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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-01-17

PERsONAL.--We learn that Rev. F. p
Goodwin formerly of East Burke) was
dismissed from the church in Columbus
Ohio. Dec. "a, that he might accept the
call extended to him from Chicago.
William b. Bradbury. the we'll known
composer of sacred music, died at Mont
clair, \. j., on Tuesday, aged 81. Ht
has written large number of church
music books, but OF late years has devot
ed himself mostly to Sunday school songs
many OF which have become extremely
popular. The Sunday school books used
in this vicinity for several years past.
have nearly all been by Mr.. Bradbury
the Golden Chain, Shower, Censor, ant
Fresh Laurels, are all his. And it will
interest those who have sung his song
50 much to know that the authors char.
acter was above reproach.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-01-17

DEMOCRATIC MEETING AT LIrTLErUN.
The CONSERVATIVES" held a mass
meeting at Littleton the Sth inst. Extra
trains were ruu, and every effort made
to get up some enthusiasm. Harry and
Geo. A. Bingham of Littleton, VIM
Burns of Lancaster, and Hazen Bedell
of Colebrook, were chief musicians. Sim,
con Is. johnson, f. G. Baker of Boston,
John II. George of Concord and Nathan
lei Cheney, made speeches. The democ
racy claim many converts in New Hamp
shire, and the campaign there is going tc
be lively.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-01-17

FIRE IN SrANsrEAD.-The Hotel on
Stanstead Plain. owned by Wright Cham
berlin and occupied by A. =. Squires,
was burned early last Friday MOI ming
together with the store and stable attach
cd, and the greater part of the contents
OF all the buildings. The ladies OF the
congregational church had occupied the
hotel and several rooms of the hotel, for
two nights previous, for festival, and
did not close on the last evening till about
midnight, only three or four hours before
the fire. y great amount OF valuable
clothing, rich jewelry, nice curtains and
carpets had been brought in by various
parties for use during the fair, much of
which was destroyed Hardly anything
was saved except some of Mrs. Squires'
clothing which was in their sleeping
room. The fire had made such progress
when discovered that many of the in
mates barely escaped We learn that
Chamberlin had So, 900 insurance or the
building in the Home company SquireS
had no insurance on his properiy.-Ne,r-
port Express.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-01-17

A NOBLE Boy AND A GALLANT RES
CUE.-On Friday last number of boys
were engaged in sliding upon their sleds
from Meadow street, near Spring, down
the bank and across the ice on Spicket
river. The sport had proceeded a short
time when there was a crash, and a son
Of Mr.. Patrick Flynn, aged about nine
years, disappeared under the ice. \
little fellow eleven years of age, who was
standing on the bank pulled of his Jack
ket and running to the hole, plunged in.
The boy Flynn had been carried down
by the current but the brave lad follow
ed under the ice, and succeeded in seiz-
ing him - with admirable presence of
mind broke the ice over them with his
fists and emerged into the air, he sus-
tanned the drowning lad by "trea,ling
water" a science known to good swim
mers, of which the little hero was one
A man in the neighborhood got prank
but called upon him to let 20 his burden
as it was impossible to save the two and
both would be drowned. This he sturdi-
ly refused to do and clung to his 10 ad,
skilfulIy holding him in such a manner
as to avoid being dragged down, Of
which at one time he was in great dan
ger. Finally, by great exertions DO I'll
were safely landed. The name of the
boy who accomplished this perilous and
humane feat was Peter McRobie, n son
Of Mr.. james AIcRobie, resident of she
neighborhood There is the material
for Phil. Sheridan in him. - Laurence
imt,1Tc,Uu.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-01-17

TIE SECRET SERvICE.-The history
OF the secret service, book of some 700
pages, written by Gen. Lafayette G. DDs-
ker, is now being sold in this and neigh
boring towns by Mr.. VIM. Johnston, a
man who has seen considerable service
himself. General Baker, the author of
this book, was for five years chief of the
national detective police. A very cum
ning, shrewd and daring man, he has
made a book of thrilling interest. He
gives the history of the assassination con-
splracy from its conception to the burial
OF i5ooth-whom it will be remembered
he captured IN two days after being put
IN charge of the business. His reveIa-
tons concerning the female pardon brok-
crs. heads of departments, prominen I
military characters, etc, are more inter
e>tlng than fattering to the morals of
the national capital. 1t will be remem
bered that some of the Washington au-
thontes undertook to suppress this book
and thereby delayed its publication about
one year.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-01-17

DEATH OF BIsuoP HOPKINS. - The
Right Reverend John Henry Hopkins.
Bishop of the Protestant Episcopal
Church, over the diocese of Vermont.
died at his residence in Rock Point. yes
terday afternoon, of congestion of the
lungs accompanied 10y pleurisy The
deceased was born in Dublin, Ireland, ON
3Oth of January, 1872, and was there
fore nearly seventy-six years old at the
time of his death. He came to this
country when he was eight years old,
and was educated for the law but, en-
gagged in the Manufacture of iron in
Pennsylvania, and became bankrupt in
1878. In 1921 he was ordained priest
and appointed rector of Trinity Church,
littsburg, where he remained till 1881,
when he became assistant rector of Trim
ity Church in Boston. In 1882 he was
elected the first Bishop of Vermont,
which office he held till his death. He
was diligent writer and man of much
learning, great and versatile powers
Most Of the productions of his mind were
upon subjects the interest in which has
long since expired During the late war
he sympathized strongly with the South,
and published work in which he at
tempted-if our recollection serves us
to show thrt slavery was not inconsistent
with Biblical doctrines.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-01-17

A COLLEGE FRACAs.-Three boys Of
the town and three students of the agri-
cultural college at Amherst, made mid
night attack upon another student, the
.janitor of the college, while in his room,
by breaking in his door and assaultlng
him. The assaulted party, Clarence +.
Brown, drove them from the room with
the poker, and shut the door. They re-
turned to the attack, bursting open the
door, and seizing and throwing young
Brown upon the floor. He slashed into
his assailants with a small chisel, the
only weapon he had, until he had stab
bed five of them, when they all fled,
leaving him master of the situation 1t
is not known as any Of the five were ia
tally wounded, but it is hoped they are all
very near it.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-01-17
ENENING-LECTUR RE.
Democratic Celebration.

The Democratic celebration Of the Sth
of January at Montpelier was a breach
OF promise. Our reporter, on old Jack
son man, recOnnoited the camp and with
drew with dignity, reporting to us that
she wished TO keep out of bad company
The magnates did not come from far
and near, as had been promised John
Quincy Adams the youngest was rs far
from Montpelier as was his grandfather
behind Gen. Jackson in the Presidential
race of 1928; and the only "distinguish-
ed guests from abroad we have heard of
was Charley Spauldng of the Boston
Post. who improved the opportunity to
come home at the Posts expense There
was no magnetism i'll the day, none in
the Democratic party, none i'll its cause,
strong enough for any public dcmonstra-
ton OF democratic sympathy. But va
venture To say there were Republicans
who remembered Gen jackson with
honor on that day. We thought of the
victory of New Orleans, of Gen. Jack
sons hearty recognition of his coored
troops as ''tcllOw citizens :" and of his
toast in defiance OF John c. Calhoun, to
wit 1.-The Union and the Constitution
they must and shall be preserved" All
these things are terrible distastetul TO
copperheads who opposed the war for
the Union and the Constitution from 'Gl
to 60, and who are now opposed to
recognizing the blacks as fellow citi
ems Perhaps General jackson is
getting TO be unpopular with them. -
Ijdh0uS JOmml
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-01-17

The Springfield Republican says that
n Boston man, who has been much in
the South since the war, engaged in eff
forts for the benefit of the freedmen.
writes to the New York Evening Post.
earnestly demonstrating against giving
any more charitable aid to the South.
lie says that what we have given hereto
lore has done much mischief by encour-
aging the blacks and poor whites in
ldleness and dependence. lie would
have no other aid given than security to
the freedmen in their rights. The Tri-
bune takes the same ground. and tells
the negroes, ''Root hog. or die :" This
is sound doctrine, and we'll urged, if at
the right time but when a man can get
neither work nor bread, such advice will
not keep him from starvation. The
present necessities of the South must r..
relieved, and if, in the form of loan. To
be repaid, SO much the better ct the
hog have a chance to root before he
dies.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-01-17

CAMS WIFE.-The Rutland Courie,
in discussing the "John Brown uues-
tion,' with the Brattleboro Record. con.
cludes as follows
But seriously, Mr.. Record, can YOU
tell where old Cain got his wife, who
she was, and whether she had long
straight hair and handsome, comely
face, Or wool where the hair ought to
grow"
Fear the Record may not be ''posted,' -
We take the liberty of answering Bro.
Gains query. If our memory serves us
rightly, we have faint recollection of
having "Once upon time" heard that
cold Cain got his wife" from the window
of two-story brick dwelling located
mile south west of Rutland. -Rutland
independent.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-01-17
DOings in Congress.
IMPORTANT MEASURES.

Congress has taken up and considered
several important measures this week.
On Monday the senate voted, by n large
majority TO reinstate Mr. Stanton III the
War Department, and the house by an
equally decisive vote. put stop to the
usurpatlon of political power by the Su-
prcme court. This was bill making it
necessary that two thirds of the Judges of
the Supreme court must agree in their
opinions in order to set aside any law of
the United States. This goes back to
the rule of the Supreme court in vogue
while Washington was president of the
United States-and good rule it is.
No body Of men-of judges evenly a
mere majority, should possess the power
TO nullify the will of the people as ex-
pressed:an embodied in law by the con-
gress Of the United States 1t is time
that 50 glaring an evil should cease. The
Constitution gives to congress, i'll unmis-
taxable clearness, the power TO regulate
this matter The people will be glad
that the house of representatives have
made this change. The senate will
doubtless concur, irving Johnson chance
t. send to congress another veto message.
The vote in the senate. declaring that
the reasons given by the president for the
suspension OF Mr. Stanton wee INSULT
Client, stood 36 yeas 10 6 nays.
On Tuesday forenoon Mr.. Stanton
entered the war office, when Gen. Grant
retired to his former office, the hcal-
quarters of the army. 1t is rumorcd
that the president will refuse to recognize
Mr.. Stanton as the official head of the
War Department Another report is
that Stanton does not desire TO retain the !
office, and only enters upon it Temporal
rily, or until some one else is appointed |
Another important measure has been
proposed in the house-that is, to confer
upon Gen. Grant complete authority over
the department commanders in the recon-
s;ructcl statcS-relieving the president
from all responsibility in the premises
and the country too from a good deal of
trouble originating in the White House.
The measure is likely to succeed.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-01-17
WHsKEY-Congress has amended the

WnsKEY.-Congress has amended the
the internal revenue law so that whiskey
cannot be Withdrawn from bonded ware
houses until the tax of 81 per gallon is
paid. and the the tax must now be paid
at the still 1t is stated that there are
some 1000 barrels of spirits in bond,
which, if Withdrawn for consumption,
must pay a tax Of - per gallon. making
a total tax OF $50, 100000 which the
government will receive, and more than
the full amount collected for the past
wear
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-01-17
State Teachers association.

The eighteenth annual meeting of the
Vermont State Teachers Association will
be held at Barton, Orleans county, Jan.
22d, 23d and 9th, 1868. The follow
ing is the order of exercises:
wEDNEsDAY-EvENIN
Social gathering-Address of Welcome
by Rev. VIM. A. Robinson.
THURsDAY-MoRNING.
Organization at 9 o'clock-Appoint-
ment of committees. Miscellaneous
business. Address by j. S. Spaulding,
President of the Association.
AFTERNOON.
Discussion-the Relation to each other
of the Common Schools, the Academies
and the Colleges-to be opened by Rev.
c. E. Ferrin of Hnesburg. Address by
Hiram circuit, A. NJ. of West Lebanon,
n. H. Subject - The Education of
Women.
EVENING.
Lecture by Prof G. N. Weber of
MiddIebury College. Subject-Philoso-
ply of Grammar.
FRIDAY-MORNING.
Discussion-Best Method of Teaching
English Grammar-to be opened by A.
j. Sanborn, A. NJ, of Worthwhile. Dis
cussion-Compositions and Speaking in
Common Scholastic be opened by Prof.
b. Kellogg, Middlebury College.
AFTERNOON.
Discussion-School acknowledgements
ed by Gen. Phelps Lecture by Prof.
NJ. H. Buckham of the u. V. NJ. Sub
ject-W hat is Practical Education?
EVENINCi-LECTURE.
All persons officially connected with
the schools of Vermont, and all friends
of education, are invited to attend and
take part in the discussions of the meet
ing Persons attending the meeting will
be carried over the railroads of the state
for fare one way. Return tickets will be
furnished by the Secretary of the Asso
citation. The inequalities of the people
of Barton will be extended to the mem
bers of the Association. Persons intend
ing to be present are requested to send
their names to Rev. VIM. A Robinson,
Barton. Lady teachers are requested to
come with written essays on any Of the
subjects above named.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-01-17
The 40gOI0 Disaster.
RYEGATE, Jan. Is, 1868.

blLpaIE, jail lCs icOp'
MEssRs. EDITORS: Having seen in
the Dec. 21th issue of your paper, the
account of the Angola disaster, the fol-
lowing: s'We find in it but one New
England Enamc, a Miss Mccarthy, of
Lowell, Mass. in list of some 40
wounded" this is to inform you, that
Mrs. Christiana Gates Lang, and her
two children of Ryegate, VT, were
among the wounded. She emigrated to
Minnesota with her children in Oct.
1866, and after having much sickness, in
her Misunderstanding her youngest last
March, she started for Vermont. when
she was nearly killed at Angola, and her
children slightly hurt. The wounded,
have all been taken from Angola, except
Mrs. Lang, who is too much reduced to
be removed for several weeks yet. Her
daughter remains with her.
One reason given for the accident, by
a person, who says he can give his oath
to it, is that the train was running at
the rate of 50 miles an hour at the time
the car plunged from the track. The
Good Samaritan OH that occasion. whose
farm house was opened for a hospital,
and home, for the suffering and dis
tressed, was Josiah Southwick, Esq.
The neighbors also showed jail possible
kindness. Angola station is q miles
south west from Buffalo, in the town of
Evans, Erie Co, n. Y. E NJ
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-01-17

DRowSED.-lesterday morning the
body OF man was found frozen into the
ice in the dock at kowes wharf and was
taken in charge by Coroner Smith, who
removed 1t TO the House of Reception on
North Grove street. 1t was SUBSEQUENT
ly recognized as the body of Mr.. W. +.
Stearns, freight conductor on the YER
mont and Massachusetts Railroad, who
was seen alive at the Lowell Railroad
freight depot on Sunday forenoon. The
manner in which lie came to his death is
unknown. No foul marks appeared on
his person. His watch was missing. but
SloO IN tives were found in his pocket.
The remains will be sent to St. Adams.
VT, the place of his residence, where he
leaves widow and child. The deceas-
ed was about thirty years old and was
much csteemed.---Bostoa Adusrtiser. l4th.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-01-17

PuosrHArEs. - Our farmer readers
will notice an account on fourth page OF
certain experiments with two of the lead
ing phosphates in the market 1t is the
testimony of men who have tried both,
side by side, that the phosphate made by
Paddock, Dean Il Co., of this place. is
superior to Bradley in every particular.
If this is so, land we have no reason to
doubt it) it will not take Vermont farm
ers long to decide which to use
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-01-17

:, The following l. 4 list of Text Book sclgt Pr
i boara oil Education TO be Us, ID in The pnii-
tHe state OF Vermont for five yrars lesiuls.- .
of Novemby, 1865:
=, RAIDERS Town and Holbrook'- S.ti.' t-..-
inc Intermediates and Hillard's sixth Ecsd.-.
MAIliEMArlCS.-Grecnl New lr'as-E '
ieai lntellectus. Grrenlcafs P.ac i,al y e..
arcs and Keys Nos. ! and =. psvie- uiTr II:
uon, Tor High and Normal Schools only. n-.,-..'
new Elementry Algebra
GEOGRAPliIES, Descriptive and I,iiri.l' -.
Ell fiSt Lessons. Mitchell's Primar.. N''
termedlate, Vermont Edition. Physical.
rhyslcsi and As'ronomical. Guyot'- Couu-7
Guyots Wall Mspa.
GkAMMARS Towers Elements. Ne. w.
and Quackenbos.
HISTORIES Common Sch, D. I'.'..
tory and Geography VT
sfEl-LERS.--rown and Holbrooks Pr'-rei-.'
NATURAL PHlLOSOPHY.--Quack
ded and High Schools only.
PENaANsIuP.-Payson, Dunton 81 st-..
A. T.. RANKIN,
9O-'3 Sec Of Board FL ST.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-01-17

WoErH REMEMBERING.-For lame
back, stiff neck, rheumatic pains, etc,
wiring out coarse flannel in very strong
salt water, dry the flannel and then wear
it on the affected part till it gives relief,
which is generally in a few hours. Bath
ing in strong, salt water, warm, previous
to the flannel application, will be Of ben
eft, and is ALWAYS strengthening.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-01-17

c. The Cork Examiner says the Irish
in America are again sending remittances
to their friends in Ireland. During the
war they were almost wholly suspended,
but now nearly equal the amounts sent
in former times. Large amounts of
specie are annually sent to Europe by
persons who have come to this country
from thence, and met with some inca
sure of success here to assist their poor
relatives or aid them to come here also
This, with our importations, and the
large expenditures by visitors from this
to foreign countries, tend to drain US Of
our specie, and keep up the price of gold
here
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-01-17
NERsE 4.

A young girl named Poor, at Ellen
burg, n. u, was set upon and fatally
torn by dog, Wednesday, while she
was trying to prevent 'seizing the din
ner of her younger sister. Yet notwith-
standing such things as these-the many
deaths from the terrible hydrophobia
and the amount of property in valuable
sheep destroyed-dogs roam our street:
in droves.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-01-17

An application to General Grant by
st. Marie, for a reward on account of
his part in the Surratt business, having
been referred by Gen. Grant to board
of officers, Mr.. Holt being one, they have
reported in favor of allowing thim s15,-
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-01-17

A Good SrART.-Four fair-sized fam
lies passed through Island Pond recently
on their way to some of our manufactur-
ing towns, for employment Besides the
eight parents there were ffy-six child
rem, two families of sixteen each and two
OF twelve each, in all sixty-four souls.
Some American town has no doubt, ere
this, been pleased with this sudden and
addition to its number.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-01-17
Ashes and Man ureS.

MEssRs. STONE x Co lin answer to
your Barnet subscriber, | would say that
nearly all the natural manures, VIII ether
animal or vegetable, which are applied
to the land, contain mixture of salve
substances each of which exercises its
special effect upon the after-crop: 50 that
the final increase of produce obtained bv
the aid of these manures, must bo ascrib-
ed, not to the single action Of one of
these constituents, but to the Joint action
of all. Ashes, at the hi Oh temperature
they are burnt, form the siicatc of pot
ash. 1t always consists. however, of a
mixture iii variable proportions of car
Donates, silicates, sulphates and phos-
pilates of potash, soda, lime, and mag
nisia, with other substances. | have vet
to learn that ashes are injurious to ma
nures. They, like lime and the! acids,
are decomposers.
ANOTHER BARNET SUBSCRIBER.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-01-17
JOB PRINTING.

We are adding to our Printing taotlitte'
rom time to time. and intend 10 0!uodys he
prepared to do nearly all kinds Of Job Print
ing, such as Wedding. ADDRESS and Business
Cards. Circulars Bill Heads, Blanks, Re
eeipts. auction Bills and Posters, in good
style and at fair prices.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-01-17

a GIIAsTLY ACCiDENT.-It would
appear that the g reat iniquity of the
New Orleans massacre has not been fully
disclosed, The following CHASTITY account
has been found among the records in the
office of ex-AIayor Monroe:
CITY OF New ORLEANS.
To IhoS. Z. adams, Chief of Police:
July 81, 1866.
Cash paid for hauling forty-six loads
of dead and wounded from around
Mechanic Institute to station
house, at So per load, S13S
Cash paid for carrying dead from
station house to work house yard,
eight loads at SO "a
Cash paid for hauling fifteen loads
OF wounded from station house to
Freedmen's hospital. at "a GO
Cash paid for carriage hire for self
and aids during riot, rs
Total, 1927
l certify that the above was made ne
ceseary Dy the unfortunate dl1llculty OF
the 3Oth of July, at the Mechanics ms
tltute. TuOs. Z. ADAMS,
Chief of Police.
The premeditated murder of leading
Union men of Louisiana, it will be noted
IS spoken of as ''the unfortunate difficult
ty" The account not only confirms the
reported extent of the massacre, but the
brutal unconcern of the sepulture. For
ty-slx loads of dead men heaped in
wagon and drawn off by
policeman asst ride of the bodies, the chief
OF police accompanying in carriage, at
an expense of S75 per day. Such is
the simple record of Southern civilization,
A. ID. 1866 ALBANY Jomnal.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-01-17
N o I lC E

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company, are hereby notified t. meet g
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