St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-12-07
General News.

A new planet of the twelfth magni-
tude has been discovered.
NJ de Lesseps has contracted with
English sphipowners to either enlarge
the present Suez canal or build new
one.
Raymond, the Boston excursion man,
is talking about building a S2OO,OOO
winter hotel at Los Angeles, Cal.
Ocala, Florida, had a $20O,0O0 fire,
which destroyed two-thirds of its bust
ness portion the Doth, including the
new brick $4,000 hotel.
The Hotel Clifton, Boston, was dam
aged by a $45,000 fire early the Goth.
The guests escaped i'll their night
"'4Sfs UoIIevcu UuaJ Jne hecelver OF the
st. Adams Trust company may realize
about sixty per cent on the deposits.
Asa Baker, one of the well known
Baker family of singers, hung himself
the 28th, near Lynn.
The Rev. Warren H. Cudworth, pas
tor of the church of Our Saviour (Uni-
tarian) East Boston, dropped dead the
both of heart disease, while offering
prayer at the Union service in Nave
llCh SOnSloSdUlOlltl CluICU.
A party of Mormon missionaries
have been working actively for the last
six months in the western counties of
England, and have gained many con-
verts.
Miss Ryall, twenty-eight, II woman
of good position in Baltimore, cut the
throat of her two little children so that
they died and cut her own dangerously
on account of domestic troubles Friday
noon.
Perry Shafer, prominent Baltimore
railroad man, accidentally blew out the
brains of his brother-in-law, James
ii. Houston, chief engineer of the Balti-
more fire department., while out
cunning.
The governor of New Jersey has of
fered a reward of 5000 for the capture
of the murderer of Phoebe Paulin on
Orange mountain, making the total
81, 100.
Frederick Armitage of Orange,
Mass, while fox hunting, was shot
dead the Doth, by the accidental dis
charge of c. A. Billiards. double bar
relied gun.
A female cowboy (?) is one of the
interesting features in Las Vegas, n.
NJ, society. She can throw the lariat
and "rOpe" an animal as well as any
of the male experts of that profession.
After Fisk was killed and Stokes
was sent to prison, Josie Mansfield
went to Europe. There she attracted
the attention of rich lace maker, who
ma cd hnr Hnr hnohon1 -
Ously wealthy and is devoted to her.
A lawyer in Hartford, Hon. Samuel
F. Jones, the most prominent criminal
lawyer in that city, and one of the first
in the state, has announced that here
after he will not defend men accused
of violating the liquor law.
In SaxOnville, Mass, the wooden
mills were burned the 29th five build
ings destroyed and five hundred hands
thrown out /; loss in machinery and
$l50,00O.
A fire early the 25th, almost com
pletely destroyed the town of Albany,
Wis, situated near the eastern line of
Green county. Every business build
ing in the place, including the post
Office and two newspaper offices, was
burned. Loss SI5O,OOO.
A large fire occurred at Cape Vim
cent, n. Y. The St. Lawrence hotel
caught fire and the entire block was
destroyed. A high wind prevailed at
the time. The total loss is estimated
at S75, 200.
A car on the rear of the Boston,
Barre s. Gardner railroad train turned
over and went down an embankment
just after leaving North Worcester
station the 28th, rolling over twice.
The embankment down which the car
went was twenty feet high. Of sixty
occupants of the car, thirty seven were
injured so as to require medical treat !
ment. 1t is believed one or more will |
lie of their injuries.
A letter from the people says: "Ed-
munds and Lincoln would sweep the
board next year if they could be got to
lake up the brOoms of president and |
ice-president. Will they risk the |
,ursing and smirching of the cam
paign p