St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-05-01

Louisville COu1ier-JOurndt.
The message will rate among the
most respectable of the state papers
that have emanated from the White
House since the days of Lincoln. Cur
rent gossip attributes it to Bancroft
Davis. Certainly the same pen did not
trace this message and the naive eX-
preston of Amusement lin the presI-
dents letter to a New York banker)
that silver was not already going into
general circulation in this city. But
the same hand signed both, and for
that the country gives thanks.-New
York Tribune.
Says the Worcester Gazette: "PrOvi-
dence is singularly unkind to the Boston
newspapers. Yesterday. they were re-
Wiling Grant. To-day, they are all
compelled to bless him" This is all
true but you see, Grant suddenly and
unexpectedly reformed, and the Boston
papers promptly rejOiced over the one
sinner that repented. more enthusiast
cally, perhaps, than they would over
ninety and nine just men.-BOStOn
Globe.
The term ''Butlerism" is coming into
vogue i'll politics as the appropriate
designation of all that is sordid, selfish
and scheming. 1t is the equivalent OF
that sntlerism which brought discredit
upon the nation even in the midst of
the most glorious achievements of the
war. If President Grant will make
finish of political Butlerism, what a
wonderful achievement it would be !,
But we fear that the suffers of the re-
publican camp are not SO easily driven
Otf.-4Ibany Journal.
Some of the initiation members threat
Ell to cut loose from the republican
party. We trust the threats will be
carried out. On the day in which the
gang of conspirators to advance their
own political ends by depreciating and
debasing the currency of the country
marched off under the flag of initiation
and Reputation. the republican party
would he stronger than it has been on
any day since the election of Gen. Grant
the second time. Hartord Comant
Ben Butler says the bill prSsed by
Congress. now happily vetoed. did not
seek to initiate the currency. but to cX-
pand 1t. Some Years ago, Il state liquor
agent WAS investigated by our Legisla-
ture. He waS charged with adultera-
ting the liquors he sold at the state
rum shop. but he replied that he did
not adulterate the liquors he only ex-
tended them. which waS done by mix
ing with them Il cheaper article. But
he ceased to Toe state liquor agent. The
dcac"ns didn't want their ..nippels" for
mechanical purposes extended. Boston
Heraid.
Initiation is dead: now give MS specie
payments.
\ Western paper thinks that the Mis-
~is>ippi has caught the initiation fever.
The kind of flowers recent April |
storms bring forth-snow drops.
The sugar season this year has been
linked sweetness long
drawn out"
a blessed genius suggests praying |
crusade of married men against wicked |
dealers in dry goods and millinery.
Rattlc->lIakes crawl about in the |
streets of San Diego. Cal. California .
has many attractions for immigrants.
There are 992 Vcrmouters in New .
York City. 2,32O in Chicago and :. 400 in
Boston.
Vermont has l7.7O6 persons above the |
age OF ten Years. that can neither read |
or write, of whom 1851 are foreign .
born.
Let us thank God and take courage"
is the Providence Journals felicitation
over the Presidents veto.
\ Washington special SAYS that Judge
Poland Is Il candidate for the vacant
judge>hip i'll the Court of Claims
There is no use in being discouraged. ,
1t will probably stop showing before the
Fourth of July.
1t is suggested that somebody has
been fnoling the wild geese. who are
now flying North.
Twenty-SiN thousand four hundred
bushels of wheat PASSED through over
the Central Vermont Thursday.
j. Sullivan Adams. Esq. formerly of
Vermont, has been nominated for post
master of jacksonville. Florida.
The Central Vermont Railroad man
agcment has recently raised the wages
IF track men to the amount paid them
previous to the reduction made last
fall
The stockholders of the Central
eImont railroad hold Il meeting for
the election of directors at st. Adams.
May ~.
More weather. such as it is. The
Gather Bureau would do lis Il signal
service by letting us know when spring
IS going to open.
\. p. Willis. in one of his poems
thout spring. spoke of ''dclicate- footed
May. Judging from what April has
been. we are inclined to think that
Mays delicate feet will need rubbers.-
Boston TrareIIcr.
(Which of the Fiji Islands are Won
rom ? asked a visitor of one of
Barnum's cannibals. the other dav.
'Iipperary, hedad." was the reply of
he ravcnous authropophaginian
An employe of one of our Vermont
'ailroads wrote to the supply office for
some more of that red oil. not know
NJ that the color of the lantern globe
lad something to do with the shade of
he light it threw ont.
Rev. John :. c. Abbott, who recently
'esigncd the passionate of the Second
congregational church at Fair Haven,
% devote himself exclusively to literary
work. preached his farewell sermon on
sunday.
Nearly all the clergymen of Charles
own and Cambridge, preached on tenn
Derance, Sunday. by mutual agreement.
\ temperance meeting was held at
'harlestown in the evening, at which
'x-Gov. Clatiin presided.