St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-04-26
The News.

blown down. The worst damage was
done in Chester, where sixty-two
houses were entirely destroyed by the
storm. and many others seriously dam
aged. Nobody was killed.
Vermont proposes to be represented
at Cincinnati. 4 call is issued for IA
convention at Rutland Saturday to
elect delegates to the Liberal con-
vention. 1t is said Henry o. Kent
of Lancaster. f. ID. Baker of Clare
mont. and ex-Speaker Cove are among
the number i'll New Hampshire who
favor the Cincinnati convention, and
who will I've there i'll May.
4 fearful riot occurred among the
miners at Ostran, Germany, and troops
were required to disperse them, which
they did after killing some and wound
ing many more. The rioters destroyed
several buildings.
The Bible in the school question.
that has 50 long been Il bone OF con
tention at Long Island city, has proha
bly, been brought to close. At any
rate the new mayor has appointed an
other Catholic on the board of educa-
ton, thus giving them a majority, and
it is expected the old boards require
ment of reading the Bible will now he
reversed.
The price of iron and most kinds of
hardware, has lately greatly advanced.
owing to Il scarcity abroad and the
great consumption. This makes it bad
for new railroads.
The Massachusetts "Old Sixth" regi-
ment had its eleventh reunion at Acton
this year, on the I9th-thc anniversary
of its passage through Baltimore. Some
| 100 survivors We're present.
The President has sent to the House
of Representatives message in re-
Spouse to il resolution, passed some
time since, asking for information CON
corning the grounds of his action against
the kukluX of South Carolina. 1t is Il
succinct and unvarnished statement of
the nature and intent of the kukluN
conspiracy. showing that it dominated
IL dozen counties i'll one state. OVERRIDE
the state laws. defed the courts. and
deprived il large class of citizens of
their civil and political rights. and all
this by the exercise of the most afro
cious violence.
The Cincinnati movers say their
efforts ut reform are already bringing
fruit, and point to the fact that PreSi-
dent Grant has issued another procla-
nation concerning the enforcement of
the civil service reform. containing the
additional Recommendations and amend
mentS by the advisory board. The
proclamation closes as follows: THE
utmost fidelity and vigilance will he
expected of all officers of all branches
of the public service. Political ASSESS
ments. as they are called. have been
forbidden i'll the various departments.
| While the right of all persons in official
position to take part i'll politics is ac
knowledged, and the elective franchise
is recognized as Il high trust to he dis
charged 10y all entitled to its exercise,
whether III the employment of the gov
efficiency. not political activity. will
hencefnrth determine the tenure of
office
\ CoRRECTIoN.- assertion in Il
late number of the i rgus. that at the
nomination of Hon. c. W. Willard for
Congress, two years ago, Hon. John W.
Stewart was promised his place this
year if he would keep himself out of
the field then, is thus answered by the
Freeman Mr.. Wizards own paper
and Us we gave currency to the story.
we gladly give equal circulation to the
denial
To far as Mr.. Willard is concerned,
the above statement is wholly without
foundation. No friend of Mr.. Willard,
to our knowledge, made such IL promise.
or was asked to make it. Neither of
Mr.. Wizards nominations were the re-
suit of any bargain with anybody. If
amy such promise was made we are
curious as is the Caled0nian to learn by
whom. and on what authority it was
made.
\ WICKED Hoax. Our readers will
remember an item which went the
rounds of the papers to the effect that
family of four persons died III East
Hanover from eating oysters in which
were discovered parasites similar to the
trichina which has infested pork The
asserts that it was an April fool hoax.
person who will start such story us
that deserves to take his turn at IL Del
aware whipping post.
The Length of the School Year.
The editor of the CdIedonian evident
ly doubts the wisdom of the vote PASS
ed at the last village school meeting.
whereby the next school year is made
to consist of thirty eight weeks instead
of thirty three. At least the issue of
April - says that the average length
of the school year in Massachusetts is
thirty-three weeks, and, from this fact.
infcrs that to he us large part of the
year as children can safely he confined
i'll the school room.
1t may be admitted that many chill