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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-11-30

bonds, to terminate all disputes as to
the possibility of floating the new loan
abroad-Neac York Times.
We know by experience how serious
loss has been inflicted upon persons
drawing their incomes from India by
the reduction of the silver value of the
rupee. 1t is a moderate estimate to
state that if silver be Internationally
accepted as "coinn in the United States,
f1000 worth of American bonds will be
reduced in value to ESQ or lesion
don Times.
GENERAL GRANT AS A PROPHET.
just here we will take occasion to say
that General Grant, on the day before
his departure for Europe, predicted that
before the first of February next Mr..
Hayes would be without any respect
able following speaking.
Abiding to the so-called "reformers,"
the General said they had come mighty
near running him, and that no man, who
paid any attention to them could sue
cessfully conduct the affairs of this Gov
ernment. Ulysses, it would seem, is
something of a prophet.-St. Louis Globe
Democrat (Rep.)
The sincerity and honesty of Mr..
Hayes as well as the skill with which
he states his views and purposes, are
admitted by every one who has called
upon him. 1t is impossible for them to
quarrel with him, aud all they can do
is to fall in with the new order of things
and await the results of the Presidents
course in the South.-BostOn Herald
INDY
Hamburg Murderer Butler, who is
hanging around the corridor of the
United States Senate waiting for adj
mission as a senator, and who seems to
think that he has claims on Senator
Patterson for his vote, yesterday made
a sorry exhibition of himself in one of
the corridors of the Senate chamber.
With gush of profanity too gross and
indecent for repetition with vulgarity
such as a slave-driver would use in
commanding his slaves, he babe Senator
Patterson to go into the Senate cham
Der and vote with the democrats. Sen
ator Patterson did as he was babe. We
have no language with which to prop
erly characterize such transaction
Washington National Republican.
The House of Representatives has re-
minded the country of its existence and
its character by passing, by a small ma
.jority, a bill virtually repeating the Re-
sumption Act. 1t is national mis-
fortune thatsuch vote should have been
had, because it will go out to the world
as another attempt on the part of the
lower branch of Congress to break faith
with the nations creditors but here at
home it will be looked upon, when all
its details are considered, as. a hopeful
sign, rather than otherwise.-N. 7.
Tribune.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-11-30
The Steamer Disaster.

WASHINGTON, Nov. "a. Information
was received to-day that the steamer
Huron, with 1874 souls, went ashore this
morning about one o'clock off Life Saw
ing Station No. near Oregon Inlet, on
the North Carolina coast. The wrecking
steamer Resolute was dispatched to her
assistance. Admiral Trenchard sent the
United States steamer Swatara and the
tug Fortune to render assistance. Later
information says she has gone to pieces
under an unusually heavy sea. Many
bodies were washed ashore. Thirty
four were saved.
The storm signals were flying three
days, and it is thought strange that this
warning should have been disregarded.
There was fierce storm raging all last
night along the coast, the wind having
blown about 20 miles per hour.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25. The cause
was thick weather and fresh gale di-
rectly on shore. The fore and aft sails
were set; the reef foresail and mainsail
were carried away the jib staysail was
bent and the fore stormstaysail was
struck between l and 1:30 A. NJ. The
boats washed from the boats davits
were lowered first with the cutter, which
swamped about ten minutes later.
Lieut.. Palmer was drowned about the
time the Captain was. The living saw
ed themselves by swimming ashore.
There was no aid from shore except
when near the beach. The men-of- war
Powhattan and Swatara and the brig
Fortune are anchored abreast of the
wreck. Flag communication was OPEN
ed with them through the steamer D.
& j. Baker. No assistance can be rem
dered from the steamer, as the surf is
still very heavy.
KITTY HAWK, Nov. 25-6 Pm. The
Huron has broken up to-day, and only
a fragment lies submerged within 200
yards from the shore. Eight bodies
only were washed ashore. Four bodies
can be seen dashed to the bowspIit, nam
ed Almon Davis, Charles Corson, Thos
Armstrong and Charles Porter.
No bodies of the officers can be
found. Paymaster Saunders was not
saved only Ensign Lucien Young,
Master w. II. Conway, Assistant En-
gineer R. G. Dewiug, and Cadet En-
gineer E. L. Warburton. Mr.. Young is
hurt about the legs, and several seamen
are slightly injured. They are nearly
all naked. The saved are distributed
about the life saving stations along the
beach.
The wires work badly and details
cannot be sent safe by boat. The cap
tain of schooner says he saw the
Huron Friday at P. NJ, heading east
northeast with her fore and aft sails
set; the wind blowing furiously from
the southeast. This was the last seen
or heard of the vessel until reported
ashore at LAO P. NJ, head on, with fore
mast and maintOpmast gone and her
sails blown away.
Captain Guthrie, lost from the surf
boat this afternoon, was an enthusiast
in organizing life saving crews. He
distinguished himself in the trouble with
China, and served with credit in the
Confederate navy. He leaves a wife
and children in Portsmouth.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-11-30
Public Opinion.

If few members of Congress, whose
names will readily suggest themselves,
would slip into the House between
sherry and champagne and vote occa-
sionally, their constituents would feel
profoundly grateful for the favor.-Cin-
cinnati Enquirer (Dem.)
1t is quite amusing to notice how per-
sistent the so-called independent papers
urge that General Grant be appointed
to the Berlin Mission. Keep cool, gen
tlemen, General Grant wants and will
accept no Office unless asked by the
people to fill Pittsburg CONNER
cial (Rep.)
1t is certainly not to the credit of the
Republican party that such men were
ever connected with it, but then it must
be borne in mind that parties are like
the best of families, and must have such
very black sheep as Patterson and Con-
over have shown themselves to be.-N.
Y. Commercial Advertiser
If the Government stamps 4l2s grains
of silver with the words zone Dollar
and forces them upon the people when
they are at per cent discount with
gold and over per cent. below green
backs, it stamps a lie upon the coin and
legalizes cheat and fraud upon those
whom it forces to accept it.-Dubuque
Times (Rep.)
The silver bill at the present time is
no greater piece of folly and demagog-
ism than the initiation BILL To-day only
handful of men could be found in the
country who would approve that meas
ure. At that time it was as popular in
the West as the silver mania is supposed
to be to-day. Defeat the silver bill,
and in six months men will wonder at
themselves that they ever favored it.
Like other distempers, the silver mania
will fall away and will only cause tenn
porary injury, if it is met with heroic
treatment at some stage of its progress.
| -FOst0n Journal.
1t is favorite saying in the West
that the East has all the gold, and,
therefore, it was necessary to pass the
silver bill. Well, what then 7 When
this bill becomes law, silver dollar is
90 cents, and gold dollar is 100 cents,
SO that whoever holds l3 gold dollars
can buy IA dollars and cents in silver
If the East has all the gold, it has all
the gain. Taken as whole, the silver
bill is about the stupidest piece of legis-
lation we have ever heard of. The sill
yer dollar is of considerably less value
than the much abused greenback.-
Boston Pilot.
/ We should be good deal further of
from the payment of our debts with .
silver dollar worth 90 cents than with
/ the greenback worth 81 cents, and we
should have trouble epOuph in findinf
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-11-30
Patterson in a Bad Plight.

The case of Senator Patterson is pit
liable, the more so because it is believed
ON good authority that he has received
no positive assurance that he will Sc
cure any reward for his political apos-
tacy. He is in the position of drown
ing man catching at straws. He hopes
that in return for delivering the control
of the Senate over to the Democrats
they will be grateful enough to put
their party machinery in motion and
save him from the penitentiary. But
it is now reported he has no positive
promise that they will do so from any
one who will be able to fulfill it.
General M. c. Butler, is understood
to have assured Senator Patterson that,
in return for his vote in the Senate,
through which General Butler expects
to secure seat in that body, he will do
what lies in his power to save the Sen
ator from the penalty of his crimes.
But General Butler might not be able
to do so. 1t is not understood, that he
himself asserts that he will. The Dem
ocratic party of South Carolina is not
so united that either Governor Hamp-
ton or the prosecuting officers in that
State will be certain to act upon the
request or suggestions of General M. C.
Butler.
1t is notorious fact that the Democ-
racy of South Carolina is divided into
two factions, one following the lead OF
Governor Hampton, and the other that
of Generals Butler and Gary. The
former is the more liberal in its tenden-
cies the latter includes the extreme
BOurbonism of the State. An exceed
ingly exciting and holly contested
struggle between these two factions oc-
CURED in the Legislature during its last
session, and the quarrel, which has
been in progress in the party ever since
Mr.. hamberlain retired from the con-
test for the Governorship, has by no
means been healed. One outgrowth OF
this controversy is GOODNESS between
Governor Hampton and his friends, and
General Nj. c. Butler and those who
follow his standard. The former, it is
reported, is DESTROYS of securing a seat
in the United States Senate himself,
and would prefer that General Buffers
claim should be rejected provided Mr.,
COrbin should not be admitted) and a
new election should thus be made nee
essary in the State. In this event,
Governor Hampton would be a promi-
nent candidate, and General M. G. But
Ter might not find it so easy to carry
the Legislature as he did when the
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-11-30
Personal Items.

Lieut.. Governor Proctor of Rutland,
will spend the winter travelling in the
South.
Col. Thomas H. Halsey, late pay
master U. S. A, died in Brooklyn, the
10Th. He paid more of the Vermont
troops in the war than any other pay
master.
Ex-Congressmen C. w. Willard and
his family have left Montpelier for Hot
Springs, Ark, to spend the winter.
Col H. d. Hopkins was again visited
by paralytic stroke, while on visit
to his brother in Burlington, last week,
and was in critical condition. The
latest intelligence was more hopeful.
Rev. James P. Stone, late of High
gate, is temporarily at West Randolph,
one of his former fields of labor.
Rev. j. NJ. Duglue, so long the pastor
of the St. Augustine (Catholic) church,
Montpelier, is at his native place in
France, with his sister, and does not
seem to be gaining at all in strength.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-11-30
The Railroad War.

A new phase of the war between the
Southeastern and Passumpsic railroads
opened Saturday night with the arrest
at Newport of all the hands of the
Southeastern train from Montreal, on
complaint of State-Attorney Rowell, for
illegally running the train over the road
leased by the Passumpsic company
The Passumpsic managers claim that
they hold a valid lease of the South
eastern line, by which one-quarter OF
the gross earnings we're to go to the
payment of interest due the Passumpsic
on loans of $3.50, 600; the balance, il
any, going to the Southeastern. Dur
ing this lease the rent has fallen $50,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-11-30
The o. s. Senate Democratic.

When all the seats are filed, the U.
S. Senate consists of rs members be-
sides the Vice President. There are
now three contested seats, one for South
Carolina and two for Louisiana. Of
the 70 Senators admitted to the body,
80 were elected as Republicans, "a as
Democrats, and one, Judge Davis of
Illinois, is independent. II the three
contested seats should be given to the
Democratic contestants, the Democrats
would have 81 votes, and if Judge
Davis should vote with them, there
would be tie. In this case, the Re-
publican Vice President would have a
casting vote.
In this close balance of parties, a test
case becomes very exciting. In the
case of Gen. M. C. Butler of South Car
DINA, (of Hamburg massacre fame),
who contests seat in the Senate, SEN
ators Patterson of S. c. and Conover of
Florida, both elected as Republicans,
went over to the Democrats. This
gave that party a majority in the Sen
ate, for the first time in Is years.
Senator Patterson is now under in
dictment for bribery in South Carolina,
and it is supposed of course that he
hopes to escape the penitenitiary by
selling himself to Gen. Butler and his
party. Whether he succeeds in this
remains to be seen. The fact however
remains, that on party vote the U. S.
Senate went Democratic last Friday.
Now let us see how their organs will
treat these carpet-bag senators.
Of the significance of this case, and
the means brought to bear, much light
is let in by the following paragraph
from the Washington correspondence
of the N. Y. Tribune of Saturday:
One of the most interesting features
of the scene in the Senate to-day was
the presence of General M. G. Butler,
of South Carolina, and the part he took
in the management on the Democratic
side. During nearly all of che hour
when the voting was going on he was
either sitting at one of the desks among
his political associates, or passing from
one to another, and apparently con-
sulting with them in regard to the pro-
gress of the contest. On several Occa
sions Senator Patterson was noticed to
be speaking with him as though he was
receiving instructions how he should
proceed. A Senator reports having
overheard an order given by M. c. But
Ter to Mr.. Patterson in one of the cloak
rooms during the progress of roll call.
The former is reported to have asked
the latter, with an oath, why he was in
the cloak room, aud to have directed
him to go out into the chamber, and to
vote on the right side, too. Mr.. But
ler's presence was remarked by all the
Republican Senators, and the belief
that direct bargain had been made
between him and Patterson made them
more than ever unwilling that he should
obtain seat in the Senate.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-11-30

A HEAVY AwARD.-The joint fish
cries Commission, lately in session at
Halifax, has awarded $780, 900 to
Great Britain for fishery privileges Civ
en- the United States under the treaty
of Washington. The decision is an as
constituent to this country. The COM
mission consisted of the Belgian minis
ter at Washington, A. t. Gait, the Ca
madam, and Judge Kellogg of this coun-
try. This award settles the matter fol
ten years, six of which have already
passed. 1t will take all the General
award which is left to settle this little
bill.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-11-30
ST. NICHOLAS FOR 1878.

Besides Miss Alcotts serial for Girls and the three
serials for Boys, to follow each other in rapid sue
cession, will contain a short serial story by inc
author of 1.-The Schonbergcotta Family" and an an
article, "Around The World In A Yacht, Boysl
has been promised by brilliant writer, now on
the actual tour of the world in his own yaenL
There will be contributions by Daughter OF the
Famous Peter Farley and letter to Young AM
orleans by George Macdonald.
The HOW" Series of instructive papers Dy va,
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books HOW they mine coal HOW to enjoy your
selves at home; HOW to be an agreeable guest'
HOW to entertain company; HOW to be eai III
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house; HOW India rubber is gathered; H0W
matches are made HOW money is made i lOH
mackerel are caught; HOW they laid the Atlai ~
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Day among the Welsh Castles, Easter III Ho1
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Kitty was Lost in Turkish Bazaar, m 4ann
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'Jack-in-the- Pulpit young Contributors .t F
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The four bound volumes of St Nlehoias ~ ~ and
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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-11-30
A Great Storm.
A STEAMER WRECKED AND 100 LIVES
LOST.

STEAMER WRECKED AND lUU LIVES
LOST.
The storm of Friday and Saturday
was of terrific power in North Carolina,
Virginia and Maryland, as well as other
parts of the Southern and Middle States,
and great damage is reported from all
sections, though fortunately no loss of
life is announced. At Richmond the
flood is the severest ever known, eclips-
ing even the noted one of 1870, and the
estimated loss of property already
reaches between one and two millions
of dollars. The Dan and Big Sandy
rivers have formed one stream and
swept away nearly all the property up
on their banks. At Lynchburg, Va,
six miles of railroad bridges are report
ed destroyed, and from Harper's Ferry,
Great Falls and other points come ac-
counts of similar disasters. The storm
was terribly severe in Chesapeake Bay,
but no disasters are yet reported.
LOSS OF U. S. STEAMER.
The loss is reported of the US. steam
er Huron and of the lives of Commander
Ryan and 100 of his crew off Oregon
Inlet, N. c., on Saturday. A fierce
storm was ranging along shore at the
time of the disaster, and the general
impression is that the vessel was caught
on lee shore, that her engines, before
mistrusted, failed her, and she was
caught and beaten to pieces. She had
only been out twelve hours when the
disaster occurred, and as she struck
two miles out from shore it was impOs-
sible to render any assistance. The
Huron was comparatively new iron
vessel, having been built in 1875, and
certainly ought to have been sea-
worthy 1t has been suggested that the
Captain was blameworthy in setting
sail when the storm signal had been
flying for three days, but dispatches
show that he acted under peremptory
orders. Another disaster closely tread
ing upon the heels of the first is the
wreck of the surf boat of the wrecking
steamer B. & j. Baker, which was
swamped in attempting to land and five
men out of it's crew of nine were
drowned.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-11-30

Of the story element the brightest feature is the
beginning of the serial by Miss AlcOtt, Gu
titled Under The Lilacs" with illustrations by
Mary Hallock Foote.
The Christmas Number contains also the open
ing of new Serial Story for Boys, tale of tropi-
cal life, by Gustavus Frankenstein entitled 'TOw-
er-Mountain, admirably illustrated by the artists
Moran and Kelly; Portrait of Miss Aleott
with sketch of her life; several poems by Two
Carol tset to music); and half dozen complete
short stories, bright, funny, exciting and pathetic
&C., sc.
The New Cover is by the English Artist Waltz
Crane,-the famous designer of 1.-THE Baby's Ope
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-11-30
The Silver Scheme swindle.

The scheme before Congress, known
as the Bland Silver Bill, and which
passed the House by vote of 1853 to 81,
provides Q) that there shall be struck
at the United States minis new coin
weighing four hundred and twelve and
one half grains, containing nine parts
of pure silver and one part of alloy, and
stamped as one dollar; (2) that this
coin shall count as one dollar in trade
and in the payment of all debts, unless
there is a special contract that the debts
shall be paid in something else and (3)
that any person owning silver, from the
virgin metal fresh from the Nevada
mines down to the furnished knee
buckles of our ancestors, may take that
silver to the United States mints and,
substantially at the Governments ex-
pense, have it coined into these dollars.
At the present writing, this bill has
not passed the Senate, and even if it
passes that body, it is believed the
President will veto it. But the large
majority by which this bill passed the
House, nearly all the Western and
Southern members voting for it, shows
the danger the country is in. The re-
peal of the Resumption Act on Friday
by the House, although by small ma.
jority, only enforces this fear.
The argument of Mr.. Bland of Mis-.
souri, for his bill, shows the peril into
which the country has fallen by reason
of the initiation craze. Said Mr.. Blanc
to delegation of New York bankers
who went to Washington to oppose the
scheme: "You bankers had better TAKE
my advice, and accept my bill, for
warn you, that unless this bill becomes
law, we will come to the next Con
gress, and, as with a sponge, we vii
wipe out all your bonds" In othe
words, he threatened to plumber then
of their whole fortunes if they did no
quietly submit to the theft of eigh
cents on every dollar of bonds. Whel
it comes down to the argument o
s'Your money or your life,n it is tim
for the country to wake up to tn
enormity of the transaction.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-11-30
~ The Golden Rule for Thanksgiv.

w The Golden Rule for Thanksgiv-
ing week will contain the first of Mr..
Murray's new series of Adirondack
Tales: "John Norton's Thanksgiving
Party" The current number contains
an announcement of reduction from
$3.50 to $1.75 in price to all subscribers
before January LIST. Mr.. Murray's idea
is to abolish agents, avoid premiums,
and do away with special clubs-mak-
ing the paper its own canvasser and
premium, and giving all subscribers the
equal benefits of club rates at the lowest
price-which is now extraordinarily
cheap for paper of this character. 1t
is decidedly new departure in religious
and literary journalism, and the result
will be watched with interest.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-11-30
- GORGE q FRvE,s EsTATE.

~ GORGE G. FRYE'S ESTATE.
VI STATE OF VERMONT, Essex DISTRICT, Il in and
In Probate Court holden at West Concern - 1871
for said district the 9th day of Nov a. the es-
Mrs. Lucella S. Frye, administering o1 IN said
tate of George G. Frye, late of Concorut 60 said
district, deceased, makes application tate " Of
court for license to sell all of the real G rever
said deceased including homestead ana al that the
sionary interest in the Same representing that ali
sale thereof would be for the best interests VI -"
concerned therein. 40. said
application be referred to a session thereoi said
held at the Probate Office in Guildhall III D.
district ON the 18th day of December, a. ia
1871 for hearing and decision thereon, anu ~ no.
further ordered that all persons interesIeu "a al.
titled hereof by publication OF notee % success.
plication and order thereon three weeks s u5
ively in the Caiedonian printed at St tSnss
and which circulates in the neighoornoott at they
interested before said time of hearing t9a they
may appear at said time and place ana 'n''
see cause object thereto. .,,,,e,,oDDr Tndge.
true copy of Record, Attest, -
WM II. HARTSHORNI Juose'