on Thursday were $780,
$50. A small commission is allowed
the banks on purchases of large
amounts, since Jan. |, which accounts
for the sudden increase.
Great is law At the trial of Bridg-
port, Conn.,, cigar dealer for violating
the Sunday law, Jan. [, G.. E. Palmer
escaped because the information was
defective in charging that the offence ;
was committed on 'Ethe Sabbath or ,
Lords Day." instead of on Sunday as
the statute demands.
Last Thursday, between eleven and
one O'Clock, thief entered the Gov
eminent printing Office in Washington.
and, watching his opportunity, took
from the safe of the discussing clerk
package OF currency containing SO, 900
and made his escape without obserya-
ton.
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