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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-02-09
Railroad Accident.

\ >cr,o,N amt fatal railroad arci,icmt
orrurcd nu the l.rhigh Valley Rail
road. unout tnGr miles above Mauch
hunt. "a. on Thursday morning. The
passenger train from Nilk>baTrc for
New York. rr"V.l"d with people. was
thrown from lIc track py Il hrokrn rail
Our can wa> thruN ii down the bank into
the l.rIigh river. Il distance of forty
feet. ard au"th"l after making several
rvoiulinn>. lodged ~ the foot Of Il steep
rmnaukrnrmt he. red hot stoves were
immediately overturned. and the debris
st on tl!r. Light persons were killed
imHi diltrlv. ami some eight or ten
other, We're fatally injured. Among the
killed j. th, wife of Professor Lewis
lIitoriuuiS. Of Willlr~hHrlc. and Il Wn-
man and her tw" children. judge,
Dana. law justice Of LuZernc county.
hai his arm and shoulder broken. The
";ll>r of the accident VAS Il rail broken
by the frost. a casualty against which il
does not seem possible 10 guard.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-02-09
The British Cutlery.

The "utrrN of the English press over
the treaty al Washington has come,
not exactly like thunder out of Il clear
sky for the elements would have con-
timed troubled till ,hc Court of Arbi-
t;itiom had actually promulgated lis de
ciSion hut il has come very UncApect
eddy and it is strangely violent. AT
first it WAS difficult to make ont what
Wis III the American ''c:ISe" that threw
the London press into ii pitch of excite
mcnt that had not been equalcd since
Nh. sumner made his famous speech Oh
the .tlahama claims Ii appears. how
ever. that ii Is the revival of one of the
Senator own positions which has struck
our British brethren twice in the same
tender spot. In other words. il is the
American claim for indirect damages
that makes the y hole trouble. What
ever may have been the understanding
with the British members of the Joint
High Commission and with the Glad
stone Government. the London press.
and perhaps the bulk of the British pro-
pie, seem la have been of the ldca that
ON Government, III agreeing upon the
framework nt Il treaty. waived and
abandoned all claims for indirect dam
age, done hl the l;ritiSlI-huilt rebel
cruisers.
II was. III fact. entirely otherwise.
Ia the opening conference of the Joint
liig!. commission the American Com
mii~>i"ncr> plainly stated TIA" nature of
THEN Il, mIndS. and. besides those re-
latimg t" direct losses. they specified
the 'iHdirect injury 10y the transfer of II
Il
marine To- the British ilag. lit the ,.n-
iI:nccd pay mcmtS at insurance. III the
pr"lnn"atum al the war. and ~ the ad-
dIlIuu at i large SUM !" the cost ut the
",jl niid the suppression nt the trhci-
lion. " it'll regard !" these they add
c'l that in ne nope III an amlrable
settlement. 40 estimate was made of the
Indirect lu>~tS. without prejudice. now
&C o.. Ia the lIgn1 oi Naturalization oI
ihoII Icr"IrIj IL. Tho event at no >urI
settlement bella" made. No such sci
ttrIurul Vas m.ldr. that *. such a- WAS
pruVo~"d. Il settlement on the spot. hN
the i,lA m"nt at - gross sum to hr agreed
un"u 10y the Joint High commissioners
liz default nt lIIGt. and seeing that u
uiud, of uItmc settlement WIS only
provided. this reserved class nt claims
rev IN'd in full force. and will now bt
submitted L" tnr .Nrh'tr#l"r>.
/ hi~ appears {" Ice the Whnl,. story.
li"a ii'r III" English press represents
jh.. l,uN"Iu;.iclrt. 81. " HrGh,I II i throw
~ rut 20 irricr. icm;tilI~ t. I've -.r,.I.
I hr -iHitwclu that met .lH~lir" t"ck-
harm h-'~ .IlI,IHiiN r"uu>ci'G j'sr 'ani-
net ih.u England must 'uurdi,jrl, IT,
Ct.it,. from tiIt. l,.ti . NuIJiu it. ,!llII:.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-02-09
Murder and Suicide by Rejected
Lover.

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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-02-09
All Showed In.

The pclil> of travel on the Pacific
railroad the present winter are very
great. and the delays anything hut rDr-
couIagIug to the travelling public
Ihr"r eastward bound Trains ON the
MON Pacific RAILROAD arrived at Chry-
cnmc during Tuesday night, some al
the passengers claiming +" have been
sixteen days on the road from Ogden.
They report that when they got through
the drifts the wind blew he SHOW hJrk
into the cut and rriillrd them. HAN
Inns station reports that the wind i
blowing and the SNOW drifting. Two
trains going west got Ia Cooper LAKE..
and remained there until " cdn,eday.
when they started west with >uoW-
plou"il> ANA Il ,alyr tul,c OF men. y
passenger train Surfing at Siin,., STA
tim was run into hN another paS>cugr.
train "Wednesday. and one passenger
was injured
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-02-09
The Geneva Arbitration.
ENGLAND ENCITED ON TIE ~TEJECT.
LoNpnN. SUNDAY. Feb. /.

LoNDnN. sunday. Feb. !.
All the leading journals of yesterday
had articles on the Alabama claims.
criticising the American case with great
severity. and urging the government to
declare its opinion and purposes III re
gard To the demand for Indirect damages.
The Times declares that England must
Immediately give notice to the Geneva
arhitrttor> and IL the American govern
ment. if such action has not already
been taken. that. if the American case
i reformed. arbitration may he happily
concluded.
Dot ETrUL STORY uf GOVERNMENT A.
TIoN.
The ObSrrrrI states that the British
government has sent Il dispatch to
Washington withdrawn from its agree
lmcnt to submit the Alabama claims to
arbitration before the Geneva board if
the liability of England for indirect
damage remains an open question. The
dispatch is couchcd in friendly terms.
and gives expression to an earnest de
sire on the part fiber mHjeStN : govern
mcnt To carry out all the provisions of
the treaty of Washington.
l>IIrtls 10 the New OH " ora nom I-oh'oh ''u
Chief Justice Cuckbulm has officially
counSclcd tie cabinet that England
must reccdr Immediately from the treaty
of Washington. leaving America to de
eide between Il new treaty and war
The council is now discussing the terms
in which this resolutions shall appear in
tine queens speech at the opening of
Parliament.
TIE FEELING At WASHINGTON.
WASIIINGTON. SUNDAY. Feb. 1.
Ii i said in official circles that our
oNcl1lmcmt has mu information which
cNrit..~ fear that the GENEVA alhirrItiuu
will fail of lis object. Notwithstanding
he recent reports of he lundun press.
and attention i> called to IN" fact ihHt.
ia commissioning he British high com
mis>iomrI>. ttHccn icr"ria pledged hen
roN al WORT that whatever things should
i,- transacted and concluded hN her HIGH
commissioners >hoHid hc agreed to. ac-
know lrdgrd and regarded bN her in the
fullest manner: anh that she would
never ~utf,i either Ia whole "l in pant.
my rcl>ou wh"m~"v,rI tn infringe the
~tnr,. al act contrary thereto. 50 far Is
i.iN in her poWrr. The treaty. ~ j.
know II. prov idc> that ~h"uld it appear
thai Great Britain has failed Ia fulfill
ANY dui, - IL the >n-c.illrG Alabama.
drprcdnii",s and the arlitIlt"I> do uo.
award Ia the United States - sum in
ul"~<. i; i agreed rhut 4 board nt LISTS
~r.~ shall l." appointed l." ascertain
what cIiimS aIr valid AMI what amounts
~iIa!i hc paid hy Great britain nr a.
count of liability arising irr,u ~urh fail
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-02-09

y unique and rather sensational per
Torrance is that of Herr I"ltum. thu
''l'TIIS>im Hercules. at the ilulnurll
Amplithcatre. y siege gun. drawn in
t" the arena Ivy tW" hoiSrs, i loaded
10y an artillery IMAM, i'll sight of the au-
dicmce. with Il twenty p0Hmd bail.
II"ltum faces the miZzlr. gives the OF
der Fire" and after Z, Hash and boom
which shakes the building. the cannon
ball is caught by him. ON one oycit-
sion the cannon bah passed over his
head instead of into hi hands. aud ~
if Ia prove that that there W;ts really
no deceprion." carried away Il portion
of one OF the pli;tsters.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-02-09
Five Powder Mills Blown Up.
r"rE MEN I>-rANrlA KILlEp.

Five powder mills belonging to the
Miami powder company. and located
between Ncni.i and yellow Springs. O.,
on the Little Miami railroad, exploded
at ~ nclnrk Monday morning. The
expulsion caused Il terrible shock. 50
great that i'll the adjacent towns and
cities much considerations cnSued. In
Dayton. children rushed out of school
til" tilr bells Mere rang and il WAS gen
orally believed thai >puIt great caIami-
~ had occurred within the city limits
In Troy and liPprrauoc houses were
shaken rs 10y earthquake. The first
explosion OcvHTIrG in i wheel mill.
This communicated with Il building
where WAS powder III course of manu-
i.trtulc and contained i'll canvas banS.
| IA" d0dhlc dry house. - feet ~,iIarr.
""II'''lnln" vast quantities, Uf dry pow
den came in next From This the flames
spread. and the Other mills cNpl"drd i'll
quick succession. Two large double
dry houses. three glaze mills. one cam
img-mill. two press mills and one pack
my house were amihilated. while The
remainder of the company'> works were
more injured. The following pels ms
were killed: Arthur Nero. David Con-
ley tcol"rcd). William liohbin> and
John Ballard. Henry duncan (colnrc,D
WAS Wounded and viii probably die.
samuel Raineg WAS blown across the
mill-racc and his hearing partially de
>troNcd, while others We're badly stun
ned, barely escaping with THEN lives.
All the men killed had families. From
20 I" - tons of powder exploded The
company : loss l. estimated at 81 .UOU.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-02-09
The State Fair Question.

rL al the annual mcrtin. t" confer with
the l"catin" committee at the state 50
cirtl. relative to holding the NEXT
state Fair at thi> place. There Wa>
pretty good representation from all
pants Of the county. hut not many ~
there would have been hut t"r the great
snow ~tdin Of Sunday.
The mcrrim. M called /" order 10y
I. \. Sylvester. president. when y. &.
Chadwick. chairman IF the committee.
made 4 written report. From this L.
poli ii appeared that the state Com
mitrcc had cnIu,.dcd rvcIN point asked
hN the committee at the county society.
and that nothing appeared Ia lt III the
way of harmonious action between the
two societies il the State fan should
come t" this place rn exhibit the conf
ing fall.
The report MH~ ordered L. lie nn the
table tnr the present. and Mi. Henry
Chase. IA behalf "t he State committee.
was called upon to read the state fHlr
ulcminm LIST. ~ rev i>cd. nn Oxen. town
teams. grade >t"rk. etc. MI. Chase
read the list. from which it appeared
that the premiums oI these CLASSES had
been considerably increased.
Nj. BIaircid of It. \lhan> ";~ called
out. and Iuadr >nIIc general remarks
about tia, desire OH / he part "t the State
Srrirfl /" i" The honest aud fair thing
hl the pr"pi, at thi> section asserting
mos, rmpiLatlralll that the mistakes
made last veal were mistakes. not de
signs +" >Windlr al amy thing If that
kind. He appealed /" the pride Of the
people of tli> section at the State in
sa> ing thai the State Agricultural So
rirrN belonged H. much +" them - /"
amy other SECTION, and they were, it, i'll
tcic>tcd IT, any part of the state III >cc-
my that it Wa sustained aud impluN
ed.
Nh Braincld ANNOUNCED that the
State committee had made nIamgc-
mcnt~ with the Vermont Horse stock
Company 10 exhibit THEN line hlnndcd
animals "n the last day of the nrNt
Fair. I'm account of this stock and
the. stock farm will be found III the cat
"'""dn Ut Jam. H. lh'> stock VIII
not compete for premiums. hat will
simply Il" at tn" Far on c\hl'l''"l'-
Ihh VIII al course h' u Sit"I attraction.
az SOME "l the hi''>' i'p"'"" ''l'il''''>
III the country are no" owned 10y TINS
company.
/ he report Of the county committee
Mas then taken up AMI adopted. When
y. j. Willard "flrird resolution thai
III" STAT" N"'l"t\ It" invited I" mold
then Ear al 'hi> pI''" 'h' coming All
tumn. hIrh HI~ carried.
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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-02-09

A strange fatality seems t" attend
the Osgood tauily of Quincy. \ short
time since Mrs. Osgood died at the
South and her husband. while hasten
ing I" the place of her death. met with
a fatal accident. Upon learning of
these two deaths. the husband of Mrs.
Osgn"d'o sister and his wife started To
attend To the affairs III their dead rela-
tives. hut had Proceeded no futher than
New York. When. While walking in the
sheet, they We're both knocks I'd down aud
instantly killed, by runaway ho,se.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-02-09

The attention of Congress has not
been directed Ia the Coolie trade of the
South Pacific any too soon. 1t is noto-
rioIlS that the islanders are entrapped
and carried off Ia labor on plantations
on The larger islands: but. for the hon
or of American seamem, we hope that
vessels hearing our flag have not been
engaged III the nctarious business. The
American government. however. ought
To interfere. III the interest of humanity.
And. while il is about il. some decided
action should he taken toward break
ing up the Chinese Coolie traffic. which
still lives and thlivcS.-N. \. TiibnHc.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-02-09

y Williamsburg muiIcre~~ has taken
step III advance. She shot down her
victim because he Vas insulting her.
and accused her OF her uit;.ithtnlness
to her husband. In the words of Il
Washington correspondent. 1T is posi-
lively dangerous To exist. guilty or
not. Some other woman will get up
and shoot somebody for intimuting that
bel baby has red hair.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-02-09

i.l!I HI~L~ N\p OCT rNrIuN~. AZ
ruuiMu. IIL the annual report of the
Nco EuGl.nd Mutual Life im>ulanrr
Company j. l's abb, article lay pr. W
". M"r!.!..d. up"u the urnItraiN stats
ties "t the rompau>. line largest pro
portion of deaths j. from "di>c.ist'> of
the brain md of the lungs and ain
passages. We quote Il single pa~
sage
Ilr influence of '"rcupat ions upon
life risks i too broad Il question to en-
ten upon here. suffice il to say. in
passing. that az" large prnpnrti"n OF
LOSSES am"ng>l active h'l>inc$S men
merchants. traders and lr"krr>'- is
d"uhticS- mainly rctrlahlc tn the fact
that icN insure rhrir lives m"r, com
mnulN than amy other class. Still
there l. more than - suspicion that III,
intense aud constant excitement to
which Jhcl al" rNpo$cI the close APP
p'i"arI"n. t"r long l,"!ind>. to business
without Intervening relaxation. in the
ambitions race t"rrichr~ together with
failures and r"-~timulati"n To the jadcd
powers. hN ardent spirits taken ON
empty >t"mach> have not u little to
de with the large dcath-ratr."
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-02-09

y man i'll Canaan, Conn, recently
hung himself and Il jury of his neigh
hors was impaneled III accordance with
the requirements iii the case. After
mature dcliberution upon the evidence
adduccd, one of the number was asked
what conclusion he had reached, when
he frankly responded; 20, there haint
the least mossel of doubt i'll my mind
of the critters guilt
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1872-11-06
"WHGV 1 KNOW ABOUT
t 7 / HI Z + A A r .

Having borrowed one dollar, United
States currency, commonly called green
backs" from II rashly confidine friend
linvcstcd the same i'll the purchase of !,
green ticket, which Iywas told would take
me ii and ont thc fair for ."tlic four sea:
sons" The yellow tickets being chea;,
sort of concern, only good FOR about a
week OF SO. Proud of my rev purchasr
at precisely kali:past 20 n. m, walked
up to the gate, seve thut the posses sion
of this ticket mdst BE Known from nv
walk, without my necessity ofshowingsit.
To my surprise I was halted at the gate
by ruffian witlI a fed ribbon iii his but
ton hole, and two pistols in his belt and
iruskct over his shoulder. lIc balc
me halt! looked UP Mt him mildly
and recognized Joyncr. was surprised;
but he seemed proud of his military air
and truppings. SO only wunk one re-
proachlui wink Mt him, and showed him
my green ticket. He sail "al right
and into tie nclosurc | marched. Fear
ing lcstpmy nerves might become un
strung Ivy unhcard of, and, unexpected
sights, hashing on me suddenly, j deter
mined to prepare myself by degrees,
drawing it mild" on outdoor things
OF 10 great Importance first. and so going
on up by degrees, until could stand un-
d.smayod, comparatively, in the very
presence cf the magnificent specimens of
Human ingenuity and skill which, | was
told were stored iii the building before
me- Well,th carrying out this theory,
| sauntcred towards certain pens or stalls
where the prize animals were kept. The
iirs, stall contained three 10th amend
mcnt" sheep. Clearly not genuine, be-
cause they had no WOOL So that was
fraud No. /. They looked rather like Il
cro>s between buck rabbit and long
tailed goat. They were kept apart from
the woolly kind, and appeared hurt there
at, ana looked rcproachiul. The woolly
sort were white, but not remarkable in
= oiLsr way. They appeared 10 be
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1872-11-06
National Democratic Nominations.
~, FOR PRESIDENT:
HORACE GREELEY,
OF NEW YORK.
FOR VIUE-PRESIDEMT:
B. GRATz BROWN,
n9'.y OF MJSSOITRI
OF MISSOURI.

70 Elk. Auditor, Edwin +. Gary is out in
second letter under date Of October 23d,
; i'll which tho following statements occur
ehat he held OH to his office until ,,-a was
elected by the Governor, with view "to
add one more proof to the fact that this
people have no right to Unfortunately
link the word theft with the namc of him
whom thcy are pleased to term CARPET
bagger 5" and "as to the men who made
me what the Unit n terms liberal offers.
will .ay that feelings of Il personal ma
tlre ''a make me reluctant to point out the
men," e
1--WE understood, from the tenor of Mr..
Gary's first letter, that his. stand was
taken in behalf of South Carolina and
not carpet baggcry to establish. the hon.
esty ofwhich tribe it would take a lifo
long sacrifice ofmany Garys howsoever
honest they might be- But, for whatever
purpose this honest stand may lave been
taken against villany, are we to under
stand that loss of office has aroused per.
sonal feelings in the Elk Auditor which
prevent him from carrying out the war,
to the exposure of villains individually
TO thejust sensurc OF honest men {? Can Mr.
Gary claim Mt the hands of Soutl, Caro-.
lima the credit of honesty, while stutina
that he knows one or more rascals. rom
exposing whom, he rcfrnins through "fcel-
Rngs ofA PERSONAL nat',rc?" Arc thc5c
feelings fellow feelings? Or, If not, What
others should make him SO wo,slroas
kind? This seems to ms most natnro,
inquiry.
We were pleased at MIR Cfary's first
move and hope sincerely that he will car
~ out his good work for the benefit Of tho
State; while he will in that way (hy
which he can alone do IT'D establish his
own charater rs M honest man. We
would like to have all dishonest workers
spotted, SO please let ts have shcir names
Mr.. Gary.
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1872-11-06

Wewcre very much plcasad Mt the
pleasant baliwhich came Off ut tho close
OF our County Fair. The, music was
Pleasant and there was very ful! attend
ance sn OF pic SAINT and pretty young ladies.
lhe ball passed OF well and every body
who attended seemed to have gotten the
'piens''re which they were in pursuit Of
; lie great SUCCESS Of this effort leads us to
express the hope hat 1. Fair Ball will bc
an annual Institution.
we never could understand the onpo.
s'tion which some people have TO ,laucinn
MS "a harmless amusement. We look upon
II as the hcalthcst and most agreeable of
ali parIor amnsemcnts. We alwuv,
thought that the popular parlor amusc-
hieht OF riddle making developed u spuri-
o''s and demoralizing cyotism in the par
~ proponnding, and the Srhvnx to our
mind WAS anything but an agreeable do.
formity, and her suicide was n snuo,In ,f
most nngovcrnablc pride and temper
~ q - - ...v :~-.:.
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1872-11-06

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ladyir'ends turning upthcir hesfs in. Che
mir tosce which one i,tine Foflilnc wo,lItl.
favor with our Choice. Cards encourage 90
and foster Il dangerous taste for gambling
us do every otl,tr Imrlor ga,nc we ever
saw, unless it' be conversational cards,
whlth are simply absurd.
Now we arc willing to easnt that
conversation: a,iii r'a,lng are tie as,,st
improving of all const,ht domestic, c.n-
ployinrhts: hut even If Il gWcTrc. Tc ,o, thG
case that nature requires occasional res.
p'te in variety. yet sucllyaricty should be
rcs"re'l 70 for the ss,kc of health, ,mi,scu.
lar exercise, and eXi,ilirAtiUn.
Norris iIilshborulizing as some say, ard
as at first sight 10 mhy appem, when we
sec handsome fine dashAig man, take
through the mazes of q bewil,lcring waltz
some beautiful and graceful woman. we
say Tint tl,e proximity is dangerous; but
it is i'll reality no. as nearly so,,as, when
after teh dance the parties retire To the
piazza in the moonlight or in the dark.
There is more food for n philosopher in
a dance than is generally known. We
know of nothing that has so immediate
an effect upon ones inner nature. as
music, and undor its influence one sho rs
moro of himself than ut any other time:
We will take tho man of my profession {:
the orators tongue is most eloquent
under the Inspiration Of music, the sul-
dicr's hcrosm is carried to self sacrificing
patriotism by theniarti~l strisin md the
purest faith of the christian neos,As To-
IIcnFef III the soft strain of David's Harp.
To descend to the practical. if any oncl
desires he can estimate the true calibrc
OF every man i'll it, and he goes to ball
for that purpose. 1tmatters not whether
they be dancing or not j he can tell the
morose, the gentle, the. rough, the polish.
ed, the honest The false, tho Indifferent
the lover.
As for the direct morallzingtcnden-
cy f'l Of dancing per Sc, there is:nonc. But
that it can be abused we'ti'tv, not deny .
only if Wc wished to- deAoralizc any nc
qnaintance, which God forbid, several
otlicr common practices among mcii and
Women, suggest themselves rs more,
available methods. We hope to SEQ a
dance every year. (