St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-12-31
RECORD OF THE WEEK.
Thursday.


Chill disturbed by rumors of an
uprising of Balmacedists.- Heavy
fogs in London and all over England,
the worst ever known; several lives
lost and holiday trade seriously in
terfered with.-The Mexican govern
ment dispensing clandestine nun
neries.-A fall in the price of shipping
and in the value of salmon causes a
$4,000 failure at San Francisco
Collision in Sing Sing tunnel on the
Hudson river road between freight
and local passenger train; ten per-
sons killed and several badly hurt
The would-be assassin of Rev. John
Hall of New York city acquitted on
the ground of MISUNDERSTANDING
Elkins sworn into office.-Activitv in
naval circles on the Pacific coast the
San Francisco to go to Chili.-Rus-
sued to recover 100000 from the
millionaire, who used him as shield
against the bomb thrower.-Mur-
derer Sawtele in the New Hamp-
shire state prison, stricken with
apoplexy.-A drunken barber, at
Lowell, Mass, pounds his wife's
brains out for a trivial cause.
Friday.
A Lawrence (MaSs.) woman Gre
mated in bed by a drunken husband.
Drunken rows in Lawrence and
Boston, Mass, and New York city
and elsewhere, resulting in murder in
at least four instances.-A regular
blizzard prevailing at the Vest
Cyrus w. Field showing decided signs
of improvement the Next
can revolutionist. attacks Fort Ring
gold, a United States post.-Midnigh
mass in a Rome church disturbed by
the explosion of dynamite bombs
three story brick building at Pitts
burg, Pa, blown up by natural gas,
and several persons badly hurt
Prince Bismarck narrowly escaped
death at railroad crossing.-Com-
mercial travellers of the United
States planning to build a fine club
house at Chicago.-Two men killed
in a, collision on the Baltimore & Ohio.
Five thousand poor children OF Gin
CHINA ii fed by the Cincinnati Post.
Saturday.
The murderer Sawtelle died of
apoplexy this forenoon.-Pope Leo
said to be approaching his end.-Two
Utah miners burned to death.-Tu-
berculos is making havoc with Massa-
chusetts cattle.-Admiral Montt
proclaimed president of Chill, and
general amnesty to be announced
Five men killed in Russia by a half
starved peasant.-A great fire raging
in the business section of Chatta
nooga, Tenn.-Connecticut' s supreme
court said to be divided on the gov
ernorship question.-Reported killing
of IA United States soldiers by
Garza's insurgents in Texas-Ter-
rible Ipanic in an English theatre,
caused by the cry of "hre. Sur
render of Bob Sims and his gang Of
outlaws, who were surrounded by a
sherif's posse of 200 men in the out
laws stronghold near Womach Hill,
Choctaw county. Ala. three of them
taken from the sheriff and lynched.-
A crank calls at Cornelius Wander
bits residence and demands his
brains.-People in the state of
Durango, Mexico, dying from star
walton.
Sunday.
Eleven deaths from grip in New
York city-A young woman of Biz
mingham, Ala, shot and killed by
her lover with the revolver she gave
him on Christmas.-Wreck of a
transfer float on East river, New
York, and 143 cattle drowned.-A
big blaze on Federal street, Boston,
and fireman fatally hurt.
Monday
Seventy members of the Boston
police force sick with grip; influenza
cutting a wide swath in Milan;
death of the British ambassador to
Turkey at Berlin, from grip.-Five
Nevada men perish in a storm.-The
grip is epidemic at Hamilton. Ohio.
"A bad railroad wreck near Glasgow
and eight persons hurt.-An American
sealing schooner conhscated by
Russian authorities.-Over 7,OOO,-
900 pounds of adulterated flour said
to have been sent to famine-stricken
Russia.-H omer Baldwin, who lost
mother, sister and friend in the Hud-
son river railroad accident on
Christmas eve, goes insane with
grief-A French steamer lost and
eleven men drowned.-Chilian spies
arrested at San Francisco.-The
Indiana Midland railway has practi-
cally abandoned business.
Tuesday.
Four persons killed at Long ISL
and railroad crossing.-Death of U.
S. Consul Rice at Leghorn.-Destruc-
tive fire at Mckenzie, Tenn.-An-
nouncement of a reciprocity treaty
with the West Indies.-A Tennessee
family feud results in the death of
three persons.-A bad wreck on the
Hannibal and St Joseph road, near
st. Louis; four trainmen killed and
eleven car loads of cattle roasted to
death.-College presidents have