St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-05-06
News Of the Week.
AT WASHINGTON.

Attorncy-G Gen. MacNcagh has decid-
ed that the POstmaStcr-GCncr has the
right. upon sufficient evidence of the
fact. to prohibit the deliver of register
ed letters and the payment of money
orders passing through the mails add
dressed and payable to any fraudulent
lottery company in the country.
The distribution of Federal patron
age in Virginia has been agreed ON.
Both Rcadiustcrs and Republicans are
to have Il slice of government cake.
More than 1000 applications are now
on file in the state department for con-
sulships. There are about l75 conSuls
and commercial agents, and probably
not half dozen vacancies.
The latest star route swindlc exposed
is that of steamboat man who re-
ceived last year S29,9S0 for carrying an
empty mail bag between st. Louis and
st. Paul.
The Senate deadlock is approaching
its end. The senate went into cNccu-
tive session on Wednesday, and there
is prospect that the monotony of the
programme will he varied.
IN GENERAL.
Four school-boys were killed by1ight-
ming in Louisville, KY, few days ago,
while playing ball.
The grain elevator and warehouse at
Girard Point. Pa, were burned recent
ly, involving property loss of 5000,
600.
For throwing red pepper into the
eyes of man who insultcd her, Helen
NJ. Gardner of New York has been sent
to the pcnitcntiary for a year and fined
$3.50.
John G.. Palfrey. the historian of New
England, is dead, ut the age of 81
years.
Ropc-skipping has been fatal to Il
twelve years old girl ut Mount Gilead,
Ohio.
Further trouble with the Utes is
feared.
The business portion of Mt. Moreys
Mich, was burned on the 29th ult.
G. w. Coles 6-year-old son and VIM
Grattan's 4-year-old daughter at BeebC
Plain, Que, while playing obtained
possession of loaded revolver, and
the boy shot the girl, killing her in
Stantly.
Kenward Philip is said to be making
arrangements to sue papers and parties
who inStigated his arrest, and DETAINED
his good name and reputation on ac-
count of the forged Garfield letter.
Emile de Girardin, called the great
est editor in the world, died at Paris a
few days ago, aged - years.
VIM. p. Gookin, the postmaster AT
Port Henry, \. Y, is Il dcfaulter and
has fled, it is supposed to Canada.
A mob of 5000 persons successfully
resisted an attempt to evict some ten
ants at New Pallas, Ireland, on Fri
day.
A sad affair occurred at Elgin, ILL.,.
on the 29th ult., which fills many a
home with sorrow. A small scow was
used as Il temporary ferry-bOat, and
while moving across the river with
thirty persons on board many of them
school children-it capsizcd and some
twelve or fifteen were drowned. The
affair naturally caused great excitement
in the city.
1t is estimated that the loss of pro-
perry by the Hoods along the Missouri
river and its tributaries already
ready aggregate S4,000,000. YanktOn
is almost wholly isolated, and numer-
Gus bridges in various parts of the
state have been swept away.
Mrs. Christian Koch, of Grand Island
Neb.. murdered her three children and
cut her own throat. No cause can he
assigned for the act.
An incipient volcano has broken out
on the farm of n. A. Jarnagen. in the
southern portion of Ohio county, Ken
lucky. One day recently Jarnagen was
attracted to the place by gas as it es-
capped from the earth, and found on ex-
animation that the earth was seeming
ly on fire.
A telegram from Galway, Ireland,
says a bailiff was seized by gang OF
disguised men and roasted over a fire