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

of the japanese Embassy becomes a
second rate affair. A fOrtnlghtS' mails
and nearly thousand cars of freight
are still due. Some classes OF goods
are very scarce. Christmas goods are
still on the way. Postage stamps he
gin to arrive. For fortnight past we
have had to borrow three cent stamps
or else adorn our envelopes with the
heads of Franklin and Jackson placed
side by side.
Without doubt the serious Interrupt
ton to travel over the Union Pacific K.
r. this winter will result in the early
completion of the Southern Pacific (35th
paralleD. IL. L. j.
REDwooD. Cal. Feb. 81. 1872
ASAD AFFAIR.-Th Vermont ChrOni-
Gle SAYS: Mrs. Moran. an cstimable
woman. living at Buena Vista. in Wind
sor. wife of Edward Moran. came near
putting an end to her life last Sunday
night. 1t appears that her home has
been made wrctched by the intemper-
ate habits of her husband. and that on
that night. she occupied Il room apart
from her husband. Early Monday morn
ing her son, Il lad some ten or twelve
wears old. went into her room and dis
covered his mother lying in bed and
frarfullv besmcarcd with blood. The
alarm was Immediately given. and on
examination it was found that she was
| living faint and SpccchlcSS from the loss
of blood through CHASTITY wound III her
throat. 10y which the windpipc waS
nearly severed and Il huge gash made
which did not quite sever the .jugular
vein. She WAS still breathing. and ON
the arrival of DrS. stiles and Clark. she
ut first resisted I'LL attempts to dress the
wound and save her life. she insisting
that she did the deed herself and meant
to die. But she finally yielded. and
WAS put under the influence of chloro-
form. and at this writing CThur>lay
mnlming) she is in il fair way of rcc0v-
cry.
The Chron;cIr adds: This is indeed Il
sad affair. which should lead all good
citizens To inquire earnestly. who and
what led t" this suicidal act Does amy
mcighhnr or citizen doubt that if intoN-
icating drink had been kept from the
lips of her husband. this painful event
would have occurred What then.
do the unlawful liquor traffic and they
that persist in it. in despite of the law.
deserve 1T the hands of the authorities
and the people!
TALK AEOUT REF NDING THE Cor
Ton Loan. Amongst the singular
movements of the hour i one To refund
the whole cotton-taX taken from the
South during the latter days of the war.
and SUBSEQUENT t" it. Experts say that
this will amount. in gross. t" S6J.OOO.-
600. The tax imposed WAS 3 cents Il
pound. and nohodV could move the cot
ton from any state or amy port without
paving the tax. under penalty of = lNl
per bale. the forfeiture of the cotton.
and also of the vehicle, team OF vessel
attempting to take il away. The ground
on which the rcfundim% of this tax WAS
urged l.. that ii WIS unconstitutional
under the articles which said that "All
duties. TAXES and impo>tS shall Ice uni
form throughout the United States ::
and that NO tax or duty shall he levied
on articles exported from amy state.
Some time ago benjamin Curtis. who is
generally regarded a. the head of the
American bar. made an argument on
this i>~uc before the supreme court :hut
the court fell into the notion that he had
not made Il very strong c;I>t. and il de
"idcd the other WAY. The proposition
now l.. to repay this tax. in the form of
- Understanding bonds. To run 10
years: and Il formidable coalition of
folks are seeking to combine the whole
southern vote with the whole dcmocrat-
L. vote, and crnud ii through. As the
tan fell wholly upon the southern states.
and upon Il local staple. the rebels and
negroes are alike concerned in il. and
ocratlc support aS Il condition of party
tralty. "Gdh" IN Chj"ago Tribune.
. In regard Ia the loss of cattle by
the winter. Il Washington territory pa
per has the following: Accounts reach
us from Yakima valley To the effect that
large numbers of cattle are dead and
dy ing. The winter in that quarter has
been very hard and the fatality among
cattle unprecedented. \ large, band
belonging to Mr.. Conncll in Clickitat
county. have nearly all persisted. Other
persons are named as aS heavy suffer
cI>. From Montana the news is to the
effect that the winter has been unpre-
ccdrntcdly hard. and that the cattle are
dying 10y hundreds. From British Co.
lumhia the report is that horses. cattle
and mules are all dying from the want
of food. From the Union Flat country