St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-05-22

parallel for it.
The impression seems to he well-nlgh
universal throughout the press of this
section that the disaster was i'll no
proper sense an accident. but the result
of criminal carelessness. or recklessness,
or penuriOuSness. or all three. There
is an equally universal demand for
thorough investigation and-if possible
the visiting of exemplary punishment
upon the guilty; as well as the I'M
mediate taking of proper precautions
against the recurrence of such ''accl-
dents" in the future Republican.
\ MAY Snow STORM.-JuSt forty
years ago this "Wednesday May 18th,
the people of Montpelier awOke to find
the ground in our streets covered with
Il SNOW fall of full L. inches i'll depth.
the storm WAS general throughout the
state. and the SNOW all averaged from
ten to eighteen inches III the different
sections. Corn had been planted some
days previously, and waS an inch or
two high in several gardens in the vii
lage. Flowers were abundant in many
yards. and their blossoms the day be-
fore were pleasant to look upon. Gar
dens had been made and crops put in
to the ground. and the snow came and
buried all beneath its heavy feecy
mantle. The outlook on the morning
of MAY 18th. 1891. was certainly not an
encouraging one tor farmers and those
who dotted on early vegetables and
the products of Il fruitful season. And
Yet the crops the next fall were most
excellent. 1t was II fruitful and pro-
al, .,,,I tl,.. I'm
made to rejoice exceedingly us he gath
cred in the fruits of that scason.-Eree-
man.
RAILROADS AND PoLITICs.-The rail
road reiormcrS have been violating the
laws of morality by playing euchre la
Chinese. They had in their sleeves as
many as Il full pack of bowers. But
the blank card liz the nick of time. and
the Icformers were badly, sadly, Gu
chred. Exit Duncan and Park. and
Bradley Il. with Il tear in his eye.
Duncan and Park were unexpectedly;
it is believed sold out, and b. has gone
on To Washington to attend to Il little
service of civil reform in which the
government requires his aid. Mean
while Smith and Page 90 along with
the central, eschewing politics and de
voting their time and energies to con
solicitation and economy. The New
York whale has not swallowed Jonah.
but the whale got himself swallowed
with all his hlubbcr. The It. Adams
IetormcrS are not vet certain whether
they can come To time III politics. Ii
depends little on the news from
Washington. When We are posted we
will post our readers. The result of
the recent changes will undoubtedly be
in the interest of Boston, and of this
fact our readers will he very glad to he
appIiScd. Mr.. Jane, r. Langlon. of
this Nillagc. has just been made chair
man of the Finance Committee of the
road. Il position for which lIc is admIra-
bly, qualified. Montpelier Udtchmdn.
= We are most happy to learn that
gentlemen III different parts of the state
vino remember what he did aud suffered
for his country have subscribed fund
tur zen. STANDARD. without his knuwl-
edge. and that it will enable him to
own. free frnr iucumhranc the mod !
est nome y hich he has recently bought
in Burlington. MAY he live long To en-
joy it. st. libdnS Messenger.