St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-04-01
News and Gleanings.

The latest accounts of the burning of
the theatre at Nice, France, report be-
tween 10 and 50 lives lost, with no
American OF English in the long list.
Gen. Grant has resigned the presi-
dency of the worlds fair commission,
and Hugh Jewett is elected to fill his
place. 1t is yet doubtful if the fair in
New York in 's3 is go.
A good deal of bile was stirred over
the Pittsfield, Mass, postOffice. Many |
wanted the widow of the lamented Gen.
Bartlett appointed, Lawrence Barrett,
a warm friend of the General, champi |
oning her cause. VIM. F. Osborn, the
present assistant, has been appointed,
however. Women cannot command
votes, and as general thing make very
poor machine politicians.
The first through train over the At
Gibson, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway,
from San Francisco to Kansas City, ar
rived Wednesday morning, with 700
through passengers. A remarkable
circumstance is related of this train
that it left San Francisco on schedule
time and reached every station the en-
tire 1900 miles on time.
The new steel steamer Partisan, OF
the Allan line, reached Boston last
week, and is being visited by thou
sands of people. 1t is the largest pas
senger boat ahoat, and exceeded only
in size by the Great Eastern.
Ex-Secretary Schulz was given
dinner in New York by his German ad-
mirers, on Tuesday.-ExSecreta
Evarts was also recently rendered a
banquet by prominent New Workers,
which lie declined owing to his early
departure abroad.
VIM. E Chandler, New Hampshire's
boss Republican, has been nominated
Solicitor General, and his next friend,
Editor Stevens of the Concord Monitor,
is booked for internal revenue officer.
This is an administration that remem-
bers its friends. 1t vas always past
the comprehension of the politicians
that Chandler received no office under
Hayes.
Postmaster General James has de
cined a fiattering invitation to com
plimentary dinner rendered him by
New York merchants. Evidently Mr..
James remembers that it does not be
come man putting Oh the harness to
boast He is yet untried i'll his new
position.
Some of our readers will remember
that S. ID. Morris, n prominent politi-
clan of Brooklyn and ex-district attOr-
ney, was brutally assaulted by rough
named Samuel Dunno, and nearly kill
ed because of political differences
Two political judges have just fined
Dunno $3.50 and discharged him. That
is political Justice.
The Chsolm murder is revived by
the burning of the court house at De
Kalb, together with the records anC
indictments against the Chisolm muir
derers. A term of court was to begir
IN 10 days, at which it was expected
that further steps would be takel
against the judges assassins, but
grand juror says that no investigation
will be made as to how the building
was burned.
doctor" Buchanan, the scoundIe
who is now serving sentence of i'm
prisonment in Philadelphia for selling
bogus diplomas to bogus doctors" j
said to have made very remarkable
confession, duplicating about ten thou
sand persons in his rascality.
A touching case of self-sacrifice is re
ported John and Michael Sullivan
section men on the Baltimore and Obi
railroad, discovered crooked rail o.
the track near McKeespOrt, Pa, Thurs
day. While they were endeavoring t
straighten it in order to prevent trai
from being wrecked, passenger trai
came around the curve. They franti
cally worked at a crowbaT to get tn
rail replaced to save the train, and sue
ceeded Just in time, but both men wer
struck by the engine and killed.
At meeting of the senior class 8
Dartmouth Saturday, it was voted
omit the usual class-day exercises &
the approaching commencement by
decided majority. Class-day was il
stituted by Dartmouth in 1854, and ha
been the cause of many class quarrel
but has never been omitted before.
Seven masked men entered the hous
of John Common, aged 81, who live
alone with his wife at Catfish, Pa
about 50 miles from Pittsburg, bOun
and gagged both, compelled the oil
man to give the combination of his sa
and stole $1,000 in government coupe
bonds and from $4,000 to $4,000
cash. The old people were rough
handled aud may not survive the shoe
of the outrage.
A desperate burglar named Pat Ebe
attempted to rob the National Bank
Rolla, Mo-, early Friday morning, al
was shot dead by an officer who w
watching for the fellow.
The body of Rev. Abel Silver, vel
known Swedenborgian clergyman
Roxbury District, Boston. was -four
Sunday night floating in the Charl
river at Prison Point. He was so yea