St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-10-07
News of the Week.
Washington Matters.

The story comes from Washington
to the effect that it is proposed to
give Senator Lapham IA seat in the
Cabinet or some other good office
then Governor Cornell will appoint
COnkling to the vacancy. '"'' ..'.
The reduction of the public debt in
September amounted to over SI7 200,
600. The reduction since June 30. is
$42 100000.
A movement is on foot to erect a
Garfield memorial hospital in Washing
ton.
Close friends of the president say
even if he should tender II cabinet pO-
sition to Mr.. COnkling the latter would
not accept it. If Mr.. James goes out
of the cabinet he will accept the presi-
dency of the Bank of New York.
1t is said that Secretary Window has
informed his friends that he has fully
determined to make canvass for re-
election to the senate for his own I'M
expired term.
The presidents policy will not stop
with the punishment of the star route
ring. The equally corrupt in the
treasury will receive an early and
| StitICliHS INV cStISittlon. .t. ...... ... ..
One of the names most prominently
mentioned now for the secretary of
state is that of Andrew ID. White, eX-
minister to Germany.
| The extra session of the Senate, Just
called, will not be able to transact any
Legislative business, but will undOubt-
eddy afford an opportunity to develop
to some extent the policy and purpose
of the new administration. The lead
ing reason for the extra session, of
course, is to provide for the possible
contingency of the death of General
Arthur, which, in the absence of Il pre-
siding officer of either House of Con-
gress, would leave the government in
| chaos. Some Democrats intend to OPP
pose the candidacy of Senator Bayard
for the position of President pro TEN.
of the Senate.
The Washington Sunday Gazette
charged Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury Upton with dishonesty, and
the paper has been sued for libel.
In General.
A terrific tornado visited some sec
tons of the Northwest the other day,
carrying destruction and death in its
course. Sad reports come from Kansas
and Nebraska, where loss of life and
property is very considerable.
An earthquake at Changeri, Asiatic
Turkey, killed eleven persons and
greatly damaged many buildings.
Charles w. Hancock, proprietor of
the Hancock summer boarding house
at Canterbury, n. H., stepped on a nail
ln
jaw Saturday night.
Typhoid fever is raging at Coaticook,
Que, caused by bones bought by a
beet sugar factory, which cause fear
full stencil. Its last victim was Stephen
Davis, well known as landlord of the
COaticOOk House.
Three men who plundered train in
Arkansas last week, and got over $l5,-
900, have been captured. .
Sixty buildings were burned recent
ly at Eldred Town, near Bradford, Va.
loss 100000. .......
The savages of Arizona are on the
war path again, and outraging and
plundering as they please.
The Conklingites, according to the
Tribune, will he decidedly in minori-
ty i'll the coming New York conven-
ton.
Franklin j. Moses, formerly COVER
nor of South Cardinals under arrest in
New York on the charge of swindling
II man ont of S25.
1t is asserted that Mr.. Vanderbilt has
Il party i'll the field surveying the line
for new railroad from New York to
Springfield via New Haven.
A meeting of the trustees of Dart
mouth college was held at Hanover
Monday. Rev Francis Brown of I'm
ion Theological Seminary, New York
city, declines the Greek chair to which
he was lately chosen, and will retain
his present position.
Mr.. Henry F. Durant, the founder of
Wellesley College, died Monday even
ing. ...a
Captain Howgate returned to Wash
ingtOn Tuesday and was rearrested.
A shocking affair occurred at Lou
don, n. H., Tuesday afternoon. The
wife of Amos c. Bennett became sud
denly insane and nearly killed her
husband while he was sitting quietly in
the kitchen, inflicting serious wound
on his head with an axe.