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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-12-20

Much excitement has been caused at
Worcester by the discovery of the body
of Will Muccurmuck, half-bre Ca
madam Indian, i'll the woods riddled by
bullets aud shot. 1t was covered with
bOughs, and near by was his dead dog
concealed in the same way. He was
last seen alive on Wednesday in the
company of Royal Carr, hard charac-
ter from Calais, who has been in state
prison ten years for murder, and the
latter has been arrested for the crime.
a tramp calling himself Dennis Raj
ferty of Compton, p O., attempted un-
successfully to outrage Mrs. Olin NJ.
Whitney, a poor but respectable wo-
man living mile south of BrattlebOrO
on Saturday. He aroused her family
early in the morning, demanding shell
ter from the cold, and food, and these
were given him. After breakfast Mr..
Whitney left home for his daily work
and then Rafferty, nude insulting pro-
posals to Mrs. Whitney, following them
up with an attempt to accomplish his
purpose by force. The wOman's strug-
giles frightened him away, however, and
large number of citizens, who were
Immediately aroused and started in
pursuit, captured him in another part
of the town, and he was taken to Jail.
The bodies of Seward Vantyne and
Ethan Allen of Grand Isle, who were
recently supposed to have been drowned
while crossing Lake Champlain, have
been found in their boat near Colches-
ter reef, and they are thought to have
persisted from exposure and cold.
Burt Macomb of East Montpelier.
aged IL, attempted suicide by shooting
last week, and will hardly recover.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-12-20
Death of Princess Alice.

Princess Alice Mathilde Marie, grand
duchess of Hesse and second daughter
of Queen Victoria, died of diphtheria at
Darmstadt, last Saturday, on the same
day and date her father, Prince Albert,
died in 1861. AS early as Friday morn
ing the physicians recognized that hel
condition was helpless, and sent secret
messages to that effect to England.
Symptoms of suffocation appeared at
O'Clock Saturday morning, but were
temporarily removed. The grand duke
was then induced to leave the room,
but his mother remained ministering
to the princess to the last. Princess
Alice was born April 25, 1843, and was
married to Prince Ludwig of Hesse
July l., 1862, to whom she bore four
daughters Zone of whom recently died
of diphtheria) and son. The funeral
will he held on Wednesday.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-12-20
DON'T FORGET

The HOLLY WREATHS to be found at tn,
Christmas Bazaar on Monday next.
60.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-12-20
CHRISTMAS GIFTS
GIH10|L1I1D1A|Y1 IG1010|D1s1

Having just returned from Boston, ]
am prepared to show you large line
of HOLIDAY GOODS, consisting OF
TOYS, CLOCKS, PICTURE BOOKS,
PHOTOGRAPH FRAMES. Largest
Stock of AUTOGRAPH ALBUMS,
from zoe. to $1.87. DOLLS from 1c. to
95c., all sizes. CHRISTMAS & NEW
YEARS CARDS, Prang's and others.
1879 DIARIES Cheap. Also filings for
same. Best assortment of FANCY
BOX PAPERS, from 15c. to Sl.S7 each
in town. Also WRITING DESKS, &C.,
Call early and get good choice at
C. F. ROBINSON'S, AVENUE HOUSE
EASTERN AVENUE.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-12-20
VILLAGE CLAIMS,

All persons having claims against the Village of
st. Johnsbury are requested to hand them to the
clerk, L. C. Matthews, before the Goth instant
Also, all persons owing the village are invited to
settle before the Goth inst, that all current
village accounts may be settled this year.
PER ORDER TRUSTEES.
st. Johnsbury, Dec H. 1873.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-12-20
Does This Mean You?

The undersigned intending to leave for Florida
about Jan: 1st to be gone year or two wishes to
settle with every body before that time All ac
counts not then adjusted will very probably be put
into the hands of an Attorney for collection.
HORACE K. IDE, for
~ Z. I. e. II. K. IDE.
OF. JohnsDury VT, Dec 16, 1878. 60-62
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-12-20
First National Bank of St. Johnsbury

The fifteenth annual meeting of the stockholders
of the First National Bank of st Johnsbury, vt.
will be held at their Banking Rooms on Tuesday,
January IA, 1879 at o'clock p M. for the election
of Directors fol the ensuing year.
GEO. MAY, Cashier
st. JOhnsbury, Vt, Dec. g. 1873 $3.50
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-12-20
Our New York Letter.
O.. P.

DR.. MARY WALKER-A CHAPTER OF ITS
TROUBLes-PHIL SHERIDAN'S TRIAL
BULLY BEN BUTLER-COL. MAPLE
vENTION OF EVERYBODY-A DRUNKEN
JUDGE.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1878-02-22
Income Tax.

The bondholdcrs ofwall street
and the East are bowling pite>
ously over the proposed new in
come tax. The outlines Of
this bill provides that all in
comes mp to $4,000 are to be
exempted; all incomes over ST.
900 and less than so, 900, to be
taxed two per centnm; all in
comes over $4,000 to be taxed
three per centum. Under this
bill, a man with an income OF
10000 per annum, pays exact
" $3.50 to the Government.
these bloated arristocrats
have been solong the pets Of
the Government-exenrpt from
taxation-that they had begun
to,believe that they were really
themselves part and parcel
Of the Government. and it is
no wonder that they now resent
with indignity, any attempt to
toist a tax upon their incomes,
and are determed to resist the
passage OF such a bill with all
their mite. 1t ia estimated
that the tax from such a source
would, amount to from 100000
600 to 100000 annually.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1878-02-22
Judge q. ". raschal Dead.

Many persons in Texas will
be panied TO here OF the death
of Judge Paschal, which took
place in Washington City yes
terday. He spent many years
Of his life in this this city. az
his history is probably more II
timately connected W, II Texas
Jurisprudence than an, other
man that has lived. His vol
luminous works on Teas law
speaks for hi-~. and will long
remain a monument to his
learning. Judge i'"schal took up
his residence IN Washington
City after the cop1neL, emens
of the war, and entered into a
practice before the United
States Supreme Court, where
he labored until the day of his
death. He leaves chrildren and
relatives, now in Texas.-Aus-
tin Statesman.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1878-02-22
The Grain Yield OF 1871.
Tho grain crop Of the United


Tho grain crop OF the United
States the past autumn was
vast increase over that Of any
preceding year in the history oi
the country. 1t amounted in
the two cereals. wheat and corn
TO 325, 0nO,O00 bushels of the
former and 1850. 900. 900 OF the
latter according to the careful
estimates OF Mr.. Walker, the
statistician of the New York
Produce Exchange. The move
nient OF this enormous crop has
just begun to be telt, as up to
the past nine weeks the ex-
portations were Of last years
crop; but the sudden increase
already noted gives good prom
Use OF a golden future. During
the briet period mentioned our
exports Of wheat from the ports
of New York, Montreal. Boston,
Philadelphia. Baltimore, New
Orleans and Portland, have ag-
grega'ed 1,525,18S bushels,
against an expectation from the
same ports during a correspond
ing period of last year of 1888,
95l bushels, showing an increase
of 7,5S6,237 bushels. There
has also been an. increase OF
| 70S,2 bushels in the exporta-
ton OF during the same time,
| and in peas an increase of 81, :
400 bushels. In corn alone has
there been falling off to the
extent Of 1888, 054 bushels in
that time.
The increase in England's
importation OF breadstutfs from
this country in the year ending
Aug. 81, 1877, amounted to
almost as much rs the average
Of her importation during the
ten years proceeding. OF corn
alone she took out $4,000. 900
bushels. Her total importation
was about S0.000,Oe0 bushels
from this c 'untry, and 90, o00.-
600 bushels from Europe. The
importation of corn into Ger
many, France and the United
Kingdom, promises to increase
largely, as of late years a gener-
al tendency to resort to It ior
TODD for stock, instead of oats
and cut feed. has been manifest
1t is found to be one-tbird cheap
er in England than material
hitherto employed for that use.
Germany'a supply will. however,
be drawn mainly from Hungary.
-AeW York Su,'.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1878-02-22
RAILROADS..

There is now more talk about
building railroads; more new
charters granted ON proposed
routes, which are admirably
marked out on paper. than WAS
ever known before in the histo-
ry of the country. IN this, it is
safe say. that niue-tenrhs OF
them have no visable existence
whatever; they are simply got
ton mp and charted for the pur-
pose Of making more money,
by the sale OF charter, ETC.. and
constitute species OF robbery,
not only of persons but of States
who are foolish enough to grant
subsidies to these wild. cat
schemes.
Upon this subject the Dallas
Morning Call contains an adj
mifable article illus,r ting
the mod,ss operandi of these in
situations, from which We Gull
the following.
I'm no city in the State, or
in fact in any State, has there
been so much railroad talk, aud
less work done, than in Dallas.
Within the last few years, num-
hers Of railroads, making Dallas
a central point, have been pro-
jecied and talked up throus h
the papers, and in several ~
taances matters have gone SO
far as to obtain characters for
them. Up to the present time
there has been more wind and
printers ink expended on rail-
roads than anything else, and
as legitimate consequence,
there are no more railroads lead
ing into Dallas than there were
two years ago. 1t takes money
to grade, tie and iron a road,
and it is useless to attempt to
do it any other way"
1t is mater of fact that it
require not only money but
skill and labor to build rail-
roads: and, it is,high time our
law-makers were beginning to
realize this fact, and hereafter
require guarantee that rail-
roads have an actual existance
and a fnll determination, with
ample capital TO bniId at least a
stated number of miles before
voting bonus to such corpora
tions. II such a course were
vigorously pursued. we would
have more railroads in actual
existence, and less proposed
routes."
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1878-02-22

THE paying teller Of the bank
of North America, one of the
Oldest and most solvent banks
iu the city OF New York. by a
sytematic series of stealing
extending back some twenty
years, managed to transfer from
the vaults Of the bank to his
own pockets the sum of one
hundred thousand dollar. The
bank system of book Keeping
was sadly at fault in some way.
Public sympathy seems to be
with the recalcitrant teller as the
following lines show:
BETTER the ragged ploughhoy,
Who sings and cares r naught,
Than the bank cashier, with ten thou.
sand year,
And a hundred thousand short.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1878-02-22

The Weathertord Times prints
an editorial on the pecan crop
and the inducements to plant
the tree:
1t bears well in from eight to
ten years from the time OF
planting the seed, and in fifteen
years will yield over a bushel
to the tree. Thereafter the pro-
duct OF tree will steady in
crease until some OF them will
yield ten or twelve bushels, and
the average will be over two
bushels.
The above item is as apple
able TO Washington as any
county in the State.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1878-02-22

TnE New York Sun Boosting
asserts that it. viii stand to the
lasting. honor OF Roscoe Conk-
Ing that he has opened any
personal or political relations
xitli the Fraudulant President,
has not visited him or spoken to
him, or said a word in his ia
VOC, or written him a letter or
gone to his house in which he
lives but has kept sternly aloof
from him, in spite Of every over
ture andevery art employed to
draw him into the net.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1878-02-22

Tue S. A. Express is respon-
sible tor rhe assertion that Bren-
ham is to have a town clock
costing s475. This is an entire
mistake. The Brenham BAN
NER said that Bonham was to
have a town clock that was to
cost the sun OF s475. The
BANNER frequently sees itself
credited with items from Bon
ham and Bonham Is sometimes
credited with BRENNAN items.
As soon as the Cult, Colorado
and Santa Fe railroad is com
pleted to this city we will have
town clock that will cost, not
s475, but a sum largely IN ex-
cess Of that amount.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1878-02-22
SCHOOL LANDS.

4 paragraph is going the
rounds OF the Texas papers to
the effect that Conanche county
has sold her school lands at
sl.50 am acre, and the county
paper up there seems TO think
that the, people have done well
in disposiag OF the lands al this
magnificent price. The coun-
ties.iu Texas that yet hold school
lands in frontier counties make
a very serious and lamentable
mistake if they attempt to sell
them at present prices. Texas
i. a great and growing State.
The value OF her arabic lands
is daily appreciating;and, in our
opinion, thestfme is not far dis
tant when every acre of tilable
land in this State viii be worth
fully as much. if not more. than
similar hand are worth in Hi
nois. Indiana and Missouri In
any OF these States, especially
in Illinois, lit is well known
fact that an improved farm in a
desirable location cannot be
bought for much less than fifty
dollars an acre. With the. eli
mate aud facilities that Texas
cffrrs to. agriculturists, there is
no doubt but that in the course
of the next fifteen or twenty
years aImos. every acre OF her
ti!able soil will be in cultivation.
When that time arrives all the
land win have become valuable.
Counfics that now own school
lands make a very serious mis-
take in selling outtheir domain
at S1.50 an aero. Each county
should hold its land. as the land
can be leased for as much
ground rent as the purchase
nloaey.
At the tint the State of Mis-
souri, was admitted INTO the
Union in 1920, very liberal
provision in the way of lands
was made tor the benefit OF the
public schools. In the now
large city of ST. Louis vast
amount OF property was set
aside, or in other words, APP
propriated for the benefit of the
public schools. These lands
were held as a sacred trust.
In many cases they were leased
fer long terms, running from
twenty to ninety>rine years,
but in no case were any OF
them disposed OF in fee. The
consequence Of this wise lore
thought is that at the present
time the city OF st. Louis is in
receipt OF an almost princely
revenue from her school lands.
The earlier leases have long
since expired, and the property
has been relet on much more
advantageous terms. The same
rnle will apply to the school
lands OF Texas
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1878-02-22

The GAINESVILLE Times SAYS:
"The on'y merit the two-third>
rule possesses is that OF age,
having SO long prevailed in the
Democratic party. We see no
necessity for its lorger contin-
nance. Designed to secure tie
nomination of the strongest
candidate, it frequently defeats
him. IL nomination made I'M
der it, instead of rejecting the
sentiment OF the majority is
more frequently that OF min
GRITTY"
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1878-02-22

Pro NoNo outlived almost ev-
cry cardinal who took part in
his election, and saw a change
in the. ruler of every Europeon
kingdom except England.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1878-02-22

SENATOR MAxEY.-We cannot
fanthom the purpose of an,ago-
nizing Senator Maxey with
any one. He makes a Senator
the peer of the oldest and most
efficient members of the body,
and commands as much the re-
spect of the North and West as
the South. He is fast making
an illnstrious record, and it
becoms Texas to honor the man
to whom honor is due. The
Gazette yields him the homage
due TO character as exalted,
as worthy of the highest prom
ise.-Stdte Gazette.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1878-02-22
On. Wednesday last Waco

Oh w eunesoaY last w AGO
suffered nom o large fire. The
Losses wero very-hcsry. About
s150, coo dollars worth Of prop.
erty was sumlnarily wiped out
IT cxistancc. Although the
Telephone Of the Goth inst. APP
pears on a half sheet it suf-
ford no serious loss. The Es>
.insiner was not scorched.
The Dallas Commercial
pays a very high compliment tn
Col. Bob Ingersoll. who is
making quite a reputation in
this country as a lecturer who
is opposed to hell. Col. Inger-
soil thinks there Is no such
place. Those who differ from
him think there is. 1t is in re-
ality only a question of time.
Everybody win find out in due
season.
Sheriff Coalston, OF Mason
county, Kentucky, passed
through Dallas q few days since
with Tayler and Ed. Martin
brothers, charged with the muir
der OF young nan named
Gaitskill, in 1874. Taylor
was captured in Shaekleford
county and Ed. in Tom Green.
The Herald describes them as
large, wellmade, fine-looling
men, and their tour years ex-
posure TO the hardships OF a
frontier life, had not robbed
them OF that elegant ease of
manners that betokens the man
OF cultivation. The killing was
brought about by Gaitskill's
marrying tl,eir sister..against the
will and consent of their pa
rents. The two brothers were
tried for the murder aud SEN
fenced TO be hing but manag-
ed to break jail.
"A shooting ARRAY took
place at Bryan on Tuesday even
ing last between. /. q. and
Rush Randle, brothers, on one
side, and Henry Hodges and
Milton Parker on the other, in
which twelve or fourteen shots
were fired, resulting in the
wounding OF Rush Randle in the
head, it is thought fatally. Mr..
IL. Morrison also received
"a painful flesh wound. The
difficulty was the result OF old
fned. Hodges and Parker i'm
mediately SURRENDERED and gave
bond in the sum OF $4,000 each
to answer to the charge OF as
saalt with intent to murder.
-TnF Mexia Ledger very
sensibly remarks: 1T Western
Texas wants to elevate a good
man to some responsible posi-
tion-one who will be honest,
and faithful to the eni, lie: it
take up Gen. j. B. Robertson,
OF Washington county, than
whom there is no better man
West of the Brazos river.
The Marshall Herald
comes out in favor of a western
man for Governor but remarks:
Should that section fail to
stand up and fight for the nom-
ination, and it is to go to some
other section, then We want
some solid, honest, able and an
ti-subsidy man for Governor.
= The Honey Grove hide
penden says spirit rappings or
t.ble elevations are becoming
fashionable in Honey irove'
several first class table litters
having been developed within
the last week.
benson Neys: II we can be-
lieve the reports of reliable
men, there is every indication
that Major A. j. Porter, who
lives four miles this side of Dex-
:er, has a bonanza in the shape
of an extensive coal-bed on his
farm. The coal crops ont for a
distance of three miles, and at
intervals for mile in width.
In many places il is known to
be three feet thick. His farm
is situated on creek known as
Red Branch.
IudDa II n Rocol,sl naad
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BRENNAN Feb. 10Th, 1878.

Notice is hereby given that
the Masters of ali the Oranges
that desire to go into the organ
ization Of the BRENNAN District
Oranges, (Pomona), can now do
so oy applying to Capt. Halbert,
at the Post Office, and signing
the application tor charter
lie. GRAY.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1878-02-22

The Military Committee OF
the House adopted the follow
ing resolution on the 14ih:
RESOLVED That in view of
the condition OF affairs on the
Mexican frontier, and the dan
ger arising from the outbreak
OF Indian hostili;iea, any meas
ures looking toward a reduction
of effective force OF the army is
not justified by the condition of
OF the country, and is unsafe
and unwise.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1878-02-22

People IN North Alabama salt
their corn in the shuck. 1t keep
away the rats and makes the cat
tie devour the shucks. What is
lost in rats is gained ia beet.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1878-02-22

House tor concurrence. The
prospects are that the Senate
amendment will be concurrsd
IN.
THE express agent at Paris
is now accused by the detec-
tives who have the case in hand
with having robbed himself of
the $4,000 package that he
claims was stolen. The burnt
district iH--tuat city Is being
rapidly rebuilt.
The Louisville Courier .jo,tr-
7uaI comes out strongly in favor
-of the establishment of whipping
post Tor petty criminals, and
Qbstreperous convicts in
49, peniteriiary may be whip
sped, ard there is no good reas-
on why thieves outside OF the
penitentiary should not he whip
ped under the judgement ola
court 49,
TnE Galveston Ne,os of Tues
day contains special dispatch
from Fort Worth tavoring
Throckmorton for Governor.
In this respect we, i. c. the
BANNER, fear that the Ne,cs has
been paid a little something to
put these specials in the paper.
The BANNER feels we'll satisfied
that the Nesos is not mercelIary,
but at the same time the pnblica-
ton OF special dispatches from
Northern Texas, tavoring
Tlrockmorton for Governor,
has bad look.
THE Dallas Herald, usually
correct in its assertions, says
that few years ago Bayard
Taylor wandered on foot over
Germany. This is an error.
Taylor has been prominently
before the public OF this country
for the last quarter OF a century.
During the time he has been
associated with the New York
Herald, both as editor and cor
respondent. The editor of the
Dallas Herald ought to be bet
ter posted.
IT seems from special dis
patch to the Galveston Ne,cs,
that in the duel between Mr..
Maxan and Senior Pena, that
the latter would not be satisfied.
The consequences was that
Maxan was killed, and Pena is
a refugee with the brand OF
Cain upon his brow a cool
man has been killed, and the
BANNER thinks that reflections
are "out of order"
THE body of Mrs. Ben Pitt
man was taken to the cemata-
ry of DR.. Lemonie, at WASH
ington, Pa. Two hours time
with the furnace heated to
twelve hundred degrees Faren-
he;t did not snffice to consume
the remains. On this account
it is claimed that cremation
is not success.
THE mississippi Legisla>
ture, almost unanimously Dem,
ocratic, has pass~d resolutions
endorsing the action of the col
ored Senator, Bruce, in voting
for the Matthews silver resolu-
ton, but failed to express any
satisfaction with the action of
Lamar on the measure.
EXTENDED preparations are on
foot in Berlin for the marriages
of the Princesses Charlotte and
Elizabeth. They will be the first
Princesses OF the house of Hob
enzollern to be married since it
became invested with imperial
dignity, and especial eclat will
therefore he given to the cerem-
onies.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1878-02-22

GERRrTT SMITH, betor the war
was a well known Abolitionist.
1t now seems that some Eastern
newspaper have raised the ques-
ton, was Smith fully acquain-
ted with the plans and purpo-
ses OF John Brown The ques-
ton has for many years been
settled; John Browns soul is on
its onward march and Gerritt
Smith is yet on this mundane
sphere and will in due time be
disposed OF.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1878-02-22

IT will be observed that Mr..
Alex. II. Stephens doesn't sad
die the nation" with them, but
calls them tie wards OF the A.
miyhty."-Austin Statesman.