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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-08-10

ton Battle Monument Association, to
be present as their guest at the centen-
NAL celebrations of the Independence of
Vermont as a State and of the battle of
Bennington.
But for my approaching visit to Man
itOba, should have been most happy to
have accepted the hospitality of your
Excellency and the Association of which
you are President, and trust that you
will be good enough while expressing
to the members of that Association my
extreme regret at being unable to avail
myself of the very kind invitation, to
wish them at the same time every sue
cess in their centennial celebrations OF
the 18th and 10th of August next.
With regard to the suggestion that
in the event of my not being able to bt
present on the occasion above referred
to, some other person might act as my
representative, | shall have much pleas
ure in consulting my Ministers on thu
subject with the view of complying i
possible with the wishes of the Ben
nington Battle Monument Association
| have the honor to be, Sir, your mos
Obedient and humble servant,
(Signed DUFFERIN.
To His Excellency
HORACE FAIRBANKS,
Governor of Vermont.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-08-10
A Serviceable Railway Car.
[From the Portsmouth Chronicle. |

The Conway train from Boston due
in this city at twenty-seven minutes
past 10 A. NJ. was detained at this sta
ton a stort time on Thursday morning
by .'hot box" of new car technically
styled ar conservation car" While
the heated journal was being cooled
we stepped on board and examined this
new addition to the rolling stock OF one
of the best equipped railroads in the
the country. The car is free from any
superfiuOus adOrnment, both outside
and inside, but for comfort, cleanliness
and convenience, it is unsurpassed. 1t
differs from the cars of this character
that are being run on the Portland and
Ogdensburgh and some other railroads,
in the fact that its sides can be thrown
entirely open to give the traveller Il full
view of the surrounding country, OIL
they may be shut as closely from the
weather as the ordinary passenger car.
When closed it presents the appearance
of a common car, but in three minutes
or less it can be changed into such a
shape that the occupants will conclude
that they have been left out of doors
| The interior is furnished with comfort
able, high backed cane-seated chairs
that revOlve in space enough for the
longest legs, and by their peculiar con-
structiOn give rest to the whole body,
at the same time afferding the best IA
cilities for observation outside, or fol
conversing with travelling companions
within. The car will seat seventy-five
persons, leaving room for easy moving
about among the sitters. 1t is arranged
somewhat after the plan of a Pullman
only III many respects it is greatly to
be the preferred to the latter. There
being no extra charge for seats in the
new observation car, there is, of course
a great rush for them at the severa
stations, so that they are generally well
filled. There is one such car a da!
each way on every through train from
Boston to the White Mountains.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-08-10
The War in the East.

The expression " They fight like
Turks" is being exemplified in the war
in the East these latter days. On Mon
day, the Both, quite heavy battle was
fought, and the Russians were beaten.
The Turks claim to have killed 5000
and wounded "a 200, but these figures
are believed to be exaggerated. The
reports from Russian sources leave no
doubt that the carnage at Plevan was
terrible. Prince Schackosky alone lost
about 5000 men, and was unable to
cover his retreat. The defeat leaves
the Russians in a serious position in
Bulgaria. A small force remains be-
tween Tirnova and the Turkish army
at Shumla, but between TirnOva and
Pumula there are no Russian troops.
The Minister of War has issued orders
for the dispatch of fresh troops to the
Danube, and the scattered forces in
Roumania have been called to the front.
In Asia Minor, the Russian Center has
resumed the onehslNe, anu 'he h'Sh'
Wing is moving on Penek. Greece and
Servia are making military prepare
tions. The Russians are hunying on
reinforcements and securing their pres
ent positions and especially their com
munications with the Danube. 1t is re-
ported that Bismarck is soliciting Aus
tria to open Servia to the passage of a
Russian corps which should get in the
rear of Osman.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-08-10
Jaw Gould's Luck Turns.

In the assault upon jay. Gould in New
York by one Major Selover, we can
fOrsee the beginning of the end. New
York city has been the theatre of some
very high handed financial sky-rOcket-
ing, and the actors upon the stage of
Wall street. gradually have retired be
hind the scenes with little glory, re
nown, OF money. "Uncle Danl Drew"
has been on the retired list for some
time, as iacetious broker put it, Tell
ing bear stories up ON the Harlem Road"
The honor of the street seems to have
waned. aud it has been war to the knife,
and q knii, that cut both ways too.
The act of buying aud selling stocks,
bonds. and securities. ~ lcgili nate
aud honest hu-iu,--. has grown To- lee
nothing ~ 40 bat pure, simple, straight
up and down gambling \ greater
gamhlrf than JAN Could never existed
be- The world, aud having dropped a.,
pr"i,.--'.'i huu"i ct ihs professional -t"ck
r,uihlrr hs m'cis With pbl -i,al "hull.
iug snd i,ariuE- ni ii,s hand- 1T TEL
lou turk-i-f. uut iaid down u 90,
"coJs~ o. b.. BEL, Good duuhi bad Do.
da,. aud biz HlHsk rridh, BE- aiiiul
hi enormous ut.rrtiiuu- Del Weston
Union. and Pacific Mail. aud Eaiiva,
stockz.
II the financial upIld cuuii l-r purgr,
of these uneasy -i''suiriurs. nn 'u,'s.e:.-.
advantage would accrue to every on'
holding property. They cau-" tiuctua
tions in the values at stocks that haS,
no taugibl, basis. and are e the 1ot
tom to-day at the hctiliDrs value upol
gold. and corresponding depreciation e.
United states grccnbacks.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-08-10
Ohio.

The political campaign of the year
opens with the holding of the Demo-
cratic State convention in Ohio, which
occurred a week ago last Thursday
For years, Ohio has taken the lead i'll
politics and this year, from the fact
that it is the home of the President, the
result of her election will be looked
for with more than usual interest. The
convention nominated for governor,
r. NJ. Bishop of Cincinnati, man
whose chief recommendation is the fact
that he is wealthy and. that he is I'M
known to fame. The platform, which
is very speciously worded, charges the
railroad strikes on the Republican par
ty, and, while not daring to express
sympathy with the strikers, endeavors
to wink at the lawlessness connected
Herewith and to win the support of the
strikers to the ticket without taking
such pronounced course as to repel
all decent and respectable citizens. II
demands the reconciliation of silver
and further issue of greenbacks, and the
immediate repeal of the resumption
act. The Republicans held their State
convention at Cleveland last Wednes.
day. Judge w. H. West of Bellfon,
tame, was nominated governor. The
convention Endorsed President Hayes
adopted the platform of the Cincinnati
Convention of 76; favored the remOn-
citation of silver; and opposed further
land subsidies to railway corporations
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-08-10
Arrest of one of the Keeseville Bank
Robbers.

A man who gave the name of Oscar
Peterson, was arrested in New York, on
Friday, for hop-lifting. On his way to
the police station he drew IA pistol on
the officer, got away from him and was
recaptured only after long chase in
the course of which he fired dozen or
twenty shots at the officers who tried
to stop him. He loaded his pistol as
he ran. He wounded one man and was
himself wounded in the leg and head
by shots from his pursuers. The fact
that over thousand dollars in money
was found upon him as well as his des-
perate efforts to escape, indicated that
he was no common thief and the detect
ives soon recognized him as one "Jim''
Brady, who has been called the "King
of the bank burglars having it is said
been concerned in some half dozen of
the heaviest robberies of banks, includ-
ing the Glens' Falls, Northampton,
Great Darlington and Keeseville rob-
berries. He escaped from Sing Sing,
several years ago, and has eighteen
years of his sentence for the Glens' Falls
Bank robbery, still to serve. He has
''boarded" at something like Il score of
prisons, and among other salutary
Establishments once received fifty lashes
at Il Delaware whipping post He is
now in the Tombs.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-08-10
Applying the Lesson.

1t is marked characteristic of this
country, that, after a general row and
hubbub, financial, political, or
raids on rings,-a general apathy set
ties over the land settling back, as
it were, to repair damages-tOO lazy to
talk it over even.
Since the rebellion we have had
whisky rings, canal rings, metropolitan,
navy, post traders, postal department,
printing and trades union rings. We
have rung the changes on all the posi-
BILE combinations to cheat capital, and
grind labor, and generally bamhoOzle
one another in every known way; and
are willing to be tried again. A burnt
child breads the fire, but Yankee Doodle
does love to get into trouble. We can
safely predict that before very long the
country will he in another uproar over
some disturbing cause that would have
yielded to the ounce of prevention. In
other words, does the country ''learn
wisdom by experience ?" Is it certain
that under the "smoke of the recent
engagements" ring thieving, depart
mental combinations in contracts, vi
cious plans of Molly Maguires, and or
ganized strikes are not steadily pro-
crossing.
Let the treatment of public affairs be
allOpathic and on the heroic plan
Purge, bleed, and lop off the diseased
parts, and let the young blood of hon
est administration complete the cure.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-08-10
The Bennington Celebration.

Whether the attendance at the Cen
tennial celebration at Bennington, next
week, will equal the expectations of the
Bennington people, who are talking
about a crowd of hundred thousand
strangers on the 18th and 10th, may be
a question but there is no doubt at all
that it will be one of the most notable
of the Centennial gatherings, and in
numbers and interest it will doubtless
rival the Massachusetts Centennial, of
last year, at Lexington and Concord.
The time of the year, when the severe
heats of the summer are commonly
past, while the weather is still warm
and fine, is propitious. The interest of
the occasion extends over and will draw
visitors from wide region of New Eng
land and New York. The President of
the United States, with more of his
Cabinet than have accompanied him on
any occasion outside of Washington,
will be there. More Governors of States
will be together than ever assembled.
The military display will be very i'm
posing. The OratiOns by Pres. Bartlett
and Hon. Daniel Roberts will doubtless
be full of patriotic and centennial fire.
The gathering of Vermont's veterans of
the war for the Union will be larger
than has as yet taken place, or will be
likely to again. And all in all the Oc-
casiOn will be most notable one, in
the history of ouI State; and all patriotic
VermOnteIs will want to be there.-Fret
Press
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-08-10
Strike Notes.

Gov. Hartranft of Pennsylvania has
issued an order relieving the militia
from further service. The committee
of safety of Pittsburg request the sec
rotary of war that force be kept at
the Allegheny arsenal permanently, to
be always ready to quell riots.
The postmaster general has issued an
order expressing thanks to his employees
who have faithfully performed their
duty i'll the riotous districts the past
month.
One of the ringleaders in last weeks
riots has been sentenced at Cincinnati
to pay a $500 fine, receive 30 days i'm
prisonment, and give IA bond of $500 to
behave in the future. In Chicago, eight
men have been sentenced to terms OF
imprisonment ranging from two to four
months, and Il fine of $50 each, the i'm =
prisOnment to continue until the fines
are paid.
The directors of the Pennsylvania
road have passed a vote of thanks t.
the mayor of Philadelphia, also to its
loyal men.
Donohue, the HCrnellsville striker
now i'll Ludlow street jail, New York
city, has Gen. Roger A. Pryor for coun.
sci, and talks as if he was going to make
legal fight on his case.
The strikers on the Pittsburg brancl
of the Baltimore and Ohio road are
sending threatening letters and shoot
ing at men on the trains.
Tom Scott has asked that the county
commissioners at Pittsburg settle the
claims for the losses by the fires, etc.
but they refused, holding that the coun
ty is not liable.
The stOne-cutters of the new Parlia
ment buildings at Quebec have struck
the contractors having decided to pay
20 cents Il foot, instead of 81 so pc
day, while the men demand 40 cents
which they claim to be about equal t,
the present wages.
The special police at Cleveland dis
banded Saturday. All the men 90 {,
work there in the railway shops again
IL would not Ice at all surprising i
the determination of the Baltimore an,
Ohio railroad To- do its own eNprez
business we're to bring alsnnt -. ...,,,,
,-..--,,,.r- WIN lts employees The sta
tt'h aA'hAN taht h-th Tue agents nt thi
/ ,s-,,----.s--- -,...ss4.-anY and @eslh ~ With
draWal they lose quite handsome AL
dition to their regular paw. The rail
road COMPANY eau hardly expect tina
they will turu 81 willingly aud do f.
the railroad company. without addi
uoual compensation, the work fo
which they have hitherto been paid ~
the express Compaay. Aud set a.,
previous course q this company towar,
e. employees u sufficient warrant Ia
anticipating such demand ~ this.
Daring the strike Ia Albany. Will,
Coroner titzbrnry 0f that city. Who /
a member of the BurgesSe- corps. va
guarding the western eud ct the upI,c
railroad bridge, q man attempted 4,
pass the guard. The coruner command
ed the intruder tG halt. who vii
stop ne from going over this bridv. 2
asked the man. Il WILL said the cor
oner. "Would you stop the likes a
nae, who voted Tor you Tor coroner 2
The coroner replied II ana put her,
Ia shoot, aud get s:D for a corpse
II you dou't leave III pat balle
through yOu." The constituent With
drew.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-08-10
Extra Session of the Legislature.

The following document explains
itself:
BENNINGTON, Vt, July %, 1877.
At a meeting of the Bennington Bat
tie Monument Association regularly held
this day, the following resolutions were
passed unanimously:
Resolved, That His Honor the Lieu
tenant Governor, President of the Sen
ate, and the Honorable Speaker of the
House of Representatives of the State
of Vermont, be invited to request the
members of their respective bodies to
hold an informal meeting of the Legis-
lature, at Bennington, on the 10th of
August next, to aid in extending the
courtesies properly due the Legislatures
of New Hampshire and Massachusetts
from the Legislature of Vermont, the
former having accepted the invitation
of the latter to join in the celebration
of the battle of Bennington on that day g,
rs their guests.
KeSOIued, That the Secretary be di-
rected to communicate the above to the
officers named therein, and to state in
his correspondence that the Legislature
is not expected to be the guest of the
Association, but is requested to aid that
body in acting the part of host.
a true copy of Record,
CHAs NJ. BLISS, Secretary.
The Lit. Governor and Speaker hav-
ing approved the above, the following
order is issued
BENNINGTON, Aug, 9th.
The Executive Committee of the
Vermont Centennial Commission would
inform the members of the Vermont
Legislature that accommodations are
provided for them in body, in tents
covering about twelve each, at the rate
of $3.50 per day, board included. 1t.
Governor Proctor and others have sig
nitied their intentions of awaiting them
selves of these arrangements. The
Legislature of New Hampshire will be
provided for in similar manner, in
close proximity to that of Vermont.
Each member is requested to signify
by return mail his intention in regal
to being present.
HENRY G. Roof,
| for the Committee
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-08-10

A Nouth nauisd Ruuicr, vaz i..f.........ll
-. ., = worcester, Mass, merchant.
aud taken into MS rWVfs'y- : ~ -rtr1--1
day. being sent Ia the bank by his en-
ployer to deposit a $500 check, Rumery
saissi 10 o. $3.50. g"t !, ea-iiod, and
.'lit out To Montreal with q diSreputa-
bic woman. After be- had speut s;HB
ca her, she guaueled with him, ant,
confidcd to che wife OF oLe Atwood.
otherwise known a. Cheeky Bill, that
Rumefy Rad a good deal of money, and
proposed that Atwood should work
him and divide with bet. Atwo,-d fol-
lowed Rumery to North Hayerhill. y
H., aud by pretending that he was an
officer sent Ia arrest him. worked gu
be isar-, aud got 2.;BO0 cat If him.
which Atwood kept, without sharing
With the woman, who thereup0n dis
closed the whole transaction to the de-
tectiyes. They succeeded Ia arresting
Atwood. at Hartford. Conn, last week
aud Tracked RameTy to PompanoOsuc.
ia the town Of Norwich, VI, where he
was arrested aud taken Ia Worcester.
The ofsicers recovered only s36l of the
money from Atwood aud got little cr
none ffom Rnmery, who maintains that
be gave : ,Usi 30 the girl aud all the
rest that be had not spent 90 the bogus
detectives. lie will doubtless have a
term Ia State prison foI robbery.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-08-10
! England States will be on the centen-
RIDAY. AUGUST IL.

England States will be on the centen-
NAL field.
FRIDAY, AUGUST IL.
A parade of the Vermont militia.
The first regiment will be reviewed and
inspected by his excellency Horace
Fairbanks and staff
Adjutant-G General Cilly of Maine
writes to-day that Governor Connors
of that State and full staff will attend.
The Vermont authorities have provided
ample police regulations. The commit
tee on entertainment has accommOda-
tions for $4,000 people, and fully that
number are expected.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-08-10
Fires, and Loss of Life.

The cottage and stable of DR.. Tubbs
of Manchester and cottage of B. A. KIM
ball of Concord at Straw's Point, Rye
Beach, were burned Saturday afternoon,
and several other cottages were damag-
ed. Henry Groves, a young man OF
Concord, who had gone over from Foss's
beach to dine with exGOv. Straw's fam
lily, was burned to death while remov-
ing furniture from the Kimball cottage
money loss $4,000, partly insured.
ANOTHER poor-house, wood
en- building, on the industrial farm OF
the county of Norfolk, province of On
tariO, mile from SimcOe, was burned
Saturday night, and 10 men and z wo-
men persisted, while A other men were
badly burned.
DR.. A. D. Crabtree's house at Jamai-
ca Plain was burned Saturday morning
the doctor hardly escaping through &
window loss $4,000, insured. Crabtret
left St. Johnsbury without paying his
printing bill. Another warning.l
Petering's cigar-box factory at Gin
cinnati was burned Friday, and of p
girls working in the upper stories
persisted, while John Blanchard, thu
engineer, died soon after being rescued
and Henry Mag, 16 years old, undoubt
eddy persisted. Two girls and one man
Isaac Scofield, will probably die. Tn,
fire spread to six frame and one bricl
dwelling, which were destroyed. TIT
loss on the factory is 100000. Mas
lost his life in an effort to save the girl
in the fourth story. His body was fount
in a kneeling position, and with hand
clasped as in prayer.
Seven men were engaged in lining ;
furnace at the Lucy furnace company
works in Pittsburg Friday, working OIL
a scaffold supported by ropes, whel
the ropes took fire from the furnace
and the scatfold fell, precipitating tn
men into the furnace. Julius Hardin;
and Michael Cossack were taken on
dead, and the five others are not expect
ed to recover.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-08-10
for the Committee.

THE Song OF THE NERMONTERS.'
The well known "Song of the Vel
monters," beginning: Ho all to the Dor
ders Vermonters come down, has fire.
quently been attributed to the pen of
John G. Whittier. In reply to letter
from Mr.. Daniel Roberts of Burlington,
Mr.. Whittier writes the following reply
relative to that early production
OAK KNOLL, DANvERs, Mass,
Doth 9TH mo-, 1877.
Dear Friend The ''SOng of Yer
monters' was written in 1888 OF 4, and
WAS an attempt at literary mystitica-
ton hardly eXcusable even in a young
writer. | was curious to see if it could
be received as an old-time productiin.
1t was printed in Buckingham's NeU
England MGgosine, and remained I'M
suspected for nearly a quarter OF cen
fury. How it was ut last discovered as
mine | cannot conceive, as | had never
owned it. | was early interested in the
history of Vermont, and in Ethan Allen,
whose life and adventures awakened
the enthusiasm even of II Quaker boy,
whose peace principles at that time
were tIaditionary rather THAI the re-
suit of serious confinement. | have
no copy of the poem, and have no cleaI
idea of its character in a literary OIL
ethical point of view. In both respects
! fear it is sadly defective and it is not
without regret that | find the boy,
practical joke still alive aud confront
ing me ia late manhood.
! AM, very truly, thy friend.
JuHN g.. WHITTIER.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-08-10

w We learn that butter shipments
on the P. & o. road, from stations in
this county, during the past week
amounted to between 400 and 500 tubs
This makes large hole in the butter
shipment from st. Albans.-A ABaps
Messenger, 7th.
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and Mrs. Perrin was somewhat mixed
I'M in that affair.

and Mrs. Perrin was somewhat mixed
up in that affair.
WINDHAM COUNTY.
Rev. George Porter of Fremont. Ne
braska, has accepted call to the pas
torate of the Townshend Congregational
church.
The auditors of the Brattleboro Saw
ings Bank, report that during the last
six months the deposits have increased
over $4,000.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
A Springfield lad named Gould, en-
ragged at playmate, threw a large
stone at his head, dangerously wound
ing him. The boy was soon arrested
and tried, but on account of his youth
was let off easily.
John Wild of ROyaltOn, had 81 On
stolen from his house one day last week
A young man by the name of Peck, has
been arrested.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-08-10

MoKE "FRUIrs.r The MississippI
Democrats have nominated GOV. Stone.
AZ the ITarefisr remarks, .'hs has been
faithful Ia the Kcmper county assassins.
aud they rewarded him. They love the
policy, bat they adhere To the solid
SOUTH Explanations are now in order
from the couce-sioa organs. The bali
dozers don't ooDciliate worth cent. -
C0aoOrd M0atfor.
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CANADA,
GovEESNEsr HoUsE,

OfiANAs July -. icE.
Sir 81 have the honor to acknOwl-
edge the reoeip, of your very courteous
communication Of the BIRD instant, GOV
ering AN invitation to me from the
President aud niembers IT the Benning-