St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-06-14

ion to sufocation. They made speeche
and sung songs and read scathing reso
buttons and poetry, and called the I'M
fortunate millionaire all the names il
the dictionary, and finally circulated
for signatures, pledge not to buy {
dollars worth of dry goods of such {
monster for the next five years. Their
they stopped and painted for breatl
fully expecting, l suppose, that Judge
Hilton would pull up stakes and fly the
country by next train.
Instead of this, he has gone hurriedly
to work made some alterations in the
big building, put in such masculine con-
viences as a bar, billiard room, barber
shop, etc., and rechristening the place
the "Park Avenue Hotel" will shortly
open it to the public as a commercial
hotel. Time will now tell how wise a
move has been made in this change. II
certainly cannot be worse pecuniarily
than the first months have been.
II would seem as though this expert
ment settled the question of cheap ex-
elusive hotel accommodations for work
ing women. The friends of the idea
however claim the contrary. They
claim that Judge Hilton has always
been opposed to the scheme and has
done all he could under the circum-
stances to ensure its failure. While
this is probably not true it can hardly
be doubted that had he given it his
hearty support it would not have so en-
tirely ''fzzled" as in this instance.
After half a dozen false starts and
pOstponements, the new elevated road
or ''yellowvated road" as the punsters
call it on account of the color which the
iron work has been painted-was OPEN
ed for travel on Wednesday the 5th and
has since been doing the rushing bust
venience had foreOrdained for it. On
this day too the name of the route was
changed from the colbert" to the
Metropolitan" The first train was
special one carrying the president of
the company, Geo. M. Pullman of sleep
ing car fame, up and down the line.
Later in the day Mr.. Pullman sailed for
Europe. Late in the afternoon the road
had its initial accident resulting from
a misplaced switch. An engine was
thrown from the rails but remained on
the ties and no material injury was
done. The next day another casualty
was reported, train running into a
man who was carelessly standing on the
track, and throwing him to the pave
ment twenty feet below. 1t is to be
hoped that they are not going to keep
up this average of accidents, one day,
and indeed it is probable that they will
so much extra care in future
that there is really little danger of a
repetition of even these slight mishaps.
The cars on the new route are roomy
and elegant within and of very graceful
and finished external appearance. The
engines or dummies" are made to re-
semble a small car and all are painted
a light yellowish green color. The
trains are nearly noiseless and run at a
high rate of speed, thirty miles an hour
having been several times attained.
During most of the day the fare is ten
cents, but on what are called "commis-
sion trains," which are run for the bene-
fit of the working class during two
and two evening hours, the
rate is only five cents. The elevated
system is proving magnificent public
and success and when the
East side routes are opened there will
have to be an end of all these "rapid
jokes which for years have been
all over the country at New
YOrk's expense.
| am afraid that Mr.. James Gordon
Bennett has an undue love for personal
as well as journalistic sensations. One
would think that his duel with Fred
May had received public attention
enough to suit even him; but it seems
not. He is now out in a long card
(cabled over from Paris) reviving the
subject, defending his course and his
courage and limiting at mysterious rev.
Citations that might be made concerning
the affair. If he is not careful the en-
explorer (by proxy of Africa
and the North Pole will find himself
and his personal doings as much of a
public nuisance as the Beecher-Tilton
affair.
The annual parade of the New York
police force took place this week and
was really a good deal of display.
They turned out 1900 strong, and in
drill, uniform and general appearance
we're above the average of many crack
regiment. This annual parade is not
only an interesting sight to the public
but, | think is very healthy spectacle
to present occasionally before the eyes
of the thousands of roughs, burglars
and communists that infest the city.
Such body as this would make short
work of any ordinary riot.
AprOpOs of the recent atrOcieus at
tempt to murder Emperor William of
Germany, it may be interesting to know
of the frequency of attempts
at regicide. Within thirty years, the
number of such attempts, successful
and unsuccessful, has been twenty eight
including the assassination of President
In one case, that of Napoleon
Ill, the attacks on his life were no less
than five in number, Notwithstanding
which he died peacefully in his bed
after all.
Local summer travel is fairly under
way for the season. The sound will be
as always favorite highway for hot
weather journeying especially as the
Fall River line has those two matchless
steamers, the Bristol and Providence
running regularly again, fresh and ele-
CANT from their renovation in winter
quarters. The Fall River is the route
to the East. RADIx.
The President and the Investigation.