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The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1877-03-20
TELEGRAPH SUMMARY.

In the breach of promise suit of Mary
E. Oliver VS.. ex-senator Cameron, de-
fendant has filed his plea denying that
he promised as alleged.
j. W. Marshall, First Assistant Post
master General. has been appointed
Superintendent of railway mails SER
vice, with headquarters in Washington.
Surveying parties for the Black Hills
are now being equipped at Omaha, for
the purpose of Surveying the proposed
railroad from the Union Pacific to the
mines.
The suit o. the Government against
Jordan Morste, Of Boston. to recover
for alleged under-valuation of goods,
has been settled by the payment OF
$50, 900.
The Pope has dictated a note, which
Nuncios will present to various govern
ments, representing the condition to
which he will be reduced if the Cleri-
cal Abuses Bill is passed.
A Washington special says Secretary
Sherman authorizes the statement that
an invest igation entirely disproves the
charges against Conant. There is an
apparent conspiracy to iniure him.
Conant denounces the published aflida-
Wits as downright perjury
Nichols police in New Orleans are
arresting Packard's recruiting officers
Several of them are locked up, charged
with wishing to create riot and en-
listing men. to overthrow the Govern
ment of Louisiana. They will get
hearing tomorrow.
1t is reported that England and Rus
STA have arrived at an understanding
on the Eastern question, and the Lon
don Times says there is good reason to
believe that Emperor Williams per-
sonal influence. is being very strongly
exercised in support of peace.
The InternatiOnalIsts made demon
straticn at Berne, Switzerland, last
Sunday, it being the anniversary Of
the outbreak of the Paris Commune.
The police seized the red flag which
was borne in the possession. The
crowd resisted, and sabers and knives
wers used. Several Gendarmes and
Internationalists were wounded.
An extra freight train on the Hanna
bal and st. Joseph Railroad broke
through the approach to Long Branch
Bridge near Cameron this, morning.
The locomotive and ten cars were
wrecked. The engineer was killed and
the fireman and brakeman badly in
jured. The approach was burned
during the night, it is supposed, by
| sparks from passing locomotive.
The steamer husband, of the Bed
Star line, from Antwerp to New York,
went ashore at Long Branch last Sun
day night. All the passengers and
crew were landed yesterday by life-say-
ing crews. There were five cabin and
one hundred and twenty steerage pas
sengers. The steamer has filled with
water and it is feared will be total
loss. The passengers were taken by
rail to New York yesterday.
The President up to last evening has
not found himself able to approve any
of the plans which have been sug-
gested to obviate the apparent neces.
sity for an extra session, He however
shares the general desire to discover
some means by which the army can be
maintained without calling such ses-
sion. He will not finally decide the
matter until after further consultation
Rith members of the Cabinet
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1877-03-20
WESTERN DISPATCHES
Guilty of Manslavghter.
SAN FRANCISCO, 20

SAN FRANCISCO, 20.
The testimony in the case of Bart.
Reardon, on trial for the killing. of
Fruhling, last January, was concluded
yesterday in the Fourth District Court.
After Arguments by District Attorney
Murphy for the people and Eugene
Duprey for the prisoner, the case was
given to the jury by Judge Morrison.
Fifteen minutes after retiring the jury
returned E verdict finding the prisoner
guilty OF mansiaughter.
Il Lawyer Arrested.
W. w. johnson, en- attorney rssid-
ing at % Russ street. was arrested at
l o'clock this morning on 3 warrant
charging him with, assault to murder
his wife. She was shot in the head at
2 o'clock yesterday morning. The ac-
cused was under the influence of liquor
when taken. to the city prison this
morning.
1histls:on Again Convicted.
!. Geo. Thistleton, of the jolly Giant,
was tried i'll the city court yesterday
and found guilty of having published
libel concerning the family of Mr.
Tabbs Of Oakland. His habeas corpus
application came up for hearing before
Judge Dwinelle last evening and was
continued.
Applying for Relief.
VICTORIA. B. c., 20,
Thirty-six of the men engaged. at
San Francisco to work at Wellington
applied tor relief to the mayor on Sat
urday, asserting that they We're IN desti-
tute circumstances. They were offered
work on the streets, which all but three
declined.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1877-03-20

TEE Eureka Sentinel predicts that
Arizona will be the next State admitted
into the Union. The opinion is based
upon reports of the mineral wealth and
other resources of that Territory and
the consequent increase of population,
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1877-03-20

HARRINGTON. the Storey county muir
derer who was wounded while trying to
escape from Jail. and whose recovery
was considered doubtful a week ago,
is much better. and the chances are
now. that he will live until the day on
sbieh rs is sentenced to be executed.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-08-24
Fight it Out.

A story is told of prominent person
now in the lecture field, which is pecu-
liarly interesting and suggestive of I'M
conscious wisdom. A gentleman was
invited to the lecturers house to tea.
Immediately on being seated at the ia
BILE, the little girl astOnished the family
circle and the guest by the abrupt
question:
"Where is your wife 7"
Now the gentleman having been re-
Gently separated from the partner of
his life, was taken so completely by sur
prise that he stammered forth the truth :
~ don't know"
''Don't know !" replied the infant ter
rible. "Why don't you knOw?"
Finding that the child persisted in
her interrogatOries, despite the mild re-
proof OF her parents, he concluded to
make a clean breast of the matter and
have it over at once. So he said with
Il calmness which was the result of in
ward explosives:
"Well, we don't live together; we
think as we can't agree, we'd better
not
He stified Il groan as the child began,
and darted an eXasperated look at mel
parents. But the little torment would
not be quieted until she exclaimed:
Cant agree! Then why don't yor
fight it out as pa and ma dO?"
Vengeance is mine," laughingly re-
torted the visitor, after pa and ma ex-
changed looks of holy horror, followed
by the inevitable Chicago Jour
nal
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-08-24
Satisfaction with the Government of
God"

A clergyman, who had for many years
been faithful preacher of the gospel,
was sick and nigh unto death. A broth
err, who was also clergyman, in one of
his interviews with him, inquired of
him on what he mainly relied us evil
dence that he was prepared to die. His
reply was "SatisfactiOn with the gov
ernment of God.n 1t would have pleas
ed his brother had he put it more strong
ly, and said: ''JOy or delight in the
government of God" But the answer,
as it was, was sufficient.
If a person can truly say that he is
satisfied with the government of God,
then he is "a child of God, and prepared
to die. Unrenewed men are not salts
fed with the divine government. 1t is
not to them pleasing thought that
God is upon the throne. '"The carnal
mind is enmity against God" 1t hates
both him and his government. And if
a person with correct views of God can
say from the heart that he is satisfied
with his government, it is sign that
the enmity of his heart has been taken
away, and that he has come into recon-
citation. And were he now to die and
be taken to heaven, he would not Onl Y
be satisfied with God and his govern
ment, but he would unspeakably re-
jOice. He would cordially unite his
voice with that of the great multitude,
who, with the voice as of many waters,
and as the voice of mighty thunderings,
shout "Alleluia for the Lord God
omnipotent reigneth."-N. Y. Observer.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-08-24
SquibS.

1t is enough to bring tears to the eyes
of potato, to see Burlington man on
''lodge night" brace himself up against
the office door and try to open a postal
card to see what is in it and who it's
from.--Ha,okeye.
A NORFOLK DUMPING. - Young
Hodge lin expectation of copper y
''Oi'll open the gate" Lady: ''You are
very civil lad. You don't come from
these parts ?" Young Hodge: you're
a liar. l dew !"-Punch.
"You see that mon, yOnder ?" said a
London hotel hOstler cOnfidentially to
his mate, pointing to the great de .jure,
Samuel j., mounting his steed for a
morning canter in Rotten Row. "What,
that little dried up chop, as looks as
though ed been hup all night i'm as
his a mOuntin' of the 'Orse there ~
"Well, 'e's Tilton, wot run away with
Beecher's wife hover there in Hameri-
car "LOr bless us-'im runaway with
'oman."-N. Y. Commercial Advertiser.
''Make me nice, easy coat" said a
noted pulpit orator of Chicago, to his
tailor one day lately-''one that's loose
and roomy enough for me to stretch up
in and grow eloquent over, you know"
ayes, understand" said the tailor,
with a twinkle in his eye; "you want
me to make you one GESTURE size"
'That's it, exactly" exclaimed the di-
vine as he laughed at the tailOr's merry
pun Zone that can just Swing myself
iD."- Chicago Euening Journal.
A gentleman had been bothered so
| fro no,
treaties for something to eat, that he
nothing. The other day one of them
dropped in and made the usual plea and
inquiry. The cook responded prompt
ly, eve have nothing at ALL" The
tramp then cOurteously asked, "Have
you an old basket you could let me
have ?" The girl replied, "No! What
do you want with basket ?" Tramp
"Oh, thought | would run over to the
poor house and get you some cold
victuals."
The exploring party struck the store
where Priam used to trade for his flour
and beans at Mycene the other day
and found the Trojan monarch's pass
book, showing that his account was
behind by SO drachm@. DR.. Schli =
mann says this arouses all the grocer
passions of his nature.
The poetry of motion may be seen in
two ways at one and the same time
Just watch bald-headed man in
church. To look at him you would
think his whole being was absorbed in
wrestling with those great problems OF
theology that the preacher is rolling in
upon him like flood, but it is not 50
look closely, and you will see the sci
teeth, the cooked eye, and vengeance
standing out upon his brow. He knows
that fly has been shining for the last
five minutes back and forth and al
over his head, but can find no resting
place for the sole of his foot. Sudden
ly as the lightning's flash, his hand l.
describing Il circle in the air, and the
fly is gracefully making straight lin,
to further cOnquests in the other aisle
-YOnkerS Gazette.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-08-24

GEN. GRANT AS A HORSEMAN.-An
officer of the navy sends us the follow
ing extract from the West Point Scrap
Book, published some years ago:
fAfter some very fine exhibitions of
horsemanship, ourriding master Herself
berger, called out dragoon, who stood
erect holding one end of a pole at arms
length above his head, the other end
against the wall, and the pole horizon
tai. He then quickly signaled Cadet
Grant to ride over it. He started
"York," famous jumper of that class,
galloped slowly around, and coming up
very deliberately, the horse paused on
its launches an instant, forefeet in the
air, and sprang like cat. | never saw
a horse and man so high in the air be-
fore, but in all instant he cleared the
pole, coming down with tremendous
s'thud.n
His rider was fully equipped as a cav
airy officer. One such shock would
have seemed enough for one man
in one day, but the ladies seemed
so delighted that presently ''repeat"
was called for, and the same thing was
attempted four times more. Once he
carried the pole up on his knees as he
rose, but the other three leaps were as
good as the first.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-08-24
ReIiainns Resding.
Small Service Recognized, and Ac-
cepted by God.

If there he first willing mind, 1t is
accepted according to that man hath,
and not according to that he hath not.
2 Cor. 8: II.
Pure religion and undefiled before
God and the Father, is this, To visit the
fatberless and widows in their affection
>. James Ley.
Is it not to deal thy bread to the
hungry, and that thou bring the poor
that are cast out, to thy house? lisa. 5o:7.
For | was an hungered, and We gave
me meat; was thirsty, and We gave
me drink | was a stranger, and ye
took me in naked, and We clothed me /;
| was sick, and We visited me; l was in
prison, and We came unto me. lnas-
much as We have done it unto one of
the least of these my brethren, ye have
done it unto me. Matt. 25: 35, 90, 4O.
There came a woman having an ala
baster box of ointment of spikenard,
very precious; and she broke the box,
and poured it on his head. And Jesus
said She hath done what she
could. Verify say unto you, Where
soever this gospel is preached through
out the whole world, this also that she
hath done shall be spoken of for a
memorial of her. Mark IA: 3, 6, 8, 9.
There came a certain poor widow,
and she threw in Ito the treasury two
mites, which make Il farthing. And he
(Jesus) saith . Verify | say unto you,
That this poor widow hath cast more
in, than all they which have cast into
the treasury. For they did cast in OF
their abundance but she of her want
did cast in all that she had even all heI
living. Mark II: 42-44.
Well done good and faithful servant
thou hast been faithful over few things
| will make thee ruler over many things
enter thou into the joy of thy lord
Matt 25: %.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-08-24

SUNDAY WALKs.-Sunday is good
day for the study of nature. A Sunday
walk ought to be Il regular part of Sun
day observance in all families that live
in the country or can easily get to it.
We do not recommend riding, for that
generally requires some one to work
the cOachman or at all events the horse,
who in most cases needs his Sunday as
well as folks. But no exercise can well
be more profitable than quiet walk in
the woods us the sun is setting, with the
father OF mother or both. This is the
time to teach your children to observe
those beauties and wonders in nature
the study of which is the best and surest
protection against the later assaults of
atheism or even irreligion. The boy
who has been thus taught to see God in
everything will be far more likely to re-
member him in after life than if he
spent the same time in committing to
memory catechism which he can by
no possibility understand. But do not
be too didactic. Let him learn his own
lessons. 1t is quite enough if you ans
wer his Christian Union.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-08-24

A MoTHER-IN-LAw SPEAKS FOR HER
sELF.-A lady residing in Davenport,
Iowa, writes to the following purpOrt
l have few words | would like to say
in regard to daughters-in-law. | have
seen several articles in the papers
against mothers-in-law, but it is very
seldom you see one against daughters
in-law. Now, | am Il prosecuted moth
er-in-law. My house was little para
disc till my daughter-in-law was brought
home. think where son takes wife
to his mothers home, if she is the right
kind of woman, it is no trouble to get
along. There are some their own pa
rents can't live with.
They get married, and go to live with
their husbands folks, and if they live
like eats and dogs it is all laid to the
mOtherin-law, when they are the evil
ones. For my part have great deal
of sympathy for mothers-in-law, and |
think you would, too, if you were in
my place. There is one advice l would
like to give to young men. Don't mar
ry until you have home of your own
to take a wife to. Don't give your poor
mother, who has nursed you in your in
fancy-idOlized yOu-any cause for
trouble; let her go to her grave in
peace. Let justice be done though the
heavens fall.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-08-24

There was room, and he entered the
car. In few moments away went the
balloon, and it was not until the little
party was well above the tree-tOps that
the enterprising Commercial" turned
toward his customer with the first re-
mark :: ''And now, sir, what can l do
for you in calicoes ?" Catching the hu
NOR of the position, and not unwilling
to reward perseverance, the astOnished
tradesman gave his pursuer as large an
order as he could manage, with the ex
cusable proviso that in future he should
be allowed to take his pleasure in peace,
and that on no account was the traveller
to mention the circumstances to his
brethren of the road.
Was this the chap that sold that dog
ut Ryegate?
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-08-24

~ Recently man on Summer street
fell into the cistern. and his wife who
was leaning over the fence lending a
porcelain kettle and exchanging receipts
for putting up Strawberries waited till
she got the directions exactly right, and
told how she washed flannels, and what
would take the stains out of marble and
told how to stop the mould from form
ing on the top of pickle jars, and then
she sighed, "Oh, dear ~ reluctantly
turned away and went to the cistern,
leaned over the top and looked for her
gurgling, bowling, splashing helpmate,
and said, petulantly, ''Well, what do
you want now ?n-DetrOit Free Press.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-08-24

HAD A RIGHT TO LAUGH.-There is a
legend affirming that one day, nearly a
hundred years ago, the snow was seven
feet deep on the streets of Detroit. On
that day not woman was seen down
town but the next day, when the snow
had settled a foot or so, they were
abroad as usual. They were out one
day, wading through the slush and
jumping the pools, and one of them fell
''kersplash ~ as she passed the Soldiers
Monument. A man standing thirty feet
away began laughing uproariOusly. He
got red in the face, tears came to his
eyes, and his hat fell off as he laughed
and cried out:
event right down like a bag of sand
-slush foot deep, starched up to kill
never saw anything look so cheap
no p! no ho!"
"You are no gentleman, sir !" remark
ed man who had witnessed the mis-
hap.
Cant help that-ha ha no y
laughed the other, bending almost
double.
You haven't the first instinct of a
gentleman, STRIP continued the other
growing very mad.
II know it; but, no! no! no y
screamed the other. Il know just how
she felt us she went down carrying all
that style, and Ina ha ha ~
81 don't see anything so very funny
in it,, growled the other.
mo you don't; but l." And he
hung to the lamp-post and laughed till
his legs weakened. When he had re-
covered his breath he explained to the
crowd:
sit was my wife, you see. She prob
ably wanted a pair of shOestrings, oil
two cents worth of silk twist, and il
took her three hours to curl, and twist
and powder and fix up, to come down
here and wade around. Then to fal
fiat with all her best buds on, and tC
be helped up by Il rag-buyer, and tC
hear the boys yell out-why, it just
takes all of the-ho no no! muscle
right-ha ha =! ha out of me "-Fre,
Press
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-08-24

Hard times have been known in the
country before this. A Pittsburg Mer-
cuIy of August l, 1920, states that an
unprecedented state of embarrassment
prevailed throughout the country, in
every branch of business nine-tenths
of the people were in debt, and while
sheriffs' and cOnstables' sales were adj
vertised for nearly every day, it was
seldom that real sale was effected,
and then at price ridiculously below
actual value. Grain was sold at from
eight to fourteen cents bushel, good
sheep at fifty cents each, and other
things in proportion. 1t was great
reaction after a wild extension of bank
ing. 1t was currency disease, not like
what we now suffer from, but it illus
trated as well as our own hard times do
that the feverish progress of unsound
currency and excessive 'business"
which we we're so fond of boasting
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estates.

CTATE OF VERMONT. CALEDONIA DIsrR1c-r -
y In Probate Court held at the Probate Orc - y
st. Johnsbury within and for said District on ~ IN
4th day of August A. d. 1877. w." Tue
An instrument purpOrting to be the last WIN
and Testament of Sarah Blanchard late of Pei ~
in said district, deceased, being presented u
Courtb by Lafayette Strobridge the executor therein
named for Probate:
1t is ordered by said Court, that all persons c,u
cerned therein be notified to appear at session u,
Johnsbury, on the 25th day of August, A ~ ~
1877, and show cause, if any they may have ag,i
the Probate of said VIII; for which purpose IL
further ordered that copy of the record of AZ
order be published three weeks successfully in Ts
Caledonian printed at ST. Johnsbury, preyiGs 1 ts
said time appointed for hearing. "
By the Court, Attest,
HENRY FRENCH, Register
A true copy of Record Attest
1891 HENRY FRENCH, Revisit,
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Work.

DR.. Charles Hodge says: "When a
man joins a particular church, he is
bound to identify himself with it he
must attend its services and cooperate
in its measures" This is sound advice,
and we could but wish it was always
taken. We see no reason why any man
should imagine himself to be IA bee, and
go wandering from flower to flower.
The old prOverb that "a rolling stone
gathers no moss" applies with great
force to many professed Christian.
The prayer meeting has to be sustain
ed. The Sabbath school must not go
down. How is this to be accomplished,
unless some are willing to work ? A
Boston paper says, business man of
this city member of the church, is in
the habit of lunching down town. A
few days since, as he was seated at the
table in restaurant, where he was no
stranger, the proprietor accOsted him
with
"Do you see any change here ?"
"NO.n
"Why, don't you notice that my bar
is gone ?"
"Well," said the wondering disciple,
after staring a moment, 'what is that
for ~
"Why, you see, I've been down to the
Tabernacle lately, and Fve made up my
mind that can't afford this business
any longer: so I've turned round"
And then taking card from his pock
ct, he showed list of men he was pray
ing for, and told earnestly of the work
he was now doing. Then with the
eagerness and confidence of newborn
enthusiasm, he said
''Now tell me what goa are doing"
No answer. The professed disciple
wasn't doing anything. But the ques-
ton sent an astOnished man home to
ask God to show him his work.-O6-
SerUer.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-08-24
For Sale !!

The premises belonging to the estate of the late
Miranda FaTrow, situated near the village of Bar
net and consists of one of good land with a
dwelling house. wood shed and barn, with running
water to house, and all in good repair. VIII be
sold cheap and terms easy. For further informa-
ton enquire of NJ. A. johnson, William Harvey,
or the subscriber.
GEORGE P. BLAIR, Executor
West Barnet, VT, July 25, 1871 STIFF
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-08-24

CHEEK REwARDED.-An instance of
well-merited reward for perseverance
was that of commercial traveller who
expected large order from country
tradesman, but arrived in town on a
.tete day. Finding the shop closed, he
inquired as to the whereabouts of the
proprietor, and ascertaining that he was
attending the .fete, about a mile out of
town, he went thither after him. When
he arrived there, a balloon was just
going to ascend, and, to his dismay, he
saw his man stepping into the car.
Plucking up courage, however, he step
ped forward, and asked to be allowed
to ascend.