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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-02-14
FOR COMMISSIONER.
N. p. GRANGER.
Listing Bank Stocks.

There are towns i'll the state, where,
rs We have been informed in Years past ,
stocks in dividend paying banks, are
set in the grand list below their par
value. If there i>anl stock that should
be listed at par, it is bank stock. 1t Is
quick of sale, and so readily converted
into cash, there Is not Il shadow of en-
cuse fur discount from its par value III
the grand list To do it. il against law,
Justice and reason. There ale stocks,
that tiuctrIate 80 much in value, there
exists ii propriety i'll fixing upon me
dunn or average standard of value Ill
listing them. The same remark holds
good of certain other classes of proper
~, Gu, not Of banh stocks.
There should he an end to this gIiev-
ance-this plain disregard of the law. If
listers fail to observe the law in this re-
spect. how can IL reform be secured 1t
is the plain duty of the court grand jul
rors in the several counties of the state.
to institute the inquiry. Caledonia
county is clear in this matter, and We
wish We could say us much of all the
counties contiguous to ours. If the
Judges of our county courts, would call
the attention of grand jurors to the
matter, perhaps Il reform may he
brought about. Let them in THEN
charges, make this il speciality for IL
year or two. and the evil will he RENE
died. \ few examples of punishment
of guilty listers will secure the end de
sired.
Towns should elect honest men for
listers, and grand jurors should take
care of such as may Ice elected. who
have sat in boards of county listers.
where schedules of applais;ls of certain
classes of personal property have been
unanimously adopted, and known of
members of the same setting aside such
schedules and applaislng such proper
ty much lower, i'll the towns they rep
resented. We know their names. We
would not trust them to carry to il mill
any grist of ours. The practical result
Is, such towns may escape paying their
share of state and county taxes, and the
citizens of such towns who happen not
to own such kind of property, are com
PEELED to pay she taxes of their neigh
bor-
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-02-14
Congress-.

SENATE. Feb J.-Thc President the of
Senate appointed H. Il committee +" IN
vcStigate Mr.. PattcrSon'S connection
with the Credit M"hiicr. Nc>~I>. Mo-
rill (Maine.) scott. Stocktou, Wright
and Stevenson.
The Senate then resumed the c"mSid-
Grafton of the finance bill.
Mr.. salisbury favored the fee bank
ing provision in the hill. but Thought
that the effect ,f the other provisions
would br to increase the public, debt.
Mr.. Scott advocated the bill. After
some further debate Nj. Thurman
moved to lay the hill on the table
Agreed To. yeas ~. nays y.
Ilor>E. Mr.. Sprcr reported hill
repeating the provision of the act of
the 18th of July. I-,;l. which prohibits
the allowance of pension claims unless
prosecuted to IL successful i>>IIc within
five ycaIS from the date nt being filed.
and allowing claims 80 barred t" Ice
granted and allowed within w" yc;.I>
from the passage of this act upon salts
factory parole evidence. The hill WIS
passed. y large number Of pension
bills We're passed.
The lluu>, went into committee of
the Whole "m the p">rollirc appr"pria-
ton bill
The hill as reported Jan. H.. apple
PIRATES S:f!!.:li:E}.161. "f which all hut
So lO.hII2 l. To- come from the II Nc'u,c>
of the department. huI Nj. Palmer.
tlnd..) who has charge of the Hill. Ic-
marked that since th,. abolition of the
tlankiH@ priv ilc%,' the p"~tm1~trr-@vII-
tTal WAS W Hing To have, The. .tpiinI,I.i;-
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-02-14
CreG.t Mobilier Investigation.
oAKES AMES AND HIS BOOK.
WA,HINGToN. Feb. II. Isl:

J III
thr centre of attraction ut the Capitol
to-day. and it was packed as closely us
a box of hrrring~ on Il drum OF iI@S.
| The Judge presided with his usual Dug
| dity and impHrtialitN. insisting on the
production of the much talked oi mem
olandum book lay Mr.. AmeS, and Tor,
/ bidding Judge Hale to extend his ald
/ hcvond the matters i'll which his client.
! MIR. CulfaX. waS involved. The now
/ historical book l. Il good sized pocket
diary. bound iii morocco. with Il tu'k-
and having MIR. Am"> name and resi-
drnce stamped om the outside III gin
letters. 1t : filled with entries. mostly
in pencil. relating To the (lcdlt MO-
hilicr transactions. to other business
aifair~. and to household and other plI-
/ waite accounts.
The original statements concerning
/ congressman made by Mr.. AmcS, were
gotten up lay his book keeper and him
self III this city, partly from entries IN
this book and partly from mcm"ry. ~
he WIS to-day questioned respecting
each Con gresham implicated. he would
tun to his account in the memorandum
book. read il. lud then show the book
to the committee. bat no other entries
were seen. t" the disappointment of
those among tl" audience Nho Nl"''''''
! startling disclosures. Mr.. C"lttA sat
1t the table directly opposite MIR. Anrs.
and while, the latter was @ood-nIlucd
in his phlcguEltir way. the Vice Pre>I-
MAS evidently nervous. although his
old smile returned when Mr.. Dillon.
the cashier of the l%cant-at-Al1i>.
testified that he had strong impressions
that he had paid the twelve hundred
dollars check I" Mr.. -Nmc> himself. al
| though he would not swear to II.
Judge iiii' tN'ili'"'" WI; -N'''''> "t'i
ia. criminal
rr,>rcItinu. d,,irn al in hi, power to
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There has been Il general anxiety this
evening to learn What the statement of
Nh. CoIlaN would ne and now it is
kuuuI. he i almost uilsnimulI~l, de
rIlrrd inn"rcur ui even a n>~tatcmcnt.
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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-02-14

ANOTHER EFFORT TO SAVE FOSTER.
A petition was sent to Gov. Dix
Tuesday night praying for executive
clemency i'll behalf of Foster, the con-
dcmned car-hook murderer. 1t was
signed 10y several well-known clergy
men of the Episcopal church and by IA
few leading business men. The petit
ton asks that Fosters death sentence
he committed to imprisonment for life.
Two of the clergymen who signed the
petition are the bearers of the docu-
ment to the Governor. Several of
Fosters relatives left on the evening
train. in company with the clergymen,
for Albany. 1t is the general impress
sion that the Governor will disregard
the petition, and stick to the rigid pol
icy i'll regard to criminals which he
lald down Ill very strong terms in his
recent message to the Legislature.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-02-14

The LONG ISLAND MURpER.=The
deepest mlsterN still surrounds the
brutal murder of James Graham. at
Little Neck, Long Island, and the po-
lice have H. Vet been unable To arrest
til" murderer. The Coroner's inquest
which is being continued to-day, has
developed the fact that there is II per
son III Little Neck who could point ont
the ASSASSIN, hut is waiting for the
offer of Il reward. The person is to be
arrested and detained as Il witness.
Officers are searching for him to-day.
The evidence shows that thu, assassin
evidently called at Graham's boot aud
shoe store with the oStcnsible purpose
of making purchase. The bargain
WAS eN identity made. and Graham took
Il piece of brown wrapping paper to
wrap mp the boots. While kneeling to
do this he was attacted, probably from
behind. He held on TO the boots which
were torn from him, the loops being
torn ont i'll the struggle. The wounds
Were hastily inflicted, and with deadly
effect. The struggle could not have
lasted long. or it must have aroused
attention.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-02-14

ONE-HALF OF GRANVILLE, \. Y. IN
RUISs.-A terrible contiagration occur
red at Granville, n. Y, on Monday
morning. One-halfot the business por-
ton of the village is in ruins. The
stores of 5. B. Norton, Gross & Getter.
Jones & Fish, Joseph Schiff and A. H.
Green were burned, together with four
dwellings. Loss between S55, 200 and
100000. Insured.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-02-14

g The trial of Alley for the murder
of Ellis has been going on through the
week, and has been the Boston sensa-
ton. The prosecution have put in their
testimony, and the defence had com
menced the examination of their wit
ne>ScS. Their main reliance is on an
alihi But the chain of circumstantial
evidence Is nearly complete. As the
trial draws toward its close. the inter
est is increased by the unexpected
strength of the defense. The blood III
the stable and upon the prisoners
clothes is sought to he accounted for 10y
showing that it came from bleeding Il
horse. The scientific experts come in
direct conflict as to the possibility of
distinguishing Il horses blood from hui
man blood. after it has dried. The old
frud between Hayes and jackson, as
scientific experts. re-appears: the eN-
pert who te>tites for the government
being L. Dana Hayes. the son of \. \.
Hayes, between whom and DIR. Charles
I. Jackson in former times there was
many Il conflict, lis witnesses in the
courts.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-02-14

that Gorilla intends to leave the capital
tomorrow.
LATER-A REPUBLICAN FORM OF GOV
EMINENT CHOSEN.
WASHINGTON, Feb. IL. Secretary
Fish this evening received the follow
ing dispatch from Minister Sickles:
At9o'clock tonight the COrtes adopt
ed Republican form of government by
IL vote of 259 in the affirmative and 81
in the negative.
Senior Rivero will remain at his post
as President of the Congress.
THE CARLIST MOVEMENT.
PARIS, Feb. IL. lie Temps has add
vices from Spain showing that the gov
eminent is operating against the Car
lists in the north, with twenty-four bat
talions of infantry of the regular army,
and propOrtionate amount OF cavalry
and artillery and 5000 or 1000 volun-
teers and gensdarmes. The Carlists are
active in the neighborhoOd of SegOvia
and Estella.
The city of Saragossa is virtually
blockaded, the insurgents being the
masters of the surrounding country.
Balaguer. fortified town, is also
threatened by force under Tustany
and 900 insurgents are before JuncOra.
Fresh bands have appeared i'll Arragon.
The Carlist leaders are beginning to
act in concert, and are rapidly perfect
ing their organization.
LATEST.
LONDON, Feb. I2-6 A. NJ. No fur
Their news from Madrid. The abdica-
ton of Amadeus produces ii profound
sensation in Berlin. The German pa
pers hint that it WAS carried by French
] intrigueS.
ATTEMPTED HIGHWAY RoBBEKT IN
! BOsToN.-On Saturday evening last,
| Rev. +. i. Marvin, editor of the '-NeCs,
after leaving his wife at Music Hall, at
about IL quarter of seven O'Clock started
/ from the fremont street entrance fOI
! Washington street via Bromtield, to du
some errands after which he was to re-
turn to the Hall. On leaving fremont
street and going down Bromield, which
was nearly deserted ut that hour. and
| when about twenty feet from fremont
street fine looking, well built young
man. about twenty-five Years of age.
] Iu>Iltl up ltHlllti lllHl- l'bh hpIt VI HIS
, shoulder and turned him round SO that
the light Shonc full in his face. which
fact may lead to his detection, as the
face WAS IL fine fresh one, though some
W hat flushed with drink. and not easily
To he forgotten. In Il hurried, suppress
ed, vet earnest voice. he said "Sec
here: want all Your money. at the
same time presenting pistol III the
face of his intended victim. who at first
thought the matter Il joke and looked
the would-bc Dick Turpin full i'll the
face with broad smile. The hrig;nd
then repeated his demand more earnest
ll than ut first. and added again and
again. "Don't Nou make any noise
Don't you make ANY noise -" i'll il sub
ducd tone. DR. Marvin had Il light
>arhcl. with which he attempted to
strike the fellow. at the same time back
ing up towards fremont street. The
man then called to two acCompliccS
" no were nearer fremont street. "Come
on boys" He then attempted to take
hold of DIR. VI. with one hand. While
with the other he held the pistol closer
To Dr. NJ face. who then called loud
~ for the police. and on the approach
of people from fremont street. the tho
fled prrcipitatrll towards Washington
street.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-02-14

Eg We have watched, with some in
tercst, certain intimationS in regard To
the final location of the 7. \ q. rail
road from the Connecticut river to the
Notch of the mountains. The people of
Littleton appear anxious that the road
should pass through OF near their vii
lage, and say that the charter prov ides
for this. if il is p,dctjcdbic, and of course
insist that it is. should an attempt he
made To locate the road otherwise, they
would doubtless procure an injunction.
and bring the question before the courts.
The courts would therefore decide the
question of practicahility. \ writer III
ii Boston paper (tron l.ittlcton, proba-
bly, SAYS the people of Littletnn are
fully alive upon the subject. hut we ap-
prehcnd there may Ice II friendly solu-
ton of the question. 1t is quite clear
that the Z. \ q. would like to construct
the road to suit the people of Littleton
il would lie for the interest of the
road to do ii if the route should prove
equally practicahle with some other.
As yet. We see no signs of the giving up
of the Dalton route.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-02-14

The Ohio Legislature proposes to for.
bid the Smith tlmill christening any
more babies John.
Large numbers of Bostonians ar,
bound for Florida to escape the winds
of March.
Joe Pcmtland. of circus fame. died at
the insane asylum of Blackwcll'S island
Friday. He WAS Il native of Boston.
y Lowell woman. en- route to the
East Cambridge house of correction.
jumped from Il :24-mileS-an- hoIr-train,
Friday afternoon, and made her escape.
Minnesota now adds another to her
many attractions for invalidS. \ mine
of EPSON salts has been discovered
there.
The widow of the late Senator Crit
tendcn of kentuckcy died ut st. Louis.
sunday. at the residence OF her son-in-
law.
Mr.. >hcrman'S bill to force spccie
payments the LIST of january next. wa.
defeated III the senate. hy two votes.
But that marks progress. 1t will come
next time.
Attcr each cold snap every one SIys
here. guess the backbone of the
winter Is now broken : but it turns ON,
that "ld winter las got pretty stir
"ld hark-hnne. which refuses to break.
bend OF Yield
MIS-. William I. Shrpard<om of Len
on Mass, WAS accid,rfI, shot and =,
tally wounded Saturday morning. h,
her five years old boy, who WAS nI,r-
with u ln,I,,I
Pi:lH 'hihg Tor five Years old. Why not
give MN can OF Nitro-Glycerine So he.
may anuSe the whole family at once :
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-02-14

PORTLAND AND OGI'r\~HI IiG X. Il.
The Free Press Of the 81 inst. SAYS
that at Il meeting of the provisional di-
rectorS of the western division of the
Portland and O"dru>hur@ railroad. held
in franklin. y. Y. last Tuesday. most
favorable reports wcrrrCrcivcd from the.
Canada towns through which the pro
posed road is to pass. Ii WIS decided
that Il preliminary survey be made in
March 10y the r"mpanN> engineers. IT,
order to settle the question "f route.
All the towns from Fort oNingtuu to
Ogden>hurg are ready to bond. and in
the latter city the necessary stock has
been taken To insure immediate organ
ization. Some S6O.OOO has already
been subscribed.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-02-14

THE NEW POSTAGE LAws.-The Pos
tai Laws Revision bill was taken
up and passed, after some debate, and
somewhat amended. The rate of letter
postage is fixed at two cents after the
first day of july next, and daily news
papers can be sent through the mails
at an annual postage of sixty cents,
payable in advance. Weekly newspa-
pers will, us now, he free of postage
i'll the counties i'll which they are print
ed. which General Hawley properly
styled ii bounty of twenty cents per
annum on every such sheet.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-02-14

~ Henry =. liazen. was nominated
Feb. 9Th, II! the Republican State Com
mittec of Connecticut. lis candidate
for Governor. He resides in New Lon
don.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-02-14

~ Senator Pomerol, of KANSAS. :,
lately called cIazl. has reached Wash
ingt"n, and though not just well. as
scrt> that he has done no coIrupt Thin,
hut was the victim of II conspiracy. got
up Ia defeat his reelection. For hi,
sake and the reputation, it is To il,
hoped he may hc able to prove his dec
laration.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-02-14

New HAMrsHIRE.-Thc liberal re-
puhlican> have finally concluded to
maintain their organization in the ap-
preaching election. and some fifty of
them met ut Concord. yesterday. and
nominated Samuel X. Mason for GOV
einor, and William \. Head of sand
wich for railroad commissioners The
meeting then transformed itself into :.
congressional convention and reported
the following ticket: l>t district. Ellcr,
\. llibhard of LaconiG. the democratic
candidate 2d. Josiah NJ. Fletcher of
Nashua; 3D.. Samuel Z. Cooper OF
Croydon.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-02-14

- Papers at "a distance speak of the
deep SHOW i'll northern Vermont us All
impeachment to the numbering business,
and so much 50 that very little was be
ing done. Meeting lumber man i'll
the street the other day, We made i'll
quiries of him as to the truth of the
matter. He replied that his teams
worked all the time, and to advantage,
and with very little difficulty on ac-
count OF the snow. 1t may he fact
though that less lumber, on the whole,
will he secured than there would have
been had the snow fallen III IL less guam
tity.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-02-14

EXPLOSIVE FIRE N \ Coal on WAEE-
HOUSE. san Francisco. Feb. 10. \ fire
broke out Tonight in Sagc'> brick waic-
house on Battery street. containing
10000 cases of coal oil. There were
rine terrific explosions. which blew ont
the doors and windows and raised Il
section of the roof into the air. The
force of the last explosion drove the
tircmen away from the building. \
general alarm sounded, which brought
the entire fire department To the spot
The fire is still raging, but will he CON
tined to the building.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-02-14

~ Massachusetts people are not at
all modest IN their boasts ol their del
tgition i'll Congress. They first select
their strong men. and if they do not
t;llter. they retain them there till. hN
experience and acquaintance with the
business of the country. they double
their influence, and become Il power in
the capital of the nation. 1t Is not
absurd ut all to aver that. to-day. Mas
suchusttts is stronger. in the combined
power of herdclrgation-cXc in votes
than either New York OF PcunsN lvanIa
And in saN ing this We mean no di>rrcd-
it to the members of Congress from
these states.
Vermont is equal to Massachusetts
III this respect, i'll proportion to the
number of her members. All except
Mr.. smith, are active and advanced
men. Mr.. Smith is perhaps an excel
lent member hut is not. in habit and
political education. calculated to he
among the foremost of his peers.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-02-14

LONDON, Feb. I2-6 A. NJ. No fur
Their news from Madrid. The abdica-
ton of Amadeus produces ii profound
sensation in Berlin. The German pa
pers hint that it WAS carried by French
intrigueS.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-09-04
Mrs. Young, No. IL.

Testimony thickens in the case of Ann
Eliza, wife No. IL of the Prophet, to
show that her matrimonial misery is
merely a myth. John w. Young, the
son of the Prophet by wife No. 1, who
is now in New York, has made public
statement, In which he affirms that Ann
Eliza is a falsiier, and the truth is not
In her. According to the statement of
Young, Jr., Ann Eliza got divorced from
her first husband, who was plasterer,
and was widow with two children when
she married Brigham. When she con-
tracted her polygamous marriage, she
did so with her eyes open. The farm
on which she resided was the best in
the Territory, and the house in which
she lived, handsome cottage, costing
S12,0 900. A horse and carriage was at
her service, and five servants ministered
to her wants. When she said she must
come to the city, she had handsome
house furnished her, and Brigham's
steward was ordered to provide her with
everything she desired. Mr.. Young
further said, eff Ann Eliza had only
asked fer divorce, and she had gone
to President Young and told him what
she wanted, he would have divorced her
on the spot, and it would not have cost
her three cents" Mr.. Young closes his
screed with the pertinent remark that,
if the rest of the world desires to con-
vert the Mormons, better examples of
its goodness must be sent to Utah.
Ann Eliza is evidently in q bad box.
There is no probability that the courts
will grant divorce. Brigham will not
compromise, his son says, all reports to
the contrary Notwithstanding, and Ann
Eliza can never again be allowed to re-
sumo the family relations or enjoy the
apostolic embrace. She has evidently
gone out of the frying-p pan into the fire.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-09-04
Transporting Stock.

The Turf, Field and Farm says:
Our manner of transporting live ami
mails is so fiendish as to call for prompt
reform; and without the real facts are
presented for the consideration of the
people, there will be no change for the
better. In the year 1872, there arrived
at the seven Washington, Balti-
more, Philadelphia, New York, Albany,
Providence, and Boston,, 000, 324 cat
tie, 2, 932, 149 sheep, and 3, 465, 446 hogs.
Estimating the average weight of cattle
at ], 200 pounds, and the loss incurred
by death in starving, smothering in pro-
cess of transportation, at 10 per cent,
we have a clear sacrifice of 100, OBS, $3.50
pounds of beef. Placing the shrinkage
on hogs and sheep at Is pounds per
head, we find that the loss on 2, 932, 149
sheep amounts to 43, 982 ,235 pounds;
and the loss on 8, 465, 446 hogs is 81, :
9S1, $50 pounds. Aside from this, we
must bear in mind that very large per
cent. of the cattle, hogs and sheep
slaughtered are absolutely unfit to go
into the human stomach. The tricks
and inhumanity of the drovers and deal
ers cause q great waste, and add vastly
to the cost of meats. It is full time
that the consumer was made acquainted
with the facts, in order that the cry for
reform may be heard from one end of
the land to the other.