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Sickness in our Town. and its Cause.

In the last issue of the fdItionidn
l"u very properly alludc t" the uncom-
mon amount of sickness in our village.
and east about for the cause. This
should he the business of every good
citizen " h" has the future prosperity of
our village ut heart. No community
scientific inquiry the CAUSES of pc>tilrnce
are. not obscure. PcStilcnce has been
swept from the face of all educated
countries. Even cpidrmicS have large
ly disappeared when applied To the
sanitary touch. Where are our village
fathers Where are our cmtrrpriSing
citizens. that they sit quietly down in
the misty stencil of malaria while our
best citizens are Sickcnimg one 10y one
The epidemic of Ie65 admonishcd us,
and again i'll lS72 we get Il hint that
our ceSs-poulS are our hanc. and Vet we
heed it not. There is nothing in our
soil. or our water. or in the lazy of the
land, ''either i'll the heavens above or
the earth beneath" why our village
should not he aS healthy IL spot aS on
the face of the fair earth.
1t is useless to say there is not more
sickness i'll st. JohnSbury in proportion
t" population than el>rw here. and re-
fer to the statistics, which | know will
show twice aS much. But out side this
village the same CAUSES prevail ut this
season of the wear and increase sick
ness. Wherever Il case of acute disease
can he shown. either i'll or ont of this or
any other village, there can he shown IL
barn yard, or hog pen, near the house
of such sickness without drainage or
an obstructed sink spout, or uncleaned
or obstructed water-closet, or IL cess
pool under the buttery window OF at
the back door. One such place as this
will infect whole neighborhood. satur-
;ttcd a. this filth is with the heavy
growth of vegetation which exists this
year, brought (as it is 10y the warm rains
and continued warm wet weather. into
ii state of rapid decomposition, giving
of IL malalial teIlnent which is absorbed
into the blood. and thence giving the
fever. fermemt. and sickness. More sick
ness exists in our most healthy localities
at this season of the year, and might
and cOuld he almost wholly prevented.
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Notice Of Settlement.

An immediate settlement of all demanps due the
subscriber, bearing date prior To April, 1872, ia
imperative DR. HOUGHTOS.
st. JOhnsbury VT. July l5 1872 e5tt
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NOTICE.!

Notice il hereby given that an application will b-
made To the Legislature. al its next session. for Il
charter f"r a railroad from point III the village
of st I"hnsbuTy. I" point on the Connecticut
River in the town of Waterford Barnet. in the
County OF Caledonia
August 20 l-12. BIB
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Tanners Club.

All i'll favor of forming Tanners club will
meet at the Town Hall Saturday. August 81. al
:. o'clock I. NJ. PER ORDER COMNITTRE
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-08-30
ORANGE NTN.

Edward Wright. a brakeman on the
G. y =. X. r.. was knocked of Il freight
train cdnesdaI night. at White River
Junction and run over. iniuring him -"
that he lived only two hours and a-half.
He leaves IA family. residing AT Wells
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W ,SIII<GToS COUNTY

ASlilN''I''N COT MY
Mr.. Freeman BiXby, of Montpelier.
W no was So seriously injured 10y an ac-
cidcnt on the. Lamoillc Valley Railroad.
last spring. and who has recently re
covered 81 H. To he ont with the help of
had the misfortune To break
his leg again on Monday of last week
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-08-30
McIndoes Falls Academy
NOTICE!

N"icc l. hereby given that an application will
he made al the next session ot the Legislature "f
Vermont. Ia annex the town OF Concord. III EsseN
County. Ia the County ct tal,l"uia.
Concord. August ~ l-11. 3u-32
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Tall Corn.

Tall Corn.
Mr.. Jacob G.. Hovcl of this town.
brings us II stalk of corn as i corn. Ii
is the common eight -r"wed variety. and
l. taken ont of IL field of four acres. all
of which is yer, thrifty. The stalk
shown measures ten feet and nine inches
in length. All of which indicates that
the present year promises we'll for corn.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-08-30

Minutes of the General ConNcn-
ton of Vermont Comgrrgationali>tS
We're distributed To the churches last
week. The pamphlet contains l0- well
printed pages. covering the doingS of
and Education Societies. and the usual
statistics. which, 10y the way. are very
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-08-30

Much local news is forced back up
ON the second page.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-08-30

Hovc'S Circus i coming here Mon
day. sept. Ii. a. will he seen 10y adNrr-
ti>rmcnt> everywhere.
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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-09-20

DUTCH OR IIOL>TEIN.
+. Baker of Barton exhibits the
choicest examples of his fine herd fire.
qucmtly alluded to III the papers. His
bull Hollandcr. two ycarling bulls. bull
calf. four COWS. four hcifrrS and one
hciter calf. make up Il display that is
we'll deserving the notice which the pc
culiar color and markings of this stock
always attracts. When we add that
this record or dairy stock * not easily
cqualed. we give their prime claim up
on the attention of Our farmers. In re
gard to the beef qualities of this breed.
we have lately had the opportunity of
some conversation with Mr.. Mcdonald
of RNegatc. who has been familiar with
it from its first importation 10y Consul
Jarvis. and he SAYS that il has ALWAYS
stood well with droVcrS. and command
ed II first class price. lie has seen IL
great many of this breed slaughtered.
and never saw one of Il ''lNrrN" or black
mcated animal among them. but the
flesh always has il good color and is
we'll marhlcd with fat
ARRIVAL OF MI. GREELEY.
Hon. Horace Greeley. VIII" WIS ca
gagged last February To- deliver the ad-
dress III the Fair. after being nominated
for the Presidency. WAS written T." lay
the officers of the society. VIII" offered
t" release him from his engagement.
lie declined their offer. and put in an
appearance "n Thursday according tn
agreement. He intended /" reach this
place "Wednesday evening. bat missed
the morning ti.iiu at Springfield. and 81
came up /" Whit" River Junction and
spent the night. reaching II. .I"hu~hurN
at noon. He WAS met at liir train hy
chief marshal Bow man and his aids. the
Band. and several mcmirr> of the Ag-
riculturIl society. and escorted to the
-. .I"hn>hurN HOUSE, t" the new time of
''Thr old White Hat"
Vt two o'clock prcci>.ll. Mr. t;lrclc,
WAS escorted T." the Fair Glound. Thc
carriage contained hr-idr~ Nh Grrclc>
.ludgc Poland. Mc~>l~. Root and Clark.
president and secretary of the >"ricti.
and Was preceded 10y ihr Band rud tol
lowed 10y Il carriage containing r,nic-
>cntoti''~ Of the Pfc~~. " hen '!rr pro
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-09-20

Caledonia Calvin Morrill,. Charles
Rogers. Jr.
CbitteRdeR-Geo II. Bigelow. John
l.. Mason. \. o. Humphrey.
FrunkIm D. K. Bailey. stiles. Gco.
\. Ballard.
ESser-,John VI. Bartlett.
Grdnd Isle ASA Reynolds.
LdmoUp-H. II. Powers.
Oyunge- G.. IIinklry. VIM. r.
Shrdd.
O,Ican<.-E. =. Cotton. H. c. Wilson
RMtIHnd. y. +. Spraguc. Jr. W. G.
Neazey. Henry G. Gleason. l.. Howard
Kellogg.
washington. IIeman Carpenter. G.
King.
tmdhdm. J. l.. ButtcrficId. jacob
Estcy.
IIWclSor Cha>. VI. Lamb. Luther
Adams. Charles \. Scott
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-09-20
THE STATE FAIR.

Our report last week left off in the
day We had hut partially examined
the stock. We resume at the point
where we left off:
DRAFT CATTLE.
one of the attractive features of the
exhibition of he day has been the town
strings of oxen. Nh Livingston for the
Flirhamk>c> had Il string of l. yoke. ;t>
fine a. We ever Saw on the grounds.
The largest pair weighed 4-5u. and the.
lightcst over $500. Three other pairs
would weigh over 1000 each. Another
string from st. ,Iolm>hurl was made up
10y Charles >rark~. pair: +. +. Al
len. ! pairs l.. f.. Stiles. = pairs \. Il.
ii"ycy. ; pairs II. Wheeler. | pair.
The average weight was ovcr3IO0. The
SDalk> yoke WAS conceded 10y every one
To hr he hind~omc>t oxen ever seen in
the county. They are five Years old.
weigh 1000. are perfectly matched, and
alr splendid in t"lm and action. Nh.
Sta,k> is justly proud of them. An"1h-
cr noble >trin" came from Barnet. They
were owned H. follows: VIM. Adam~ /
pair weighing :hi5O: l.. Kinney. BOO
y. Roy. 800: VIM. Wardrn Sis Al
cNnnder Roy. :jGl3: VIM. Roy. $50 ;
l.. Maurhrstrr :I7n7 ,J"~cph Roy.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-09-20

at the end of his six wears of service,
lust ~ much IL Horace Everett AT the
end of his six years. or Senator Morrill,
nj the end of his , BciiOWS Fats Times.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-09-20
The Speakership.

DUIIu@ the past few days there has
been considerable written in the papers.
and said in private circles. about the
>p+Hkcr~hip "i the next House of Rep
r.>cuiati,c>. \ canvass ui the mem
beers elect shows Int twenty seven re
elected mcmhri>. out OF the some tW"
hundred and forty and on ca>tlm"
about tnl the one man OF Legislative cN-
pcricurr t"l speaker. We notice quite Il
strong desire nom different parts of the
stale. /" PAT Col. franklin Fairbanks of
Ibis town in that position.
We are assured l., those win" were
in Ilrr legislature with Col. Fairbanks.
that he j. qualified f"l the place; and
The fact thai the office, comes. m>"ugit.
mast ice all the mon" "r,tit} in" t" him.
~ it will hr vc are sue t" the people
III this part Of the state.
This m"> cmcul l.. h,iu.in- forward
the name OF Col. Fairbanks started on
the west side "t the state. We think.
The Rutland H,,uid "t Monday. in an
article on the >prah,r>hip. tLr> rnd"r>-
g. linn:
The qualifications of this gentleman
fur the ro>ilium are unidentified. lie i
of courteous and grutlcnlmll address.
Il graceful and read; speaker po>>r>>-
inv rn"iu,.~~ and decision. essential
qualifications in a successful presiding
lI, Ia it-t,i l,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-09-20

gwen 10 iHt dIItCllDiIS DI even the nun
hlc>t New Englamdcr 10y migration to
The West Is Il great and peril"uS "rde-
al: 50 that humr<ickmrSS has killed
many wife and mother who bravery
consented. for her childIenS sake. to
Il" torn up 10y the roots and transplant
ed To Illinois or Iowa. whose HttI;ic-
tI"n>. great a> they are, could never
WCan her from her fclVent. ahSnrhing
love of the green hills amid which her
childhnOd Wa> cIadIcd. | do believe in
going West: but cannot recommend
ii To amy who have passed the meridian
of their days: and deem its undcnia-
able priVatiomS more lightly regarded.
more easily borne. by Young couples
just setting ont to traVr>c arm-in-arm
alike the tiowcry and the thormV by
ways of life than by almost ANY others.
| have not meant to deny that the
last hali-centIrN has Witnessed progress
in the agriculture of this state: and |
do not cite the fact that. whereas she
formerly grew her own bread grain and
~omCW hat more. she now buys the
greater part of it. as di>creditahlc. If
she can make her bread cheaper 10y gra
Zim% than 10y blowing 10y selling wool
and butter than 10y growing wheat and
rye 81 he il. But when recall to
mind the imtcrminahlr procession of
wagons laden with the wheat of ynur
northwestern counties that used To pass
um their WAY To market 1t Troy or Al
banN, down the turnpike III Wc~t|iaNcn
beside which WAS cutting brush and
burning logs of fifty Ncai> ago. and con
slider that the very fields on which that
wheat grew Iuxurinmtly would NOW Weld
bat half Il crop. and that precari"u>lN.
| halt. and ash whether that can Ice
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-09-20

Weld Il large profit a. that of irrigatimg
the hill~idr> and intcrvalc> of this same
Vermont.
Almost any one who has om his farm
even the tiuicSt >trcamIct with It con
siderable fall III it, may experiment III
irrigation an Il small >cill". a. ! have
done. and satisfy himself that 1t pays.
before proceeding further. lou 1t" not
need IN engineer: if You had one. he
could not make The water run mp mli
whereas il viii run down hill at Your
solicitation Is readily - though You
were the best engineer OH earth. If Nou
Try I" make it ran up hill, il viii prove
obstinate: respect nature and her laws
and YOU viii find hrra tru>ty servant
and friend. Your own observation will
soon tell ynU Whcr" Nuu can most easily
dam NOIr stream 80 ~ To have Il con
siderable. body rf water in spring and
rainy weather. in order ia have il ready
for application when needed. and how
Nou can lead il of 80 H. Ia ntl%dtC the
largest area at Il moderate" cost. Begin
nv irli~ltin@ two or three acres. and
\uu vii! soon Ice satisfied that you can
afford t. lo more and still more. until
all lour land which lies lower than tn"
highest point ut which N"H can all Il
reservoir shall hc occasionally refreshed
hy the yIyiINnIg appliance.
Irrigation necessarily t"riIlIZc>. II
saves to the land much of the u"uli>h-
ing juices that would naturally pass oil.
especially IN time, of lhuW az Hood. Il"
Ice squnndrlrd upon rivers. bays aIrd
the ocean. doubt that ANY irrigated
field i les fertile. les proHurIivr.
to-day than it was on the muIniliG of
creation.
Ultimately. Ne shall supplement The
flow of urlr streams h, diggin" wells on
;hc highest point in 4 barge >walt or
plain and placing Il ~"li-.rti#g " md
mill oven cnrh shall ~,.I it to pumping
zap water by night 90 b, dH, when wind
serves into Il shallow ur~rr, nir h} it,
side. NhtHct. aflcI being Thoroughly
Warmed 10y the sun. ii will he, 1irHullly
dlaWu away to iiigtr" he field al fields
lying below. We're this done hrrrlc.
il could i'c /" profit. the au.uIl proiurt
Of tea th"u>lHd farms in tins STATE
might lac Gnuhicd ~ a cost i.u. below
th" price ~ which fhcir owners NOW
hold th'u.
o-.- !nui>lu% through Virginia ~nItc
N".lI, AGA. ~ "a time eft general dlnulIi.
.uld ,.,N "a iI"id at I"riiap~ I,.u ;rrl;.> Of
corn pIrriu" tnd vi;irIiug it, the .Illl
~uu. 4 .unuk ir-r enough - rum "a
~uali ri l-nii came h.au Img and
i"1uir- duNH fiun the adjaccm hil-.
PJ~>s'l iifuu@h the cvit,l "i that com
ncId 80 q depression of few ircf hclru
H. Itci.I@c ~Uti.lc;'. .ad tell iaIp the.
.iNt.I 1T it, loser ~idc. | .i.r ruiiIcI.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-09-20


guimg to IL southern audience the ina
policy of slavery. asserted that il dozen
men and dogs had often followed for
days on the track of one lame negro.
while Watcr-poWer equivalent To tin"
muscular force of Il thousand negroes
ran /" waste umregardrd beside them.
We smile III the folly thus t"rcihiN cN-
posed; but might not the >Inll" "r
hroadcncd into Il laugh and turned
against ourselves five lack the brain
power to stop this monstrouS waste. !!
feel sure that our grandchildren will
possess and exercise it,
III. Steam. Whether steam may or
may not soon Ice superseded hy cleo
tIicity or some other natural force. |
cannot stop here to consider cannot
hclirNc that the power which sends
messages in an instant from STEAMBOAT
To san Francisco will long ice found in
adequate or unfit to Tighten tia" far
mrr> Labor OF to increase lis product.
rs vet. however. steam j. tlI" ont force
artiiicially evolved from dead. morgan
IT, matter which has been widely press
eel into the service of productive INDUS
try. Steam furge> the hammers and
cuts non: il converts animal aud vcgc-
table tihcr~ into every form and fashion
of textile fabric: il is to-day doing
more work than ali the artisans and al
titiccr> ON earth could do without IT,.
Steam l., to-day mans most useful ser
want the horse and the OK du his bid
ding ON 4 fan wider area hat their rel
atiNr power i declining. while thai OF
steam i still rapidly advancing. I"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-09-20

rcquitcd hy more generous haIl,.,
| hold that Vermont may wisely prnr,..
To many of her industrious sons urI.,,..
mcnrS to stay at home which >L,....
outweigh their Inducements iu .,,
homes elsewhere. But thc>,. pr,,,,...
tion> barely suggest. leaving then CO.,
>idcratinm to the intelligent and t,.,
handed Nocmany of this State. >t,,.r.
they Respectively decide that The. ...
afford to drain hogs. and plant r,..
and >uh>nil. and fcrtiliIr ~ ,igr,r...
it> | have on my own little farm. ~.
will have al least half Il million r,,,..
ut thc taking al the next federal rr,.
in i--O. For though she may u,....
grow grain 50 luNuriantly or m4hrr.,.
80 chriplN as some of her sisters 10, 81.
Great West. she has still ad>l.r..
and attractions which those " hr. ~
once enjoy in@ hem. have pitched ,..
tents elsewhere. are perhaps .,...
trained To appreciate than th, >nn. ...
have never abandoned her >rH.
hills are gIccmcr. no skies aIc hII.I...
no waters puTrcr. II" am m"rr it.,.r..
than hers and ii" moi know th. .
ether State affords Il hytt,r rnrr..
school education Ia the great huG .
her sons and daughters than she, ,....
and gratefully proclaim my ini.'....
hess to her >rlooi> i"r the r,.if,.. ..
of whatc\rr training in letters aud ..
rudimrnr> of >cicmrc / received d..
of the most eminent of her >ofl~. ...
!1rr stephen \. DOUGLASS. borrow
expression of Daniel Wcl,>tcI'~. lem
90 iiat Vermont Vas ~ noble, >r..r....
.miglatc from = and this. If lI...
considered j. ne slender praise
philosopher rcrkumcd il anon. ,.
chief blessings which attend alrrI,r.
pilgrimage. to h, vcli-hu1,: .rn,f I,.
IN an impuitnm, >cm>r. wrll.hnrr ..l
has reason Ia Representative LuIdiuu.,..
his eyes first opened t" the Ii.hr. 3d..
>ul,t no >0n. even h, adupfin,
\riruumr. EYER regarded her M,...
without Il "l1v ui pri,c in her rr,..
f"i'I""I' ~ me H"f I'r "'"'|'"
,I,,..,,.,,,, WIKI ,.,,,.,,.', .'
surrender Of Bnryoyne. than >h.. ,...
'cil :.r home with strength, To- Iil-,. ...
am u ml'~ivri. AMI >h" n"N"i i1it"l'o
I've, ,'., ',. c , ,,. -, . 'n , (''.'
had 70" tories in the revolution. and ..
~lat" hunter ever riark"d hi quati Pc.
Der >"'I "i'l i'Ii"H I" lee sem nom" ...
.''' a,,'' , ' i''' i>I Nv
h.I fIuurr. While nur rnnnt,. M.
tain, hes liberty and her greatness. d..
irur> of Vermont will hc Il prcio.-
H"i''"" "i Inc National h"iItt@" an"
,.,i ~ ;II,',,,, -" '',,
all ,hipu- r.IIhI, and material il.
topri"n shall driauci her lcgi~lr.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-09-20

Daniel Davis \ Sons of Windsor. are
the principal exhibitors in this class.
and show a> fine specimens as could he
seen anywhere. Nh. Davis senior has
been Il breeder of Dev"n> for upwards
of M Years. seeking the choicest blood
wherever it was to be had. His herd
on exhibition consists of > wear old
bull, bull calf. four COWS. six heitrrS
and two hcifer calves.
j. y :. :. Walker show very Supr-
ri"r pair of year old Devon steers.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-09-20
~iitIi;IIItbE\>.

-tt'pls lt''lsN>
Prominent anon" these stood the
small hut choice. herd of II. &. ClcNc-
land "t' Coventry. headed 10y ia" / Year
old htill Young Hero. weighing Zoo:
Il tW" year old hulI sam Th"rnr. weigh
ing no: and the ycarliug Grand Duke
ALEXIS. were ~ fine specimens of the
boy Inc race a. can lie seen in any part
of the country. sin COWS and hcit,l>
make up The number of Mr. ClrNclaud'~
herd on exhibition. all Bates stock of
the highest excellence.
Next We come t" the very choice
herd of tee. l.. Rtl moids "f burlington.
selected from among the best herds in
this and adjoining states. The leader
i the fine bah Roam Prince. Royal
Prince. Il yraIlimg tull. i Il very prom
i>img animal. Eight fine COWS. hcii,r
and calves. Including one COW entered
ais" in the class nf fat cattle. make up
Il list ot which Mr.. Reynolds may h"
justly proud.
T.. Ii"Nrl of Waterford. shows the
bull Prince. Il noble animal the choice
COW. Pride of Autumn. (>rlrctcd from
the herd of those famous breeders. the
Win~l"v> of putmcD: COWS Rose. 9TH
and 9TH. hich together with some good
grad, steers. make Il valuable comtrihu-
ton Ia the interests of the Fam. Speak
ing of grades we should have said. in
mciIt I"IIiug Nr. Cicvclamd'S cattle. that
in addition I" his pedigree herd. he has
on exhibition Il number of Kentucky
Shorthor1I> of his own breeding. I'M
dnuhtrdly of pune blood. and OF great
excellence. bat entered a> grades under
the rules of the society
:. :. Studdard shows two grades
Shorthorm steer ralvc>. Il months old.
weighing J3l lbs. each, and giltcd | #.
: inches. Though not related. they are
H. near alike as twins could he.
l.. G. Fisher of Cabot. has Il pair of
red 3 year old steers weighing :}I6ti, tine
handsome > year old bull Oxford
Prince. 1919. Il = ycar old hcifcr IIlU
lbs. and Il seven months hrifrr calf
800 HIS.
\. o. y j. BemiS OF East Burke show
some remarkable COWS. both in point of
size and general excellence also Il neat
bull calf. ''Star of Lyndon. and Il grade
hritcr hard to beat.
VIM. Giltillan of Barnet shows Il nice
pair of steer calves. and thc McSsr>
Fairbanks Il pair of fat cattle ) Years
old and Weighing HOO. that attracted
much notice. They show also three
other pairs. /. & and year old. and
Weighing respectively 1870. HOO and
lr0O lbs
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-09-20

Charles Sumner sailed for Europe
tW" weeks ago. To obtain rest and re
rnpc1at" impaired health. One week
~" the m"mgIcl state convention of
Massachusetts, Democrats and Lihcr-
ais nominated him fol Governor. This
week Il c,hl" despatch from the Senator
announces his dcclinati"n of he honor.
The Geneva Arbitration has clos
ed it, sessions. and the, result is said to
Ice an award of fifteen million dollars
to the United States. This is general
~ satisfactory To this country. except
t" Il few VIII" hope Vet through this
means /" make capital against the ad-
mInl>tEItion.