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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-05-11

chances 81 an early termination Of hos
iiligiss keep a. on . sharp lockout for
the advantage the agbt IL expected to
bring 10 these coasts. though the latter
have Bet cvB,e 20 hand very extensively
vet. except - far - the gun and re-
vOlvca manui acturcrs are concerned.
The Russian -. continues at its peace
fal anchoshre ia tire hudson, while the
iilustrious Grand Dukes keep on with
their si.i,.ug aud sight seeing very
much a. though their papa bad not
eome to il,tirufis with the Sublime
Porte. IL Naaid seem 10 Indicate rather
more fiiia' dss often for the boys to 60
home aud help the old man though
perhaps the latter thinks he can handle
that little afihU by bimself-which
guess be- caC.
An English -ttamst carrying 81 ,OO0,-
90 worth Of arms for the Turkish gov
eminent left on pori hastily the Other
night. starting -one hours ahead OF
/ time Ia consequence of the discovery oI
!; ~ 90 pretended plot 90 seize the
steamer aud run her into st. Peters
luTgh, connected by a band of des-
paradoes Who had quietly secured pas
sage IN the boat, but who were left be
| hind by the captains tactics.
Among other stories recently started
| is one To the effect that the famOu:
Stevens Battery built during the wal
! by an enthusiastic New jersey million
aile at cost of between two and three
millions aud intended as present ia
the state had been purchased by the
/ Russsians 10 blow Turkey out of the
/ H.. H., i III
The monster vessel has never been
launched but still lies in the dry dock
where it was built, minus aTmOr and
armament.
There is something eXquisitely good
about the way the heather have turned
the tables upon this missionary prOduc-
ing land. There has just come among
us Chinaman 10y the name of Wong
Ching Foo, who proposes To give us TIT
for tat in the way of evangelism, and
has commenced To lecture upon Buddha
and Confucius, evidently think and
Justly enough, too-that he bas an equal
right with Christians to go abroad and
set before foreign nations the claims oi
his own religion.
Ii will doubtless be of interest to yOuI
readers to learn that the iHsI of the
! great ssw ing machine patents has just
expired and that the time cannot he far
distant when the price of this indis-
pensahle article of domestic economy
will go down one half or more. The
companies strained every nerve to OBJ
tain further extensions but without sue
cess; and now free competition will
commence the work of bringing prices
Il f,, Il
The outgoing steamers of last Sat
urday carried over three hundred first
class passengers for Europe. This
weeks boats have carried nearly IA mil
lion dollars in gold coin. RADIX.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-05-11
Something about Newspapers.

That the Americans are a reading
people is manifest by the statistics of
the newspaper press of the country, as
given i'll the Newspaper Directory for
1877, just issued by 5. NJ. Petengill &
Co., the well-known advertising agents
of New York, Boston and Philadelphia.
There are reported in it the names,
character political, agricultural, re-
ligious, medical, etc. and names of
publishers of 10 less than 795 daiies,
~ tri-weeklies, l25 semi weeklies, g.
COG weeklies, 100 semi-monthies, III
mOnthies, l6 bi-monthies and 60 quar-
terlies, published in the United States
and the British American Provinces.
The Directory shows the number of
each of these editions which are publish
ed III each state, territory or Province.
The book contains 376 pages, and EN-
braces an immense amount of valuable
information, showing great labor and
care in its collection and preparation.
1t gives all necessary facts for an ad-
vertiser to know about 1874 separate
publications., while it is also interesting
and valuable for the general reader. the
studeHt of American periodical litera-
ture, and the observer of American ia
situations. The book is sold at the low
price of Sl.OO per copy.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-05-11

= soda fountain "a pump Tor HE anti
dote. and this brings me to the begin
ming. the proPriefy Of an early extra
session. with AN adjournment il possible
before the beat u summer makes u
necessary for Senators 20 wear anything
~ uusenatotial ~ linen busters aud
palm leaf fans.
ApFopos Of the weather, spring has
come on schedule time hy the almanac.
bot there j. nothing in this raw chilly
atmosphere 10 suggest her genial pres
ence, still We know bS house cleaning,
b, the moving of furniture, by the
pretty girl IN the rroasHry Department
having laid OF her far-trimmed cloak
aud by the milk aud butter which taste
of garlic, that spring j. here. Spring
radiant, roseais - ! bad intended to
write a neat, tidy aPo>tFophe to spring,
a meritOriOus subisei fls-. 2 ioo much
u-giccied. bit sud my self at the bot
tom 81 the page, aud will merely sug-
gcs' that b being a broad aud original
seld. some writer will vet make a repu-
tation by devoting himself to the I'M
hackney ed theme. c.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-05-11
Phair and the Press.

Phair is going to have two years
more time to prove his innocence in.
Men with good memories will be in de-
mand. We see no real reason to doubt
his guilt, but the Governor is not to be
present peculiar circumstances of the
case Boston Herald.
The Dartmouth College Seniors, who
have petitioned Governor Fairbanks
for further reprieve of Phair, say that
they have fully Investigated the mat
ter. We should have expected the
SophOmores rather than Seniors to be
the authors of such an assumption.
The investigation of any affair that is
done by college boys is hardly worth
communicating to the Governor of Il
State as basis of action. Juvenal,
and Homer, and Hamilton, and Mill
were doubtless authority on some sub
jects, but they didn't know much about
the Phair case.-BOstOn Post.
We thought Phair's case was settled
when it was announced that one of the
classes at Dartmouth College had in
vestigated it and come to the conclu-
sion he should not he hung, but the
Globe is still working away at it,
though the man who fled to China has
turned up at home.-BOstOn Herald.
An experience of some twenty years
in an official relation to Prison affairs
enforced by the universal testimony OF
those who are best informed upon the
subject of Prison discipline and the ad-
ministration of justice, teaches him that
interference with the due course of the
law, except in rare and plain cases, fol-
extraordinary and imperative reasons
which leave no room for doubt, cannot
be ultimately justified. Facts show
that frequent pardOns in the minor of,
fences and reprieves in the highest
may help to make good prisoners but
not good citizens. They neither pro-
mote genuine reform nor tend to pre-.
vent vice and crime. The law must bt
executed or it. Us pOwerless; and the
certainty of that execution must bt
clear and convincing to the tempted
or the restraints of law are trivial. Al
well the interests of convicts, as those
of society, require the certainty of tn,
execution of the law upon offenders
Windsor Journal, whose editor aCas for
nerly chaplain Of the prison.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-05-11
State News.

Two young men of Quechee were
poisoned last week by drinking cider
through lead pipe. The pipe had
been i'll the cider some time, the gents
drinking frequently through it.
Larkin G. Mead, the famous Vermont
sculptor, has been in Washington a
portion of the past week, and is now
gone to Springfield to superintend the
addition of the army and navy groups
to his Lincoln monument. He is a
cousin of President Hayes.
The town of Hartland has concluded
to furnish lodging and entertainment
tor tramps on Il cheaper plan in the flu
ture. They have built small house
near the depot to lock them into and
will furnish Goldfish, behring's, crackers,
etc. The roof is nearly fiat and only
boarded, and during the late rain it
leaked like sieve
The Randolph Herald puts deaths
from apOplexy under the head of 'No-
tees in Bankruptcy" Whether 'apo-
plexy" is an act of bankruptcy or not,
it is pretty certain to furnish ground for
an early discharge"
In Middlebury, this is the way they
put it: EITHER your hens have got to
keep out of my garden, or shall dine
on chicken pie"
An invitation has been extended to
Gen. w. Y. w. Ripley, of Rutland, to
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-05-11

Gov Fairbanks has further reprieved
Phair, the Vermont murderer until the
first Friday in April, 1879. The exec
utive was rather shut up to this action
by the legal complications resulting
from his first reprieve of few weeks
ago, staying the hangnan almost at the
moment of the execution. As applica-
ton tor new trial was not made un-
der the statutes within two years after
the original Judgment, it is out of the
power of the courts to grant one now
on the new evidence alleged to have
been discovered. Gov. Fairbanks,
therefore, reprieves Phair until the
legislature can act in the matter. 1t is
pretty safe to predict that he will new
er be hung. Whatever its issue, how
ever. the case will always remain one
of the most remarkable in criminal an-
nnls.-SpriRgtieid Republican.
A citizen of this place stated the
doctrine of the Phair case thus: Ii a
man was tried for his life and acquitted
he could not be tried again, but if he
was convicted they could keep on try
ing him till he was acquitted.-RHtiand
Herald
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-05-11
John 2. Phair's Letter to Governor
Fairbanks

The following is copy of John P.
Phair's letter to Governor Fairbanks:
WINDSOR, May 3, 1877.
To HIS E.rcellency Governor Horace
Fairbanks, st. JOhnSbury:
DEAR GOvERNOR-My reprieve was
announced to me 10y our kiud superin-
tendent at about 10 O'Clock last night.
The joy and gratitude with which it
was received, | have no power to de-
scribe. | have hardly closed my eyes
during the whole night, SO cheering has
been your highly appreciated clemency
to me. First | thank God for his answer
to my many prayers and timely inter
position in my behalf; secondly for the
great interest and care with which you
have guarded my life from the time nay
case first came to your notice, up to the
present day. | pray that God and the
people will sustain you in this honora-
BILE act of justice and mercy to a
wronged man, and may He who is
abundantly able to reward all such acts
add many years to your life and re-
member you in the last great day when
he makes up his jewels, will ever be the
faithful prayer of Your grateful servant,
JOHN p. PHAIR.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-05-11
The Governors Action IN the Phair
Case.

The action OF Governor Fairbanks in
granting the reprieve of Phair, that the
Legislature may give him new trial il
il thinks best, meets with almost uni
versal approval, even by persons who
believe Phair guilty of the crime on
which he was ;GEi7icied. OF course all
who think there is a particle Of doubt
as to his guilt, are satisfied with the
action We happen to know that prom
inent and careful men-men holding
high Office in the judiciary and execu-
tive departments of this and other states
have voluntarily expressed to Gov.
Fairbanks their approval of and salts
faction at the course he has pursued.
While this must be gratifying to the
Governor, it will also assure the doubt
full ones as to the wisdom of his action.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-05-11
Washington Letter.
F'rom our Regular Correspondence

WASHINGTON, D. c., May 4, 1877.
There seems to be great deal of
useless mystery in reference to the date
of the assembling of the 45th Congress
in extra session. The mystery it Is
said will be cleared by the Presidents
Proclamation to be issued to-day but
it is generally understood that it will
he on the 4th of June, which is certain
ly better day than the 18th, since it
will give more time for organization
and work before the sultry dog days.
1t will be remembered that Blue Jeens
Williams, the present Governor of In
diana, when he was ii member of Con-
gress heroically threw himself into the
breach and staunched the Niagara of
lemonade that was draining the coun-
try of its substance through the kissing
hot outlets of Congressman. Our legis-
latOrs were in the habit of quaffing
great draughts of this liquid, so CRATE
full to the heated viscera after nocturnal
saturnalia. But, when Blue Jeens
came to Congress, he "shut down on
it," and "sat down on it." Why should
this greatest republic" "the envy of
surrounding tribes" etc, go into the
lemonade business? 1t is opposed to
all maxims of political economy for a
nation to enter into competition with
the mass of its subjects, old negresses,
for example who sell Lemonade on the
street corners from wooden buckets,
ice cool, only five cents glass. | hope
you will not think that your cores
pOndent is surreptitiously advertising
lemonade, much less ridiculing the
economy of the Governor of Indiana.
There are two men from that state, no
longer in national politics, who deserve
each a monument from the national
government, but head stone with the
truth inscribed will suffice. A life-like
statue of one of them would be no bet
ter than an aesthetic scare-crow, while
as to the other, although of heroic head
and figure, the expense of a monument
would be opposed to the theme and
labor of his life, reduction of the pub
lie burdens. The remark that Judge
Holman of Indiana, saved the people u
sum of money equal to his weight in
gold, is short of the truth. | shall not
forget what | heard from prominent
Republican member when he babe the
great practical economist good bye, al
the close of the 44th Congress. Judge
said he, 81 have been very angry with
you when you opposed us, but l look
upon your departure from public life as
a public calamity"
But, to return to the subject. Blue
Jeens stopped the leak in government
lemonade. There was no more reason
why the government should supply iti
Legislators with lemonade than that il
should supply the babies of said legisla
tors with condensed milk this would
be practically impracticable, for, while
large number of different shades o
complexion are in Washington, identi
ficatiOn would be puzzling and vexa
tious. Now when member of Con
gress has been drinking too much fiery
stuff, the fountains of lemonade bein.
dried up, he will be compelled to go t,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-05-11
The Extra Session.

Whereas the final adjournment of the
Forty Congress without making
the usual appropriation for the support
of the army for the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1873, presents an extraordi-
nary occasion, requiring the president
to exercise the power vested in him by
the constitution to convene Congress in
anticipation of the day fixed by law for
their next meeting; now, therefore, |,
Rutherford B. Hayes, president of the
United States, do, by virtue of the pow
er to this eud in me vested by the con-
stitutiOn, convene both houses of Con-
gress to assemble at their respective
chambers at - o'clock noon, Monday
the 18th of October next, then and there
to consider and determine such meas
ures as in their wisdom, their duty and
the welfare of the people may seem to
demand.
In witness whereof have hereunto
set my hand, etc. r. B. HAYES.
By the President,
WILLIAM NJ. EVARTS.
Secretary of State.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-05-11

MOODY AND THE TABERNACLE.-Be-
fore closing his work in Boston, Mr..
Moody made the following announce
ment:
If the Lord spares my health l shall
be back again in two weeks, and | will
spend ii good deal of my time with the
young converts, and we will have some
inquiry meetings when we come back.
Perhaps there may be few more meet
ings here in the tabernacle. Arrange
ments have been made to get speakers
and just keep this building open for
another year. We are going to write
to Europe to one or two very prominent
preachers there, who, we think, can be
brought to this country. Then we
have got some in different parts of this
country, and we think they will come.
We just want to make this a place
where thousands and thousands shall
be born into the kingdom of God.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-05-11

parted from the rule to which he him
self had solemnly recorded his consent.
II is impossible to fOresee the eonsc.-
auences of such an act. Her majesty ;
government would willingly have re-
Trained from any observations IN re
gard to it, but as Prince Gertschakon
seems to assume in bis declarations adj
dressed TO all the governments II Eu-
rope, that Russia is acting ia the inter
ests Of Great Britain and the either
powers. they feel bound to state, ~
manner equally formal and public,
that the decision of the Russian gov
eminent is not one which eau have
their concurrence or approval.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-05-11

- The following story which we
cut from the st. Adams Messenger, will
do to tell the Marines:
Henry Wood, man for many years
il resident of WOodfOrd and very deaf,
was recently coming home from Ben
ningtOn when he became thirsty and
stopped at the house of an acquaInt-
ance to get drink of water. Hearing
his knock the owner of the house called
''cOme in" but Wood hearing neither
the first nor the second invitation, en-
tered not. Tramps had been plenty
that day and it was but the work of Il
moment for the man of the house to
grasp his gun, slip out of the back door
and round to the front of the house.
Here he took aim at the supposed
tramp, who was wondering much,
meanwhile, why the door was not
opened, and fired, doing no harm
Wood heard nothing, raped again and
was saluted with II second and third
charge of shot, neither of which hit him
After the third shot he gave it up and
started along, and not until the next
day did he learn that he owed his life
to his friends poor craftsmanship.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-05-11
Fire at Charleston.

DERBY LINE, May 8. A fire at West
Charleston at o'clock this morning
caused loss of $4,000, as follows: The
dwelling house and barn of Henry Hol-
ton, loss $1,000; E. HI. Robinson's store
aud stock, loss $500; Horace Ruiter's
store and stock and barns, loss S45GO.
All partially insured in the Vermont
Mutual.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-05-11
The Dis~av.nsAs,, of Being a Boy.

The FairbaHkss- have decided South
park To the village Of So Johnsbury
on condition that % 6uildiags shall
ever be erected thereon. aud that no
tent for SHOVE. Bu ball playing. etc,
shall be allowed there, bat the same
shall always b. capd for a. an orna-
mental park foe thu village.
Mr.. Editor Tie above cut from
a late number 81 the Boston Journal.
when lived iu ~. Jobushury the Vi
entity of south PArk Was called BABY
Hilln-for the reason that these vas a
baby In nearly every bou-e, and la
some houses more than ose. II re
member correct,,. more than half thOss
babies were boys and n living, they
are nov lurge enough to he out Oi
door, running and playing. and laying
in reserve 81 muscle and constitution
which they will al need ia the work
and rush aud IVORY Of later year The
ene ;:-5T ZONES To me la nNadtug ID. above,
if those little boys Nre denied the priv
ilege of playing ON the pa,k. here vii.
they play In the Nre,tsi DO not
parents aid ia giving thNir boys a relish
for the saloons by deny iRN them proper
recreation. If you do not want TO rnis'
a lot of drunken loafers in your villag.
you must either provide suit.ble recre-
alton for your boys, or procure an in
junction from the supreme court against
having any more boys born. This is
the warning of one who has boys OF his
own, and who does not wish t., forget
that he was himself
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-05-11
ONCE 4 Boy.

A FARMER's APPEAL.-Village lOafers
howl, when the law makes the fact that
a person is seen within ;he enclosure of
a farmer, with the implements of shoot
ing, trapping, and fishing, evidence
that he is there for evil intent that is
to violate the law against shooting,
trapping and fishing-when the fact of
person having been found within Il
building in the absence of tie owner,
with set of burglars tools, would be
almost prima facia evidence that he
had broken in there for the purpose of
plumber. Before you growl, gentleman
sportsman, about game and fish laws,
show that the farmer has not the full
right to demand protection for the prop
erty he owns, as any other class III the
community has for his property.
FARMER
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-05-11
The Black Hills.

By II. N. Mcguire who has spent II years az
this region Latest accounts of Gold and SIN SIN
Prospects, Agricultural and Grazing resot1IoTs
Climate, Hunting, Fishing Indians and Sett, torn
adve INJURIES with them Mining and Wild Wes spble
Life, the Waterfalls. Boiling Geysers, N iiIUs
Scenery immense Gorges. etc. With q nne Sold Sold
by all Ne wsdealers OF sent post paid for II CTS;
Donnelly, Lloyd g. Co., Pubs, Chicago, ILL., ~"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-05-11
Summer of 1877.
TURKS ! RUSSIANS !! TURKS ! i

They are bound to fight Let them fight l pre-
fer to sell Dry and Fancy Goods so as to make peO
pie cheerful and happy. consequently have select
ed in Boston a general assortment for simmer
trade and am ready to give samples and prices TO
prove what advertise. Our styles of Dress Goods
vary in qualities worth from 123 cents to g pei
yard, comprising Fancy Mixtures, Knickerbocker
Suitings, Linen Suitings Grass Cloth, Algerines
Falaise De Beige Serge, Poplin, Alpaca, Cashmere
and Black Silks, with silk and worsted fringes to
trim.
Of White Goods we have a full line Pique'
Sackings, Lawns, Cambrics. etc OF Hosiery We
have frst-class stock, a good assortment oil
new, Brown COttons from 81 cents upwards.
good Bleached Cotton at cents good stock OIL
Prints at & cts, a new lot Cambrics Ginghams
and Prints in solid colors, Cheviots, Cottonades
a job lot of Prints which we sell at five cents
Table Linen, Table Damask, Crashes, COlored
Carpet Warp, Battings, an extra heavy Gents
Half Hose, six pairs for 81. Another lot at %
cents per dozen. A box of good linen faced col
lars, size 3D. a job lot, at cents box new lot
good Straw Hats Is cents EACH two for % cents
Don't go bareheaded. Overalls, good ones, 50 CTS
We have just received a new lot of Small Wares
Kids and Ties in new shades. We are also selling
Hamburg Edgings from three cents upwards
Ladies will please remember that we keep tn'
DR.. Warmers Health Corset and several other
good styles We are also agents for Bazaar Glove
Fitting Patterns. good assortment of Teas
from As cents upward, constantly on hand.
Terms-Cash, C. o. D. Walk in and let Us
show you some goods. We agree to be pleasant
you don't purchase.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-05-11

Rev. A. l.. Stone, ID. D., of San Fran
cisco, formerly pastor of the Park
street church, Boston, has been granted
SIX months vacation by his church.
and will spend most of his time in
Massachusetts and Vermont.