St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-05-27
News Of the Week.
WASHINGTON MATTERS.

The Senate adjourned on Friday.
No president pro tenn was chosen.
In executive session on Friday the
Senate rejected the nomination of w.
Z. Chandler to be Solicitor General of
the United States, by a vote of "a to 10.
His defeat was conceded several days
previous.
A friend of Senator Conkling says
that he has received Il guaranty from a
large New York law firm of SO, 900
annually if he will become member
of the firm. That sum, it is said, rep
rcsents more than Mr.. Conkling's en-
tire present fortune.
Gen. Fitzpatrick has been appointed
minister to Chill.
Important arrests in connection with
the star route frauds are expected soon.
DIR. Geo. b. Loring, of Massachusetts,
has been appointed commissioner of
agriculture.
Ex-senator Bruce of Mississippi re-
ceivcd the distinguished compliment of
confirmation unanimously, without ref
erence to committee, to the important
position of register to the United States
| treasury.
Up to yesterday S245, OOO,O of the
) per cents. had been received at
Washington for continuance. Only
| 81 900, 900 more can be received.
A Troy Times Washington dispatch
says that NicePrcsident Arthur pro-
poses to resign his office if the Legisla-
ture does not return MeSsrs. COnkling
and Platt to the Senate.
Mrs. Garfield's condition remains I'M
changed. Her physicians, while conf
dent of her ultimate recovery, do not
look for any decided improvement for
some days.
| TERRIBLE ACCIDENT IN CANADA.
A dispatch from London, Ont, dated
the 9th, says:
This evening, at six o'clock, the
steamer Victoria, with over 600 eXcur
siOnists on board, was returning from
Springback, and when near the Cove
railway bridge, one mile below the
city, the boat suddenly collapsed like
an egg-shell and became total wreck,
level with the waters edge. All the
passengers were instantly plunged into
the stream, more than half of them
first news which reached the city was
brought by survivors who struggled
through the streets wet and weary.
| The news fell like Il thunderbolt, and
stampede took place for the spot.
Arriving there, Il horrible sight met
the view. Fifty or sixty bodies had
already been recovered, and were ly-
ing on the greensward some distance
up the bank. Those arriving from the
city from every direction crowded
around, anxious to see if any relatives
were on board. About 100 families
were represented on the excursion, and
the wall of anguish that arose at sight
of the victims was hcartrending. Faith
ers, mothers, brothers and sisters
rushed about panic-stricken, endeavOr-
ing to identify friends.
BY seven o'clock about eighty bodies
were recovered from under the wreck
where the water is some twelve feet in
depth. Almost every minute some
victim brought to the surface was con-
veyed to the bank. The steamer
Princess Louise was early brought to
the spot and the victims placed on the
upper decks. Fires were lit on the
bank overlooking the river and petrol
cum torches were brought and the
search continued until late hour. Up
to the present hour about $50 cOrpses
have been secured.
! MASSACHUSETTS LEGISLATURE.
The Massachusetts legislature, which
adjourned some days ago after Il ses-
sion of 129 days, passed 305 acts and
- resolves, of which the Governor
vetoed one. A state tax of : 100000
was levied, the same as last year, but
it is admitted that this will leave the
balance at the end of the year about
$500, 900 less than the balance of last
year. An extra session was ordered,
to begin the second Wednesday in
November. to consider the revision of
the statutes. In the meantime a com
mittee of AZ members will have the
matter of revision in charge.
CONKLING AND PLATT.
The most prominent politicians in
Albany assert that there is no chance
of either Messrs. COnkling or Platt be-
| ing reelected to the Senate. 1t is
thought quite probable that the con-
test will result in the return of one
COnkling and one administration Re
publican Chauncey NJ. Depew and
Governor Cornell are the most promi-
nently mentioned candidates in this
connection.
There will be no balloting for United
States senators from New York until
the 3lst instant. 1t is stated that forty