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meeting finally dispersed, but Others
road. while the railway officials are al
so aroused, and have secured the names
of many persons who will he arrested
if they attempt to evade paying fare.
One of the rioters was fined SD and
costs. in the police court. tor striking
Officer Boutwell, over the head with an
umbrella.
The trouble on this road originated
in this way: The corporation issued
tickets with figures Indicating the num-
Der of trips that were contemplated.
On the face of the ticket it reads that
the ticket Expires Dec. 81. 1874" On
the reverse it says:
The figures and corresponding char
actcIs indicate the number of passages
to which the holder is entitled. one of
which will be punched ont each trip ;
and if exhausted before the end of the
quarter. il new ticket, for one OF more
full months. will he granted at pro
portional quarterly rate.
The holders of these tickets claim
that where the numbers remain intact
they have il right to additional trips.
iol the tirkct explicitly states that the
figures indicate The number of pasSa-
yes to which the holder is entitled
| The fact that on the other side Il limita-
ton is fixed as to date. they hold, Is no
part of the contract and does not and
cannot vitatc the number of passages.
This controversy between the road
and its passengers has stirred up the
Hub. The Globe says: Is it war
Supt. Parker declares that his system
must and shall he maintained, and the
indignant SuburbanS declare that it shall
not. If there isn't settlement soon. it
may he Yet necessary to call on PleSl-
dent Grant for troops
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library is a power for good in any com
munity. A library is always centre
of thought and research and when "a
reading room is added. the benefits are
two-fold and this is especially true if it is
well stocked with newspapers. limo 9TH
er way can the people he appealed to so
directly us through the columns of our
newspapers. They disseminate il wider
and more extensive knowledge and
have greater influence in the suppress
sion of public corruption and vice than
the united pulpits of the land. Their
power to fashion the political breeze Is
unquestioned. Every household should
have its political and religious paper,
furthermore IA love for their perusal
ought to he early inculcated, and thus
knowledge which can he gained i'll no
other way, and Il practical turn OF mind
will he acquired.
While newspapers supply reading
which for the most part may he termed
superficial. and are generally taken up
merely for desultory reading, we must
look to books for deep and thorough
said: speaking makes ready man
reading an exact one," truth which Is
more than ever applicable to-day, in
view of the American tendency to SUI
perfciality. We can not urge too
strongly upon the young people of st.
.Johnsbury, that they avail themselves
as much as possible OF the library at
their disposal. Spend your time in
reading books which will enlarge your
knowledge. not stint il, as il great deal
of the popular reading of the day is apt
to do. Much can lie said In favor OF
novel reading. it is true, but our advice
would he against it. especially to such
an extent as now INDUCED in. 1t de
wolves upon parents and instructors to
select books for their pupils and chill
drem. and we often wondul why the
teachers of our higher schools and acad-
emieS do not consider themselves as
much obligated To look after and direct
the reading tendencies of their pupils
as their moral conduct.
History and truth are Ivy no means
necessarily dry and embarrassing. and
if taste can hc early cultivated for
books of real merit. il will never he.
lost. We deeply regret the time we
have wasted in reading books and news
paper stories of the hiood-and- thunder
character. \ little reasoning with Il
boy. di~coS cred with dime novel in
hand, will go much farther than :,
thrc>hing or censlilc. followed by Il sub
Scquent cremation of the volume. Y
comparative good knowledge of ltcra-
tune. III all It's departments. can he ac
quircd i'll II few Yeats. il va. buI spend
, onr leisure hours rs We ought. And at
no period of ON lives shall We have
81 much leisure time a. during our
school days. and We earnestly tmtrcit
the students in 1t. Johu>burN To do faith
fully their appointed duties. and when
these are disposed of. instead of passing
the time ~ frivolous amu>emcmt>. To
select Il good cndr>r "f reading and thus
gain II culture and knowledge. which
III any future situation. will command
respect and enable the l,">>rs~nr To take
Il foremost stand both i'll social and gen
cral affairs
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-01-08
A Birth Day.

The Worth star wlS sixty eight years
old new years day, and it takes the
occasion to speak somewhat at leLgth
of its early days and later career. This
is the way the Young man introduces
himself:
This is our natal mora. We have
Just completed our sixty eighth YEAR and
with this number enter upon or sixty
ninth volume. Probably thc par,icu-
lars of our conception and ultimate
birth. are unknown to the majority of
our present readers, therefore Il short
arrat i've of the facts may not he I'M
interesting at this time.
The dress, and other para phcrnalia
used on that suspicious OCCASION. were
purchased in Hartford. Connecticut.
and removed to this town in the latter
part of the year l-O6. These articles
were conveyed from Connecticut to
Vermont by means of horse power
steam ears being then unknowu-and
as the travelled roads iii those days
were over the highest elevations. the
journey WAS Il hard one. Something
like ten days OF two weeks were en-
ployed in transporting the materials to
their destination. In the purchase of
these articles. the founder of this paper
WIS pccuniarily assisted 10y Gen. VIM.
Eaton-;lu elder hrothcr-of Tripolitan
fame. Il history of who>, life and tX-
ploit> on the coast of RarbarN. includ-
NJ his wonderful march across the LN-
biam desert at he head of IL horde of
wild Arabs, WAS published in lIarpcr's
Magazine of September loGu. On the
list of january l-O7 every thing being
then in readiness We uttered Il dem
"cIatic >cIecch. and opened our eyes
for the first time.
Our life has been full at stirring scenes
and notable incidents. We have Wit
messed the wonderful development of
our country since the days OF Thomas
jefferson. the third elected President
We have participated Ill JOYS that only
come when peace and prosperity hold
dominion. and have anNinu>ly watched
the nations destiny. i'll times uI advcr-
sltH. Three times during our existence.
the red flag at wal has shaken its I'M
Wrlcnnc folds over ON land. and three
times have We Witnessed the triumph
of American arms. PlattSburg, Lake
Erie. Lake ChamplIin and New Orleans
form part of our nations early history.
and are names that We learned in our
youth. Later, we heard of TaN lor and
Scott, and the battles of Bucna Vista.
Cerro Gurlo. and Churuhu>cu. And
Yet again. after having passed the me
Ildlan of life and arrived at that age
vi hen the tocSiu of war sounds laI>hlN
III aged ears. we find recorded the names
of Gettysburg. Antittam and the VIII
irlIc>>
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cents are red, and have Il picture of the
goddess of liberty, while the others are
grey and are stamped with the figure of
an Indian. The new law in relat ion
to postal communication between this
country and Canada will go into effect
February LIST. After that time postal
cards, letters, newspapers and periodi-
Gals will he delivered in both countries
| free of extra charge.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-01-08
Death of Gerrit Smith

Gclrit Smith. the phiIauthropi>t and
ai.ii slavery and temperance leader.
died in New York. Dec. 18th. He
came. Thursday. to spend Christmas
with his niece. aud seemed 1" hc. and
RENAL hcd To his relatives that he WAS.
i'll exceptionally good health and
spirits. mp t" Friday night. On Sat
urday morning it WAS found that his
mind WAS wandering. and Ic soon lost
consciousness. lie. remained at Il lat,
hour. last night. in Il tomatoes, condi-
tl"u. having been conscious only for
ten 81 fifteen minutes since the attack
and died at l:!::D o'clock. noon. The
attacks under which he sank are pru-
n"uuccd 10y In. Bay ard. the attending
phI >iciIn. t" have been of an apoIlcc-
tie character. just previous To his
death. Nh. Smith partly revived from
his c"matn>c state. and his wife took
his hand and ASKED him. if he rcrog-
nizcd hcl. /" pIc>S it. \ feeble effort
L" comply MAS made 10y the dying man.
hardly sufficient to a>>UIc his wife. of
roc"gui;i"m. When it Nas positively
.iS"crlainvd that he could not survive
much l"n@rr. his old ilIrld. Thmlow
Weed. WAS sent Tor. bat. before. he had
tim" t" reach the bedside the great
phllanthropi>t hIc;ithcd his last.
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THE New POSTAL LAw.-The new
postal law in relation to newspapers
went into effect Friday. All newspa-
pers go free in the county Ill which they
are published. and on all papers sent
out of the county postage of two cents
per pound is charged. The new stamps
are larger than letter stamps and diff
terent i'll appearance. All above two
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The following is the order issued 10y
Gen. Sheridan on assuming command =
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 5-9p. m.-Gen-
cral Order No. l.-Under instructions
from the president of the United States,
communicated through the adjutant-
general of the army. the undersigned
hereby asSUmes control of the depart
ment of the gulf. consisting of the states
of Louisiana, Arkansas, and Mississippi,
and the gulf posts as far eastward. and
embracing Fort jefferson and Key
West. Florida, excluding the posts in
Mobile bay, which will hereafter CON
stitute one of the departments of the
military division of the Missouri.
=. Ii. SHERIDAN. Lieut.. Gen.
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senator Wadlrigh goes back Ia
Washington in the belief that the re-
puhlicamS will carry the State at the
March election.
Hon. Luther Carter. an eX-mcm her
of Congress, is dead.
The wages OF coal miners are to he
reduced.
\ special message relative to Cuban
affairs is expected from President
Grant.
The Government sale of gold has
been suspended for the present.
The Tilton Bcecher trial WAS com
menced Monday. but was again post
poncd after the formal opening pro
ceedimgs hccauSe of Tilton'S absence.
The Maine Legislature meets ON
Wednesday. Hon. Z. F. Webb of
kcnncbcc will he chosen President of The.
Senate, and Hon. W. W. Thomas. Jr..
of Portland, will he Speaker of the
House. \ United States Senator is to
he elected. and present indications
point to Mr.. Ilamlin as his own sue
ccSSOr.
y boiler in the Franconia Iron Com
pany'S mill at Warelam exploded Mon
day morning: one man was fatally in
jured.
y young son of Benjamin Leavitt of
Guiltord. \. H., got up in the night
partially dressed himself, walked four
miles and took refuge in IL stable. where
lie was found the next morning. in
sane.
The shooting of Gen. Moses G.. Cobb
III San Francisco WAS the dastarllv act
OF Il woman who had no cause of COM
plant against Gen. Cobb. She labor
ed under Il Authorization that Gen.
Cobb was endcavoring to deprive her
of her rights i'll piece of property.
tie had not seen her for two Years till
she shot him. He will no doubt re
cover.
Brete llarte has obtained, through
Influential friends, II three thousand
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Subscribers out Of this County

WIZ hereafter remit mih their s"bscrip-
tom, ten cents IN dddition. for posfdge
as all ncrspape, post0ge after january
LIST. has to be poid at he office ~here mail
fI. This wW make the CALEDONIAN
come 10 them ten cents year less than
herctOf0rc
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Subscribers in this County

VIII. AFTER january |, 1873. receire their
CALEDoNIAN free Of postage ~hich ~iH
make IL come 10 them TWENTY CENTS Il
gear less than heretofore.
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THIS MEANS YOU,

If you are indebted to this Office. and we in
vite you to settle said indebtedness at an
early day. 4. VI. STONE ~ co.
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Gen. Sheridan's View of the Situation

lie l. Fo& TRYING THE STATE OF SIEGE.
The following dispatches were sent
10y Gen. Sheridan I" Secretary Bclkuap.
Monday evening and Tuesday. and
may fairly he presumed /" "mhrdN
his view of the situation and the most
nnnlirahl, IemrdN
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-01-08

FIRE At ST. ALBANs BAY-Ahout
~ o'clock Friday morning iir,. was dis
covered i'll the Wood->hcd of the Hay
wand House. the hotel at st. Adams
Bay. and the tiane> quickly spread to
the adjoining buildings. and soon the
Methodist church. Il house owned and
occupied 10y Frank Deal. stage driver
and mail carrier. two tcurmcnts owned
10y {. {. Burton. and occupied by
French families. and the congregational
church dcIo>N the street from the hotel.
Il brick structure. were in Il blaze. Al
though Il portion of the village fire de
partmcnt assisted all in their power.
then efforts were of no avail. aS the
flames had gained too much headvaV
when they arrived. The estimated
losses are AZ follows: Hay ward House
and contents about 5000 Vi. +.
church S3.MO Frank Deals dwelling
II ,IM: Burtons trnemcntS <JOO: Con
grcgati"nal church $1,000. The Adj
Vcrtiscr SAYS: This i IL severe blow
To the prosperity of the BAY and falls
particularly hcav! upon Nj. Hay ward.
proprietor of the hotel. whose loss will
probably reach the ncighhoIhood of
$1,000. He had but S2.OOu insurance
on the building and contents. placed in
the Vermont Mutual of Montpelier. y
Nh. Smith who WAS boarding at the hn-
tel lost some 5000. which he had placed
between the mattresses of his bed for
safety. and in the excitement was for
gotten Till too late
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The Unreconstructed South.
MEEIIN'i uF TIE LOUISIANA LE,I>I.A
II RI.


NEW ORLEANS. Jan. 10 \ Vi. The
negro reported killed last night WAS
only wounded. WIS shot by police
man and was not Il member of the Leg
islature.
All the doors of the state liou>" eN-
ccpt one are securely harliradcd. Lines
= !,
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m;rht
Tha str.,.ts in ,b. ..,.,,,.,l
oil md hundred. ,ra r,thcr.d nm ,L.
cn,nars r II N,rr 1y,s r.tusnJ ,,j-
p,;tt,nc. nv the noIic. and .x-Cn,.
U,,n,s ,ftc, n.,..in,, th,. N.tr,n,,ji,,,s
was refused adniftamc. tn tbe St,t,.
Hous,. hv fine Se,geo,t-ut-A Arms who / -,
in ,.I,,rr,. of tI,r door lndisrrert n.r-
Ian a.
Indications are that no disturbance of =
serinus character will o,cur.
There AFRO indicoti,n. of , mnv.mout
of tb. White Ic,oue tbrourh TN, re-
fns,I :, admit Mn. and Uv.,n,s ubi,b
,.,r,t..d :, L.d t.,Iin~ Thcv .,dyis. th.
uennIe f. Keen cu,4f
pis"kpEkLf SCENES.
Noon The members have assembled
in the hall of the House and are the
most orderly body of Legislators 81 far
that has assembled III Louisiana for
many years. Foster and Phelps of the
Congrcssi"na! Committee have just en-
tered the hall, ami were seated near
the Reporters desk. declining seats ON
the platform. The Chief Clerk called
the House to order and proceeded to
call the roll. After finishing and an
nouncIng that there were l'2 members
present and a quorum. a motion was
Immediately made that l.. y. WIZ OF
New Orleans tie made temporary Char
man. and Mr.. Wilt Immediately took
the chair. Here the utmost confusion
prevailed.) The Speaker appointed II
Sergeant at-Arms and temporary Clerk.
several motions We're made. and con-
fusion increased, about fifty members
yelling at the top of Their voices. FL
nally order was restored, and the Chair
man made a speech. stating that he
would treat all members alike. of what
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NEW ORLEANS. january ). $50
Hon. w. w. Belknap. secretary OF war.
Washington. ID. c.: | think the ter
roii~m NOW existing in Louisiana. Mis-
si>>ippi and ARKANSAS could he entirely
removed. and confidence and fair-,lcaI-
ing established 10y the arrest and trial
of the rin"leadcrS of the armed White
leagues. If Congress would pass bill
declaring them banditti. they could he
tlied 10y military commission. This
banditti who murdered men here on the
lith of last September. also more re
Gently at Eickshurg, Miss, should, in
justice to law and order. and the peace
and prosperity OF this southern part of
the county, be punished. 1t is posi-
bile that. if the president would issue II
proclamation declaring them handitti,
no further action need lie taken except
that which would devolve upon me.
u. ii. SHERIDAN. Lieut.. Gen.
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ANOTHER ACCOUNT.

The ABBY" il the report to the aSSnci-
ated press. Below We Civ" IL special
dispatch to the GIobe. which may or
may not he perfectly reliable
NEW ORLEANS. January /. AT II
o'clock, to-day. the Legislature assem-
BLEED and the House was called t" order
10y the former clerk. Fifty Democrats
and fifty two Republicans answered the
roll. \ motion WAS made, and I,uf from
the floor declaring Mr. Wilt the Demo
cratic u"mimcc for Temporary Speaker
of the House. and also for seating The
Democratic contestants of Republican
seats. All the mntIonS were declared
carried. The Republicans protested
against this action ~ being irregular.
The statute provides that the clerk shall
preside until Tia" speaker is chosen. On
Il call of Governor Kellogg. General DE
Trohriand moved the Thirteenth In
tantrl into the State House. and. with
Il file of soldiers unScated the Demo
cratic contestants who had just been
seated. The military remained and
kept the peace, while the Clerk. Niycr>
called The inli Nh Hahn MAS then
'h'l' VII W III T.
Voluntarily surrendered the gavrl, and.
with hi patty. withdrew from the State
House. There WIS much excitement
but nobody was hurt. Congressman
Potter WAS present during the coup
d'rtat 10y Nj. Wilt. and diScoumtc-
nanrrd such proceedings. He declared
that Wilt could not lawfully hold the
position. and would harm the Demo
cratic caII>c. tn.rrn"r kellogg ines
sage was read in both branches ot the
Legislature. MANY radical reforms are
urged. The message is we'll received.
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iEApQUARTERs
MILITARY DIVISION OF The MIssIsrIrPI
NEW ORLEANS Jan T. ISIS

To Hon. W. W. Belknap. Secretary
of War. Washington. -. c.: 1t is with
deep regret that have 1" announce to
You the existence in this state OF Il
spirit of defiance to Ill lawful author
ily and IN insecurity of life which il
hardly realized 10y the general govern
mcnt or the country al large. The
lives of citizens have become. 81 icop-
ardiZcd that. unless something j. done
t" give protection 10 the people, all
security usually afforded by law will
he ovcrriddcn. Defiance to the laws
and the murder of Individuals seem to
he looked upon 10y the community here
from Il >tandpoint which gives impuni-
~ To all who choose to indulge in either.
and the civil government appears pow y
erle>s 10 punish nr even arrest. have.
tonight. assumed control over the de
partmtnt of the gulf
+. II. SHERIDAN, Lieut.. Ten
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- The publishers of the Boston
DniIy Nems began the publication of Il
morning edition of their paper on the
first of January. During the past six
months, under its new management. 1t
has rapidly Increased in circulation.
Col. X. j. Hinton has been added to
its editorial staff. and "Warrington.
CIV. :. RobinSom) the most popular
writer in New England. is engaged
to write regularly for its columns. The
editorial and reportorial force has
been largely increased. and will con-
tinue under the direction of Mr.. W. +.
Spalding.
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A PERSISTENT ADVERTISER. - Fol
eighteen consecutive years we have in
serted in the CdIcdOnidn the advertise
ment of Mr.. X. II. Eddy. patent solicit
or of 76 State Street. Boston. Begin
ming with our issue of Jan. 10. l-51 .
Mr.. Eddy's advertisement has appeared
every year. and we think every issuc
OF the paper since. Other advertisers
have died or dropped out 10y the way.
but Mr.. Eddy has continued week after
week, and to-day he begins his nine
tecnth year with us. Parties DESTROYS
of obtaining patents cannot d" better
than consult Mr.. Eddy.
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- There is IA musical Convention in
progress at Lttlcton this week, under
the direction of W. W. Davis of Boston.
The Temple Quartette is t" be present
Thursday and Friday evenings. y
musical Convention is III progress at
Barton, under charge of l.. o. Emerson.
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~ Our readers will remember the
bold robbery OF the Souhcgan bank ut
Milford. y. H.. in October, when masked
robbers entered the house of Nh. Saw
Yer, the cashier. handcuffcd the family
and shut them up in closets. then took
Mr.. Sawyer through the streets to the
bank and compelled him To open the
safe, when they helped themselves to
over one hundred thousand dollars, and
then decamprd. The remarkable news
now comes that President Townc has
recovered bonds and papers to the
amount of SI06.OOO. of which S53.0OO
is owned by the bank, Sl7 900 by the
Milford savings bank, and the remain
der by individual depo>tors. The bank
will now probably pay its usual semi
annual dividend of / per cent, this
month. and the savings bank RECEIVERS
every dollar of its loss. Though Mr..
Towne does not yet publish full partic-
ulars of the recovery, it is HI own that
all conferences were held and the mon
cy paid at Il point more than 100 miles
from Boston. where he has been three
times in the past five weeks. He has
become thoroughly disgusted with de
tcctivcS, and discharged them, weeks
ago. preferring to take the chances of
working up the ease himself rather
tb.n truSt tb.n