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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1872-08-03
ITEMS OF NEWS.

The Livingston Hunter in Central Atri
ca, Mr.. Stanley, o. the New York Hrdl"
arrived in Paris last Saturday, and was th'
guest of Mr.. Washburne, American llnls
ter.
Goldsmith Maid won the race at Cncin
natl, Ohio, on the goth Of July, in three
straight heats.
Vanwcrt county, Ohio, was visited by {
terrible storm ON Thursday. Houses
chimncys, fences, and trees were DloWl
down, and several lives destroyed.
The wife of the Spanish Minister al
Rome, Senior Xinines, was Miss Addison
of Pittsburg, Pa, and is described as "ont
of the lovelicst of American ladies'
Col. John Strawn is dead, In Marshal
county, Illinois, aged 81. His house, bull
in 1929, is said to have exhibited tie frs
glass windows ever seen in that region
MIR. Strawn was made Colonel Of mllitl,
in the Black Hawk war.
A young lady at Fond du Lac, Wiscon
sin, was married without shoes or stock
ings, the other day, in accordance with al
old whim, that such al act would BRING
good luck.
One of the wealthiest bankers in Italy j:
Emmanuel Mi,ationi, illegitimate son o
the King Of Italy.
On last Monday Spotted Tail and othel
Indians, accompanied by Commissions
Walker, visited the grave of the Father o
his country at Mount Vernon.
The Chinese troops at Loo Chow art
making ready to revolt.
The City of Berlin, Prussia, subscribed
500, OO0, 900 of francs to the French lOar
of three millards
The greater portion of the village O
Foxhurgh, Pennsylvania, was destroyed
by fire on Saturday evening.
Chester Gould and sons tannery al
Charlcstown Neck, Massachusetts, was
burned last evening. Loss $SJ, 900; inSur
ancc 100000
A brother of the great Daniel O'Con
nell died in London on last Monday.
Hon. Harry Hubbard, Representative
from New Hampshire in Congress from
1919 to 1858, died on last Monday at
Somervillc, Massachusetts.
During the absence of Secretary Bout
well, the Treasury Department will be in
charge of Assistant Treasurer Hunter.
Spain does no, intend to sell the prop
cr,y of the Cuban ins,lrrcctonists.
$751; General GuardIa, President Of
Costa Rica, from the beautiful capital
of San Jose, that romatic region,
where Coffee grows in such great per-
lection, and sugar yields adequate
returns, seems to be en- oying his visit
to tins country in quiet way, as but
little is heard Of his movements.
Costa Rica Is soon to have a Railroad
from the Atlantic to the Pacific coast.
punta Arenas, on the Pacific side,
NAV vet become a commercial city.
o..-u. \ hn,,t tla ,...,r Tnl pnrtn
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1872-08-03

SALE OF Town PRopERTy,-On
Saturday last Messrs Chas B. Roberts
and John Il Lynch, Executors of Mrs.
Mary Matthias, deceased, sold at pub
lie sale, the house and grounds Of the
deceased, near Odd Fellows Hail. on
Main Street, to Mr.. +. A. Norris, Of
Wakefield, for the sum of S5,O25OO.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-10-25
General Hawley.

The Republicans of the Hartford Dis
trict. have nominated Gen. HawleN for
Congress to fill the uneXpired term of
strong. deceased: and the Democrats
have nominated W. W. Eaton. This
will he square fight. Mr.. Eaton was
IL Southern sympathizer during the war,
OF the worst type. Gen. Hawlcy was
most enphatically the opposite. OF
this contest the Boston Jou'H0I says:
We expect that the specimen fight Of
the campaign for New England. viii
come off i'll the Hartford congressional
district of Connecticut. There Mr. Ea
ton. the whecl-horse of the democracy
Of that state. viii try his strength and
his partN'S strength against Gen. HaW-
ley as true ii republican,. IL sound q man
and is able Il leader rs our organization
would ask for in ANY part of the land.
rs exponent of their respective parties
the two men are indeed we'll matched.
the ON" standing politically for exactly
what the other does nUt-the one being
fair cmhOdimcmt of SuldierlN loyalty
and impartial reconstruction. and the
other representing the cause of disunion
i'll war and reaction i'll peace. ten.
lIaWltV would take the nation forward
To the reign of equal rights Mr.. Eaton
would threw il back into Il white man =
government We know of NO better
field To fight out these ISSUES than The
old Hartford district. and We certainly
can ask tur no better champion ON our
side than Gen lIaWicN. The utuuyI
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-10-25
Intimidation at the South.

We fear that the state of things ut
the South, III consequence al the dies
peration of the old Democratic, now co
alitionist. leaders, Is not fully under
stood here at the North. For months
the Administration has been advised OF
the revival of Ku-kluX operations, and
of the rise and rapid extension OF new
secret political organization. designed 10
meet the changed condition of the times
more effectively than the ku-kluN con
spiracy. From the time of Greedy :
nomination it was distinctly seen 10y the
Southern men who brought il about
that the only possible hopes of his elec-
ton Law in carrying the entire South.
with the exception. perhaps. of South
Carolina. But it WAS also seen that.
in order to secure Moth Carolina. Flor
ida. Louisiana and Mississippi. if not
Alabama. the sentiment of the voters
must in some WAY I've oVcIhoInc and
the readieSt way for that, of course. WAS
to intimidatc the colorcd Republicans.
How well that was understood appeared
III the Georgia election.
In fact. the business WAS there over
done The work of Intimidation was
was So ticrcelv prosecuted that only Il
little over ome-half of the total vote of
the State was east, and Vet on that the
Democrats announced majority of 10.
600, This hungling operation III Il >tr;i-
gctic point of view. and atrociOuS con-
SpiracI against the American people.
ought To 81 arouse the attention of the
country as To make ii repetition of the
outrage III November impossible. W her
ever the negro voter could hc Tighten
ed away from the polls hN a1iGl stories.
that eXpcdicmf WAS used " here corr-
ciOn and dcnonStratlVc terrorism were
necessary to effect the same result. they
were employed. and when these means
failed. a. in Macon. Savannah and other
places the most brutal violence Vas re
sorted to. Even the I.ibrra! paper in
Macon WAS compelled to SAY Here are
fifteen Or twenty men who ave known
to have done the Shooting Yesterday,
and not an arrest has been made. FIVE
delhi rate murders We're committed
the mlrdrrcI~ walk our streets. and the
Judge. who should do his duty. l. hunt
iug for WITNESSES I" convict the ncgror~
of beginning the shouting. The last
allegation j. something more than 4
sarcasm. We know it i ALWAYS rrp"r-
ted in such c;i>t> that il l. the Hr"rur~
o the Republicans who begin the Ii0r.
but it never fails I" tam ont that none
hur 3cpuhliraIr> are shot , vt all events
this WIS the ease in these Georgia cleo
riuu riots. The men thus shot down IN
cold blood for daring to exercise the
most sacred rI-hr of an American cit
zen. were all Republicans. md There l.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-10-25
Slanderous Reports.

Hon. Lake l.. Poland of Vermont -
member "f the Committee ON the
pi~.lirt of Columbia of the Hnu>'. OF
Representative. " such he rNcitc>
the hate of certain local politicians here
who made chan r- against the district
Government. hut were unable t. sis
tain them hctulc the committee. These
fellows have sent L. Vermont written
statements OBTAINING the character and
standing of Judge Poland. This j. not
thc first attempt of the kind. The same
squad of mdl,outcnt> have hu>llN cir
culatrd the ha>,.>t SANDERS Of >umr OF
the uohlr~t men in Congress. against
whom their petty maligmitl has hccn
aroused. The people ofJudgr P"land'>
district need pay II" heed /" the charges.
Then Representative i fully respected
and huuurrd here. - 'jft.c. IN Eo>f"n
Jo'UuUi. net. u.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-10-25
South Carolina Election.

F. J. Moses. the regular Republican
candidate. was on "Wednesday elected
Governor OF South Carolina. 10y large
majority. The Democrats. when they
voted AT all. generally supported the
h"ltcr>' ticket. headed with Tnmlinsom
for GOVERNOR ~ i,tr IL heard from the.
voting progressed during ;hc entire daN
NithuuI the least excitement. The Re
publican majority on Il square vote
Idugc> all the WAY from twenty tu fort -
i've thousand. Ihc following are the
state officers elected: tiuVcrnor. Frank
lin !. Moses. .Jr.; -Govrru"r.
:. II. GlcIVc>: Treasurer. Francis l..
taI,i"/o Secretary of State. Henry f..
iIIlnc: Attorney General. Samuel W.
Melton: Superintendent of Education.
.iU~tu> X. .lll>on. OF these CarluZu.
ilANuc ana .Iill~nu are cuIurcd men, \
Legislature, and Congressional dclrga-
linu were also elected. According To
TIA" ~camt returns it seems probable that
one Democratic and four Republican
t"m~rr~~urn are elected. while the
Legislature. which will he called upon
t" elect a United States senator in place
"t Frederick \. Sawyer. i also largely
Republican.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-10-25
Hon. Luke P. Poland.

The State of rrmUlu Vicld~ in Con
grc>>. almost uniformly. an influence
greater in proportion /" the number of
her Representatives than amy other
state in the ui"H. uuqurstinuHhlN
greater than any other. unless it he
Massachusetts. She does this bN send
iu9. a. Massachusetts does. superior
men to Congress and keeping them there
term after term. This being the ca~c
we are surprised to sec that two on
three county papers III the district now
50 ably and admiralty represented by
Hon. Luke =. Poland. advocate the Sc
lection of Il new man. We deeply re
grct that Judge Poland j. not to he re
turned unanimously. The whole coln-
ny needs such men in Congress. and
the whole country may property and
earnestly desire his re-clertium
We should not say more i'll It matter
which belongs. after all. 10 the citizens
of that district. but for the fact that
certain fellows of the haScr sort" who
iufcst this city. have sent to Vermont
written statements. dcfinning the char
acter and standing of Judge Poland.
This l. not the first attempt of the kind.
The same pcnnilc>s and hlackmailing
squad of malcoutents. have busilN cir
culated the basest ISLANDERS Of some of
the noblest men III Congress, against
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-10-25
DENY the Charge.

We had hoped that the Congressional
contest was ended with the election of
delegates last week. and that We should
have no further occasion To correct mis-
statements put forth for campaign pur-
poses but the following communication
comes to Us with request to publish
having been refused publication in the
Farmer. where the charge was made
and in justice to the men whose char
acters have been maligmed. We give it
place:
Editor Of Vermont Farmer We the
undersigned having noticed in youI
issue of Oct. llth. this statement. i'll re-
gard to the Poland and Steele contest,
1T can be proved that the money argu-
ment was used unhlushingly in all parts
Of the town" ii. t. Danvillc.) In
the Nesson neighhorhood money was
brought to bear" Now there are only
six voters i'll the "WeSson ueighhor-
hood" or school district No. -. and we
t'iN wv TIN w ~
specially wish to inform the readers of
your paper. and the public at large.
that in this contest We never have lie
ceived Il single dollar in money, nor
other pecuniary aid. i'll any way or
shape whatever, and Furthermore, that
by such sweeping assertions, We feel our
dignity and principle. as men. grossly
outraged, our honor and integrity. as
irrcmeu. uniuStly and wickrdly a>sailrd
and that whoever reports any such vile
stun about us i Liar of the hlacke>t
kind. and deserves c"ndign punishment.
Signed by james l.. Woodward. JnO.
l.. Frye. \. l.. Gilli>. VI. 1. turrier,
Peter Wc>som. M">c> Wes>on.
DdHrHIo. w.. oct. III. l-12.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-10-25

five. hut this forenoon it reversed its
previous action 10y two majority and re-
tcrrcd it to the members from Orleans
county. which hardly seems an equita-
bile way of dispensing of such an impor-
tant matter.
That interesting fraud upon the sym
pathic> of Legislators. the retundIng OF
COMMTTATIp\ MONEY
paid hy drafted soldiers has again come
up this session. As it involves the sum
of about three quarters of million of
dollars. | doubt. outside of the injustice
and senseIeSsnrSs of the proposition.
whether it meets with much favor.
Cor. Of Burlington Free Press.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-10-25

HorEL~- Hon. F. II. OrNi> of Man
chester. VT, one of the hest hotel keep
crS in America. keeps not only the ia
NOUS Equinox House a. Manchester,
hut the II. james Hotel At Jackson
Vile. Florida. The latter i open from
November to May. and has acc"muo-
datiuns of the most comfortable char
actcr for BOO guests. see hi~ rad rl~'.-
~ here.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-10-25
The Horse Disease.

The Canadian hor~,. disease hi> spread
from Tor"nt" all ovrI the dominion.
and l. especially prevalent ut Montreal.
where thousands OF horses are under
treatment. the street ears Stuppcd. and
hI>imc>> seriously embarrassed The
Montreal Gazette, of Thursday. >iN> :
it, progress since, first heard of in Tor
ONO. to this city. has been ;t>tnmi>hiugll
rapid. thus prov ing he terribly epidemic
nature of the affection. Technically.
hN veterinary surgeons. II l. known ~
rrlI""ur influenza. ami l. "cca>l"ued
10y atmospheric Influence. probably
having some c"nntct"n With the recent
thuhnrI storms, Which are :" well re-
mrmhrlrd On account OF then unusual
~ trrlltNHg nature. The disease Is
not. necessarily. fatal one: - far
from is being 81. II properly treated at
it> hrEnnnng. there Will u" few deaths.
II Is rh"ldrtrlI/"d 10y sore throat. slight
>""lIihS "t the glands. los al appetite.
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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-10-25
Congressional Conventions.

Much interest Is ccuterlng on the
conventions soon to meet to nominate
our Congressional delegations, but the
I'd district l. particularly heated and
suggestive of partisan strife.
The convention in the second district
convemeS next week on the I'D inst.
and the question will then he tried
whether Il constituency can easily afford
to drop Us lis leader. one who has won
81 enviablc Il name and reputation. not
only for himself, bat fnr the entire
State. as the Hon. Luke Z. Poland.
The character and standing of Judge
Poland. vi lille in attendamcc upon his
duties at Washington. Is second I" n"
member from ANY district III the coun-
Try, aud among the names currently
quoted as the bright and particular on
nancnt> of the House, the member
from the second district is OttcmeSt men-
toned and applauded. In committee
rooms. in the Depart mclrt>. and III his
seat. he throws no Influence away. and
knows the right way and time III which
to do the right thing. We write this in
no spirit of paltlsan>hip or personal re
hcctl"m upon any opponent t" Judge
Poland. but simply a> our tribute I" the
truth and fact ~ ~ have canNa>~rd ii
ON he ylound. and ~ an impartial vii
ness and observer. lU the Indirect
fling We have lately observed at the
habits of this gentleman. We feel com
potent tn give IN unqualified c0mtradic-
tiuu. a:Id confess such It ~iandtl should
ave been lctt T." th, sole enjoyment Of
the ANY thin" t" hrHt Grant desperate
,..r La. !,
Il prize in hcl. delegation. heretofore -"
prominent aud in the t"lr"round ~ the
ahlo>t IN Congress We are inclined
to think not. WjJirL"Jg Co,rr<p""drW
ot I,IGenHc> It,n,oHt,c.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-10-25

ing from this school. well paid for all
the investments made by the State. OF
the present improved condition of this
school with its new buildings and rcgu-
lar graded school. | will endcavur to
give the readers of the CaiedOnidn an
account at some future time F.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-10-25
Notes from the Capital.


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in IN. history of their native STATE.
This same address WAS delivered by Mr.
summer
TEMPERANCE MEETING.
was held "Wednesday evening. oct. Q. m
Trinity church. Among the speakers of
fhe occasion were GOV. Converse. Col.
Franklin Fairbanks. speaker of tn.
House. i. NJ. Dirkey ESD. of It. Johns
hnrv. and DR.. Lord of Montpclicr. Ma
one gave Il better appeal. especially Ia
the Young people. than Speaker Fair
occasion tnr the temperance cause.
There has been much interest in this
subject here uflatc. Temperance meet o.
inrs have been held every week.
\ TORCH LIGHT PROCESSION
in honor of Grant and Wilson msrcbed
tbrouob the street. last Tuesday even
,r,r Not . very l,rc, rroces.i,n w.
formed u,,d NOT y yer, enthusiastic
demonstration WAS made. as annie. an
engagements had no, been made for the
o,casion But tall considered th 4 Gree
lev vas dead" and Gram all right.
ANNIVERSARIES
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-10-25

y mysterious fire. which tWi.c in one
day came near burning up ii house in
Gullford, Conn. WAS finally traced to
some tin pans, from which the RAYS of
the sun had retractcd with sufficient in
tenSitH to start blaze at IL focus some
distance of. Some months ago we re
corded IL ease of imccmdiari>m 10y means
If burning glasses brought to bear up
on the building Just for fun" But
who ever suspected that arson lurked
within AN innocent-looking milk pail
The range of absolute security is evil
IDENTIFY narrowing.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-10-25
N1tNII

are apt I" play an important part in the
legislation of this session. senator
Powers ha> introduced an important
hill relating to the rights of married
women. II provides that when Il wife
has been abandoned lay her husband.
without provision toI. her maintenance.
the Probate Court shall give her power
to sell and convey hrr real and personal
estate. There is mdouhird equity in
this measure. and have reason tnthink
il viii meet with general approval. ON
state i >omrNhat behind her sister
States i'll it, legislation tor the protrc-
ton OF the rights of women. and there
is Il feeling on the part of many lcgiSla-
tors To do her Justice nj this session.
The question of changing the shire
town of
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-10-25

Page the steele delegate WAS entitled to
ii seat
MIR. Piugree called for Il division OF
In, house. and The. motion WAS carried.
Il 10 -.
\. y. Butterlield Esq. of Whiting
ham moved that the temporary organi-
zatiom be made permanent. with the adj
ditiom of four vice presidents. as fol-
lows: Asa Wentworth of Rockingham.
Ryland Fletcher OF Cavendish, John
L.udc of Nilliamstowu. and Geo. Idle
of l,ndon. Col Meade Of Randolph,
AID j. D. Albeit Of Barnet were previ-
ou,ly elected vice presidents for Orange
and Caledonia counties. but de- lined to
serve.
Mr.. Hmclley moved that i'll calling
,I. district CONVENTIONS hereafter. the
Gi-.ri.r committee be instructed t" des-
innate ,hr day and hour at which eau
,.-r- stall be held. and that they all be
al the same hour. Carried.
Charles Morgan Of Rochester. moved
that the convention proceed to ballot
f.. candidate to represent this dis
uicr IN Congress. Carried.
Hon. /. T. Poland was nominated III
a very meat speech by Col. kittrcdge
Ha5hius of Brattlchoro.
v. II. Walker of Ludlow. nominated
Hon. b. II. steele of Hartland. Judge
~ttclc's name was seconded hV Mr.
Hiucklcy Mr.. Morgan seconded Judge
Poland.
Judge Abbott and ;. NJ. Gleason sec
ouded Judge steele. H. y. Xix OF
Nottingham and EX-Gov. Fletcher "i
tayeudi>h seconded Judge Poland :
nomination.
col Meade aud Col. Pingrrr both
seconded Judge Ntcrle-Cul. Mead III
quite an elaborate ami eloquent speech
AFTER few remarks from II. {. Hast
.ng- of y. John~huy III ~tconding the
nomination of Judge Poland. the con
>ruti"u proceeded L" ballot. The re-
-ult of the ballot was Is follows:
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-10-25

In Washington the character OF Judge
Poland is established. Here Il man
would as soon question the absolute in
tegrity OF George F. EdmundS. or jus
tin ;. Morrill,, or Henry Wilson. or
Henry l.. Dawes. or George ;. Bout
well. a> to question that of Luke Z. Po-
land.
Few members are 50 prompt. 80 earn
est. SO Just and so faithful in all public
action a. is Judge Poland. That he
may The better serve his constituents
and the nation he has. we are Informed,
given up large law practice ut home {:
certain it is. that in Washington he ar
CUES hardly one cast in Il session, re
iecting many rather than neglect his
congressional duties. In the House.
Mr.. Poland is listened to with attention
and aspect. for all men know that he Is
speaking both wisely and honestly. BY
his long experience, his eminent ability.
his calm th"ughttulmcSS. and his I'M
bending integrity, he stands among the
best and most influential members of
Congress. We sincerely hope to see
him reelected again and Vet again. No
new man can fill his place. Hdshing-
tOn Morning Chronicle
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-10-25

a Fall River city missionary on Mon
day found ID family ofeight living in one
room, and all of the children, six in num-
Der, sick.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-10-25

The Republican papers OF Connecti-
cut are making damaging revelations
with regard To the war record of Hon
W. W. Eaton. 1t doesn't bear in-pcc-
ton at all. What contrast it furnish
es to the brilliant military record of
Gen. Hawley,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-10-25

y MEAN LAW that compelling the
i,cCjr,,,s of letters ON which >cudcl> put
an Inadequate number of stamps. To
pay do"bi, the amount of postage real
~ due. For instance. letter weighing
over one-halt and les than one ounce.
ON which the writer has put hut one
stamp, the postmaster writes ''~iN cents
duc.' which the receiver has 10 pay. We
are freshly reminded OF thi>-n swim
die. 10y rrrciyiu- threc-tourh~ of an
ounce of quack medicine circulars from
Montpelier. at It cost of twelve cents an
ounce. Cash value at this office. two
and a-haif cents pound. Persons wri-
ting letters should he careful to SEE they
are sufficiently prepaid with stamps, or
their correspondence may prove more
costly than valuable.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-10-25

\. NJ. {. y. CoNVENTIoN.-The an
nual meeting will be held at Spring
field. Nov. t. and :.