St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-01-26

many states. In Massachusetts, Geo.
F. Hoar (rep.) was reelected in
Maine, VIM. P. Frye (rep.) reelected;
Eli Salisbury (dem.) in Delaware;
General Ransom (dem.) in North Caro-
lima l. G. Harris (dem.) in Tennessee
and A. H. Garland (dem.) in Arkan-
sas and on Wednesday, in Illinois,
Governor Cullom (rep) to succeed
David Davis.
Oscar Wilde tells his friends in Eng
land that he came to this country ''tO
bring culture to a continent" but the
people would not listen to him and he
returns to England greatly disappoint-
ed
Since mark Twain" has proved not
to be a trademark, the Baltimore
American cruelty observes "The
most guileless of the InnOcents Abroad
seems TO have been Mark himself"
Thursday night, during perform
ance in the Grand Opera house at Mil
waukee, a calcium light machine ex-
ploded with fearful force, causing a
stampede of the audience of about six
hundred. No fire following, cries of
"keep seats" from all sides and the
playing of the orchestra partially re-
stored order, so that nobody in the
audience was hurt. Five of the stage
people were injured, two of them fatal
". The scene on the stage was one OF
devastation. The play had to be
stopped, after which the audience left
the house in good order. Great indig-
nation prevailed after it was learned
that one of the principal exits was
locked. Coming so soon after the
Newhan house catastrophe, well might
| it excite an audience.
In view of the catastrophe at the
Newhall house, Milwaukee, an adver-
tisement of the hotel that appeared IL
the city papers on the morning of the
fire savors of grim joke. 1t an
nounced ''Great reduction in rates
Note-Bake & Dwight's patent fire
escape provides means of exit from
every floor in case of emergency. The
hotel employees are kept i'll constant
training as a fire department, anC
every floor is supplied with water anC
hose"
A new cause of insanity has beef
discovered. A man was declared in
sane, and the only reason assigned TO
so considering him was that he llve'
in clearinghouse.
The Connecticut Legislature is pro
gressive. Bills have been introduced
to allow women to vote on school mat
tiers to compel hOtel-keepers to pro
vide ropes in rooms for escape iron
fires and that ballots shall be OF
white card board provided by TIN
state and that nothing shall be printed
on either side except the names OF can
didates.
In Meriden, Amsterdam, on Friday
there were three explosions III gun
powder mandatory, the conclusion
of which unrOofed nearly all the houses
greatly damaging the town. Twelv
wOrkmen were in the building at tn
time and they were all killed.
Senator Eaton of Connecticut, thai
whom there is no sturdier democrat
is reported to have said that the dem
Ocratic party took out a patent tifteel
years ago for being fools, and are nov
busily engaged in trying to get an ex
tension of time. That is putting tn
whole thing in a nutshell.
The Lone Star does not want to b.
left out longer in the cold. 1t is SAT-
that the legislature will submit to tn
people a proposition to amend tn
constitution of the state SO as to pro
hibit the sale of liquors.
Gustave Dore, the famous Frencl
painter and designer, died on Tuesday
Delightful matters sometimes pro
duce very unhappy results. A Mich
gan girl, who had an unexpected otfe
of marriage, was so affected that a ia
tai attack of heart disease was brOugh
on. There are some consultations eve
for spinsterhood.
The effect of the Newhall house fir
: has been such that hotel clerks sa
; that every traveller is nervous an
wants a room on the first or secon
floor.
When one wants to speak lightly {
another, he says that che will neve
set river on fire" This is the opln
ion which Congressman Springer {
; Illinois has of SenatOr-elect CullOn
substituting the world for river, and b
further says that eff it were on fiji
he'd put it out" That would be
beneficent act, very.
, The Boston Traveller says that tn
large audiences which assemble
hear Joseph Cook contradict the adag
that a prophet is without honor in h
own country, and it also says that tn
time has passed when any sane ma
thinks that Cook can be answered b
sheer. Sneering is ever very poo
species of argument.
4 The dyeing of stockings is said to
T very dangerous practice, and 1t
said that boy recently died in Ens
e land, poisoned by the action of a sui
stance used in the process. Sir job