St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-09-08
Centennial Notes.
The cash admissions now average
Il. 900 a daN.

The cash admissions now average
45.Om Il day.
y new attraction in agricultural hall
Is Reeds panorama of 1.-The Great
Northwest. a canvas ncsnlN 600 feet
long and 10 feet wide. displaying the
widely varied scenery of Oregon. and Il
view of every principal town. rivcr and
mountain between the coast and the
Cascade range.
The admission fees for the whole
term of the Vienna exhibition. which
lasted Isl days. and WAS open every
SUNDAY. aggregated only : .O:f3 300.
lho>, of the Centennial which is but
three months and four DAYS old. aud
which has been closed every SUNDAY
had amounted. last Saturday evening.
to >!'- .O73.25.
Pennsylvania day will he September
-. the Tooth anniversary of the day on
which the first constitution of the state
was signed III convention. BENJAMIN
II. Brewster of Philadelphia. will hc
the orator. and there is 20 hc Il general
reduction of railroad fares all over the
state for four DAYS. covering the 2-th.
They talk of gathering 250.OOO Penn
>NlNanlamS ON the ground that day.
scene that created great amuSc-
mcnt at the exhibition. the other dav,
was Ing negro woman. weighing
about 30. being wheeled around the
grounds III Il rolling-chair 10y Il white
man. Every one WAS laughing except
the man who pushed the chair. and he
kept his hat drawn down over his face,
looking as though he wished he were
dead. while Dinah leaned back in the
char and appeared t" enjoy the scene.
One of the most striking features of
the Centennial exhibition is the orderly
character of the crowds il draws. Last
Saturday. for example, with over 100.
900 people on the grounds. not Il single
case of disorder was reported. and one
may spend Il week without seeing an
instance of drunkenness or rowdvism.
In fact. there Is not the slightest ncccs-
SltN that lady should have the con-
Nentlonal male escort. and any woman
who has the chance to go. but can't ret
Il man to 90 with her to visit the cx-
hibition every day with her. need not
fear danger or insult if she goes with
one of her own sex. or even alone.
And, by the way, there is no better
time for folks, who are going to 90,
than these September days.
y coiorcd man in Mississippi writes to
his father III kentuck Y us follows: "Now.
father. our state is in an awful condi-
ton, and il Is very doubtful whether we
will carry the state for HAYES and
Wheeler or not. for the whites are ma
king the colored people Join the Demo-
craticforceS whether they WANT % or not.
)" if everything here stands as il is
now. will not vote at all. and if had
my way there would not he one colorcd
vote cast IN this state this wear: for
without some protection here. il will he
better for the colored people not to vote.
Tor the Democratic party do SAY here
that the graves are dug and the cotfinS
are made, for all the colored men who
do not vote the Democratic ticket. and
am one that will suffer death before
will vote the Democratic ticket, and
II | cannot cast my ballot with the Re
publican party, | will not vote at ALL"
Charles Kicker, who was shot by Lula
a: Martin, his jealous lover, at Lowell.
thursday, died Saturday evening, and
the girl is committed for trial. Her real
name is Lucy Ann Mank, and she
Is the woman VIII" was tried for the
murder, and was the mistress of DIR. |
Barker of Warren, Me-. who was found
dead, with il bullet through him, at the
door of her room in 1873. !