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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-07-26
Another Defaulter.

The suspension of the Boston Belt
ing Company was announced Monday.
1t is due to a deficit of over $4,000 in
the account of the treasurer, John G..
Tappan, who resigned his Office a few
days ago, and who has lately been in
dulging in outside speculations. He
has made over to the company prop
erty of the nominal value of 81, 1OO,-
600 to cover the loss. John G.. Tappan
g. Co., failed Monday, and the suspen-
sion of the New York Betting and
Packing Company is also announced
The Springfield Republican says of this
last case:
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-07-26
An Outsiders Opinion.


There is every prospect of an eX-
tremely lively contest in the Second
District, for the place now occupied by
Mr.. Denison. New candidates are
hatchiDg out, every week, and it will
require large amount of Paris green
to clear the field for Mr.. Denison. The
most of the candidates named are very
worthy fellows, but why not step right
out and do the sensible thing by nomi-
mating Judge Poland There are prob
ably not one hundred men in the whole
district, who do not believe him to be
the most fit man in the district for the
place. We may have curions notions
about, but we should rather have Uncle
Luke's effigy-the BRASS buttoned, swal-
low-tailed coat stuffed with straw-set
up in seat in the House, than some
who now occupy seats in Congress. Let
the boys down the river wait few
years they haven't fully got their
growth yet.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-07-26
ABUSE OF THE PARDoNING POWER

ABUSE OF THE PARDoNING PowER.-
The Chicago Inter-Ocean publishes an
article containing startling facts regard
ing the abuse of the pardoning power
in Illinois. The records OF the peni-
Tertiary show that 314 murderers have
been sent to Joliet in 20 years, of whom
95 were sent for life, 25 for 25 years and
upward as high as 81 years, % from 20
to 25 years, and the rest for less terms.
Over so of the life men have been par
doned by the different governors, and
large numbers of others, amounting to
100 in all. The whole number of muir
derers now at large in the state who
we're tried and sentenced since 1853, is
1852; % have died or gone to insane
asylums. These figures indicate a
wholesale system of pardoning, as the
average time for a murderer sentenced
to the Illinois penitentiary, thus APP
pears to be three years and six months.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-07-26
An Independent State Ticket.

There has been considerable talk in
the BrattleboIo Retormer, Springfield
Republican, and the Rutland Leader,
about another State Convention in the
interest of reform, to nominate state
ticket which should be managed by no
ring. And somebody has gone so far
as to send out a circular for such a con-
vention, (leaving time and place blank, }
but announcing IL platform in advance.
We give this circular elsewhere.
So far us we can learn, there is no
general desire, among Republicans, at
least, for such convention. The Re-
publicans earring few disappointed
ones,) are well satisfied with the NOM
ination of Col. Proctor, and we do not
believe corporal's guard could be in
duced to abandon him for reform
candidate.
Bearing upon this subject we notice
Il newspaper man has interviewed
Charles w. Willard, whose name has
been mentioned in connection with the
governOrship in this movement; and
although the source of information is
not the most reliable, we presume there
is some truth in the reported CONVERSE
ton. These are the words that the in
terviewer puts in Mr.. Wizards mouth
''In the first place, l have not re-
ceived any communication, written OF
verbal, that such was the intention of
those identified in the so-called indie
pendent movement. In fact, you are
the first person who has talked with me
upon the subject. The subject has not
been mentioned to me from any source
or quarter whatever. | have no idea
of being a candidate of any party or in
any movement, and should not permit
my name to be used by any party what
ever. This is all | have to say upon
the subject, and l presume, when you
announce it, VermOnters will know my
precise status in the sO-called indie
pendent movement"
The same correspondent says that
Col. Geo. A. Merrill's name is used as
treasurer upon the reform ticket with
out his sanction; and adds that he
(MerrilD will be Joyce's successor il
Congress two years hence. From thi'
letter, and from the tone of the state
press, and the character of the Repub
lican nominees, we judge the independ
ent state convention is as good as still
born. 1t certainly should be with som'
of the planks it has in its platform.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-07-26

John G. Tappan, with the crown of
three score years and ten on his head,
enjoying as few do the esteem of Bos
tons business people, Harvard man,
nominally the pOssessor of property
worth a million dollars, steps into the
front rank of our Massachusetts default
ers. The best of them probably cannot
say that he stole more than the $780,
600 that ,Tappan got. 1t was real
estate speculation that carried him
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-07-26
The News in Brief.

During IA heavy thunder shower at
Concord, N. H., Sunday forenoon, the
Shattuck house or main school building
of St. Paul's school, was struck by light
ming and burned, with portion of its
contents, including two or three libra
ries of the master loss 800, 900, partial
ly insured.
A severe wind and rain storm swept
over North and West Albany, N. Y,
Sunday afternoon, doing an immense
amount of damage to property. At
North Albany sixteen buildings were
destroyed, and in the western part of
the city two fame buildings and three
barns were demolished. Sad havoc was
made with trees and fences, and much
other property was ruined. In other
sections of the state houses were I'M
rooted and churches damaged by the
storm.
The large building in the state prison
at Concord, Mass, used as workshops,
was nearly destroyed by fire early on
Saturday morning. The loss is esti-
mated at 100000.
President Noyes of the New Jersey
Mutual Life Insurance Company, has
been denied a stay of proceedings, and
will be taken to Trenton prison this
week, to serve out his eighteen months
sentence.
The Louisiana sub committee has de-
cided to subpoena all the witnesses
whom Secretary Sherman requested
SHOULD be, to testify regarding the in
timidation, murders, etc, claimed to
have been perpetrated in East and West
Feliciana parishes at the last Presiden-
tial election.
The latest dispatches from Oregon,
state that on the 18th inst, friendly
Umatilla Indians killed the leader of
the hostiles and twenty five of his
warriors, besides capturing twenty pris-
oners and over five hundred horses.
Gen. Charles K. Graham has been
appointed surveyor of customs at New
York, vice Gen. Merritt recently ap-
pointed collector of that port.
Mrs. Julia McPhee and Mrs. George
Byers of Gloucester, Mass, were in
stantly killed Sunday afternoon by
lightning, which struck John Friers
house. Five other houses were struck
but little damage was done.
Raymond and Robinson, of the Con-
necticut & Passumpsic Railroad, have
bought Colts interest in the Montreal
Portland & Boston Road, thus getting
control of the Road.
An aged scissors grinder named Pat.
rick Spellman, a resident of Pittsfeld
Mass, was brutality murdered at STAN.
ford, VT, about four miles from Nortl
Adams, on Saturday, by John Daley
proprietor of the State Line House. The
murder grew out of a dispute relativ,
TO the price for grinding couple O
razors. Daley is drunken and dis
reputable fellow, and he kicked the OLE
man to death because he claimed pa,
for work as agreed upon.
A crowd of armed rOughs boarded
crowded passenger train Saturday nigh
on the New Haven and Northampton
Railroad, insulted the ladies, beat sew
eral of the men, and stole articles O
T clothing. They left the train at Plain
vile. The conductor and passenger
were powerless to defend themselves.
7 A balloonist named Atchson, Will
making an ascension at Elmwood, Ill.
was killed instantly by falling two hun
dred feet.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-07-26
Gen. circuit Nominated.

The convention at Hyde Park yester-
day was attended by large crowd of
people, estimated at six or seven hun
bred, and the excitement ran high. No
such interest has been seen since the
noted Baxter Hoyt Convention. Cor
nelius S. Palmer of Jericho was chosen
president of the convention. The fol-
lowing is the result of the ballOting:
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-07-26

~ A correspondent gives in another
column some fruitful suggestions as to
the duty of the freemen of this county
in the coming election. We have heard
the same proposition from other quar-
tiers, and we think it will strike popu-
lar chord throughout the county.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-07-26
Town Caucus.

The Republican voters of st. Johnsbury are in
vited to meet at the town hall in said town, on
Saturday evening Aug. B. at seven o'clock to elect
nine delegates and nine alternates to represent the
town in the Republican District Convention to be
held at White River Junction Aug 18th
EMERSON HAL,L,) Town
G. NJ STONE.
39-4O JACOB G. HOVEY, Committee
July 25 1878
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-07-26

The weather at St. Louis was mncb
cooler Sunday than for two weeks mast
A stiff northwest breeze prevailed, On
~ three heat cases were treated at H.
dlspensary and no outside cases arc no
ported. ''o IT.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-07-26

A young man named Dodge W srs
drowned, Sunday, while bathing ID IL. ir
river near Cambridge Junction WIZ
some companions.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-01-10
OLD VIRGINIA.
inauguration of Governor HOlIt-
day-T'he Debt Question.

RICHMOND, January 1.-For the first time
in the history of Virginia, since colonial times,
its Governor, Colonel r. W. NJ. Holiday,
was inaugursted to-day withsll the pomp and
display of q grand pubic demonstration; The
Governor, in his inaugural address, takes the
strongest ground for the maintenance Of the
State now possesses. and from which it daily
derives profit; that the war effected no change
in the relations between the State and its
creditors; that no one questions the obligations
of the debt, the laws under which il was
created, or the benefits conferred upon the
State by the property its proceeds bought, and
that the General Assembly should direct its
utmost efforts to the question how to psy. and
'deuounces the course of those who seem to
strive how not to pay. The address declares
that Virginia cannot escape her liabilities
which all men acknowledge, except by pro-
cess similar to schedulaI in bankruptcy with
surrender of assets, and concludes this subject
with the declaration of tue belief in Nirginia's
shlity to meet her obligati rs. Great sp-
plause greeted these sentiments. The Gov
ernor seemed To consider the de.t QUESTION to
be the only one of real importance before the
peOpie -.-r
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-01-10
A Common Silver Argument
Neatly Demolished.

The characterization Of a metal
depreciates IL It Ia a metal In use-that
il, II st the time of its demnnetization
1t Ia the sctive standard of the country
(no; lag-l tend r.. If bargains are male
and accounts settled in it. In 1873
silver was not the standard in use
In this cUuntry, and had not been
fpr years. 1t vas ut in circulation
even as am Ill change. Our deinOneti.
"a ion, therefore. exercised AMI could
exercise no influence on the Market
price OF it. I, threw none of il out %
u.e, and as \ MISTER pf fact the price
hih not begin TO decline for two years
at'erwar,', or until the Germans began
to sell 1t heavily and the mines hayan
10 Increase their yieli, No "expert"
or 'nnney.changer' was simpie-iniDd-
ed enough tD suppose that he could
l.wer the valne Of a comm rdjty for
which there was absolutely no damend,
by enscting that people ahonld have
no further need ofit.-New York Ma
ton Qnd.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-01-10
ENGLISH CRIME.
-lie Police and the Law Break
ers. i --

The Parliamentary volume which contains
the judicial statistics Of England aud Wales
for 1876 shows that the Police and Constabu-
larry force toward the close uf the year pre-
scented a total of 32, ,719, being one for every
Si2 of the estimated population. In the last
II years the force has been increased nearly
% per cent. 1t now includes 469 detective
officers The City of London Police amount
TO one for every "a of the city population as
enumerated on the night of the census of 1871.
In the last ten years the Metropolitan Police
has been increased by more than one-third.
The cost of the Police and Constabulsry force
for England and Wales last year wss $14,-
245, ,365, being an increase of $685., T35, as
compared with 1875 In addition to the above
cost total of 1868. 205 was paid cut of the
experimentation funds of fhe different forces
during the year. These funds are formed by
deductions from pay, stoppages and flies.
The entire Police and Constabulary force is
naturally divided into four groups, as appcr.
tanning respectively to the boroughs, the
counties, the metropolis and the city of Lon
dun. The largest outlay is for the Metropo-
Titan Police, the charge for 1875 10 respect TO
this portion being S5,357, ABS, toward which
the public revenue contributed 81, 123, $50.
The next in amount of cost is the County
ConstshulaIy, the charge being $i,Sl6, $50,
toward which the public revenue contributed
$l.91G,57 The Borough Police cost 50, ,646,
S55, towards which there is an imperial con-
tribution of s., ,6l5,775. Fl ally We come to
the City of London Police, which stands upon
its own resources. and costs the rate payers of
the city $424,395 The criminal classes at
large, and against whom the entire police
force may considered to he array, consists. 50
for as known, of 40, ,96S individusls, of whom
s, 564 are under 16 years of age. The ,total
lumber shows decrease of 4S3, or little
over per cent, as compared with the year
pr seeding. 10 the Metropolis Qncluding the
c,ty) there is one criminal or suspected per-
son ii large for every l,4e7 persons In the
general population. but in the pleasure
towns the proportion is in 43s, in the towns
of the agricultural districts in All, and in the
counties of Dorset. Somerset, Southampton.
AMI Wits 1 in 359. Thus, in proportion 70
the population, the criminal classes would ap-
pear tote four times as numerous in the coun.
ties just specified as in London The differ
ence between this statistical fact and what
may be termed the general.experienceof met
ropoiitan life may be ssrtly accounted fpf BY
the circumstance that the rpgaes stand Thick
er per acre in London than they do in the
country. HtEe Official statistics would show
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-01-10


AT the meeting last week os the IN :
d ma teachers, Mr.. Burt. Of the Stat J
.S0rDsl School, ,regretied thf Prevt.
1 mt lack ofknOwlesge vi the English
tons ue and Literature. He ci;ed sOInC
.urious facts Rleaned from the papers
resented iOr examination at the ) ats
Univer.ity, in whirh there VAS y very
TRANCE mixing up of naiienal,ti-s in
the usnes of uuthnrs. Maeauiey and
host of other well known writers be-
ny named AS Americans, while prom
.inent American boUks were attributed
10 English writers. Many persons
who were asked their favorfte authors
mentioned no names at all; others
yave the names Of third-rate 1oveiistss
number thought that Shakespeare was
good and profitable reading, but only
aaIf of thOse examined were able to
~ who was the author OF KING
Lear The eighty-one prisons taking
,Jart in this examination were teachers
N The public schools. aud sOme OF them
prominent In their several eoun les.
5ume could not say whether Longfe.'
cw was dead or alive. and could not
wine any one OF his writings. Mr.
Burt added: "English has be. n shame.
ully neglected IN the sch0alS, aud
0any uf he reading books ~ use sre
beer impertiOenrts. The language Is
treated too much II It Was = aua-
aiue, not IA living thing tO he de-
y,lupe /; there is too great ter de cy
.uward the Latin pronnnciaitoE OF
Aorts rather than u fine utIera0ce OF
tue mother tongue, free from pruvin-
rialismIs. When so much attention 10
given tc ihe dead languages dertvatiOns
nd 80 little to the terminsble nature
# the 9. elilng aud formation tI words
it Is no wonder that English IL the
worst spoken language on tue faes OK
,he earth" ....-..
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-01-10
THE CLOCK OF CLOCKS.
4 Pennsy lvani8u OuidOes 1he
Work Of llabreciAt, of Strsss burg.
Reading EAGLE.

Reading Eagle. r..t ,...s ... .......- T..
In Mrngei's building Is now on ex
hibitlen in all probability the mos
wonderful clock in the world. It W.,
D1ilt by stephen ID. Engle, watch
m sker, al Hazleton. He Is ahlui Tor
ty-fiteyears Of age ana has b-en about
twenty years in pertPcting the clock
Mr.. Reid paid Engle 5000 for II. En-
gfe never saw the Slra,hurg clock. II
i,,'t, he has not Travelled more thai
two hundred miles from home at any
time. This clock stands eleven fee,
nigh. AT It's base it Is about four feet
SIde AMI at the top about two. 1t l.
about three feet deep at the base, grad
ually less toward the top. Its c ,loI;
are dark brown and gOld- The Stras
burg clock il thirty feet high, yet :
mechanism Ia not SO intricat- nor he
IL as uiany figures as the HazletOb
clock. Tne Strssburg clocks figure
are about three f-et high and th
American clock abO II nine inches
hree minutes befOre the hour pip
them. 1t has five tunes. Bells art
then runv, and when the hour Isstrucs
double doors in an alcove open and
figure Of Jesus appears. Double doom
to the LEFT then open, and the apostles
appear slowly, one by one, In prOces.
sion. As they appear and prs Jesu-
they turn toward him, Jesus bows, tn,
apostles turn again HDd proceed thru
the double duors In an alcove on tn,
right. AS Peter approschas. S1tsi
lvoks out of Q widow above and
tempts him. Five times the devil ap
redrs, aud when Peter posses, denying
Christ, the cucks flags its wings anu
crows. When Judas appears S4tsl,
c hnes down from his window and fol
lows Judas out IN the procession, anu
then goes bAck up to his pIare to waite.
Judas, appearing or both sides. As
tn. procession has passed, Judas, AT,
the thr-e Msrys disappear, and th'
dm rs are closed. The scene can be rt
peated seven times ia an hour " ne
ct ssaYy, and the natural motion of ths
citrk produces ii tour times per hour,
whereas the Strasburg procession j.
made but once day, at IL O'Clock
Below the plazs Is the main dial,
sbout thirteen inehes III diameter. To
its right is figure of Time with an
hOIr glass. Above this Is q window,
t which appear figures repr sentiDe
youth, inauhoOd and old Hge. To the
LIFT OF the dis,li Ia skeleton represent
ing Death. When the hour hard ap-
prOaches the hrst quarter Time revers-
- MIS- hOur-rlusI aud strikes one on a
DELL with his scythe, when another
bell inside responds; then Childhood
appears instantly. When the hour
laid approaches the second quarter or
H. - q .aen
OF two bells. Then Youth appears and
the organ llys . hymn. After ihl-
rime strikes two and reverses his hoer
glass, when two bells respond inside.
One nlnule after this cnime oi bells
Is hssrd, when folding door opens Ia
tue upper purch -nd one at The right Oi
che court, when the Saviour comes
walking out. Then the apostles ap'
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-01-10
Iew Series-vo1. 17-No SO

was clad in- the identical wearing az
parel which she wore on that OCCASION
TIE .chiiCiren were all baptized las
night in the presence OF the entire sss
semlilage, and sltogether the pIOeset-
ings were Of A serious and impressive
character, thus making a distinct apCl
separate performance, disconnected
from the affair oi to- night. -
When these facts became know
generally 10 the sssemblsge. this eve :
ming, much dissppo. atment was eyin
ce'i By nsIt few Of the guests, who tx
pected to- wItne . this second nsrriag,
CEREMONY. the ladies' exclaiming,
Nov. lsn't thi.t TOO bad we wanted
to gee them married ourselves 'Isn't
It q ehsme..f f'''''7i a'- ~. ~
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-01-10
THE SUN. g
NEW YORK. 1873

As the time approaches for the renewal If
SUBSCRIPTIONS, THE Sun would remind its
friends sad well, i,wishers evefywherc, that IL
10 again candidate for their consideration and
support. Upon its record for the past ten
years il relies for . acontiuuance Of the hearty
sympathy and generous cooperation which
have hitherto been extsndst to 1t from every
lusrfet Of the Union.
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The Sunday- edition of The SUN is an
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ile news Of Che day,it also contains a large
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specially prspsr.d for Ii. TIE SusDAy sur
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