St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-08-26
News Of the Week.
Washington Matters.

unearthed. This time it is Capt. How
gate of the signal service, who has
been helping himself until he has used
up about 100000 of government funds
His operations were so glaring that
they could not fail of discovery. He
has been arrested and held in $4,000
bail.
The POnca Indian question has been
settled by the signing of an agreement
between the Sioux and the POncas, as
result of which the POncas are to go
down into the southeast part of Dakota.
The Postmaster General has directed
postmasters to destroy postal cards
containing abusive matter at the writ
ten request of those who receive them,
or have reason to suspect that they
will receive them.
The Commissioner of Pensions has
appointed a Board of Review, to be a
final tribunal before which all claims
must pass before being allowed.
Sanitary improvement is to be made
i'll the White House. Experts in sani-
tary matters have lately been in Wash
ingtOn making investigation with that
end in view.
In General.
Recent floods on the st. John river
in New Brunswick, have done cOnsid-
cradle damage to grass lands and the
wheat crop.
The Indians are still on the war
path in New Mexico, and the citizens
there are clamOring for protection. In
a recent fight at Lake Valley the sol
diers lost seventeen men in killed and
wounded.
Chicago has fixed day in 1889 when
all telegraph wires must go under
ground.
Large fires are reported at New Or
leans, st. Louis and Redding, Cal.
By the explosion of a tug boat AT
Chicago on Saturday, three of the crew
were killed.
a cOrOner's jury at Newark, n. j.,
has strongly condemned the toy-pistol
traffic, and called on the city council to
pass an ordinance prohibiting their
sale.
A false prophet inspired the massa-
ere of $50 Egyptian soldiers by the ma
tives of the SOudan.
W. IluSSldH IllllllStS were
sent to Siberia on Saturday.
Stock in Great Britain during the
last ten years has diminished II pei
cent. There has been decline OF
2,OOO,OOO sheep and 100000 lambs
since 1879.
The dynamite council of Irishmen at
New York have decided to blow up
the British ships, and have warned
peaceable persons to keep off said
vessels.
The Prince of Wales has been Sc
riously i'll.
Richmond, Va, is suffering from a
severe water famine.
Gen. Coombs, veteran of 1872, has
just died at the advanced age of Sc
years.
Two Louisville (Ky.) young fellows
had pie-eating match the other day
One ate IL apple pies in 35 minutes
with apparent ease, while the Other
suceumbed on his 18th.
The search for Stewards body has
begun again.
Graveyard" insurance Spectator,
at Scranton, Pa, have taken out poll
cies amounting to $4,000 on the lif,
of an old woman there.
A tornado recently swept over Dan,
bridge, Tenn, doing great damage
Four houses were blown down and tn,
court house seriously injured Mr.
Gaforth, prominent citizen, was dan
gerOusly hurt.
Owing to an epidemic diphtheria a
the Proctor House, in AndOver, n. II.
the guests have left the hotel. On,
hundred passed through Concord fol-
home Monday morning. Three deaths
have occurred and one person is nov
sick.
A terrible water spout burst some
where on Grape creek, Col, Sunday
and at & p. III. whole sections of rail
way ties with iron attached were run
ming in the Arkansas river, togethel
with bridge timbers, huge pine trees
cattle and horses.
The will of the widow of the lat
ex-President Willard Fillmore leave
public requests to the amount of $50,
600, among which is S20.000 to tn,