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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-07-03

EASY WAY TO RID ONES PREMISES
OF SKUNKs-Entice them into a box
trap by placing an egg in the further end
and they are almost sure to spring it if
small cro>s-stick is fastened properly on
the spindle. Now take the trap to 4
barrel half filled with water; rest the
front cnl on the edge Of the barrel and
elevate the rear end ; atsthe same time
raise the lid high enough to allow the
skunk TO slide plump into the water. He
will very soon drown without giving the
least scent if you do not attempt to sink
MIN. We have tried this in numerous
Instances with uniform success.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-07-03

PERMISSION TO DANCE.-A capital
story is just ahoat concerning the Roman
Catholic Bishop OF Montreal. lie has
prohibited dancing among his church
members. A couple of officers. so the
story goes, who wished permission to
dance polkas at Il military ball of their
regiment, obtained permission to dance
the polka together, to show the Bishop
how it was done. After the exhibition
the Bishop gave his permission in these
words : "Iou can dance the polka as
long as you wish-with each other. -
ST. ALbans IiaaSc11pt.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-07-03

y fire engine exploded in New York
last Friday, killing instantly four people,
and wouuding, in some instances fatally,
twenty Others. The engine was at work
at fire, which was just extlngulshed
when tie explosion occurred. The Chief
Engineer of the Fire Department says
the explosion was caused by u deficiency
of water in the engine.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-07-03

\ Portland gentleman going out of his
house stumbled over dog in the entry
fell IN! broke his nose, then attempted
to kick the dog, but missed him, kicked
over hat stand, put his ankle out of
joint, and was laid up three months.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-07-03

The Chicago Times says the young
men Of the Democratic party have a
mission TO perform ; but another con-
temporary declares that, unfortunately,
very few are qualified to act as mission
aries.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-07-03

A crcdulous man SAID to wag who
had u wooden LEG, "IIow came you to
have wooden leg "Why," answer
ed the wag, my father had one, and so
had my grandfather. 1t runs in the
blood"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-07-03

Lay 1t down rs rule never to smile,
nor in any way show approval, at any
trait in child which you would not
wish TO grow with his growth, and
strengthen with his strength.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-07-03

that needs must be in the future, as it
has been in the past, only a question of
bad temper, | have this one word of adj
vice to give-Never vent your wrath
upon your friends. Reserve your as
saulls for the enemy, and all your friends
will back Won.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-07-03
Caledonia County Medical Society.

me Inst zeIni-snnual meeting of the Caledonia Co.
"A - society, will be- holden at Lyndon Corner,
'NtsDAl, July 6, at 10 A. N. The members of the
are invited u attend the next meeting Of the
a Mountain Med. Society at Lancaster, y. H., on
- Soiy, July lst- ). I. BROOKS, VI. d,
Secretary.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-07-03
Ternomt Editors ana Publishers.

Below we give the addresses of Mcssrs.
Walton and Willard at the meeting OF
newspaper men at Newport last week
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-07-03

- N.. fJHtla,u,d'e business aireytis,ng piici'ci
i"7. Wh~kc!, ar "ther obpr,t',',dtL dfcc,-
.., .a~,',a. " .ptc6tis IN r,djj"g cyi',,,h,r.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-07-03
THE CALEDONIAN.
:. >rONE * CO., ProprictorS.

-----. .pae copy pr. annum. ..-........S So so
- ...l.ty "a advpuce. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 81. 90
DAVIS y BRADFORD. Publishers.
, 1868-07-31
INTERESTING PARTICULARS.

The West Indian and Pacific Compa-
ny's Steamer "PIantagenet," Capt. Ro-
b%ertSon, from Liverpool last Port-au-
Prince, arrived here this morning.
Through the politeness of Captain Ro-
bertson, we were quickly placed in pos
session Of our Files and Correspondence
from Haiti. containing the following i'm
portant and interesting intelligence =
SaInave still holds Port-au- against
the insurrectionary forces and the Cacos,
although he is hemmed in all round the
land. There have been two or three
engagements on the LA Coup road, but
they have not in any way altered his po-
sition. The Palace is we'll fortified, there
being about twenty-five pieces of ord
nance placed on the grounds.
From Fort Blzanthon, garrisoned by
Salnave's troops, shells have been fred
upon the insurrectionists at intervals
within the past fortnight. The latter
hold a ba' terry of two guns at half miles
distance from the fort. A party from the
Fort made a sally a short time ago upon
the battery held by Potion Faubert. The
attack was successful for a while, and it
was said the AGoverDment troops
spiked one of Faubert's guns. This was
naturally believed to have been the case,
as for two or three days after, the battery
was unable to reply to the guns from the
fort.
, 1868-07-31
From the Barbados Agricultural Reporter,
June 23.)

We noticed a few weeks past the large
returns which was being. Obtained from
RATION canes at Horse Hill in the parish
of ST. Joseph +; aud the judicious and lib
eral application of foreign fertilizers
which had been made to the crop. 1t ap-
pears that the large return noted was not
exceptional /; the crop having been closed
at 81 hhds. the whole of the property be-
ing some 40 acres. This is really hand
some and is. worthy of being put upon
record. At FrizerS the crop has been
closed at 21S hhds. JoeS RiUer is reported
TO have made on a fair estimate of iierces
and barrels 22O hhds. Over Sweet Bottom
We look to the heights there aud find
all still as TO reaping operations at Lemon
Arbour and Golden Ridge. The former
has made 202 Ilhds. of the largest pack
ages, the average weight Exceeding a ton,
and from what we have heard of the
quality uniformly such as is classed
among the best grocery descriptions !; be-
ing every thing that the manufacture of
, 1868-07-31

There was some heavy firing at the
North end of the town on The 4lh instant,
from d fort, but the Cacos did not reply.
Every person living on the La Coup
road has had to come into town, Mr.. Hol-
lister, the American Minister, being among
the number SaInave, having earnestly
warned him Of the danger be subjected
himself TO, by remaining in that vicinity.
Rather a serious matter, and one likely
to give the British Charge d'Afairs some
trouble, has occurred. A German gen
tleman, Mr.. Deakman, the British Vice
Consul at Miragoan has been taken pri-
soner by those in command of the Gov
eminent War Steamer Twenty Second
of December" now called the Sylvia
1t appears Mr.. Deakman was found on
board a Schooner carrying Dispatches
from the Insurrectionists She was sliced
whilst on q cruize by the Sylvia and
with her, all on board. Mr.. Deakman
has, it is said, asserted that Miragoan
being almost in a state Of famine, he had
taken passage on board the Schooner for
the purpose of going to Kingston, ia
malca, to buy provisions, etc, and he
maintained that he knew nothing of the
dispatches. Immediately on receipt of
this Intelligence, Mr.. Chas. Smith formerly
acting Consul and at present Secretary
to the British Charge d'Afairs was des-
patched 10 Miragoan evidently for the
purpose of looking after the Consulate
there.
A strong reaction, is said to have. set
In favour of Salnave. Leogoane and Mi
ragoan have both fallen into his hands
and declared in his favour. The inhabi-
tantS of the former place captured several
prominent insurgents and sent them TO
Salnave on the 5th inst. at Port-au-Prince,
and on the 7th, at z "A. m. they were shot
by Salnave'S orders. Their names are:
NJ. Danton, the richest proprietor in
Leogoane; General Dowillier General
DeruSan and General Lochar.
One has been reprieved, a man called
Uissiade.
The portfolio of Finance has been
offered to and accepted by Mons. Alexis
TouiSsant, reported to be one of the
abIest men IN Port-au-Prince.
The eldest son of General Paul. Mons.
Edward Paul, was killed at the time the
reaction took place.
On Thursday, the 2nd inst, the q. S.
vessel of War 'Contoocook' flying the
flag of an American Admiral, left Port
au-Prince for Key West. The 'Contoo-
cook carried a Government Commission
err, Mons. Hubbard, sent by Salnave to
make arrangements for starting the Hal
tien War Steamer 'Galatea,' TO his succour
at Port-au-Prince. The 'Galatea,' has
oeen undergoing repairs in America, and
has been ready for sea, but did not leave
port, the expenses for repairing her, not
having been paid. 1t is said that the
money had been duly forwarded some
time back, but the person to whom it
was entrusted, had diverted it to his own
use. This time, however, a trustworthy
agent, Mons. Hubbard, has been sent with
the needful.
, 1868-07-31
Shipping intelligence.

ENTERED AT CHRLsTIANsTED
July 28,-Danish barque Prindsesse Alexan-
Dire, j. II. Verdon, St. Thomas, Pro
visions, etc.
+" 29,-Do. do. Fylla, Fl. Rothe, St. Thomas,
Ballast.
CLEARED AT C~HRIsTIANsTED
July 24,-British schooner Gold Hunter, Il.
Best, Barbados, Ballast.
, 1868-07-31
TABLE OF THE FALL OF RAIN,

during the week from 22nd to 28th July.
Christiansted. Frederiksted. Kings Hill.
Lines. Lines. Lines.
, 1868-07-31

the raw material car produce. The guam
tity OF plant canes was comparatively small,
and the whole property is only 1877 acres.
The latter estate, Golden Ridge has ex-
ceeded the highest figure tor a crop
which has ever been realised there, hav-
ing made 1876 hhdS. shelving as we are
impressed nearly an average return Of 2
hhds. per acre for plants and ratoons-
first, second and third crop-and the
sugar of usual excellent quality made an
nuaIIy on the estate. 1t is true that the
packages are less than 40 inch truss-but
if they are only 50 inches, the retCrn is q
very large one, and is not less than 168
tons gross weight, from an e tate OF $50
acres in the whole. The crop at DRAG
Hall has been closed at 420 hhdS., that
at Kpndai (St. John'>) at 45l hhdS. at
the Pool 325 hhd>. and al I0das there is
no question that the end will shew a mark
of 248 hhdS. But we cannot omit TO
mention the large returns of the estates
of JAMES FROST ESQ shelving what good
management and liberal treatment of the
soil will do. At Far View St. Georges,
172 acres, the crop has been closed at
1914 tons !; at Plum Tree, St. James, 1856
acres, LAG tons; at GroUeS'S ST. Thomas's
1874 acres, 1876 tons.
, 1868-07-31
The Tnsurrection i'm Haiti.

ANO NHESWH AOO'HWEA BEE AA"ANHa
SALNAVE STILL AT THE CAPITAL.
SEIZURE OF A BRITISH CONSUL BY
GOVERNMENT OFFICERS.
, 1868-07-31

FRIDAY, 3lsT JULY 1868.
, 1868-07-31
THE "AVTS."

gtr;5tiaaaled, 81, Graiz,
, 1868-07-31

From tie Jamaica Colonial Standard
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1868-06-19

At Clarks Mills, June q, 1853, DARWIN
WILBUR, son and only child of IsA and HAn-
nIET A. L. CLARK, aged years, II months
and 4 days.
D. W had been delicate from birth but hal
grown into very interesting child, of rare
intellectual promise. His last sickness was
insidious and anomalous in its charn cter, and
protracted through eight weeks, during the
last three Of which his sufferings were very
great. But his lamp Of life vent gently out
not groan, not struggle ,snot tremor-two
feeble gasps, and he breathed no more.
I. We deeply sympathise with the bereaycd
parents and friends, but We know that the
depths Of their grief can be fathomed only By
themselves. The wounded artery must bleed,
and time is essential to recovery. Sc, when
tks ties Of affection ere broken bitter tears
will flow but wise philosophy may staunch
their currents, and tho operations Of time dry
up their fountains and heal the wounded
heart -
In this torn, on the 14th inst, Mr. JOHN
heKE OCH, aged SO years
The remains Of Mr. McKEocH we're taken
70 Maple Grove on Tuesday, for interment,
and were accompanied by very large pro-
cession Of relatives and friends lie was
we'll and fayorsbly known thrcnShout the
county.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1868-06-19

YATES AND SUMNER "SPIr ON THE
PLATFORM. Senator Yates addressed
the senate for an hour and half on the
reconstruction question Thursday, during
which he very bitterly opposed the suffrage
plank in the Chicago platform He argued
in favor of the right of congress to impose
conditions of admission upon states and of
perfect control of that body over the ques-
ton of suffrage in all states. He contend
ed that senator's who voted for the omnibus
bill, and who voted for the Colorado bill
had committed themselves te this princi-
pie. IF they had the right to control suf-
frage in thestates of the south they had
the right to control the states Of the north,
and there is no possible evasion of this
point. Congress had the right to enforce
by law arepublican government in every
state in the Union, whether admitted or to
be admitted. a-
h Those views exclted considerable re-
mark, following as they did on the heels of
the speech of the same purport made by
Mr.. Sumner.
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That's Where They Sta1di I
"Thank God, thore Is no such thing /,

"Thank God, thore Is no such thing IS
equal taxationl'' -.
These words were spoken in the House
Of REPRESENTATIVES, BY John a. Bingham,
of Ohio, next to Thad. Stevens and Beast
Butler the High Tariff leader in that brdnch
They were not idly 81 carelessly spoken:
They were uttered MS the deliberate thoagAk
of ore determined to make them practically
true By the legislation Of the oouptryx e
This leader thanks God that every indus.
trial pursuit in the North West is unequally
and iibjustly taxed to- favor the great oapi-
talists at the East,
This man thanks God that both the
Tariff upon imports and the Internal Rev
enuo systeri cf taxation are framed ex<
prsssfy to enrich one class at the expense
Of another. -.
This man thanks God that men who
have put their money in bonds of the gen
eral government are exempted from pay
ins 7o.d taxes, school taxes, town taxes,
county taxes, state tnxes and United States
taxes, and that the proportion they should
pay must be made up by those who toll and
That's where the Jacobin leaders ali
stand: to make the rich fiJher, and TO
make the poor seffs to aid utterly depend
ent upon the rich.
Do the men who toll desire to perpetusts
this state Of things by electing Grant, who
promises TO sustain the policy Of these
CONGRESSIONAL leadersf
It is a pleasing reflection that the thanks
or prayers Of q murderer like Bingham can
never reach the God Of Justice and that
the answers to their prayers are usually
judgments Of condemnation. .-APplsto~
Crcsccnt. t ~ eat 5af
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Fre at Marquette, Lake Superior.

Marquette, MICH, June ,.
This place was visited by . most disaa-
trous confiagration on Thursday night. II
broke out in the railroad MACHINE snor'
destroyed that, and: extending TO the
stores and offices adjoining, swept through
both sides OF Front street, from superior tG
Washington, and through Spring ana
Main streets, which runs at right anGaes
with Front street. .s...., ,s.,.... = %
Included in the property destroyed ara
forty stores, tie postofhce, custom mouse:
United States land Office, court house, coun-
ty treasurer's Office, First National Bank,
several residences, the railroad dePot' ma
chine shop. and two docks, with high tres
tie works. -Four entire blocks we're burned
over. Nearly all the buildings we're os
wood, except the large tour story oiock OF
Burt Brothers, which was OF BRICK, costing
$66, 900 when built, year ago, ana wnlcn
was occupied by the land office and custom
house, public hail. stores, othces' &C. X.
The loss to the Marquette and bay Ue-
Noquet railway company cannot oe lese
than half million dollars, by the destrue,
ton of its docks and buildings. The totsi
loss by the confagration will reach at les2.
a million and half dollars-prooao1y
more, The insurance IS Comparatively
small. !, .s
Every store in the town was destroyed,
and what on Wednesday morning was =
thriving and prosperous village, fuii OF MIs
and hope, is now scene of destruction sne
'0;Ti The fire did not reach the popular iesi.
dence portion of the place, but the lew res
licences that were destroyed were nne ones.
Among the buildings destroyed are the
Commercial hotel and the fremont mouse
(both frame), and the fire engine house 'tne
public hall, forty stores, twenty.hve ga
looms and shops, and a number of oinceH =
Over 100 buildings were consumed. an
stroyed, which is an irretrievable loss. ,
We have three small FIRE engines, but
they are poor affairs, and, having no ade-
ouate facilities for getting water m them,
of course are worthless in such all encr'
Qency
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Political Items.

Gen. Spoons Butler is to be appointed
minister TO Alta Vela under Grants ad-
ninistratfon and take his pay in guano.
We are glad to hear from Mrs. Judd, of
the New Haven divorce case, that she has
no sympathy With the democratic party.
When DoDnelly said Washburne carried
Grant in his breeches pocket, Gen.. Butler
remarked, at was the proper place for
small change
!. In the FIRST Mississippi district the repub.
lican candidate for congress is an OK conted-
crate major, and the democratic candidate
an ex-unioD captain.
The Al6any Argus says that "6ix states
are now knocking at the doors Of congess. :"
Many good citizens wouldn't be much
afflicted if they were to knock the doors
down and kick out the occupants.
Gen. Butler said in a speech two or
three weeks ego that President johnson
was more guilty than Judas Iscariot. 1t
was very natural that he should have q
kind feeling toward Judas, for tho latter,
like himself was a dealer in silver.
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hJhLIA1i DACH, t-
Clark County Board of Supervisors.
Letter fl 1om Chief Justice Chase.

Annexed Is complete copy Of the letter
attributed to Chief Justice Chase, which
has excited general, newspaper speculation
and comment the week past. 1t is COM
tained in Washington despatch to the
New York Herald Of Wednesday, and is
alleged to have been con6dentially addressed
to personal friend of the writer:
L- WASHINGTON May 25, 1868.
My DEAR SIR: You IRE right in be-
lieving that | "shall never abandon the
great principles for the success of which |
have given my entire life." adhere to
my '''old creed of equal rights" without
one jot or title OF abatement. I shall be
glad if the new nrof ssors of that creed ad
here to it as faithfully. ......f -.~
l am amazed by the torrent of isvectives
by which / am drenched. Almost every
thing alleged as fact is falselood out of the
whole cloth. Where an allegation has a
little fact IN 1t the fact is so perverted and
trayestied that it becomes falsehood
know no motive for all this except disap-
pointment that impeachment has not thus
TAR proved success, coupled with belief
that have done something to- prevent It's
being success. l have not been a parts
san OF impeachment certainly; but have
not been partisan on the other side. rs
presiding officer over the trial my con-
science testifies that I have been strictly
impartial and | am sure that any one
who reads the report will say SO. Individ-
ually l lave my convictions and opinions,
but have very seldom given utterance to
them. Indeed, do not think that the
case, in any of its aspects, has been the
subject OF conversation between myself and
more than four or FIVE senator's, and then
only casually and briefly. No senator will
say that have songht to influence him.
The ZEAL ground of denunciation is that
/ have not been partisan of conviction,
and this denunciation | am willing to bear.
They may denonnce and abuse me, and
read me out of the party if they choose.
follow my old lights, not,the new.
WfIat the development Of the future may
be l know not. neither expect nor de.
sire 70 be candidate for Office again. 1t
would, however, crafty me exceedingly if
the democratic party would take grounds
which assure the party against all attempts
to subvert the principles Of universal SUI,
frage established in eight, and to be sstab-
lished in all, of the southern
constitutions. Then, I think, the future
OF the great cause-for which / have la.
bored so l6bg-would be secure, aud /
should not regret my absence from political
labors.
(Signed) SALMON P. CHAsk
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DREDGING AT SHEBoYGAN.-Capt'
Muzzy is getting things in shape to COM
mence dredging upon Sheboygan harbor.
He has raised the dredge,-she had filed
and sunk last fall near Seventh street
bridge,-eot her in working trim, and has
built large scow for carrying off the exca-
vations from the harbor. The steam tug
7iger, owned by Capt. 81, has arrived at
Sneboygan from the east shore, and will be
employed in towing the mud scows. t. 90
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Presuming all the southern states to be
admitted to the electoral college, the total
electoral vote will be 3l7 requiring l59 for
choice-lS more than Greeley considers
morally certain" for Grant. To get this
number, Greeley looks hopefully to eithsr
Pennsylvania or Ohio, or to Indiana with
Nebraska and Nevada-statcs which are
clearly as morally certain to go against
Grant as New Hampshire, Minnesota,
Wisconsin and some of the southern states
are to 60 for him.
In this connection we invite attention to
the locality of the states deemed morally
certain" for Grant. Their number is
twenty-five of which are New England
states; nine are southern states, all under
military and negro government, while but
six of the whole twenty, outside of New
England, belong to the original number of
free states, and these six are located prin-
eipally on the outer boundaries of the re>
public. These twenty states are entitled to
14l electoral votes, 33 of which come from
New England, 6l from states under mill
tary domination, and Al only from all the
rest Of the states in the Union A more
impressive comment could not be made
upon the character or rapid decay of the
republican party than is implied oy the
bare statement of these facts #HsI
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*I,544 ,OUV
The Chairman CT the County Board of Su-
pervisors and the Clerk of the Board Of County
Supervisors of Manitowoc County do hereby
certify, that the above is the corrected County
Assessment List, as corrected and adopted by
the County Board of Supervisors of Manitowoc
County, this 18th day of June, 1863.
In WITNESS WHEEEor, We, the Chairman
and Clerk of the County Board of Su-
pervisors of Manitowoc County have
SEAL he,eunto subscribed our names officially
and affixed the seal OF the said County.
Board of Supervisors, at the Office of
the Clerk of said Boa d, the i6th day Of
June, A. D 1868.
FRED. SCHMITZ, 4T
Chairman County Board of Supervisors.
WILLIAM BAcH, Clerk County Board of Su-
pervisors Of Manitowoc County. Efag