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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1878-03-23

uOuTlSH. 1ucT00POu MI. LID Drancn
sought him in the St. Charles billiard
room, and demanding some PREPARATION
for the gross insult offered him and re-
ceiving defiant response, he struck
HuestOn with q cane or billiard cue sew
eral blows, knocking him down and dis
abling him. Hueston was taken to his
rooms. A surgeon was sent for, who
attended to his wounds. Next friends
(political friends) were called in, and
from them two of the most experienced
in such affairs were selected to make ar
rangements for the earliest, possible
meeting. ct the Oaks. These friends
we're Col. w. H. McArdle and Richard
Hagan, both of whom had been engaged
in several affairs of q serious and san
culinary character. Hueston's wounds
were of more serious character than
was at first imagined. His surgeon re-
monstrated against his going out for
several days. But HuestOn insisted on
the meeting taking place within three
days.
Accordingly the arrangements were
made. Mr.. La Branches friends were
Gen. John L. Lewis and Jos. Genois.
The weapons selected were double-bar
relied shotguns, both barrels loaded with
ball. Promptly the parties came to
time at the Oaks at break of day. Al
crowd of spectators had been attracted
to the scene. In consequence of this in
terruption and the rumored approach of
the police, the parties changed the
ground to more remote locality. They
could not elude the intruders, of whom
nearly 200 reached the spot selected.
The seconds proceeded rapidly with
their arrangements. The ground was
measured. Forty yards was the distance
agreed on. The words were: Fire.
one, two, three, four, five." The COM
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-01-25

of. 1t has been found and published.
1t is manly, sensible review of the
question in its different aspects. He
took the ground that the fundamental
theory and practice of the Government
of this country is such as to forbid the
exclusion of the Chinese from coming
to our shores. He believed that the
spirit of luminosity manifested toward
the Chinese was due to their color and
their religion rather than to any other
cause. Citizenship he regarded as the
only adequate means of protection for
them. 1t will surprise good many to
learn that inasmuch as the Chinese,
having all embarked at Hong Kong, a
British port, they are thus invested
with all the rights of British subjects,
so in any legislation or treaty by which
we propose to limit or forbid their land
ing, we must deal with the British
Government and not that of China, as
by so doing we would be interfering
with the trade and commerce of that
port. Mr.. Morton traced much of the
prosperity of California to Chinese
cheap labor.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-01-25
Death of DIR. Peaslee.

1t is with general and unfeigned sor-
row that the public learn of the death
of DR.. Edmund R. Peaslee, which Oc-
Cured at New York on Monday of this
week. DR.. Peaslee was for seventeen
years Il skillful practitioner in Hanover,
N. H. He has been Professor of the
Bowdoin Medical College, Bellevue
Medical College, New York, and Dart
mouth Medical College, holding the last
two at the time of his death. DR.. Peas
lee had no superior in his speciality
throat and lungs-on this continent, and
his death is great and irreparable loss
to the world.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-01-25
Annual Temperance Meeting.

The annual meeting of the Caledonia
Young Mems Temperance Society was
held in the town hall in this place, on
Tuesday, the ODD, President, Rev. f. T.
Fairbanks, in the chair. The call for
the meeting was read by the Secretary,
|. w. Sanborn, and prayer was offered
by Rev. H. Il. Jones Of st. Johnsbury
Centre, after which the records of the
last meeting were read. The treasurer's
report showed three dollars in the
treasury. 1t was moved by Henry
Blake that a committee of two from
each town be nominated to bring in list
of officers of the Society-also candi-
date for county commissioner.
1t was then voted to hear reports
from the several towns. Benjamin Gil
son reported for Barnet. He spoke of
the temperance awakening at Stevens
village, where a few months ago a
young man was found dead after a
drunken spree. Chas. H. Davis thought
considerable liquor was brought into
Danville and peddled out. He thought
the agent was careful man but liquor
was sold by those who could not be
reached by the most vigilant officers.
liquor drinking in the north part of the
town than there should be, but the men
got it away from home. E. w. Clark
said Peacham, perhaps, stood as well
as in former years on the temperance
question, but he felt more should be
done, especially for the young men, who
were liable to be led astray. Henry
Blake said there was nominally tenn
perance organization at East Hardwick
but it was virtually dead. They had
no sold sOakers" there, but some young
men and boys were drinking some; and
he gave some instances. He said they
needed temperance revival in his PAL
of the town. A. E. Judevine thought
there had been an improvement in his
part of the town. A reform club had
been organized, and was doing a GOOD
work. The agency also was well kept
Henry Carter endorsed the previous
speaker, and gave much credit to the
reform club.
VIM. Chase thought Wheelock wa.
emphatically a temperance town. They
have no licensed agency, and no place
where liquor was sold to his knowledge
II. A. Blake had heard that some of the
boys in Sutton were forming habits o
drinking, and he thought they needed
a good deal of waking up on thu
temperance question, Jeremy Pear
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-01-25
Accident on Mount Washington.

A terrible accident, involving Il Won
derful escape from instant death, oc-
cured at Mount Washington on Sunday
to Sergeant O. S. NJ. Cone of the United
States Signal Corps. The Sergeant has
for several weeks been suffering with
neuralgia and had been ordered to
Washington for treatment. No oppor-
tunity for descending the mountain had
occurred between January IL, the date
of the violent storm on the mountain.
and Sunday. Leaving Private Doyle AT
the station Sergeant Cone and Private
Murphy started to descend upon sled
constructed to run on the railroad track
The first mile was accomplished safely
III about four minutes, and the steep
grade of Jacobs Ladder" was reached.
Here Sergeant Cone took charge of the
sled, starting alone, with light trunk
for load. His velocity of twenty miles
an hour, at which he crossed the sum
NIT, suddenly Increased to forty miles,
and losing his balance he WAS thIOwn
from the track distance of 100 feet,
the trestle work being some twenty feet
high. He struck upon his head and
shoulders aud when found by Murphy
was unconscious. The latter went for
aid, aud returning in two hours and Il
half found Cone still unconscious. The
sufferer was conveyed to the Fabyan
House. and under the care of DIR. Moi
felt of Littleton and B. w. Kilburn was
brought to his senses and had his
wounds dressed. He is in fair way
of recovery and when able will be re
moved to Washington. 1t is thought
that the depth of snow on the noun
tain had much to do with saving his
life
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-01-25
The Railroad Disaster near Hartford

As we intimated last week, there were
more bodies found in the wreck of the
excursion train at Taritfville, Ct..-l3
in all having been found. Mr.. Gibson
of Winsted, who has been in poor health
and was badly wounded, may not re-
cover, but none of the others injured
are likely to die. Remarkable escapes
continue to be reported, but none more
wonderful than that of Theodore III.
Beardsley, who was riding in the first
locomotive with engineer Hatch, who
was fatally injured, and, although the
seat he occupied was smashed to pieces,
received only Il slight bruise on his
hand. The fireman of the forward en-
CINE was also almost unhurt, though the
engine lies bottom upward, with moth
ing left but boiler and driving wheels.
Mrs. Emma Case of Barkhamsted, was
taken almost unscathed from mass of
broken rods, timbers and seats.
The theory that the disaster was
caused by the forward engines leaving
the track, running into the posts of the
bridge and thus breaking the end
braces, is coming to he discarded. and
the weakness of the bridge accepted as
the sole and sufficient explanation. The
most valuable witness, young man
who was on the forward engine, but
escaped, says that it met no obstruction
and did not run off the track, but was
pulled backward by the breaking of the
bridge behind it, settled ut the rear and
then tumbled over. Engineer Hatch.
who has since died, expressed the same
opinion, aud investigation seems likely
to strengthen the theory that the bridge
simply fell because it couldn't hold the
weight upon it.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-01-25

most efficient means for the prevention
of intemperance, and that we pledge
them our hearty cooperation IN this
work.
9. That while we recognize and
hereby express our appreciation OF the
efficient service rendered to the tenn
perance cause by our county officers,
we deem it inexpedient at the present
time to take any action relating to the
nomination of any county officer except
the county commissioner.
10. That every member of this Con-
vention constitute himself and herself a
special committee to see that the spirit
of these resolutions is carried out.
The resolutions were then taken up
and read one by one, and after remarks
by various persons, adopted. Among
those who took part in the discussion
were E. W. Clark, Henry Blake, Henry
c. Ide, H. S. Wright, B. N. Davis, iona.
Ross,-who gave stirring speech on
the seventh resolution, giving sad in
stances coming under his observation
in his judicial capacity. Rev. ii. l.:
Fuller also spoke effectively on the de-
STABILITY of a public sentiment to sus-
tain the temperance law, and tolerant
spirit among those whose aims are IN
the main identical. Rev. Henry w.
Jones spoke on the same resolution,
urging constant, persistent war on in
temperance.
The following additional resolutions
were offered: By Henry Blake of Hard
wick:
Resolved, That the thanks of the
Convention be rendered to the citizens
of st. Johnsbury for their generous hos
pitality to the choir for their stirring
songs, and to the p. & 0. and Pass.
railroads for the courtesy of return
checks.
By b. N. Davis of Danville:
ResolUed, That the Vice Presidents of
each town, be requested to inform them
selves as to the state of the temperance
cause in their respective towns, and be
prepared with special report at the
next annual meeting.
BY Edward P. Allen of st. Johns
bury:
ResOlUed, That the various Vice Pres
idents of this organization be Il special
committee to get up meetings in their
several towns in the interest of tenn
perance and form temperance organ
iZatiOns where none now exist.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-01-25
A Death-bed Confession of Murder

The mystery which for twenty years
has surrounded the unaccountable dis
appearance of young man named Jew
ell i'll Gambia, N. H., has been solved AT
last. At New Market, john II. Robin
son on his death-bed has made remark
able statement to an intimate friend
named Benz. Roberts, in which he fully
confessed that he brutalIy murdered
Jewell with an axe and sunk the BODY
IN pond. This tragedy occurred in
the Langdford road school district in
the east portion of Gambia, and is the
locality where Magoon poisoned his
wife, and where not long since the skel-
eton of child was found. Jewell was
native of Derry, % years old, and an
active and industrious man. For q
number of years he was Il peddler. in
which occupation he accumulated con
siderable money.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-01-25
News of the Week.
Gold is still weakening-101g.

Gold is still weakening
The Republicans of that district have
nominated DR.. J. II, Gallinger of Con-
cord, N. H., for Senator.
The sons of Vermont resident in
Chicago, held their first annual reunion
at the Grand Pacific Hotel, the 18th.
1t was a very brilliant gathering. The
guests numbered nearly 500. Three
hours were spent at the tables, with
tOasts and responses. Letters were read
from Gov. Fairbanks, Judge Poland,
Secretary Evarts, and others.
A banquet was given Hon. Benjamin
H. Bristow at the Revere House, Bos-
ton, one evening last week. 1t was
quite a brilliant and notable affair.
Speeches were made by the guest of
the evening and by Hon. Martin Brim-
mer, Hon. D. Long, Mayor Pierce, Hon.
Richard H. Dana, Jr., Gen. Hawley,
Hon. Marshall Jewell, President Chad
bourne, and others.
The Western Union and Atlantic and
Pacific lines have advanced the tele-
graph tolls to the West about 20 per
cent. The effects of getting back into
the clutches of the w. U. are growing
more apparent.
The contest over the appointment OF
Collector of Customs at New Orleans,
was settled last week by the President,
who sent i'll the name of George Will
hanson, the present Minister-resident
of Guatemala.
Another brutal tragedy was enacted
in New Hampshire on Wednesday
which briefly is this A worthless fel.
low named James G. Jessman, who had
separated from his wife, went to hel
sisters, in Dorchester, on Wednesday
knocked her down and chOked her
Mrs. Jessman's sister, Mrs. Dow CAV,
her a revolver and told her to shoot he
husband She fired two shots at him
neither of which took effect. Mrs. Dow
then attempted to regain possession o
the weapon, to prevent further shoot
ing, when it exploded, wounding Mrs
Dow fatally. The parties are all youn,
and Mrs. Dow has two small children
to leave.
Much talk lately has been had owe
the report of Senator Morton on tn,
Chinese question, which was neve
made public, and which was lost sigh
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-01-25

pay the taxes assessed under the l,,
1874 by the towns along the line Of r"
Rutland road; the state agaiDsf II. %
NJ. Lincoln, in which the consti,n mg''
ality of the nuisance law, passed IN ' W.
will be brought before the SIM, ''
court for the first time the suit r as
C.. HAYES, formerly of Northar.L,
Mass, against the fire insurance p0
papies, the defense of which i
partly Oh the claim that Hayes fr.J,
opera-house in 1875; Il case ao.
Dandy for injuries sustained on 6"'
highway, in which one point Of rb.5
fence is that the injuries were snst,;,
on Sunday; and Birchard and b
against Trenor w. Park, an actio,
book for $4,000, the di,,
arising from the running of the Hsifr
ExtentiOn 10 years ago.
Hon. Frederick Billings Of ",
stock, received last week Il tour y,
old COW, a two years old heifcr. .[.
two wears old bull. which wer,. Inn,
ed from the Island of jersey hs
Gem Der.
While Michael Cosgrove was ,t.
ping jumper in marble mill a, NJ
Rutland, a piece of steel flew aad
tered his right eye, cutting it connie
ly in two.
Mrs. Louise Woodwork Eos, .
dramatic reader, whose spine was
verely injured by fall on tue sdc,
at Boston a year ago, is sill conlipqc.
to her room at ThetfOrd.
John Hall, a young man abopt
years old, was killed in the woods ~,
South Royalton, Wednesday. 9th H..
While chopping off log the tree ba.
to swing around. He jumped from +,
log to escape being thrown and s.,
ping backward his foot caught aud
fell in Il position to have the log ,,,,I
him, breaking both legs above the KIM.
and causing other injuries which y.
suited in his death in about two bom
afterwards. He leaves wife aud f..
children.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-01-25

I
Venus, the evening star, attrr
much attention just now 10y reason
its great brilliancy.
A Portland court has decided III
suit against the city, that a pelsonl
jured by a defect in the highway nj.
racing cannot recover damages, been.
he is putting the road to an ilIegm
use, and thereby forfeits the riguta
traveller.
Since General Mcclellan drc.
himself in favor of honest none.
great many Western Democrats
found out that he was "dilatuy
incompetent" in the field, and TAU
''never was Il safe leader" anyw,%.
1t is said at Hanover, n. H., L.
there is 40 foundation for the repO
Prof. YOung's intended return to u
mouth college.
The Maryland Legislature, Frd
elected Ex-Governor James b. GroOu.
Democrat, United States Senator.
About the deadest thing in this con.
try to-day is the fraud war Whoo
1t has had as many lives as cat. a
every successive death has been mr
violent than its predecessor. Even N
Tilden must he convinced that the I'll.
is about up" now.
Queen Victoria opened the Eugir-
Parliament yesterday. Her speech
largely devoted to the Eastern qucstia
England's attitude, as defined, Is peace
full. She desires to prevent furtLr
bloOdshed, but she must preserve I'll.
nifty, and in order that she may bc rir
pared for any emergencies. Parliamrl
Is asked to make liberal provision
the army and navy. The debate on d.
speech III Parliament was interesliu-
Lord BeacOnstield'S position WAS dr
Tended by the Premier. and attacked
the Opposition as indefinite and va>c
lating.
A supposed Ashtabuia victim. yaa.
named Webber of Rochester. \. l..
recently turned up in Wisconsin, ~
ing his wife's suit for 5000 agaiu>
Lake Shore railroad company. u.
statement of IL man that he had 81,
Webber take the fated train at Buff
and the discovery of certain articles &c.,
lieviug to belong to him among d.
ashes of the burned cars at Ashtanu
seemed conclusive evidence of his ur
struction, and the railroad COMPANY u-
fered to compromise suit fOI SOW
damages by paying $4,000. Mrs We.
Der refused, and the matter went inn
the courts, where it has remained uu
the recent discovery of her husband D.
the Wisconsin soldiers home. The uIi
road company is the gamer, but whytht
Mis-. Webber is is more doubtful.
The recent suit of Ira Melendy OF
Bradford, in which he received Sjit
from the town for injuries received oil
the highway, was a singular one l.
some respects. He claimed that his ac
cident resulted in paralysis of his leg
so that these were us if dead as far &"
movement and feeling were concerto
The efforts of the defense were to SHOW
that he was shamming, and so medic
experts were called, pins stuck into h,
legs, cuts made and ammonia applied
and ether given, yet he never wIuce
and his muscles never coutIactr.
Some of the physicians testified that
such paralysis us was claimed WAS &.
lmpoSsibility, but the jury didn't be-
lleve that Il man could have ueUr
enough to stand such tests if there W..
any feeling in the parts experiments
upon. He will probably have to q
through all this again, though, for r.t
defence have appealed.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-01-25
watertown Union Live stock Market,

For the week ending Tuesday, Jan. % ls>
MARKET BEEFA few choice so GOA 90; eN,t
81 so a IS; first quality Sc Is a 81 y SecllII
quality $ IS sc IS; third quality - p - 1 ,r
STORE CArrLE-W orking Oxen, per par Hue
Mich Cows AND CALvEs-S25 a S45, S1O;'N''
500 Farrow Cows $40 a S2S. 9.
YEALINGs--slO 90 a $50; two years old sll a =
three years old S24 S42
w ESTERN FAT SwINE-Live, Acc perlO 4,
PRICES OF SHEEP AND LAMBs-In lots. - W =.
q 90 80 co. so 90 a 0 90, per head extra = 30
50 90 per head, or a SIC per lib.
Spring Lambs, e per lb.
Veal Calves, DC DC.
Brighton Hides, a per Id.
Country Hides, &c "A per Id.
Brighton Tallow, IA SIC per lib.
Country TallOw, "a c per lib.
Calf Skins 10 lie per Id.
Lamb Pelts 75c 81 -
Sheared Pelts, 25c. tt
n: b. Beef-ChOice grade includes nothing I'D
stabilized HOO to 400 Tbs. Bullocks. Extra ana
quality includes the best large, fat Sen ~
and third quality includes Oxen and two an" '"''
Sheep-ExtTa includes COssets, and when ''''
OF inferior quality thrown out,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-01-25

A destructive fire in Poultney, Mon
day night destroyed L. E. Randall's
store, Mr.. Parker's residence, Cole g.
Rowe's store containing the Odd Eel
lows hall and Mrs. Sinclair's millinery
store. Randall loses everything, the
occupants narrowly escaping with their
lives. The loss is heavy,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-01-25

form. Mr.. Bowles was formerly ldentl-
fed with the republican party, out for
nearly decade he and his paper nave
occupied an independent position. CIvli
service reform and a conciliatory policy
towards the South have been proclaim
ed as the two articles of his polltlcal
creed during several years. Mr.. Bowies
warmly supported Horace Greeley ID
the presidential campaign of 1877. Inc
paper had before that time attacked
the administration of Gen. Grant, ana
was no longer regarded as a republican
journal. Charles Francis Adams, MI.
Bowles even then proclaimed as his
first choice, as he has been ever since,
but he was an admirer of Mr.. Greeley.
In the last campaign Mr.. Bowles sup
ported Hayes, but as he repeatedly pro.
claimed in his paper, as the better OF
two good men, as the representative,
on the whole, of better class OF polltl-
clans and people, than because any
GREAT principles would be carried out
bv HAYES that would not be carried
out by Tilden. Since the presidential
settlement the paper has given an IN
swerving support to the administration.
Mr.. Bowles was happy in his family
relations. His wife, an estimable lady,
was Miss SchermeIholn, belonging on
her mothers side to the famous Dwight
family of the Connecticut valley. A
large family blessed this union, and six
or seven children are now living. The
oldest but one, Samuel BOwles, is the
present business manager of the Re
publican.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-01-25
Didn't Know Twas Loaded. :"

Another awful tragedy was enacted
at Newburyport, on Sunday, which
should prove an enduring reminder to
parents of the danger and wickedness
of leaving fire arms where children can
get possession of them. Four children
were playing together, when the oldest,
only twelve years of age, ordered his
companions, three little girls, to go
home. They did not obey him, and he
entered his fathers house, brought out
an old Queens Arms musket, loaded
with buckshot, and firing it he instantly
killed little girl six years old, and
wounded the other two, one of them
seriously. The boy claims that he did
not know the musket was loaded, and
only sought to intimidate the other
children. There is some evidence, how
ever, that the boy was an ugly, ungov-
ernable lad, and that he really meant
to shoot them. If so, he should be
hung with Jesse POmeroy.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-01-25
Ravages of Dipheria at Ferrisburg.

Diphtheria still continues its ravages
in Ferrisburg and vicinity. John Sears
lost one daughter, aged IL, on Thurs
day, and on Saturday the only remain
ing child, two years old, followed her.
A peculiar feature of the scOurge has
been that, in every instance where it
has appeared in Il family, it has carried
off all of them but one person. Over
20 families have been thus afflicted,
some of them dying in horrible agony,
slowly choking to death. Its first APP
pearance was in the family of Orange
Gage, and i'll one week his entire family
consisting of his wife and three daugh-
tiers, were dead, two of them lying in
the house unburied at one time. His
near neighbOr, John L. Preston, lost his
entire family the next week, composed
of three persons. j. Durand lost his
entire household about the same time,
as did also Jared Booth. D.. Walker
lost all his family, two being buried in
one coffin. Mrs. Willard Daniels sur
wives her husband and family. Not
withstanding the most strenuous efforts
by physicians of all the different schools,
the deadly epidemic has not yet been
brought under control. Often it attacks
patient who is apparently in perfect
health, and, within an hour, the throat
will he coated with fungus growth of
white matter spreading over the mem
blanes and lining of the throat, and in
from "a to AZ hours death ensues.