St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-01-19
General News.

The president has signed the Pendle-
ton civil service reform bill.
Ten white women married colored
men in New York city in 1889.
1t is proposed to shorten the college
course ut Harvard to three years.
The city of Providence pays fifty
one per cent of the entire state tax.
Visitors to Florida are reaching Jack
sOnville at the rate of nearly 1000 a
week.
The death rate in Boston during the
month of December was 22.5 per 900
inhabitants.
Frank JOnes's breweries at Ports
mouth produced and sold 253, 900 bar
rels of beer last year.
DIR. Carter has raised 100000 for
Williams college since he became its
president two years ago.
Ten thousand dollars subscribed at
Lyons, France, for the Garfield hospi-
tai fund has been received.
S. w. Dorsey sends Chairman Jewell
of the National republican committee
his resignation as secretary.
The taxable valuation of real estate
in New York city is 81 $3.50, $40 900, an
increase of S45 $50, 900 over last year.
The physicians who attended Presi-
ident Garfield have accepted their war
rants, and drawn the money upon
them.
The President has signed the bill
permitting grain brought by Canadian
farmers to be ground in mills in the
United States.
The autopsy on the body of Gen.
Chanzy proved that his death was due
to the bursting of a blood vessel in the
head during sleep.
George Scheller, lessee of the bar
room of the Newhall house, was ar
rested Tuesday afternoon on suspicion
of firing the hotel.
Treasurer Gilfillan received Il con-
science contribution of $50 from the
treasurer of a Massachusetts savings
bank the other day.
About | | 900 miles of railroad were
constructed in the United States in
1882. This is the heaviest years work
on record by 1900 miles.
During the year ended September 81 =,
I75,4IS persons arrived in Canada, of
whom 1928 went on to the United
States and 1861 remained.
Four European cities are now cred
tied with population of over 900, 900 {:
London 1882 900, Paris 2,225 900, vi
emma ,222 600 and Berlin | 100000.
The recent great snow storm was a
novelty for San Francisco, and greatly
enjoyed. 1t is estimated that 100000
persons threw snow during the day.
A claim for $4,000 has been lodged
by the owners of the Kirby Hall against
the City of Brussels. The latter claims
100000 as the damage to their ship.
Prince Napoleon has been arrested,
because of a political manifesto he is
sued, being charged with committing
an act tending to a change in the form
of government.
Matthew Franklin Whittier, aged
seventy, only brother of John g. Whit
tier, the poet, died in East Boston last
week. He has been a clerk in the BOs-
ton custOm-hOuse.
In the village of LeOna, n. Y, a
large icicle fell from the roof of gro
Gerry store, on the heads of two men.
The skull of one was pierced and he
died in two hours.
The superintendent of the census has
asked for "A further deficiency bill of
100000 to complete the work and pro-
vide for the publication of the remain
ing fifteen volumes.
William A Seaver, editor of the
drawer" in Harper's Magazine, and
contributor to Harper's Bazaar, former
ly editor of a Buffalo newspaper, died
at Mt. Vernon, n. Y, last week.
The oldest man now living who has
been senator of the United States is
said to he Joseph Cilley of Noting
ham, New Hampshire, who recently
his ninety-secOnd year.
Caroline Townshend, a colored wOm-
an, who has lived in Flushing, \. Y, !
all her life, died recently, at the re-
age of ll2. She retained full |
possession of her mental faculties to |
the end,