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ing session was held, st which several reports from the ways and means committee were acted upon = The bils regulating protests and appeals from decisions of collectors of customs was passed. Adjourned.
 The House discussed for two hours the Bra gillian mail subsidy proposition and then re- ject6d 1t by 89 to 157. It also rejected the new mail matter classification scheme. MT. Eew- ard was brought to the bar of the House, but refused to produce his books or testify, and his case was referred to the judiciary commit tee, which amounts to his discharge.
 The Senate amendments to the deficiency bill were non-concurred in, and conference committee was ordered. The consideration of the sugar bill was resumed but after some discussion it was withdrawn, and after the transaction of some minor business the yellow fever bill was taken up. Mir. Young offered Q substitute for the Senate bill, which was adopted The question then being on the passage of the Senate bill, with the substitute, 1t was defeated, and the House took recess till P. M. On reassembling the House, after considerable discussion, laid the bill on the table . At 1050 the Presidents message ve- toing the anti Chinese bill was read, and vote being taken on the passage of the bill over the veto it was rejected by 1O9 to 95-not two- thirds in the affirmative. At 1.10 the House took a recess till o'clock Sunday morning. At that hour the House met again, and with. out transacting any business took another re- cess until 9 F. M. During the evening several recesses were taken. At 12 A. M. & recess was I taken until 10 the next morning.
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A Remarkable Murderer.

Charles Peace, who s,s hanged ct Leeds, England, for ~ rder commit ted some years ago, MS one of those characters who, in spite of an absolute moral responsiveness, attract such atten- tion to their careers that they pass easi
 ly into what is loosely termed the TO- nance of crime. Hero was murderer with price on his head coolly taking up his residence in quiet and respecta- ble suburbs of London, passing himself off as British householder of easy means and refined tastes particularly addicted to costly violins--and at the same time pursuing career of burglary which mingled audacity and success in equal proportions. Like all criminals of his kind, however, he fell at last into the tolls. He who had baffled all the detectives and hoodwinked whole com munities was arrested on one of his rob- bing expeditions by an ordinary police man, though after desperate stru ggle
 He was sometime in custody before it was known who he really was. He will recall to Americans the equally strange career of the murderer Ruloff, executed at Binghamton, in this State some eight years ego, who pursued burglary as a means of livelihood, not stopping ct murder. but who devoted his spare time to profound pathological studies end was deeply versed in tlie whole body of modern science. Nca0 Yorh Herald.
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The disastrous storm which visited France and Spain burst over Italy also, doing incal- culable damage. The whole coast, from Gene va to the south of Naples, was strewn with with were seriously damaged. At Leghorn two English steamers broke from their moorings and caused much injury. At Follonisa Six ves- sells were wrecked-four Italian and two Eng fish. At Puagginolo the oampanile of church was blown down while the people were at mass killing two priests officiating at the altar and three other persons, and wounding tWen- l ty-four others. A similar catastrophe occurred ! at Aontauro, where the vault of church 1 yielded to the force of the storm and killed 9 priest who was celebrating mass, and inju'ed
 number of the congregation. At Rome the l force of the wind was unparalleled. During riot at Mosser, Brazil, the com. mander and chief magistrate of the town were l expelled by the military, nine persons were
 killed, and many public and prlyate stores were sacked.
 | Weston, the American pedestrian. failed in his attempt to walk 2,000 miles in 1000 hours | along the roads of England, delivering lectures | in the principal towns on the way. When the
 thousand hours expired he had covered l, ,9773 miles.
 meeting that in one district of that town there are 4000 persons destitute, and 400 families
 are actually starving.
 publication issued by Russian secret
 press declares that the governor of Charkoff | who was assassinated, had been condemned to
 death by the Russian Socialist party for inhu. 1 man treatment of political prisoners. The acl | of assassination was consequently executed by
 one of that party. The publication charges
 the governor with beating students nearly te death, and concludes with the declaration ot
 |" death for death, terror for terror. This if
 our answer to all threats and prosecutions oi | the government"
 The viceroy of India telegraphs that he hai
 received letter announcing the death of Shert
 Ali, ameer of Afghanistan. The letter wal
 from Yakoob Kahn, Shere Ais son.
 The iron Spanish steamer Guillermo, bound
 from Baltimore for Liverpool, WAS sunk by {
 coast of Ireland. The captain and several oi | the Guillermo's crew were injured, and mum
 Der were reported missing.
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A Real Blessing to Women.

Mrs. Walter Hinckley, of Ootuit Mass, called, in company with her bus band, on Dr. David Kennedy, of Ron- don't, N. F., the proprietor of the medi- cine lately introduced into this place, happily named FAvORTTE REMEDY, and made the following interesting state- ment: " For many years l had been Q great sufferer from what wAs called 8 fibrous tumor; had secured the assist- ance of the best accessible medical men and used many of the patent medicines recommended, but without obtaining any relief. On the contrary, I grew worse, until had given up all hopes of recovery. Our neighbor. Mr. John M. Handy, came from Rondout and brought me bottle of your FAVORITE REM EDY. Before had used half of it I experienced a marked improvement, and all my neighbors noticed the great change. I have taken some four or five bottles, and am entirely free from pair; !; gained flesh, appetite good, sleep we'll in short, feel like a new being. I have recommended the FAVORITE REM EDY to many of my acquaintances, and au, without an exception, are loud in its praise. To say that feel thankful is expressing my gratitude in the mildest form. You are at liberty, doctor, to re- fer to my case; and I hope all will be lieve me when I say that the FAVOR TIE REMEDY has proved real bless
 ing to me, and that no woman suffering from any Of the complaints peculiar to our sex can afford to be without it. But, doctor, you must take more pains to tell the people how to avoid the mistakes they have made. To this end, request them to remember that your name is Dr. David Kennedy and the medicine is called (what it is, in facD FAVORIIE REMEDY, price only one dollar, and that you are practicing physician and surgeon of RONDOUT, N. Y"
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Chinese Dinner md Wedding.

A correspondent of the Norristown Herald gives the following account of dinner and a wedding which he att tended in Shanghae After traversing the city for some distance, we entered a narrow street from which we were soon ushered by a stone-paved and covered entrance Gull of sedan chairs) into an upper room. Here lot of gentlemen were awaiting our coming, and lay around on opium couches and sitting on chairs, a few of whom could speak lit- tie English. At 12 M. we sat down to dinner. The table was provided, as well as adorned, with a quantity of fruit and vegetables piled in pyramids and cubes. The courses were brought on in regular order by servants, and we soon learned to use our chop-sticks and enjoy the dinner. The courses were served as follows: 1st. Watermelon seed. 2d. Chicken breast piled in pyramids. 3d.. Roast veal piled in pyramids. 4th. Roast mutton piled in pyramids. 9th. Pigeon eggs. 6th Dough balls and mixture. 7th. Boiled bacon. 9th. Slowed chicken. 9th. Shark fins. 10th. Rice balls. 1lth. Mixed stews. 18th. Sliced ham. 18th. Grab stew. 14th. Shrimp salad. 18th. Cabbage stew. 18th. Pomelus, pomegranates and grapes. 17th. Sliced pears and apples. 18th. Green olives. 19tb. Peanuts, almonds aud filberts. 20th. Saki and cake, also confections. Tea served at all times The latter part of the dinner the lady friends come in, play music and play games of forfeits.
 At 2 A. M. the dinner broke up, and we went on board we'll pleased with what we had seen.
 Shortly after ono of the Chinese gen. tlemen of this dinners acquaintance got married, and I was one of the few foreigners to go to the wedding.
 About seven o'clock one evening three other officers and I went per invitation to call, see the ceremonies and pay our respeets. On our arrival the band out side the residence played furiously, and we entered to meet the bridegroom in his full dress suit, which is most gor. geously loud.
 He was mandarin of rank, and his button glittered on lis breast, while a peacock feather waved on his cap. The peacock feather is held sacred, and can only be worn by dignitaries.
 We went through long dinner after being introduced to innumerable China men and being treated with the greatest respect. The rooms were hung with Chinese lanterns of the largest size and the walls adorned with picturesque, suitable notices, all in Chinese.
 A band of singing boys were in the center of the dining-room, who sat be- fore an ornamental framework made in imitation of the bridal couch.
 There were some dozen tables in the room, and the endless dinner was plen- tifully interspersed with games and aki. This over we went upstairs with all hands to "tease the bride," which is a custom among Chinese. If any one can make her laugh she will make Q poor wife. Notwithstanding all the jests offered, this bride sat in her bridal robes as immovable as a statue. We took look at the beautiful bridal couch, and then retired from the scene to allow the Chinese to enjoy themselves uncon- strained.
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A yIsaxe RiyaIIna in Yellowness

A VIsage RivaIIng in Yellownese That of ' Hheathen Chinee" if belonging to one of our race, can scarcely be described af attractive. But worse than this, it is the index of disordered iver-of liver that needs arousing and regulating. The remedy is al hand, prompt, eficacious. A course of Hos tetter's Stomach Bitters will expel the mis directed bile from the blood and divert it int< the proper channel, open the bowels, remove the dyspeptic symptoms which invariably az company biliousness, and counteract the ray tion of the liver. which must always exist gn the skin and whites of the eyes assumeG Ge Ge yellow hue. Tho pains through the gu lower ribs, side and shoulder blade, the gnvUn; breath, n which indicate liver @ @oompiInt, in short, all it's disagreeable concomith thts, AIe soon remedied by this sovereign orIeosiso' ot;so which, in addition to its regulating a .aeS, able medicinal stimulant areeuzer eno nervine.
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Fashisnable FeslIshscss.

 There is no modern fashionable notion quite 80 absurd As the generally received idea that to be beautiful and attractive . woman must sylph-ike proportions. fragility in nine cases out of ten the result of disease. By many fashionable belles, it is considered special compliment to be spoken of as frail and deli cate. They forget that the naturally delicate the pale and disease stricken faces that meet us in the city thoroughfares. look out from the luxuriant carriages of wealth. and glide languidly through our crowded drawing rooms. If disease were unfashionable, As 1t ought to be, not lady in the land but would take every possible precaution to secure he fresh, bloom ing face and well-rounded figure that only health can give. Ladies should remember that much as gentlemen may profess to admire the face and form paled and emaciated by dis ease when they choose . wife they prefer . blooming, healthful, buoyant-spirited woman. Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription is the ao- knowledged standard remedy for female dis eases and weaknesses. It has the two-fold advantage of curing the local disease and im- parting vigorous tone to the whole system. 1t is sold by druggists.
 The destructive progress of that insidious foe by the aid of Scoyllls Blood and Liver Sirup, 6 botanic depurent which rids the system of every trace of scrofulous or syphilitic poison, and cures eruptive and other diseases indicative of tainted condition of the blood. Among the maladies which it remedies are white swellings, salt rheum, oarbuncles, biliousness, the diseases incident to women, gout and rheumatism.
 Probably there is no better judge of musi- cal instruments or of the opinions of musicians respecting them, than Theodore Thomas. He says the Mason and Hamlin Cabinet Organs are much the best of this class of instruments made, and that musicians generally agree in this.
 A Cough, Cold or Sore Throat requires imme- diate attention, as neglect oftentimes results in some incurable lung disease. Browns Bronchial Troches will almost invariably give relief. Twenty-Five cents a box.
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 THE PIONEER TOBACCO COMPANY,
 New York. Boston, and Chicago. Chew Jackson's Best Sweet Navy Tobacco.
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It is better to wear out than to rust out. We must not only strike the iron while itis hot, but strike until 1t is
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Jndko tor Ye4r .

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ACROFULA.---Persons afflicted with Scroiula, Hip-disease, Ulcer O ous Sores, Assesses, White Swell
 ing. Psoriasis, Goitre, Necrosis, Eczema. Diseased Bones, will please send their address
 Dr. JONES, oHsNrsT, New Lebanon, \. Y
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bonn flatty euitof or the Washington Cdp2tdt and William McGarrahan, who has been promi- nently before the country in connection with & large silver mine claim, led to blows. Piatt was knocked down and badly beaten in the face The parties to the row were opponents in the claim referred, and just before the trouble bill in McGarrahan's interest had been laid over in the Senate, upon Senator Mo Donsld's objection.
 The President in his veto of the Chinese em- igration bill, says the measure is virtually 8 denunclation of the whole Burlingame treaty with China, and that there is no emergency demanding such step.
 The secretary of the Smithsonian institute has received cable dispatch announcing the discovery of new planet at Marseilles, France.
 The public debt statement for February shows Total debt, Iess cash in the treasury, March l, 1879, $2,026 207, ,54l. .66. Cash in the treasury $447, ,292 .49S 4S. Increase of debt during February, $311, 4t123.
 Foresgn Hews.
 The work of burning infected houses in the Russian plague districts has commenced. 0: R: Urmany, cashier of the Exchange tution's funds and lied.
 At Sienna, Italy, an earthquake shook over- threw two churches and killed number of persons, including two priests.
 Tremendous storms are reported in the south of France, where hundreds of people have been thrown on public charity by the de- structon and inundatlon of their houses In Spain the tempest lasted four days, with much damage and loss of life. Various villages and farms in the Navarro and Asturias were de- stroyed. A bark was wrecked at gorunna, and thirty persons were drowned.
 Senor Cirilo Antonio Rivarole, ex-president of Paraguay, was set upon by five assassins in the streets of Asuncion the capital of the country and stabbed to death. Charles Peace, the notorious English burglar and murderer, was hanged at Leeds, England. His many crimes and escapes from the clutches of the law would fill volume, and he was con- sidered one of the most remarkable criminals of the age, Just before his execution he cons fessed that he had murdered a Manchester policeman in 1876, for which crime another man is undergoing imprisonment for lie.
 A Vienna dispatch says twenty-one persons we're Killed and nine houses destroyed by an avalanche, near Marburg.
 Ths British ship AdriAtir stranded ncar pun+ kirk, 8cot1and, md ont Of foxty-nine pereons on board only sayom w6re aAyed
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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-09-12
Newbury.

Newbury.
HOTEL BURNED.-Fire was discover
ed in one of the Out-buildings connected
with the Spring Hotel in this place,
about ii o'clock Friday evening, Sept
5th. AS there is no fire company here,
and no supply of water, the flames soon
attacked the main building, which, with
the barns and stables adjoining, was
totally consumed. The occupants OF
the hotel escaped but little personal
property was saved. The entire loss
exclusive of the personal property Of
the guests, was about $4,000, upon
which was insurance amounting to
nearly $1,000.
This building had been landmark
to the town and the travelling public
for the great part of a century, having
been built in the year 1888 or 1889. II
was a well known inn for many years
under various proprietors. Hon. Tap
pan Stevens purchased the building
yOtIc anu IL,
third story with a fat roof. In this
he kept tavern till 1869, when it was
bought by Mr.. S. L. Kendall, who
further enlarged it by adding a wing
and a fourth story with French roof
to the main building. 1t was lighted
by gas, and was a favOrite with the
public. The last proprietor has been
Mr.. A. L. Fabyan.
In the last five-and-twenty years
there have been about As destructive
fires in the town of Newbury, besides a
large number of small fires in which no
building was consumed. In that time,
81 houses have been destroyed. The
destruction of the Congregational
church in 1856; the freight depot at
Wells River in 1870; of the box shops
on Wells river in 1871, and the burning
of several stores at the village in August
1876, have been the most severe fires
during the time. w.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-09-12
Passumpsic.

Passumpsic.
The Frye murder in Boston recalls
an incident that happened in Barnet
about fifty years ago. Some time be-
tween 1920 and 1880, there lived on
Roy mountain hermit by the name of
Jewett. He had been disappointed in
love in early life and had retired to this
lonely place to pass the remainder of
his days. He lived very frugal and by
working out, letting out cattle to double
in so many years, and in other ways,
had laid up quite a sum. There were
no banks then Except the Danville
bank and his money was presumed to
be mostly silver, which he kept in his
shanty on Roy mountain near "Harvey's
pond" Old Peleg Hall lived in ''Copen-
hagen" He was rough, drunken,
dangerous character, and being always
short of money he laid plan to rob
Jewett and kill him if necessary. Not
daring to attempt it alone, he proposed
to a person by the name of Newton that
he should help him, and then divide
the spoil. Hall thought the best way
was to kill Jewett at once, as "dead
| men tell no tales )" but was willing to
do as Newton thought best. The plan
was to go to Jewett's some dark and
stormy night, and pretending to be lost,
hail him and inquire the way. When
he should strike light and come to
the door in answer to their call, they
were both to shoot at him, one to aim
at his head the other at his heart; and
as Jewett would be in the light and
they in the dark, there would be no
chance of recognition. Then they were
to plant him where no one would be
likely to find him and then rob the
house, presuming that as he was ''pe-
culiar" person people would not won
der at his disappearance. However,
Newton refused to have anything to do
with it, and threatened to expose Hall
if he did anything about it. AS no at
tempt was made, he kept still and told
no one of it till years afterward when
the other parties were dead or out of
the country.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-09-12
Lyndon.


E. j. Adams had a foot badly damned
at the r. r. shops last Saturday. Adams
and several others were carrying a
heavy stick of hard pine, when a lever
broke, letting the timber fall, and strik.
ing Adams across the right foot. II
was swollen so badly when examined
by physician that he could not deter
mine whether any bones were broken.
Charles Jacobs intends building i'm
mediately on Church street, a two story
house and ell.
The R. R. shops and box factory shut
down last Thursday to give their en-
ployes chance to go to the muster at
Bradford.
c. K. Hubbard has put up four tene-
ment houses near the pulp mill for VIM.
Wilder, and has them nearly finished.
When these are completed he will build
two more this fall, and probably six
more in the spring.
Several of the Passumpsic R. R. en-
ployes who have been at work on the
N. P. & B. road in Canada, have re-
turned to LyndOnville, the M. P. g. B.
having been leased to the South East
ern Co. This makes surplus of help
on the Passumpsic just at present, and
sets some engineers back to firing.
Rev. M. A. Quimby occupied the desk
at the Free Baptist church last Sunday,
and will preach again next Sunday,
Rev. W. L. NOyes being absent on a
two weeks vacation.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-09-12

sustained on the highway, was argued
IN county court at Irasburg yesterday,
and jury took the case last evening, but
no verdict had come to hand before we
went to press. Drew claims ten thous-
and dollars of the town. He was driv-
ing in the highway near Ezra Powers
at two o'clock one very dark night, and
went off the bank. The road was
smooth and wide, but bank not guarded.
Drew sustained what is known in law
suits as "cencussion of the spine.n
Gen. GrOnt and L. II. Thompson ap-
pear for the prosecution, and Belden &
Ide for the town.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-09-12
The Fair Next Week.

Preparations are being rapidly COM
pleted for the accommodation of those
who wish to make an exhibit at the
county fair next week. Every thing
now indicates a successful exhibition.
Of course it largely depends upon the
farmers and mechanics of the county
but as they never have failed to do
their best, it is safe to trust them
again.
If entries of stock and articles in
vegetable and mechanical department
are made at the Caledonian Office Satur-
day or Monday, much delay and an
nOyance is avoided the first day of the
fair.
The first day Tuesday is especially
given to cattle and sheep. At half-past
three in the afternoon there is a hose
race advertised.
On Wednesday the stock exhibition
is mainly horses. In the afternoon Prof.
James Allen of Providence, R. l., will
make balloon ascension. Mr.. Allen
made successful ascension from these
grounds a few years since, and as he
has 'gOne up" already over $50 times,
it is reasonable to expect good ascen-
sion here with favorable weather. The
concert by the Sherman Band will also
occur Wednesday evening.
Thursday is given up to trotting
horses-four purses being offered by
the Fair Ground Co., in the aggregate
about $500.