St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-02-11
General News.

The severe gale and storm ut New
Orleans on Sunday made break in the
old and new canals, and a portion OF
the city is under water.
A two-day's rain caused the Missouri
and Kansas Rivers to rise very rapidly,
and did a good deal of damage, espec-
tally to the AtchisOn, Topeka and Santa
Fe Railway.
The steamer Bohemian, from Boston,
Jan. u, for Liverpool, went ashore on
the Irish coast during severe gale
Sunday night, and is total loss. Thir-
ty persons were drowned. The Bohe-
mian did not carry any passengers.
Half the business portion of the town
of OmrO, Wis, was burned Monday
loss estimated at 100000.
The ice at Long Branch, which ex-
tends for more than a mile ont to sea,
moved Monday, striking the Ocean
Pier and breaking seven of the iron col
umns.
Another severe snow and rain storm
is reported at the West aud Northwest,
breaking down telegraph wires and
blOckading railways. 1t is the worst
storm known for years in Minnesota.
and only one line of railway is in oper-
alton in the State. The snow which
fell on Saturday melted partially, and
is packed so solidly that plOws are use
less, and picks and shOvels are used ex-
clusively.
Five persons were drowned at Fall
River on Sunday, breaking through
the ice. One was an unknown man
and the others were two employees of
one of the mills and their two sons.
About forty thousand dollars have
been expended thus far this winter in
clearing Boston streets of snow and
ice.
There arc 10 colored men in the
Florida Assembly and two in the Sen
ate.
1t is believed that Salvini is great
er artist than Miss Bernhardt, but his
audiences are not nearly SO large as
hers in New York.
The eruption of Mt. Barker, British
Columbia, is increasing in violence.
A bill has been introduced in the Ar
kansas Senate to punish rape by cas-
tration and life imprisonment. This
is similar to a bill advocated by Mr..
Edmunds in the U. S. Senate
The court-martial of Cadet Whitta-
ker is now in progress in New York
city.
Pennsylvania still fails to elect a
United States Senator, Oliver, Wallace,
and Grow yet remaining in the field.
The statue of Senator Collamer has
been placed i'll the capitol at Washing
ton and unveiled since the formal pre-
sentatiOn was made few days ago by
Senator Morrill, on the part of Vermont.
The nomination of Stanley Matthews
in place of Judge Swayne, resigned,
has not yet been acted OH in the Senate
and it is very possible that Mr.. Mat
thews may not go upon the supreme
bench after all.
Judge Barrett of New York has re-
fused permanent injunction to pre-
vent the consolidation of the three great
telegraph companies and their union
has been completed. Jay Gould says
the consolidation means cheaper rates
and an effort to get the telegraph bust
ness of the world.
The New Hampshire press association
held its 4th annual meeting at Concord
yesterday, discussed the telephone and
chose John b. Clarke of Manchester
president. John NJ. Hill was invited
to write a history of the New Hamp-
shire Patriot, George E. jenkins of the
Statesman, p. b. Cogswell of the Con-
cord daily press and c. f. Livingstone
of the Manchester press.
A bill has been introduced in the
New York Assembly excusing practis-
ing physicians, surgeons and dentists,
having patients requiring daily profess
siOnal attendance, licensed pharmacists,
editors and reporters Of the daily press,
from jury duty-a meritOriOus sugges-
ton, no doubt, but how will it affect
the jury system And will it not
place constant temptation before den
lists to make all their patients chronic ?