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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-08-02
Vote the Peoples Ticket.
DANvILLE, July 30, 1873.

DANVILLE, July ~, 1873.
Mr.. Editor MANY good Republicans
in this town are dissatisfied with the
nominations made by the so-called mass
county convention, and after duly con-
sidering the matter, have concluded to
support the ticket elected in 1876. We
don't believe that it is good policy to
change tried and efficient officials for an
uncertainty. 1t was claimed by some
of the managers in the late convention
that certain offices in this county were
good paying offices, and on that account
they should be distributed as rewards
to the faithful party workers, and as an
incentive to good conduct in reformed
men. We heartily commend reforma-
ton in all Incorporate men, but do not
consider them better than other men
that have always been temperate and
true to every trust. AS to the offices
paying well, the constitution of this
state provides that whenever an office
becomes so profitable as to occasion
many to apply for it, the profits ought
to be lessened by the legislature"
1t is perfectly plain that the whole
plan and policy of the government of
this state was arranged with view
that the office should seek the man, not
the man the Office, and to maintain this
principle. We are unwilling to allow
a few men in small part of this county
to distribute all the offices amongst
themselves.
Believing as we do that the best in
terest of this county will be promoted,
and that the best incentive for efficiency
in an official is to have the tenure OF
his Office depend upon his faithfulness
in performing the duties of his Office,
and that the election of the ticket NOM
mated two years ago is acceptable to a
large majority of the republican voters
in this county, we earnestly urge you
and all friends of good government to
unite their influence and votes to elect
the men that have been tried and found
competent and faithful.
THE PEOPLE.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-08-02

several towns, but we do not apprehend
chat he will get very numerous fol-
lowing. He is a most estimable gentle
man, possesses good degree of culture
and is an average lawyer, but it cannot
be said that he is, in point of ability or
fitness for the position, the equal of Mr..
Denison, while the latter has the very
great advantage of experience and ac-
quaintance, two things absolutely es-
sential to any degree of success, partic-
ularly at time when the house is under
the control of the opposition or very
evenly divided. If Mr.. Farnham should
enter Congress he could not hope at the
end of four years. service to stand any
higher than Mr.. Denison stands to-day.
Woodstock Standard.
1t is understood that d. C. Denison,
of Royalton, the present member, is a
candidate for denomination, and unless
decided unanimity in opposition to him
should appear, in other quarters, it
would seem that his chances are in the
ascendant. In regard to Mr.. DenisOn,
it should not be forgotten that he has
received but one nomination from the
republican organization of the District
that his first election was made out
side of the organization, and that if he
has done well for his constituents, a
second nomination by the republicans
in convention would be no greater
courtesy than has been done to others
from time immemorial.-W Windsor Jour
nal.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-08-02

Albert Clarke-whO said that Mr.. Circuit
was his personal friend, that in all the
canvass he had refrained from saying
anything against him, and that he
thought he would make good repre-
sentative Though not as good as his
candidate)-the nomination was made
unanimous. The chair appointed Col.
Albert Clarke and Hon. R. S. Taft as
committee to inform Gen. Grout of his
nomination, and to request his presence.
The convention then adjourned to the
open air to listen to his acceptance. On
w. W. Grout spoke as follows:
Mr.. President and Gentlemen of the
Coma ention:-I am informed that you
have agreed on me, as your nominee to
receive the sutfrages of the republicans
of this district on the approaching cleo
ton of a Representative to Congress-.
For this mark of your confidence, ac-
cept my hearty thanks, and my assur-
ance that it will be my most earnest
endeavor, if the voters of the district
shall ratify your choice, so to conduct
myself, as your representative, and as
a man, that you shall have no occasion
to regret your action. After this la
borious convention and in the short
time remaining before you must sep
arate for your homes, you wish no ex-
tended remarks from me. 1 have pre-
pared no speech for this occasion-to
tell the truth, l doubted whether one
would be called for from me. So | will
detain you no longer but beg you
once more to accept my grateful &C
acknowledgements for this high expression
of your favor. [Applause.]
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-08-02

the Frauhoeffer lines were beautifully
reversed. This was the most impor-
tant result of his observation, and con-
firms observations made in Siam. Both
the Fl lines were also reversed. Very
bright lines were seen near large b,
which confirms Prof Pogson's observa-
lions. He also saw bright lines F and
1474. Edison's tasimeter failed to work
satisfactorily, and he used a Their
mophile, which caused unsteady motion
in the galvanometer. Prof. Colbert re-
ports that his observations tend to show
that the moons path in the heavens lay
little farther to the southwark than
indicated by the lunar tables, or else
that the estimate of the moons dame
ter is too large-perhaps both. The
measures made by Mr.. yesterday indi-
Gated that the corona extended out
on an average about &c minutes of an
arc, corresponding to a distance of fully
100000 miles all around the sun. 1t
was strongly triated, and in the direc-
ton of the ecliptic. The rays were
nearly straight, while above and below
that line they were markedly spiral in
their character, and some of the lines at
the base formed an angle of not less
than 20 degrees with prolongation of
the suns ray.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-08-02
Col. Farnham for Congress.
SOME HOME TESTIMONY.
From the West Randolph Herald.

from the West Randolph Herald.l
Politics in the Second Congressional
District has been very quiet thus far.
1t was very generally conceded that
Windham county was entitled to the
nomination, if she should present a
good man. This she has failed to do.
The call for the convention was delayed
as long as possible and every chance
given the republicans of that county to
unite and present their strongest and
best man for the candidate. 1t is now
too late. The just claims of Windham
county will again be set aside for the
simple reason that because of petty
jealOusies she can present no man she
is willing to support.
Next to Windham, Orange county has
the best claim to the nomination.
While Windsor and Caledonia counties
have for many years furnished the
Coming man" they have depended up
on old Orange to roll up big majority
for him, and often have appeared also
for help to secure his nomination as
well. Without the powerful aid of this
county four years ago, Mr.. Denison
would not have been elected. The
stalwart republicans of Orange have
never pushed forward their claims in an
unseemly manner. They have quietly
waited for their time to come. That
time has come. For four years Wind
sor county has been honored by the
election of Hon. d. G. DenisOn, of Roy
alton, a gentleman of unstained charac-
ter, that we have been glad to support,
and against whom nothing can be said.
Orange county, unlike Windham, is
united, and presents the name of Hon.
Roswell Farnham, of Bradford, as her
first choice for representative to Con-
gress. We need say little as to his
qualifications for the office. He is well
known, not only in the county, but
throughout the state as a Christian gen.
tleman in the noblest sense of that ex-
preston. He has won an enviable
reputation at the bar has done good
service in the legislature and is deserv-
eddy popular at home and abroad. He
is safe man to send to Washington
and one whose course in Congress would
reflect no discredit on the district. He
is a man who would endeavor to repre-
sent the interests of his constituents
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-08-02

attorney, liable to be called in any di-
rectiOn, should be near the centre.
Of what use can states attorney
living in Hardwick be to people in
Burke, Newark and Sutton? But if
the Office goes to Hardwick it should
have gone to Mr.. Hathaway, who has
the confidence of his townspeople, and
has much greater claims to it by reason
of age, experience, energy and general
fitness.
Again it has been almost the uniform
practice of the county to give the side
judges two terms. Judge Bacon had
two terms also Judge Perley, as well
as Judge Rogers, who has the credit of
being the inventor and patentee of the
'machinen which run the convention.
Why are our present efficient and capa-
BILE judges singled out as exceptions to
our general practice? Are the new
candidates better men for the place
One of them is said to be seventy-six
years of age, hard of hearing, long past
his prime. The other was nominated
in fulfillment of a contract made several
days before the convention, being re-
turn of votes for the new sheriff.
Are good and honorable men to be
kicked out before completing their usual
terms by ticket made up in this way
Why was the south part of the county
ignored ? Why was an efficient and
acceptable states attorney set aside at
the end of one term? Why were ex-
perienced and competent judges cut
down to half the usual timeq
Not because there is any sectional
hostility in the north part of the county
towards the south part. Not because
any body was dissatisfied with the states
attorney or judges but solely because
the chief manipulation found it necessary
to make these combinations and trades
in order to carry his point and nominate
his man for sheriff.
1t is easier to make contracts to sell
out the voters of this county than it is
to deliver the article after the sale.
For one having been sold, do not pro-
pose to be delivered. My sole interest
in this matter is that of efficiency in the
public service and the public good but
that interest is enough to make me
ready to do some work to save Oul
county from being bought and sold with
no equivalent to the public.
ONE VOTER FROM BARNET.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-08-02
Vermont News.

A cheeky individual of the genus
tramp recently broke into the Heald-
vile depot during the early part of the
night, helped himself to a ticket, which
he stamped in due form, and when the
midnight train passed, signaIed it with
the station masters red lantern and rode
to Burlington.
Frank Morrison, young man in the
employ of the Central Vermont Rail-
road, as fireman, was severely burned
while on his engine, the oath, in the
SwantOn yard. AS he opened the door
of the flre-box, the flames and gas that
had gathered clicked back" burning
his face and arms in horrible manner.
and smuggling his beard and hair to his
cap.
On the reception at Barton-Gen.
CIRCUITS home-Of the news of his nom
lnation, 100 guns were fired and the
bells rung. On his arrival in the eve
ming, he was met by the citizens and
made a brief speech.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-08-02
The Second District.

We said last week that it had been
intimated that Mr.. Denison would not
be a candidate for another term in Con-
gress. We had previously learned that
he found Congressional life not wholly
to his taste, and therefore did not know
but the rumOr was true. But the past
week has developed Mr.. Denison as a
candidate before the Convention for re-
election. OF course this is Mr.. Deni-
sons right, and no one objects to it !;
but there is no necessity for such non
sense and special pleading as appears
in his Windsor county organs which we
copy below:
1t is we'll known that Col. Farnham
of Bradford, is formally presented as a
candidate and is making something of
an effort to secure the support of the
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-08-02

one-sixth of mile long, staked on the
rivers bed, and largely frequented, so
the diver reports, by big blue-fish,
Holsters and crabs. He rather expected
to fall in with shark during his sub
marine stay, several of these monsters
having lately been seen in the river,
and therefore carried big butchers
cleaver and a spear for protection, but
neither of these weapons were needed.
After the completion of his task the
pedestrian was much exhausted, but,
having won his bet, quickly recovered,
and is now ready to do it all over again
for the same money.
A vivid reminder of the man whose
lot it was to precipitate the panic of
1873 is afforded to us by the meeting
this week of committee of Jay Cookies
creditors to hear "a report from the
trustee of the estate and discuss plans
for closing it up. Nothing definite was
accomplished but it may be interesting
to learn that the claims against the es-
tate aggregate over $S,OO0,0 900, and that
it has about $500, 900 to manage it for
five years. The dividend will be small.
RADIX.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-08-02
News in Brief.

Old people are VIGOROUSLY careless of
themselves. Andrew Ellison of Charles
town, aged SO and remarkably active
old man, was killed by the giving away
of a ladder on which he was
painting his house. He had heen
begged not to attempt the job, but per-
sisted and was up at in the mornino
to finish the work. He was videl,
known, and so strong that he never
used the horse-cars, but freouentlv
walked into Boston.
Dartmouth has received an unaxnoo+
ed gift of $4,000 rumor saws from .
New Yorker, formerly of Darlington
A Washington correspondents asserts
that the President and Secretary shau
man think that altogether the hest MO-
to get the silver dollars into circnl.t;as
Is to pay them out to the peps;onoua
This they think would carry them hool,
into the country and cause them 70 H.
gle In the pockets of the plain neonIo
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-08-02
Republican District Convention.

A Republican Convention for the Second Con-
gressiOnal District of Vermont will be held at
White River Junction, on Tuesday, the 18th day of
August A. d. 1878, at o'clock p. M. for the pur-
pose of nominating a candidate for Representative
to the Forty-Sixtb Congress of the United States;
also to elect district Committee.
Towns will be represented in said Convention by
their delegates chosen upon the basis of one dele
gate from each town, and additional delegate
for each one hundred votes, and for each fraction
of one hundred votes exceeding fifty, cast for the
Republican candidate for Governor at the last
State election.
The delegates in the several towns will be chOs-
en- at primary meetings, which are directed to be
held at the usual place for holding Freeman s
meetings in said towns, on Saturday, the 10th day
of August, A. ID. 1878, at such hour in the day as
the respective town committees severally may
designate.
Said primary meetings may choose alternates, OF
the delegates may be authorized to appoint sub
sttutes
By vote of former convention the District Com
mittee are constituted a committee credentials
Delegates will provide themselves with proper
credentials, signed by the secretaries of their re
spective primary meetings, and Immediately upon
their arrival at White River Junction, present
them to the District Committee at their head
auarters-the junction house.
The several railroads in the District will extent
the usual courtesy of fare way.
KITTREDGE HASKINS, Republican
CHAS. A; SYLVESTER, District
w. ii. GILMORE, D
NELSON GAY, J Committee.
BrattlebOro, VT, July 20, 1873.
On the above basis the several towns in tn,
County will be entitled to representation as fol
lows:
Barnet B. Burke 3, Danville 3, Groton 2, Hard
wick 3, Kirby 1, Lyndon 4, Newark ?, Peacham
Ryegate ., Sheffield ., St. Johnsbury9 Stannard 1
Sutton 2, Walden ., Waterford 2, Wheelock
Total If
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-08-02
The Peoples Ticket.

In response to written and verbal re-
quests from prominent men from thirteen
out of the seventeen towns in the coun-
ty, we give in this issue the Republican
ticket of 1876 under the head of the
peoples Republican Ticket" There
seems to be a spontaneous and quite
general movement throughout the cOun-
ty to re-elect the present board of
county officers, believing them to be
better qualified to perform the duties
of their offices than the ticket recon-
mended by the late Republican conven-
ton. 1t is unnecessary to say that the
CaledOnian heartily approves of this
movement.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-08-02

There was a very heavy fall of rain
in Chicago Thursday night. In seven
hours four inches of rain fell, f1oodinn
the basement of stores and dwellinGss
and destroying many thousands of dol
lars worth of goods. ''-
Fourteen children and three teacher.
were drowned Friday near the tow 30
marlborough, Ireland by the capsizinn
of a boat.
At a picnic in Lewis county. Kv
Friday, two men were fatally stabbed
and ten or fifteen wounded.
Charles Long, a son of DR.. LONG of
Whitehall, N. Y, was shot dead Nv
Edison Dedrick while fishing on LaGo
Champlain Thursday night. Dedrick
says he thought Long was a tramn
who wanted to steal his geese. p
Reapers continue to be DESTROYED in
Michigan by tramps. They burned the
barn and wheat stock of a prominent
farmer near Battle Creek, and several
self binders are reported injured near
Burr Oak, in st. Joseph county,
The New Hampshire House passed =
pretty severe tramp bill the 24th. pun.
ishing the offense by Imprisonment
Is months up to five years.
At Havana, the yellow fever is max.
ing its usual havoc at this season, and
large number of cases are reported
from the military and other hospitals.
Six masked men stopped the coach
the 25th, near Lightning Greek, Wyo-
ming, and robbed the mails of register
ed letters and other valuables. The
loss is not known.
A farmer named George Smith living
near Rockland, Norfolk county, Ont,
was murdered recently, by his son, who
also beat his sister fatally, and then
hung himself
The New England Agricultural So
ciety has perfected arrangements with
the Worcester Agricultural Society, to
hold the fifteenth annual Fair in the
city of Worcester, Mass, commencing
the first Tuesday of September and
continuing four days.
A letter received in New York
from Frederick Bent, cornet So
loist of GilmOre's band, states that
it has disbanded through utter failure.
In England and Ireland Gilmore did
fairly, but in France and Germany
nothing but hard luck was encounter
ed.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-08-02
REFERENCES by Permission.

Dr. Crabtre refers with much qualification to
well known individuals :-GOVERNORS. MAY
oKS, MINISTER'S, LAWYERS, PHYSICIANS
ana many Ladies and Gentlemen of this state
whom he has known and treated successfully III
years gone by:-An autograph letter by GEN Jo'
sEPH HAwLEY, Gov. of Connecticut; Hon. JoBS b.
ROBERTS, Mayor of Vergennes, Vt, cured of Bron-
chial Catarrh and bad Cough in 1868; Rev. VIM
Bradley, Boylston St, Boston; Rev. John H. NC
nee, Forestdale, Vt, Liver and Heart Disease
cured; b. F. Adams Esq, Boston, Cured of Con-
sumption years ago; L. C. George Esq, Mclean
Asylum, Boston, Kidney disease Miss Ammo
Goodwin, Burlington, VT, Cured of Fits; Miss
Mary Davis. Alburgh Springs, of st. Vitus' Dance
Mrs. M Raymond, WOODBURY., Mass, Cured Oh
Dropsy; Mrs. Mary E. Sears, Saugus, ScroiuA
very bad case; Mrs. VIM. Corey of Hartford, lsO4'
Iumor of Breast; Mary A. Clark, Charleston
Cured on Consumption; Mrs. Levi Hicks Burning
ton, VT, Three years abed, cured 1867; C. H. BAG
LEY, ESQ, Conductor Pass. r. R., st. JOhnsour!'
Kidney Disease, Mrs Bagley, Catarrh qs6s); AleA'
Young, Esq, Peacham, VT, Pronounced hopeless
by four Physicians, Cured of Heart Disease ro'
mains well; S. II. Towards wife, Irasburgn
couldn't walk for nine years, cured, and hunoreO
others seen at his rooms
n. ID. CRABTRE, NJ. d.,
BOyLstOn Station,
Boston, Mass
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-08-02
A Novel way to Draw a House.

Last May, George w. Burleigh, a
man of fine education, came to Carson,
ILL.,, from Ohio, ostensibly to start a
tonsorial establishment. He was often
in depressed spirits. A week ago Sun
day, he published a card, announcing
that he would lecture the 23d, and at
the close shoot himself through the
head. The price of admission was to
be dollar, and the proceeds were to
be used for his funeral expenses and to
buy scientific books fer the town libra
ry. At the appointed time the hall
was crowded. Burleigh delivered an
infidel lecture of wonderful power and
at the end, despite the efforts of friends
who were present to prevent it, shot
himself through the head. His brain
was literally torn to pieces. All of
which is probably lie.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-08-02

u There was very appreciative
notice of Col. Farnham in an Orange
county paper which we copy elsewhere.
1t strikes us, however, that there is one
important omission in that article,
namely, no reference to his services for
the country in its hour of greatest peril.
Fifteen years ago we could not say too
much for those who stood in the front
and saved the nation and it cannot be
that we have so far forgotten those
services that, other things being equal,
we shall not give preference to the re-
turned soldier for places of emolument
and trust. 1t is base ingratitude to do
less.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-08-02
Hyde Park Convention Notes.

The Barton Monitor gives some in
teresting notes of the late Third Dis
trict Convention:
1t seems that Mr.. Barlow's friends
were very confident that he would be
nominated on the first ballot. If a
water-spOut had burst on the Franklin
county delegates, they would not have
been more chilled and dumbfounded
than in the announcement of the first
ballot.
. Among the happiest men, apparently,
that we saw, after the nomination of
Gen. Circuit, was his old but estranged
friend, A. A. Earle. Mr.. Earle met him
on the platform just as he was to make
his speech of acceptance, took him
kindly by the hand, cOngratulating him
on his nomination.
Mr.. Barlow was among the first to
meet and congratulate his successful
rival on his nomination. He said,
General, you have handsomely hoored
me, but it is all right, give me your
hand" The General reminded him
that he had caused him some trouble
during the canvass. Mr.. Barlow said
with emphasis, 81 shall make you no
more"
We have never seen better con-
tested battle than was fought at the
Convention. So far as we discovered
not a single man, chosen as a Grout or
Barlow delegate, changed his vote.
The only possible gains were from the
scattering" and these were painfully
slow.
There was no handsomer little speech
made at the Convention, than that of
Col. Albert Clarke of st. Adams, at the
announcement of Gen. CIRCUITS nomina-
ton, when he instantly moved that,
''the nomination be made unanimous
The happy and felicitous words of Col.
Clarke did more towards sOftening the
asperities of the canvass than almost
anything else could have done.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-08-02

rather than his own. In presenting
such a candidate, Orange county feels
justified in asking the intelligent voters
of other counties to give him their cor
dial support.
Reports from Caledonia county indi-
cate that he will have the support Of
the solid delegation of that county in
the Convention at White River june
ton, Tuesday, Aug. 18th, with votes
enough from Windham and Windsor
to secure his nomination on the first
ballot