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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-05-04
State News.

If the young man who sat in the chair
where lady had left dish of maple
sugar to cool at the festival the other
evening, will return the saucer. he will
save himself further Interruption
Bradford Opinion.
Col. Carroll 5. Page of Hydepark, has
been appointed Il member of the eXecu-
tive committee of the Bennington ecu
tennlal commission, in place OF Gen. ?.
Z. Pitkin of Montpelier, who declined
on account of i'll health. The commit
tee Will have a meeting at an early day.
The strike of the weavers in the Ben
nington WOODEN mills is ended, they re-
turning to their looms at the old prices.
After consulting with Messrs. Fisher in
New York, Superintendent Robinson
gave them one hour to either resume
work at the old prices per yard or move
out OF the houses. The result OF the
strike is that the Overseers lose the ad-
vanced wages first offered them iOI
weaving heavier goods.
The lumber mill of Smith & Wilbur
of Montgomery, Franklin county, was
set on fire Thursday morning OF last
week, 10y an employee, and from S5OO 10
81 ,OOO worth of the machinery was de-
stroyed. The iDcendiary was arrested
Mr.. Lewis p. Thayer, newspaper pub
Usher at West Randolph, whose Office
was recently destroyed by fire, has pu!-
chased new material and started buSi-
ness again. He has consolidated us
three papers, the Chelsea Post, the eI-
mont News, and the Green Mountain
Herald, into one paper, under the tue
OF the Herald and News.
Rev. p. B. Fisk, pastor of the Con-
gregational church at Springfield j.
holding a series of open air meetings at
Weatherstield Bow, the Episcopal 50,
cIety having refused to open their chuT'"
editice to him.
The statistics of the port of NewpoI'
IN relation to Canadian importation
show that the manufacture of cheese Is
extensively carried on along the line o.
the Grand Trunk Railroad. During
February 60 car loads were received,
containing 25,7I9 boxes or I,3l3,'H
pounds.
Rev. William Sewall of Norwich llaS
accepted the call of the church at L''
Teton, Mass.
There are now living at the Bridge
water poor-farm house the fOllOWluT
named aged people: Allen Brown, age"
100 years last January VIM. ID. Al
wood, aged 80 years; Mrs. Tucker, ageu
90 years. A healthy place.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-05-04
The Southern Hotel Fire.

According to the verdict of the cOro-
mated in the stOreroom, (another name
for the liquor rQOm), from some I'M
known cause, and its destructiveness
was owing to the baggage elevator act
ing as tiue to carry the smoke and
flames to every part of the hotel. The
architects provisions for extinguishing
fire were sufficient, but the hotel pro-
prietors had never made them ready for
use with hose and pipe, and never
taught anybody their use. They do
not censure them for telling people
falsely there was no danger, for it is
not certain that anybody's life was lost
on that account. But they do blame
them fol having no hose and pipe, no
fire drill, no Waterman in the basement
filled with intiammables), no gong for
alarming the house, no eXertiOn to wake
guests on the night of the fire. The
most noticeable recommendation are
placed as far apart as possible, and that
elevators should be closed autOmatical-
ly or otherwise as the platform goes up
or down; that storerooms, wine cellars,
carpenter shops, ETC., should be made
fire proof and carefully watched day
and night; that no gas meter should be
allowed inside of such building, and
that none of the size of the largest one
in the Southern Hotel should he per-
mitted at all that in all large cities the
duties of building inspectors should in
clude the inspection of all appliances
for eXtinguishing fires, and see that the
men employed in their management he
efficiently drilled.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-05-04
Phair Reprieved.

The second reprieve of Phair by the
Governor does not settle the question
of his guilt or innocence, nor will it
satisfy only portion of the public.
We have no means of knowing how
public sentiment is divided, but have
an impression that only small portion
of those who know the man and the
circumstances of the crime, believe that
he can he innocent. Nevertheless, if
there is "a shadow of doubt in the case,
the public generally will be very willing
to have the courts try him again. But
so far as we can learn, they are dis
gusted with this trial 10y newspapers,
which has been going on for some five
or six weeks. Two or three men have
been securing the state, sending dis
patches from Rutland, st. Adams and
st. Johnsbury, which purpOrted to be
the sentiment of the community, but
which in reality were only the desires
of these BOhemians themselves. The
puDllc SeneIallS Will be SIdu 10 nave So
important case transferred to the
courts.
1t may not he generally known that
the Governor has received petitions
asking for this reprieve, from prominent
citizens in Rutland, st. Adams, Yer
gennes, Castleton, Bellows Falls, Wind
sOr, Northfield, Bethel and Chester.
These petitions were signed by such
men us EX-Gov. Page, Judges Dunton
and Prout, Col. Veazey, Hon. F. E.
Woodbridge, Hon. w. c. Smith, and
many other well known men of the
or. ta
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-05-04
Good Advice from Mr.. Moody.

In talking to the reformed men on
Friday, Mr.. Moody made great point
of their going to work-of being indus
trious and earning their bread by the
sweat of their face. Among other things
he said ''It you are offered money or
food without work, do not take it.
There was one good thing about the
prodigal, he would not beg and he
would not steal. He would not even
take the husks that were meant for the
swine. That is the kind of men we
want now. If you will not beg or steal,
men will respect and help yOu. What
we want to-day is true men, and if peo-
pie find that you are true man they
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-05-04
The Reprieve of Phair.
THE OFFICIAL DOCUMENT.
STATE OF VERMONT, EXECUTIVE CHAMBER,
ST JoHNsBURY Nav , 1877.

STATE OF VERMONT, EXECUTIVE CHAMBER
ST. JoHNsBURY, May ,, 1877.
To S. W. StimsOn:
Sheriff of Windsor County,:
By the authority vested in me as
Governor of the State of Vermont, you
are hereby commanded to delay the
execution of the sentence of death upon
John p. Phair, now in State Prison at
Windsor, until the first Friday of April
A. D., 1879, between the same hours of
tile day named in the warrant which
YOU now hold for his execution.
HORACE FAIRBANKS, Governor.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-05-04

THE EMMA MINE SU1T.-The long
lawsuit which has been in progress for
three or four months in New York.
ended on Saturday in verdict for the
defendants, Hon. T. w. Park and Gen.
H. H. Baxter. Their case was very
ably managed by their COUNSEL, Hon.
E. j. Phelps and Hon. L. E. Chitten-
den; and there is no doubt that the re-
suit reached is in accordance with the
law, the facts and the equities of the
case.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-05-04

will make room for you. 1t may be a
hard chance to get the first footing, but
hold right on. God will help you. He
can do it,"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-05-04
The Eastern War.
THE CAUSES WHICH LED TO AN APPEAL
TO ARMS.


TO ARMS.
The beginning of the strife which
eliminated last week i'll Il declaration
of war and an invasion of Turkey by
Russia, dates back to 1874. Late in
that year Il dispute between some 1.-THE
farmers and some Christian peasants in
Herzegovina resulted in petty con-
test, which continued until in JANUARY.
1878, the peasants fled to Montenegro.
At the request of the Prince of the lat
ter country, the Governor of HerZe-
govina offered the fugitives amnesty
and they started to return home, but
were stopped on the frontier by Turk
ish troops and several were killed. The
remainder were exposed to outrage,
their dwellings were burned, and sew
eral were put to death. From this be-
ginning the contest spread, and us
Sumed II political tone and by June Il
rebellion was we'll under way, the
peasants being encouraged by Servia
Foul outrages and atrocious murders
were committed by both sides. Two
months later the European cabinets
sent consular agents to confer with the
Insurgents, but failed to obtain prom
ises of peace, us the latter would not
lay down their arms until assured of
protection against the Agas and Zap
tiehs, relieved from excessive taxation
and forced labor on the roads. given
justice III the corrupt courts, and, to
sum up, released from the condition of
slavery i'll which they were held, and
to escape which they were willing to
emigrate, if Il territory were set aside
for them. The Porte sent Safvet Pasha
as commissioner to hear their COM
plants, and he was liberal in promises
of reform, giving in September, 1875, a
pledge, approved 10y an Imperial HIATT,
that there should he no mOIe arbitrary
or veXatious acts, that justice should
be given those who had been wronped
and that all persons uniustly imprisoned
should be released. The insurgents re-
fused to listen to these offers, and on
Oct. III and Dec. ID, more liberal re-
forms were promised by the Porte, in
Guiding AN abandonment of arrears of
taxes, representation in the administra-
ton councils, etc. Still the rebels per
sisted and their enterprises extended.
aided, covertly, by Servia and Mon
tenegrO.
THE ANDRASSY NOTE.
In the meantime, Russia, Germany
and Austria took counsel together. and
Count Andrassy was instructed to state
their common views. The famous
"Andrassy note" was made public i'm
December, 1875, and proposed system
of reforms, establishing complete re-
| inriu
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-05-04

Now is the time fol- the young man
out OF business to get out Il war map.
The insane wife of james Hood Of
North Weare, n. H., was left at home
by her husband Sunday, III charge OF
their son, 10 years old, when she killed
the boy with in TX, and then hung her
self in an out-building.
The Dartmouth college students have
presented eX-President Smith with an
elegant desk, Office lounging chair, with
foot-rest and ebony book rest, the whole
costing 1865.
A boy named Charles Cork, who wa,
arrested at FarmiugtOn, n. H.. Sunday
for setting fires, has confessed that he
killed Susan Hanson at BrOoktield about
two years ago, and was hired to do it
by one Buzzell for $500. Buzzell him
self was tried for the murder at the
time, and was acquitted. He will be
arrested ut once.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-07-14
news Of the Day.

\ dispatch from Brownsville, Texas, says
that Gen. Caoaes and Gen. DeVin have had
conference and HAD 60 difficulty 10 coming to
an understanding in relation to suppressing
raids. They agreed that they could render tie
passage of the troops from one side to the other
unnecessary b. Gischarging their respective
duties. Canses thinks that the publication OF
the order of the Secretary of War to Gen. Ord
without notice to Mexico was dlsrespecttul to
the Disz government, but he valves that and
will cooperate with our authorities 10 any way
necessary to Insure peace and order. 1t IS the
general OPTION 10 Texas that Escobedo will set
on foot 20 expedition to invade Mexico 10 the
Interests OF LerGo.
There vas au application made, yesterday,
for en- poyment 10 The Government Printing
Once, in Washington, by lady who had been
raised in affiuence was an excellent musician,
and had mastered several languages. Superln'
tcndcnt Defrecs told the lady that he had no
work iu his Office BETTING one OF her attain,
ments, when, with tears in her eyes. she SAID
that she was willing to do any mental service,
even if it were scrubbing the floors 20 that she
might earn 40 honest living. This incident
ser yes to illustrate the amount Of poverty and
wrclchrIGcss ia aud around Washington.
4 dashlng array officer OF hne address and
handsome face has eloped with young vile
and mother, she being the daughter OF proml-
| ncut gentlemen and au old resident OF Wash
lug;0n, and but three years married to the low
deserted husband. Their home was 10 all out
! ward appearances one of the happlest, charm:
ing house, furnished in exquisite taste, and
adorned with the countless luyuries that wealth
alone can 0btalD
Miss Mary Amney Gardiner, ia the 10Th
year Of her az, aud her brother, the Hon. John
Z. Gardiner, upwards If seventy years OF age
! OF Charles county, Maryiaai, died, the former
90 Wednesday, and The latter IN Saturday, OF
| last week
Extensive arrangements are being made iol
:. grand funeral Of the OranGcman Killed IL
Montreal last Thursday. Tie cor0ucr's iaVes
| tigaiion Of llc .asc was adjourned day Until
| Monday
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-07-14
Iron Interests OF virginia

10 The editor Of the Alexandria Ga:e,a
A letter received, dated Pittsburg, l., In.
9Th, from the Corresponding Secretary sri
Treasurer Of the National Cooperative y :
NJ. Colonization Association, states thu. >;
committee, Messrs. Einton aud AI;xs,iI.
have made their report, and express !hers.,.'
pleased with their visit % I'ireiS;o. a. =.
generous ana bospi;able kiod1ess received :,,.'
the citizens 10 our section Of the State II :,
writes
"The committee have reported e,yo,q,,,
upon the Virginia ore lands The H5.ri =;
Directors will DOT meet until Jur l1,h I,,
the work will be pushed '''S'
This cooperation enterprise is ucw u.,;o,.,
iDdustri al movement 1t is 10 the ham! # ,ir'
practical honorable ue1. Messrs. l.Dl.a ~.
Alexander are nov kDown at AIex.aiyn -"
will only give here he name Of .uo,h. H..
tor, and member Of The committee, on I,..
visit through kentucky aud Tcnue..rs y
official duties I OHIO forced his rcu.n /, =
home and his State duties aliui. 10 Agir.,.
Roy, the Commissioner OF Mines AMI lj|,.
for the State Of Onio. lie is luIiy .aj.".
by DR.. Lesley, the director 81 ihn >r,1.i
logical survey Of l'cuIsylvauia. Tor l. , H.,
ledge, good practical aeu>c, and Ecnr. ~
such men a: the head, With tie ,yai,l.
rich iron Ole deposits, coLurcicI .uu , o..
valuable coal property gu IL, Cane, rya,. H..
Virginia. great aud PHOSPHORUS !u;ut. INK.
anticipated for our mother Of American :,l,...
and for the city OF Alexandria |. +. ,,
within the reach OF The cltlZ.L. Of Won; .......
city to give her 4 fresh AMI yisnryu, ~..,'
change her aucleut arpravau.e aud c,aIHr 4.
10 new ralmeut, and start Ter forward aa =.
road 10 wealth and prosperity. let r,l,.,.
take 40 active lntnrcst Ia his IA ,yrm.q, I,...
is cot single wotkicg man amoAc-' y.ara.
| uatioa who may Got lind /. - his .l.....
invest to the am3un! Of Cuo hare II ,ta,,
the cooperative company, or so. Al! . .,..
number OF your retail merchants ,uairsnag,,..
| mechanics Of c7c:y trade will ti4i il tru.:..
tcrcst to take from two 10 lire or In. -!,..
Of stock 10 this company. Your Hra. T., .g.
uess men can aid 10 seclting III. ,:ul-I H..
| tioo Tor the furnaces, railing mills, .ai n
! co operative establishments, aud 49, l.,..
| their moGcy IN the c1n-!grc,iif. Il the +! .:..
works on sIch a basis - will errY-, {, l.r.
ample security and legal Interest ra rer.f lal..
mcut, and full and equal share 10 ID, r,,.
Of the enterprise, besides rCccSn. tcG, j ,,f..
the Increased value Of the real estate 1 ,tata
The old bulldogs, By the Irliuy OF Gnw ra;a.
! too, will be renovated. new S;ru lNr., y. ..
erected, your street ral!HaY h. rravw .! 3d..
| extended, so a. to al!)ri accommodates l...
! Industrious AMI working N0Nu.al,.2, ".! a..
! business men Of the city. The l.3n'.s IA.
will again he hive Of Industry, atl h,.,,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-07-14
Foreign News.

a London correspondent says: am assured
by statesman high in authority that the Mar
qnis Of Salisbury, Secretary of State for India,
has rendered his resignation To the Queen,
and that Her Majesty has refused TO accept it.
The London Times Paris dispatch says:
According to the best Informed SOURCES the
elections will be held on the 10th of Septem
Der, and the second ballots on the 30th OF tho
same month The chamber will meet on the
Sth OF October. The list OF official candidates,
which has on been settled after much diff
Guilty, seems to comprise go Bouapar,iss, l76
Legitimists and III Orlcanists.
4 correspondent in Berlin reports that the
reception of Gen. Grant in Germany is exceed.
ingly hearty. He is stopping at present at the
Hotel de Russie. 10 Frankfort. Yesterday was
devoted to sight seeing, and last night be visit
cd Hamburg. To-day he will be given ban
quct at the biological Gardens in that town,
which promises to be magnificent affair.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-07-14
Virginia News.

Tie itaprahanncck delegation to the State
Conservative Conycutou is abou: ;1usIly Ill
v!lel between Daniel, Holiday and Lee.
T. & p0pham has been aornoated By Tie
conservatives Of Cuperal for re clectIa0 to the
House OF Delegates.
The dis;iIing Of john Gibson in lt0ckbrIIse
c)uoty md 5,72o gallons Of wh>k9y were de-
:lroycd iy an inccndary last Tuesday u!ght.
But three delegates, 0Irs. Mary }. llardcs-
ter, Cot. Il. r. Barksey.anl Mr. Isaac Bal!euscr,
appeared Il; the place appointed Tor the meet
ia Ct the convention Of the heirs O.! the ,Icn-
Mugs estate in Richmond Thursday.
The whiskcy punches will be ready next week.
If an effort is made by the Liquor Dealers As
sociatior 70 epjoin the Auditor from putting
the Law ~ force, the Auditor holds that the co.
cucrs will have 10 give 4 bond for the DANA
ses that will result to the State by such delay.
Mr.. John NJ. Forbes. Of Warrcntou, has
been added 10 the commission Of lawyers, con.
a:sting Of Gen. J. q. Field, OF Culpeper, and
VI. b. Scawe of Gloucester, appointed under
an act of Assembly to Investigate the trapsac.
tons relating to the settlement on behalf of the
State Of Virginia with the Chesapeake aud
Ohio Canal Company. Mr.. Forbesis added SO
that in the event Of q difference Of opinion there
may not be tic.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-07-14
Hrruthn About General Grant.

The Prince of Wales honored the American
Miuislcr and Mrs. Pierrepont with his presence
at dinner last week. The ex-President and
Mrs. Grant were also present. A select circle
was nvited 10 the evening; but it was SO very
select that not single American was hidden,
not even the Golden Sphyux. At first sight it
ccranly seems strange that the American
Minister should exclude Americans from d
party given at the American Legation. But
then tho American COLONY now 10 London is
unusually large, and no doubt it would have
been 40 iavtiious task to select the wheat from
the tares, especially when the CROP OF one Of
them at all events, IS SO large.
Mrs General Grant has devoted 80 much
time to home politics that she Knows very lit.
tie OF our cognate mep. "a MIR. Bright has
been introduced to me who, hear, is quite one
of your remarkable neu. she said the other
day, aud Mr. Black5tone-l think his name
was--another Of your public men, made my ac'
quaintanca. The "Mr. Blackstone" it wns
subsequently, discovered, was 20 other than
William Ewart Gladstone.
The cordial reception that Gen. Grant has
met with in this oouotry ls, and ought to be,
gratifying to The Americans, because, socially,
TIE bGOeTdl iiluSCll Is u uhIu uut " CIaCk.
Most sovereigus, when travelling. are anxious
to put aside, so far as possible. their official
rank, but Gen. Grant appears anxious 10 as.
sumo the vague social status Of 40 expoten-
tate. This renders the task Of entertaining
him by no means al easy one. 10 England
Cabinet Ministers have to yield the pas TO
those who enjoy higher hereditary rank, and
Mr.. Gladstone goes into dinner after the most
obscure peer that he himself has created. So
far as We Eogsh are concerned, We are all
quite ready to ignore our owe code of Ell.
quette, AMI, az Gen. Grant is our guest, to let
him walk before US it this affords him gratif-
cation. But this is not enough for the Gen.
eral, whose peculiar CROCHET seems to be that
he ought to have the pas over ambassadors,
who are, like him. the guests of The nation.
This is all the more extraordinary, because the
corner stone of American Democracy is, had
always imagined that the elected Chief Magis.
trate, when his term Of Office is over, is salts
fed with the proud title Of citzsn of o
mighty republic, the equal. but not the supe.
rior, Of every other citizen. The Americans
have only to declare that their ex. Presidents
are to have the social rank Of retired soVer-
cigns, for US in Europe to recognize them in
this capacity; but SO long as the theory OF their
Constitution is one thing and the practice of
their ex. Presidents when abroad another thing,
they must admit that we poor, played-out Eu.
ropeans, DESTROYS as We are to conform to their
wishes, have some trouble to discover what
their wishes may be.-LOndOn Truth,
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Tie Richmond Collaborating.

u. >. INTERNAL RENESrE,
CuLLEcroR's OFFICE Sd DlsTRirr ~!
RIcHMoND, July l." Isl. 4
To the editor Of the .H;c1ndyu Ha-i'.
Dear Sir--l1aving read your editorial u "
llth lost. commenting upon ny acji'o u
Iector Of this district, please allow in ..
that you certainly have been mIsnI":m" e..
imposed upou az regards fact ~ ''nn''.
with the status Of the gentlemen 6mil'rN
this offic. and district when CT. T.. l.. w.
came here q. Collector, aal you !" o. ~"
great injustice in your articles. IS hch ! Al
sure you will readily correct when ! 't2'r 4
following facts Col. White, when t. --
here, fouod employed under M ar@.'o1a
nine lrgini1aS and one .yoWA luo,n.r
Since | qualified as Collector ! ha7" 3D..
but Two removals, aud 10 both Of the -.
they were geutleacn residents 81 an0 her i
trict, and the gentlemen ! applio!e! o. :.
places are residents Of tins district, oai' '
Huynions.
have pos rmplnycI in tins di-trci |.r'.
Eirginians, aud having myself rcs,ici a1,'
fancy, now past twenty years, 10 Nirtt9rH I.
not propose to discriminate agsIn'' Ia,
people. | AIN. very hastily,
! Our most obcdlnnt "'r"tw.
OTIs II. EC,s@l