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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-02-22
Passage of the Silver Bill by the Sen
ate

After an all-night session, the Senate
by vote of AZ to 81, passed bill re-
monetizing silver. The full text of the
bill is printed elsewhere. The bill pro-
vides in brief that a silver dollar OF
4125 grains shall be coined, which shall
be legal tender, and that the Secretary
of the Treasury shall purchase not less
than 50 100000 nor more than "a 900,
600 per month of silver bullion, which
shall be coined into dollars of the above
weight The Booth amendment is the
only one of Importance which was
adopted. 1t simply provides that the
holder of silver coin may deposit the
same with the Treasurer or any Assis-
tant Treasurer of the United States in
sums mot less than $40 and receive
therefor certificates of the same amount,
but corresponding with the denOmina-
tions of the United States notes. This
amendment is to obviate the use of the
cumbersome silver currency in business
operations.
At the present writing this bill has
not passed the House, but it is suppOs-
ed that it will do so without difficulty
1t is said the President will veto the
bill, and his last annual message is
quoted us authority for this belief. In
that he made these three points bear
ing upon this subject: First, that the
silver dollar should make "near ap-
proach" to equality of commercial val
ne with the gold dollar, and nobody
will pretend that margin of close up
on ten per cent. fulfils that condition ;
second, that there should be limita-
ton of the amount for which the silver
coinage is to be legal tender, and this
bill contains no such limitation third,
that the outstanding public debt be ex-
empted altogether from the operation
of silver act. On each of these three
points the opinion of the President is
disregarded and his recommendation is
set aside. If the President is still of
the opinion here expressed, he certainly
does not approve this bill. The Con-
stitutiOn, after providing that every
bill that has passed both houses shall
be presented to the President, proceeds
"If he approve, he shall sign it; Int IL
not, he shall return it, with his objec-
tions,n etc.
Whether the Senate can pass the bill
over the Presidents veto, may be ;
question; but it is thought it can, will
two or three votes to spare. If SO thi
odious bill will soon become a law.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-02-22

Among the passengers in our car
were several invalids-Q was not one
of that number) going South for their
health, a few of whom l think will
never see the mountains of the North
again. Such put off coming here until
it is too late. would advise any one
coming by rail to take a good sized
lunch basket and have it pretty well
filled with good cold meats, bread and
butter, pickles, coffee, ETC., mot any
sweet cake in mine,) and so take regu-
lar meals same as at home.
Now as to this land of beautiful
flowers, oranges and "alligatOrs."
will not attempt any description, as
most of your readers know all about
Florida. Suffice it to say that my ex-
perience here of less than twenty -four
hours seems more like being in some
fairy land, the change is so great from
the snow drifts we left in Boston three
days ago. picked delicious sweet
oranges off the trees from my chamber
window this morning, and the large
yard is full of most beautiful and fra
grant flowers and the birds are sing
ing as on a June morning at home.
Strawberries and fresh vegetables are
in all the markets, and very large and
fine of every variety.
The State Fair of Florida is being
held here this week, and we are fortu-
nate in being here at this time, as there
will be many interesting things to see.
We intend going up the st. Johns to
Palatka, st. Augustine and Enterprise,
200 miles south of here, where we ex-
pect to see many large orange planta-
tions, as well as those very ancient
Spanish towns.
Feb. 13h.-I have been to the State
Fair to-day, and saw very many new
and interesting things to me, among
which was very fine exhibition OF
oranges, lemons, figs, bananas, straw
berries, and beautiful flowers from Mrs.
H. B. Stoves plantation, few miles
up the river. Also many other products
of the state, such as cotton, rice, sugar,
syrups, together with the finest speci-
mems of coral, all kinds of fruit and
vegetables raised this winter, etc. l
met at the fair our Lieut. Gov. Proctor,
Capt. HI. X. Ide, and many Others L
knew from Vermont and Boston. Had
new potatoes, peas, fresh shad, and
strawberries for dinner. How are your
early vegetables coming on at st. Johns
bury Your struly, E. F. B.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-02-22

Whitaker was in beastly state OF III
toxication. 20 Com
Wells thus pays his respects TO oon-
R T.. Gibson has seen fit on the noor
of Congress to calumniate the returning
board and has attempted iustlhc@at no
of the prosecution. This coloreo Lain c,eim
ocratic Representative seems TO c1ai.a
a right to assail the white race because
he feels boastingly proud of the com si 70
mingIing Of African Wi with w Usu oeting
foreman of the United States grand
Jury in 1874, this colored Representa- +
tive of Louisiana in the Congress. Of, tn ne
nation was prosecuted for violation s21in OF y
the election laws, fraudulently filling
the boxes with tickets that were never
voted, and would have been indicted
and in all probability sent to the pe enn
Tertiary, but for my leniency ana IoTt
bearance. The evidence OF his quit
taken before the jury, is yet in the
hands of one of its members.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-02-22
ASSIGNEE,S SALE.

The undersigned will sell at public a ~, I'lg
hANDALL'S BLOCK, RairOad Street ~ 4,
oury, Vt, on Tuesday, March 20 To- ,'",ip.
O'Clock a. m, the following property Oel0"-
the estate of Sias Randall bankrupt: -hi,b 81
lot of notes and demands a list OF WIZ hi
oe SHOWN at any time prior to the sale onr rly
Caledonia Fair Ground Co.; one express .arIJ
one sled, one harness, One-half interest III
machinery owned with James Ii. Hun ;uc ..
sand Randalls interest in the tol93iW'i5Td b.
estate, VIZ The Randall block, one un' ~ 1l o
IN Zee subject to mortgage of about sSS,d b
homestead right of said Randall Also H. oh
daIi.s right as tenant by the courtesy 10 'l'
nall. The lot SKIS. .t oft
Also an undivided half of lot lying ,esl 'S,d q
nrst described lot and adjoining the TaII,alTdsr
sup9ect TO mortgage in favor Of o. u E lend o.
Also ms interest in house and l0t ol t;ns clf
the dwelling occupied by Ansel W haMhtir
10 tne road running to St. JOhnsburS IN ~ Of b
Also an undivided half of small 1 ~ ,o,vped
ON Elm street, Summerville, 2xlO rouS'
common with John n. Gale. ..r vs.
Also SO acres of land lying in WoreeS
lngton county. Ian Sp
Also one-half interest in house ana TO- ut,Sich y
l!ofe street, Buffalo, n. Y, the deed VI Lts dec
gwen to the said Randall aud o. = bu pnvIeu d
ca: 1t is claimed by Mrs. Maurace , DUp nar
TINS estate was held by the grantees aOo''
IN trust merely. "a 70 6
Parties desiring further infOrmatl1lh ale up
iand, ETC., may call at any time before thU lily VI
the Undersigned at his Office, st, JOhhsVu'
Terms cash. Sale positive, ,,si,nee.
ELISHA MAY, AssSpl i.D
N L. BOWMAN, AuctiOneer.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-02-22
The Famine in China.
10000. 900 HUMAN BEINGS STARVING


LONDON, Feb. 10. The Times edi-
torially says: at is stated on authority
which cannot be questioned that ~,
DOC, 900 of human beings are starving IN
the famine-stricken provinces OF North
China. Imagination fails to cope with
SO gigantic calamity. We cannot
doubt that if the Chinese have found
their way to America from compare
lively prosperous Eastern provinces in
thousands they will pour forth ID
myriads from the ADMINISTRATION dis
tricts of the North as soon as the way
is opened to them. The Chinese diff
Guilty may speedily become "a greater
menace to the future of the United
States than the negro difficulty was at
its worst, for negro immigration was
never voluntary and ceased with the
abolition of the slave trade, while if the
Chinese tide once begins to flow in
force it is difficult to see when it will
STOP
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-02-22
Vermont News.

o,n in Newbury decided 10y
1orae majority" that lawyer? thew
curse to the community III "n
reside. mon in
ctas+er who recently found .some kInu
IF q straddle-bug in his watch" IL was
probably tick. uhc
R. S. Shepard of Georgia Center a,,r M1 :
ininred. several days ago, dleu 'nioe
DAYS after the accident. :,
The Connecticut g. Passumpslc nan.
vay company have begun suit agalne e,
the South Eastern railway, 10 reI0 ~.
100000. The papers were serVeu 'Ne
18th. -
few days ago the physiognemy o
Frank Dumas, youth of some ~ year
Of Mortified, was badly torn by tht
bursting of gun. 1t is not thought
however, that his injuries VIII prove
fatal. :.
IT, bebooves people to look to theli
snr;nos at this time of the year. Las
Week Hollis Thrasher of Coventry, Wis
tod his and found three striped snakes
and six large frogs comfortably doml
ciled in it.
Samuel Hewes of Fairlee died tn
9th aoed 80 wears. He served III the
war of 1872; and was one of the fou
survivors of the IL volunteers who tore
mn tbe bridge across the Saranac rive
at Plattsburgh, and thus defeated the
main British attack.
Hon. Nathaniel Eaton of Middlese1
died the 9th, aged 81 years. He haC
been state senator and assistant judge
of the county court was one OF the
earliest of free soilers and was father
of Dorman B. Eaton of New York, anC
step-father of NJ. d. Gilman, Esq, O
Montpelier.
1t is probable that Bennington will
vote at the coming town meeting tt
fund her $4,000 floating debt, but
with the present feeling, no action Ii
possible regarding the So called railroad
debt of $4,000, and the $4,000 ac
crued interest thereon.
Rowland Hunt, residing near Brattle
boro, attempted suicide the 18th, 10y
cutting his throat with bread knife
Seeing that this was not to effect hi
purpose, he rushed out of the house
dTOuUu IDlO d SHCu bCdl anu
to whack the top of his head with the
edge of broad axe, but intiicting only
flesh wounds of trivial character. He
will recover.
The Swanton Courier says: Norma
Belrose came out of the masonic lodge
the other afternoon with quite Il Gu
over his right eye, from which the
crimson was freely flowing. He saiC
he fell down and cut himself on piece
of furniture; but the general opinion
is that the goat, which tradition tells
us is always kept in such places, hook,
ed Norman with his awful twisted
horns.
An exchange says: 1t is just begin
ming to be suspected that the ravages
of diphtheria in Burlington, during the
past year have been due to the fact
that the sewers discharge within the
break water, while the water supply OF
the city comes from the same portion
of the lake.
The Rutland Herald speaks of ga
gentle reminder that nothing has re-
Gently been heard of the splendid lega-
cy of $4,000 to the wife of E. Morton
Smith, so splendidly advertised by E.
Morton Smith,"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-02-22
The Louisiana Trouble.
PACKED JURY AND AN UNJUST i'll

\ PACKED JURY AND AN UNJUST JUDGE
New YORK, Feb. I9.-J. Madison
Wells defends himself in long article.
lie says that five grand juries refused
p find an indictment against him at
he behest of the attorney general, and
bat the prosecution now is on informa-
ion. He says the indicted defaulter.
Judge Whitaker, is the central tool OF
be Louisiana traitors to prosecute him.
hitaker stated before Anderson's trial
bat the jury was packed for conviction
nd that all motions before him for re-
noyal of the cause from his Jurisdiction
you'd be overruled. Nine jurors in
Anderson's trial swore that they were
oreJudiced against the prisoner, yet they
we're made to serve. Two had declared
openly that Anderson ought to be hung.
During a greater part of the trial Judge
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-02-22
Caledonia Co. Temperance Society.

At the annual meeting of this society
the following resolutions were passed:
9TH, That the executive committee of
this society be instructed to arrange, as
far as in their judgment may be FEAST
BILE, for temperance mass meetings in
these towns as the friends of temper
ance in those towns desire-with the
view of assisting in the formation in
each town of permanent temperance
organization auxiliary to this society.
9Th, That the various vice presidents
OF this organization be special COM
mlttee to get up meetings in their sew
eral towns in the interest of temper
ance; and form temperance organiza-
lions where none now exist.
1t is to be presumed that the resolu-
lions contemplated some action at once
and that sOmathino was Tn he done dn.
ring the winter evenings when such
work is usually done. There is nc
time to be lost as the winter is drawing
to close The object of this is to cal
the attention of these gentlemen to tn,
duties to which they are assigned.
What we need is an old fashioned
town temperance society in each town
and that meetings be held in centre
places, also in school districts such a
shall awaken an interest in the whole
community on this subject. Let it NJ
longer be said that the annual meeting
of this society amounts to nothing bu
the passing of good resolutions. W.
st. Johnsbury, Feb. 10, 1873.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-02-22

The New VERMONT FARMER.-Dr.
Il. H. Hoskins of Newport, has issued a
prospectus for new agricultural paper
with the above title. If sufficient ed
enlargement is given he proposes to
start it about the first of July. He de-
sires that no money be sent until after
the issue of the first number, but all
who are interested in the enterprise
enough to take the paper, are invited to
send in their names as soon as may be.
The Doctor is an able newspaper man,
and can make bright and valuable
paper. Terms, 5 so in advance.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-02-22

Ell. Herbert Chase, of the firm of
Chase & Co., Boston, candy manufac-
turers, has been on trial before the SUI
perior criminal court for several days
for adulteratng his wares with chro-
mate of lead, and thus giving his GUS
toners poisonous article of food, a
good many witnesses being called on
both sides. The evidence proved con-
clusively that the chromate is poisonous,
and that Chase had made purchases OF
it and used it in his business. Yester-
day the jury brought in a verdict of
guilty,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-02-22
THE "MIDWINTER" SCRIBEi

The Hartford COurant says OF the Mil
| SCRIBNER: The cover is a new design ~
with snow flakes and swept with the da,
of tempestuOus sky while below is an
toned open fireplace with blazing logs and :
| andirOns, and a row of black birds sesr-5
| frame of the cheerful picture, like mins,r-.-
for the opening load The numb Der Is ron.
and in some respects touches the high water
of the extraordinary success of this peri.dg-
doubt il any magazine has euer been p5EsiE
finer illustrations. And the teri is not Jshrsa
LILstratiOTs ia excellence.
In point Ofimmediate interest we give tE--
of honor to Mr.. Noah BrOoks's
Personal Recollections of Lined,
1t is most delightful paper, admirable in nal
and of the highest value as help to Ihe il-
prehensiOn of the man. One more paper !, a
ised, but Mr.. Brooks cannon de- a greater -,
than to go on and exhaust to the minut5,' b,
objection of the man who is on the wh0-
most pc culiar figure in our history We j
add that the portrait of Lincoln, drawn r..
photograph. by Wyatt Eaton, is the best thar
ever been printed of him-has most uf his gl
ter"
The New York World says: Zone remark
quality of this head is its essential on Eualr7
an unmistakable likeness. admirable in ever
eament, we should say, and vet it is new
ness"
Subscription price, s4.OO a year. Sub.c-
may begin with the February number and rF
the ''Scribner Extra. containing the openi1
tiers of DR. EgglestOn's story, Roxy. and
earlier "Rudder Grange" stories, by Fran
stockton.
The February number will be sent postVL
any address, for IS cents, or it may be had q
bookseller or news-dealeI.
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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-02-22

Within the past four week.
have been reported from Owe, mad jad do
ent cities and villages of Mas ~ diff.
where they bit other dogs anJ achuset
and in some cases hun,an I amin.
stances are also known of bYe'HSS. /
sheep and even hogs divine 'Se eS, 60.
phobia, and naturally the doc Ul hyd
is receiving careful consider quest
treatment in many places. "''On a
Diphtheria has not con,,
work of death in Addison con p'eled
ry F. Foss of Fairfield, Me |n'I' HI
in Vergennes, has recently Io W." lly
five children, and in Ferlisbnr,,1l oa.
more pitiful case is presented 81 3
Labelle, a poor man with IN a H ITO
who recently moved from Crow vn {
N. Y, having lost two out Of ~ u ri
while others are sick, and. if H. %,s D.
BILE disease follows its usual ca me te
will soon be without family '"ISe,
olson two brothers named Barn
lost a child apiece, and the re,t D.
tackled with the malady. IL' DIE
cases are reported from BristaIT
jority of which have proved fa,a,
At the first State dinner Of H.,
son, given a day or two ao ,"e
White House, there was no nj; at
nished. Hitherto at every Stat 'u u:
there have been beside every nI,t wi
en- wine glasses, a goblet for W r,@,g
a bottle of water. On this o ",s'
says a correspondent, there wey T,' !
quets at every plate, but not a T
water or wine. Coffee was 79'
around between the courses. and I1 ~
who wanted water had it. u
A 16-years-old lad of Amir
named VIM. Trainor, while At II
the other day INDUCED with A nnS
of other boys in the pleasing pa.,i aI
seeing who could butt heads ioa.
the hardest. While at home
evening he complained of dizz1s,~
soon became quite sick and at b,,s
as is supposed from the ruptnr
blood-vessel in his brain.
A dogfsh became entangIed in
net of some French fishermen
Cape Agde lately, and, after dr,o
their boat about during the entire ;
at the rate of twelve miles an how
finally captured and brought to /
1t measm ed over sixteen feet in len
and weighed about $500 pound,
enormous stomach contained the
feet and several other portion,
mule, as well as two half digested
nYfish.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-02-22
The Standard BroiIe

PATENTED APRIL TO- 1sTT.
The simpLest and best article for Coe--- re-
steak eUer inUeHted.
Can be used over either Coal or Wood q.
Cooks Steak so quickly that all the iu.-
flavor are retained.
Does not get ashes or coal on the meat
Does not let smoke and gas out OF the stow
Does not put out the fire.
AK vour Dealer for
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-02-22
A Shameful Fact.
indianapolis Journal

The country was close to RESUMPTION
closer to it sixty days age than we
are to-day, and it is closer to it TO-DAY
than 1t will be sixty days hence. The
road to 1t has been hedged up and rem
dered impossible by senseless agita-
ton, springing from a never-epdino
desire to try some easier way than the
old way in which to pay debts. The
desire to carry the next election has
proved stronger with Congress and the
people than the desire for a general and
permanent prosperity,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-02-22

Fifty-three republican members
of the Louisiana Legislature have
signed an appeal asking executive Gle
mency in behalf of Thomas C. Ander-
sou. There has been no decision in
the case of Anderson's appeal for new
trial.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-02-22

A terrible coasting accident occurred at
P0ughkeepsie Thursday night. Among
other. "bOb sleds" on the hill was the
SLACK Crook" seating ten persons,
The hill is quite steep one, and
the sled was under great headwav
when the tiller broke and the helms,
man, John Thompson, lost control of
the sled. Almost instantly another
heavily-laden sled behind ran into II
and drove the "Black Crook into a
tree. Four persons were seriously in:
Jured. A man named Bub, a cigar
maker, had his forehead lacerated and
nearly all of his teeth were knocked
out; Eugene Rowe had his left leo
broken /; Gilmore Weddle's. hip was
broken; George Slater had three ribs
broken, and several others were badly
bruised. WY ""'S
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-02-22

~The Senate passed the Pension
bill Tuesday, granting pensions to all
who served for fourteen days in the
war of 1912, and restoring to the pen
sion rolls those who were stricken from
the rolls for having participated in the
rebellion.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-02-22

COLLEGE "FUN."- Hazing used to be
a great institution in most colleges in
those good old days, which we are peri
odically assured were so much better
than the present, but it has latterly
gone pretty much out of fashion,
Princeton IN. J.) college, however, re-
ports startling case of the practice in
its worst form. Freshmen were the ag-
gressors in this instance, but, probably
in revenge for a sophomore initiative
Eight of the members entered room
occupied by two sophomores Monday
night, bound them to chairs, shaved
their heads, and left them still tied
Of course the friends of the outraged
sophomores rallied, shots were exchang
ed, and Atterbury, a sophomore, got q
probably fatal wound. He claims t.
have recognized his assailant, and it il
likely to be serious business before i
is over.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-02-22

wAmong the nominations sent to
the Senate last week, by the President,
was that of Bayard Taylor to be q. S.
Minister to Germany. The nomination
is very generally commended.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-02-22

STATE OF VERMONT CALEDONIA DIsTElr
- In Probate Court holden at the Probate %
in st. Johnsbury, on the Goth day of Feb. \. .
Joseph a. Gould, executor of the last will
testament of Timothy Weymouth. late Of Jar
in said district. deceased, makes applicati1
said Court for license to sell the whole OF th-
estate of said deceased, representing that tle
of said real estate would be beneficial To the l-
devisees and legatees, and all persons iutd'
in said estate, for the purpose of conveItn-
same into money, and said executor has Ir'
ed in Court the consent and appreciate
writing of all the heirs, devisees, and legate''
said estate residing in this state to the graDil-
said license.
WhereupOn, it is ordered by said Court that
application come under consideration and be BE-
on the 9th day of March, A. d. ls7s, al
Probate Office in st. Johnsbury and it is fur.
ordered, that all persons interested be MI.
hereof by publication of notice of this apgl.
and order thereon, three weeks successive'
Caledonian, printed at st. JOhnsbury. beon. ,
time of hearing, that they may appear at SAD a
and place, and if they see cause, object thtTr
By the Court, Attest.
HENRY FRENCH, Re-l%'
A true copy of Record, Attest.
l7-l9 HENRY FRENCH Regis.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-02-22

WILLARD SPENCER'S ESTATE. ...u
w Inc subscribers having been appoint" M
honorable Probate Court for the District ~ .
donna Commissioners to receive. examine 'D-
Just all claims and demands of all persons '5-i
the estate of Willard Spencer, late OF La; n.
IN said District deceased, represents, ,.,
vent, and the term of six months from tlr ',
OF JAN A. ID. 1878, being allowed by saia "A INV
the creditors of said deceased, to exhibit l- 1i
their respective claims before us Give I"r
that We will attend to the duties of ON TC1s
ment at the dwelling house of Mrs, T
Spencer, in East Burke, in said district ~ rr
9TH day of March, and the ID day OF JI I of :
days.
JESSE MARSHALL, Conn r
1913 III. M HALL