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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-08-08
Fairbanks Scales at Vienna.

We extract the following from il re-
Gently published letter from Vienna:
Zone of the most attractive features
in the machinery department of the
Vienna exhibition. is the collection al
Fairbanks & Company's scales, and Il
large crowd is frequently gathered
around it. Several of the royal and
imperial visitors have shown great in
terest in the weighing apparatus, and
some of them have tried their weight
upon one of the scales. The Austrian
Emperor made IL careful examination
of this part of the American section.
and after looking at the different varie-
ties, from gold and letter. up to the
railway scales. paid high compliment
to the skill and enterprise of the i'll
Veutors. Fairbanks scales have be
come the standard in several European
countries. and their adoption by Aus
tria can he regarded a. among the Ger
taintics.
"Many of the foreign visitors to the
Vienna Exposition aIe greatly puzzled
over the scales exhibited i'll the Amer
lean department 10y Fairbanks n Com
pany. They can understand the ap-
paratus for weighing small articles and
all the dozen or more ordinary varieties
of scales, but when they come to the
railway scales for weighing several
loaded cars at once they are quite he
wildered. Such scale is beyond their
comprehension, and they examine it
with much doubt. The agent of the
Fairbanks house has a great many i'll
quiries to answer daily, and the ques-
TONERS frequently remark, when their
curiosity is satisfied. that they never
before understood the greatness of
America"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-08-08
A Death Leap.
AN UNKNOWN MAN JUMPING FROM A
STEAMER INTO THE LACHINE RAPIDS.

We learn from the Montreal Gazette
of July 10Th, that as the steamer Bohe-
mian ON her way to Montreal. which
she reached last evening, came within
sight of Lachine Rapids, and every
ones attention was turned to the rocky
channel over which they were about to
shoot, great commotion suddenly took
place, and the cry resounded "Man
overboardn A sense of danger imme-
diately seized upon all, and there WAS a
thrill of fear lest an accident like that
of the Louis Renaud might be renewed.
The facts were soon ascertained to be
these:
One of the passengers was standing
on deck, little apart from the rest, and
seemingly engaged, like them, in watch
ing the current. Suddenly he drew
himself up to his full length, threw his
arms aloft, and, raising loud cry,
sprang forward into the water He
sank like lead, but soon emerged again
and made a struggle, whether spasmod-
ic or otherwise, for his life. Those who
were nearest him Immediately rushed
forward to the side of the steamer over
which he had gone and gave the alarm.
1t took only a moment to decide that
there was no means of rescuing the un-
fortunate man. None of tho boats
could he lowered, because none could
live in such ii tide, as was fully demon
strated in the late case of the Renaud.
Neither could the steamer herself rem
der any assistance, because being so
near the rapids, it was not safe for her
to slow her engines, or to execute any
lateral movement. The poor man had
therefore to be left to his fate, and he
went down in sight of all the passen-
gers. He rose to the surface a second
time, only to remain a moment, then
sank to appear no more.
The man was a cabin passenger, of
very gentlemanly appearance and sup
posed to hail from Cleveland, Ohio. He
was tall, of dark complexion, and well
dressed. His satchel, the only article
belonging to him, was handed over, by
order of Capt. Bailey, to the water po-
lice, and on being opened was found to
contain half dozen shirts, some socks,
handkerchiefs and other effects, but
nothing whatever leading to his identi-
ficatlon. 1t was surmised by some that
he was intoxicated, but the more gen.
eral belief is that he was laboring unde,
mental alteration.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-08-08
Great Fire at Portland.

PORTLAND, OREGON, Aug. "a p. NJ.
A fire commenced at 400 a. M. and
spread over an entire block before the
steamer got to work, and the Metropoli-
tan Hotel was burned to the ground.
The wind rose and caused the fire to
spread in all directions. When the
Salem fire department arrived seven
blocks had been consumed. They
stopped the further progress of the fire
northward, but with all available as
sistance there were only seven engines
to subdue the fire, half mile in length
and quarter of mile wide. As fast
as it was suppressed in one quarter it
broke out in another, while new fires,
supposed to be incendiary, were con-
tinually being discovered. The fire
only ceased at last for want of material.
Among the losses are two engine
houses, two sash factories, three foun-
dries, four mills, five hotels, one hun
dred stores, and two hundred and fifty
dwellings. One hundred and fifty
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-08-08

ATTACKED BY A BULL.-Mrs. Chas.
Clough of Canterbury was seriously in
Jured by bull on Sunday last. She
was milking a COW in the ward where
the bull was kept. when he suddenly
rushed at her. In her endeavor to de-
fend herself she caught hold of a chain
on the animals face, but it availed her
nothing. for the bull pierced her body
with both of his horns and then threw
the woman completely over his head.
Her screams brought assistance. and
she was rescued. One of the animals
horns entered the woman's left thigh.
mutilating the muscles badly. The
other seriously injured her in the abdo-
men. Medica. aid was promptly sum
moned and Mrs. Clough's wounds we're
dressed, and there are hopes that she
will recover. She weighs over 200
pounds, and her escape with her life
was quite miraculous Erchanqe.
After all, Mr.. Clough is deserving the
greatest sympathy-now he will have
to milk the COW himself, This is a
warning to husbands who keep bulls
not to allow them in the same yards
with the cows, otherwise they NAV all
have to adopt the mental occupation o,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-08-08

THE MoDoCs. Dispatches. purport-
ing to rest on official authority, report
that the military commission appoint
ed to try the Modoc murderers has
found guilty all those charged with
capital offences. and awarded them the
full penalty of the law. The sentiment
of the court martial was unanimous in
this opinion. and rs soon as the SEN
tence is approved by the President. the
prisoners will he shot. The papers in
the case are now in Washington hut
as Secretary Belknap, before whom
they will first come for review. is alb
sent. the final decision cannot be reach
ed for several days.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-08-08
Strike at Port Henry.
HUNDRED MEN ENGAGED
IN 1T,

IN 1T.
The Port Henry Iron Ore Company
Witherbees, Sherman g. Co., and sew
eral other firms, on Wednesday last
discharged 200 men, members of the
Miners Association, who had struck.
1t seems that few days ago one of the
foremen discharged man for some
good and sufficient reason. The Miners
Association straightway held meeting,
decided that the foreman was wrong,
expelled him from the association. and
forthwith demanded that because he
was not a member of the association,
he could not work in the mines, and he
must be discharged Immediately. This,
the proprietors, after a strict investiga
ton into the cause of the trouble, de-
cided not to do. Then the ultimatIlm
came from the miners, ''Discharge him
OF we strike" The gauntlet thus thrown
down, the owners quickly picked up,
with trike if You wish :" and strike
they did AS none of them went to
work on Wednesday morning, the own
ers ordered all the tools brought up,
the entrances locked, and steam blown
off from the hosting engine. This is
the present condition of affairs. The
miners say they will go TO work when
the owners will come to their terms.
The owners decline to do so and are
prepared for a siege. Fears are ex-
pressed that much trouble will result
from the miners movement. - Free
Press.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-08-08
Pastoral Sustentation.

At the recent meeting of the conven-
ton of Congregational churches, action
was taken on matter which is of con-
siderable interest, and to which the
the purpose of increasing the salaries
paid their pastors by weak churches,
and thus in effect continuing the preach
ing of the Word in those places where
such continuance had become ques-
ton. A writer in late Chronicle thus
states the case:
The facts presented to our Conven-
ton of churches at Middlebury, in the
Report on the state of the churches.
and the Report on the proposed Sus-
tentation Fund, demand very serious
attention. While the Missionary Soci-
ETY. has been doing a noble work keen
ing alive the feebler churches, the self
supporting churches have been, on the
whole, losing ground. With more than
two-thirds of them the pastor al relation
has become thing of the past. Mea-
ger salaries, seldom promptly paid.
discourage good ministers from settling
themselves for life. As stated supply,
under the conditions generally reported
from our churcl es, one works at dis
advantage. He cannot lay his plans
for long, sustained campaign-for a
carefully ordered life work. He must
do what he can this year, with the
probability of having to break up and
begin over again, next year. General.
| ly poor, harassed by anxiety, driven tc
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-08-08

THAT GRAB.-The ingenious Senator
Carpenter, who is one of the unblusbipp
defenders of the salary steal, SAYS that
1t costs him $500 for rent of honse and
office, and insurance. And he must
nave something to live on. We deny
mat 1t Is public necessity that Mr..
carpenter shonld have anything to live
on. But, letting that pass, suppose
ne chooses to live i'll Washington at the
rate OF S3O,OOO to S50,000 a year, as per
haps some congressman do ! Are the tax
payers to support him at that rate of liy-
ing We do not understand why such
grasplng men as Carpenter are so eager
to go to Congress if it is so poorly paid
employment.-Hdr Courdnt.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-08-08

Il A man named Robert Dyer told
a San Francisco policeman to go where
it is hotter than it is in Boston, and
that policeman arrested Dyer for using
profane language.-Erchdnge.
That is one popularity about San
Francisco society. Men, and women
too, must keep civil tongues in their
heads. Nearly every week day morn
ing, persons are heavily fined in the
police court for using either vulgar or
profane language. Some brutal crimes
are either winked at or lightly punished,
but the man or woman who is inclined
to be sassy" better not locate in San
Francisco.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-08-08

Hawver. for their unremitting care and
during his illness.
As Mr.. Chadwick first and best work
was done upon the CaledOnian, it was
that his last labor should reach
the public through the same channel.
From last November until June he had
charge of these columns, and the reader
knows how faithfully he did his work.
Mr.. Chadwick leaves a widow and
four Children daughter married and
settled at Omaha, a son in Chicago, and
two sons at home-the youngest just
ready to enter college.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-08-08

A Big JoB.-The construction of the
new gigantic Boston water works, by
which Sudbury and Farm pond in
Framlngham are to be conveyed through
conduit l6 miles long and costing
S4,OO0.0O0, into Chestnut hill reservoir.
is to he begun at once. The line of the
conduit has been decided upon, and will
require three tunnels, two of 100 feet
each between Sherburn swamp and a
valley on the edge of Natick, aud under
Badger hill, near South Natick, and a
third of 1900 feet under the hill in New
ton center, just west of the Chestnut
hill reservoir. The tunneling will gen
orally be through solid rock, and the
contract requires it to he completed
within three years. The conduit will
be OF brick, arch shaped and equivalent
to a circular section 81 feet in diameter.
The new source of supply is calculated
to give Boston 10000. 900 gallons daily,
the present supply from Lake Cochituate
being lO,000,00
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-08-08

side-work. he cannot preach vigorously
or efficiently. This at best. And then
among the temporary supplies are likely
to be found the weak men, and the
eccentric men, whose single years here
and there, does so much harm to the
cause.
Churches are without pastors, mainly,
because salaries are so inadequate for
their support. Some could do more for
themselves. Others are already paying
many times as much per member as do
the stronger churches on an average,
and still cannot raise enough to support
a pastor. They need aid. The work be-
longs to the stronger as much as to them.
The Lord has committed the whole work
to the whole church. The apostle has
written for us the rule: THAT your
abundance may he supply for their
want, that their abundance also may be
a supply for your want: that there may
be equality The strong then must
make common cause with the weak.
Our Convention, acknowledging this
law of Christian action, unanimously
and most heartily, adopted the plan OF
aiding churches in sustaining pastors,
and directed that an early appeal he
made for contributions to this object.
A committee of which Rev. j. G.. John
son of Rutland is chairman, and Dea
c. F. Thompson of BrattlebOro is treas
urer. was charged with the duty of set
Ting the minor details of the plan, and
presenting it to the churches. of re-
ceiving their contributions to this object
and of aiding in pastoral sustentation,
so far as possible, churches that may
apply this year. This committee pre-
sents in connection with the Report by
the order of the Convention, just now
printed and to he distributed, the plan
of working. and the conditions, upon
compliance with which, it is proposed
that the salary paid to its pastor by
any church, if less than nine hundred
dollars. shall lie increased to that sum.
We are called upon to do what we can
to secure that this shall be the minimum
salary in the State. This is the appeal
of oIlr Convention.
The response of Christians to this APP
peal will determine whether one third
of our churches. some OF them at points
most important to he held. shall con-
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he encourage" /" Set''e pastors; anu 10
pledge them Snch support as snail enahie
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proper W"rh' ana TO pace 'leit reiiSi"uS
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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-08-08
Late News
THE VERMONT SOLDIERS

THE VERMONT SOLDIERS PR.
Every preparation for the fin,
ion of the Vermont soldiers nf = 'e1
bellion, to be held at Rutland s1eH
9TH and Sth, is now completed wy. e &
veterans are already arriving I. d
pected that fully 300 men -.
present, and II bands of mu,i,.
Taft, Gems. Devens, Hawley h.''f'
day, Roberts, Foster, and seyer,I '. IL
distinguished soldiers are cyns,, W.
he among the guests. Col. W 2 ~
sey of Rutland, who distimpuisi,aiI' =
self at Gettysburg, has been an,o,
commanding general. Wedp.,J
reception was to he held at tLo
dence of Charles Clement in h,,.
Gov. Converse. Thursday. tL,r,
he a grand review, and Thm,J,r
ming, a torch-light PROGRESSION,
brigade evolutions. The men Win
camp on the Rutland coupt, :
ground. :
ASSAULT ON A PRISON WAFFLE,
Warden Chamberlain of the. A..
chusetts state prison was attact.%
the repair shop, Tuesday forcpoo,
a convict named Daniel Wheltm -
a shovel, and hit full in the f,r. "
warden saw the man approaching :
drew revolver to await his As,
but instead of coming up To L-
strike him, he threw the shove |
first. The blow took effect oy q.
right eye and along the right sd.
the warden's face, penetrating ia ,
bone. The warden, as soon 4, h..
covered from the effects of the A.
fired at the convict, the ball >tribr,
his side and breaking one of hi, ,
The prisoner sprang to obtain ana.
shovel, but before he could get LG5
it the convicts in the shop seized :,
held him until the Officers am
and took him to the hospital T..
Chamberlain's wounds are not com,
cred dangerous.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-08-08

of dangerous surgical operation at no
remote time, which will be sore tax
upon his remaining strength. Even if
he should survive, such an event post
pones indefinitely his temperance in
public life. 1t may we'll be and certain
" is the occasion of universal and deep
regret that Henry Wilson, after so
many years Of valuable and faithful
public service, should reach the fruitiOn
of worthy ambition, only to find it
shrouded in the gloom of seclusion from
his friends and labors, and of physical
suffering.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-08-08

MIRACULOUS EsCAPE.-As the morn
ing train was approaching Sandy Hill,
\. Y, on Wednesday evening last
near the north end of Richards switch.
engineer Nichols saw child playing on
the track just ahead of his engine. Be
fore the train could be stopped the COW
catcher struck the child. throwing it
some distance, and the engine tender
and baggage car passed over it. To the
surprise of all. when the train was stop
ped, the little fellow was found under
the rear coach, aviug sustained no in
juries save slight hruise on the side
of his face. He proved to be the son of
John Cheyenne. and is about two years
of age. On Friday the little fellow was
able to cheer the passing trains as lusti-
ly as ever.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-08-08

A HORRIBLE DEATH.-JamesM Morgan.
lumber dealer of Glens Falls. n. Y.
and prominent business man at that
place. met with horrible death on
Thursday night. 1t seems he heard
the horses in his barn. during the night.
kicking and making considerable noise,
aud taking lantern, he went to the
barn, where it is supposed Il horse kicked
him insensihle, breaking the lantern
and setting fire to the barn. Mr.. Nor
gan, the horses and barn were entirely
consumed.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-08-08

MIR. GARRISON ON COLLEGE REGAT-
TAs.-Wm. Lloyd Garrison has all ar
ticle in the Christian Onion. strongly
condemning college regattas While
he advocates judicious physical train
ing, he denies that the muscular emu
latiOn called out by such connective
trials affects the classes which need Its
influence. He says:
at Is those who are constitutionally
feeble who require aquatic exercise, on
some other method to strengthen their
physical system; but such are not the
ones selected to measure paddles at
Springfield. Only students with plenty
OF Drawn from the start are called into
requlsition, because of fore-ordained
trial of animal vigor with Others equal
~ Astounding in muscle and persistency.
mat tr1al Is sequence of desperate
'spurts, over too greatly extended
course, and not calculated to be of the
least physical benefit to any of the con-
teStants, but rather at times to be Sc
l1ously detrimental. For these and
other welghty reasons that might he
adduced, 1t is plain that these rival
college regattas are not promotive Of
good fellowship or bodily healtb-ot
physical training for its own sake. OF
innocent recreation under favorable cir
cumstances. They breed jealousy. va
rance, Improbable emulation. absurd
valn-glory. They are costly exner;
ments pecuniarily, without reuderino
anything like an equivalent. For tbaH
the college faculties must he belJ re-
sponsioie; for whereas they once dis
cotlnteDanced, then permitted ond ,,,
op1nlS espouse them, it is only for them
W lay positive interdict upon all such
contests 10 prevent their repetition
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-08-08

A terrible accident occurred Oh We'd
nesday evening at the North Chicago
Rolling Mills. About dozen workmen
were engaged in removing an imper-
iect blast from one of the furnaces.
when suddenly a large mass of clink-
ers were detached, making an opening
In the furnace. An immense volume
OF gas rushed out, which, coming in
contact with the outer air, exploded.
filling the place with a sheet of flame
completely enveloping eight working,
men, five of whom were killed.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-08-08
ACCIDENT AT THE WHITE Noun

ACCIDENT AT THE WHITE MOUN-
TAINs.-An accident quite severe in its
character occurred near the Crawford
House last Friday. Mr.. F. Briggs of
Boston, accompanied by his wife. went
out to view the Beecher Cascades i'm
mediately after dinner. In climbing
about the rocks he slipped and was
precipitated something like dozen
feet into the water. His head struck
against a sharp rock. and ragged scalp
wound was inflicted which extended
from the front 10 the back part of his
head. 1t was Il marvel that his skull
was not broken. With the aid of his
wife he walked To the hotel, where the
wound was dressed by Il surgeon who
CHANGED to he stopping at the house,
and he was able to proceed to Plymouth
yesterday letter in Tb"r$doy'& JoW-
nal.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-08-08

o. Inc proprietors of the New York
Traphlc invited Gen. Butler to form "na
,'an rro1' Wlse's party in the nro;ac t
ualiooh voyage across the Atlant;n h,'.
h hue would,be Governor declined the
s nonor, prefeIring to stay in Massach bme
n nn ana take his chances of @@oima
up" in another way. Vi going
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-08-08

Inc new counterfeit fifty cent scrin
VIII ne detected in a moment bv the
least close inspection, as the initatinn
Oh the silk fibre is very weak tbera
are MINOR points of difference in ~
engraving, which, however. wonI'l
scarcely be noticed, save ON stnd;ons
comparison. VII SPURIOUS
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-08-08

milking business peculiarly fitted
for the weaker vessel to perform
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