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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-11-10
Insurance Companies.


Seven fire insurance companies OF
Chicago make a sorry exhibit to the
state authorities of Illinois Of their iinan-
cial condition since the great contiagra-
ton. 1t shows their total assets TO be
s., 1000, 900, and their losses by the late
fire $50, 200, 900. These companies de-
sire to close The Attorney General of
the state appears 10 be unsatislied with
the representations of the companies and
has commenced legal proceedings against
them, and OH the ground, it is supposed,
that they intend TO evade the payment
of their loses 10 the full extent of their
actual ability. 1t has been intinated
that the capital stock Of these companies
was made up, i'll part, OF unpaid notes
of the stockholders, and that they take
no coonizance of these in the representa-.
ton of their assets. If this be ST., there
is an evident intention Oh their part TO
de(raud the policy holders, and hence it
is the state is disposed TO call them TO an
account.
The Hartford Comm insurance COM
panic4 make ian exhibition somewhat
more cheering 10 their policy holders,
yet nevertheless one OF AN unfortunate
aspect. ty the fire al Chicago the "Nfer-
chants" of Hartford suffered to the eX
tent of 81 200, 600, while its asset, are
only S54O,00O. The "NortlI Amcri-
can of the same place lost 1926 900,
with assets Of SO 900. The "Put-
nam lost $500 900, and holds assets to
the amount of $3.50, 900. The Putnam
has been 4 iavorite company in our vi
cinity, and many Ct onr people held lis
policies. They have made haste TO OBJ
tain assurances in solvent companies
| The "Chartcr Oak" also of Hartford,
| has assets to the amount Of S2J2 600.
Loss by the Chicago fire $3.50, 900. The
| ''Connpctiyut" suffered IL the amount of
$500, 900 IL. assets are S;i3:i, 900. -
far rs these companies fall shoIt Of meet
i'll" their policies, 80 far the CHICAGO
h,lder- fail Of realizing to make up their
losses. 1t i pity. yet in their grttt
losses they have the sympathy Of the CIV
ililrI world, and that tun. not only in
feeling, but IN material and timely -
>iStanre.
|. is qnlte likely that tin pr"-trAti'n
OF 81 many insurance companies by the
%rc,t disaster may lead to some new ar
engagements in the organization AMI il
the conduct of fire insurance COMPANIES.
An even; - di~i-tcrou- j. npi often ~
prctr,, yet must lac booked Tor occasion
ally, and in frequency somewhat IN pro-
portion ~ oar citie- are multiplied anJ
ENLARGED
Several Ep.Ii,h rompahi,-, lo~t largely
by lhe Chira2o fire, and ii oar ltc"!I.r-
tion i not AIMS, the payment thereof
does not even cAhau-t their surplus. A1r
and cXpcrienre in our American com
panics may, in ~omc future period, place
them in similar inrulnerablt position,
in the event OF fire. ike that al Chica%".
They will no, he surely SAT. till they ~
tan, Il similar position.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-11-10
chicago NctcS.

SEpUEL IL THE "RusvENOE TEAGEni.
Gov. Palmer of liIinoi> has written Il
letter 10 Attorney General Bushnell re-
questin% him TO present the Facts III re
gard 10 the killing of Col. Thomas W.
Grosvenor by Theodore n. Treat, on
the ninht of the goth Of October, to the
grand jury of Cook county. The letter
has been published ut Chicago, and has
created Il sensation. Very g"nl author
tiles deny the ri"ht oi the governor to
initiate such proceedings nni2>r the
United States attorney should first re
fuse to present the matter to the grand
jury But, ON the other hand, GOV
Palmer i, recognized - 4 lawyer OF
ability, and not likely to make 4 ms
take 1t is CHARGED by the trirui+ OF
Gen Sheridan that Gov. Palmer i, I'M
friendly 10 IIim, and has taken Ihi~ "p-
poriunity to ID him an INJURY. At any
rate, Gen. Sheridan seems the least d.
turbcd about the matter OF ain body.
Gov. Palmer in his letter reviews iI,'
evidence taken before the ruruurr'S IHry,
wherein il WAS shown that Mayer Mason
requested Lieutenant General Sheridan
to preserve order in the city; dat the
latter authorized Col. +. I. Sharman IL
raise 4 regiment of militia liza. several
companies were 81 organized and ;.'tct
under the orders Issued by Cr!. Sherman:
and that In. young man Treat Wa act
Il { I'll
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-11-10

MISsOURI.-At the last election in
Missouri the Republicans were 20 divi-
ded that the opposition obtained the con-
troll of the State. The party is now uni
ted and largely outnnnbers the opposi
ton. A good Indication in reference to
the next national election.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-11-10

have jill tAlSlcilCC OllN ~ '1''
the republicans are in the ascenden"y
es,- The Democratic newspapers are
profnse i'm their denunc;itions oil the pro-
ceedings OF the officers OF the law in pros
ccutinn the murCcrerS in South and
North Carolina under the act OF Com
DRESS known as the ku-klux law. Con-
urcss sent committees into some oi the
Southern States to inquire into the dep
relations of 4 secret political organiza-
tion-made up Of eX-rebcls-Got up to
prosecute union citizens i'll these states
1t was ALLEGED that a large number OF
Mon men-boih white and black-had
been murdered, and to ascertain the facts
in the case Congress made ample Prov
sions for an investigation. These COM
mittees have partially cXecnted the du-
ties of their appointment, and their rc-
ports establish the truth of these allega-
llDllS. liz " - i-NN u
the democratic friends of these turbulent
rebels caunot LONGER deny the facts under
the evidence collected by these commit
tees The President, acting upon the
conclusive character OF the evidence LAID
before him, ordered Il prosecution OF the
guilty parties, and more or less OF the
culprits in North Carolina have been
fined and imprisoned. In South Caro-
lima, Just now. the officials are i'll pursuit
of, and arreslin. numerous parties charg-
ell with participation i'll kn-klux ont
RACES. Many al-" are >urrrndrrin@
themselves, conlrssimg their guilt, trust
inc that, by 50 doing, they may he treat
I'd with Greater leniemry. Others art
ESCAPING to the woods or leaving th'
State Their conduct, under the CIR
cumstances, hut confirms thr statement:
contained in the reports Of the inve-tIga'
ting committees. The Democratic pres,
no longer deny their truth, but complain
bitterly that 80 many oi their rebel
friends, in order To escape the punish
mrnt OF their crimes, lice ard leave thril
! families and property unprotected. \
clear plea OF guilty. ii they do thu. leave
! Innocent men have no occasion to tlt,
| before shcriifs and MARSHALL The @uiltN
only run from tn, officials "t the law
/ Nor do men often surrender thrmSrlve,
to officers Of the law and confess she'll
guilt unless they are guilty. The con
duet of the members of these ku LINK or
CARNATIONS in the >nuth--tlIcir outrage:
upon their union ei9hh0rS-had hecom,
too hrinous to h. passed over in silence
/ The government i bound tn protect al
OF the peIcrahle citizens ot any ami CIV.
cry state. 1t has not entered upon III,
work none to soon. IL should he prose
cuted " it'll ,i%or, OF until these diScon-
tented rebels submit to Wholesome laws
and become themselves loyal TO thrir
country, and acknowledge that the rebel
lion has come 10 an end. That TN
peaccabe and union citizens Of the South
ern States may have peace the |. :
government * in duty bound to rNtirpat,
ku kluNism wherever found. That
will do.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-11-10

10 The result Of the elections in the
several states las. Tuesday does not ma
terially vary from that OF last year, ex-
cepl that the republicans carry The state
of New York-both the Legislature and
state tickct-the latter, apparently. by
about 50, 600 majority. With the "reat
states of New York, Ohio, and Pennsyl-
Want, it seems more than probable that
the reelection Of Gen Grant l. assured.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-11-10


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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-11-10

RETIREMENT OF SECRETARY FIsH-It
is positively stated in news circles in
Washington that Hamilton Fish has &C
tually resigned his office of Secretary of
State, and is 10 he succeeded hy Geo. w.
Curtis, Of New York Mr. Curtis i one
Of the etrnng men Of The country.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-11-10

ca The vote of the labor relormers in
massachusetts, is considerably less this
year than last. Last year Wendall
Phillips, supported both the reiormers
-ni the political party temperance nen,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-11-10

es-In one Of the leading churches in
Boston, last Sunday, the editors Of the
city were remembered in the prayers Of
the officiating clergyman. 1t Is hope
full sign, for some one has said, ''praying
breath is never spent in vain
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-11-10

A Vermont girl who snel false 10y
er for $40 for breach Of promise, gave
the Court this rule for rerknnin" the
damages: Nine shillings per wec; for
'setting up" plu~ the value Of liaht and
fuel.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-11-10

y wild family nave startled the in
hahitant@ Of Pitt~ion, Pa, recently.
TLcy consist ot a father and III, two
children, who for tWc"ty years ia,c iiv-
ed in the, wilderness and solitude 81 the
Wyoming woods. The Old man, now
demcnicd, was once s,nc!himg of Il ~chol-
ar, aud j. now klml Of biU!icll rnry-
ciopcla The children, a young man
and 4 y"ang woman. - Or - years oil,
are idiots, and when found were entirely
nude and living wild Ike animals.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-11-10
From the WISCONSIN Fires.
LETTERS FROM REV. II. I. FULLER.

LETTERS FROM REV. II. 1. IL Lick.
We are by no means sure that the
following letters were intended Tor pub
LEGATION, but our reader, are 50 generally
Interested i'll and for tie Northwestern
sufferers that we know they will I've "iad
To hear from on. of cur t"wn>mru who
has gone hlhcr with relief, and that they
will also allow for the circumstances and
haste with which they were penned.--
Ed. CAL
GEEt< BAY, WIS, Oct. 30, 1871.
Reached This place with my ear in the
small hours OF yesterday morning. 1t
was chilly and Slrrlv. | was clad 10
get to a hotel, have fire and bath. and
4 cirHced brrakfa~t---lhe first sincc lcav-
iny 81. John-bury. could easily have
slept the rest of the forenoon. hut neither
conscience nor custom sanctioned that,
and 10 church | wrnt--nnly a lItllr late
that BRO. Crawford, III" pastor, might
not be, ablc 10 execute his purpose Of
rentin. u part of hi pulpit -'ia. Clhis
is a very frequent business transaction
ON Sunday anon" tllr mu-i orthodox in
tl,c W,>lD Ties, prt>LytcriaI~ always
;,rr at church, and BIO. G. consequent
" had Il Good audience for hi AMOS, ex-
rellrut sermon ON the worth and " Of
Il lu,,. and w.ll-sp,ut lie.
After dinner. u,rt me al the Narilcitc
Relief Committee. from whom Gather
ed many additional items with respect
tn The. fires and the ur,y..ut DISPOSITION of
tL,. rr,pE. Of l,.-hti,n and vicinity.
= ,mr 1hiu,s we're also learned from MIR.
C. J. Tl~,lalc. seq. ol the Green Bay r.
lirl C,nmiii,r. who Wa. at lr~hti"p nj
the tim, of IT,. tire. Next cal!rd um
Nj Marshall, lr:myIiN f P"ulury, VI,
uLu-.. daughter wa~ lost ~ lh, iily. and
wio-r store and hoti>r were also run>Im-
eel III, rr-t nl hi- family were IN Chi
caen. Ga TIA. -inr rect | i,u:rl Irrr
IIubu,., Pastor q tl.' Gc.man church
at P,.-itis1. Ia greeting WIS ~ hearty
A. a Iali-r, ruuld hr. H. lost al his
-'uil,in, :u.I q. Gnr liL.,ry liz wife
ani ,.l.l,lI,.u bad not com. ulyr from
Germany. congratulated ham upun
TIN. them nl-,ll.,.. - -,,uin" ihrir pres
rr,ation. Ne" VA Tia, gnnl mans
reply. IA lac Pointed upward, "N Knows
hc~t llr tears Iul:, rsm.r /" has - g.
- t. sr"hc al IH> people, >"iI' d'i'd'
some scattered. ali iIr NIn" ir the
prc~,nt objects ri charity
Dnly Il few step ir"m iht door nj h'~
..I .,l,
-, PUBLICATIONS. ,,., ,.r.,Io
-,
hall'@m oil i'r', ''''' ''''''' '''' "''''
hands bandagrd-ih"y hal been badly
burned. called one ot the women i
strp or two aside. AMI made .ulne imIui-
I.. ,o.5 E,,nl ,b,v had
~ ~, ,.......r.. -. i.
very l''''c ''''"'''9 Amy '' '''>
clnI'rrn. / he mother HAD nee" i"'''
10 the Green Bay relief rooms, hut could
,;,I ,o,h;un ,h,t wuulj answer Lrr
w., ,.uu,, ;,,o.,;r. Law,
-,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-11-10

CulNrING THE CHICAGO BuENr Mon
El.-Thc work Of sorting cut and ar
ran9iu" whatever tie fire WA cod
enough 10 leave Of momcntary value at
Chicago still gorS CA ut the United States
Treasury IN Washington. Numbers of
young ladies are employed in counting
chance packages OF currency, Which seem
ready To crumblc AT the touch. Bank
notes, treasury BOMBS, gold, silver, nicklr,
ali are - scared and bIackcnrd ~ to de
mand the most careful oycrhaulin". la
some cases three or tour hundred hank
notes are found melted together like pos
;age stamp in a hot day and The Great
..r c:tr,. i, necessary 10 avoid destroy inn
tie faces Il, they are separated. Every
nott which Is deciphcrabIc, whose value
can be determined, is redeemed MAJ
niiyng classes, acids and receptaclcS ar.
used, and whenever Il note falls To pieces,
the >hrcdS are carefully pasted on PIE
pared paper. The extent of the task
may be imagined by remembering the
fact that each National bank note must
he put into condition, il possible, 10 re-
turn il to the bank which issues it, Tor
redemption, Tie postage stamps, railroad
bonds, 10Y rrnmcnt bombs and GOVERN
ment bank noir', are counted four times
III a many different departments, before
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-11-10

G1-ln Boston, and vicinity, more than
SiG0,000 III cash has been thus far
raised for the sufferers 10y lire at the west.
1t is intended that the donation shall
reach half a million. In addition 10
this, large amounts OF ciothin" have
been forwarded
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-11-10

\ nlolal New Yorker has succeeded
in extracting whi-key from the Canada
thistle. 1t is s,iI 10 b. peculiarly exil-
Grating. Thistle in aay shape mu,t be
rather lively.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-11-10

received over 81, 900 votes. This year
each party had a candidate, and the vote
of each is likely to be some 1000
united, some 1000 less than was Phil
lips last year Some people regard this
labor reform movement As a piece of po-
litical machinery put in motion by dem
ocratic politicians for the purpose OF
weakening the republicans. 1t seems to
have an existence only in states where
the republicans are i'll the ascenden"y'
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-02-27
evening State goi.rnal.
Peace Certain,

Whatever terms Prussia shall propose,
France will have to concede. She is in no
condition to resume or prosecute the war.
Her armies are demoralized The forts
around Paris are dismantled, and she is
irretrievably crippled in all her material
resources. Whatever she may have been
before the armistice, she is now undeniably
at the mercy of her conquerer.
But there is no reason to believe that
Prussia will be excessively exorbitant or
unjust In her exactions. She will make
demands which France will be reluctant to
concede. But impartial nations will recog-
nize these demands as reasonable in that
they are essential to her own safety in the
future. No nation would, under the cir
cumstances, forego the opportunity to regain
what had been, long ago, unjustly extorted
from it; nor would any nation abstain
from the acquisition of territory and forts
which always have aud always would
menace it, while in the hands of an enemy.
The report now is that Prussia will de-
mand the naturalization of Alsace and
Lorraine. This will be Of great advantage
to her in presenting a barrier between
France and her own territory and no
doubt the demand will be conceded.
Every thing indicates this peaceful solu-
ton; and, we have but little doubt that
within fortnight the world will be graft
fed by the formal announcement that the
war is ended and that peace reigns
throughout all the borders of beaten,
crushed and humiliated France.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-02-27
STATE Me w s.


Rev. DR.. T. G.. Jones, pastor of the Free
mason Street Baptist church, in Norfolk,
has accepted the call to the church in Ash
vile.
Mr.. John G. Meem, of Lynchburg, who
was partially paralyzed on Thursday last,
is much improved and his speedy recovery
is confidently hoped for.
The revival at the Presbyterian church,
mentioned two weeks since, says the Bris-
tol Courier, still continues. Up to the
present time there have been seventy con-
versions and fifty-six accessions to the
church.
Collector j. r. Ludlow, OF Norfolk, had
a garnishee served upon him on Friday for
all the city money in his hands, amounting
to some $2,70O. Some of the creditors
of Norfolk took this summary mode of
getting their money.
The dwelling house of Mr.. Akers, living
at the foot of Pilot Mountain, and about
five miles from town, burnt down last
Friday night. The building took fire from
sparks falling on the roof from the Chin
ney. All the contents, consisting Of fur
niture, &C., were lost Ohristiansbury
Messenger
The freight train on the Petersburg rail-
road, due in that city on Saturday after
noon, met with an accident short distance
this side of Bellfeld by the breaking of an
axle of one of the cars. Two cars were
thrown from the track, obstructing the
road. No other damage was done. The
mail and passenger trains coming North
from Weldon, aud going South, exchanged
their mails, passengers, baggage, &c., at
| the spot and then backed to their destina-
tions. The train coming to Petersburg
reached the depot about 10 o'clock.
We regret to learn that Mr.. A. g..
Milhado, of this city, was accidentally
! thrown out Of truck in which he was
riding yesterday merning on Underwater
street, and received several severe con-
tusions one of the wheels running over his
shoulder. lie was Immediately conveyed
to his residence and physician summon
ed, who ascertained that no bones were
broken.-NoJok Niryinian, 25M.
Cary Weston, young citizen of Nor
folk, died on Thursday from malignant
attack of scarlet fever. He was geners
-favorte in the community and his untime-
ly death produced general sadness. He
was in his 27th year, and though but a
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-02-27

BriefS.--It is stated that Col. Popham,
delegate from Bath and Highland, will per
manently soiourn in Richmond after the termi-
nation OF the present session of the General
Assembly.
Rose colored letter paper is now quite FASH
ionable.
Owing to the provident care and circumspec-
tion exercised by the street overseers in the
several wards, our streets do not abound ia
deep, superhuous mud.
The Free Masons throughout the city are
cultivating love of classical music in their
lodges. so are the churches, "muchly."
Oranges are selling cheaper than apples in
Richmond just now.
Those OF our merchants who are laying in
spring goods and want to sell them should ad-
vertise.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-02-27

youth, served with distinction in the late
war He was graduate of the University,
and a prominent member of the Masonic
Fraternity.
A fire occurred in Norfolk Wednesday
night destroying the stock of clothing of
Mr.. s. Frank, corner Whitewater street and
Market Square, and the stock of tobacco
and cigars of Mr.. L. Hoffman The latter re-
sided over his store, and his furniture was
badly damaged, but his family were
awakened in time to escape. Mr.. Frank
was insured for $4,000, the full value of
his stock. Mr.. Hoffman had an Insurance
of $1,700, in the Georgia Home, $1,000
in the National, and another policy. the
amount of which has not been ascertained.
The building was owned by Mr.. Tazewell
Taylor, and insured. On Thursday morn
ing the carpenter shop of Messrs. Fletcher
& Underhill, together with large amount
of lumber, their tools, &c., were burned.
Loss $4,000 Insurance 5000.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-02-27
The Woman Question.

Among the multitude of lecturers on
the varieties of the "woman question:
the Rev. w. Il. Clark, of New York, seems
to us to be one of the most sensible. In a
recent address at Unity Chapel, Mr.. Clark
said We have fallen into an impractical
way of living ; our young ladies are COM
PEELED to marry rich man, or remain un-
married, and single life, where the choice
is so small, is often preferable. The prac.
tical points should undoubtedly be cult-
vated before the finer graces are attended
to- and how far these have been cultivated
in the past we shall proceed to consider.
The Old Testament, which covers the ac-
tions of hundreds of years, mentions but
eighteen women, and Jezebel, Rahab, and
the Witch of Endor are included in this
number.
The New Testament mentions about
twenty woman but neither refers to
single woman who was celebrated for wis.,
dom or cultivation. Oriental history is
the same in this respect, and Greece fur
nishes but three typical characters-Aspa-
sia the courtesan, Sappho the poet, and
zantippe the scold. sRoman annals men
ton few noble matrons, and two or
three women of remarkable purity and pi-
ETY. but Cleopatra and Zenobia are the
only women remarkable for talent and cul-
ture. The Roman Catholic Church has
sought more to develop spirit Of devotion
and charity than to cultivate the mind, and
her womanhood blossoms in the nun and
sister of charity.
1t is no wonder that the better half of
mankind has produced no works of endur-
ing merit, when we think how every means
of culture has been denied her. One hundred
and fifty years ago, Massachusetts, school
committee refused to permit girls to study
arithmetic and grammar with teacher
after the boys had been dismissed and a
title later teacher in Plymouth county
was discharged for instructing girls to
cypher, on the grounds that their heads
were too weak to stand the strain of mathe-
mates Can we wonder that woman has
been such a cypher, when men were such
vulgar fractions
The notion of woman's mental inferior
ity to man still haunts the Imagination of
many, and it is triumphantly asked,
"What woman has equaled Homer, or
Shakespeare, or Raphael 2" But what man
has equaled Homer? Where is the second
Hamlet or Macbeth Masterpieces of art
and literature have no duplicates and if
woman has produced none, where man
has produced SO few, the excuse can be
found in the circumstances of her lot.
without impugniDg her intelligence. Men
have monopolzed all the means, avenues
and ambitions colleges, professions, and
public offices are at their command. 1t is
only in poetry that Portia sits on the
bench"
After some elaboration of these ideas,
MIR. Clarke very sensibly concludes that
cit does not follow that woman should
write books and make speeches because she
is cultivated; nor that she should seek
culture for these extrinsic ends. It is an
end in and of itself to be truly culti-
waited woman is a thousand times better
than to seem one, or to fill newspapers
with limping rhymes, and halls with the
echcss of meaningless gabble."