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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-09-14

had become problem as above stated,
and problem has ever since remained.
DR.. Francis Wayland read a paper be-
fore the social science congress only
two or three days since on the tramp
which expressed a decided conviction
that he is on the average an imposter
and thief. That he is certainly the
former and probably the latter is pretty
conclusively shown by the case of
tramp who was brought into the Jeffer-
son Market Police Court, the other day
by an officer who had unearthed him
while searching for stolen goods. The
fellow had concealed on his person $10l
in bank notes, four five-pound notes,
(English) and quanty of small curren-
cy, probably TIE gifts of the charitably
disposed wayfarers whom he had en-
countered. A bank book of a city saw
ings bank crediting him with $264.20
was also found on his person. To guard
his treasure he carried knife and load
ed revolver. Bear this in mind, and
the next time one comes prowling round
your back door, demand his money or
his life, and you may make quite a
haul. In case anything should be made
by following this suggestion, a fair per
centage of the same should be sent as
commission to RADIX.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-09-14
Passumpsic Railroad.

At the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Connecticut and Pas
sumpsic railroad, at Newport, the 5th,
with $50 persons present, the following
board of directors was unanimously
elected :-Emmons Raymond, Cam
bridge, Mass. T. P. Redtield, Montpel-
Ter, VT. Gardner C. Brown, Boston
Amos Barnes, Boston John E. Lyon,
Boston Warren X, Blodgett, Boston
Alden Speare, Newton, Mass. Lucius
Robinson, Newport, Vt. Stephen Fos-
ter, Stanstead, p. Q. The old board of
officers was elected. President Ray
moDd congratulated the corporation on
the hOurishing condition of affairs. The
Directors thought the true policy was
to earn themselves out of the floating
debt, and it has accomplished the OBJ
ject and the only debts is the funded
debt of one and One-half millions. The
policy of the directors is not to hoard
up money belonging to stockholders,
but to pay our debts and have a little
surplus. The stockholders can rest as
sured that after keeping the road in
proper condition the rest of the earnings
will be divided, be it what it may. Mr..
Raymond alluded to the recent i'm
prOvements upon the road. He thought
the road could not be run with any
further reductions and he anticipated
better times shortly. The report states
that he owed $3.50, 900 to pay borrowed
money. Since the report was printed
$I05, 900 of the amount has been paid.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-09-14
Bad Fire at Brattleboro.

BRATTLEBoRo, VI, Sept. 9.-One of
the most destructive fires that Brattle-
bOrO has ever witnessed, and second
only to the great fire which destroyed
one half OF the business portion of the
town i'll 1869, broke out in large frame
barn on Elliot street, belonging to and
adjoining the Revere House, at II
o'clock last night. The flames spread
so rapidly that before the fire depart
ment reached the scene the building
was wrapped in flames, and in less than
twenty minutes its entire contents, in
Guiding seven valuable horses, four
of which belonged to Kibb & Co.
of Springfield, Mass, had been destroy
ed. Adjoining and belonging to the
the same property, was c. E. Alexan
der's meat market, which, with its con-
tents, was also destroyed, as was the
paint-shop and contents of G.. S. Sar-
gent. The flames Immediately cOmmu-
nicated with the Revere House, large,
three story brick hotel on the corner of
of Maine and Elliott streets. An hour
thereafter the roof fell, carrying down
almost the entire inside of the building
with much of its contents, although its
occupants, including many trancient
guests, escaped uninjured, though a
great share of their personal effects
were burned. One young man, j. A.
Pike of Boston, narrowly escaped with
his life, his bed having partially burned
before he was aroused by the tiremen.
Crosby block on the north and Clark s
building on the west were several times
on fire during the night, and were saved
by the timely use of fire-extinguishers
after all the plate-glass windows in
that part owned by the Vermont Ma
tional Bank had been broken. Cox g.
Co.'s stove store in Revere Hours block
was destroyed, us was part of A. p.
Halls blacksmith shop on Flat street,
with considerable damage to j. w. Sim
Ond's dwelling on the same street.
Luckily the night was calm, to which
fact is attributed the saving of the main
street, where most of the business of the
village is transacted. The fire was I'M
dOubtedly the work of incendiaries,
who were heard to run from one of the
buildings. The loss is estimated at
S:}5, 900. The insurance is about $780,
600. The Revere House property was
built in 1S49 by james Fisk. 1t is
owned ut present by ii. C. Nash, whose
loss is heavy
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-09-14
The State Workhouse.

The State Workhouse Commission
ers, Hon. n. p. Simons, Gen. w. w.
Grout aud Col. Albert Clarke, have ac-
copied the plans and building specifi-
cations drawn by w. P. Wentworth,
architect, of Boston, and bids will be
advertised for at once. The buildings
will be located at Rutland, and will be
near two railroads, the Delaware and
Hudson and the Central Vermont, so as
to afford the best facilities for cheap
freights. The cells will be well venti-
lated and lighted, and in the cold sea-
son heated 10y steam. The lay of the
land affords the best opportunities for
drainage. The superintendent house,
fronting on the creek, is 81 feet long by
81 feet wide, two stories high, and is
connected with the cell department for
men by an ell "a by 81 feet, with a
driveway on the ground, and offices in
the upper story. The cell department
for men is 1873 feet long and 33 feet
wide. There are three stories of cells,
and in the centre of this large building
are guard rooms and chapel. Thirteen
feet north of the mems department is Il
building for hospital and for the fe-
male convicts, 100 feet long by % feet
wide. The workhouse and receiving
room, SO feet west, and on the line of
the south end of the male prison, is IS
feet long by % wide. The buildings on
the west side are connected 10y an eight
inch brick wall, enclosing ample
grounds. The distance from the front
to the rear of the building is 200 feet.
A railroad track will be laid from the
main lines of the two railroads to the
rear of the wOrkhouse.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-09-14
The President in the West.

President Hayes and family with
Gen. Devens and postmaster general
Key of his cabinet left Washington
again last Thursday for a western and
southern tour. They were at Marietta,
Ohio, at the soldiers reunion and had
an enthusiastic reception. An immense
crowd of people were present. The
presidential party were called out for
their speeches of course and spoke at
length, their remarks Astounding with
peace and goodwill to all sections of
the country. The illusions by the sew
eral speakers to that ''fraternal friend
ship" to which they desired the country
to return were vociferously applauded.
The president is now at his old home
receiving the congratulations of his
neighbOrs and attending to some private
business matters which his rather alb
rupt departure for Washington last
spring obliged him to neglect. The
party will extend their visit to Ken
lucky and Tennessee, returning to
Washington by the way of Knoxville
and Richmond.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-09-14
PATENT CHROMOTYPE
Photographs.
Something New and of Real Merit

Mankind are interested in few things more than
in the procuring of portrait hkenesses of them
selves and friends The Photograph of a departed
parent child, brother sister, is priced than
any other possession. Therefore, of the first I'M
portance. is the mdOubted permGnance of the shad-
Owy image.
Vast amounts of money and many years Of
study and experiment have been expended in search
of MATERIAL and METHOD to produce pictures
that shall be uHlfddinq and permanent. 1t is well
ways suspected and doubted in this most important
quality and to make them so. the expense of finish
ing the photograph in India Ink or colors. But
after years of tedious and careful study and
experiments new MATERIAL and METHOD
has been invented and perfected by which Photo
graphs are made in CARBON and other PIG
MENTS, (and patented in England, France. Ger
many, Austria, and other foreign countries, also IN
the United States) whereby the Photograph Is
made positively permanent as engravngs, being
made of the same MATERIAL, and is now offered
to the numerous patrons of the beautiful Art Of
Photography, by d. A. CLIFFORD at his Gal
lery in st. Johnsbury.
L have procured at very great expense, the eA-
elusive right to these Patents in St JohnsbuTy
and the county of Caledonia, known as the LAM
BERTYPE PROCESSES in CARBON.
These pictures have been pronounced i'll the va
rious countries where they have been introduced as
the most beautiful and desirable, well peIad,
nent and they Og need to be 10 be admired anu
worthy of all that is claimed for them.
/ invite all those who have taste Tor PhOl"
graphic pictures to call at my Gallery and examine g
specimens when L shall be happy to more luli!
explain the nature and merits of this new eandf
date for public favor.
N. B.-COpes of every description by the Lam
bertype Process. Prices within the reach OF every
body.
bury and Caledonia County.
Sept 10, 1877.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-09-14
The Boss to the Stand.

Boss Tweed has an opportunity at
last to "unload his stock" of statement
and confessional matter. He is to be
congratulated upon his prospect of
easing his mind, and his "partners"
inversely feel the tug of war. He has
made a dicker with Mr.. John Kelly,
and the facts are, no doubt, to be used
for partizan ends.
We hope he will be squarely treated,
for his dealing with Attorney General
Fairchild, in the question of immunity
and freedom, for his confession, facts,
figures, and checks, was not signally a
success. New York city justice is still
blind, and no one expects anything to
''be done about it," any more than the
Boss did, when he propounded that
historical question. However, we may
expect trouble in a number of bosoms,
not, like Oakley Hall, ''abroad for their
health"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-09-14

DISCHARGE OF AN EDIToR.-Mr.
Stephen E. Royce, who has filed the
position of editor of the st. Adams Ad-
vertiser for two years or so, has been
summarily dismissed. The Messenger
states that the cause was Mr.. Royce's
temerity in asking for year or two's
overdue pay.
Five prisoners escaped from the Rut-
land county jail at Rutland, on Monday
night, by saving off the iron bars in
the back window. The names OF the
escaped are are John Foster, Stephen
Pike, Hylon Odell, William Rix and
Adilon Murray. A reward is offered
for their apprehension.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-09-14
The Hayden Murder Trial.

1t will be remembered that drunken
brute named Edwin C. Hayden, after
squandering the large fortune of his
young and estimable wife, eliminated
his fiendish deviltry by numbering her
in cold blood at the hotel at Derby
Line, and shooting his brOtherin-law
Brigham at the same time, although for
tunately the latter survived his wounds.
The trial of this Hayden began at
Irasburg Tuesday, Sept. 18th. He plead
"NOt guilty" with firm voice, and
Gen. w. w. GrOut opened for the pris-
oner, with an able defence, based on
hereditary insanity giving cases in the
family, past and present. He argued
that the prisoner was at the time of the
murder, under great mental pressure e,
and not responsible for his act.
Charles o. Brigham, husband of the
murdered woman's sister, was first wit
ness. His evidence was the exact facts,
of his meeting Hayden on the cars at
Stanstead Junction, conversation with
him at that time, prisoners condition,
etc. He then detailed his returning
home, finding Hayden at his house, and
so on to the act of murder, and his own
wounds at Hayden's hands.
His wife, Mrs. Clara o. Brigham, sister
of the murdered woman, was then
sworn, and detailed facts of Hayden's
coming to the house, and full particu-
lars down to the act of murder The
intense heat, and worry of the two
hours examination, fatigued the wit
hess, and court adjourned to Wednes-
day, at 9A.M.
Hayden at the opening of his trial foI
life, showed great depression. While
Mrs. Brigham was testifying he was
very much excited, and during the re-
cess could not keep his seat, but paced
to and fro within the railing. The
crowd to witness the trial is very large.
Wednesday morning large number
of witnesses arrived, and continue to.
There is great excitement over the trial
We see no result but straight cOnvic-
ton, and the highest penalty. The
direct testimony of two witnesses to the
act, is uncOntrOvertible, and the length
ening out of the trial seems useless
His only hope can be the mitigating fact
of family insanity. There was too much
method in Hayden's madness to affect
a jury.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-09-14

The Vergennes VermOnter thinks the
fate of the Rutland Globe "shows how
futile it is to start paper solely for the
purpose of breaking another paper
down, and expect the people to back
up the effort"
1t is not improbable that the owners
of the steamer Plymouth Rock may be
prosecuted for carrying larger mum Der
of passengers on her recent excursion
trips from Boston than the law allows.
The Boston Transcript thinks the
large crop of counterfeit coin in Yer
mont is probably legacy of the Ben
nington centennial.
A gang of robbers captured the coun-
ty treasurer of Wapakonetta, Ohio,
Wednesday night, tortured him with
fire until he divulged the combination
of the county safe, and then stole about
SAC, 200.
During the past week in Boston there
has been increased activity in almost
all departments of trade. In dry goods
very healthy movement has been ex-
perienced in the various kinds of sea-
sOnable fabrics. Trade is certainly
steadily improving in this city, and the
strongly marked revival of business in
many of the western and southern sec
tons of the country will soon be felt
here. There is no speculative or fever
ish excitement, but transactions are
wholly founded upon sound and legiti-
mate basis.
The Mount Washington IN. H y rail-
way has been completed to the Summit
little more than eight years, and since
that time it has carried 10000 passen-
gers, not one of whom has been injured.
The first cog railroad was built in Eng
land.
"There's good time coming, boys
wait leetle longer" encouragingly pro-
claimed the orator. 'Mister," cried out
from the audience cadaverous indi-
vidual, who had apparently done all
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-09-14
The Portland and ogdensburg.
AN OUTSIDE VIEW OF 1T.


Col. Albert Clarke of the ST. Adams
Messenger, is writing some racy letters
to his paper from Old Orchard Beach,
and we copy few paragraphs from his
first one:
THE STRUGGLES OF THE P. AND O.
1t has been fashionable in certain
quarters for several years to laugh and
sneer at the P. g. o. railroad. 1t is no
longer to be sneered at by anybody and
it is no laughing matter to those who
tried to laugh it down. "WhO wins
may laugh" and whoever takes trip
over the road will see that the people
do laugh. They had long struggle,
first against the power of existing roads,
which manifested itself in every form
and in every place and has not yet
ceased, second against the difficulties
usually in the way of bonding towns
and raising capital by subscriptions
along the line, to which was superadded
a vexatious litigation, and third, against
the depression of the times, which came
on just as the work had progressed far
enough to consume the stock subscrip-
tions and need the money expected to
be raised by sale of mortgage bonds.
THE BUSINESS OF THE ROAD.
The western end of the P. g. o. line,
that is, from Cambridge to Swanton,
has been open but few weeks, and
even yet the track is not quite all bal
lasted, though it soon will be, but as
we rode over it yesterday we found
not only that it rode extremely we'll
but that it had already developed d
brisk passenger business, mostly of a
local character, and therefore profitable
The freight business is also considerable
and rapidly increasing. l was semi
officially informed that the earnings OF
the Vermont division are now about
$1,000 day. The expenses are light
and bid fair to be kept so. There are
only two salaried officials, very few ex.
pensive stations, but little hired equip
ment, and the minimum of dead-head.
ism. Every industry along the line
agriculture, numbering, manufactures
trade, has been given an impetus by
the completion of the road, and thu!
one of the most fertile and productive
regions in New England is to become
more than ever source of wealth.
A GLANCE AT THE ATTRACTIONS.
Having written at SO much length
already, am tempted to defer de
scription of our journey over the rOat
to another letter. But as we stopped
off nowhere, and as l have no poets ey,
with ga fine frenzy rolling" to dilat,
upon what we saw from the cars,
think l can make the journey on papel
in rather less time than we did by rail
Taking an observation car at SwantOn
at 7:20 a. M, we were at Old Orchart
at 7:20 p. m, having crossed three state
and taken glimpses of the most delight
full scenery of each. Take look at it
Lake Champlaiu, the Lamoille rive
and valley, Mansfield mountain and tn
Green Mountain range, the Connection
river, the White Mountains, the Sac,
river, Sebago lake, the Atlantic ocean
If there is any other line Of road il
America, of equal length, That reveal
so many of the wonders and beautie
of nature, in such proximity and va
riety, 1 have not heard where it is.
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was, that the defense being insanity,
the people of Orleans county, who are
well acquainted with the respondent,
are better judges of the fact of his be-
ing insane than the people of any other
Comfy in the state and that he could
h2. e more impartial trial there than
elsewhere. Tuesday, the 1lih inst, is
the day assigned for his trial. 1t is ex-
pected that the trial will occupy the
greater portion if not the whole of the
week. The counsel for the state are
VIM. R. Rowell, states attorney; w. ID.
Crane of Newport, N. t. Sheafe of Der
by Line and Ii. S. Royce OF St. Albums.
VIM. w. Circuit of Barton, H. G. Wilson
of North Troy and Henry Ballard OF
Burlington are to defend the respond
emf.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-09-14
The Case of Hayden, the Derby Muir
derer. -..

Some days since motion was fled
in court in the case of State of Vermont
VS.. Edwin C. Hayden, the Derby Line
wife murderer, for a change of venue,
and that he should be tried in some 9th
er county than Orleans, on account of
the intense excitement in the case pre-
vailing there and public opinion being
so strong against Hayden. On the 5th
the motion was argued in chambers be-
fore Judge H. Henry Powers, at con-
siderable length and quite ably by Hen
~ Ballard and w. w. Grout i'll favor
of the respondent and VIM. r. ROwell,
states attorney, and W. D. Crane in be-
half of the state. After hearing the ar
guments the court overruled the motion.
One of the reasons given by the court
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-09-14
Programme of Fair.

First Day, Tuesday, September IL.
$50 A. NJ. Cavalcade of all oxen in two
teams, and all oxen and steers will
pass around the grounds inside the
inner railing of the track, where they
will remain until 1920, when they
will be examined by the awarding
committee.
RECESS FROM IL A. NJ. TO P. NJ.
1P NJ. The awarding committees of
third and fourth class cattle, of sheep,
swine and poultry, will attend ex-
aminations in their several depart
ments.
2 P. NJ. Trial of all draft oxen and
steers. A. r. Hovey, chairman, will
have full charge of arrangements of
the trial.
BPM. Brood mares with foal imme-
diately followed by the one, two and
three years olds, will be brought to
the judges sta d for the inspection of
the awarding committee.
Second Dag, Wednesday, September 10.
ga. NJ. Examination of draft horses.
$3.50 A. NJ. Examination in front OF
Judges stand, of stations three years
old and under.
1000 A. NJ. Examination of stations,
four years old and upward.
1890 A. NJ. Examination of geldings
and mares.
Ham. Examination of matched geld
ings and mares.
RECESS TO 1:30 P. NJ.
l:30 P. NJ. Address will be delivered in
front of the grand stand by Hon. Geo
F. Edmunds, of Burlington.
2:3O P. NJ. Trotting. County purses,
class l, open to all horses owned
within the county. $50 to first, SIS
to second, and $40 to third. Glass 2,
for all horses owned within the county
that have never trotted for money,
SIS to first, $40 to second, and S., to
third. 10 per cent. entrance fees in
both classes.
Committee on County Purses
l. Higgins, A. S. Livingston, VIM. E.
Peck.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-09-14

MooDY.-Mr. Moody has declined the
invitation to visit Washington next
winter, and says in his letter: 81 feel
that New England cities are just now
the places where the harvest seems to
be more specially ready for laborers.
1t has beeL laid on my heart that in
this district was the place for labor the
coming winter" A report has gained
currency that Mr.. Moody has about de-
eided to give few weeks to each of
the New England states-giving a week
or SO to four or five of the prominent
cities in each state. We hope he will
do So
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-09-14
The Fairs.
The Maine Election.

At the state election in Maine on
Monday, Republican candidate Gov.
CounOr is reelected by about 5000 on
a light vote. The Republicans carried
every county except two. The Demo-
Gratis elected three Senators and twenty
six Representatives.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-09-14
NOTICE..

WThereas Harvey A. West, of Ryegate, in tne
w county of Caledonia, has iled in the ClelA ;
Office of said County, his libel for Divorce setio
forth in substance that he was legally married 70
Elizabeth Z. West, May 25th 1871, and that iron
this time till July 31st, 1875 he lived with the Slu
Elizabeth, that she during this time did treat n i5
with cruelty and intOlerable severity that the sa,u
Elizabeth had at divers times since her marriage
the said Harvey committed the crime of aduliela
and that the 31st day of July the said ElzaGe.
did utterly desert him and from that time has l'ou
in house of ill-fame at Lowell Mass: %, r,,;,..
And it being made to appear that the sau it h
beth resides without this State so that lid
cannot be served upon her, it is hereby oruTI h
that notice of the pendency of the FOREGOING of
be given to the said Elizabeth by pubcatiou :,
the substance the eOf and of this order in tht %
Johnsbury CaledOnian, newspaper puDIlsITeaus Of
said county, three weeks successfully inc ias ior
which publications to be at least six weeks piIu,
to the first day of the next term of CaledG1a ny
ty Court to be held at ST. JohDsbury in sara Cou"'
the first Tuesday of December a. ID. leIl; 9Th
Dated at st. JOhnsbury in said County tni' W.
day of September, A. ID. 1877 c,,rt
A. DUMETTE, Solicitor. -
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the waiting" he could afford to, "could
you fla the date ?" That's what the
country wants our optimists to do now.
Portland Press