St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-01-03
General News.

lay, numbering l3.
"Nasby" has been travelling through
Maine to find out whether prohibition
prohibits. He says it does.
The Lawrence, Kan, liquor dealers
have abandoned their fight against the .
liquor law.
Richard O'IIearn, aged 10. day la /
borer, was found frozen to death in his |
house ut Mansfield, Mass.
In Greenwood cemetery, New York,
John Thomas committed suicide on the
grave of his child.
A stage driver reports that twenty
seven men have been killed by snow
slides i'll the Colorado mountains.
The wife of Charles Reed of Chicago,
one of the counsel for Guiteau, has OBJ
tanned Il divorce for desertiOn.
Science. which has been examining
there is not one chance in twenty of a
cold winter.
A state convention of Ohio liquor
dealers is in session at Columbus. to lay
out work for the new democratic legis
lature.
1t is officially announced that eighty
1T Der "--' . - her proba
bilities made this year havv proved
correct.
Manchester is considering the desira-
bility of securing the New England
fair again next year. Portland and
Worcester are the other candidates.
a six-years-old daughter of Elias
SchIenger was fatally bitten 10y huge
mastiff near Reading, Pa.
Six negro children were burned to
death in their home near Live Oak,
Fla, Friday in the absence of their
parents.
In Peterboro, n. H., James Smalley,
Il farmer, hung himself to an apple tree.
He was fifty-tive years old, and leaves
Il widow and three children.
Next year is not only leap year, but
February, which does the business, in
dulges in the further extravaganza of
five Fridays, beginning and ending on
that day.
Mary Sullivan, aged nineteen, of
Westteld, Mass, was knocked down
and killed by runaway horse in
Springfield.
Rev. VIM. Mitchell, the Boston cler-
gyman recently arrested for stealing Il
book from Il store, has been discharged,
it appearing that he was insane. He is
now in private asylum.
A family named Boss, consisting of
husband, wife and seven children, were
drowned during freshet in IIardis
creek, near Madison, Ind, the other
night.
Rev. Comfort f. Barrows, ID. D.,
pastor of the Free Baptist church in
Newport, X. l., died the 10th, of pneu-
monia, caused by cold caught while
shoveling snow.
1t is rumored that Henry Willard will
soon retire from the presidency of the
Northern Pacific railroad company, and
he may he succeeded by Frederick
Billings of Vermont, who formerly held
that position.
Mrs. William Williams, aged sixty
four, Il farmers wife living near Read
ing, Pa, fell dead Christmas day while
singing Christmas carols with the
neighbors' children.
Price II. Simon of Boston. manager
for Samuel Hall, fine art importer. New
York, has ahSconded with SI0,OO0 be
longing to his employer.
Diphtheria is prevailing to an alarm
ing extent in the northern part of Ken
nebunkport, Me, whole families being
stricken down, and many deaths have
occurred.
Mrs. General Sherman aud daughter
Rachel had Il narrow escape from death
in st. Louis the Doth. Returning from
church their horses ran away and the
carriage struck lamp post. The
women were taken from the wreck un-
injured, but badly shocked.
Jay GOuld's steam yacht Atalauta
was to have started on Wednesday for
Charleston, 5. c., at which point she
will he joined 10y Gould and his family |
for Il tour to Mexico and the West
Indies. GOuld's purpose in joining the /
vessel at Charleston is to avoid the nn- |
pleasantnesS of passing Cape IIatteras
a rare man is Gov. Irwin of Idaho |
territory. He has returned to the
treasurer of the United States the draft
for $500 sent him as salary for the
quarter ending Dec. 81, stating that he
has been unable tn attend to the duties
IF the office since July /, and cannot
;onscientiously accept the pay.
George Case met his death in Il most
peculiar way at Peotone, Ill. He was
hunting and was carrying his gun
locked. While stopping to rest he
eaned on his gun, and his dog play
ully climbed upon his master. In so
LONG one of the dogs hind feet caught
IN tho trigger, discharging the con-
ents of the gun into Cases breast.
Death was instantaneous.
Mr.. 7. +. Barnum has made his last
will and testament, Several physi-
.ians were invited to Bridgeport to
estify to his mental condition before
he execution of the document. The
will bequeaths property to the value
# Sl0,GOO,06O to twenty seven direct n
Ieirs. Among his bequcsts are various