St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-01-01
Note and Comment.

The New Orleans exhibition will not
he in full running order before Feb
ruary.
The only son of the late Secretary
Folger is dangerously i'll of consump
ton at Geneva.
Rich deposits of gold are reported to
have been found in Georgia and capt.
talists propose to work up the mine.
The recent earthquake which visited
Spain caused the death of over 600 per-
sons and destroyed 80 houses.
A horse ear strike occurred in New
Orleans Saturday causing great indig
nation among the visitors. 1t will not
take many such annOyauces tn materi
ally lessen the number of visitors to
the exposition.
During the year 1900 Mormons have
been landed at the port of New York
from Europe. The elders report that
the number of converts made since
January is much smaller than for
any previous year siuce 1870.
Brsttlcboro is excited over the law
made by the last Legislature which
compels milkmen to use wine instead
of beer measure. The milkmen readi-
ly adopt the smaller measure but keep
the price of the tactical fluid up to for
mer standard.
During the year 1884, about 1900
miles of new main railroad track have
been laid on l66 different lines. This
shows an average of only about "a
miles to each road, which indicates
that most Of the construction has been
done on extensions OF branches.
Sylvester Marsh, the inventor of the
Mt. Washington railway, died ut Con-
cord, n. H., Tuesday, ut the age of 81.
This railway up Mt. Washington was
the first in the world. Afterwards IL
similar road was made up Mt. Right,
in Switzerland, and since then up 9TH
er mountains. This invention made
Mr.. Marsh one of the first inventors of
the world.
The failures of 1884 according to
Bradstrcets' estimates have exceeded
II, 800, with liabilities of over S24O,-
OOO,OOO, surprising the record of any
previous year. OF these l2I were dis
asterS To banks, II of which were ma
vate. Over half of them were due to
the speculations or embellishments of
officers.
The New York Tribune does not ac-
cept William f.. Chambers advice and
seek to stay the widening differences
in the republican party. The latest
contribution to the unpieasantness
comes in the form of Pittsburg letter
defending Jones, scorning Chandler
and repeating the charge that the re-
publican administration was really re-
Blaine.
\ Rutland letter writer thinks that
the welfare of the whole body of our
people would be much better subserved
were the aw-making sessions 10 years,
in lieu of , years, apart. Two-score of
men, at the outside, in both branches
of the Legislature prepare, secure and
defeat every measure, aud rarely, if
ever, is any wholesome legislation of
general application enacted except in
momcntary spasms of wisdom and
virtue, when, as seldom, the entire
populace is aroused to the emergency
OF the occasion.
AS soon as congress re-assem bles.
the country will learn from the floor of
the House that there is great scarci-
ty Of public buildings in at least %
states of the Union. The modest sum
of 50, :S25 900 is desired by members of
the House to he applied to the i'm
prOvement of the architecture of their
districts. So well distributed is this
amount that iog-rolling to secure it
will be quite a simple matter. But can
it not be suggested to the House that
other legislation is more pressing
Probably not Boston Advertiser.
Since the 9th of the present month
Antoine Bell of RoXbury has buried
six children. All died of diphtberia.