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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-10-03
The Banks and the Panic

W hen we come to take account of
the lessons of this financial experience.
the banks of the country will most
likely prove the object ofsome ofthe most
serious. They have shown themselves
utterly incompetent to deal with the
difficulty precipitatcd upon the business
OF the nation. Their office, us the de-
positorieS of the active capital. and the
manipulators of the money of the coun-
try, clearly Is to stem the tide of such n
crisis us this,-to southe the panic. so
lar us possible, to lessen its wantOnness
and meet its legitimate demands,-and
so to put an early end to it altogether.
But. on the contrary. either from inabiI-
lty or blindness, they have done MOTH
ing of the sort; their alarm. their sell
fishneSS, or their incapacity are serious
elements in the prolongation and extern
sion of the trouble.
These panicS are not novelties. tbov
are the sudden illnesses of an unhealthy
business life, precipitated by some acct
deht or alarm. and prolonged by an ex-
tension OF the want of confidence. En-
perlence shows how to deal with Them
III London the bank of England opens
VIDE It's vaults and discounts with Il
nav 1911 li'tAtoHl dlu lnllS Ill nearly
cry modern instance, it has speedily
controlled the disease. Indeed, it has
passed into a financial axiom there that
1t Is ready lending which cures panics.
and non-lending or niggardly lending
winch agSravates them. When people
cannot get money they want it: when
they can, their need ceases. and their
faith comes back. But our banks eitb.r
could not or would not follow this
treatment; instead of opening their cof-
irrs wider, they have nearly closed
them entirely: A few, caught in the
speenlations that precipitated the trou-
bic, have failed utterly, most are
practically suspended for the time
Feeling the alarm, they have taken the
narrow view of self-protec ton and linz
ited, If not stopped altogether, their
ordinary discounts and drawing of bills
instead OF going before the wind and
ridlng the storm, and so giving the faith
they should feel and show, they have
close-reefed their sails and thrown ont
their anchOrs.-SprngfeM ReDubIjcon
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-10-03
Terrible Fate of A Pr.

WArELLo, Iowa. Scm .,
Bailey advertised than L. b..
an ascension in Il halI,,, ,'.
drew IL large crowd To- N,
The balloon WAS inflated ...., 81
and left the grounds viii, f. . 4.
ing by his hands to u h.,
beneath. just a> it >r.Dr.J
near the mouth. AMI BAIL,
parently notice the fine u,,r
to let go with safety. hur l.'.
he had reached AN alrifud,
1900 feet, when the cam b.
the hoop from which he A..
burned away, and he fell. r.a
earth a quarter Of Il mile ro,, d.
of starting. His body VA. .-
manglcd. His legs WEI. d ",
the hard ground up to hi, ,",, e.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-10-03
Diabolical Outrage at Mine,

We learn from the Emr.,. .
that on Wednesday moruir.r -
, o'clock. Mr.. Waltcl T,ti,
of the Port Henry Iron Ol,. a..
mines at Mineville. y. !. o.
ened 10y the report Of gur, vi
being fired directly at. and .i...
in the vicinity of his hons.
stantly sprang out of his h,d
by his wife, who also hcud H.
ing. Soon after arising. h.,
the smell of a burning fu>c..l.
an old miner, knew in an p,,.,.
it was, and the danger ro Ia.
hended from the Use of such .,
ment, if connected. a. itu>g.r,.
Il keg of powder. He rushed ,..
house and quickly had hi, an...
cions realized 10y di>c"yrrin- ..
from the house. Il three ~
partly burnt, and still huur.
Tracing it along, he found ar.-
the other end. Il KEY of poud,,
was placed directly mdc, l.,
He was almost stunned hl r..
cry f.: but realizing in an iD,-
disastrous results to himself d.. .
and property, should thrt.,.
minute longer. he severed nh, .
ton between it and the poa.,
thus averted IL most terrible
Previous to the awakening ofV r
there had passed through ,.r
seven bullets in near proNjmi'..
he and his wife slept. and The
of one of them materially a>,.-
awakening them. No r,l>oa 4.
diabolic;ll outrage can he g,,... -
it may he from the recent To
miners had with the compa,.. .
fact thar an appointcc of Nr
took the place of one di>cLa..
done. however. according 10 ...
panyS order. The directors p....
Henry Iron Ore Company WOLF, -
called together to take ar,,o.
matter, but the result OF thrir r-
has not yet been a>certaiucd.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-10-03

THE PREMIUMS ON MATCHED HORSES.
Mr.. Editor Il would like to say
through your columns that am not at
all tiattered with the report of the com
mittee on horses at the last Caledonia
County Fair, and do not respect Their
judgment or honesty. 70 the society |
would say that i'll the future | will not
ask for premiums. or trouble them with
the presence of myself on horses. until
the article. and not the owner. is taken
into consideration in the awards. Cal
edonia County Fairs are the ONLY ones
that | know of where speed is not taken
into consideration by the awarding
committee. | don't know who the COM
mittee were. and think they did not
know much about my horses. They
can put speed entirely aside and then
! have pair that are hard to beat. all
things considered. They are black in
color. with no white marks. Just of a
hight and within a few pounds of the
same weight. They have been driven
by Il girl II Years old both double and
single. and have been ridden on horse
back 10y the same girl. They have also
done all kinds of farm work and have
worked to dump cart and road scraper,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-10-03

ANOTHER SHOOTING ACCIDENT.-An-
other of those only too common acct,
dents from the careless use of firearms
occurred at Stewartstown, y. H.. a
week ago Sunday. We gather the facts
from the Lancaster Republican
Herbert Fletcher, son of Leavitt c.
Fletcher. went after the cows and car
ried in his pocket Il ten inch rifle pistol
In getting over the fence, the pistol was
discharged, when the hammer and ball
entered his right side about midway
the body and was extracted just back
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-10-03

For CANADA.-Another old en-
ployee, on the Passumpsic railroad.
goes to Canada. Gavin Shanks, who
has been on the road for the past nine
years, has received the appointment of
roadmaster on the Canada Central and
BrOckville and Ottawa roads. B. j.
Fletcher the veteran bridge builder on
the Passumpsic, has resigned his posi-
ton. The Company will be greatly
troubled to find a more active, energet-
ic and faithful man for the place or one
IN all respects better qualified.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-10-03
The Yellow Fever.

Inc yellow FEVER at SuItNtpOIt, Id.
exhibits no improvement, unless In the
smaller number of new cases reported
on Saturday There is gradual in
crease on the outskirts of the city
where the attacks are not so violent
Three priests have died of the disease
since it broke out, and fourth is nov
sick with it. The entire number o
deaths since September LIST, is 44O
Congressman Samuel Peters died OF the
pestilence on Friday. There were =.
interments on Saturday, and Is yester'
day. Five carloads of provisions have
been sent to Shreveport from Cincinnati
and more will follow soon.
There were Is yellow fever inter
ments at Memphis, Tenn, Yesterday
making the total number for the week
95, against 1913, the week previous
There was one death from the epidemic
ut Montgomery, Ala, on Friday, but
no new cases were reported.
Considerable uneasiness is manifested
at Cairo, H., over the prevalence OF
what has hitherto been called conges-
tive bilious fever, but which some ply
sicians pronounce to be yellow fever
modified by northern climate. Only
six or eight fatal cases have occurred,
and these confined to those whose bust
ness kept them on OF near the river.
There is more sickness there than has
been known for years, and in majority
of cases the symptoms resemble those
of yellow fever.
TERRIBLE CONDITION OF SHREVEPORT
TOUCHING APPEAL FOR HELP.
The population of Shreveport, La,
has been tedrfGlly thinned out by the
yellow fever. There were eight more
deaths from the disease, yesterday, and
within the last four days several of the
most prominent and useful citizens OF
the town have fallen victims to the cpl
dcmic. The people no longer have
funerals. IIcaT>eS followed 10y one oI
two carriages dash through the streets
like section in battle seeking Il posi-
ton. then few more hearSes are drum
med up, collins are showed into the
hearSe and driven rapidly to the GENE
terry. This is the case even with the
most prominent citizens. The Howard
association have opened an orphan
asylum and are feeding about two-thirdS
of the population. There are fewer
"'''hH ""' h"S' NV '"H'H' ''' 'uH'
there are fewer people. Dr>. Chaplin.
Bruins and Davidson OF New Orleans,
who are AT Shreveport. are fully salts
fled that the disease was imported from
Cuba.
Shreveport Times of to-day will con
tain the following appeal. signed by the
president and vice president of the
Howard association and several phy>i-
clans. which the association earnestly
requests the press of the country to
PUBLISH
/" our fellow countrymen Yellow
fever. an epidemic that has already
swept away more than 400 of the com
mInitN, is still raging with undated
fury IN our midst. We have now at
least 100 sick of all ages. sexes. c"lor>
and nationaliticS. all of whom. from the
peculiar character of the disease, re
quirc constant and Skillful nursing. In
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-10-03

. In speaking of the resignation of
Il. j. Fletcher. bridge builder on the
PaSsump>ic road, the Barton Monitor
says: e He has built the bridges of this
road wide and high enough so that no
brakeman standing on the cars. or
climbing up the side of the cars. can
he hit or killed as many have been by
other bridges" \ good thing to do I:
but cannot any hridgebuilder do the
same if so directed by the authorities
over him
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-10-03

died of a complication of diseases in
which the heart was involved, and by
which he has been long Frustrated, at
the age of 81. His connection with the
college commenced in 1888 and contIn,
ned mn to 1870, when he retired, and
has since devoted himself to practice
and his family. As practitioner and
a lecturer, he stood in the front rank OF
his nrnfe SSiOn
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-10-03

both banks are concerned, they disclose
even a worse state of things than the
firms here that they have pulled down
with them. 1t is estimated that it will
take two years to settle the affais OF
the First national.
Clews & Co. are already receiving
deposits from new and old friends.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-10-03

and have yet to see the pair that can
beat them at all the different bitches
that am willing to show them at |
am glad that the awarding committee
III this decision did not control the
minds of the spectators.
b. +. HAvILAND.
DauVillr, Oct. l. 1873
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-10-03
Suspension of the Boston Banks

boston, Sept. GA meeting of the
presidents of the several Boston bank :
was held at the clearing house at II
O'Clock, this forenoon, when the follow
lmous vote:
w hereas, the banks in all the lorce
cities III the United States have deemed
IL prudent and expedient to susnenJ
currency payments for large amonnts :.
therefore, "'"oin's ;
= n mesolved, That the Boston banks as
precautionary measure for themselves
and the mercantile community nnd ts
prevent the constant drain of currencU V
from them, do from this date and nmt;I
further action adopt the same meaSnr ,,
NO hesolved. That committee of five
have aP tPo , by the chair who shall
nave the power to issue loan certit;c,tnn,
10 the amount of ten million dis
upon substantially the same basis rs
ISSUED by the banks in New York ISIS 'S
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-10-03
Notes about the Fair.

We cannot learn of but few cOrrcc-
ti"n> to he made in published premium
list. We are informed by one of the
committee, however, that the report on
yeaIlings and calves in fourth class
got little mixed. For best lot year
lingS. read, best lot cdiUcS. The pre-
miums on ycarlingS was omitted alto
gcthcr. and were taken by Joseph Dow
and Thcophilus Drew.
Francis Drew doesn't feel very badly
to think his old horse didn't take the
first premium. as long as his stock
swept the board in first premiums, We
believe in every class III which they
were exhibited. He thinks that is
glory enough for one" horse.
We have received IL letter from an
exhibitor of thorough bred stock. that
the committee entirely overlooked two
years old hcifers, several very tine ones
being on the ground. Also that the
committee made no distinction between
full blood and grade stock. Possibly
the committee on Durham and Devon
two wears old heitcrs made some such
report, but no such report reached us.
There were fewer accidents, as there
was less drinking and rowdyiSm at the
Fair this wear than usual. although
these fairs have been noted for freedom
from such things. y few careless drivers
ran against other teams doing some
person WAS injured in these accidents.
although some were thrown ont upon
the ground. While the balloon was i'll
tlating. man was driving Il single
team slowly through the crowd, when
his horse knocked down boy five or
six Years old. and one wagon wheel ran
over his leg The ground WAS very
soft there. and no bones were broken.
nor did the hoy appear To he much
hurt. being able to walk off in il few
minutes. II WAS rather unusual care
lc<Sncss on the part OF the driver of the
team. aS well as those who had the boy
III charge.
A man from Norwich, who was assist
ing about the balloon on Wednesday. /
laid his vest down for few minutes. |
and when he took it up. his wallet WAS |.
gone. together with the fifteen dollars .
in money which it contained. He fol- /
lowed the example of many of the
city banks, and suspended payment ut .
once.
1t is gratifying to know that the Fair .
WAS Il financial success also. The total |
receipts of the Fair Ground Company
were about $500: and the expenses of
the Fair, including the balloon. five or
six hundred dollars paid the Agricultu-
raj Society, the purses 1T the Horse
Fair, and the Incidental expenses. will
probably come within S:}O0O-leaving
a very respectable balance in the treas
nry to use some year when the receipts
are less tiattcriug.
Among the many good things at the
Fair was good music by the st. johns
bury Band. That our musical readers
at Il distance may have some idea of
the class of music they render, we give
below the program played the after
moons of the two last days:
1t,h
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-10-03

\ reckless horse-car drl'r, a.,
to cross the track Of the Ny .tp
railroad, near Boston. SdI'Ii"'iIi ,. "
of an approaching tram, Ir,d
platform of the car WAS r'''I I5r,. %.
Mrs. William Butler III N I ,.,,. 81
in her fright Jumped from TUE and Lille
run over by the locomotive
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-10-03

pnd "a sCccEssFrL BALLOON Voy,cr
roi, >. a; King, the balloonist ho.
Just made his HIst ascension amd mas mas
from pIvpp PHEASANT voyage. He started
tlated With J hrli N. H., i'll a balloon in
ent;r u Wi1n hydrogen gas, traversed the
hight anI i''e mountain region at a great
rent ia anu taxing northeastern cur'
CONT ,anued IN Riley plantation. Oxford
and 9S ~ he was in the air two honrI
o 81 minutes, and travelled aIont en-
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-10-03

DEATH OF DIX CRosBY.-A life thar
began with the century, and that has
liiaue the century better, closed, Friday
AFTERNOON, at Hanover, n. II. Dixi
crosby, a physician of eminent and
national reputation, and long connected
with the Dartmouth medical college
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-10-03

NOT IN THE FIELD.-We are remind
ed that lay usage and common consent
our next Governor must he selected
from the west side of the state: and as
Montpelier has for many years been
reckoned on the east side. therefore the
Hon. +. p. Walton cannot he consider
ed as in the field
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-10-03
WEDNESDAY. 2Irh

Polka, GIilev.
2.-l:ivcrside Quickstep, Squires.
3.-Fantasia from Stradclla Flntuw.
4-1he Adieu, Schubert
5.-Fantasia YANKEE Musical Joke" Rnglehrn
6.-Maud Waltzes Levy
1.-Departed Days Louis
s.-Schutzcn March, Faust
9.-Quickstcp. Bond
THURSDAY Goth.
l-lnternational Potpourri. Hcinicks
2-Waltz, Thousand and one nights. Strauss
3-Labussa Polka Mazourka Kickoff
4-Selection from Martha Flotow
5.-Andante and Waltz Graffula
6.-Fantasia from Satanella Bale
1-beparted DAYS, tby request) Louis
s-Centforn Polka. Faust
s-Maud Waltzes. Levy
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-10-03
THE PICTURE AWARD.

Editor Of CaIcdonioh Dear Sir: In
the list of premiums awarded at the Fair
last week. the committee on pictures
wish to call Your attention to an error
i'll the report of their decision. and
would respectfully ask You to correct
the same i'll Your next issue. The re-
suit of their decision was As follows:
Portraits finished in ink or color
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-10-03
New Newspapers.

The epidemic has broken ont afresl
this time on the west side of the
state. \ new paper is announced at
l'urlingIon. january list. entitled The
cr'mOnt Statesman. We know nothing
of it more than the name indicates, cx-
ccpt that Charles Pomcroy Button, the
publisher. has had some newspaper ex-
pericnce in the west
new paper daily and weekly. we
SuppoSe-iS to be started at st. Adams
soon. the parties having already gone
To New \ FORK for their outfit This new
concern is to he called the Courier. and
'they say it is started in the Central
Railroad interests because of the hos
unity shown the managers of the road
by the local paper there-thc MESSENGER
1t Is true, we presume. that heavy
capital stock is subscribed, and that
the projections mean business" Mr.
Lurius BigclOw. formerly one of the
editors of the Burlington Times. and a
brother of Geo. H. Bigelow. Esq. Il
journalist of ability, is to be the editor
The old Messenger snutfs the battle
at;Ir off. and is taking time 10y the fore
lock somewhat. 1t appeared few
days ago i'll new type throughout. and
looks as fresh and handsome us posi-
bic. 1t has all along been an able pa
per.
CALIFoRNIA WHEAT.-We received
the past week Il package of white Aus
tralian wheat from Mr.. W. H. Lvnds of
san FranciSco-formeIly of this town.
The bulk of the package we have given
a Waterford farmer to SOW but a sam
pie remains in this office on exhibition.
This sample was grown on the celebra-
ted reclaimed Tulc lands of the Sacra-
mento river, and is of crop of fifty
bushels to the acre. Our readers al
ready know that California raises the
best wheat i'll the country, and the
most of it. her crop for lS72 exceeding
that of any other state in the Union.
and estimated to he worth thirty mill
ion dollars, or five million dollars more
than the gold product of that state.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-10-03
The Panic Ended. Faith Wanted

Danvillc. Oct. |. 1873.
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rersuns indebted to Vim. Carter hy nuts
pa.l L.., on in mature this fan will lux,
lur NIL timely nnsire th.t MI such paps
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notice and avoid ihe trouble. Neat stool
taken IN payment nj fair prices.
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