St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-04-30
General News.

The supreme court at Lancaster has
given Abigail Wentworth a verdict of
Sl,764 Tor damages caused by defect
i've highway in the town of Jefferson
The treasurer of the North Congre-
gationalist church ut Lynn, denies the
statement that the church has fallen
into arrears because of the free seat
system.
The reduction of fares on the Boston
aud Albany railroad will take place
about June |, when uniform rate of
two cents and half Il mile, will be es
tablished. This will be reduction of
1863 per cent on all distances under 20
miles. and IL per cent fol journeys over
% miles.
CalOred cadet Whitaker said in his
sworn evidence that in the university
OF North Carolina, he associated on
terms of equality with the whites. But
on entering the academy at West Point
no student ever spoke to him. They
moved away from him if he chauced to
sit near them, and even at table he was
neglected for weeks together, finding it
difficult at times to get enough to eat.
The Ordway excursionists, who left
Boston some time ago, were blockaded
36 bours at Reno, New, by snow
storm, and 20 engines and 1000 men are
at work, hoping to get the train to San
Francisco. The citizens of Reno gave
to the New Englanders a cemplimenta-
ry benefit at the theatre Wednesday
evening, the whole audience joining in
singing songs and other amusements.
The ST. Adams Messenger says in re-
gard to the rumored sale of that paper
THAT is quite Il program, but there is a
slight difficulty with it. The Messenger
has not been sold, we have no intention
of transferring it to Gov. Smith, no
knowledge that he desires to own it,
and we have no plan to leave the
state.'
Last week the reports from the noun
talns on the line of the Central Pacific
railroad, say it is showing and blow
ing hard, and the trains are blocked. A
heavy southeast storm has prevailed
here for the past AZ hours-unprecedent-
ed at this time of the year. Rain is
falling heavily in the valleys and foot
hills, while in the mountains it is snow
ing. The danger of a general flood in
the Sacramento Valley is imminent.
The C. V. R. R. Co. has leased the
narrow guage railroad which runs from
Stanbridge Station, p. O., on the Cen
trail Vermont, north of st. Hyacinthe,
p. O., on the Grand Trunk, and during
the coming spring they will widen the
guage to conform with that of their
own track. This will be a valuable ad
dition.
The investigation of the affairs of the
Binghamton IN. " insane asylum
shows that the trustees have illegally
incurred liabilities of 100000.
The exodus committee Senator Voor-
hees is running has spent its S25. OOC
appropriation, and the vouchers of IFS
witnesses are being hawked about
Washington, to secure the witnesses
money enough to get home with
[Spr. Rep.
THE FALL IN PRICEs.-Those who
are not aware of the fall in the price.
of the leading articles of commerce
since the first of the year will be sur.
prised at the following figures, showing
the prices of such articles April 81 anC
February l, 1880:
Cotton ordinary upland 9sc IL 1-I6c
Wheat, No. red 81 33 81 As
American No. / pig iron s32 90 a "a 90 $40 90
Pork choice mess $40 p Sl2 IS
Lard, choice, 81 80 81 80
In other words, the decline in thu
values of the above articles has averag
ed about Is per cent.
The House of Representatives, oil
Monday, passed vote of I44 to 30 til,
bill for worlds fair at New York il
1888. The bill creates a corporation
with Sl0,000,0OO capital to make all thu
arrangements.