St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-07-06

discovered during his recent visit to
Washington that the ''bummer and
dead beat elements were conspicuous
by their absence" the atmosphere
about President Hayes not being con-
genial to them. Mr.. Jewell thinks the
financial outlook very hopeful, and he
expresses that opinion as a business
man actually engaged in business.
Mrs. Elizabeth Thompson has offer
ed three premiums, 800, SIS, and $50
respectively in gold coin for the best
new spaper article on the best method
of ameliorating the condition of the I'M
employed persons in the United States
of about 1000 words in length, the eS-
says to be sent to the Office of the Lii
brary Table in New York, before the
first of October next.
Here comes the Springfield Republi-
can with a proposition to nominate
Wade Hampton for president and Fred
erick Douglass for vice president in
1880. If such combination as that
were possible, the order of the names
should be reversed. Times.
News from California is not encour-
aging. In the rich valley of Napa many
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for their mere board, and many others,
according to report, would be glad of
the opportunity. Excellent farm hands
are working for $40 to S13 per month.
1t seems to be matter of fact that
very hard times prevail in the Golden
state. A sad case of starvation is re-
ported as having occurred in San Jose,
and another in Oakland-in both in
stances, according to the California pa
pers, the unfOrtunates made every eff
fort they could to get labor and failed.
The entire force of printers in the
New York Tribune Office struck work
at 5 o'clock Friday evening, without
notice. Four hours later forty non
union compOsitOrs had been employed,
and the paper appeared as usual next
morning. The publishers were nego-
tiating for "a reduction from 46 to 40
cents thousand ms.
The new commissioner of agriculture,
Gen. William LIE Due of Minnesota, is
a native of Ohio, and like President
Hayes a graduate of Kenyon. He is
credited with practical knowledge of
agriculture.
San Francisco's diphtheria epidemic
has resulted in S73 deaths within the
past IL months, and the blame is laid
to defective sewerage and foul streets.
A delegation of real black men from
South Carolina, headed by ex-COngress-
man Elliott; is going to Washington to
complain that the mullattoes are getting
what federal offices in South Carolina
are assigned to the cOlOred men. They
hn nd 81 10 To hat
chance.
Miss Mary Haas shot one of two men
who tried to abduct her at Union Hill,
n. j., Thursday night. An attempt was
made week ago which failed, and she
has since carried Il revolver. They APP
piled plaster to her mouth and en-
deavored to tie her with ropes on the
lawn of heI house, but she managed to
free her hand and fire on them. They
fled, and, although pursued by the
neighbors, escaped.
President Nj. H. Buckham received
the degree of ID. ID. from two colleges
last week. Dartmouth and Hamilton
Colleges each conferred the degree upon
him, on the same day.
President j. b. Angel delivered the
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Hall, at Michigan University, on Sun
day, the Odd. His subject us reported
by the Press reports was "Wisdom and
Knowledge" as illustrated in the lives
of Moses and Paul. 1t was fine dis
course.
Ex-Gov. Tilden and Cyrus w. Field
were going to start for Europe together
next Wednesday, but they have post
poned their trip.
Grant, a great many people have for
gotten, once issued an order with refer
ence to "Jews" within the military
lines, which made nearly as much talk
as Judge HiltOn's.
Lady school teachers in Washington
are not allowed to use pet names end
ing in ''ie" officially. The Board OF
School Trustees recently changed all
the feminine diminutives on the list to
their proper equivalents, which was a
very sensible thing to do.
1t is noted as a rather remarkable
circumstance that Amherst college
should have conferred the degree OF
d. d. upon Catholic priest. 1t is moth
ing to be surprised at. Few Catholics
could go further in the direction of re-
ligious absolutism than did President
Seelye in his recent address.-BOstOn
Irdreller.