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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-03-28

y promising young man at Barre
thinks it about time for him to''swear
off, when he ''saw" lot of small snakes
wriggling in the bottom of his sleigh.
while returning from dance, and also
''saw no less than fifty rats" on a dry
goods box in front of 4 store in that
village.
The entire sophomore class were sus-
pended from Dartmouth College,
Thursday, for disorderly conduct in the
chapel, whereupon the members of the
class hired IL big team and took a
sleigh ride, evidently regarding the at
fair as good Joke.
DR.. G.. p Conn, formerly Surgeon of
the Twelfth Vermont Regiment. has
been reelected City PLY stefan of Con
cord, y. H.
Albert j. Keller, the lad who muir
dered the Spencer girl in Syracuse. and
was himself killed by train of car,
while attempting to escape. was from
North Troy, i'll this state, where his
mother, widow. ut present resides.
We notice the disappointment OF
Col. Charles Dillingham;, us naval off
Ger at New Orleans, and Capt. John w
Clark, as Postmaster at Montpelier
Both are said to have been faithful and
excellent officers.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-03-28

u The Montpelier Wdtchmon is mo-
titled that its answer to our queries III
reference to the manner of listing bank
stock in Montpelier, is quite too gen
eral." and does not meet the real point
of the suggestion. and that, i'll the town
of Cabot. Washington county, bank
stock, in considerable amount. has
been set in the list p per cent below
par. Our authority for this last state
ment-one of the town officers-and We
have no other.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-03-28

II 1t is said that the widow of Eos
ter. hanged on Friday last. is utterly
Frustrated and is not expected to live.
The relatives of Foster are reported to
he cstimahle people, and deserve. as
they receive. the tenderest sympathy OF
every one Foster was one of the class
known as fast Young men," and not
only suffered the penalty of his crime,
poignant. upon his relatives. There
certainly is II forcible moral suasion ar
gument against the use of liquor in Fos-
ter's case that should strengthen all
who are tempted to drink liquor, to ah-
stain forever from it.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-03-28

SLAVERY ARoLIsHED.-A decree of
the Spanish Government aboli>hcs sla-
very in Porto Rico. Six hundred thou
sand human souls find freedom at last.
John Browns soul is marching on"
Our Government have done something
towards Fastening this event. If the
Republic shall he sustained in Spain the
end of liberation will not he reached
till Cuba is delivered of slavery.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-03-28

- The L. :. Senate is still i'll SEES
sion. After debating the case of Sena-
tor Caldwell. of Kansas. charged with
using money to secure his election. for
week or more. and proposing to eth
er censure or expel him. the Senator
cut the matter short Ivy resigning. Re
port says the Governor of Kansas will
appoint Senator Pomeroy to the vacan-
CIV. The Senate then took up Senator
Clayton's case-of Arkansas-upon II
question of the legality of his election.
Nothing else of consequence is before
the Senate save action upon nomina-
tions.
The Senate, by large majority,
have decided that the charges against
Senator Clayton are not sustained-vote
81 to 6. The case of Mr.. Patterson came
up. with reply of his to the report of
the Scnate's committee inculpating him
in the Credit Mobilier affair. Mr.. Pat
terson, through Senator Anthony, asks
that his reply may go on to the journal
of the Senate, and if this is allowed. it
will come before the public. The reply
occupies 10 pages. Mr.. Patterson closes
his reply with these emphatic words
Il do solemnly appeal from the con
demnatory opinion of the committee to
the better judgment of the Senate itself
of my countrymen and my God"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-03-28

u The people of Woodstock, at a
meeting last week, voted that the town
guarantee the interest on the bonds of
the Woodstock railroad. 1t was done
900, and another item of SIP 900, makes
the total liability assumed, 10000,
with probable drawback of certain
portion of the amount-all by estimate,
within $1,000
| The road has dallied with Gov.
Smith, of the Central, expecting aid,
and that the Central would run the
road. He has not come up to the ex-
pectation, nor would he consent to nj
low the Northern (N. H. to do it
peaceahly. The Central, and all the
lines, over which Gov. Smith has con-
troll, are hostile to the line of road.
through New Hampshire to Boston, ac.
cording to the developments at the
Woodstock meeting. 1t is understood
that the Northern road will run train
to Woodstock when the branch shall b,
completed. 1t was stated in the meet
ing that Gov. Smith, when he was be
fore the Legislature last fall begging 70
new legislation consented to permi
? the Northern R. K. to run the Wood
h., stock branch without objection, bu
e when he got his bill through, he chang
: ed his position upon this point. Real
: ly, it is to be hoped there is mistak
{ i'll this allegement. 1t does not loo
e well
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-03-28

WINTER AT THE WESTON the 25th
there was the largest snow storm of the
season. At st. Louis. and at Chicago
not run, and railroad trains were
blocked. With three or four feet of snow
still lingering with Us we will not covet
what they are getting at the West.
Ten days ago Il letter from Iowa told
us of blowing and wheat sowing. This
storm will afford the farmers a chance
for rest.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-03-28

WORTHY OF NoTE.-New Hampshire
had three Democrats in the last Con-
gress. They did we'll in voting against
the back salary bill, but since election
two of them have done something else.
They received much praise for their
votes against the back pay swindle, but
Washington special states that though
they made considerable capital in the
canvass 10y prociaiming that they had
not touched the unclean thing, as soon
as the election was over, Parker, who
WIS elected, and Hubbard, who was not.
Immediately sent for and received their
5000 each. Bell. whose election is i'll
doubt, has not vet drawn his money.
As to the Connecticut congressman.
Gen. IIawley manfully turned his share
into the Treasury the Others have mot
yet" drawn it. Only about onehalf OF
the last Congress had, a few days since.
drawn the extra pay voted them.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-03-28

EY That ''roostcr' of the -4rgus came
down, upon hearing the full returns of
the New Hampshire election. by an at
tack of pip" bur the paper intimates
AL expectation of 1t feeble recovery by
the time of the Connecticut election
While we hope for republican victO-
Nv in Connecticut we certainly feel some
measure of sympathy for sick rooster,
only able to crow once for four years,
and that grab" crow.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-03-28

II If we learned our lessons in NOR
al philosophy correctly, the placing of a
meaning upon another's language which
does not belong tot it, by implication or
otherwise, takes the offense out of the
catalogue of Mrs. Optics white lies.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-03-28

The MoDoC INDIAN TRoUBLEs-A
despatch from Ireka says that Gems.
Candy and Gillem made Il reconnOi-
sancc of the lava beds on Friday Capt.
Jack sent word that he wanted to talk.
and Gems. Candy and Gillem met him.
The talk amounted only to il demand
of Jack to he let alone where he was or
on Lost river. He made no reply when
Gen. Candy asked him why le did not
go ont to meet the wagons as agreed
upon, some time ago. After the con-
ference. several Indians made their ap-
pearance in full war paint, and with the
Scalps taken i'll their last fight hanging
to their belts. The troops returned to
camp after the reconnaissance. Subse-
quently the troops moved to within
three miles of Capt. Jacks cave. 1t is
now reported that the Indian bureau
intend giving the Modocs Il reservation
on Lost river, where military will be
necessary to protect them from Oregon
ians. \ large quantity of hand gren-
AIDES have been forwarded to Gen
Candy.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-03-28

enough. 1t is conceded by the country
that the President, the judges of the
supreme court and heads of the Depart
ments needed increased salaries.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-03-28

=. No one need he troubled in the
least about our allusion to the masonic
meeting at the Junction. 1t had no
other import than Il jocOse rejoinder to
a iocose invitation of one of the frater-
nity to ..swords and coffee"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-03-28

~ An attempt of robbers to enter
the Massasoit Bank few nights ago,
was frustrated by Nh alarm of one OF
Marvin's SAFE Protectors, invented by
c. C.. Rovell, whose recent death was
mentioned last week, at jacksonville,
Florida. Mr.. Rowell's remains were in
tered at Lebanon, y. H., last week
Wednesday,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-03-28

THE BANKRUPTCY AMENDMENT. An
act approved March 3. declares: THAT
it WAS the true intent and meaning of
an act approved June :, 1862, entitled
An act To establish a uniform system
of bankruptcy throughout the United
States. approved March ,. 1867 that
the exemptions allowed the bankrupt
Ivy the said amendatory act should, and
it is hereby enacted that they shall be
the amount allowed by the constitu-
tions and laws of each State respective
ly as existing in the 1871 and that
such exemptions he valid against debts
contracted before the adoption and
passage of such State constitution and
laws, as we'll as those contracted after
the same, and against liens by judg
ment or decree of any State court. any
decision of any such court rendered
since the adoption and passage of such
constitution and laws to the contrary
Notwithstanding"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-03-28

The Montreal tragedy in connection
with the st. James hotel fire, has walked
up the citizens to the necessity of hav-
ing more efficient means for saving life
in cases of fire, and they pitch into the
City Council with great vigor.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-03-28

APPOINTMENTS The Speaker of the
House of Representatives. appointed the
following named members of the com
mittee on the part of the House, to at
tend the annual examination of the ca
diets of the L. :. Military Academy at
West Point john Coburn, Indiana :;
Luke p. Poland. Vermont; Samuel ;.
Marshall, Illinois.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-03-28
Gold! Gold Gold, Gold
Bright and yellow. hard and cold.
Price of many a crime untold,
FIRE AND WATER.

OF course the river must run some
where, and when the big flood, of 1862
came, the waters spread over the entire
valley. including the city of Sacrament
to. This calamity nearly ruined the
city, and two disastrous contlagrations
have not encouraged the people much.
After the flood, with an exhibition of
wonderful energy, the people under
took to levee the river banks about
their town, and also raise the entire
city above high water mark. The for
mer has been accomplished, and two or
three of the principle streets have been
raised, but it is such a Herculean task
l doubt if the entire city is ever
brought to grade.
This work of repairing damage done
by the miners up the river has been
heroically performed, but at a great
cost to property-owners and after all
it seems as though the results did not
warrant the expense. The city is
hardly worth saving at such cost
With all this immense outlay, it is a
low, unattractive town muddy in win
ter, very hot in summer, and unhealthy
always. There are few attractive and
costly residences. belonging to the
railroad kings-for from this point the
railroads of the state all started, and
even the trans continental railway haC
its inception here. The city has goot
hotels, few fine churches, and All ele
CANT Odd Fellows building. This or
der seems to have uncommon strength
on this coast; it may be because the
sex which makes odd fellows even, wa
so scarce here in early days. 1t is no
a dozen years since the sight of won
an was SO rare a thing i'll some of thu
mining towns that when one appeared
at camp the miners all came out il
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-03-28

- Two trains, a freight and tie train,
collided, March 25th, at Bethel, Me, on
the Grand Trunk, and there was bad
wreck of engines and cars, and Il num-
Der of persons hurt, but none fatally.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-03-28

"WoRDs FIFTY SPoKEN"-by Murray.
Publishers copy has been laid upon our
table. 1t is neatly printed book, COM
pact with rich and beautiful thoughts.
aud no one can pcruse it carefully with
out receiving Il conscious lifting upward
toward the final rest of all persevering
pilgrims. Mrs. Green is disposing of
the work about our village by subscrip-
ton.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-03-28

That was rather impressive temper
ance lecture that George Driver, the
wife murderer. who was hanged at
Chicago, last Friday, delivered from the
scaffold, and he was in position to
illustrate his point forcibly. He seized
the moose dramatically, and shaking it
before the crowd, said: Just remem-
Der that rope if you go into a saloon
and get tight. See what that liquor
will bring you to, as well as it has
brought me to. Remember that now
and look out for yourselves" Foster
also, the car hook murderer, could say
the same.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-03-28

~ In an advertisement of "M"ore's
Academy" an attachment OF Dart
mouth, in Spooner's Windsor journal,
of Nov. 8, 1871. "young ladies as well as
gentlemen" are notified 'that they
will be most conveniently accOmmoda-
ted. and receive most accurate atten-
ton" at the academy aforesaid. The
fathers, it thus appears, did not repu-
diate the co-cducation of the sexes.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-03-28

President Grant, on taking the oath.
the other day, kissed these words III the
llth chapter of Isaiah "And the spirit
of the Lord shall rest upon him, the
spirit of wisdom and understanding
the spirit of counsel and might, the
spirit of knowledge and of the Lord
and shall make him of quick under
standing in the fear of the Lord and
he shall not judge after the sight of his
eyes, neither reprove after the hearing
of his ears"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-03-28

Canvassers will do well to read II. A.
Mckinney s. Co.'S advertisement this
week
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-03-28

" The late Congress did not renew
sewing machine patents. Certain Of
these machines and parts thereof, when
the patent expires, are open for
use. III manufacturing of machines, to
every body equally. \ contemporary
suggests that, under these circumstan-
ces, competition will tend to production
of price.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-03-28

THE EXPLOSION AT ACTION.-Mr
Addison G.. Fay, the agent, who was
injured 10y the explosion in the powder
mills at Action on Monday. died during
the afternoon from the effects of his
wounds. The explosion took place in
the pressing mill. There were two
more men at work in the kerneling mill.
but with rare presence of mind, on
seeing the puff of smoke they sprang
ont of doors and into the river. ON
rising to the surface the building, in
whicI' they had hut an instant before
been at work, was nothing but n mass
of kindling wood. the conclusion from
the other explosion causing that mill to
explode. The remains of the two work
men who We're instantly killed were
found unmutilated but Invested of eve
ry particle of clothing and their hair
and whi>kers burnt off smooth. The
peruniary loss 10y the explosion is about
Sl0.OOO.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-03-28

IT. We certainly did not mean to
SANDER Oakes Amcs, but have done it,
i'll chasing him as one Of the friends of
the back pay steal. \ semi official roll
OF the vote shows that he was not
present. He certainly did not place
himself in just the place where he could
do the most good. if he did so with
Credit Mobiier. He missed it in not
being recorded among the nays. His
theory ought to be- as good for himself
rs for any thing else
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-03-28

The Portland Idrertiser is convinced
that the boys in the adjoining village
are the worst in the state of Maine. \
gentleman having heard that the boys
of Ferry village. like those of Marble
head. always stoned strangers wearing
good clothes, made Il tour of the village
10y way of investigation. well, I've
been all over your place and haven't
even seen Il boy, said the tourist to IA
villagcr. "Ah,' said the villager.
''Wcli. that's because all the boys were
ut the other end of the village. stoning
funeral
We do not think the boys i'll our vii
lage have stoned or snow hailed funeral
professions yet, but as we were passing
along in front of the post office the 9th
er day. half Il dozen - year old boys
were throwing >now-b balls at three girls
OF about the same age upon the opposite
side of the street. and though they
lodged rs we'll as they could they were
struck 10y the balls Complaint is often
made of such uncivilizcd acts i'll our
streets. and parents and teachers will
not do anything amiss if they give some
attention to the matter.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-03-28

- The President, as stated by the
Washington correspondent If the Chi
cago Adrance. spent during his first four
years, 100000 more than his SALARY, vet
Congress voted themselves back pay
but none to the President President
Washington had 81. 900 a year W hen the
country was small According to this
and the increased demands upon til,
President DoW to entertain Foreign Min
listers. Congress. and host of other of
ticials. and visitors 10 the country. tn,
increase is i'll no propOrtion-not larg,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-03-28

Those who profess wisdom in such
matters predict good season for sugar
making.
So says IL Vermont paper down the
river. What do our farmers say We
think that it may be difficult to tell
who is governor until after the election,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-03-28

rF- If anybody wishes to acquire the
grace OF paying taxes. without the
chance of grumhling, our advice to such
il. to invest i'll western lands. Money
should he plenty ont there. if eastern
people own much of the soil. Perhaps
they have learned to do as some of our
small towns have been accused of do
ing-of voting high taxes and collect
ing only of non-residents. \ very con-
venient WAY for the settlers to support
their roads. paupers and schools.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-03-28
Cerebro-spinal Meningitis.

y few weeks ago we published an
item giving some account of the prevail
ance of this decrease at the south. 1t is
reported to have appeared in different
sections of the country. 1t is fearful in
some localities upon the Pacific coasts
in some instances whole families die
within day or two. 1t is also raging
III localities in Illinois, and with fatal
results. 1t is called epidemic and has
so much of the type of spotted fever
about it that people designate it as
disease the technical name at the he
ginning of this notice. 1t appears i'll i
sporadic form isolated cases here and
there. hut is often epidemic and fatal i'll
its type. 1t is undoubtedly the same
disease that we have heard of as pre-
vailing III this section of country more
than fifty years ago. and with fearful
| fatality in Barnet and vicinity. 1t was
/ then called spotted fever. and is now,
by professional people. We have
| heard it said that profuSc and some
what constant sweating was the most
effective remedy tried i'll Barnet. and Il
/ physician, writing of the disease i'll Hi
nois. asserts that il was OF is so there.
! Thomas Mast sailed for Europe YES
/ terday.- Erchdnae.
We are sorry Mast is gone. We had
/ thought of suggesting II picture for him
for Harper's Weekly. He did good
thing there in the late campaign, in
making certain facts impressive. Had
not fully got through our plan, but the
design was to illustrate Secretary
French, III his herculean efforts to keep
his aIithmetics out of our Vermont
schools. Our ideas are vet crude, but
we had him. with two or three of his
hired servants going around the state to
attend Institutes, mounted upon dOnk-
eys, with their pockets so full of arith-
metics as to stick out as newspapers al
ways did out of & eeley's white coat
pockets as he was going, in hot haste, to
the Tribune ofiice-and the Secretary
behind pulling these books ont and udst-
ing them by the wdy. And again-the
Secretary going around and searching
for these intruders, and pitching them
out of school house windOws. This would
be an impressive picture, expanded as
the genius of Mast might do it. Some
such exhibition before the Legislature
committee would. it seems to us, have
given emphasis to the Secretary's testi-
monv, and been cumulative in its ma.
ture.
We also had in our minds. as a sor
: of appendix, another cartoon-with ON
friend Hatch i'll the foreground, illustra
ting the struggling of his legal gentle
men i'll - arching for lost baggage
e under the extraordinary difficulties O
= their occupation the current winter
$ Such picture would show to the chill
= dren of these men the trials and tri
e umphs of their fathers, and serve rs fam
d lily treasures long down their genera
s tions. We have thought of it, and per
e haps it is not too late to throw out tn
: hint, that. considering the four or tiv
= feet of snow Oh level, Mr.. Hate
II should remember these men-by way {
it an extra $50.
Those who profess wisdom in sue
II matters predict good season for suga
J. making.
l. So says Vermont paper down til
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-03-28

Eight preachers have been laboring
in the town of GrotOn, this state, to con-
vince and warn the people that Gabri-
ell will sound his last trump on the 18th
day of April next. If they do not be-
lieve it now they ought to suffer-
Woodstock Standard.
We do not endorse the statement of
the Standard in full, and think the num-
Der of preachers for the town of Grot-
on, is given rather large. If they fixed
upon the 10Th day of April they were
not very shrewd. We should have had
it the first. The last owners of property
on the LIST day of April, according to our
law, pays taxes upon it for the year. 1t
may not be true in Groton, or always
elsewhere, but we know of places where,
if the LIST day of April had been fixed
upon for going up big door would
have been necessary to let through the
crowd-to escape taxation. These
Groton preachers will learn something
by experience.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-03-28

GLAD OF IT.-Thcy are getting eco
nomical at Washington since passing
the salary bill. We received Il package
of seeds, under the frank of Congress
man, containing two papers-onc OF
lettuce and another of turnips. We
will show our APPRECIATION of the wei
come reform 10y dividing the donation
with anybody who will take the pains
to call. hut if many call the diSpen>a-
tons will necessarily bc upon the ho-
meopathic principle.