St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-03-08

The wealth of some of our Dairy Dis
tricts il enormous. st. Adams ships
annually near million and half dol
lars worth; as also Wellington Ohio,
and Herkimer, n. Y. S4,5OO,Oo0 worth
of butter and cheese.
The public debt of Canada is rapidly
increasing, and after certain improve
ments now projected have been carried
ont, will amount, il is said, to SD Il head.
The debt of the United States is only
S56 head, and is rapidly diminishing.
Our debt is the result ola prolonged and
terrible rebellion, but it is difficult to
find an explanation for that of Canada.
Montreal papers rejoice because of an
abundance of capital in that city seek
in" investment. A still better thing
would he abundance of paving business
seeking capital.
4 hill was introduced by Senator
Morrill,, of Vermont. Friday, and re
fcrrcd to the committee on education.
appropIiating to each State. i'll which
agricultural colleges are established, i'll
accordance with the law of l-G2, one
million acres of public land. for further
endowment and support. No mineral
lands are to he taken under the act.
-Four hundred and nimety-two c"nvictS
in the Ohio pcnitcmtiary have rcm"n-
Strated against IL relaxation of the tenn
perancc laws of that State. They say
they owe their present misfortune to the
use of Intoxicating drinks.
The Buffalo (N.Y) Express states the
secret of the popularity of the present
Administration when it SAYS: - If there
is any one feature in the Presidents
policy that distinguishes Grants Nd
miIStlation from The Administrations
that have preceded il. it is his cheerful
readiness to yield to the popular de
mand whenever that demand is honest.
earnest and unm<takallc.'
On the recent occasion of the visit of
ri. Rev. Louis DcGocSbliamd. to shore
ham. about 300 Catholics. men. women
and children, arose and pledged them
selves t" abstain from the u>e of imtoN-
lcatlng liquors AZ Il beverage.
The storm of Saturday WAS the sever
est that has been known for wears in the
South. ON the lower Mississippi the
snow came to quite depth. In Rich
mOnd II WAS the ScVcreSt storm since
l~JI, showing necessarily for T. hours
with Il northwest hurricane. AT Wash
lngton, the inclcmcmt weather kept
many members from the capitol and
gave the JapS another taste of Wyom-
Ing. At Savannah two ships. two banks
and five Schooncr> were driven from
their mooIimg>.
DIR. Thomas II. Crosby. Professor in
the New Hampshire College of \ gricult-
urc, died suddenly at his residence in
Hanover. Friday morning.
TIE FINANCES AND THE PEurLE.
The Democratic leaders in New IIamp-
shire Will feel very much like charging
Secretary Boutwell, with issuing an
rlrcti"neering document in his Public
Debt Statement for the first of March.
Decrease of the debt during the short
month of February. 80. :}gI hi -, De
crease Ton the wear. S9l .-9J.:}4- ~ de
crease during the three wears admins
tlati"n of President Grant. S2E9. $40. 1ti2-
w! These figures not only do not lie,
they tell one of the most MAGNIFICENT
and Crcdltahlc truths which the history
of these times will record in honor of the
American | uiOn. The honor is equally
due Ia the people and the Government.
he latter rc>"lvcd To redeem the plight
Ell faith of the nation and To undertake.
Il financial achievement without il bar
allcl III ancient or modern times. and the
people have promptly and chrcrfully
supplied the means To do it Boston
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