St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-10-10

Dennis Coppers, well-known and
somewhat influential citizen, was a
Freemason. He died. His friends
wanted to bury him in the family plot
in Calvary Cemetery. The priests OBJ
jected. AS secret societies are forbidden
by this Church, they claimed that Cop
pers, as an unrepentant lnfrlnger of the
ordinances-no matter whether he had
ever been a Catholic, or whether all his
family belonged to that faith, or wheth-
er, indeed, his life had been entirely
reputable-was out of the pale of sal
walton, and his remains must not be
suffered to polute the holy soil. His
friends say that he bought and
paid for his lot, and no one has
right to dictate in the matter. So the
case stands at present.
1t is strange what vast amount of
intelligence and ingenuity is continual
ly wasted in dishonest directions by
forgers and counterfeiters. The latter
especially have to work, often for many
months, in the prOfoundest secrecy
with skill in engraving that is simply
marvellous, and in itself one of the
most dangerous clues to lead to their
detection, for the very few engravers
capable of well executing a counterfeit
note know each others style so inti-
mately that they can identify the work
at a glance. Then the risks of passing
the false money are very great, and
even if successfully done, the profits are
small, and the enjoyment of them must
be tainted by the ever-present dread of
detection, conviction, and penalty for
many years. "ShOving the queer" is
certainly one of the most desperate of
all chances for any man to run-or
woman, for the gentler sex is invaria
bly, represented in any gang of cOun-
terfeiters.
Another catastrophe has Overtaken
young man who made haste to get rich,
in one of those directions where the
Inconvenience of stealing are most
widely felt. A Brooklyn mail carrier,
married, with an interesting family,
very piOus and quite prominent Sun
day school teacher, after establishing a
very enviable character by six years
faithful and intelligent service, took it
into his head that he should like more
compensation, and accordingly took it
without ceremony. So many people
lost money that the clamor that arose
about the post Office became serious.
Still the thefts went on, and it took an
unusually long time for the discovery
of the thief in the very last person any
one suspected. How smart and dishOn-
est persons can be so silly as to continue
post Office depredations, which are sure
to be found out, is something incom-
prehensible.
Mr.. Cyrus w. Field, of cable and
railroad fame, has just carried out his
desire to erect monument over Major
Andre, the exchanged spy of the revo-
luton, the success of whose intrigues
with Benedict Arnold would have
caused the ignominOus death of Wash
ington, and the ruin of the young Re
public. The attendants at the ceremony
were very few, chiefly unsympathising
reporters, and TarrytOwn, the scene of
the incident commemorated and home
of General Washington Irving, went
into mourning for the day. Every shut
ter was closed, and not a soul was to be
seen in the streets.
An unhappy East Indian guest of ours
has been most cruelty maltreated by
one of our aborigines. 1t was not quite
the case of a Cayenne or Sioux scalp
ing a HindOO, but the white sacred
Brahmin bull, which is one of the pet
animals in the Central Park was at
tackled and nearly killed by a buffalo
bull, which broke loose and objected
with all the force of his shaggy nature
to the sleek appearance of the placid
stranger. RADIX.