St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-04-28
RECORD OF THE WEEK.
Thursday.
April Goth.

about the same LOCALITY as the one
few days before.-Tiffany & Co., the
New York jewelers., swindled out Of $50
900 by James A. Palmer who spent the
money at the races.-Anarchists using
dynamite in Spain.-Paris police threaten
to strike.-News from China that the
agent of the Hong Kong and Shanghai
bank had absconded with 100000.
Four relative banks have stopped pay
ment, with liabilities of a million dollars.
There is also panic in India.
Friday.
A lot of French Canadians, brick
makers bound for Haverstraw n. Y,
prevented from entering the United
States.-The contest between Moves and
Rockwell for a seat in the house of repre-
sentatives decided In favor of the latter.
This is considered great victory for
Hill.-The Marion, the Herring and the
Hall safe companies, the three largest in
the country, are about to combine
Schooner Grover Cleveland from St.
Johns, N. F., five weeks out, supposed to
be lost.-Boston planning to go to
Deertield river for its water supply.
Saturday.
Two hundred anarchists arrested in
Paris.-The death rate in Boston for the
week ending today is 223, against 1873
last year.-A BOothbay, Me-, man blew
out the gas in a Boston hotel. He was
found dead in the morning.-Fred Nc
Intire an inmate of the Lawrence, Mass,
Jail, hung himself in his cell.-Hon.
Albert @. Porter, United States minister,
sails for Italy on the French steamer
La Bretagne. This marks the return of
good feeling between this country and
ftaly.-Mrs. John B. Martin, better
known as Mrs. Victoria Woodruff, will
become the Woman's Rights candidate
for president.-A laborer Instantly killed
on DR.. Webbs new Adirondack road by
the upsetting of a loaded cara tannery
and large stock of bark at North Adams,
Mass, burned. Loss $4,000. Partly
insured The engagement of Prince
George of Wales to Princess May of
Teck, who was the intended bride of the
late Duke Clarence, announced.
The greater portion of the town of
100000.
A sad drowning accident occurred near
Portsmouth, N. H.; party of four were
capsized the Piscataqua river, and
Fred Burke was drowned while saving
his sweetheart's life.-The Sunday excise
law ''rigidly enforced" at New York.
The bill for a military post in Vermont
was discussed somewhat in congress on
Saturday, but no conclusion was reached.
Josie Leware has been arrested at
Waterbury and taken to Massachusetts
to answer the charge of infanticide.
Burglars blew open the safe In Smith,
Whitcomb & Cooks grist mill at North
Barre early Saturday morning, and
secured nearly 500.
At Plainfeld, N J., a servant girl at
tempted to set fire to the Presbyterian
church during the services.-The uncle of
Grace Fleweling, at Salt Lake City, shot
her dead and then killed himself
An unsuccessful attempt was made to
rob passenger train on the Kansas
Pacific, near Wallace, Kan.
Monday.
One hundred and fifty head of horses
and cattle were cre1nated at a fire in a
Long Island dairy establishment.-In a
fit of jealousy, w. E. Cunningham of
Boston shot his ladv-love dead and then
himself fatally-At South Weymouth,
Mass, Mrs. Nathan circuit and Mrs.
Crocker, mother and daughter, were
burned to death by their clothes catching
fre.-A triple murder at Dennison, Ohio,
the result of jealousy.-A Paris restau-
in revenge for the proprietor's surrender
of Ravachol to the police.-Gov. Russell
of Massachusetts has been petitioned TO
abolish Fast day as now recognized
Grave fears are entertained of trouble
with the working people at Rome.
Tuesday.
Massachusetts and Maine republicans
hold their district cOnventions.-The
Durham coal owners in England have
closed their mines and will not reopen
except on a reduction of wages.-The
engineer of ferry boat plying between
New York and Jersey City fell headlong
upon the propeller shaft and was literal
ly ground to death-The I'D anniver-
versary of Odd Fellowship celebrated
throughout the country.-Death of Viii
liam Astor of New York at Paris; said to
be worth SEQ, 0O0-Fire on Long Island
destroys $50 acres of tImber.-Several
Union Pacific officials indicted for alleged
violation of the Interstate commerce
law.-Disastrous forest fires reported
from Connecticut; hundreds of acres
burned over.
Wednesday.
Three thousand government troops in
Venezuela hemmed in by revolutionists
and in great peril.-Ravachol and Simon,
the French anarchists. sentenced to pen
al servitude for life.-The corner stone of
the Grant monument laid at Riverside
park, New York.-Terrihc and damaging
hailstorn in Berlin.-Mrs. W. R. Allen
and daughter frighttully hurt by a runa-
way accident at Pittsfeld, Mass.-New
Hampshire republicans elect a solid
Harrison delegation to Minneapolis.
ALL AROUND THE STATE.