St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-08-18


$500 was stolen from Ticket Agent Wad-
leigh's office in Littleton, n H., during
his temporary absence in the evening"
Heavy storms are sweeping over Spain
and doing a great deal of damage.-The
appearance of small pox has created
some alarm in New York citv.-A sleep
walker fell from a fourth story window
in Providence, r. L., and was killed
Southern Texas and Northern New
Mexico have been visited by the greatest
rain fall known there for years.-A terri
BILE storm swept over the country from
east to west, many localities being del
luged, and much damage being done by
lightning; number of buildings were
struck and burned, and some loss of life
is reported.-Quite a number of loaded
freight cars on the Boston and Maine
road demolished in a collision at Haver-
hill, Mass.
Friday.
4 grotto filed with rare treasure is
said to have been discovered on an island
near Panama.-Premier Salisbury of
England resigned after a test vote which
showed a majority of 40 against the
governnent.-The stars and stripes
trampled under foot at Port Stanley
Ont, by tory cranks--A Walton, n. Y,
woman died in 80 minutes after being
stung on the temple by bee.-Hugh
McCurdy of Corunna, Mich, elected
grand master of the Knights Templar of
the United States, at Denver.-Advices
from Japan report disastrous storms
which submerged OOhouses and drown
ed nearly 15O persons.-Sudden death of
Prof. Vim. P. Trowbridge OF Columbia
College, New York city.-Four men were
killed and II seriously hurt by the fall of
a building at High Bridge, n. J.-Three
IL, L. Il
two cowboys were stampeded over a cliff
in Idaho, and fell 70 feet, all being terri
BILE mangled.-Dispatches from Zanzibar
tell of an Arab rising in Central Africa,
the purpose being to drive out the
Europeans and save the slave trade ];
many murders and outrages are report
ed.-A Vienna clerk out OF employment,
killed his whole family and then commit
ted suicide.-Coeur d'Alene rioters have
been sentenced to i1nprisonment.-Ca
Hagenbeck, the great wild beast tanner
and collector of Hamburg, Germany, is
coming to the Worlds Fair; with him
will be cool 81, OOO,O worth of rare,
curious and interesting specimens of the
animal kingdom.
Saturday.
Much suffering for lack OF food is re-
ported among Mexicans in the Rio Grande
L
numerous animals have been bitten by a
mad wolf at LODI, Poland, and all are
now raving mad and beyond recovery
One person killed by lightning at Abbott,
Texas, and two at Beaver Dam, n. "
Striking switchmen at Buffalo have
ditched a train, burned railroad poperty
and committed other acts of violence
A steamer and II men lost off the Isle of
Man.
Death of Congressman Warwick of
Ohio, who had defeated Major Mckinley
after hard fought contest and was serv-
ing his first ter1n.-Four pleasure seekers
drowned by the upsetting of boat at
Warren, l.. IA day of festivities in
Cesa, Italy, ends with an evening of hor-
eral people-Cholera has claimed 5000
victims in a single day in Russia.
Monday.
Chill congress has appropriated S7o,-
900 as reparation for the assault on the
sailors of the Baltimore.-At Orilla, Ont,
Gaudaur Won the boat race With Stephen
son the Australian.-China is protesting
against Russia's arbitrary extension of
her territory, and there are signs OF
trouble over the waterfall Teheran the
cholera epidemic is raging with great
v1rulence; the governor and the wealth.
estinha bitants have fed; the mortality
in Teheran is about $50 daily.
A shrewd gang of green goods" men
has been unearthed at New York city
The National Republican League conven-
ton, which was to be held at Buffalo
Sept. 1, has been postponed to the 10Th.
The Earl of Aberdeen is mentioned as
Lord Stanley's successor as governor
general of Canada.-A British ship
captain reports finding a breakwater of
icebergs, so miles long and having the
appearance of volcanic island.
Tuesday.
Four men have been shot and hacked
to death in a political fight at Lacaune,
Tex.-Six men killed in an accident on
Ohio. railroad, near Charlottesville
convict war has broken out again in
Tennessee, and serious trouble is proba-
ble.-Two Montreal children were burned
to death in the house.-The Maverick
Bank officials have been again indicted
by the I. S. grand jury.-The Isles Of
Shoals have been bought by a syndicate
of seven men, who paid $3.50, 900 for the
property.