History of Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada

CARAQUETTE, a seaport town and port of entry in Gloucester co., N.B., situated on an inlet of Baie des Chaleurs, 48 miles from Bathurst. It is one of the most important fishery stations in the Dominion. It has a telegraph office and several stores. A lighthouse on Caraquette Island, at the entrance to the harbor, exhibits a fixed white light 52 feet above the level of the sea. The total number of arrivals in 1872 was 8 (tons 574), and the clearances 7 (tons 217.) Total value of imports $17,101; exports $3,194. Pop. 1,000.

BATHURST, New-Brunswick, April 30. - Gallian, who murdered Poulin in Caraquet, has made a confession. He says he was incited to the act by Poulin's wife, who importuned him to kill her husband that they may consummate their liaison by marriage. The night before the murder she sharpened a knife and gave it to him, telling him to be on the look-out for her husband when he went to the woods for rails next day. He promised to do so, and secreted the knife on his person. When he met Poulin in the woods next day he said, "Poulin, I am going to kill you." His victim on bended knees implored him for time to confess his sins to his priest, when he would be willing to be killed at any time, or would leave the country. While Poulin was in this suppliant attitude the prisoner struck him on the head with a stick, stunning him, and finished his bloody work with an ax. Poulin's daughter testified on the inquest that her mother went to Gallian's bed one night and told him that her husband was asleep...

New Brunswick legislature passes the The Common Schools Act, setting up non-sectarian schools in the province using public funding; militia called in to restore order after businesses are torched and two rioters, one Acadian and one English are killed; in response the province agrees to allow the Catholic church to continue religious instruction in church schools, and approve textbooks.

At Caraquet, N. B., a family of five persons was drowned attempting to cross the Pokeouch river.

An unmarried woman, named Ross, has been arrested at Caraquet, New Brunswick, for infanticide. It is
charged that she murdered her infant by forcing a spoon down its throat. It is suspected that she killed her two other children, who died a short time ago.

Moncton, N.B., Dec. 19. - A fearful disaster occurred last night near Caraquette Station, on the northern division of the Intercolonial Railroad. It is reported that a train went through a bridge and that ten men were killed. No particulars have yet been received.

Later - The disaster occurred at a point about forty miles from Bathurst, the capital of Gloucester County, one of the northern counties of the province. For several days the locality has been visited by tremendous snowstorms and the track was obstructed by enormous drifts. The east-bound accommodation train, filled with passengers, left Caraquette for Bathurst, having a snow-plow attached. As the train approached McIntosh's Cove a huge drift was discovered at the west end of the bridge. They detached the engine and plow from the rest of the train to plow into the drift, expecting that little trouble would be experienced in removing the obstruction. There were thirteen persons, who accompanied the driver of the engine on...