St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-04-09
General News.

Mr.. L. r. Dickinson of Richmond,
Va, editor of the Planter and Farmer,
is confessed forger for S26, 900.
Seats in the San Francisco Board of
Exchange now sell for $4,000. At the
time of the bonanza excitement they
were rated ut $4,000.
Rev. Henry NJ. Parsons of Buffalo.
formerly of Boston and Springfield, has
received a call to the Knox Presbyteri-
an church at Toronto, Canada.
Carroll D. Wright says he knows it to
be fact that there are in Massachusetts
to-day paid agents of the manufactur-
ers of England to create strikes in New
England.
Edward Decamp, assistant turnkey of
the city prison at Springfield, H., while
returning from his residence to the pris-
on one night was waylaid and shot by
two men. Supposed to be the work of
tramps.
Charles Thilo, a wealthy manufac-
terer, was robbed in Bradford, Pa,
Tuesday night, of $4,000 10y burglar.
w. II. Vanderbilt drew his quarterly
interest on his government bonds
amounting to S3lO,500.
Since the death of Brigham Young,
four of his widows have died.
Jay Gould has an income of 81 900 a
day, and is still far from cOntented.
BostOn's rate of taxation this year
will be $3.50, against $3.50 last year.
"March weather." says an adage,
Consists of the odds and ends of all
tba ntbar he
The net increase of national bank
circulation for the year ending April |,
was SI7 ,290,0 900.
1t is estimated that 100000 Canadi-
an emigrants will, during the ensuing
summer, seek new homes in the west
ern and northwestern states.
In Kentucky a white widow can vote
for school trustees, provided she has a
child OF children.
The Montreal Gazette says Vennor
has the measles, and the clerk of the
weather will now he able TO have his
own way for a short time at least.
There is only one female now con-
| fined in the Vermont house of correc-
ton.
Warlike movements continue in Rus
STA aud China, and it looks It's though a
clash of arms between the two countries
was probable. The former nation looks
towards America for arms, ammunition
and coal.
Their small supply of wood has
caused the Central railroad to take
measures to transform IA of its lOcOmO-
tives into coal burners.
When Stephen Girard died in Paila-
delphia in 1882, the income of the es-
tate which he left to the city was $685.
009. 1t is now 1877. l65.
Over 10000 kegs of nails are annually
sold by Portland dealers.
The people of Dublin, Ohio, oppose
drinking saloons. Monday of last week
a new saloon was opened. "Wednesday
morning a keg of powder exploded in
the cellar, and the building was wreck
ed. The affair is charged to the tenn
perance society, but the members deny
it.
A prisoner in Dedham Jail plunged
a knife into the throat of William Wor
ley, shop overseer, Thursday, only
the dullness of the knife preventing d
fatal wound.
South Carolina has actually sentenced
Thomas White to death, Il white man
who shot negro while drunk. He is
to be hung at Spartanburg April %.
Five prizes of $25, $50, SIS, SO, and
S. are offered by the Trustees of the
State Agricultural College to Vermont
boys not over II years old for the five
largest yields of corn on one-eightl
acre, aud five prizes Ofthe same amount
for the largest yields of Early Rose pc.
tatoes. Entries must be made before
May /, and the highest prize man in eacl
! class will he given free scholarship il
either the academic or scientific depart.
ment of tie State University.
During the last year an average o
$4,000 letters day was received at tn,
dead-letter office, New England furnish
ing the largest share propOrtionally
These letters contained S35, 900 in cur
rency and 81 100000 in drafts, % pc
cent of which was returned to the prop
er owners.
Vice President Wheeler intends leav
+ ing Washington in the early part o
: May, not to return during the rest O
the season, and it is said that Senate
: Thurman will then be made the Senate
president pro tenn.
John B. Cough said in Providenc
the other day Drunkenness in thi