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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-03-09
Town Officers for 1877.

BARNET Peter Lindsey
Clerk, Treasurer and Trustee of public
money, j. D. Abbott. Selectmen, John
Morrison, John Somers, II. A. GilfiIlan
Overseer, Robert Gibson. Listers, John
Matthews, G.. P. Blair, A. HI. Gammell
Auditors, j. H. Clement, Geo. P. Blair,
E. T. Ide. Grand Jurors, John Felch,
j. T. Richie, James Gilfillan. Agent,
Harry Moore. Sup't, w. G.. Holmes.
E. H. Stone for Com. SO votes Chase l.
1t was voted to raise tax of Is cents
on dollar of the grand list. The town
voted to set Alex. Roy's farm from
school district No. IA, to school district
No. A. Grand Jurors, Carlton Law
renee, Cloud Somers. Petit Jurors,
John A. Hadley, E. B. Clement, Peter
Lindsey, Andrew Lackie, Seth Ford,
Daniel Aiken, VIM. R. Monteith, Robert
NJ. Brock, E. j. Bonett, Alex. Holmes.
Constable Samuel Bruce.
BURKE Moderator, David Trull.
Clerk, Theron Bell. Treasurer, j. S. J..
Bemis. Selectmen, j. A. Humphrey,
D. S. Townsend, Jacob McNeal. Con-
stable, D. w. Cushing. Listers, David
Trull, Geo. j. Denison, John A. Fyler.
Auditors, c. A. Harris, H. NJ. Hall, H..
Bugbee. Overseer, Jesse Marshall.
Agent, 7. G. Bishop. Grand Jurors, c..
c. Newell, Joel Trull. Sup't, H. NJ.
Powers. Tax raised sixty cents on the
dollar for town expenses. For Com.
E. HI. Stone had 40 votes.
CoNooRD.-MOderator, R. It. John
son. Clerk and Treasurer, B. F. Wad-
leigh. Selectmen, o. F. Harvey, E. R.
Turner, Hubbard Hastings. Listers, c..
81. Tilton, Moses Parker, w. c. Pratt.
Constable and Collector, A. K. Quimby.
I'd Constable. S. FL. Kellogg. Agent,
o. F. Harvey. Overseer, W. S. How
ard. Sup't, S. Boles. Auditors, Levi
Howe, j. T. Carruth, John Morse. Votes
for Com. B. F. Wadleigh, II2; c. W,
King, %; R. T. johnson, 8.
Observation-Disclosures, John L. Frye.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-03-09
STATEMENT OF MIR. woopBURY.

l, Levi c. Woodbury., of lawful age,
on oath depOse and say: l am a resi-.
dent of the village of st. Johnsbury in
the County of Caledonia, and am a
teamster, drive a job team. Some
time last fall, think it was the 23d day
of October, 1876, Geo. S. Shaw came to
me and wanted l should go and move
a piano for him. l told him | would.
He wanted l should come up to his
office and he would go with me.
went over to Mr.. Hopkins house, and
Mr.. Shaw came afterwards. We took
the piano and carried it to Mr.. Shaw's
house. No one else asked me to move
piano but Shaw. He SHAW said he
had received letter from Mr.. and Mrs.
Hopkins to move piano from their house
to his; that he had bill of sale also
from Hopkins and wife. Think he said
1t would not leave his house again at
present. L. c. WOODBURY..
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-03-09
The Electoral Count.
CLOSING SCENES OF THE LONG CONTEST
TREMENDOUS EXCITEMENT AND DIS
ORnEE2 IN THE unT-cr,

CLOSING SCENES OF THE LONG CONTEST
TREMENDOUS EXCITEMENT AND DIS
ORDER IN THE HOUSE.
A curious feature of the final struggle
of the law and order men against the
revolutionists was the appearance on
Wednesday of Fernando Wood as the
leader of the Democratic opposition to
the revolutionary movement, a position
which he maintained until the close. 1t
was curious eXigency which would
allow Fernando Wood to act as the
practical leader of the Republicans. For
the first two or three hours thew were
FESTIVE under it, till the moderate men
to whom success was more important
than the qualification of prejudice.
counselled the more hot-headed Re-
publicans to follow Woods lead, and
he led them then to the point he prom
lsed, to the separation of the Joint con-
vention at Vermont. The strength of
the tilibusters on the first motion for a
recess was W, the motion being rejected
by w yeas to 10 nays. Mr.. Wood
finally proposed that by unanimous con-
sent the count should go on until Yer
mont was reached, when recess should
be taken until ten o'clock Thursday.
This was agreed to.
The House assembled at the hour and
Mr.. Wood moved to proceed with the
count. Two hours were consumed in
tilibustering roll calls.
At IL O'Clock the Speakers gavel fell
and he announced that he ruled that a
new legislative day had begun, and di-
rected the chaplain to offer prayer. The
anarchists in their last dying struggle
were thus allowed the benefit of clergy.
Directly after the Chaplain's PRAYER
the "ObstructiOnistsn insisted that the
Journal should be read, and when the
roll calls were reached they demanded
that the long lists of names should be
read. This would have required hours.
Inc Republicans moved to dispense
with the further reading of the Journal.
IL the Observation-Disclosures were defeated
by two-thirds on this motion, their final
defeat was certain. The vote on the
motion to dispense with the further
reading of the Journal was carried
ayes, US; nays, IS, five more than the
necessary two-thirds.
Gov. Hendee informed Caulfield that
the CLERK OF the Vermont District Court
was Democrat, and that the leader of
the Democratic party (Hewitt) had kept
the Aldrich package too long to permit
It to be received by the President of the
Senate.
Fernando Wood pressed his point of
order that the House must Immediately
proceed to consider the objection to
Vermont.
Mr.. Hooker, of Mississippi, insisted
tnat there were dual returns, and that
the Vermont case must go to the Elec
toral Commission.
Mr.. Reagan, of Texas, Postmaster
General of the Confederacy, maintained
that there was no pretence that tbe al
legged Democratic return from Vermont
Is regular and that even if the whole
affair was not fraudulent, the Democracy
OF Vermont had been derelict in SPRING
ing such question at this late hour.
ihey could not command the respect of
Che democracy or of the country. Rea-
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-03-09

ceiyed me and got the piano.
a few days after Mr.. Shaw took the
piano away, he came to the house and
said he had seen father; and on my en-
ouiring how he found him he replied
aHe is sick and won't live year, and
I wouldn't be surprised if he didn't live
till spring,r-that he had sOftening of
the brain and could not get well. L
asked Mr. S. if it was any satisfaction
seeing father, and he said not to MN,
but was to father. asked him If father
was coming home soon, and Mr.. 5. re-
piled, "No, he will never come back
here" l then asked Mr.. S. if he be-
lieved father guilty, and he replied he
certainly did; there was not any doubt
about it. He also said he scould not
find out anything of father that he
wanted to. Said father told him be
was glad he got the piano, as it would
save him from the Continental. Mr.. S.
also said he told my parents they had
better try the crazy dodge, and so get
out of all their troubles said to them
to have mother call him crazy and carry
him to Brattleboro, and stay a few
months, and it would end the matter.
That he had talked it over with Arson
and he (Anson) thought it best. Mr.. s.
told me father was mad at the proposal,
and jumped up and said he was not
guilty and should not plead insanity.
Mr.. S. told Mary before me, that if
she was going to have any of the furni-
ture and things in the house she had
better have them carried away in the
night, and few at a time. Mary re-
Sno tnl
him we should not have anything car
ried off in the night for any one. He
advised us to have some of the furniture
carried to father in Canada, as he never
was coming homeland we would need
carry it in the night, for if we tried to
move it in the day time it would be
attached before it got out of the village.
My sister and both told him we should
do no such way, and if the things could
not go by daylight, they would not go
at all. At the same time, Mr.. Shaw
told us after he left father in Hereford,
one of the neighbOrs-Mr. Nichols
came out of his house and hailed him,
and asked "What kind of thing have
they got up at Mr.. Hodges 2" He (Mr.
S. said he replied to Mr.. N. in way
that left it all right for father, by say
ing he had got into some trouble, but
it would come out all right and then he
would go home.
When Mr.. Shaw came with the line
from Arson he told me he had also seen
Judge Ross and he said to him why
don't you attach the piano if some one
else is going to, and it can be-and that
he answered Judge Ross that he did
not want the name of doing il. After
the piano was out of the house, Mr..
Shaw said others had engaged Mr..
Woodbury. to move the piano and the
one that got him first was the best fell
low. SARAH F. MORRISON.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-03-09
1t is Hayes and Wheeler.

After the prolonged struggle, lasting
all Thursday night-an account of
which is given elsewhere-the last
state (Wisconsin) was counted for
Hayes and Wheeler, and at five min
utes past four o'clock, on Friday morn
ing, March I'd, Speaker Ferry perform
ed the final act as presiding officer of
the joint convention of the two houses
of Congress by rising in his place, and,
amid the most profound silence, de-
claring: "Wherefore, l do announce
that Rutherford B. Hayes of Ohio, hav-
ing received a majority of all the votes
cast for President, is duly elected Pres
ident of the United States for the term
of four years, commencing March 4,
1877, and William A. Wheeler, having
received majority of all the votes for
Vice President, is duly elected Vice
President of the United States"
Thus this protracted and exciting
contest over the Presidency was hap
PLY terminated and scenes of violence
and blOodshed, so seriously threatened,
fortunately aveIted. Too much credit
cannot be given a portion of the Dem
Ocrats in Congress, who, disguised and
alarmed at the lawless acts of some of
their number the day before, voted
continuously with the Republicans all
night long, determined to have the
question settled and an end to such
disgraceful proceedings.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-03-09
The Inauguration of President Hayes.

The 4th of March coming on Sunday
the inaugural ceremonies were not had
until Monday, although the President
elect took the oath of office at the White
House on Saturday evening, in the
presence of President Grant, Secretary
Fish and Senator Sherman-Chief JUS
tice Waite administering the oath in
Mrs. Grants private parlor. The mat
ter was kept so quiet that even the
guests in the other part of the house,
gathered there at President Grants last
state dinner, did not know what had
TRANSFERRED, being only aware that the
abOve-named persons had left the room
for a few moments. 1t is said that
President Hayes was advised to this
course, to guard against possible con-
tingencies. Some thought Mr.. Tilden
was advised to he sworn in as Presi-
dent on Saturday, at New York, and so
Jump" Mr.. Hayes's claim on Sunday,
when the country would be without a
president.
On Monday the regular inaugural
ceremonies took place, between IL and
l o'clock, at the eastern front of the
Capitol.
An imposing procession escorted the
retiring and incoming Presidents to the
Capitol, the Presidential party riding
in carriage drawn by four dark bay
horses. The streets were crowded with
people, and great enthusiasm prevailed.
The oath was first administered to Vice
President Wheeler in the Senate cham
Der. Many thousand people were pres
ent at the inaugural ceremonies outside.
President Hayes delivered his address,
after which the oath was administered
to him by Chief Justice Waite. The
Presidential party then returned to the
White House, escorted by the troops,
and cheered by the thousands along the
route.
The crowd about the White House
was great. The President received a |
large number of friends in the after |
noon, including great many congress-
men. In the evening a grand recep-
ton was given him at Wizards Hotel, |
and there was a grand torchlight pro-
cession and illumination.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-03-09

Auditors, T j Cree, Henry Hoffman,
Samuel D Gray. Com, E H Stone, 81.
CABoT.-M Moderator, N K Abbott.
Clerk, Allen Perry. Selectmen, E L
Hopkins, Roswell Laird, L c Herrick.
Treasurer, Milton Fisher. Overseer, c
M Fisher. Constable, j A harrington.
Listers, T II Lance, G M Webster, G L
Paige. Auditors, M P Wallace, B w
Marsh, John Brown. Trustee of Public
money, A F Sprague. Grand Juror,
John Brown. Agent, B F Scott. Sup't,
Isaac Hills. Town tax, 35 cents on the
dollar highway, Is. The selectmen's
report shows the town free from debt,
and a balance in the Treasury of
$237 81.
NEWARK. = Moderator, N Bruce.
Clerk, ] L Dolloff. Selectmen, D d
Fairbanks, Jabez Smith, John Sleeper.
Treasurer, j L DOlloff. Overseer, S P
Drew. Constable and Collector, r S
Foster. Listers, D F johnson, I'll H
Smith, W S Allard. Grand Juror,
Nathaniel Bruce. Agent, Alvin Carroll.
LUNENBURG. = Moderator, John M.
Dodge. Clerk and Treasurer, Henry
Howe. Selectmen, Daniel Powers, NJ
A Burt, j M Dodge. Constable, Steph-
en- B Powers. Listers, j B Mcfarland,
Joseph Powers, Levi Silsby. Auditors,
L A Nichols, Stephen B Powers, Ches-
ter Thomas. Overseer, John w Harris
horn. Agent, VIM Chandler. Town
Grand Juror, Theron N. Wright. Supt.
of Schools, Hascal PEBBLES. Tax rails
ed, rs cents for town purposes, so cents
highway. Com. B F Wadleigh, 81, c
W King a, R T johnson /.
GRoToN.-Clerk and Treas. j R OAR
ling. Selectmen, Daniel Roberts, B
Hall, M Plummer. Constable, H G
Glover. Listers, R Darling, Benz
Page, Morrison. Supt, S N East
man. Overseer, S B Hall. Agent, F
NJ Page. Raised so cents on the dollar
to pay Indebtedness of town.
Observation-Disclosures, James White.
Clerk and Treas, Alex Cochran. Sc
lectmen, VIM Gibson, Geo L Hall, H
G Miller. Constable and Collector, P
L Sargent. Listers, Thos Nelson, P
Gibson, John Henderson. Auditors,
Edward Miller, VIM j Henderson, Jas
White. Overseer, James Johnston.
Agent, James White. Supt, ] B OAR
ling. Tax raised, 60 cents. Town
debt, $1,000 90. Com, E H Stone, IL.
B We are obliged to omit other to,cns
until another meek.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-03-09
The Cabinet.

President Hayes is receiving much
commentator for his independence
and good sense in the selection of his
councillors, although some criticise the
calling of Southern Democrat into the
cabinet in the selection of Mr.. Key.
The following are the appointments: =
w. NJ. Evarts of New York, Secretary
of State; John Sherman of Ohio, Sec
rotary of the Treasury; Charles Devens
of Massachusetts, Secretary of the Ma
w; Carl Schurz of Missouri, Secretary
of the Interior; George w. McCrary of
Iowa, Attorney General D. NJ. Key of
Tennessee, Postmaster General, and R.
w. Thompson of Indiana, Secretary of
War.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-03-09
The E. D. Hopkins Case.
CONTINUED from First Page.l
STATEMENT OF MRS. MORRISON.

| Ola IEmENI Ot MRS. MORRISON.
On Sunday before Geo. S. Shaw went
to Hereford, P. O., to see my father, (E
d. Hopkins,) he called at our house
and enquired if we had any word to
send. That time he said the piano
had would be attached upon fathers
debts; and that the creditors could
hold it. My sister, Mary E. Hopkins.
was present; and Mr.. Shaw said we
were both very much talked about, and
that l was called the damned widow
Bedot" for going around and getting
notes endorsed when l knew father
could not pay. He at the same time
told us there was no doubt but nv
father was guilty of forgery. Mr.. Shaw
said he was going to Hereford to see
father, and have him tell the facts about
things to him, and then ask him the
kind of story to tell the folks around
here
The next morning (Monday) l went
TO the insurance office, to hand Mr..
Shaw some papers to carry father. Mr..
5. asked me into the next room Tor in
side otfice) and said to me, there is a
good deal of buzzing about here this
morning, and the folks were going TO
attach and take my piano. He said he
had watched A. j. Willard and see him
start for the Centennial, so he was out
of the way, but others would. Mr.. :.
said there was one way 1 could save
the piano and keep it-by having some
one let me put it into their house, so if
any one came to attach it they could
not find it. l replied that l would not
ask any one to keep property for me
that was going to be attached, but it
was mine and | did not want to lose it.
He replied you do not want to lose your
piano, and if you will give me bill of
sale, will put it into my house and
save it for you. | asked him if it could
be done all right, and he said he would
go and see Judge Ross and Arson.
Soon after got back home-a very
short time-Mr, S. came in and handed
me line from Arson, suggesting l had
better do as Mr.. Shaw proposed. Mr..
5. assured me it would be all riobt
Mr.. S. wrote bill of sale and requested
me to sign it. | read the paper and
saw it said Continental Co., and asked
him if he intended to secure the Con-
tinental ms. Co. by getting the piano.
He replied, by having it in that way it
would keep the Company easy, and
keep the folks from saying he wanted
it himself; but he assured me the piano
would be saved, and l should have it
right back in short time. He imme-
dlately removed the piano to his house.
Very soon after the piano was gone.
L thought over how Mr.. Shaw had talked
to me, and felt that he had deceived
me. The same day my brother Arson
came to the house and asked if | had
let Mr.. Shaw have the piano. ] told
him had; but was sorry | did so, but
L had no time to think what | was do
ing, Mr.. S. hurried me so. He (Anson)
replied he had no time to think it over
as Mr.. S. did not stop only short time
when he saw him, and he was afraid
there was something wrong and that we
had made mistake in letting Mr.. s.
take it. | at once saw some other
parties and then wrote my father about
it. that Mr.. S. had frightened and de-
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-03-09

the barn, and had just backed horse
out the stall when heard scream. l
ran back and saw the children in the
woodshed, and took them up and carried
them into the house. In conversation
with Emma afterwards she said, "Oh,
George, just one word would have saved
all this" She did not say what that
word was. Have always known Emma ;
Saw nothing unusual in her appearance
before the act.
Cross Examined -Am uncle to Emma
Young. She lived in house with me at
Island Pond. Have heard folks say she
was at times insane, but l never saw
any thing to lead me to think she was.
Her husband was not kind to her; he
is quick tempered and drinking man.
He did not do right by his wife when
he lived in house with me. Understood
he came out from Canada at this time
| to get a divorce from his wife. Young
went to Canada with the remains of the
children.
DR.. Warner Carpenter. at
West Burke. Went to Newark Mon
day and made an examination of the
Young children, at the request of the
States Attorney. The Doctor then
gave somewhat detailed statement of
the number and location of the wounds,
coming to the conclusion that the boy
received at least two fatal cuts; also
that the wounds might have been made
with such an instrument as the dull ak
shown in court. The Doctor said he
had conversation with Emma asked
her if she committed the deed, and she
said she did. Asked her what for, and
she said, ''for their good-they are well
off now" l asked her if she had had
an uncomfortable life, and she replied,
no one knows how bad. She said her
husband told her he was going to get a
divorce from her and marry another
woman, and that she could not have her
children. She seemed to be rational in
her conversation with me; her pulse
was natural.
Cross Examined Asked Emma why
she did the deed, and she said so her
children should be better off. Said she
was not sorry. Said she came down
Saturday on purpose to make up with
her husband, but he told her he would
rever live with her again, and that he
was going off where she could not find
him. My opinion as medical man is,
that she had seen so much trouble that
she had for the time bling an alteration
of mind.
At this point, further examination
was waived, and Justice Lewis COM
mitted the respondent to Jail to await
the action of the Grand Jury. States
Attorney, Henry c. Ide, appeared for
State, and Harry Blodgett for the re-
spondent.
THE PRISONERS APPEARANCE.
Emma Young, the woman charged
with this terrible deed, came into court
with the Sheriff, supported by her
father, who is respectable Advent
preacher in Canada. Emma is scarcely
81 now, and was married when mere
child of Is. She is of rather slight
build, and good looking countenance.
There is nothing ugly or repulsive in
her looks, nor can we learn that there
has been aught against her until this.
As she sat sobbing upon her fathers
shoulder, with audible groans when the
witnesses described in any way the
mangling of her little ones, it was a
scene to make the stoutest quail.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-03-09
The Inauguration Address.

FellOw-citizens We have assembled
to repeat the public ceremonial begun
by Washington, observed by all my
predecessors, and now a time-honored
custom, which marks the commence
ment of new term of the presidential
Office. Called to the duties of this
great trust, proceed, in compliance
with usage, to announce some of the
leading principles on the subjects that
now chiefly engage the public atten-
ton by which it is my desire to be
guided in the discharge of those duties.
l shall not undertake to lay down ir-
reyocably principles or measures of adj
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-03-09
STATEMENT OF MRS. HOPKINS.

1 have carefully read the statement
of my husband, E. D. Hopkins, and
affirm it to be the truth,-so far as Mr..
H. has stated it,-for was present and
heard the talk between him and Mr..
Shaw, both at our house and in Here
ford, and also affirm Mr.. Shaw talked
with me before we left home, and
urged me to go away with Mr.. H., and
assured me he would keep his affairs
all right with the ms. Co's-and no
trouble should be made him.
SARAH K. HOPKINS.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-03-09
Special Notice.

The time Of year has come for settle
ment. We respectfully ask those NTH
,chom zoe haze deal to square their ac-
counts. Subscribers in toirns ,Uhere zoe
hare agents, ioiH find their accounts NTH
them. We ask that settlement be made
,oith them or at this office, at an early
day. Those who haze accounts against
ms, sCM present the same.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-03-09

n For obvious reasons, we are oblig-
ed to cut short much local and national
news, and leave some other out en-
tirely.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-03-09

w "HE SERVES HIS PARTY
BEST w HO SERVES THE COUNTRY
BEST."-Presiden Hdyes's Inaugural.