St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-04-21
News of the Week.
Washington Matters.

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the navy department on Monday.
President Arthur has notified Fitz-
John Porter that he cannot relieve
him from the sentence of the court |
An educational bill, appropriating
100000 900 annually for five years, is
to be reported to Congress. 1t is pro-
posed to distribute the money accord
ing to the illiteracy of the states.
Mr.. New is waging war on the blood
money brokers in his department.
Secretary Folger has confirmed and
approved the appointment of Camden
O. Rockwell of Missouri, brother-in-
law of President Garfield, as deputy
collector of the port of New York.
The President has sent a message
to Congress urging the necessity of an
appropriation for repairing the Missis-
sippi leveeS, permanently improving
the navigation of the river and provid-
ing for the safety of the people i'll the
valley, at possible expenditure of
thirty millions. Senator Frye antago-
nizes the proposition to repair the
Mississippi levees ut the expense of
the nation.
The House has passed new anti
Chinese bill, somewhat milder than the
one vetoed.
In General.
A large number of coolies are en-
route to the Pacific coast.
Two members of the Illinois legis-
lature have been indicted for receiv
ing brides and are now i'll jail.
The Ohio Republican state cOnven-
ton will he held at Columbus, June Z.
The Garfield monument committee
has received Il $3.50 contribution from
eXPresident Hayes.
Both branches of the Connecticut
Legislature have passed bill restrain
ing traffic i'll Intoxicating liquors.
William Beck, II years old, son of
John Beck, boot and shoe dealer at
Racine, Wis, went to IA party, and,
| sleeping late, was reprOved by his ia
Their While his parents were eating
breakfast they heard pistol shot, and
going to their sons room found that
he had blown his brains out.
1t is said that lot of German con
| victs have been pardoned upon cOndi-
ton that they come to the United
| States.
Mrs. Susan p. Veazie, well known
resident of Bangor, was killed on Sun
| day by the careleSsness of Il druggist.
The steamship Alaska arrived at
| New York from Liverpool i'll six days
and twenty hours the quickest time
Oh record.
The refusal of Catholic priest at
/ StoughtOn to permit the body of Il re
! spectacle young man to be buried be
side his wife and child in the Catholic
cemetery has caused a sensation in
that neighborhood.
Nine Iowa railroads failed to earn
operating expenses i'll 1881.
About 1900 Hudson River railroad
truckmen are on il strike for more pay.
A malignant form of scarlet fever is
raging at Allentown, Penn, from
which l3 deaths were reported last
week.
Three little girls, aged respectively
9, q and 3 years, were arrested i'll New
York for drunkenness, Friday. They
said the liquor was given them by then
mother.
The damage already done at Fargo
Oak, by recent food is estimated al
SIOO,O 900. Mud is knee deep through
out the city. John MOdlan's ware
house is under water with SI0.O0t
worth of farming implements, the
Union elevator with its costly store OF
wheat is i'll danger of falling and the
Grandin elevator is half under water
The Canadian senate passed tn,
house bill legalizing marriage with ;
dead wife's sister Friday, by a vote o
"a to IL. Those voting against thu
bill gave notice that they would ap
peal to the governor general for hi
veto and. if this fails, petition tn,
queen to disallOw the bill.
The extensive dry goods house of A
! T. Stewart & Co., in New York City
has given up business, because, a
Judge Hilton says, he was tired of til,
business and wanted to get out of it
, 1t is limited that since HiltOn's antagO
nism of the Jewish element, his bust
ness affairs have not run smoothly.
f \ 800 diamond pin and watch an,
chain, stolen from eX-GOv. Burbank o
. Dakota in stage robbery near Ho
z Springs, Ark, have been found among
| Jesse James things.
The Ford brothers, who killed Jess,
] James, pleaded guilty to murder i'll til,
! first degree at st. Joseph, Mo-, an,
: were sentenced to be hanged May ~
but Gov. Crittenden granted them al
| unconditional pardon.
: The theatre at Schwerin, Germany
J was burned Sunday night during
performance, but no one was killed o
/; injured.
An old lady was burned to deaf
= Monday at Holliston, Mass, while en-
deavoring to save money hid in he
burning house.
e Thirty five lives were lost Tuesda.
by colliery disaster in Sunderland
England.
e Oliver Morrell, aged Is, has been al
rested at Omaha, Neb., for stealing let