St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-09-06

thousands. Occasionally, as was the
case one evening this week, the beach
for nearly a mile is made to blaze with
fireworks of a quality and in pro-
fusion heretofore known only to the
gay capitals of Europe. The season is
now drawing fast to its close, but as
yet there is little falling off observable,
either in the crowds or the attractions
of the place.
The past week was the last in the
eventful life of our National Bankrupt
Law, and has probably been the live
lest one of its existence. The unfOr-
tunate merchant, the tricky speculator,
the hapless real estate owner whose
handsome fortune in equities" has fad
ed into thin air and the braZen fraud
who habitually takes advantage of the
act to cheat his creditors about every
other year and who has been the main
cause of its repeal-all these represen-
tative applicants for relief have throng
ed the halls of justice and jostled each
other in their eagerness to secure elev-
enth hour salvation. Henceforth in
solvent debtors will have to stand or
fall by their record, and the shameless
WHICH tIlC ucdU dCG HIS Itu-
dered possible will be so no longer.
Not that this repeal is going to put a
stop to defrauding creditors. There is
no such luck as that for the commercial
world this side of the millennium, but
at least the tactics of the wicked will
have to be changed somewhat, and the
way of the transgressOr be made more
BEAUTIFULLY difficult.
In a few weeks New York has got to
submit to great and humiliating loss.
Theodore Thomas who for fifteen years
has worked in this city and whose Or
chestra and concerts have been the
chief pride of the town, unsteady speak
ing, for not much shorter period, has
become weary of thepersistent failure
of the metropolis TO afford him proper
support in his arduOus and useful labOrs
and has signed contract with certain
gentlemen of Cincinnati by virtue of
which he will soon disband his incOm-
parable orchestra, shake off from his
feet the dust of Gotham and take up
his abode in the former city where a
lucrative and honorable position awaits
him as director of q new and complete
Conservatory of music on the model of
the best schools of Europe. New York
ought to be ashamed of herself, and to
do her Justice, so she is. But it is too
late for repentance. Thomas is as good
as gone, and fear it will be long be-
fore we shall look npOn his like again.
The Essex Market Police court of
this town has curiously complicated
case of larceny on its hands. The pris-
Oner is a young woman occupied as at
tendant at bath establishment. A
lady came to the place for dash be-
fore entering which she gave a little
bag of valuables containing among 9th
er things a $500 diamond ring, into the
custody of the present prisoner. When
the lady reclaimed the little bag she
found her sparkling jewel non est. AL
though search of the bath and premises
was made with assistance of the atten-
dant, but no ring was found, whereupon
the victim accused the girl of stealing
it, and had her arrested. The latter
pleaded innocence and persisted therein
till the next day when she complained
of feeling sick and confessed to her
startled keepers that she had swallowed
the missing ornament. A physician was
called and every effort made to recover
the property, but up to date the ring
has not been brought to light. Further
developments are anxiOusly awaited by
all parties concerned.
1t must be source of considerable
pride to the citizens of your flourshing
town, and in fact the entire state, to
learn the results accomplished by the
great firm of E. g. T. Fairbanks & Co.
at the Paris Exposition, obtaining there
as we are informed by cable, the Grand
Award for Scales. And this is not all
l see by the September issue of The
american Exporter, that in Japan they
have been recognized by governmental
decree to be the standard for all uses.
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