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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-08-01
State of Vermont.
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OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE
NoRTHFIELD, July 25 1879 !
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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-08-01
The Cause of the Exodus.

There are papers in the North which
deny with some display of resentment
that 0utrages take place in the South
which the authorities do not undertake
10 punish. These papers ought to ac
eept Democratic testimony, and their
attention is called to some facts derived
rom the Vicksburg Herald and New
Sa.eans Times, Democratic papers.
S % weeks ago in Washington county.
Mlssisslppi, a colored man named Rich,
arus was murdered. His brother made
some attempt to procure evidence to
h tme END that the murderer might be
Drought to trial. When this was known
d number OF men, including those who
committed the first murder and whose
niu are known and given in the Her
h,u account, went to the house of the
brother, called him out and shot him
9ead ID the presence of his wife. The
Herald remarks that 'sthis murder adds
anotner to the long list of outrages
committed within the past three wears
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-08-01
Report on Railroad Taxes.

The commission appointed by the
governor to look into the matter of
railroad taxes-consisting of Messrs.
f. j. Ormsbee, Charles L. Sabin and
Charles ROgers-have made their re-
port to the auditor. They find the
Central Vermont and the Passumpsic
railroad companies taxes Illegally as
sessed and uncollectable and allow the
towns on the Central line as below {:
The city of Burlington, $429.97 Essex,
1888; Duxbury, S53.36; Waterbury,
$1O8.28; Bolton, S99.33 Richmond,
S112.16; Jericho, S1O.75; Williston,
$S1.62; Colchester, $61.7O. On the Rut-
land, Vermont and Canada, Rutland
and Bennington, Portland and Ogdens-
burg and the Missisquoi Valley rail
roads the taxes were found legal and
collectable, and claims were disallowed
as follows: Middlebury, $79.12; Rut-
land, $1S031; Colchester, $S0.75
Swanton, $I82.13; Georgia, S51.E
Walden, $36.60; Hydepark, $7.I3; VOL
colt, $28.81; Swanton, 1927 .55.-St. Al
bans Messenger.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-08-01
Gen. Butler again a Candidate.

Gen. Butler has formally ANNOUNCED
Republican rather enjoyed his appear
anee last year; but Governor Talbot's
administration having so nearly filed
Its ideal of an executive, that paper "a
Their gives Ben cold welcome, as fol-
lows:
Inc Butler campaign this year will
ne without an issue, except himself.
with people given to personal devo-
'on ana delIriums over favorite sons.
such campaign might promise some
thlng, but with the people of Massa-
chusetts, accustomed to move i'm Doli-
'lcs Tor definite purposes, conscious
when those purposes have been attain
cd and not disposed to go back from
tnelr faithful instrument in effecting
them, an issue of personal amhitio3
alone will not afford the basis for sncb
a political revolution as Gen. Buffers
election to the governorship. His finap-
elal issue has dropped out of sight since
Iast year, his demand for retrencbment
and reform has been answered At tbe
state house, reviving business and tbe
REIMBURSEMENT of rybody to bardnan
mas quenched the hunger for so
change, and there remains notb;ro,
out 10 Vindicate Gen. Butler, an enter
prise IN which we do not believe a ma
Jorlty OF the voters of the common
Lord. 0"' vi our
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-08-01

y The Sophomores who were some
time ago expelled from the University
of California for refusing to divulge the
names of those of their number who
wrote an indecent mock programme,
are still showing no signs of reconsider
ing their determination and returning
on the only terms proposed by the Fac
ulty--the revelation of the offenders
names. Many of the boys parents have
signifed their intention of holding a
conference with the Faculty with a
view of discovering what action could
be taken to reinstate the students with
out the necessity of informing on their
companions. One reason for the de-
termined stand taken by the class is
the fact that if the offending students
are discovered they will be debarred
from entering any other college in the
United States, and their, future pros
poets ruined in consequence. These
aDSuru notions OF class honor nave been
seen in other colleges, but no such de-
termined "stand-Out" has been witness
ed for long time.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-08-01

The EXODUS OF BLACKS.-John
Brown, Jr., writes from Kansas, where
he is looking up the condition of the
colored refugees, that 1000 have reach
ed there since the exodus began, many
of whom have found work in different
parts of the state. There is such an
immense white movement to Kansas,
however, that the labor market is over
stocked, and at Topeka alone 200 ne
groes are dependent on public charity,
half of whom are sick and gloomy
enough. The state freedmen's rdief
association also has hundreds on its
hands at different points and is nearly
out of funds at that, and Brown thinks
that there is still a loud call for active
charity at the East.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-08-01

VACANT MIssIoNs.-The resignation
of Mr.. Welsh, American minister at
London, has not been expected. He
has been sadly bereaved since he went
to England, and his own health has
been much impaired. His retirement
leaves two and perhaps three missions
of the first class to be filed by new APP
pointments. Mr.. Stoughton found the
Russian mission less attractive or the
climate more severe than he expected,
and has resigned after brief term of
service. Mr.. KassOn, our minister at
Vienna, is now at home on leave of alb
sence, and it has been said he may not
desire to return. These appointments
were very favOrably received by the
country at the time they were made,
and the President will be very fortu-
nate if he is equally successful in the
choice of their successOrs.-BOstOn I'D
Uertiser.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-08-01

STILL THEY CoME.-Poor Fall River
formerly one of the busiest and most
prosperous cities of the commonwealth
and the proudest of the tact. industT "
and character of its business men. has
once more occasion to blush for her rem
utation, because of the dishonesty of
one of her mill treasurers. The facts
are, as far as possible, withheld. but If
became known on Saturday that Geo,
b. Durfee, treasurer of the Mechanics,
mills, the largest print cloth works but
one in the city, is defaulter to the
amount of $35, 1000 to $4,000. 1t is the
same old story. He began to speculate
heavy in cotton dealt in margins inst
at the wrong time; and when the nr;ce
OF cotton fell, leaving him with some
1000 bales on his hands, he used the
mills money to make his S35. 900 or
more OF margins. just what will be
done in the matter is not known. DIR
fee has not. yet been arrested, and # is
reported that his friends have made
good the loss to the corporation, Rnt
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-08-01

EXPENSIVE STRIKEs.-The men en-
ployed furniture making at ChicagOa f-
ter doing what they could to dive
trade from Chicago by striking for eight
hours work at ten hours pay have re-
sumed work at the old rates. Their
employers at the opening of the strike
every man to work as he pleased, ten
hours if he chose, two hours if he IRE
ferred that. The workmen were M
friends of this form of personal liberty
however, and insisted on a general
strike unless all, good and bad alike.
were paid full days pay for eight
hours labor. As it was out of the ones
ton for Chicago manufacturers to nav
70 per cent. more for their labor and
ers elsewhere, the Chicago emnIovers
refused to yield, and 800 men were ont
of work for nearly fortnight, losing
$4,000 week.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-08-01

The Green Mountain Journal, a news
paper mailed at Richford, puts up as its
motto: with malice toward none :
with charity for all" and then pitches
INTO Hatch of the No. Troy Palladium
Win such epithets as the following :
The unprincipled, INSCRIPTIONS, Il
centious; dissipated, loathsome. vile.
satanic, horrible, poluting, contaminat-
ing, whitening, blighting, offensive.
oIazen, 6eastly, infidel, deist, sensual,
ISL ana debauchee, MARSHALL t. Hatch. p
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-08-01

in Washington county, for not one OF
which have their authors been punish
ed.n 1t is worth while to be added that
these outrages have occurred in the
county where Wade Hampton, since
Governor of South Carolina, resided in
1875. the year of the political revolu-
tion in Mississippi, and to which, in his
canvass in 1876, he was accustomed to
allude as an instance where the great
est results were attained by the energy
and courage of the whites, by which a
county where the Republicans were
three times as numerous as the Demo-
Gratis was carried by the latter. Thus
it appears that gangs of outlaws evoked
by Democratic leaders to crush out a
free ballot and silence a majority, will
not give up their business when their
political work is accomplished. They
know that they have made the officers
of the law through injustice and VIC
lence, and also know that they can
count upon their clemency. 1t is en-
couraging to notice that there are signs
that some of the people of Mississippi
are tired of these things, as will be seen
from the following extract from the
Vicksburg Herald, and regard them
with the utmest concern:
"Unless a stop is speedily put to
these outrages and swift, sure and just
punishment is melted out to the perpe.
traitors of this last bloody act of por.
ton of an organized ring, of outlaws,
not a colored laborer will remain tC
gather our crops. Of course, the plant,
ers will be irretrievably ruined, and the
merchants who have furnished then
supplies be almost equal sufferers"
In these exhibitions of lawlessness
and in the injustice of employers will
be found an explanation of the exodus
And yet correspondents of Northern
papers, who visit that section, are told
that life and property are as secure il
Mississippi as in New England.-BostO,
| Journal.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-08-01

WELL PUT Secretary Evarts' power
of condensation is remarkable. See how
he tells the story of the extra session
..They began by saying to the Pres
ident, Sign our political measures or we
will withhold $40, 100000 of the appro-
priations for running the government.
THAT does not frgihten me- replied the
President; Il shall go ahead and 90 my
duty just the same Very well, said
the Democrats, if that's your intention
wen keep back 800, ,OOO' Finding
the President still unmoved, they cried
out, If you !don't back down we vii
refuse you $1O,OOO,OO0.' AS this had nc
effect they finally held back $6OO,OO
and ran away. 1t was remarkably
well developed case of the small end o
the horn"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-08-01

tempted to take his wife's life as above
narrated. He will probably be sent to
the Brattleboro insane asylum.-Ffee
Press.
The National Bank in Newport, has
declared it's semi-annual dividend OF
three per cent, payable August l.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-08-01
BIG TALK,
But we back up what we say every time.
Give Us Call.
FRED. T. PARKER, Manager.

HIRAM M. COMMITS ESTATE
Il Il STATE OF VERMONT, CALEDONIA DISTRICT, SIS.
In Probate Court held at the Probate Office in St
Johnsbury in said district on the 25th day of July
A. D. 1879.
Justus D. Goodrich administrator upon the es
tate of Hiram M. COnant, late of Hardwick, in
said district deceased, intestate makes application
to said Court to extend the time heretofore allowed
him to pay the debts due from said deceased and
to render his administration account until some
future day
Whereupon it is ordered by said Court that said
application be referred to the 10th day of Aug
A. D. 1879, at the Probate Office in St JOhnsbury,
for hearing and decision thereon, and it is further
ordered that all persons interested be notified
hereof by publication of notice of this application
and order thereon, three weeks successively in
the Caledonian, a newspaper published at st.
Johnsbury, previous to said time appointed for
hearing, that they may appear at said time and
place and if they see cause object thereto.
By the Court, Attest,
1894 HENRY FRENCH, Register.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-08-01

~ The Zulus have been defeated
by the British in severe engagement,
which, it is believed, will end the war.
On July 4th, the British army, 5000
strong, commanded by Lord Chelms-
fI. -.-,1 Tho Toll" -n.g nho-t TX nnn
strong, commanded by King Cetywayo,
came into collision, and a great battle
was fought, resulting in the total de-
feat of the Zulus, who lost not less than
a thousand men. The victors had ten
men killed and forty three wounded,
besides the loss incurred by the native
contingent. The vanquished fought
well, but they were unable to break
the British square, or to stand the fire
of Calling guns. When they recovered
they were charged with cavalry, and
routed and then pursued with much
slaughter. The victers advanced, and
entered Ulundi, which was set on fire.
The two guns lost by the British at
Isundula were recovered, also the sword
of young Napoleon.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-08-01
Secretary Sherman in New England.

Since our last issue Secretary Sher-
man, of the treasury, has been in New
England, making several speeches in
Massachusetts and Maine. His coming
is significant in several ways. He is
the successful fnancier of the times.
Nothing succeeds like success and
Sherman's financial policy has succeed
ed as is now admitted by nearly every
one. Besides, he is a prominent candi
date for nomination for president by
the next republican national cOnven-
ton, and therefore his coming is signi-
ficant. He went to Maine on invitation
of Senator Blaine, that state being one
of the first that have an election this
fall, and one where the greenback
heresy has prevailed to quite an extent
as appeared by the last years canvass.
He stopped a little while on his way in
Boston, and made an excellent impress
sion there. His first speech in Maine
was in Portland. He spoke for two
hours to very large audience in a
well prepared address, in which he eX
posed the greenback fallacy and the
cry of plenty of money and large wages.
He dwelt at length upon the financial
policy of the administration, showing
what resumption had already done and
what he still expected it would do.
The Secretary also ventilated the
southern doctrine of state rights, which
poisoned and estranged large section
of the Union," and to the new scheme
of notification by which the democrats
have tried to deprive of all force a
statute which has for eight years been
found useful the cOnstitutionality OF
which has never been denied, and
which is the only safeguard provided
by the United States against fraud and
violence at elections. Altogether, Mr..
Sherman made an excellent impression
in his speeches during his New England
tour.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-08-01

the directors owe it to their community
and to other corporations who are IN
the power of their employees, to make
Durfee's case another warning against
the folly and danger of the speculation
that is so ailuring to the men with a
greed for wealth, and so dangerous to
him when other peoples money is IN
his control.-Sprinqfe Republican.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-08-01

y A tragic scene was enacted in the
Sing Sing State prison at noon, Friday,
which caused no little excitement for
time. John Barrett, a convict from
New York, while being taken from his
cell to the doctors office, attacked
Keeper Mackin with knife, cutting
his coat is two places and inficting a
severe wound in his left thigh. Keeper
Mccormick then knocked the convict
down with his cane. Barrett fled to
another part of the prison and armed
himself with heavy hammer. Keeper
Good attempted to arrest Barrett, who
raised the hammer to throw at him,
when the officer shot the convict through
the heart with his revolver, killing him
instantly. The shooting occurred in
the presence of about 200 convicts, who
had been formed into line preparatory
to being marched to dinner. During
the few minutes prior to the firing of
the fatal shot, the convicts broke ranks
and crowded around Keepers Biglin and
Good and the defiant prisoner. The
men we're growing very turbulent and
disorderly until Keeper Good fred upon
Barrett, when they fell back for mo-
ment.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-08-01

THE NURSERY. We wish all our
little folks could have before them the
August number of this beautiful Maya
zine. The pictures are choice country
scenes, suggestive of the outdoor de-
lights connected with midsummer, and
the stories of the horses and COWS and
squirrels and rabbits and many other
animals, are charming for the little
ones. Parents can delight themselves
as well as their children by sending Is
cents to John L. Shorey, publisher, 36
Bromfeld st. Boston, and asking in re-
turn for the August number of The
Nursery.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-08-01
Concord Dye House.

Ladies' and Gent garments cleansed. Owed and
refnished in the best manner
N. M. JOHNSON Agent
Railroad Street.
Goods received by Monday will be returned the
last of the same week Unsaleable goods redyed
and put up in marketable order e1-02
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-08-01

About 100000 square feet of plaS
ana % tons of putty have been sold in
boston to repair damages by the re-
cent storm. .....
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-08-01

~ The Passumpsic Railroad has is
sued q handsome little illustrated pam
phlet, descriptive of twOweeks' va
cation on its line. 1t is a very reada-
BILE account of a New Workers. trip to
Memphremagog and Quebec. One page
is given to st. Johnsbury. The title
page is illustrated with the Lyndon
falls. and lake and mountain scenes
along the way, makes the book quite
attractive as work of art
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-08-01
TIM E BL E
DAILY EXCURSIONS
To Lake Champlain

The Steamer ''W. b. EDDY" will run in
connection with Express Trains making a dali!
line between St. Johnsbury and Plattsburg. n. Y
CONDENSED TIME TABLE
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-08-01

EXCURSION TICKETS to PLATTSBURG
and RETURN, good within three days from
date of sale will be furnished to parties of ten or
more at the following low prices:
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-08-01

R The Boston Post is getting con-
siderable gratuitOus advertising and no
end of censure for its recent sudden dis
charge of all its compositors, and on
Saturday evening there was a big meet
ing at Faneuil hall to express sympathy
for the locked-out workmen. Speeches
we're made by Gen. Horace Binney Sar-
gent, j. H. O'Donnell, j. j. Kelley and
others, in which the POSTS claim that
they were afraid of the typographical
union to which the men belonged was
laughed at, and the claim was made
that the printers would have fairly con-
sidered any proposition to further re-
duce their pay, and would not have
thrown up their cases without giving
the usual 80 days notice. notice
which the Post had also agreed to give,
but did not. Resolutions were adopted
condemning the action of the Post in
violating their agreement as destructive
of all trades, and tending to create a
feeling that such contracts will be kept
by employers only so long as it is ex-
pedient to do so; pledging the trades
unions of the city to withhold all sup
port from the Post and its subscribers
and advertisers; and calling upon the
democratic party for an honest express
sion of opinion in the matter, on pain of
being held responsible for this action OF
its organ, if not squarely repudiated.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-08-01

Ample time at Plattsburg for dinner Picni
arties can stop off at the Islands if desired
G. II. STEVENS, A. IL. JEWETT
Gen. Pass Agt. Superintendent
st. Johnsbury, vt, July Is, 70. 91.9s
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-08-01
r O u N D 7 RIP
TICKETS

will be sold at all sta
tions during the season
of travel.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1879-01-15
HIBERNIANS,

V,HE A.. D. H. MEETS EVERY FIRST AND
third Saturday evening of each month, at
the corner of Clark and Monroe streets, until
further notice. JOHN FLYNN, President.
THos. MURPHY, Secretary.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1879-01-15

EUREKA LODGE. NO. ~, 1. o. o. F.,
Nj AT THEIR HALL EVERY THURS
wi day evening at 5 O'Clock. Brethren in
good standing are cordially invites to attend.
VIM. DOOLIN, N. G.
j. Meg. Scorr, Secretary.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1879-01-15
i. &. OF, Il CROSS

MEET EVERY WEDNESDAY EVENING AT
Nl half-past Z O'Clock J. STRAUS, E. G.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1879-01-15
MOUNTAIN Va. 27.I, o. o, f.,

MEET EVERY SATURDAY EVENING AT
Nl Odd Fellows Hall, ut Z O'Clock. All
members of the order, in good standing, are in
vited to attend. w. j. SMITH, N. g.
IL. B.. MCKEE. Secretary.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1879-01-15
RED MEN.
REATIFIC LODGE, NO. :, X. OF r,

M EETS EACH FRIDAY OF EVERY
M month, at Z 80 O'Clock p. M, at its Castle
Hall, in Odd Fellows building.
All Brotl ar Knights, in good standing, are
fraternally invited to attend such meetings.
c. l.. BROY, CO
H. B, MCKEE, X. of r.. and s..
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1879-01-15
LOYAL ORANGE LODGE, NO. I2I.

THE REGULAR MEETINGS OF THIS So
i ciety take place on the first and third Mon
days Of each month, in Masonic Hall, at 1880
O'Clock. sharp. All brethren in good standing
are invited to attend.
d. McKINNON, W. NJ.
D..McDoNALp, Secretary.