St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-04-16
General News.

Illinois builds one half the farm ma
chinery of the country.
A single factory at New Haven.
Conn.,, made 100000 fish hooks dur
ing last year.
A vessel is loading at San Francisco
with 100, 900 gallons of wine for the Ger
man market. 1t is the first large ship
ment of the kind ever made thither.
Intelligence from chihuahua, Mexico.
reports seven-hours fight between
herderS and Indians, two on each side
being killed, including the Indian chief.
1t is understood the President has
pardoned Judge Wright, sentenced to a
months imprisonment and 81 900 for
assaulting ex-Secretary Delano.
The Tribune has rumor that a fill
clustering expedition numbering 20 men
is about to leave the United States fol
Cuba.
In New York, house rent has gone
up twenty per cent, and for down
town offices the advance has been much
greater.
The secretary of the spelling-reform
association reports that, besides the
Chicago Tribune and Home Journal,
there are 200 in all parts of the country
that have adopted, in whole or in part,
the modified spelling, and are trying to
prepare the minds of the readers for a
still further change.
Robert Heath, of West Groton, was
recently attacked by hog while at
tending to litter of pigs, and was
trampled upon, his clothes torn, and
one hand fearfully chewed. His life was
probably saved by his son-in-law, who
beat the Infatuated animal away
The arrivals of immigrants at New
York continue unusually large for the
season, 1887 reaching that port last
week.
1t is held that England will eventual
ly become one of the best customers for
our mutton sheep. To accomplish this,
however, our stock of mutton sheep
must not only be increased, but special
care must be taken in breeding, and
special pains used in fattening. In beef
cattle, what consumers want nOw-a-
days is superior flesh, not masses of tai
low.
Vermont has $500 school districts
and nearly 100000 school children.
Twenty one towns support graded
schools.
James O'HallOran, queens counsel at
Montreal, has sued Congressman Brad
ley Barlow of Vermont for S25, 900 the
first installment on the purchase of
Southeastern railroad shares transfer
red 10y him.
On the LIST of October. Melb0rne, one
of Australians great cities and the capt.
tai of Victoria, will open Il worlds fair,
to continue six months.
The current newspaper report that
Rev. Mr.. Murray is coming back to
Boston soon is without the slightest
foundation, or at least among the best
informed as to his plans there is no be-
lief in the report. He is as reticeut as
ever about his own affairs, not burden
ing or tavOring his friends with conf
dences. He is in London, | believe,
and, according to his own reports and
those of others, is in excellent health.
Iron is the first of the great staples to
fall sharply, Il cluster of mills in eastern
Pennsylvania having dropped the price
to S:35 ton, and large number of
other establishments through the state
having stopped work altogether in the
hope OF Keeping up prices. AS a gen.
eral rule, however, establishments en-
gagged in the manufacture of iron are
still working under profitable contracts.
A western man writes to the SPRING
field Republican that great many peo-
pie out there will gladly support Ed
munds If lie is nominated. OF course
they will. The Edmunds idea strikes
favorably all over the country.
Pennsylvania retains on its statute
books law taxing watches, but the re-
turns seem to show that few watches
are owned in the state. In some
wealthy towns the assessors do not
know person who OWNS Il watch of any
kind.