St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-03-18
News of the Week.

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to France by President Garfield.
Ex-Sec'y of State Evarts and ex-Sen-
ators Thurman and Howe have been
nominated to represent this country at
the approaching international monetary
conference at Paris.
The Sec'y of the Treasury has direct
ed the assistant treasurer at New York
to buy S5,000,000 per cent bonds at
the lowest rate attainable.
A full history of the MOrey Chinese
letter conspiracy and forger is soon to
be made public, and it is intimated
that certain members of the national
democratic committee will lie implicat-
ed.
Ex-senator Angus Cameron has been
elected by the Wisconsin Legislature to
fill out the late Matt Carpenters unex-
pired term in the Z. S. Senate.
Henry w. Mason, the alleged de-
faulter and forger of WinOoski, return
ed to that place on Tuesday night, ex-
pressed the intention of surrendeIing
himself to the authorities, but the next
afternoon he fled to Montreal.
1t is thought that Gen. A. J. Edger-
ton will be appointed as Senator Win
dom's successor from Minnesota.
The Rattan Works in Wakefield,
Mass, were burned Saturday morning.
The loss is estimated at half a million.
Henry G. Pearson, the assistant post
master of New York, has been appoint
ed to succeed Mr.. james.
Gen. Malone, the Virginia Senator,
holds the balance of power. The repub-
licans count on his vote, which will
make a tie, and Vice President Arthur
will decide the question.
John Kenwood of Kansas City went
home drunk and beat his wife and son
(the latter 10 years Old). The boy in
self-defence shot his father dead.
a large boiler in the Phoenix boiler
works at Buffalo exploded Friday with
terrific force, tearing the building to
pieces, killing six men and seriously
wOunding seven others. One of the
prOprietors was among the killed.
The Z. S. Secret Service officers have
done the country good service by cap
turing ID scoundrels in New York who
have been making and passing counter
felt money, and are also well known as
thieves.
Harry Genet, one of the Tweed ring
thieves, has been sentenced to the PEN
itentiary for eight months and to pay a
fine of S9,604.
Congressman VIM. P. Frye was on
Tuesday elected L. S. Senator by the
Maine Legislature in place of Mr.. Blaine
resigned.
Brevet Maj Gen. Emery Upton, U. S.
A, committed suicide at Presidio,
Texas, Monday night, by shooting him
self through the head. Grief at the re-
cent loss of his wife is the supposed
cause.
Ex-Sec'y Schurz of the Interior de-
partment, is to be given dinner by
his Boston admirers next Tuesday.
There has been great crowd of Office
seekers at ashington-greater it is
said than was ever before known.
The largest shipment of grain ever
made from st. Louis in one day, was
recently made to New Orleans for ex-
port. There were eight barges contain
ing nearly 300 bushels of corn and over
10000 bushels of wheat.
A controlling interest in the Philadel-
phia, Wilmington & Baltimore railroad
was bought by the Pennsylvania road,
just as it was about to be obtained by
the Baltimore & Ohio. A fierce COM
petition has been going on between
these two roads for some years for the
New York and Washington travel, and
the result of it will doubtless be the
construction of new line part of the
way at least between Baltimore and
New York.
The Secretary of the Treasury has
refused to allow the banks to withdraw
the 100000 of currency which they
deposited with the treasurer to redeem
their bonds in anticipation of the fund
ing act. They must begin anew, and
to get their circulation from the gov
eminent will require nearly month.
In the meantime, the secretary saws the
government will be able to keep the
money market easy by liberal disburse-
ments.
The Hon. Stanley Matthews was
Tuesday nominated for the vacancy on
the L. S. Supreme Bench by President
Garfield.
zen. a. y. EuSerUon was appointed
Z. S. Senator from Minnesota, in place
of Mr.. Window resigned.
The comptroller of the currency has
called upon the national banks of the
country to render an account of their
condition up to the close of business on
the 1lth inst.
a protracted session of the senate
was held Tuesday, the question of re-
organizing the committee being under
discussion. The debate at times was
very exciting, the passage-at-arms be-
tween Senators Hill of Georgia and Ma
hone of Virginia being especially so.
The democrats were virtually defeated,
and at adjournment it was expected
the republicans would organize in their
/ own wav Wednesday.