St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-04-07
News Of the Week.
Washington Matters.

The United States Supreme Court
has affirmed Il decision of the lower
court to the effect that a man may
have the delirium tremens, and yet not
be drunkard to such an extent rs to
impair the claim of his heirs for the
payment of his life insurance policy.
The House has passed Il bill to read
Just the salaries of pOstmasters, which
it is estimated will take from the treas
ury from half million To a million and
half of dollars.
Three separate bills are before Con
gress, providing for Il change i'll the
postage rates, one of which reduces the
rate to two cents for all half0unce do
nestle letters.
During the eight years that the pos
tal-card system has been in vogue the
net gain to the government has been
more than thirteen millions of dollars.
Mr.. Joyce, chairman of the comittee
on pensions. has reported bill to the
| House, increasing the pension of sol
diers and sailors who have lost an arm
or leg i'll the United States service to
$40 per month.
The project to make Dakota Il state
is vigorously opposed.
1t is believed that the new appor-
tionment will be the means of hurrying
congressman home, and an early ad-
iournment is looked for by some.
The President has approved the act
granting pension to Mrs. Lucretia X.
Garfield, Mrs. ). c. Polk and Mrs. Julia
g. Tyler.
Gen. Grant is reported as saying
that if he were President he would pro
tect the rights of all American citizens
in foreign lands, whether naturalized
or native born.
The public debt was reduced i'll
March more than sixteen millions.
The Commissioner of Pensions has
issued an order calculated to stop
abuses growing out of the frequent APP
plication of Congressman to have Ger
tain pension cases made ''special' and
Jumped ahead of others who may he Il
long way in advance on the list of APP
plicants.
Gen. Hulburt, L. S. minister to
Peru, is dead.
Congress viii publish limited edi-
ton of the report of Guiteau's trial.
making about 1000 printed pages
Corkhill will edit it.
The Senate has passed IA bill, provid-
ing that 5000 year be appropriated
for the education of each Indian child
between the ages of eight and eighteen
wears, now living west of the MisSis-
sippi river.
The House has adopted I'm amend
ment to the army bill which permits
anv officer to retire after thirty five
wears of service, and after forty years
service, or at the age of ~ years, re-
tirement shall be compulsory. If it
becomes IA law General Sherman will
be retired ut once, and in two years
General Hancock will follow his supe-
riOr officer.
In General.
The treasurer of the Garfield mon
ument fund has received Il contribu-
ton of SAB "a from the officers and
crew of the United States ship Nipsic,
Lisbon, Portugal.
A nine million dollar contract i'll
Havana has been awarded to two New
Workers and New Jersey man.
Twelve persons were killed, several
injured, and large amount of prop
erty was destroyed by the tornado in
Georgia and Alabama recently.
OF the railways i'll Maine the Cen
trail is taxed for the largest amount
the Eastern the second largest, while
; the Boston and Maine ranks third.
Mrs. Daniel Deshon, I04 years old
died at Portland the other day.
Gov. Hamilton of Maryland ha'
signed bill fixing the punishment OF
wife beaters at 40 lashes, or imprison-
: ment not exceeding one year, or both
A protest is published in England
signed by several prominent gentle
{ men, against the proposed tunnel un
der the Channel, on the ground that i
would increase England's liability Il
hostile invasion.
1t is reported that over twenty per
: sons were frozen to death during the
: recent blizzard in Dakota.