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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-09-26
Death Of Rev. DR.. Thompson.

Rev. DR.. Joseph P. Thompson died
at Berlin Sunday of apoplexy, being
about six weeks above 60 years of age.
He was a graduate of Yale and AndO-
yer, minister of the Broadway taberna-
Gle from 1745 to 1772, one of the found
ers of both the New Englander and the
Independent, and, it will be plain, a
man of Importance in the Congregation
al ministry. He had travelled much in
the East, and studied oriental subjects,
particularly Egyptology, and wrote
about these things, as well as religious
memoirs and essays. DR.. Thompson
has lived in Berlin some seven years,
we believe, and was perhaps the oldest
American resident. He has made some
mistakes, but his writing and speaking
about our country since the Franco
Prussian war has been influential in
correcting the popular ignorance of and
animosity toward the United States
prevailing there. Of the late attack
upon his good name we do not need to
speak it wears the look of black
mailing scheme.-Spr. Republican.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-09-26
Gen. Grant.

No man has been so warmly welcom-
ed in America as Gen. Grant will be,
since Lafayette was here, more than
half century ago. No American has
ever made the tour of the world amid
honors so universal and elaborate. His
reception at San Francisco is enthusi-
astic and warm, Notwithstanding his
disagreement with local sentiment on
the Chinese question. 1t is the first
time he has ever been in San Francisco
since he became famous, and all Cali
fornia has turned out to celebrate the
Union, American nationality and Gen.
Grant. The demonstration seems to be
spontaneous and devoid of political sig
nifcance, and is undoubtedly quite as
agreeable TO the general as an organized
trans-continental "boom" would have
been. If there be any communist ele-
ment which is anxious to assault Gen.
Grant as the representative of society,
it has been swamped in the general
LOYALTY.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-09-26

street, South Boston, which started just
before twelve o'clock Wednesday night,
resulted in the loss of four lives at least,
and injury to person of several others.
When the occupants were aroused the
staircases were ablaze, and their fren-
zied efforts to escape by the way of the
roof and through high windows result
ed in the sad casualties stated above.
A dastaIdly outrage was perpetrated
by the strikers in Fall River Wednes-
day. A party of French operatives
who had been brought to the city from
Canada, were passing through the
streets with their families, including
many women and children, when they
were set upon by the strikers and ston-
ed and otherwise ill-treated, the women
and children sharing the abuse alike
with the men. They finally escaped
only by separating and dispensing
among the crowd.
All the returns from the Maine cleo
ton are in, except from one Represent
alive district. The Republicans will
have a majority of 80 in the House and
z in the Senate, a majority of 81 on a
joint ballot, which will give all State
officers to the Republicans.
The convention of Butler democrats
at Worcester, Mass, Endorsed and rati-
fed the greenback nomination of Gen
eral Butler for governor and nominated
A. C. Woodwork of Chicopee for lieut..
governor.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-09-26

THE TAKING OF THE CENsUs.-Gen.
Francis Walker, Superintendent of the
Census, has issued a circular giving in
structions with regard to enumerators.
Enumerative districts cannot exceed
1000 inhabitants. The month of June
only will be allowed for the enumera-
ton of districts, and in cities of over
10000 the census must be completed in
two weeks from the first Monday in
June, and the whole census must be
completed in four weeks. The super
intendent for most districts will name
certain sum as the maximum for each
inhabitant enumerated, each death re-
ported, each farm, shop, ETC., returned.
In other districts the compensation will
not exceed "a per day of ten hours east
of the Tooth meridian, and Sc per day
west of that line. The superintendent
recommends the employment of town
ship assessors, pOstmasters at small of
fees, country physicians and school
masters, as such are familiar with max
ing out reports and can generally do
the work.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-09-26

one was hurt and the damage was
slight.
NARROW ESCAPE FOR BENNINGTON.
An Associated Press dispatch from
Remington announces that on Thurs
dav evening it was discovered that the
dam holding back some nifty acres Oh
the artificial pond which supplies pow
er to several mills at North Bennington
was giving away. Before assistance ar,
rived a space twelve feet across had
been cleared by the surging waters.
Fortunately for the village below, the
opening first made was near the surface
of the pond, else no efforts would have
averted the catastrophe. This dam Is
an earthwork, and upon its top runs
the road bed of the Bennington and
Rutland railway. 1t is nearly twenty
rods in length, and has twice before
broken away, once doing great damage.
The liability of this dam to break away
imperils the life and property of about
one-half the village, and should be bet
ter provided against. BY keeping a
constant watch all night and the service
of construction train and large force
of men, immediate danger waslaverted.
Lolita, the five-year-old daughter of
DR.. Munsell, of SwantOn, fell from a
swing the other day and broke leg.
The Burlington Saturday Evening
Review and the Rutland Enquirer
(democratic), have been consolidated
and Mr.. Love will remove to Rutland,
but will issue Burlington edition from
there. The Review has been classed
as independent in politics, but the pre-
sumption is that it will now emerge full
democratic. Since the editor is going
to Rutland himself, his former reporter
there is, according to his own announce
ment, going into the laundry business,
but we suppose there is no necessary
logical connection between these facts.
Messenger.
j. A. Knowlton of Brandon has had
a strange run of luck with the railroad.
A short time since several of his fine
yearling cattle were killed by the cars,
and last Saturday his fine flock of %
turkeys gathered on the railroad track
and were rolling in the sand, when
along came a train and cleaned out
every bird.
James Wade, the brakeman who was
so badly injured on the Montpelier and
Wells River railroad at the time of the
state fair at Montpelier, died of his in
juries Saturday morning. His left leg
had been amputated and the other was
terribly mangled.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-09-26

The fever plague at Memphis is rap
idly disappearing with the approach of
cooler weather. The weeks record
opens with but thirteen new cases re-
ported, and only three deaths have oc-
CURED since Friday. The total number
of deaths from the fever last week was
81 against 4S the preceding week. The
total mortality to date is 349.
A Partisan mounted to the imperiale
of an omnibus fortnight ago, and
turning to the passengers, cried "Have
you ever seen a man crushed 7" He
then threw himself head foremost into
the road. His skull was fractured by
the shock, and his legs were cut off by
the wheels of the vehicle.
Xix, a n-of-all-work employed in
the House of Commons, quarrelled with
his family twelve days ago, and in a
was in my three planks," the grim
pleasantly indicating his coffin. No
sooner had he uttered these words
than he fell to the floor n corpse, from
heart disease. About the same time an
Irish gentleman fell dead in a court
room in the act of kissing the Gospels
Ooeoh w ttu d11udNil
A sad case of accidental poisoning
from eating peach kernels is Just re-
ported from Paris, which should serve
as warning to all having children who
can obtain peaches. 1t seems that
little boy, FIVE years of age, succeeded
in obtaining number of peach stones,
and, after breaking them, ate the kerr
nels. When found, he was nearly dead
from the effects of the contained prus-
sic acid, and aid arrived too late to
save him.
In view of the complaints made by
citizens on the line of the New York
and New England Railway of the noise
made by locomotive whistles, the Rail
way Commissioners have requested the
managers of that road to discontinue
the use of the whistle within the limits
OF Boston and in all compact villages,
except as signal of danger.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-09-26
News and Other Notes.

Secretary Evarts has the faculty OF
saying good deal in a few words
This is the way he states the Southern
question: "The South went into the
war and lost everything but honor. 1t
went into Congress and lost everything
it had saved from the war"
California and Maine have started
the Republican ball pretty well. That
in the Pacific state have elected not
only four Congressman and Governor,
but a majority of both branches of the
Legislature.
The Wisconsin democracy are in
trouble. Their nominee for governor
is reported as declining to serve, be-
cause of his financial views, which lead
him into sympathy with republicans.
Another wise remark of President
Hayes: "The lawlessness which to-
day assails the colored man will to-
morrow find other victims"
James Redpath, the well known Ly-
ceum manager, mysteriously disappear
ed from New York about two weeks
ago and cannot be found. He is sup
posed to have either committed suicide
or wandered away while suffering from
temporary insanity produced by over
work.
Now is the time to go to the White
Mountains, so we are told by the hotel
keepers. Two men, going from the
Crawford house to the summit of Mt.
Washington the other afternoon, lost
their way, and, when they reached their
destination the following morning, the
ice on their hats was half an inch thick.
Here is hint to those houses that
send out commercial travellers OF
"drummers." One of these drummers
from Lowell, Mass, visited Barre, Vt,
few days since. and sold betting to
the Fork Factory company. He came
all the way on bicycle, stopping to
sell his goods. He said he could travel
seventy-tive miles a day in this way,
without expense of horse keeping, car
rying his samples strapped to the bicy-
Gle. He left for Wells River last Sat
urday afternoon.
A missionaries farewell meeting was
held at Boston Thursday, Robert and
William M. Chambers and their wives
leaving this country soon for Eastern
Turkey, Miss Gertrude Chandler fol
Madura, Southern India, to join her pa.
rents, and Misses Mary and Morgan
w. Leitch for Ceylon. The Mise,
Leitch are from Ryegate, and are vel
known in this vicinity.
The Republicans of Massachusetts,
nominated John d. Long for governor
last week; also Byron Weston, of Dial
ton, for Lieut-governor. The othe
places on the State ticket were filled b,
denomination of the present State off
GERS. The convention was animated b,
feeling of remarkable unity and en-
thusiasm. Speeches were made b,
Senator Hoar and Ex-Governor Bullock
The platform reiterates the Republican
doctrines of National supremacy, fire.
and fair elections, the exclusion O
armed men from the vicinity of votin,
places, and hard money. Presiden
Hayes is warmly complimented for hi
administration of public affairs.
A lire in tenement house in Col,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-09-26

MoORE's RURAL LIFE.-We have re-
ceived the first two numbers of this
magazine. 1t is edited by D. D. T.
Moore, for twenty-five years editor of
MOore's Rural New Yorker. The Life
is beautiful illustrated journal for vii
lage and country homes. 1t includes
or treats upon rural architecture, land
scape gardening, fruit culture, floricul-
ture, arboriculture, entomology, vege-
table gardening, poultry and pet stock,
natural history and science, fashions,
outdoor amusements, literary sketches,
ETC., etc. 1t is an elegant specimen of
the topographic art, and it's contents
choice and varied. Specimen copies
may be seen at this office. Terms only
$3.50 year. Published at "a Park
Row, New York.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-09-26

NOMINEE LoNG.-JOhn D. Long, the
republican candidate for governor of
Massachusetts, was born in Buckfeld,
Me-, October 81, 1888. He was gradu-
ated from Harvard in 1857, and is a
lawyer by profession. He was MEM
Der of the Massachusetts house of rep
resentatives in 1875, 76, III and T8,
and for two or three years was Speaker.
He has been a prominent candidate for
the nomination for governor in one or
two republican conventions in recent
years, and in 1873 was elected as lieut..
governor. Last June Mr.. Long pub
lished a translation of the Eneid. His
home is at bingham, Plymouth county,
Mass.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-09-26
Libel fofniYorce

Whereas Judson S; Hurlburt of st. Jobnsburv
IN the county OF Caledonia has filed in the Clerks
S S 2, sad county his libel for divorce; setting
louise Lemolne, on the 18th day of june, A D.
do.o, ana that since that time to wit on the 18th
fully deserted the libelant 'o ~
ana y being made to appear that said Louise re-
sues without this state that citation can not
seIVea upon her, it is hereby ordered that no.
Hce OF the tendency of the foregoing libel be given
~ ene sald Louise by publication of the substance
GSne1reoi, and of this order in the st. Johnsbury
tNaieoonian, newspaper published in said county.
tnree weeks successfully, the last of which publ
SaT % to be at least six weeks prior to the first
Jay uay OF the next term OF Caledonia County Court
the first Tuesday of December, A. D. 1873. va
Dated at st. Johnsbury, in said county this Odd
day of September, A. d. 1879 ~ -"
p f. d. BROWN, Deputy Clerk
w. L. DhoWh, ooncltor. 1902
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-09-26

The chivalry of South Carolina pro-
pose to make it capital offence for
colored man to run post office. They
don't mind adding to the number of
ChisOlms, if necessary, and indeed show
a magnificent superiority to all senti-
mental considerations.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-09-26

STATE OF VERMONT CALEDONIA DISTRICT, IS.
y In Probate Court held at the Probate Office IN
St. Johnsbury within and for said district, on the
I'D day of September, A. d. 1879.
An instrument purporting to be the last Will and
Testament of Joseph Parker late of Burke, IN
said district, deceased being presented to Court
BY George Clark, the executor therein named
for Probate:
1t is ordered by said Court that all persons
concerned therein be notified to appear at a session
of said Court to be holden at the Probate Office
in St Johnsbury, on the 18th day of October
against the Probate of said Will; for which
purpose it is further ordered, that copy of the
record of this order be published three weeks sue
cessively in the Caledonian printed at ST.
Johnsbury, previous to said time appointed for
hearing.
By the Court, Attest,
HENRY FRENCH, Register.
A true copy of Record, Attest
1000 HENRY FRENCH, Register.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-09-26

JOSEPH CooK.-In its issue of Sept.
l3, the San Francisco Post reiterates
its charge that when Joseph Cook
preached in the Calvary Presbyterian
church and in DR.. Stones Congrega
tional church, in that city-One sermon
in each church-a bill of $50 was pre-
scented the trustees of both churches,
and the former church paid the bill
while the latter did not. These bills
were presented by Mr.. Cooks agent,
the same man who managed his secular
lectures, but it is hardly probable that
Mr.. Cook was not cognizant of the
transaction. The Post reaffirms its
statement, because it had been disput-
ed, as it says by Mr.. Cook himself.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-09-26
Gen. Grant.

The grand ovation given Gen. Grant
on his arrival at San Francisco, is due
the man to whom we are indebted more
than to any other one man for the sal
walton of our country when the South
undertook to destroy it. Beside this,
the respect and honor showed this dis
tinguished citizen in every country he
has touched in a journey around the
entire globe, covering a time of about
two and a half years, would seem to
demand something unusual from his
fellow citizens. This aside from poll
tics and parties. The devilishness of
the South, however, has turned the
eyes of the loyal people to Grant more
than to any other man as the candidate
for President next year. Why, it is
difficult to say. Nevertheless there is
a sort of blind faith in him as the man
who can hold an iron grip on the shot
gun advocates of the South, and make
them behave. If he can do it, we say
give us Grant.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-09-26

chair which had been passed over the
heads of the surrounding crowd, was
again greeted with succession of
cheers. When the noise had subsidized,
he addressed them as follows: "FellOw
citizens of San Francisco-After 25
years absence, | am glad to meet you
and assure you of my cordial thanks for
the kind greeting you have given me.
l shall stay in your city long enough to
greet you more fully" The General
then withdrew, amid prolonged and
tremendous cheering, and the crowd
reluctantly scattered.
Gen. Grant is looking extremely
well, and expresses great satisfaction
with the experiences of his trip, and
surprise at the tremendous demOnstra-
ton that greeted his arrival home. In
foreign countries the receptions we're
something like matter of course, but
in departing from the shores of Japan
he left all thoughts of grand receptions
and expected no such greeting as he re-
ceived. He specially remarked the good
health that had attended him during
his trip, and related with evident relish
that he got rid of some of his superflu-
GUS flesh, as he weighed 186 when he
left the United States and now pulled
down the scales at 159. The whole
party were delighted with the trip from
Yokohama, the weather being pleasant.
The departure from Yokohama was at
tended with elaborate ceremony and
everything that the Japanese govern
ment could devise in the way of honor
ing the distinguished guest. When
Grant and suite left the mikado's pal
ace, they were accompanied by the
entire cabinet and all the foreign min
listers. Troops lined the way to the
station, and as the steamer passed out
of the harbOr salutes Numbered from
every battery and all the vessels in the
bay.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-02

Tho YGipbr folfHaSlhe 0koaonf fstes3
d}yl intAtes lie Aurdte.at;Ya1oo \ ~lialle'to1
rildupon De shos ssnn Slemsnto 81 MSsiss-|
ippi. Murder after murder has beehrcom-
mitted in that state, in the name Of, the
democratic party but the better portion Of
that party is beginning to sicken over the
strocities of thar grosssFf ilfellowsTands TO
psotntsagsinst the pespetlation of sosh- out
fsgess = hive blackened 1e3fsame 0 YszooI
county. Judge Morri., ofSv icksburgss writes
q letter to the Yazeo independently in
which he says: Z:
eff one party in Yazoo county cannot or
ganize without consulting the other, If no
citizen can cast or reeeiyesa vote without
the csnssntsof his adversldee,, ~
the isbossss 5classes Of shss and adjoining
counties will leave en- masse for anywhere
out of the state. n \ \ = The fertile
hill plantations of Mississippi will be given
over to the occupancy Of briars and Wasting
gualies, and the still more magnificent plan.
tations of the Yazoo and MisiaGppi eotboms
will be returned to the dominion of alliga-
tors. moccaans. and owis.naA 10 5GaI
The Vicksburg Herald also takes q strong,
position against the murder, and ExyGov.
Albert G. Brosp,s pro slavery Miaissippian
Of the most pronounced ideas, publishes q
letter in the V~icksburg Herald concerning
the Yazoo mob, in which he says.
"In times Of great public danger tits the
duty of every good citizen to speak out
plainly on the side of law and order. u ST.
lence will not do. The man who fails to
raise his voice against mob violence is little
less guilty than he who takes eides with the
mob. 7 : = If it was only Q Yazoo case
I would say to you and all outsiders, hands
off, But it assumes vastly larger proper
tions. Viewed in its proper light,it concerns
the whole etate, the whole south, in fact, the
whole United; States. It concerns. and deep.
~ concerns. the freedom Of elections every
where. It is . proposition TO allow a mob
to say, we tolerate no opposition; We pro-
pose to carry the election anyhow, and We
will take no risk F; opposition is dangerous,
and We will not tolerate it no ticket shall
stand opposed to our will; vote rs We tell
you, or not vote at all.' Strip the PROPOSE.
ton of verbiage and d~isreputable disguise,
and that is what it means"
Perhaps it is the fear Of an exodus which
moves these men tospeak in condemnation
of the murderous plan Of the south, perhaps
they are ,surfeited with blood and feel that
1 change in policy would bring relief to the
distracted condition Of society, and perhaps
they are sincerely depirous Of preventing
measures and conducting polite,
cal affairs in harmony and friendliness.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-02
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And here is herr:
THE MILWAUKEE, ROM.
Sheldon Mail, Aug. 20.

Assistant Superintendent sanborna inform
ed US that the Iowa and Dakota division
will be completed to Springfield on the Mis-.
souri, BY the middle Of October, and the
Firesteef branch of the same division will
be pushed on as rapidly q possible. There
seems toshe some "kisk" in the roadueoins
to Yanklon. Railroad plficiklssdy 4dv1re
not certain yet where ie viii GO WhShT3As
iron is laid on the grade already made on
the Iowa andsDakoh division it will make
239 miles Of new road built on the division
during the past fifteen months, making 404
miles in ell in the division over which Supt.,
sanborn has personal supervision, all OF
which keeps him on the wing most of the
time. He appears to be mi Of the busiest
Of busy men. but proves himself equal to
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-02

Nkxbba1troll3 lofsthaeha1snyr reports
the amount Of national bank circulation
outstanding at s29,s44,147, exclmive Of
$1,448,84N Of national gold bank notes. The
to.sl ihsssses Of nssios.Itepk ~ciseeJlesic..
aimee the lot Of Japfetyla.t w.4.s792l29 s.
The amount of increase in the month Of
January was 500, 6e5; February, $l.64s,-
4ol ; March. $l,osl.ose; April, $2,ols.es4,
May, 1898. SOL ; june, $751; 1856 ; July, t$26..
$40; Augus1s$ s5s, 4lo ,S1l