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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-12-04
The ". Y. Independent and its
Screen Doctors.

Many OF our readers will recollect that
about Il year ago, Mr.. Bowen, the pro-
prietor of the n. Y. independent, pro-
cured an interview with seven Congre
gatiOnal clergymen at Chicago. This
conference was brought about by Mr..
Bowen on account of the withdrawal OF
certain evangelical clergymen from all
connection with the Independent (as con-
tributors or supporters) because of the
editorial loosencss which had been mani
fest in that paper since Theodore Tilton
and Oliver johnson had been its mana
gers.
Let it be remembered that this inter-
view with seven of the prominent Con-
gregational clergymen of the interior
and northwest, was sought by Mr..
Bowen, and just at the time when a
large number of christians had become
convinced that the Independent was Meth
er safe religious teacher or good
moral guide; and Just when new
evangelical paper had been started at
Chicago-7he AdUaHce. At this con-
ference Mr. Bowen acknowledged the
fault of his paper, and promised these
men distinctly that in the future his
.ournal SHOULD be ''both the organ and
The champion of the truths commonly
&nown as evangelical" On this assur-
lnce, coupled with the promise that lie
would procure some evangelical Chris
tan clergyman as editor in place OF
Messrs. Tilton and johnson, these
''Seven" adhered to their faith in the In
,iepe,.d nj, and promised it support and
aid.
At the end of year, six of these
even clergymen make an elaborate re-
!.ort, in which they enter into history
f this whole transaction. the failure of
>lr. Bowen to make good his promise.
and the reason of the failure. This re-
port is in the best christian spirit, yet it
Is spicy reading and an able document.
While they give Mr.. Bowen credit for
s.2h1ty to make Journal which shall be
10th the organ and the champion Of the
truths commonly known as evangelical"
they are evidently constrained to believe
that he Is fully under Mr.. Tilton's thumb,
and that both are directed by the strong
Il and more positive nature of Oliver
Johnson, who, as this report says, out
>.'le of his paper, makes no secret OF
III, opinions, which, whether Justly or
u Justly, we will not now undertake to
Nly, would as 4 matter of fact, be pro-
n.unced 10y evangelical christians, not
o.iy unevangclical, but infil.l"
simultaneously with the appearing of
lis report, the Independent comes out en-
E,rgcd, and claims now to be the largest
religious paper in the world Mr.. Tilton
lis got a five years lease of the chair of
,ditor-in-chief, and both he and the pub
li.hcr talk deliberately OF what the L,ie-
I.'ldem is and what they are going to
make it.
The independent is good commercial
aper, an immense advertising sheet, has
some good family reading, is an excellent
political paper, but all the religion there
j. in it is contributed by few men like
Cuyler, Chccver, Rankin, etc.-men
who will ere long be constrained to
ieave.it, unless they can leaven the whole
lump, of which there are serious doubts.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-12-04
@ e n Il II AL f. L A L L X Z -.

The Journal lie too wildly known to require any de-
allied enumeration its general features. While it
will maintain its identity a paper allied to the intel
Of the progressive party OF the country, it will SUI
tain it, reputation L newspale where men OF All
And fullest and latest inteligenc". 1t
will geek 10 carry to the huus holds Of New England
whatever relates politics. commerce education and
the indutri VI pul Of prosperous people PERLEl
At Washington with competent asss'un and with the
r Of the telegraph, will keep Us eaders promptly
Informed Of every important event traspiing at the
National Capital "CARLETON'S" eXceilt and alt
letters will be continued and its regular uespon
dents in New gland New YORK. and IA other centres
in own land and the Old World, will aid in making
it, columns than attractive 10 its readers.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-12-04

\ CAPITAL PICrURE.-MessrS. IIurd
y lIoughton, New York, publishers OF
the Riverside Magazine, have Published
Il beautiful chrome entitled clue Quack
Doctor" The chrome has BEEN care
fully executed in pa Seulc of Mr.. ii. l..
Ntephen-'s painting, and represents the
visit OF Roucn drake TO sick Brahma
rooster, whose wife and little children
seem worry anxious for the DOCTOR opin
ion. The doctor, with spectaclcs on
nose and chin resting ON his cane. looks
sagaciously at the invalid, who, with bill
ou> complexion and c!osel eyes, seems
entirely o5livious to all the affairs of this
world. They are all painted from life.
The chrome Is the most successful pic
ture yet male 10y an arts: who has y
wide reputation in this class of subjects,
and Is sent free of expense to every one
who sends the full subscription, S2.5O
for the Riverside" to the publishers.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-12-04

VERMONT ELECTORAL COLLEGE-Thc
members of the Vermont Electoral Col
lege met at the State House, Montpelier,
on Tuesday of this week, and organized
by the choice of Geo. W. Grandey of
Vergennes. chairman, and Geo. \. Mer-
rill of Rutland, secretary. The names
of all the members are as follows: At
Largc-Geo. w. Grandey and Horace
Fairbanks. First District, Geo. A. Mer-
rill of Rutland. Second District-Rens-
selacr w. Clarke, OF BrattLboro' Third
Dstrict-Gco. W. Wilkins of Stowe.
1t is thought Col Merrill will be selected
rs messenger TO carry the result to WASH
ington.
II. S.-The Freeman of last night
says the Electors re-aSsembled early We'd
ne>day morning, and cast the five votes
of Vermont for GRANT and CoLFAX.
and also chose Mr.. Grandev As messen-
ger to carry the vote to Washington.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-12-04

Berger, the great lawyer of Paris, is
dead, at the age of II. The son of a
distinguished lawyer, he was early called
to the bar, and had attained eminence
before the present generation were born.
He was counsel for Marshal Ney, in
1915; he defended Louis Napoleon after
the Boulogne fizzle of 1910. For years
he has been one of the few prominent
men in France, who have dared to up
hold the claim of the Orleans family to
the throne.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-12-04

The SrE,KERsrIr,-Thc >peakership
question for the next congress is already
discussed by members of the house as
they arrive. Ii COlfax should resign
few weeks previous to the 4ih of March,
it is probable that Mr.. pomeroy of New
York, would b, 81 ,ctrl - fill the vacan-
cy. lis congressional lite expires with
the present congress If he hal been
elected to the next, he would have been
4 formidable candidate for the Sp eaker-
ship. \ member of the New York re-
publican delegation says that it will be
nearly or quite solid for Dawes. The
next house will orstniza March 4, and
may sit two or three weeks for business.
but the committees. with two or three
exceptions will not be formed ah
Cor. Springfield Hepubhcm.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-12-04

A LAW TO PREVENT GAMBLING
Among the laws passed by the legisla-
ture will be found the following:
If any person shall have or keep about
his house, or any of the dependencies
thereof, or places to them belonging, any
cards, dice, tables or billiards, or any
other implement used in gambling, and
shall suffer any person resorting TO his
house, or any of the dependencies there
of, to use any of said implements for the
purpose of gambling, every person SO Of
tending shall be punished for each ottense
by fine Of not less than ten dollars
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-12-04

O. The New Hampshire papers are
getting the mania that has of late pos
Sessed the Vermont press-that of print
inc mammoth sheets. The New Hamp-
shire Statesman announces that on Jan
uary first it will be enlarged to a quarto,
and will adopt the name of The RepuJH-
can .Statemut. 1t will be like removing
one of the old landmarks to change the
name of this sterling and excellent pa
per
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-12-04

MEsNE PROCESS ATTACHMENTS. -
The governor has signed the bill passed
at the last session of the legislature re-
pealing the old law in relation to attach
mcnt by mesne process. The new law
gives priority to the claims of the first
attaching creditor, instead Of making a
pro rata disvision of property among all
claimants.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-12-04

Frederick Douglass said pithily, at
Boston the other day. that ''the liberties
Of the American people were to be found
in three boxes-the cartridge, the ballot
and the jury boxes-and perhaps the
knowledge box had something to do with
it" Alas, that the last box should
come in on ''perhaps.'
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-12-04
A PATCH OF PARADIsE.-Ecrm

a PArCH OF PARADIsE.-Vcrmont
contains no town six miles square with
more than 5000 inhabitants, it has no
house that is not within half mile
of n school, and not more than hun
dred native born citizens over twentv-one
years of age who cannot read and write
1t has enjoyed the benefits of prohibit
ing liquor law for fifteen years. A drunk
en- man Is as rare as an elephant. OF
the 80, 900 votes which it casts, Vermont
gives 10000 for Grant, and $4,000
for Seymour and Blair.-Bro7km Umon.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-12-04

A physician attributes much of the
sickness in winter to the bad effects OF
coal gas. lie says in nine out of ten
houses that he enters he notices coal gas
in the air they breathe. Many times he
finds the damper in the stove pipe closed
to save coal, and the result is room
full of gas, not noticed by the inmates,
perhaps, but by those who come in from
the fresh air
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-12-04

The LAws.-lVe give our readers the
laws this week on single sheet. We
do this to save our columns for the usual
reading matter. As the laws are all
together on one sheet, they are conve-
nient to lay by for reference if any choose
to preserve them
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-12-04
THE BOSTON JOURNAL.
PUBLISHED MORNING AND EVENING.

PUBLISHED HOKNINT MD ENENING.
The edition e-sentialy two new-papers iudepen-
dent in many respects Of each other. They not
simply two editions of one paper but pef in all
Their feature and complete i'll heir editorial and repor-
tora labor possessing the great advantage tn reader
securing fuller and detailed repo than is fur
nshed by any newspaper in Sew England. The Bos-
ToS DAILY JuUKSAi il published morning and after
aeon, daily, SUNDAYS excepted) Civ subscribers fur
nshed by carriers single copies, four cents one
copy by mail one year, SO.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-12-04

The Springfield Republican says that
it was Senator George F. Edmunds OF
Vermont, who finally drove the notori-
Gus Spencer +. Clark out Of the Treasu-
ry Bureau. McCulloch held on to him
as long as he could.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-12-04

DENIED.-The highly incredible and
belligerent story telegraphed from Wash
ington, regarding a personal encounter
between Gen. o. O. Howard and Rev.
DIR. Boynton, is emphatically denied,
Gen. Howard having stated that he had
no conversation whatever with DR..
Boynton at the time stated. One cor
respondent explains the story in this way:
\ son of DIR. Boynton, who is a report
er, approached Gen. Howard after the
adjournment of the council, and asked Il
question which was considered offensive,
and lie was calmly rebuked. The young
man then said that if the General had
his two arms he would strike him. The
General replied, "Iou ought not to be-
little me" This was enough tor an in
dustrious reporter to make a story OF
that, as it read, was disgrace to both
parties.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-12-04

JUDGE CoLLAMER. - The Messrs.
Tuttle & Co., Of the Herald, have issued
in pamphlet form Judge Barrett's Memoir
of Judge Collamer. 1t is exceedingly
able and interesting.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-12-04

e. We are indebted to the Boston
Type Foundry-John X. Rogers, agent
for specimen sheets of the most ele-
CANT Calendars for 1869. 1t does ones
eyes good to look at them, as they are
gems OF topographic art.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-12-04

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS are indebt-
ed TO DIR. Geo. Nichols, secretary Of
state, Henry Clark, Esq, secretary of
the senate, and the clerk OF the house, for
the Directory of the general assembly,
Tenth Registration Report, Annual Re
port Of the State officers, etc, etc.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-12-04
William Dunlap, a brunswick bow l3

William Dunlap, a. Brunswick boy Is
years old, was in the habit of placing
small things on the rails of the Bath
railroad to see the engine crush them
As he was repeating the mischievous
practice, the other day, Charles Evans,
engineer on the train, shook stick of
wood at him; it fell from his hand,
struck the ground and bounded forward,
striking the boy on the back and injuring
him SO severely that he died.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-12-04

ID. L. Miliken, formerly of the Brat
tleboro Record and the Household, will
commence on the first of January, in
Boston, a new paper entitled The Ameri-
can Homestead
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-12-04

TIE BosTUN JoURNAI~-The pros
pectus of this popular newspaper will be
found in another column. 1t has al
ways been the favorite city daily in this
section, and we have no doubt it will
continue so to be- 1t will be noticed
that ''Carleton's" valuable letters are to
be continued.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-12-04

A MOTHER AND Two CHILDREN
BURNED To DEATu.-Mrs. f. J. Leslie,
of Sing Sing, y. Y, and her two young
children, were fatally burned by an ex-
plosion of kerosene oil, on Saturday
night The New York Times gives
these particulars: After dark, Mrs Les
lie, the mother, stood in the family room
with her babe, only nine months old, in
her arms, while under IA table on which
rested kerosene lamp was the little son,
aged three years. playing and kicking up
his heels in childish glee. BY accident,
his foot struck the table too hard, caus-
ing the flame of the kerosene lamp to
flicker wildly, the oil inside igniting, and
the lamp exploding Immediately, the in
fiammable material streaming over the
table and dropping in liquid flame upon
the floor, setting fire at once to the little
boys clothing. With cry of horror on
her lips, the frightened mother sat the
babe upon the floor, and rushed to the
rescue of her dying child, caring not for
herself, being not at all mindful of her
lIlillitut pciii. w HilC Sis was uOlDg
her work of mercy, the consuming flames
all unknown to her, had also stealthily
caught her own clothing, and before she
could extinguish them, she, too, was
wrapped in flames. Turning suddenly
about with terrible pain, she uttered a
wild, terrible scream as her eyes rested
upon her darling babe, who was now al
so enveloped in the cruel flames, when
shrek after shrek of agony was heard
proceeding from the dwelling, the neigh
bors hurrying to the scene in great con-
fusion. As soon as possible the three
sufferers were almost smothered in car
peting and the flames were extinguished,
when the sight presented as the victims
were exposed to view. was a narrowing
one indeed. Blistered and burned,
writing with pain, everything was done
for them that was possible, the best ply
sicians being in attendance, but all to no
purpose, as the three died this morning
before daylight. When the father of the
family heard of the affair, with heart in
his throat, he fairly flew to his residence,
and on beholding the awful scene before
him fell PROSTATE to the floor in a
swoon.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-12-04
THE BOSTON JOURNAL
FOR 1869.
The New England Family
Newspaper

Which for twenty years has susSined its leading posi-
ton by it's enterprise, reliability and successful Efforts
in meeting h expectations Of the thousand who
rem ire
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-12-04

IMPORTANT EIGHT Hour LAW De
cision.-Attorney General Evarts has
forwarded to the President his opinion
upon the operation of the eight hour
law i'll regard to the compensation Of
employees. He says the law being silent
upon the subject, government officials are
at liberty to use their discretion in the
matter, but that the law of equality
which has heretofore regulated the wages
OF Government employees requires that
they shall receive the same compensa-
ton for the same labor us Is paid in pri-
vatc establishments in their vicinity
The law of 1865 does not fix the rate of
wages, nor does it require the govern
ment to pay ten hours wages for eight
hours work. Ii citizens adopt such
course the government must do the same,
but as the law now stands, il is left to
the option of Government officers to pay
the same wages a. when men worked
ten hours day, or to reduce their COM
pensation in proportion to the reduction
IN the hours of labor.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-12-04

Wool IN New HAMPsmRE.-The
farmers in Salisbury, n. H., and vicini-
ty, who have been holding back their
wool for number of years in the hope
of higher prices, are now beginning TO
dispose of that product. Numerous sales
were made last week at forty-one cents 4
pound, the seller delivering the commod-
ity at Franklin, on the Northern Rail
road, six miles distant. The amount OF
wool now in the hands of the farmers in
the Kearsarge Mountain country is very
large. In many cases the clippings for
two and three, and sometimes four years
are still kept back from the market on
account of the low prices. Many sheep
raisers have become discouraged and are
disposing of their flocks at low rates,
with the intention of increasing their
dairy business. Others, however, hold
on to their fiocks, thinking that wool
will before long 90 up to fifty cents a
pound, and the business again be profit
able. In the end, the result will proba-
bly, he higher prices for sheep and wool,
and lower figures for butter and cheese.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-12-04
The Hay the States Voted.
GRANT 2G-SEYMOUR s.

Grant has carried twenty-six States,
which give him PIC electoral votes
They are: Maine, New Hampshire,
Verm ont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island,
Connecticut, Pennsylvania, West Virgil
MIA, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan,
Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, Kansas,
Nebraska, Tennessee, Missouri, Nevada,
California, North Carolina, South Car
DINA, Florida, Alabama and Arkansas.
Seymour has carried eight States,
giving him 81 electoral votes, as follows ::
New York, New Jersey, Delaware,
Maryland, Kentucky, Georgia, Louisiana
and Oregon. OF these New York and
New Jersey were carried by fraud. The
Southern States that voted for the Dem
ocratic candidates were carried by keep
ing the colored voters from the polls.
Maryland. Kentucky and Delaware are,
probably, the only States that have given
honest majorities for Seymour and Blair.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-12-04
SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL.

Published TUESDAY & FRIDAY MORNINGS
Terms:
one copy by mail. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 90
Five copies to one address, ............l Is 90
Ten copies to one addres', .....-......- 80 %
And one copy to the getter-up Of club Of ten.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-12-04
WEEKLY JOURNAL.

ss- All orders niue: be accompanied by the money.
All papers discontinued promptly the expiration
of the time for which payment has been made
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-12-04

n G. DOW cells all kinds of Faacy g..r
O.Cutery, &c log
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-12-04

4 Ii :hr materials for masking Wax =. .--..
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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-12-04

LVERIBODY's FAVORIiE, Ike a.sr r...
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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-12-04

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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-12-04

uaT RE- EINED. new 10. Of -I.ye. " 4.. ., .
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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-12-04

pIY Pass Book, Writing Book. I.
DFaper Of t..3tf, , .~ Al
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-07-01
Arrest of @ Mail Agent.
G.. r. B..

On Wednesday, says the Charlotte
Times, one Parks, "truly ioil" Mail
agent on the Charlotte g. S. G. Rail.
road, was brought before f. NJ. Ross,
Esq, on the charge of embezzling re-.
gistercd letters. It seems that tho
carpet-baggor had been removed and
another agent substituted, who, hay
ing been duly sworn in, went to de-
mand the transfer Of al bags, &C., be.
longing to the Government. Parks
turned ovcr the mail but refused to
give up some letters, wheroupon the
warrant for his arrest was issued, and
he was brought before Esquire Ross.
He admitted he had letters, but 70.
fused to deliver them up. He was
then searched, but they were not on
MS person. His books we're found in
which list Of letters were entered,