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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-07-19
Marvellous Discoveries Reported by
DR.. Livingstone

New YORK. July Is. The HcraI,,
has letters from Stanley, its African
correspondent. giving IL history of his
travels. his meeting with DIR. Living
stone and the latter'S account of his cN
pl"rati"ms. According to Stanley. DIR.
Livingstone says the Chambczi is the
headWaters of the Nile. The stories
the Doctor tells of two countries thrn'
which the great river runs read like il
fable. lie tells of ivory being 50 cheap
and plentiful as To Ice used for door
posts. of the skillful manufacture of
fine grass cloth rivaling that of India.
of Il people nearly white and extremely
handsome. whom he Smpposes to be de
pendants of the ancient Egyptians. of
copper mines at katauga which have
been worked for ages. and of docile and
friendly people. DIR. Livingstone and
Stanley explored the head of Lake Tan
ganyika and returned to Uiiji where
they spent the Christmas of 1871. Stan
ley says he found Livingstone in IA very
destitute condition, robbed and desert
ed 10y his men. He looks to he only
about fifty and quite hale and hearty.
and weighs about lS0 pounds. In
March, 1872, he began to organize an
expedition to explore few doubtful
points. which, he thinks, will take
about eighteen months, when he will
return to England.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-07-19
A Shocking Kerosene Fatality

LOWELL, Mass, July II. Mrs Eli,
abeth Ducharme, French Canadia,
woman, residing in All alley way OF
Middlcsex street, was the victim last
night of il Kerosene accident, which has
since proved fatal. While sewing IN,
her room one of the curtains was fined
by coming III contact with lighted
lamp. and in her endeavors to di>lndp.
the lamp, it was upset, and her cloth
ing despatched with the kerosene. +.
which the flames at once conmunica
ted. She rushed to Il neighhoripr
room, and her frantic endeavor> to ry
tinguish the flames, then emcirclip,
her person. only served to fan the fine,
which in less than five minutes hand
burned her clothing to ashes. The
body of the unfortunate woman va,
horribly blistered and burned. >h,
survived in excruciating agony Till
about six o'clock this morning. when
she expired. She was 81 years of ag,.,
had been married about three lral>
and leaves two infant children.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-07-19
A Bolt in Franklin County.

From the following letter which we
find in the st. Adams Messenger, we i'll
fer there is ii disposition among some
to smash the slate" of the ring over Ill
least in Vermont for Il man to announce
himself il candidate for office:
FeIIom Citizens Of F,unkLin county:
| invite Your support at the coming
election for the office of State Senator.
The motives which impel me to this
action are of IL public rather than of II
personal nature.
No French plehiscitum was ever II
greater farce than our nominating con-
Vemtions have come to he. They are
called. ostrnSiblN, for the purpose of
putting in nomination suitable persons
for certain offices. hut really endorse
and give couutcmancc to the bargain
ingS and nominations. suitable OF other
wise. of Il little cotrric of politicians.
Non is it the only evil of the system
that we thus permit Il little ring To CON
troll our elections We at the same time
give them unlimited control of all the
public acts OF the creatures of their
creation No matter what may he the
public rNigcncN. if the interest of the
ring. or of any one member of the ring.
runs counter to it, the greater must give
place to the lesser. Thus are We daily
permitting the subNer>io of all the
principles of republican institutions. |
can see but one way of escape for the
people, W hicl iS to meet the candidates
I. ~
the Intervention of IL coIl\ cntiom which
they are not permitted To control. |
am aware that public sentiment iii this
community is not favorable To the SN>-
TEN of Voluntary candidacy for public
office: and. moreover. that no pains al
spared To make the former ~ stem ap-
pear Respectable and the one proposed
ludicr"uS. But who ever knew Il iii
nasty that did not resort tocvcrN means
at its command to pcrprtuatr il cN-
i>trmrc II We. the people. would r>-
capra thrald"m " hirh not only threatens
but is at the very present artuallN
>UbNcrtIng our liberties, We must rise
above the fear of ridirulr ol laughter.
Lord Bacon SAYS: "Ihcrc l. no greater
impeachment of action than an over
curious nh>cIN IIcc of dcccncN. which
i time and ~t;>"m: tnr as solomon
SAYS. He that uhscrNrth the wind
shall not SOW and he that rcgardrth
the cloud shall not reap.
When the rNigrncic> of the public
~cr> ic, demand it the most time honor
ed means and measures must give place
I" those of Il more practical nature.
The great father of our country taught
H. thai if We would preserve our lihcl
ties We must exercise an eternal vigil
amcc. and if We would profit 10y his
example and that of all the great and
good men of the nation. We shall not he
>tirkIcrs for the shadow of pl"prirtN
when the substance has DEPARTED
Again inviting Your >utfra%eS and
plcdging myself anew +" know no in
trre>t hut that of the people. am.
fellow citizens.
Very respectfully Yours.
q. :. Bliss.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-07-19
The Stokes Case.

Never Hamburger, foreman of 1h.
Jury III the Stokes murder ease. lat,
made the following statement for pun
LEGATION
We desire to he set right before Tie
public. and although We have been uu.
able To agree upon Il verdict such -
the facts warrant and the public cNPrc.
We certainly feel that those of us Vito
were united in an intelligent opinl"u
should hot have to suffer with the res
From the very first, after hearing all tlr
evidence. the comments, and the ChaIG-
| felt that there could Ice but one hum,>'
Judgment. and that WAS Il verdict "f
murder i'll the first degree. found >l>
gentlemen of the jury agreed with M,
and in the most courteous way. I1tr.
listening to the others. did my hc>I tu
convince them. But no; there was %
peculiar element in the jury room. and
think the public should know it. >our
of the jurors would hear no argumrnr.
They had made up their minds. and
would neither convince me nor bc con.
WINGED.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-07-19

The New York World rightly says
that MIR. Greeley, if elected by Demo
cratic votes. cannot ignore the Demo
cratic party in organizing his Admin
lstratlon. Indeed. he has said that he
would not
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-07-19
Among Our Exchanges.

l'hr Bellows Falls Times is pretty
near right We reckon III its structures
upon II practice which has been grow
img ON our State conventions I'VE re
tri to he filling of Vacancies in town
delegations with persons VIII" belong iii
other towns.
We remember an instance three 81
tour Years ago. another two Ncals since.
and there were several at he late state
convention al Montpelier. We have III"
idea that the result Was affected. hut
the increased number of instances.
shows the practice to hc groWin ing. and
much more permicious than any ever
suffered under the old mass convention
plan. Nor is it an evil springing from
the delegate system, but Il practice
which. if continued. will certainly he
come intol.Iahle and which the people
will and ought to repudiatc. For IN
Montpelier lacked hut some forty dele
gates of being absolutely full. that is of
having ii fun representation from every
town in the State. Now. then. accord
ing To the instances alluded to above.
ii would he an easy matter to obtain
forty men in Montpelier. or any other
place wherever the convention might
hc held. and thus fill all the vacancies :;
or ANY section of the State could send
ON IL large number of substitutes OF
bumpers to he put into vacancies. and
thus control on affect the action OF the
conventions. heSidcs disappearing The
towns for whom they pretend to act.
If towns Ito not send representatives,
they expect to and should he unrcprc-
scented. certainly not misIepreSented."
The Woodstock Post. Liberal. Dem
ocIatic. ur Greeley wants Il Gree
ley state ticket nominated at once :
early. and for the moral effect of it we
should like to 81" the entire Greeley
strength developed AT that time. To
this end the I.ibernI Republicans should
move promptly and put in nomination
the strongest possible ticket. The as
prct of affairs changes :" rapidly that
We lose ourselves, and the election OF n
Liberal State ticket looks less lmproba
hlc with every setting of The sun. Let
u- have Il good ticket and try. As Il
>IiUgestinn. tor the inst place on the
ticket We propose the name of Henry
II Bu\trI of hut land
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-07-19
I--EN cot MY

JOHN NJ. BARTLETT >,n,t"r.
u &. HUDSON ~, Judu,.-
LEVI ~ll~Bl
WI II HNEISIlOE\ ,Iuh@" 81 Ir"lal"
o. Z BOYCE State Attorney.
CHESTER ". SCHOFF. ShrIh
JOSIAH II BENTON IIgh Balm
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-07-19

\ CRAZY PHILANTHROPI>T.- ClaN
Black Dick" who died suddenly 1T
Harri>hurgh. Pa. on Saturday. WIS q
man with a mission. notwithstanding
he was insane. There is ut Harrisburg
Il tangled network of tracks hctNrrH
the two depOts. over which trains al"
constantly passing. For year> "Cral.
Dick" i'll all weather and under all ell
cumstamccs. made it his chosen work
10 run along i'll front of every train that
started. warning everyone to clear IT."
track. Only once was he tempted FROM
his post. and then il railway engimc,
gave him ride to Pittsburg. While
he WAS absent Il little child was killed
on the track. and after that no induce.
ment could persuade him to leave. Tie
railroad men will find it hard To d,
without his services. So freely and
couIageously rendered.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-07-19

NTFI"INTN ~ VT
CALVIN MORRILL,. -. J"hn-hurN ts..,.,t,,,-
.riIlEIl~ ROGERS. JR Nhc,loch )
HENRY pfEIEY Hardwirh 49,, I.,,i.,.-
.IOH\ BACON III -. .I"hn~huI, \
A l.. FRENCH. -, .I"lnr-hnr, Jude 81 Probate
ELISHA MAY -. .I"hu-hurN STATE Attorney
ISAAC VI. SMITH Barnet sheriff
limo EAICHELpEE Srannard, lirsh lt,lift
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-07-19

\ CATHOLIC ORGAN ON THE STU
TON AT BALTIMORE The Freeman =
JonrndI (Romam Catholic) looks with
no great friemdliness upon the sag. "t
Chappaqua. 1t remarks with cou>idrl
able emphasis:
The nomination of Greeley at Bal
rim"re 10y IL packed and non-drlihrla
tive body will lie the formal dissolution
of the democratic party. With its di>
solution there peri>heS the last pant.
that ever pr"fesSed fidelity to law. rn
constitutions or to treaty faith given
There remains for lis. then only MODS
Radical GRANTEES and radical Grerl,.l
ties, Reduced to this. havoncts alr
our only protection. Grant has. al
least. the education and hearing of i
soldier. Greeley knows only the disc
plimc of the broom"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-07-19

LAMoILLE VALLEY JUNCTION RAIL
WAY. This corporation held IL meeting
ut the Bellevue House. sheldon. Tues
day, and elected the following board of
directors
EN-Gov. Geo. W. IIcndce of Morris
town; Hon. ID. ID. Weed of Sheldon
Hon. Horace Fairbanks of st. Johns
bury Waldo Brigham. Esq. of Hyde
park and Col. a. Is. ,Jewett of Swanton.
The directors have not vet organized
1t Is their desi gn Ia go at once to work
RAISING funds. so that work on the road
may commence and he completed next
season.
The road will diverge from the l.. V.
Il. X. on the new fair ground at Shell
don. follow up the Missisquoi to Il
point near the East Franklin depot on
the MissiSquoi road, then cross that
track and bear off through East Frank
lin to IL connection with the South East
"rn Counties Junction Railway in or
near Frelighsburgh, being about -
miles i'll length. The towns on the
line are all authorized to bond in its
aid. When completed this will give
the Lamoille road its shortest route To
Montreal, will give Montreal its short
est route to Portland and as short ~
any other to MISUNDERSTANDING
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-07-19
The Political Campaign.

'HAS. CLEMENT. Ch0Un
4. q. SAFFuED Secretary.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-07-19

= Grant ratification meetings are
being holden in the cities and laryel
towns OF the country. They are large
and enthusiastic. The democrats are
ais" holdin" similar meetings to endorse
Jrtf. Davis h"ud>man Mr.. Greeley .
But the people. We reckon hardly feel
disposed To endorse .Jcti->. friend. 1t
would hr II" very indirect act of en-
d"r>ing the rebellion itself. All loyal
men will shy such an obnoxious act.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-07-19

y salute was fired on the Staten ~
and shore in'honor of the Dcm"claIr'
nomination. \ kindhtartcd lIi~lIN"m
an hearing the guns. said "Thrlr the
go again trying to bring up an"'h''
dead body" The woman WAS night.
Only two prominent Democratic l""I
mails ont of the dozen 81 more VIII" "P
posed the placing of Il new convert ~
the head of their presidential ticket re
main firm in their opposition now th''
Greeley has been swallowed, VIZ, th'
Chicago Times and the New ork J"ul
nal of Commerce. The ahlest and most
bitter of the lot-the World has lnc"h
tinently caved.
Senator Perkins of Connecticut, WIZ"
was claimed by New Haven Dem"
cratic paper us wavering toward Gree.
ey, declares that he has no thou ghl ell
voting for the man with "a Democratl'
hook in his nose" A good many In
eral Republicans have had, since tie
Baltimore Convention, the sanr
thought.
Solon Robinson, formerly the well
known agricultural editor of the Ne"
York Tribune, has recently been maj
ried to Il young lady in Florida. 1t Is
case of December and June, the happy
bridegroom being over seventy years oil
age and the blushing bride being about
twenty seven, which perhaps Is pretty
near July.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-07-19
n EN- RY Will. S O N

OI MA~SAtHl SETS
Grant amt his policy deserve tin, ,rrN h,-hr~t
credit HDfG,- G,s"i,H.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-07-19

men W Ill SIlN SlltH an obnoxious act.
MR. EDITOR : Last week We asked Il
few questions. 10y your courtesy. con
corning the management" of the late
county republican convention. Wheth-
Ell any one will answer OF not we can
not say, of course but having found
ont in other ways. we propose to make
sure that the people of the county du
understand how il was done
y gentleman who pcrchancc would
have accepted an office if nominated
desires to have the convention called
and called cdrIg." On inquiry he learns
the name of one of the county commit
tee and writes him. asking something
IT, above: certainly not less than have
Indicated. Said committee man is not
chairman. and is full of business. III
all probability surprising that the rest
of the committee had been interviewed.
he endorses the said letter. go dhedd
and signs his name. The first gentle
man then makes out Il call. and ii is
published III two issues of the CdIedOni-
an. Published only in that paper. The
call Is made our by neither of the COM
mttee. and the chairman and the third
menber know nothing about it until IA
few days before the convention.
The convention is finally held and
the one term principle endorsed. but
with exceptions" which prove to be
the intention of two men ON the ticket.
to one of whom there appeared to be very
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-07-19

MARRIED. In Baltimore, July -. H.,
"AnNtlln~ to Beat Grant. Old Demo
clacy to Dolly Warden of Cincinnati
The bridal gifts consist of the rammau,
Ring and the Democratic Record, bound
in JuiH. The bridal tour will Ice anr\
cursi"n up Salt River. and all the Grr,l
eA Democrats will have free tickets t,i
the excursion. Brdltord OpjMioh
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-07-19
NR. GREELEY's ACCEPTANCE.

Ex-senator Doolittlt of Wisconsin
headed the committee of the democrat
ic national convention that called upon
Mr.. Greeley at New York on Friday,
and gave him official but verbal Motif
carton of his nomination 10y that body
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-07-19
The Re-Districting Question.

Georgia. July 18th. l~12.
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1872-11-21
How Grant Views His two Elec-
tiOnS.

A dispatch to New York reports
the following as President Grants
views on his re eIectiCn: His first
election he conside as an @onor
paid for his military services. His
second, the nations approval of his
political administration, and a popu-
lar vindication of his personal char
acter.
Long before the Philadelphia Con
vention he Foresaw his success. The
nomination by the coalitionists graf
flied him. inasmuch as it narrowed
the contest of two candidates. Be
sides, the character of the opposition
gave him complete assurance Of the
result.
He was surprised at the alright
received by some OF the Republicans
at the Baltimore nomination. and he
was thereafter urged by political gil
ants to make various changes in his
Cabinet. MANY of his friends had
wondered at his Indifference; but
one helping cause of that Indifference
which was known to but few, was
his knowledge of tae fact that during
the campaign NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Committee had picket in every
Greeley camp of any consequence,
from one end of the country to the
other, and knew, dav by day, every
pharse of the coalition situation as
well as the coalition managers them
selves.
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1872-11-21

A delegation of Pennsylvanians,
headed by Senator Cameron, called
on the President the other day to in
duce him to appoint gentleman OF
their choice for Postmaster at Phila-
delphia, in place of Gen. Bingham,
resigned, but the President declined
to accede to their wishes, and, i'll &C
cordance with his promise, proposes
to carry out the Civil Service reform
policy.
Thus, the oft repeated assertion
of the Mortizooty party, that the
President was not sincere in his adj
vocacy of civil serviee reform is
proven to be another lie.
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1872-11-21
How to Economise Coal.

The most practical suggestion yet
made towards economy of coal seem
to be the use Of split bottoms in or
dinary fire CRATES II is proved that
in any fire place not excessively
small. plate of iron placed upon
the CRATE Will save tie consumption
of coal, reduce the smoke, and leave
cheerful, free-burning fire. Qnite
sufficient air enters through the bars,
no poking is necessary, and the fire
never goes out till the coal is con
sumed. There is no ashes and no
dust, every particle of fuel being
consumed. Anv householder can
try this experiment, and reduce his
coal bills say thirty per cent at the
cost of shil!ing.-London Slgecta'
tor.
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1872-11-21
Tn a letter to the NY. TIMES. Sen

In letter to the N. Y. TINES. Sen
ator Brownlow says:
For the overwhelming trimumph
of Republicanism in Tennessee, the
State is largely indebted to the able,
just. and firm Administration OF
President Grant
While more vilely slandered and
misrepresented than any of his pre-
decessors, his character has been
completely vindicated, and his ad-
ministration more heartily indorsed
BY his countrymen, than any Presi-
dent since washington.
ANY description ofthe contest in
Tennessee would be incomplete with
out reference to the canvass of HOr.
ace Maynard with ex President
johnson The vigor and ability
with which Maynard met Andrew
Johnson, and vindicated the prinri-
Piles Of the Republican party and the
Administration of Gen. Grant, have
never been equaled in any canvass
in Tennessee.
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1872-11-21
HOW TO GO WEST.

This is an enquiry which every one should
have truthfully answ red before he starts on
his journey, and a little care taken in eXamin- :
alton of Routes will in many cases save much
trouble time and money
The &c Il. " Q r RI rnnnirg from Chi
cago. through GalesbUrg TO Burlington, and
the L, b. & W. Route,'' running from Indian
fpoiis. through Bloomington 20 burlington,
last two years as the leading Passenger Route
to the West. At Burlington they connect with
the B. Il NJ. X. r. and form the great Burling-
ton Route. which runs direct through Southern
Iowa to Nebraska and Kansas, with close con-
nections to California and the Territories; and
passengers starting from Wyandot County,
Ohio. on their way ives wand, cannot do better
than to take the BURLINGTON route
Tn s Line has published q pamphlet called
How to go West' which contains much val
uable Information; large correct map of the
Great West, which can be obtained free of
charge by addressing the General Passenger
Agent B. 4 NJ. r. r. Burlip gton, Iowa
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1872-11-21

The leaders the Mortizooty par
ty, composed Of the soreheads and
croweaters, met at Columbus, on
Friday last to determine who
had swallowed the other
1t was a mournful gathering. And
after much deliberation and jangling,
issued an address which, in the Ian
guage of Andy johnson, we would
call dead Duck"
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1872-11-21

1t is dangerous to lie. Lying has
ended the senatorial career of such
men as Trumbull, Fenton, Upton and
blackened the fame of MANY who
once stood IN the very front ranks
of the Republican party.
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1872-11-21

The Greeley confederates entered
the national canvass with the avowed
purpose OF securing a majority in
Congress and behold the Republic
cans have two thirds majority
Never was nefarious scheme more
com 9letely defeated and contemptu-
ously rebuked by the majesty of the
peol lie.
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1872-11-21

lis quite sickly among Greeley
Newspapers since the elections. The
Philadelphia PosT, Washington PAT
RIOT, and Columbus SENTINEL, have
all "gone UNDER and are now wend-
ing their way through ''purgatory"
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1872-11-21

Michigan piles up $4,000 majority
for Grant Every county in the State
has gone Republicans. The House
and Senate are almost unanimously
Republican and not a single Greeley
candidate has been elected to any
office in that State.
Well done, Michigan.
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1872-11-21

If we remember rightly, the Legis-
lature of Tennessee SO redistricted
the State rs to cut off Hon. Horace
MAYNARD and secure the return to
Congress of Andy johnson, the
.sdead dog" but Maynard ran for
Congressman at large against John
SON and Cheatam and crushed them
both.