St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-08-06
General News.

| n LoiopHouc llno between Amerlc;
and England is projected, and sub
scrlptions are being made in Cincinnati
The Empress Eugene is about to yisi
queen Victoria at Osborne. The an.
tumn she will spend at Arenenburg.
The town of Hollis, N. H., will. or
the LIST day of September, celebrate the
l5Oth anniversary of its settlement
All nOn-residents, natives. or descend
ants OF natives, and former citizens are
invited.
Princess Louise and Prince LeopOId
nave sailed from Quebec for England.
Mary Ennis, Is years old, fell into the
canal at Durhamville, N. Y, Sunday.
and, with Stephen Murray, 81 years old.
her cousin, who attempted to save her.
was drowned.
Sharks for some unknown reason are
plentiful this year along the entire At
lantic coast. The largest one ever
found in the Potomac has been caught
near Washington. A school several
miles square was recently seen off Sandy
Hook, and small boat was attacked
by them.
Maurice Sullivan, 35 years old, was
shot, probably fatally, Sunday, by Spe-
cial Officer L. Ell. Mitchell of Methuen.
Sullivan, with five others was detected
stealing fruit, and resisted arrest, max
ing terrific assault upon the officers.
A captive balloon, with a man and
woman in the basket, broke away at
Youngstown, O., Saturday, rose to
great hight and disappeared in a north
easterly direction. 1t has not since
been seen.
MinnesOta's population under the new
census, 7SO,O72, entities her to two
more congressman. The gain of II per
cent, or over 100000 since 1870, has
been accomplished in the face of west
ward emigration.
Two trains on the Long Beach rail-
road collided near Jamaica, L. l., Sat-
urday, smashing both engines, breaking
one or two cars, killing Engineer VOL |
colt and wOunding Conductor Allen, |
and several passengers. The !
was caused by the conductor
and engineer of the eastward bound
train not waiting at Morris Grove for
the westward bound train. There was
no excuse for the carelessness.
Mrs. Lucy Pettis of Boston, while |
boarding steamer at Nahant, Saturday, |
fell overheard and died soon after being |
taken from the water.
1t showed on Slide mountain, the
highest of the Catskills, Thursday.
George MOntegriffe, a New York la
borer, aged IS, was robbed of $500, |
he savings of a lifetime, while pas
senger on the Stonington boa. Friday
night. He carried the money in an
inner pocket, and slept on bench on
he deck.
Saturday morning, Abram Carrier,
farmer OF Kennebunk port, Me-, while
irving cows from an enclosure into
which they had broken, was attacked
by a ram and butted in the abdomen,
eceiving injuries from which he died.
The N. Y. Sun has its own way of
that Mr.. Tilden's hand is
apparent in Hancock's letter. eve sup
'ose," it says obviously, "Mr. Tilden
would not write letter for any one but
himself"
The latest charge against the demo-
ratio candidate for vice president, is
hat he voted with tho SoutbArners
Saiust tho expulsion vi Bully"
Brooks, who so ferociously assaulted
Senator Sumner in 1856.
Sec'y Sherman is entirely confident
If Garfeld's election. He says that the
North is thoroughly alarmed by the
hreat of financial disturbance which
he democratic party makes, and he is
convinced that the present condition of
public temper makes Hancock's cleo -.
ion an impOssibility.
The Boston Herald independently adj
nits that there are some grounds for
he apprehension of republicans, that
he business prosperity OF the country
would receive shock from something
which might be done by the democrats
hould they come into power, and says
he most reasonable cause for this ap-
is the lack of craftsmanship
n the democratic party. This view is
ute correct.