St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-01-13

Ex-COllector Merritt of New York
has been compelled to refund $4,000
which he paid as rent for additional
room while collector of the port of New
York, under the authority of Assistant
Secretary French.
Seven of the star route contractors
were held for trial on Saturday.
Assistant Secretary French refutes
the charges of nepotism made against
him by some one. He was accused of
having thirty relatives in the govern
ment service, whereas he has only a
nephew and niece who have received
appointments through his recommen-
dation.
good deal of dissatisfaction is ex-
pressed by both parties ut Washington
over the committee assignments.
The Senate has passed resolution
providing for select committee to
consider all questions as to woman's
rights and privileges.
The doctors bills in the Garfield
matter, to be presented to Congress,
are: $4,000 for Bliss, S25 900 each for
Agnew and Hamilton, 81, 900 for Rey
burn, and ! 900 each for Boynton and
Mrs. Edison. Woodward and Barnes
are not included, as they were in gov
eminent employ.
In General.
Yellow fever and smallpox are cpl
demic on the Isthmus of Panama.
A bill for the promotion of common
school education i'll the most illiterate
states has been endorsed by the Vir-
ginia senate.
Two women at San Pedro, Texas,
We're gored to death by pet deer.
An oyster boat stolen by 4 strangers
was subsequently found on Long Island
sound, with one dead body on board.
1t is believed the other 3 were drown
ed.
Mrs. c. A. Violet of Alexandria, Va,
under the delusiOn that God command
ed her to commit suicide by fasting,
died the 4th, having gone without food
43 days.
1t is rumored that the Pullman and
Wagner car companies are likely to he
consolidated.
ii. A. Washburn, resident of Read
ing, Mass, was murderously assaulted
the other night by burglar, who rob-
bed his victim and left him nearly
dead.
Three boys at Oskaloosa, Iowa, used
a powder magazine as target upon
which to practice with their new rifles.
Five hundred kegs of powder exploded,
killing the boys and doing great deal
of damage to property.
About fifty persons were injured at
Quincy, ILL.,, Thursday, by a panic in a
church caused by the fall of IL gallery.
Isaac, Franklin and Fletcher, three
lunatics, were burned in fire that de-
stroyed the poor-hOuse at Decatur, ILL.,,
the 4th. Their remains were found in
the ashes.
Rev. James Cameron, pastor of the
Second Presbyterian church mt Oak
land, Cal, died the 18th from the effects
of poison. His wife gave him dose
of carbolic acid i'll mistake for medi-
cine.
There are s. savings banks in Con-
necticut, with 225, 1866 depositors and
deposits amounting last year to $780,
SD 300. Forty -four of the banks, with
S57 200, 900, or nearly three-quarters of
the deposits, paid per cent. interest
to depOsitors last year.
John Heating pleaded guilty at Phil
adelphia to making false election re-
turns, and was sentenced to six months
imprisonment, 800 fine, and to be dis
franchised and debarred from holding
any office under the commonwealth for
seven years.
1t is estimated that at least 5000, 600,
in addition to what has been already
contributed, will be required to make
the Michigan fire sufferers comfortable
until sowing time arrives.
DanfOrd, the cashier of the Caldwell
| Kan bank, who was so roughly han
died by mob ut that place at the time
| the bank failed, some time ago, has
sued the mob for 800, 900 damages.
Mrs. James Brown recently found
her husband unconscious from an over
dose of laudanum, which he had taken
ped dead. The man recovered and af-
terward drowned himself from remorse.
By the collapse of building at Sy-
racuse on the 9th inst, two persons
We're killed outright and several badly
injured.
The recent French Senatorial cleo
tians resulted in the return of "a Re
publicans and ID Conservatives, a gain
of % for the Republicans.
The London News understands that
the English Cabinet refuses to recog-
nize the claims of the United States to
exercise entire control over the Pana-
ma Canal.
Havemeyer & Elders big sugar re-
finery i'll Williamsburg, n. Y, was
burned Oh Sunday; loss about one and
a half millions. One thousand men
are turned out of employment tempo
rarily.