St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-06-25
General News.

General News.
The Town Treasurer of Easthamp-
ton Mass, Lafayette Clapp, has proved
a defaulter to the extent, as is believed,
of $4,000, and has left town.
1t is reported that one million dol
lars worth of property was destroyed
by sudden rise of the Chippewa Riv-
er at Eu Claire, Wis.
One of the Astor family at Newport
refuses, it is alleged, to properly an
swer the questions of the census emu
merator, and the Supervisor has order
ed suit to he brought against the Of
fender.
The ex-Empress Eugene on the Sd
inst. left the spot where the Prince I'M
perial was killed, and is now returning
in good health. ~
A jackson (Mississippi) dispatch
says it is supposed Gov. Brown fell
from his horse in a fit of apOplexy.
The remains were brought to Jackson
and laid in state in the Capitol until
Monday morning, when the funeral
took place, during which business was
suspended.
The family and two friends of Mr..
Rock at Williamsport, Pa, ten persons,
were poisoned Monday by eating let
tuce, on which Paris green had been
sprinkled while growing. Mrs. Rock it
is expected will die.
Senator Edmunds, Joaquin Miller
and Gen. Henry have gone fishing in
Canada.
President Hayes and family arrived
at Columbus, Ohio, Saturday, and pro-
ceeded to the residence of Gen Mitch
ell, where n number of personal friends
called on them.
The Rhode Island and New Hamp-
shire press associations will leave
Portsmouth together July 8 for the
White Mountains.
Brigadier- General Benjamin AlvOrd,
paymaster general, having served in
the army fortysix years, has been re-
tired from active service. He is ma
tive of Vermont.
Charles H. Voorhis of Hackensack,
congressman for the fifth congressional
district of New Jersey, has been arrest
ed On an indictment for embezzeling
$4,000 of the defunct First National
bank of Hackensack, of which he was
president.
The steamer Grand Republic collided
with the steamer Adelaide Saturday
evening on the Hudson river, the lat
ter sinking in a few moments. No
lives were lost nor any one injured
Loss $4,000. The Adelaide was val
ued at $4,000. The Republic had pre-
viously landed BeecheI's picnic.
1t is not very good financier thai
can't start bank out West after hav-
ing been town grand juror in tenn
perance town in Vermont for two years
with justices of the peace who took his
counsel.-[Ex.
The New Hampshire state-prison has
Isl convicts, decrease of 29 from last
year, and credited to the tramp law
passed by the last Legislature. The
prison has paid the state $4325 during
the year.
The United States senate has passed
bill appropriating $4,000 for the
erection of a monument on the revolu-
tionary battle field at Bennington
The design for the monument will frs
be approved by the president and 8
board of army officers.
Over one hundred and fifty Thousand
strangers were at Milwaukee, WiscOn
sin, last Tuesday to attend the soldiers
reunion. There was a parade of tive
: thousand militia, twenty thousand vet
J Grams and seven hundred inmates O
the national soldiers home and veter
J ans of the Mexican war. The line wal
reviewed by General Grant.
DR.. James C. Hall died in Washing
ton city on the 9TH instant, aged seven.
ty-six years. He was eminent in hi
profession, and had been physician il
presidential families from Presidep
jackson to President Hayes. He wa
known and very highly esteemed by
Vermonters in Washington, and by
!, most of our citizens who were ever il
: the public service at the national CAPT
!, tai.
Red Cloud, Spotted Tail and tn,
party of Sioux Indians have left Wash
ington with satisfactory agreemen
relative to their money allowance, etc
! They desire to have more of thei
: children sent to school by tho govern
+ ment.
s The grand jury of Charleston county
! s. c., have ''dOne themselves proud
n by refusing to grant bar-room license
2 and recommending that the next ses
t SION OF tue cgrsiuturu- enact n strin
r gent law against CARRYING .u.r,.S..iS :,
3 weapons. They believe that whiske,
f drinking and the pistol in the boo
!, furnish most of the criminal cases the,
e have to deal with.
! Last Sunday William S. Young. mas
M OF NH
D tended the Trinity Episcopal ChurcI
in Jersey City, of which Rev. r. Har,
: is pastor. During the sermon the min.
lister denounced all the officers of tn,
Narragansett as towards. Captain
Young, who sat in front of the pulpit
3 arose and said: "Any one who mad,
such a charge was a liar.n He wa,
conducted to the public station by on,
of the trustees, charged with bad con
duct and locked up to answer.
.. Colonel G.. w. Hooker, department
commander of the Grand Army of tn.
Republic, has appointed F. S. Francis
, of Burlington, A. j. NOyes of BennipD.
ton and George r. Crosby of st. Johns
bury assistant inspectors of the depart
ment staff.
There were 126 divorces granted il
the state during the past year, less thar
in any year since 1865, and the low IA.
ito to marriages of to 213 places Yer.
mont at the head of the New England
states. The highest ratio, | to 10. wa,
in Rutland county, and the lowest, | tc
80, in Essex county.
The wreck of the steamer Narragan.
sett was sold at auction in New York
by order of the United States district
| court, for $4,000 to G. p. Dixon.