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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-03-22
Political Reform.

We presume some of our readers may
think that this agitation for political
reform which is seemingly taking such
hold of the people, will amount to Il
great cry and little wool" but where
there is SO much smoke there must he
more or less fire and it is incumbent
on every man to help fan the flame until
there is fire enough set to purify the
politics of our country, and enable us
to return to the primitive questions
when a man is talked of for office: ''Is
he capable-is he honest ?" Meanwhile
the extract below, taken from Judge
Hoadley's speech at Cincinnati, last
week, before the Reunion and Reform
Association, is a good thing to mediate
upon:
Upon the fidelity of the Judiciary de-
ponds our property, our safety, our
lives. Can any one give us reason
why a drunken loater, because he Is Il
democrat or republican, should he elect
ed judgeG Can any one give me IL rea-
son why the same man should be elected
constableP Is there an argument that
applies in the one case that don't apply
i'll the other? The people are entitled
to have the best men judges, the best
men sleritfs. the best men constables.
and the best men presidents. 1t is the
right of the people, against which no
party claim can stand for Il moment. |
plead. therefore, for Il re organization of
the parties upon this basis: The nation
as it is. the constitution as it ought to
be, securing and guaranteeing human
liberty to every man: financial reform :;
civil service reform amnesty gold
and silver in our pockets instead ofrags.
1t is Il blessed prospect to hope for and
one which in the providence of God. |
trust, may he carried out for lis with
the aid of men who are Independent of
party allegiance.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-03-22
Town Expenses.

Mr.. EDITOR - TaX-Payer," III your
last, criticised the expenses of the town
of st. Johnsbury the past wear. but real
ly omitted one of the most essential
points brought to light in the Auditors
Report. The one which struck me us
the most to he reprehended WAS the
the highway 1t would seem from the
Report that certain Highway surveyors
had expended $500 or 5000 beyond what
the law gave them-the amount of the
tax bills furnished by the selectmen.
Their authority does not go beyond this.
Other necessary work is subject to the
direction of the selectmen. This extra
expenditure has been increasing yearly,
and the question arises, if the selectmcn
allow it to go on, when will it end :?
VIII it he, in giving up the authority of
the selectmen to the highway surveyors,
whose responsibility is ST. indirect that
they are never called to account 1t
looks like it. 1t has been known for
Years that to some districts the office of
highway surveyor is earnestly sought
for, and considered of no little conse-
quence as "A money making position, and
of course for the reason of the unchecked
license to work or play and draw orders
upon the town treasury. f"Tax-Payer'
had called upon the selectmen to stop
this leakage he would have answered
the public demand. q.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-03-22
Republican State Convention.

The State Committee have issued Il
call for State Convention to he held
at Bellows Falls on Wednesday, the
first day of May, for the purpose of
choosing Delegates to represent our
State in the Philadelphia convention of
June 9TH, which is to nominate Presi-
dent and Vice President. The district
committees have concurred i'll the call.
The convention will he delegate. chosen
on the basis of one delegate from each
town and an additional delegate for
each one hundred and fifty votes cast
for the Republican candidate for Gov
ernor, mt the last State election. Dele
gates will provide themselves with prop
er credentials. signed by the Secretaries
of their respective primary meetings.
The following table shows the mum
Der of delegates to which these three
counties are entitled:
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-03-22
Wendell Phillips.

| "A man various, that he seems to be-
| Not one, but all mankinds epitome:
Stiff in opinions always in the wrong
| Was everything by starts, but nothing long;
Railing and praising were his usual themes
And both, to show his judgment i'll extremes
| so OverviOlent, over-civil
That every man with him god "r devil.
1t would not be wholly without in
terest if some Disraeli or other curioSi-
ty-monger i'll literature, would gather
up and range i'll pairs-as the beasts
went into the ark-yoking each to one
antagonistic, the political propositions
which have dropped from the oraculaI
lips of Wendell Phillips within the last
quarter of Il century. What would be
left after having thus cancelled them
off, would hardly serve to construct ii
political platform even for the labor
reform party. He has hardly ever said
anything which he has not at some flu
ture time taken pains to unsay. His
folly of Tomorrow antidotes his
folly of to-day. He has been con-
sistent in nothing but radicalism. This
is his stock in trade. Deprive him of
this and his vocation is gone. Other men
can talk sense elegantly. Phillips can
do this, and more: he can talk nonsense
sublimely; SO sublimely, that it has for
the time the very seeming of sense
Considered in detail Mr. Phillips life
and teachings have been full of incon-
sistencies because he has been unscru-
pulous as to the employment of means
for the accomplishment of worthy ends
Although it takes Il good deal of Chris
tianity to have charity toward one who
has never had charity for any one else.
let lis believe that Mr.. Phillips life
work has been one of sincerity. With
large profits to himself he has labored
for oppressed humanity. These labors
have not always been well directed He
has never been loyal to those who la
bored in the same good cause with him.
He has denounced every body and every
thing in turn. He has been sufficiently
IA martyr to be entitled to place in
the history of the times but not to
have been martyred would have been a
greater martyrdom to him. 1t is some
times said that such men as Phillips
brought about the abolition of slavery.
In one sense this is true but it is in
the same sense that we are indebted to
Judas Iscariot for the redemption of
the race. 1t is the Almighty who makes
the wrath of man to praise him, and we
are more indebted to the slave holders
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-03-22
The Result in New Hampshire.

Returns from all but two towns in
New Hampshire, give Straw 35,7e I;
Weston, 36.36l Cooper, $50; Blackner,
AL. Straw's majority, ,34s. The first
four councillor districts have gone re-
publican, and the fifth democratic. The
first, second, third, fourth, fifth, seventh,
ninth and tenth senatorial districts are
republican: the sixth, eighth, eleventh
and twelfth, democratic. Republican
majority in the Legislature, about 90.
In 1871, Pike, republican candidate
for governor, had 81, 1892 Weston, dem
ocrat. 3I,7OO; Cooper, labor reform,
7s2 Cummings, temperance, 3l4 scat
tering, Al. Democratic plurality, $40.
Majority against the republicans, ,645.
The Legislature was very close, but it
elected Weston. All the democratic
congressman were elected. In 1870 the
republican majority was ,252; in 1869
it was 3,673.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-03-22

water and rail-the different routes to
market, tonnage of freight, distances,
etc, etc, and closes with brief notice
of the Caughnawaga Ship Canal, which,
when built from the st. Lawrence river
to Lake Champlain, will allow propel-
lers from Chicago and Duluth to put
down their freight at Swanton and Bur
lington, only Dds miles from Portland.
Connected with the Pamphlet, is an
appendix with a very full and detailed
view of the resources, business, pOpula-
ton and wealth of this Portland and
Ogdensburg railroad country, going full
ly into particulars, and giving statistics
from which we may quote hereafter.
Accompanying the book is also a good
map of the entire railroad line and its
connections best we have seen.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-03-22
New Hampshire Election.

In another place we give the crafty
ing result of the late election i'll New
Hampshire. That result has more than
the ordinary import attached to 1t,
growing out of the coming presidential
election and the present situation of the
political parties of the country. 1t is
we'll understood that the democratic
party can no more defeat Gen. Grant by
defend Richmond against his strategy
and indomitablc pluck. Hence it has
been prominent question with the
leaders of that party. how they might
enter into an alliance with some flag-
mentary portion Of the voters OF the
countrv-labOr rctormcrs, fishy republic
cans. Brigham Young, OF some other
higcminate faction with some pros
meet of success. In this undecided at
titmde they have awaited the result of
the election i'll New Hampshire. The
leaders find that the ranks of the re-
publican party remain intact. 1t stands
as impregnable and firm against the at
tack of the democracy us did the rcpub
lican column against the same party at
Gettysburg when it met Lees grand
and final assault.
And now what shall we do? This
question is now pulling the leaders of
the democracy. They feel that they
cannot stand alone. 1t is not surprising
then to witness the outspoken indica
tiOns of their purpose. The New York
World till recently adverse to all un-
holy alliances declares its will
ingness to enter into alliance with any
body and any thing that promises the
remotest prospect of defeating the re-
publicans So also seems to he the
purpose of the democratic members of
Congress.
The success ofthe republicans of New
Hampshire against three opposing par
ties in that state, has done much to
bring about this conclusion of the dem
ocratic leaders III reference to the pend
ing presidential election. If they could
not succeed i'll the nearly equally divi-
died condition of the two leading parties
here, how will they succeed in the
whole country? If, to defeat Gen.
Grant, or any other leader of the re-
publicans, the democracy nominate IL
weak kneed republican, who, perhaps,
has not obtained all he wanted of his
party, are there not thousands i'll the
ranks of the democracy who will vote
for Grant in preference to voting for
one who is neither fish nor fowl If it
should not turn ont so, men will have
changed i'll their natures. The same
trick was tried in the election last fall
in Wisconsin, Doolittlc, who could not
control the republicans and lead them
off to follow Andrew Johnson. and
therea tbecame II di>atfected republic
can, was nominated 10y the democrats
for governor, and overwhelmingly de-
feated. Decent democrats would not
vote for an Inclean man, nor will they
should such an one he put i'll nominal
ton 10y the democratic party for the
presidency.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-03-22

Rev. DIR. F.. n. Kirk of Boston is now
totally blind from a cataract, but 1t Is
hoped that he will obtain partial relief
from an operation to be performed in
few days.
Two men are heavily ironed and
chained to the floor at Arnold station,
Mo-, waiting to he seized with hydro
phohia. They were bitten by dog
supposed to he mad some time ago, and
though they exhibit no symptoms OF the
terrible malady, their considerate
friends have put them where they can
not inlnre others.
One who knows about farming says
that those who have sown maple syrup
literally may now prepare to reap ii large
crop of sap.
:. NJ. Hewlett. the wcll-known tenn
perance lecturer, died suddenly at
Mcridem on Monday. He will he buried
ut Irvington. y. j.
The Chicago Tribune advises the re-
lief committee of that city to found Il
hospital for the poor with the Sl,ooO,-
600 left of the relief fund.
Charles Carleton Coffin of the Boston
Journal has been obliged to cancel all
his engagements to lecture i'll the W est.
on account of seriously iniurlng his
head by jumping from Il train at Fort
Waync, Ind. Thursday. He will re
turn home ;iS soon as he is able to tray
el
A. NJ. Shaw of Lebanon. y. H., has
been appointed chief engineer of the
Vermont Central line of railroads. and
4 4 L.,
Merrill of Il portion of his Labor. The
heads of the departments of engineering
of tracks and bridges, etc. on the scv-
cral roads leased to the Vermont Cen
trad will retain their present positions.
Hammond, Il Young man living with
his friend Loker at FI;mcoiSNillc. o..
got up the other morning before light,
went outdoors. and upon returning t."
the house was challenged by Locker.
..Who'S there - AS he did not answer.
Lokcr thought he was ii burglar and
fired. | pom striking Il match and look
ing into the face of his victim he WAS
mortified to find he had instantly killed
his friend.
There WAS Il terrible scene in the
Newark (N. j. opera house, on Friday
~ tIlllB- lllS an I'Il'l III
ance for the benefit of Il local charity.
Josie Coates. one of the girls who rep
resented one of the confederate states
in an allcgoricaI play called the ''Great
Republic" i'll leaving the stage when
the southern states seeded. passed too
near the toot-lightS. when her clothing
took fire and she was instantly enVcl-
opcd i'll flames. She ran across the
stage twice. causing the greatest terror
among the children. " hose dresses were
of the same light texture as her own.
and communicated the flames to the
clothing of Hattie Lyon. aged Ii. Be
fore persons from the audience could
throw garments about the girls to
smother the flames. they were both
terribly burned, So badly that Miss
Coates l. not expected Ia recover. The
scene caused Il panic among the large
audience. Several persons were injured
in the crush and II number of women
We're carried tainting into the air.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-03-22
Hitchcock's Analysis of the Bible.

This is the title of a work 10y Prof. r..
ID. Hitchcock, ID. d., of Union Theolo-
gical Seminary, New York. In this
time of the great multiplicity of books,
it is sometimes difficult to know what
to receive and what to reject, and 40
some reject all. The abOve-namcd
work should. we think, be an exception
to the general rule. As IL help to the
study of the Scriptures, it seems to lis
nothing could he more complete. The
entire Bible is arranged by subjects
under more than six thousand headings,
and 10y most ingenious system of in
deXing, any subject or verse can at once
mOny of the Scriptures upon any topic
is Instantly before the eye. Cruden's
complete concordance in IL revised form
is included. Several hundred pages of
other matter of great interest and value
to all who would search the Scriptures,
including dictionaries, tables, maps,
etc. are appended to the work. We
are certain no book published, so nearly
meets the wants of all Sunday school
workers. whether lis teachers or pupils,
as does this. One who gives the book
il careful examination will lie sure to
want it. This work has the sanction of
some of the best men in the land but
the recommendation by Mr.. Brastow,
which will he found in another column,
is sufficient authority for our readers.
The agent, Mr.. Geo. I. King, is now
canvassing this town.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-03-22

tive prices of farm stock, as made up at
the Bureau of Agriculture,-and which
we publish on the fourth page,-frOm
which it will be seen that since Febru-
ary 1871. the price of sheep has advanc-
ed all over the country from 50 to 100
Der cent
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-03-22

PNEK BEATEN. T. W. Park has been
beaten i'll his suit against the Troy and
Boston railroad. which has been decid-
ed against him in the United states
Court. The following are the material
points i'll the verdict of the jury:
That the defendants have not broken
their covenants. or amy part thereof. H.
l. III the plaintiffs declaration alleged.
That the defendants did. at the rN-
plrHtIon of their lease. ON the 10Th of
january. l-ti1. surrender said railroad.
and property. both real and personal.
t" the plaintiffs. in a> good condition
and repair ~ til" same were in ON the
Isl day of January. y. II. I-59. when
these defendants resumed pn>>,>Si"n of
sad railroad and property. natural wear
only excepted.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-03-22

RnI Gil ON THE AEGU>. Il late
session of the supreme Court for Orange
county. in Il divorce c:l>,. which WAS be-
fore the court. an entirely new cause for
divorce was brought forward. The wife
made application for divorce. and de
posed and said that at the time of her
marriage t" the respondents. and for
many Years. she had been IL subscriber
I" the UdtcLmdn and Hcftctor the well
known religious journal; hut that soon
after the marriage her husband com
PEELED her To drop it and take the Mont
pelirr iJG"S and Patriot. 1t is hardly
necessary 10 add that the divorce was
granted i'll the most summary manner. -
BIudf0rd Opjnjon.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-03-22

y NEW SWINDLE. One of the most
extraordinary Swindlrs in these DAYS of
lodges has been brought to light. \
man in Maiden. Mass. sent great num-
beers of circulars to various pcopIc
throughout the country. offering to for
ward to them 10y mail "a handsomely
bound book with II rich and pcculiaIlv
interesting" picture for frontiSpiccr exc
cutrd in the highest of French art. in
several c"l"r>. EVERY bachelor" the
circular said. "Should read it-cvcry
married couple. and unmarried ladies.
if they like. Every one should keep it
III the trunk or the pocket. Sent b>
mail, on the receipt of eighty cents"
The bait took Il great many people
sent the money; and what does the
reader suppose they received in return /?
The New Testament. with chrome
lIth"graph of the Virgin and Child :,
The State Constable who went to NAL
den to seize the obnoxious literature
was met by the man who said he had
violated II" law hut promised to do so
no more.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-03-22
w A N T z D

\ COMPETENT AGENT I" take charge of the
sal, nt Il large. popular and rapidly selling Rchg
inrI- Work i'll un,. uf the New England states None
need apply but wh" pos~'s~"- experience, III
trllir-rc,- integrity energy and perseverance who
i. " lnn to work early and late for liberal salary
Address =. :. y, RiNTON a co. Hartford, Conn
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-03-22

Officers and plivates of Vermont repi-
ments that fought at Cedar Creek. arr.
requested to send their photographs to
Julian Scott, Studio building, New York
City, to aid him i'll completing his his
torical painting of the battle of Cedar
Creek, which is to be placed in the state
house at Montpelier.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-03-22

A HARD PLACE To GET THROrGH-
he supplies shipped from England for
the relief of Chicago had hard luck get
ting through the New York custom
house. Out of ten boxes. only three
reached their destination ali right
wo more were found after il great deal
OF correspondence with custom house
officials. but the only satisfaction that
could he got about the rest was the
statement of Collector Arthur, last De-
remher. that he had turned the remain
ing boxes over to Col. Frank Howe.
and that was the last that was known
OF them. When GOV. Bross was in
New York, lately, he told the collector
That If they were not hunted up bv
March 9 there would he trouble. but if
Is not known Yet that they have been
found.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-03-22
Carratt's Electric Disk,

h\1G close and warm, quickly relieves Rheumatic
anu N"nralgIc Pains and Weakness, We ki0lr its
wonderful comfort and power Ia help weak organs
a. lungs, heart, stomach kidneys lame back sc
nose who have used il and doctors and the Disk
ltstli are its best recommends. Pride S25n
Inquire of druggists. who are supplied from
DiSk Factory" Hamilton Place Boston Mass
1-lg
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-03-22
CELTIC WEEKLY.

Thu, greatest illustrated Original Story Paper i'll
America. EIGHT NEW ORIGINAL STORIES
i'll first number. No literary treat equal I" II.
Agents and Canva-seTs wanted in every town and
city 81 the L Mon. $40 a week easily realized b.
the sale of this extraordinary Irish and American
journal. Specimen copies free. For sale by all
new sdral"rs. Price. 6c.; $50 per year Address
NJ. j OLEARY ~ co. I. o. Box 6,U7i, New York.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-03-22

ELnrEp. Last Saturday morning the
people of lIaidvick and Woodbury.
We're startled 10y the report of an el"pr-
mrml on Il large scale. of some of the
most noted inhabitants of the Gulf,
which llaIdWick will not own and
W ""dhuIN i ashamed of. The facts a.
far ~ We know. are as follows: one
VIM. II. Russell. formerly called and
known 10y the namc of sanford Russo.
has gone To Canada between two daI :.
with the wife of Homer Parks also.
Joseph Bailey with Miss I.ucclia Parks
Nh" has been at work at IIarlWick tul
some weeks past. The affair causes
much laughter, and none are Sorry. for
the community has lost nothing but
what they are glad To spare. The parties
arr all married Int Miss Parks. Re
P0rter.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-03-22
japanese Paper Ware.

Unprecedented Paper Ware is being
universally used. The people like it, Public
Institutions adopting it. Ii is economical for
the h"us"keeper. Water Pals, Basins, Chamber
Pals. Sl"pIars Bowls Milk Pans Spitto"ns, Trays,
&c. &c. The trad. supplied by the manufacturers
JE>NING> BROTHERS,, 3o2 Pearl street,
y. Y. City.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-03-22

WHAT WIFE SHOULD RESEMBLE
The Spaniards have II saying that il
wife should resemble three things. and
yet differ from these same things.
First. She should he like snail, which
always guards its house, but she should
not carry the house with her whenever
she goes out Second She should be
like an echo, which speaks only after
the other is finished, but she should not
always have the last word. Third
She should he like the town clock.
which always sounds the hours with
regularity, but she should not sound 40
loud that the whole town shall hear it.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-03-22

SAFE AND PROFITABLE
INVESTMENT BONDS.
We have for sale, at rates that pay from II 10 IS
pei cent. on the Investment.
TEN PER CENT COUNTY BONDS.
CITY
SCHOOL
Interest pay able semi annually i'll New YORK
For pamphlets and information, address
SAM'L A. GAYLORD n co,
Brokers' in Western Securities,
1913 Third street. IT. Louis. Mo-, and 80
Wall street, New York.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-03-22

Tn SENATnE>IIH IN NEW lltMr-
SHIRE. The members of the New
Hampshire Legislature were many of
them chosen on the senatorial i>>Ic. and
i'll Rockingham county. as III most of
the rest of the state. senator Patterson
leads among the republicans chosen.
In some towns the contest in the caucus
WAS violent. and in one town led to
blows. the Rollins men being the ag-
grr>>nr>. Ina Scdhrnok. two brothers
were opposing candidates for reprr>en-
tatiNc. one Il republican the other Il
democrat. The republican WAS chosen.
though the town gave Il democratic ma
inritN. but his election i said To have
cost linn several hundred dollars. The
senator in the first district il claimed as
Il Rollins man. but III his town II cousin
Of his. Il Patterson man. WaS chosen
representative.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-03-22
Town Officers Elected March 1871.

IRAsBrEGH.- Moderator. VIM. l. Bar
rows. Clerk. VIM ID TAlcr. Selectmcn.
VIM ID Post, W ID Leach, Henry Somcrs.
Treasurer, c w Wheeler. Overseers.
Selectmcn. LIST Constable and collector.
w Allen. ID Constable, F II Hold
ridge. Listers, VIM l. Barrows. VIM l.
Locke, Jr.. John ID Edmonds. Auditors.
Lucius liolhro"k, l. : Thompson, f. Z
Cotton. Grand jurors. Harlow Foss. f.
Cotton, Moody Conner. Agent, + l.
Cotton. Supt. Il jameson.