St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-10-28
News Of the Week.
Washington Matters.

washington Matters.
A vigorous effort is to be made to
secure the necessary funds for the Gar
field Memorial Hospital in Washington
Secretary Blaine gave reception
Monday night in honor of the French
and German guests of the nation.
1t is understood that only two Cabi-
net officers will retire at present, Attor-
ney general MacVeagh and Secretary
Window. 1t is said that Mr.. COnkling
declined to allow his name to be used
for the Treasury portfolio. Ex-Sen-
atOr Howe of Wisconsin is expected to
succeed MacVeagh. Secretary Blaine
will probably retain his office until
after Congress convenes in regular
session. ......
Gen. F. A. Walker, Superintendent
of the Census, has resigned, and his
resignation has been accepted.
Hon. Edwin D. Morgan, ex-United
States Senator and Ex-Governor OF
New York, was on Monday nominated
and confirmed Secretary of the Treas
ury.
1t is expected that the special SEES
sion of the Senate will last ten days OF
two weeks longer.
The Indian bureau has directed
Agent Tiffany to turn over to the mill
tary all Apaches known to have been
hostile.
Judge Cox has postponed the trial
of Guiteau one week to November IA,
on application of the counsel of Gui-
teau. The special counsel, Robinson,
who had been assigned by the court to
assist Scoville, needed an additional
week to free himself from other per
sOnal engagements, and informed the
court that unless there could be a con
tinuance of at least a week he could
not accept the assignment. The court
granted the motion, with the definite
understanding that no further motion
for a continuance would be entertain
ed, and that this date, November IA,
must be regarded as peremptory.
Gov. Morgan has positively declined
to accept the treasury portfolio, and no
one knows to whom the honor will
and Treasurer Gilfillan are mentioned
among those who are liable to be nom
inated.-Attorney General MacVeagh
has vacated his Office, declining all
entreaties to longer remain in the
Cabinet. ..,.
...-. In General.
The Universal Life Insurance Com
pany of New York is to be wound up.
The people of Ohio are rejoicing
over the prospect that the protracted
drouth in that region will be broken
by the rain which began to fall Sunday
morning.
A hurricane at Mazatlan, Mex, re-
Gently destroyed 300 houses, and it is
reported that 500 people lost theiI
lives.
There was a big Irish demonstration
on Sunday in Hyde Park, London tif-
ty thousand persons We're present.
Albert Smith was found guilty Thurs
day night, at San Antonio, Texas, OF
penitentiary for ninety mine years.
The Land League has been proclaim
ed as an illegal body, and all its meet
ings will be dispersed by force.
A Dutch steamer, bound from Bata-
via for Amsterdam, recently foundered,
and the boats, containing Us people,
are missing. Her cargo was very val
liable and insured in London.
1t is proposed to freely distribute the
drapings, flags and floral decorations
of President Garfield's funeral car to
those who may send a request for "A
souvenir.
The house of T. Jelleiteh ut Jackson,
Cal, was burned early the other morn
ing and all the inmates, Jelleitch, his
wife and two children, a girl of two
and an infant son, persisted. Four
men were sleeping within few yards,
but could do nothing for the inmates.
A dispatch from London says the
decided course adopted by the govern
ment is producing good results in Ire
land, and the people are beginning to
recognize that ''Boycotting" and terror
ism was not to their advantage.
1t is alleged that Fenian plot to
assassinate Messrs. Forster, HarcOurt,
Gladstone and other prominent En-
glishmen, has been unearthed.
Two New Jersey editors have been
sentenced to State Prison, one for one
year and the other for six months, and
fined $500 each for libel.
Among the arrests under the Coer-
ciOn act in ireland Monday was that of
a woman, whose offence was exhibit
ing ''no rent" manifesto in window
of her house at Ballydehob.
Rev. J. p. b. Bedard, French
priest, has been sued for libel by a
Fall River druggist. The priest or
dered his flock to cease patronizing the
libelee.
Typhoid fever and other diseases
have made frightful ravages among the
French troops in Tunis. ~
Cholera is raging among the Euro
peans in Bengal.