St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-07-16
Public Opinion.


TIE VI RIDER OF MISS BALL.
y rImor WAS started Soom after the
commission of this crime intangi-
ble IuImor which no one could trace oI
follow, aud dressed in il hundred
forms. that George Gregory Smith, OF
this place, WAS connected with ii in
some way. No newspaper dared to
mention it, no man dared to father it.
hut it crept along Oh the wings of wills
pcrS and came out in IL new form every
day, and got il new foundation built a>
soon as the old one tumblcd down.
This Iumor seems. to persons here
who are acquainted with the circum-
stances of the ease and with the person
to whom it relates. to he both very
silly and very malicious. but we do no;
propose, To pass upon it in any way.
Whether il has any real foundation or
not. it ought to he investigated. and
we are under the impression that the
laws of the State of Vermont are 50
framed that an accusation against any
man which any other man wants invcS-
tlgatcd. can he Investigated promptly
and legally. and either pronounced well
grounded and pressed To final deter
mination, or found Il bubble at once
and lifted off from the accused'S fair
fame. ;Is publicly us it WAS put there.
This rumor. we are informed. has tax
Ell strong hold upon DIR. lbIanch'> mind.
and he is evidently the leading spirit
oi the movement inau"uraicd last
"Wednesday. and iS the Abel lloadlN
business was exploded and died long
ago, leaving nothing but Il convenient
ghost. the whole business ut present he
fore the Il Mon Investigating Society,
composed of all the tan payers IN f"ml
school districts, and the ~ igIlancr
Committee inside of it. l. to invite Mr..
Smith 10y the rather novel and peculiar
means of Il postal card, To appear he
fore them on the scene of the murder
and he "im>c>ti"alcd." 81. .Iibdh~
.ldrcrfiScr.
GOSPEL CELEBRATION At LUDLOW.
The Gospel celebration here july 2d.
;}d. and lth. waS Il great success in cv-
cry respect. Forty four towns aud
cities and fifty sin churches were rep
resented. in an audience of 2.:JUO per
Suu>. Perfect order WlS maintained.
without any occasion to use the law.
Not an Intoxicated or di>"l'lcIll person
Was seen. The "I.long shape of the
tent and the natural slope of tho
ground made it ca>N tnI the speakers.
There Wa> no more difficulty in speak
ing. or in listening. than III IN ordinary
sized church cditicc. TWcnth->i\ min
listers. were present. such an audience.
on such Il day. ~ WAS here assembled.
july lth. $50. WIS pI"lHhlN never
seen in Vermont. The presence "t the
Holy spirit MIS- never more manifest
at the -. .Iohn>huIN meetings. than on
Sabbath afternoon in Ludlow. while The
number of anxious souls in the latter
place exceeded tho~, nt ANY one meet
ing in the former place. Eighty in
quiIcI> went into the church neal bN.
and H. many more remained in the
tent for personal conversation. Be
sides these. many inIuircr> that were
present il the forenoon service had
gone home. and were not present when
the closing appeal was made il, the al
tcIno"n. The success OF this meeting
has clearly demonstrated that Satan
will not hc allowed the exclusive Use "t
all the large tents hrrcaitcr.-To,yc-
>Jon,I.ncc Free Press.
MIS-. EEEcIIEH.
The one pure woman. the one stead
fast woman. the one human being in
this tIial VIII" has Shonr like Il star. j.
Mrs Bccchcr. Her unWIvcIing fidelity
and love ion her husband. the beautiful
and perfect trust displayed 10y her in
him. throughout all this long and hon
Iihlc Trial. is >omclhiu" t"r lis To rejoice
ut and he proud of. We turn from all
the other characters in the Wrctcard
drama. and Il tcrlin" of l"atlIin% gives
way to one of admiration. Her face
may he grave and haI>h. ;S some of
the reporters say it Is. but her heart
must hc heating with love and tender
hess. She i the only human Diamond
in the lot. and She shines all the more
brilliantly from that fact. Ncw Or
Teams BHIiciin.
THE CAUSE OF DILL TIMES.
That the business season Just closing
ont has disappointed the hopes of even
the least Samguinc will be very gcneI-
ally conceded. Its close i marked hv
an over stock of merchandise ON hand.
>torpagc> of mills. granrIie> filled to
ovcltiowiug. and with our momicd in
situations loaded down to replction
with surplus funds. Why. with all
these visible signs of actual wealth.
does our trade Stagnatc and put on
the appearance of paralysis l. not
the cause traccahlc to ouI false system
of finance. to the setting of ourselves
aside and apart. III the Use of Il cur
rcncN. from the remainder of the civil
lied world with which we are engaged
in extensive dealing ST lHdnS Mes
ScHJer.
PROHIBITION ONE DAY. OR ALL THE
FouI Young men were put into the
lock up last Saturday for drunkenness
and another was fnund on Elliot street
too drunk To proceed ON his WAY with
out help. The authorities becoming
convinced that this business had gone
far enough for the day. closed mp the
liquor bars and saloons ut six o'clock.
We do not learn that the VIulator> of
the law made amy objections when po-
litcly requested to obey the law for six
hours. The same thing has been done
before, and this Suggests Il few queries.
II obedience to the law. or prohibition,
which Is the same thing. WAS beneficial
for sin hours tand who shall say it WAS
not y would not prohibition for six
days he much more beneficial And
if six days of closed bars and saloons
would make BlattlehoIo Il more re-
spectacle place, Il place of greater safe
" for Young men. would not six wears
of obedience to the law he Il great
blessing to many families and Il bene-
tit to the whole community ? Would
not the mothers and sisters of those
tempted and fallen Young men he in
favor of prohibition for more than
six hours once or twice a wears If IL