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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-03-26
A Man Shoots his Wife and Blows out
his own Brains

LOWELL. Mass, March 23. A shock
ing tragedy was enacted at about four
o'clock this afternoon at boarding
house in this city, No. 5 Broadway.
-Four weeks ago last Friday Il young
woman came to this house and told her
mistress. Mrs. Martindale. that her hus-
band, DIR. c. W. MartindaIe, had eugag-
ed her to do homework. She gave her
name as Sarah Low, aged % Years. re
Gently from New York, where she claim
ell To have 4 husband living. Later
this supposed husband appeared at the
same place, but only made calls, not
taking up his abode with her. 1t ap-
pealed from the wOman's statement
that her life was not pleasant, or. in
deed, endurable, and she had fed from
the man. There was Ito apparent diff
Guilty between them but reserve and
dislike OH the woman's part. The
mans name was Charles j. Low. aged
thirty years.
About a quarter after three o'clock
this afternoon Charles called. He
was shown into the kitchen, which
is near the head of the stairs. On the
first flight is a BARRIERS shop on one
hand and saloon on the other, both
connected by narrow doors with the
front entry of Maltindale's house. Low
and his wife convcrsed for some time in
the kitchen, ID the presence of Mrs.
Martindale. He said that he was
going back to New York, and would
like to have her accompany him, but
she declined. Shortly before four
o'clock he arose and said he would like
h.,
he left. She replied that there was no
fire in the sitting-rOOm, and it was more
comfortable where they were, but she
at length complied with his request.
Not more than three minutes later Mrs.
Martindale heard "A pistol shot. She
started at once for the door, which
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-03-26

an average 65 per cent on the subjects
of the written examinations. No can
didate to fall below 80 per cent in any
one subject; and 10 per cent addition
al to be required on the written exam
nations of all candidates examined at
any time subsequent to the regular ex-
aminations Voted. That the secretary
furnish copies of these proceedings to
the different newspapers of the county
for publication.
CHARLES Ross, Sec'y.
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Essex County superintendent.

The following it the record of the
Supt's of Essex Co., held at Guildhall.
Mar. IL: Present, 6. w. Hartshorn of
Canaan. ID. c. Hudson of East Haven,
II. PEBBLES of Lunenburg, 5. y. Silver
of Bloomfield, +. p. Lee of Brighton.
J. II. Benton of Maidstone, ID. NJ. Smith
of Brunswick, F. A. Rice of CRANKY, l..
n. Grannis of Guildhall. Organized by
choosing G.. w. Hartshorn president,
and j. ii. Benton secretary. Voted. to
prepare questions for written work on
five of the studies required by law to
be taught in the common schools of Vt.
The following committee were appoint
ed to prepare questions: Grammar, Lee
and HOughtOn. Geography. Silver and
Hudson. Arithmetic, PEBBLES, Grannis
and Rice. History, Smith, Benton and
Rice. Orthography, Lee and Hudson.
The committee reported. and after
discussion their reports We're adopted.
Voted, to adopt all the general ques-
lions and regulations of last falls ques-
tions. Voted, to require. LIST, an oral
examination satisfactory to the Sup't. :;
ID, general average of TO per cent on
all the written work, no teacher falling
below 30 per cent on any one study to
receive a certificate. Voted, to hold
the spring examination Saturday. May
LIST, and the fall examination Saturday.
Nov. Goth. Mr.. PEBBLES introduced Il
resolution favoring the re-introductiom
of Greenleat-s arithmetic and excluding
Frcnch's. Not carried.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-03-26
Spelling Matches.
BOSTON ENTERTAINED.


The "ld-fashoned spelling school is
coming into vogue again. and much
amusement and entertainment is got
theretrom. Tuesday evening there was
a match i'll Music Hall. Boston. between
fifty boys from the high schools of the
city, aud an equal number OF printers
and proof readers from the Boston news
paper offices. In Il lengthy and inter
eSting account of the match in the
Journal, we extract the following. simply
adding that the prizes to the best spell
lerS were elegant copies of WorccsteI's
and Web>ter's unabridged dictionaries:
attorney WAS the first word an
uounced, and it was promptly and cor
rcctly spelled by the printers side
"CourtesN" was the fourth word named.
and the school boy who promptly re-
sponded ''c-O-u-r-t-e-S-e-y WAS drop
ped out of the contest ..Millenmium"
was spelled "Mellenium" by somebody
on the printers side. who evidently had
no very clear IDEAS of bliSsful future
His attempt, however. was applauded.
and he gracefully retired. Another on
the same side put an extra in '.Gera-
MUM" '.Italicize" was spelled with an
:. "FarinaceOus' with two e's. and ..Su-
perintendGnf" was the pass word by
which an unfortunate retired to privacy.
The first genuine outburst of laughter
was when one of the printers spelled
"lettice" for lettuce" and there was Il
genuine roar when another on the same
side spelled ''halibut' ".lI-a-u-l-i-b-u-t;"
and it rather exhilarated the audience
when one spelled e-x-h-i-l-i-r-a-t-e
''Physiology" was too much for one of
the boys, and ''surfeit." .'resnscitate."
''tragedian," ''tortuous," ..slue." ..ben-
etited," stanchion,' evanescent,"
anomalous" epiphany cantos,"
''sOuchong, "''cOngeries," ''fuschas" and
''tratficking." are among the words for
the school boys to practice with little
more care. ''Antitype," ''cOmatOse,"
"cataclysm," ''tiligree," duet" dele
terious," " foliaceOus," =" indelible.r
''quohaug" and "phocine" were among
the words that were twice missed, and
''exacerbate' and one or two others
We're three times missed.
The sides were remarkably well bal
'IphSh tH' il'ol DoN SttHltu
to have the hest of it throughout and
the worst errors were made by THEN
opponents. Finally only one was left
upon a side and comfortable" caused
Mr.. George F. Kimball, proof-reader
OF the Transcript, to yield the fell, to
Master Frank Elsbree of the English
High School, and that young gentleman
received the warmest congratulations
of the audience as he bore away the
Russia bound copy of Worcester's Die
tionary and the Webster fell to the lot
of Mr.. Kimball.
w The Atlantic Monthly is not far
from correct in the following item in
regard to the condition of the South:
Were the carpet baggers all away
there would he peace only until some
black face appeared at the polls, or as
a road supervisor ordered ont some
white man to work on the roads. The
African blood would flow. The war
ser the negroes free, southern custom
declares him slave, hence the conflict
This government was founded in order
to protect its citizeus, and if il fails to
L.. 81, - Il IL 1
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Free in the County.

Some question having arisen respect
ing the intent of the law regulating the
free distribution of newspapers in the
county where printed, the First Assist =
ant =. VI. General. declares aS follows
WA>HINGTON, ID. c., Mar. 10, -.
SW:-ln reply 10 your letter of the
10Th inst. have to SAY that the per
sons to Ice benefited 10y the law relating
Ia the free distribution of county papers.
must he actual subscribers to the pa
per they receive, and they must live III
the county in which the papers are
printed and published. 1t is not neces-
sary that said subscribers post office
should he in the county in which they
reside, provided it is the office ut which
they regularly receive their mail.
am respectfully, &c.
JAMES II. MARI,
Acting LIST asst. p. VI. Gcn1.
To II. Bailey, Esq. Greensboro, Or
leans Co.. Vt.
This is Il true copy of the original
from j. II. Marr. acting LIST asst. L. VI.
Attest, G.. VI. CUTHBEETs"N T. NJ.
Greensboro. Vt.
his decision OF the ass l.. NJ. Cen
eral is very pretty i'll theory. but is not
practical. Take the case which brought
out this letter. as Il sample Mr.. Bailey
lives in the town of HardWick in this
county. but Greensboro post office. III
Orleans county. is IL more convenient
office ut which to receive his mail mat
ter. On the decision of the =. .. De
partment he claims his CdIetlonian free
of postage. All the Cdicdoniuns going
ont of the county are weighed hy the
Postmaster at this place aud paid for.
the Greensboro bundle among the rest
How are we to help paving postage ON
Nh. BailcyS paper with the others
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out of this County

Subscribers out of this County
HW hereafter remit wHh their s"bscrip-
tim, ten cents IN dddifoh, for posture
as all newspaper P"~togc after january
lst, has 10 be pail at tie oticc ~Lcrc mail
ed. This TW mdhc he CALEDoNINN
come Ia them ten cents yedr less than
herctOf0rp.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-03-26

z The Springfield Republican has
been Il great deal bothered by the New
Hampshire election returns. Ii prepared
itself before the election to shout on
either side. and to say Il told Won So"
whichever way the election went. When
the news came that the Republicans
had swept the board. clccting their can
dldatc t"I Governor and Il mai"ritN of
the Legislature. it tell To hcratiug the
Democrats. and said they were a r;i~-
cally set and ''didn't deserve Success.
The next day. news came hat the Re
publican victory WAS almost defeat.
and the ''independent' paper with
Democratic attachments fell To bcrating
the Republicans aud >trnkinw the Dem
ocratic fur. The election was so nearly
even that for two or three llN : the man
whose dutt it WAS 10 pitch the tunes
must have sweat very protIiSely. and
thrust his fingers through his hair in
anger at the clu>cncS- of the voting.
The paper was really prepared for Il
Democratic Victory. which would have
delighted its great Independent heart
NOTtHdmptOH COuIirr.
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as nobody has appeared to implicatee
them the prosecution may be looked
upon as abandoned.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-03-26
Desperate Attempt at Bank Robbery.

Three men effected an entrance to
the st. Nicholas Bank New York, Fri
day night, and had a desperate fight
with the porter. The porter shouted
for the police. and the rascals. fearing
the arrival of officers from the street,
fed. \ man supposed to be one OF the
robbers. was arrested this noon.
The name of the porter is David X.
Price. He was at one o'clock this
morning awakened suddenly by Il noise
near his bed. which is made on Il shelf
behind the counter of the banking office,
and saw but a few feet away from him
Il man wearing Il mask. who was ac-
cOmpanied by two others, also masked,
stealthily approaching him. He was
commanded to remain quiet by the fore
most burglar, but replied that he was
not there for that purpose. The thieves
said that they would do him no harm
and that they only wanted money. Be
fore he could spring up or reach his
he was struck by sand bag in the
hands of one of his assailantS, and while
another gIasped him by the throat a
third attempted to handcutf him. AL
though partly stunned, he resisted Wig
oIou>ly and shouted Justify for help.
He is IL very powerful man and offered
IL desperate resistance. On gaining his
feet he was still clutched 10y the throat.
He succeeded in freeing himself. when
he turned to secure his revolver. At
this juDcture the three men retreated
toward the rear of the bank and hastily
jumped from a window into the street.
Price received many severe buriscs, Il
severe cash above the cheek bone. and
was badly sprained in his efforts to es-
cape from the desperate adventures.
who left il handcutf fixed upon his wrist.
A mask and hat We're left upon the floor
i'll the haste of departure, and a pistol
which WAS dropped upon the sidewalk
as the robbers jumped from the window,
afford the only clue To the identity of
the thieves.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-03-26
A RRANE WOMAN.

While this was passing, the heroic
wife of Diaz picked up chair and
rushed on one of her hu>ba; d'S would
he murdererS, pinned him to the wall.
and 10y main force Wrcuchcd the machete
from his bloody hands. With this she
defended herself and FASTENED to the
aid of Diaz. Perceiviug favorable
she said to her husband.
NOW fire He did 50 aud fatally shot
rhp leader
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-03-26
\ BOSTONIAN KILLED.


In this way the American citizen.
Henry Morris. met his death. His head
was nearly severed from the body by a
machete blow and his chest was cut
open mt single stroke deep into the
ribs. He and two other men and IA
woman We're killed outright. and eleven
were wounded more or less severely, of
whom several have since died Morris
was a colored man from Boston. He
leaves a wife and several children. He
had been in Acapulco eighteen years or
more, having come to this town in the
capacity of body servant to Mr.. Van
Brunt, formerly agent of the Pacific
Steamship Company.
THE AUTHORITIES INTERFERE.
The massacre commenced about ten
minutes after eight o'clock and lasted
only six or eight minutes. The first
news which the authorities had of it
was from ii wounded man called Juan
ElnegrO, who made his way to the plaza,
and ut the drug store there was met bv
Major Francisco Mejia, commander of
the few federal troops stationed about
Acapulco. Meiia at once started on Il
run for the scene of action, some 400
yards off, and Il few minutes later. the
town police, followed soon after by the
federal troops from the castle. were on
the ground.
THE POLICE TOO LATE, AS USUAL.
More than five minutes could not
have elapsed from the closing of the
battle to the time when the authorities
reached their posts. AS usual in such
cases the police and their allies came
too late. They got to the fatal field
onl y i'll time to pick up the wounded
and dead, but not early enough to az
rest upon the spot or follow up any one
who could be Immediately recognized
as participant in this dreadful TRACE
dy. incidentally it may be mentioned
that one of the assassins, who was des-
perately wounded and could not get
out of the way, was taken into custody
and placed in close confinement. His
deposition has been taken, in which. of
course, it appeared that he figured as a
spectator only. A couple of other
wounded men were unprecedented, but
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-03-26
4 BLOODY CONFLICT.

Within the church bloody and muir
derous hand to hand fight was waged
for six to eight minutes. The machcte
was welded with fearful effect Human
flesh WAS cut and gashrd like bullock
meat. while blood streamrd in torrents
over the floor. now encountered by dy-
ing or wounded men and women. Ten
or Il dozen shots were fired. few from
the aSSalled party. some of whom had
rcvolvels. At the commencement of
the onslaught those who were near the
door attempted to escape. This was IL
fatal mistake, for as the atfrightcd wor-
shippers gained the street they were
deliberately cut down by the ambushed
rutfiaI on both sides of the door out
side
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-03-26
The Massacre of Protestants in Mexico.
A DIABOLICAL AFFAIR.

the following is the n. Y. HeralFs
account of the assassination of protest
ants at Acapulco, Mexico, where the
Rev. Merrill n. Hutchinson, formerly
of this town, was fortunately spared by
reason of illness. The account does
not vary much from the one we printed
several weeks ago, although it is fuller:
NEW YORK, March 81. The Herald'S
Acapulco correspondent gives the de-
tails of the terrible religious massacre
in that town on the night of January
26. Rev. Mr.. Hutchinson, pastor of the
Presbyterian congregation of the city
of Mexico, was invited to Acapulco last
year by lawyer named PrOcOpiO tDiaz
and Others, to organize new cOngre
lgation, the nucleus of which has already
existed nearly year. Finding no suit
able substitute, Hutchinson came down
in December and took temporary charge
of the new church. About ninety per
SONS were found DESTROYS of embracing
the new doctrine, and an old vacant
Catholic church was rented, and on the
Nth of January WAS opened in due
form. Hutchinson preaching twice that
day. During the previous month threats
had been thrown ont 10y adhcrent> of
Catholicity against their religious OPP
poncnts. The former claim to have
been Systematically inSulted by Prot
cstantS. who have Il small newspaper
organ. The latter rnergetically deny
having done anything more than fairly
discuss srctllian dognIaS.
THE ASSASSIN ,TInS
\ PRAYER meeting WIS held by Hutch
ln>on on the evening of the 18th. and Il
similar gathering was agreed on tor the
following evening. This meeting was
held. but Hutchinson was i'll and did
not attend. The protestant church has
only two doors. both opening on the
street. One vas closed. and the other. !
that nearest to the town. open. In !
front of the door. between il and the
street. IN outrageous tree grows. Tn |
der the shade of this tree and at either /
side of the door. watching the proceed /.
ings within the church. the aS-aSsinS. .
81 OF ~ men. took THEN
stand. Procnpio Diaz had addressed /.
the congregations. III place of their all /.
sent minister. and they were singing a
hymn. when eight or ten of the cut
throat- outside entered. and dividing
among themselves. occupied stands ncar
either side of the pulpit.
Without any sign or warning what |
ever. these incarnate devils barred their
macheteS and commenced .
an indiscriminate slaughter of the T.
peaceful inmates of the church not
entirely indiScriminate. for the leader
of the murdererS and one of his men |
marked ont Diaz AZ their special victim. .
\ couple of machett blows were aimed /
at his head, which. if received in THEN
full force. must have terminated his .
existence. As ii happened. he had Sut- /
tricnt presence of mind Ia dodge his
head behind the pulpit. and Il portion I
of the board was cut through before the. /
weapon reached its mark. He drew Il .
pistol and tried To fire. hut the asSail- /
ants were to" quick for him. aud the .
leader inflicted Il CHASTITY cash on his .
pistol hand.
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NEWSPAPERS AND TIE REFIVAL.
A LETTER FROM GEORGE IT, STUART.

A LETTER IRON GEORGF VI, 6lIABi,
To the Rdttor Of 7hs tribune
SIR In behalf of ton millions of Christian people
in America. want to thank you for the reports in
your paper Of tho Brooklyn meetings conducted by
Messrs. Moody and Sankey. Your reports are not
only full and interesting but the spirit in which
they are written shows appreciation of the inter
est felt in the subject by large part of the Chris
tan people of this and other lands. Other papers in
New-York have also given good reports Of the meet
ings as well us spoken favorably of them in their
editorial columns, but some have scarcely noticed
them and Others have ondeayored to underestimate
the meetings and to msinterpret the spirit Of tho
movement.
Your editorials upon the subject from day TO day
will IN the main receive the warm commentator OF
Christian people, and their influence cannot but be-
productive of good. The influence of the secular
press of country cannot be ovoresimated, and il
is with regret that at times that large part
of it seems TO overlook the fact that great pro-
portion Of our people are deeply interested in all
that pertains to our religious welfare. The general
press which gives minute details Of prize fights,
horse races, and kindred topics in which eompara-
lively few of our people Interested ofon ignores
great religious movements, or passes them over with
the very briefest mention. We're it known in Phila-
dephis and throughout tho land that your paper
and others would continue to report in fair and
candid manner the great religious movement now
inaugurated, the circulation of such journals would
be and ought to be very largely increased. Very
respectfully yours, GEO. Ii. STUART
Fkiladeiphid, Nov. @, 1878.
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body of men would undertake 1t, yet these
demagogues will not hesitate a moment at
taking the desperate chances OF the movement.
"What are you going to do for moral
"question to fight the Presidential campaign
"on p said gentleman day or two since to
politician high in the councils of the Admin
istra,ion leaders. "Do7" said he. "Thats
"easy enough. Wen revive Nothing
"ism with the anti-foreigner feature left out
"and make the fight against the Catholics, and
"for the maintenance of the school system.
"On that well take all the religious senti-
"ment of New-England and gather in all the
"Germans of the West and Northwest who
"believe in Bismarck and hate the Pope"
There is reason to believe that this was no
hasty OF unauthorized utterance. We confess
that il seems to us a very cruel and uncalled-
for triiling with public sentiment; kind of
trickery for which there can be no justitca-
ton OF excuse. We shall see how events, or
the men who make events, will lead up to it in
the next four o: five months.