St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-03-24

enue charges to report a bill ahOlishing
all internal revenue taxes except the
tax on distilled and malt liquors, man
utactured tobacco, alcoholic medicines
and bank circulation.
The President has disapproved of the
sentence against Cadet Whitaker.
A musty old statute of Maryland has
been brought to light which, it is
feared, may prove disastrous to the in
dictments found against Dorsey, Bra
dy and other star route people.
Judge Advocate General Swain has
made report TO the Secretary of War
upon the ease of Sergeant Mason, in
which it is understood he recommends
a modification of the latter's sentence.
The ground upon which lac bases this
recommendation is that Guiteau was
not III position where lac could pos
sibly have been killed 10y Mason when
the latter fired the shot, and that under
such circumstances the charge of as
sault with intent to kill cannot be sus-
tanned. This view of the case is said
to be supported by a long line of pre-
cedents.
In General.
A snow-slide at Genoa, Nevada,
killed three whites and about IA dozen
Indians.
The Rhode Island Republicans have
nominated state ticket with Govern
or Littletield ut the head.
New York proposes to hold in lieu of
worlds fair Il national agricultural
show.
Ex-Governor E. ID. Morgan of New
York has given Williams college $50
900 to build new dormitory.
1t is said that rain has fallen in Rio
Janeiro continuously for six weeks,
flooding several towns and drowning
Il number of people.
The Garfield monument committee
at Cleveland has issued another appeal
for money. Over 100000 has been
contributed, but S250,000 is required.
At Cardiff. Ont. the dwelling of Al
fred Wills was burned and three chill
dren, aged II and I years and II
months, persisted.
1t is stated that the Gar has receiv-
ed convincing proofs that the Nihilists
are determined to abandon the policy
of assassination.
The Baltimore American has placed
on its counter nickel subscription
paper for the benefit of the family of
Sergt. Mason, which is being freely re-
sponded to.
The Wisconsin assembly, has, by
close vote, defeated the bill for the re
establishment of capital punishment in
that state.
Shocking reports are still received
from the flooded districts of Arkansas.
where the people are said to he on the
verge of starvation.
They are fond of Patti i'll Boston.
When the sale of seats for her opera
season opened last week, the receipts
averaged over $500 AN hour for ten
hours.
To cure diabetes, Michael Kennedy,
Il prominent citizen of Troy, \. Y, has
lived 63 days on milk alone. He says
he is stronger now than for years, and
his weight has fallen from PIP 70 2Il4
pounds. He is 90 years old and at
tends to business us usual.
1t is estimated that nearly thou
sand horses are suffering and good
many valuable animals have died in
Boston from the effects of what appears
to he blood poisoning. caused by the
use of impure salt on the streets by
horse railway companies.
The investigation of the management
of the receivers of bankrupt insurance
companies i'll New York reveals queer
state of affairs. A deficit of over seven
and quarter millions remains unac-
counted for.
A costly stained glass window i'll
memory of the late President has been
placed in position in st. James Episco-
pal church, Long Branch. A large sill
yer plate will also mark the pew he
occupied. The window contains an
unusually fine likeness of the late Pres
ident.
On Tuesday the Ohio river rose II
feet i'll "a hours.
A serious disaster is reported on the
Northern Pacific railway, by which
thirty persons are said to have been
killed and many others injured.
A peddler's nostrum, swallowed to
cure asthma, paralyzed the whole left
side of Mrs. John Hardy at Lowell,
Saturday. Officers are after the ped
dler and doctors are Analysing his poi
son.
A verdict Of 5l5, 100 against the BOs-
ton and Albany railroad was rendered
Monday at Boston in favor of Mrs.
Mary Z. Parker for permanent injury
received while "a passenger. The YER
dict il S2OOO IarpeT than a nrpNiouS
one, which had been set aside by Judge