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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-06-09
THE R,RG,1S AND ITS PROFITS.


Other accounts of Mr.. Mulligan'S tcs-
timonv. Yesterday. give details from Il
book in his possession, but
in Blaine's hand writing, of the bar
gain between Blaine and Fisher, and OF
the disposition of the bonds by Mr,
Blaine among his friends in Maine. The
bargain was that, for Sl:W,OOO III cash.
Mr.. Fisher sold to Mr.. Blaine as agent,
$40, 600 in first mortgage bonds, 81
800 in first mortgage bonds. Sl:O, 900 III
I,ud-praut bonds. SI}O,Om i'll common
stock. and $40. 900 in preferred stock.
He understood that all except the Sl3o,-
900 of mortgage bonds was bonus to
Mr.. Blaine. ;.
The manner in which Mr.. Blaine dis
posed of the main portion OF those Sc
curities is shown to have left him as
clean profit, S:S2.5OO in first mortgage
bonds and 1I3D. 900 in laudgrant bonds.
THOSE LETTERS.
On the next day Mr.. Blaine positive
* refused to surrender the letters.
WHAT Is SAID ABOUT 1T.
The Blaine investigation, to-day,
looks far worse for Mr.. Blaine than 1t
did. Yesterday. and is the topic III all
circles. tonight. The proven fact that
Mr.. Blaine. while speaker, was agent
for the sale of the Arkansas bonds, and
the other fact, which he admits. that
he took the letters from Mnlligan, last
night, by artilice and force, have hurt
him dreadfully AS Il public man and II
presidential candidate. All the better
class of republicans, VIII" are not blinded
bv THEN partis;Inslrip for the eX-Speaker,
admit that it will defeat him at Ciucin-
natl. or if not there. before the people
IN the election. There is much sympa-
thy for him here, for he has Il multitude
of friends and strikers in Washington.
but very few of them are so blind as
not to see that the developments of the
last day or two are very damaging.
VAN" in Republican, June |.
1t is not to he denied that the teSti-
monv thus far brought out before the
judiciary committee places Mr.. Blaine
in IL position which gives no little anNi-
ctV to his friends.
The seeking of Il private interview
with him in advance WAS Il step which
was sure to cause differences to he drawn
unfavorablc To Mr.. Blaine, while it
could really d" nothing to uphold Il
good case. So. too. III the matter of
retaining the private letters obtained
from Mulligau sensible Il man as
Mr.. Blaine ought. surely. to have felt
the imprnprietN, Wr"ngtulne>> and the
terrible di>crrdit. under the cirrnm-
stances. of such IL course. HostonJOHr-
nal.
A. to the letters. We trust that Mr..
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The speed of the engines must be in
creased or diminished as the quantity
of water used shall be varied. The
sudden checking of the discharge caused
by the closing of water gates, will re-
act, causing imminent peril to the pipes
and pumping machinery. All the solid
matter III suspension is forced directly
and unavoidably into the distributing
mains, and the heavier PARTICLES will
settle in the pipes. closing them or re-
ducing their capacity. There Is more
ur less air pumped with the water which
intertereS with the circulation in the
distributing pipes. Reservoirs
are among the oldest of all methods of
systematic water supply. They are
preferable to all others. aud are an IN
djSpensdble part Of a reliable Tdter sup
PLY system. This is the only system by
which an abundant supply of water may
be held III store tor current domestic
supply and for protection against fires.
The supply is not dependent on the
continuous action of the pumps and
other apparatus. arrangement of the
engines may he repaired or pipes re-
placed without suspending the supply.
These reservoirs produce regular
pressure in the pipes, they deposit the
PARTICLES of solid matter, preventing
their passage into the distributing
mains, and afford an opportunity for
tiltering. The advantages of reser-
voirS are So numerous that the practical
hility of their adoption should he care
fully considered 10y those interested i'll
establishing water works, in any local
ity."
Some other statements i'll the article
should be answered, but have not the
time now. Should Il general desire for
the discussion of all the points be ex-
pressed | should be willing to contrib
ute my mite. \. &. MITCHELL.
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in summer. because ..analysis has prov
ed the PaSsumpsic water (taken III VIII
ter through hole in the ice when all
sources of impurity were frozen up') I'd
he adapted to all domestic purposes.
That also is settled.
Besides it is to he said that the qIIes-
ton of water from stiles pond collid
not come ND, for the Trustees learned
that the pond had been bonded L"
the old Aqueduct Company, ana II the
village WAS willing to pay S1o.W)o Tor
anything it would pay it to he indie
pendent of this Company. For there
have been few fires in which much
property has been saved 10y their water
OF their engine. Only the east side OF
Railroad street five years ago could not
have been saved without, and last
spring the buildings around the steam
mill. and the shop on the Avenue.
They ought to have saved more.
If the pond is bonded" all question
about it is settled.
1t remains To say that the Trustees
did obey the instruction to let the con-
tracts to the lowest bidder. This can
not he questioned. for they obtained IA
quality of pipe guaranteed to resist the
enormous pressure generated by the
pump" They advertised for bids 10y
purchasing of that NcrgenneS Company.
They state this fact clearly.
They also, il is reported, let the con
tract for mere artisan work to the low
est bidder at S2.74 prOrjded the wOrk can
be done for That money. and though it
must he confessed that this question is
not settled, there is no doubt that it
will be-
In closing | wish to say to my fellow
tax payers. that if there is anything like,
reckless expenditure. we of the village
have only ourselves To blame for it. II
there has been InNthing that has look ed
to anybody like ring practice i'll the
adoption of plan. the contract for pump.
pump house. pipe, wateI-W wheel or ditch.
the borrow ing money, or its not going
through the hands of the village treas
urer let us not be suspicious. This is
II. .John>hury. not Washington. Su>-
picion breeds trouble in Il Village. All
the important questions are settled.
/ Let rs pay our taxes quietly. he con
tented. and not talk too much.
CITIZEN.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-06-09

and il don't fit. The man now most
talked about among those who don't
attend caucuseS and conventions, Is
Jacob EStey of BrattleborO. He is
popular among the men of conscience
and principle. but weak among the
politicians. SO far as we know, the
men whose business it is to fix things
are all opposed to the deacon. The
trouble is. that he is too much of Il
man. and too little of Il politician. 1t
is pretty certain that he wont he Gov
eImoI. if the political bummrrS and
Central Vermont hcnchmen can prevent
it. They have pretty etfectually con-
tl"Iled the state for the last ten years.
and most likely can and will. this
though it is IL bad year for that kind of
people. There are more men watching
them. and thinking about their own du
ties ;i> citizens, this wear. than usual.
The Central Vermont ring has not
brought forward its candidate. Its
principal henchman and political striker.
10 ID. Hatch, is now riding over the
stale consulting the men who hold the
800 IetainerS and free passes. and Civ
ing them the nccdiul instruction. Prob
ably its candidate for governor will he
DR.. George Nichols of Northteld. Pos
Sihly. if 'nclc Luke don't get the nom
nation for vice president. he may con-
sent to serve John Gregory Smith. as
governor. with the same fidelity he did
aS chancellor. At amy rate the people
wont have much to do, except to ritity
the nomination of Smiths candidate,
whoever he may he.
Such statements as are contained in
the above are ridiculous enough To have
come from some sore headed Republi-
can but when one considers that they
emulate from the boss Democrat of that
the EStcy interest, is it any wonder
that the Republicans of the state de
clare that they do not want Il Governor
who has such IL manager ! And as to
the facts in the above extract ''Jo ID.
| Hatch is now riding over the state,
consulting the men," etc. We have not
| known of Mr.. Hatch being in this part
of the state at all. hut two men have
already been here in the interests OF
/ Ddrenport's business partner. A. Ne
have said before. We lo not find fault
with Nj. E>rrH'> di>qualitcation> t"l
the office of Governor, which 50 MANY
of the state papers have pointed ont
and perhaps exaggerated, but We he
lir>e his relations with Mr.. Davenport
II.
should he fatal t" his nomination.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-06-09
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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-06-09
A Fair Answer to Unfair Criticism.

The st. bloomsbury CdIejOnidH in Il
recent Issue. has the following outrage
Gus paragraph:
We are informed on authority that We
do not question. that Mr.. E>tey is "Ium"
by Mr.. Davenport, a. INSCRIPTIONS
"A demagogue us there i in the Demo
cratic party of Vermont. TO elect Mr..
Est-N, is virtually To make G. y. Davcn-
port Governor IL thing that the Re
puhlicans OF this state do not want
to do.
The only excuse for this mean charge
is the fact that Charles y. DaNenport
ESD. is and has been for some time the
attorney OF Nh. ESteN in certain impol-
tant suir>. which have not Vet reached
Il final decision. and this necessary a.
>ociation of a successful LAWYER with his
client is the shallow foundation of fact
on which the CdIedonian has erected
this mou>trouS SuperStructure of false
hood. Brdttleboro Record.
Not at all. The CdieiOninn'S ohicc-
ton to Mr.. EStey i not because Mr..
Davenport is attorney for him in Ger
Davenport is acting chief tugler and
manager OF Nh. E>tey in his aspirations
for the GoveruolShip. This office OF
Mr.. Davenport is we'll understood. aud
it will he noticed that Mr.. Estev'>
friends do not deny il. Ii is understood
that Mr.. Davenport is the author of the
somewhat famous Woodstock letter in
the Springfield Repubiicom. dated May
{, of which the following is bur AN ex-
tract:
There is Il good deal of stir ard w"Irl
about our Centennial Governor. Bill
ings and Willard, the two best men il
the Republican party, decline t" h,
candidates. The people seem di>in
clined to support any of the old political
hacks. this year. and, when efforts hav,
been made to hoist them into promi
nence, they don't respond. Taft. Har
lis, Howe. and others have cried il Oh
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-06-09

Editor CdledOnian In Il late issue.
YOU invited free discussion of the
water question through your columns.
Encouraged 10y the invitation. | venture
pleasure of our "city fathers" who as
Stunning themselves To he prjncipdiS. in
stead of mere agents of the people in
this matter. seem inclined to trown upon
any attempt at enquiry int" their pro
ceedingS.
The present aqueduct. laid some tf
teen years ago. has ever since continued
to supply Il sufficient quantity of pure
water for domestic purposes with the
which was the dryest ever known in
our vicinity. even by the oldest in
hahitant.' During this season it WAS
thought best to issue il circular letter to
water takers. cautioning them against
ii waste, lest If the dry weather contin-
ned. the supply might he exhausted.
During the three Years which followed
this, our village grew more rapidly than
at any time since its Incorporation vet
there was no complaint of scarcity.
Owing to the general depression in
business which has prevailed during
the last two Years. there have not been
five new houses built in this village.
and none III prospect SCI it is presuma-
BILE that the present supply, with what
additions can he Ieadily obtained and
brought through the aqueduct already
laid, will furnish all the water of IN
! questionable purity which will be needed
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-06-09
The Water Question.
Taxpayers Rejoinder to the Trustees.
ST. JoHN>BIRN, June 9TH.


Tax-Payer's Rejoinder to the Trustees.
ST. ,JoHNSBI' Rl. June 9th.
To he Editor Of the CdIeiOnjdn
There is an old proverb. the truth of
which is generally admitted. which says. |
fan words butter no paIsnip> quoted
from memory and not warranted verbal .
" correct. The converse is equally |
true viz. that bard TOrIs. though often
used as arguments. d" not necessarily
carry conviction with them. Nay. the
lawyer who attempts To secure his point.
in this way. before an intelligent jury.
often finds to his SORROW they have
naturally concluded that he is in want
OF anything in the way of argument t"
use.
The above is brought to mind 10y
the recent answer t" Il communication
signed '''TaN payer" which Appeared III
the CaIedonidn of May 10Th. This an
>wcr at the same time furnishes II good
illustration of II statement made by
.TaN-paNcr ;iS to what the man might
expect W no should lead the opposition
t" the course pursued 10y the Board Of
Trustees.
Now 81 far a> "GaN-paNrI : article
expressed the sentiments of the writer.
it WAS an attack upon the system and
source of water supply. written with ns
h"stiE feelings t" the Trustees. all OF
he unprecedented future trouble To them
from what he regarded and still regards
Il great mistake on their part. And :"
far Us il mentioned what had come to
his ears from other PERSONS. it did 80 i'll
temperate language. carefully suppress
ing such IrpnIt> a. might rngcndcI Il
hostile spirit on the part "t the Trustees
OF prejudice them i'll any way.
In the answer, "TaN-paNcI Is ac-
cu>cd with hIinyimg false charges. ami
To these the Trustees have replied.
Whether they have succeeded in prev
ing them false. he Is willing to leave L"
the Judgment of these most interested
without adding one word of argument
or explanation. He will not advert
even to the vital questions in the article
which remain unanswered aud I'M
touched II he desired tr make Il per
>oiIal attack upon the Trustees. as is
/ charged. he could ask for no better OPP
portunitN than Is furnished III then re-
/ ply But that is not his ambition. and
/ it would defeat the very end he had in
/ view. which l. to have Il calm and tenn
prrtte discussion of the whole subject
OF water supply if possible 10y those
/ who are better able To d." it than him
self. and To have all sides fairly repre-
scented.
1t * not "uutimclN. II mistakes
have been made and the writer charges
nothing more than mistakes better
sacrifice a Thousand or five Thousand
dollars now, than fifty thousand later
ON; better have Il united people. united
because they are satisfied the plan is
the best. than to have Il fight hereafter
when the money is raised to pay foI
the whistle"
So far as the writer is concerned. he
believes in having water; and if it can
he shown that pumping it from the
river Is the cheapest. the sure>t, the
safest and the best way. then let It's
have the pump 10y all means. He again
hopes the discussion will he continued
and 10y ADLER hands. a TAXPAYER.
st. Jomsbury, June 9TH.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-06-09

thank God Almighty that
show them 'ih mot t.4
There they are. th-r.. I-,t.
aet' " TN some sens" OF hlfu,I,,. "'-.Ja. "a,
thcation which d" not prrr.rJ ''h V.t 80
t;',' ,, ", winch think an. mica a.,
tiom "oulh ietl invite thu cor.tit '''i 20 Co.,. d..
millions OF people. and will '.'," q M, =
tApplaIls", which the >I,ah,r T., al N'-r ...-
to suppressJ. Many nf tho, % .'H sud.,.
remot"st hearing "n III Sulr,,, 'a.. I,, d.
VIII require NTH rNpl4uat.,r ''"r Pa.
nias vs. lhN"i'" humiliation f..', . '-.
misses and still more evil MT, .'h' i.' -.
drawn II dld not act y H. u '.t' uI -t-.
hiaiht therenpnn proceeded tn.. '''l''- ~
passing comments upon and ,.,ff., 'Nl 2" o.. .
points III the several l,tt-r- '''''''''' % A.,
MR. KNOTT K>ur.fvr.
during his explanations Nj E...
thtfe Is one piece of trstimul, ~. 'aid
out one 'n ~, 10 clos" TN, r"rul.', ,', tr..
timony. There Is on WitH--- Cham. %. . .
but to whom the Judiciary ,...,,,,' ' 'iIuot
send cable dlspatch-.I"-.lI .,Ii.''' .,J,i
gentleman from Kentucky u rb,r Sc,
sent " >t4'.r
Mr.. knott-The gentleman ir.,. IT,.
nuIt"hI anu ! nav" both rndrt,.,,l ma y
Caldwell address. and have. u,.- . IT, - n
Mr. Blaine-lias the gentleman %.
received cahl" dispatch from. did,. o.. N'''
Mr hn"it-l viii explain that t-..,
Mr. blaine want a tattsr....
Mr. Knott have received H. '',"~'
ing t" be from MI Caldwell U.., l.--
got il ''' 200. O.. d.
MI. Blaine IadN anon. t.,r
did you get that dispatch '''-.
| Mr. Knott II suu T.. .,I.-.,..
/ first .. s...
Mr. Blain'-I never heard .,r r,.
Mr. BlaIn,--I h-ard that ,.... ..., ''-'ts
Thursday AT "cl"ch iIurn r-. ''.'...
GENERATING m" completely a. i ,t,....,,.. '.'"-
suppressed il '''N4.
Loud applause and chr-rlu- ul. ff.. &c..
side of the House and III ih,. -.fII,,..-
oil the Speaker Pr" TEN I" l.rt.r. =. .'' b..
all unauthorized p-rs"n~ '" .'
After some tune spent ia his H. .rd.,
Mr. Blaine again returned I" Tho. 90 .--
manded of Mr.. Knott an au~A,l q. l.-- 81.
Mr. Knott lc"nt"mptn"usly,-l W... ,'..,..
get ready 20 "n with ynur -,,,..
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-06-09

for household purposes for Years to
come. and at more reasonable rates
than any new company could afford to
furnish it. when we remember that the
present auueduct was laid when ma
terials and labor were ut ante war
prices. So it would seem that all the
real need is. water to quench fires.
With two exceptions, which will he
hereafter noticed, the buildings in this,
like all country villages, are situated at
such distances from each other that the
burning of one would not, except in IN
extreme case, endanger its neghbor
and it is well understood that the vii
lage have built in different parts of the
village land can build more.) reservoirs
or ciSterus. capable of holding sui
ticient quantity of water to put out Il
fire in any one building, unless so fan
gone when discovered that no amount
of water would save it: and although
not authorized to speak for it, there is NJ
doubt that the present Aqneduct Com
pany would supply all such reservoir,
with water.
So it would only remain necessary t,
supply the two points above referred
to with sufficient water, not necessarily
pine, to uuench fires there occurring
! These two points are Railroad street
between Portland street and Eastern
! Avenue. and Main street between East
crn Avenue and the Baptist Church
one of the points being quite near the
| Pas>umpSic river. Cannot these tive
| places lie supplied at IL less expense
not bein. essential. power could be oh
| tanned. and pipes laid from the dan
near the Miller Carriage cos works, a
Il less cost than the present plan.
/ The writer having no pccuniary in
tcreSt in any plan. except that il
common with all real estate holders
represents II large class of mechanics
/ located in our midst. who during tn,
few Ncal> OF business prosperity extend
inc from the close of the War down I,
Nv" OF three Nr;I> ago, had. 10y indus
Thy and strict economy. succeeded II
rr:rliu" and partially paving f"r neat
comfortable and tasteful houses fu
themselves and families. for 81 many "
which our village i noted but OWN:
to the dizziness IN business which ha
every " here prevailed for the last i've
NraI>. We are at Il >tand->till. OF c"ur>
rhr>. homes aIr taxed t" u> for thri
full value. We 1T the same time pay ln'
+ interest nm the mortgages, Imp">lu!
upon rI> burdens "Iic\ nII> Ia Ice borne
and We. view with alarm this yTnW III;
tendency expansion and rNtraNa GInr
manifested 10y those III authority. am
aIr moved To enquire. where Will al
+. this end lu>TI'E.
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which Il gwen elsewhere. seems I" ne
oVerw helming; and even If few minor
facts are diSproNcd, il l. evident that
H.. i laid ON the shelf for Presidential
aspirants Up t" the tiI>l statement 10y
Mr.. Mulligan, Blaine had been entirely
eXoncIated. and no one believed the
charges against him to he anything
more than mere campaign ISLANDERS.
But the facts disclosed 10y Mulligam are
supported toy such proof, his story Is 81
complete and 50 we'll supported 10y
other witnesses. that we are compelled
to think that We have been deceived III
Mr.. Blaine. We had thought him
thoroughly honest a> Il man, capable
and fearless as Il politician, and fnII\
worthy of the chair occupied 10y Lincoln
and Washington. His superiority as il
uarty leader Is ~ good as ever, hut h"
is forever dead To American politics,
unless these latter charges are com
plctely proved to he false. For his
sake. and for the homer of the party of
which he Was the ackm"w lodged leader,
We hope he will Ice able to come out
uuscathed that Is, if innocent bat II
guilty let him receive the full reward
of his betrayal ot the nations trust.
There are. no douht. many C"ngre>>-
men of both parties, full a. guilty a.
Blaine. The trouble i their transactions
are hmslicd up not having t" pass the
fiery trial accur led to Presidential can
didatcs. 1t is ii pity that they can not
he found out, for the >""ucr all stock
and Job congressman are Land aside
from public life, the better f"I the
country.
\ higher standard i necessary f"r
our politicians and Legislators. The
secret of THEN corruption lies III the fact
that they accept office a. the means of
getting rich out of the Government :
lust H. Il man would view Il business
Transactions They do not accept II a.
a sacred and inNinlatc trust. ~ il must
he acknow lodged every office at the
disposal of the people should bc ac-
ceptcd.
HE papers ON the Nh"I" 'l'a' MI
Blame very ialll\' none appearing I"
tNalt III his dow mall hut on the con
trarN expressing genuine N"ll"N Iha' III
his eagrrncss I" obtain wealth and lame.
he should have allowed himself |" MAX"
Use of dlsh"n"rahlt means. IL l. the
same old story itPtatth' ana II u VIII
continue te he repeated until Legislators
realize the nature "i the trusts commit
ted t" them. and the people unite III
demanding only such men ~ VIII con
sclentlouSlN ana h"h"lahlN i"lnli These
trusts.
POSTSCRIPT. men the a""Nt WIZ
put III type, we believed VII. Blaine u
he politically dead; but the events "l
Monday III the House. show HIM t" he
All uncommonlN lively corpse. We give
all the space We have 'Nhtrr. I" VII
Blaine'> explanation. and have room
here for hut few words: From all tli'
has Appeared III the charges. and t"n
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-06-09
FIRE WORKS
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