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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-08-15

clean, and open to every breeze, and
surrounded by such vegetation as will
grow in such briny atmosphere. The
staff of physicians and nurses Is of ex-
cellent composition, and if there is a
chance for any sick man to recover, he
cannot possibly find his lines cast in
pleasanteI places than in Quarantine.
The soothing lullaby of the never-rest-
ing pillows WOO the fevered to sleep,
while the bright sails of ships and busy
steamers of all sorts and sizes bound
to and from every land in the world
serve to amuse his waking eyes. The
beauties of the spot have rendered it a
favorite resort for very exclusive junk
citing parties, and in the days of the
Tweed Ring, the Health Officers yacht
was frequently filed with politicians
bent on enjoying Nature in way that
made them look with contempt on Sar-
atoga or Newport. In Winter when
patients were few, many a Virginia
reel was danced in the snug halls of the
little isle sacred to pestilence, and the
consequent thirst assuaged by the con-
tents of burly demijOhns, and disinfec-
ton proceeded with in clouds of the
fragrant fumes of Havana cigars. .'
An affectionate old couple of the
rather ferocious and mythical-mOnster-
like name of Griffin have, whether they
married in haste or not, repented of it
at considerable leisure. They have
been married fifty years and celebrated
their golden wedding in Brooklyn, the
city of churches and scandals, with
great eclat, when it was intimated that
their welded life had been SO happy
that the famous DunmOw fitch of ba
con would have been of right theirs
every year had they applied for it. 1t
seems they only waited to establish
this wonderfully good cOnnubial char
acter before they started out on another
role. Mrs. G.. says Mr.. G. is violent,
inclined to arson and homicide. Mr..
G. says he once was wealthy and gave
Mrs. G.. all his property, including
mansion in that beautiful Clinton ave-
nue., where each architectural gem mes
ties in little paradise of shade trees,
gardens, lawns and Conservatives, and
that now the old lady wants to get rid
of him. This it seems she cannot do,
for it appears that no judge has yet
seen fit to abet their separation so late
in life. RADIX.
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men. Let this evil penetrate its hal
lowed precincts, as it often does, and
let its twin sister, frequent divorce,
unite with it, and this miniature re-
public, the corner stone of nations, will
dissolve. In the well regulated family
peace resides. On its dissolution men
are liable to the spirit of recklessness.
There can be no happy family without
the existence of the cardinal virtues,
such as industry, truthfulness, honesty,
sympathy and love. Families should
be organized on mutual respect, esteem,
and love sure and steadfast. If found
ed upon any other basis, as often hap
pens, it will be almost sure to breed
troubles without end. When men and
women get so that the family is of no
greater significance than compact for
temporary convenience and accommo-
datiOn, then they are most sincere
ly to be pittied. The hottest offices
known to the human family, fatherhood
and motherhood, have too often become
reproaches and by-wOrds by those
whom God would bless with gifts of
the immortal spirit.
If | were to make an appeal to hu-
mainly on this subject, l would do it
through the father and the mother. If
I should try to lessen the sorrows, and
to dry the tears caused by unhOly prac-
tees infringing the laws of life, peace,
and happiness, l would appeal to the
father and the mother, whose sacred
love and natural instincts ought ever
to yield the sweetest influences, and to
bear the greatest weight. In this L
would have hope in the ultimate glori-
Gus destiny of great people, believing
that righteousness ever exalteth ma
ton, but that sin is a reproach to any
people. F. V. POWERS.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-08-15
A Shocking Death.

Edgar W. Lord, aged "a years, came
to this city from Vermont not many
months since to get work, in which he
was partially successful. The last that
was known of him he lived with G. N.
Parker, an agent, at No. $40 Albany
street, and did some work for Mr.. Par
ker. Lord was subject to temporary
fits of insanity, but the malady was
thought to be of mild type, and not
much attention was paid to the unfortu-
nate young man when he was labOring
under these attacks. On the Doth of
July Lord was badly deranged and left
Parker's without anything save stock
ings on his feet. He was seen by sew
eral persons who knew who he was on
the street in his stocking feet. But fin
ally, late at night, Lord was missing
and no one seemed to be able to give
any information as to where he
had gone The next day and sever
eral others passed without bringing any
tidings of him, and it was concluded
by Mr.. Parker that he had gone home
to Vermont. Mr.. Parker says he mott
fed the Fifth Police of the occurrence
(sent word to the station), but there is
no record of the event at that station
and it is altogether probable the facts
were not reported there.
Little more was thought of poor Lord
until yesterday about A o'clock, when
his remains we're discovered under the
lower floor at the above number on AL
bany street. Mr.. Parker was led to an
investigation underneath his floor on
account of a terrible stencil which was
arising. His Office, on the first floor,
had become untenable, and he probably
attributed the offensive odor to the de-
composition of the body of dog or cat
which had taken refuge under the house
and died. But when he came to peer
underneath the floor he at once recOg-
nized the clothing and body of the mis-
sing Lord. The police and Medical Ex-
aminer Draper were summoned, and
the latter, who will probably order an
investigation, gave orders to Peek Bro
theirs, undertakers, to remove the body
to the North Grove street Morgue. 1t
seems entirely probable that Lord
crawled under the house himself and
there is nothing which looks like foul
play. The corpse had on stockings,
but no boots, the same as when Lord
was last seen.-BOStOn Journal
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cate that the Administration does not
consider Mormon emigrants any more
entitled to respect than persons who
have been convicted OF felony me
letter is designed to caution the people
of the countries where Mormon recruit
ing is done of the treatment they may
expect if they go to Utah, and If the
Mormon emigration continues, it is IN
timated that the Government viii take
measures to prevent the landing of the
emigrants at our ports. This course is
eptiIely consistent with the attitude OF
tbe Government toward Mormonism.
Before the law, every polygamous
Mormon is a criminal, and there is no
more reason why we should permit the
emigration to this country of men and
women who come with the distinct pur-
pose of violating our laws in this re-
gard. than there would be in receiving
without protests colonies of thieves and
eounterfeiters from Botany Bay.-Bos-
ton Journal.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-08-15
The Red Flag.

If the bloody shirt is the symbol of
American liberty and the rallying flag
of the next Presidential campaign, the
South alone will be to blame for it.
The administration of President Hayes
has certainly been pacific toward the
South-almOst to such an extent as to
ALLEVIATE many Republicans who feel
that the policy of paciticatiOn has been
carried so far as to place the VictOrs in
the late war in the place of the van
pushed. At any rate it is safe to say
that the sectional feeling has been kept
alive aud fostered by the Democratic
treatment of Republican citizens, white
and black, in the South. And to ac-
cuse men who protest against these
outrages with waving the bloody shit
is like the running thief joining in the
cry of "stop thiefr' 1t is both unjust
and untrue. In the states where the
colored vote is suppressed, there is
actually no local redress and the late
at llOuotph, ACAHSf
stated only the facts when it put on
record that the crimes against the
cOlored people "have never been in
dicted or punished in any manner by
the judiciary of the South, yet we have
never attempted to take the laws into
our own hands in order to vindicate or
e,
suggested emigration as the only al
tentative left them and although it
seems as though the South could not
get along without the labor of the
colored man, if they are obliged to do
so, they only will be to blame.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-08-15
Checking Mormonism at its Source of
Supply.

The letter which Secretary Evarts
has addressed to our diplomatic repre-
sentatives abroad, directing them to
protest, in the name of the United
States, against the continuance of Nor
mon emigration from the countries to
which they are accredited, is a measure
so judiciOus that the only wonder is
that it should not have been thought of
earlier. 1t shows that the present Ad-
ministration is not disposed to tempo
rize or compromise with the polyga-
nous institutions of Mormonism. but
that it intends to deal with the evil, if
we may SO express it, at both ends,
The polygamists already in Utah, if
they continue, as they promise to, in
practices which are in violation of the
laws of the country, will be punished
under those laws, and the conviction
and sentence of George Reynolds for
bigamy show that these laws can and
will be enforced. But this is not
enough. Polygamy cannot be effect
lively and promptly dealt with as long
as fresh supplies of ignorant and de-
graded recruits are swept together from
the discontinued populations of Great
Britain, Germany, Norway, Sweden and
Denmark to swell the numbers and in
crease the power of the Mormon estab-
lishment. Left to itself, Mormonism
would fall to pieces, or might be easily
suppressed, so far at least as the iniuui-
tous practice of polygamy is concerned,
but this is not the case when Mormon
Elders are busy in various parts of the
world preaching their evangel of lust
and despotism, and forming colonies of
men and women for migration to Utah.
The letter of Secretary Evarts is de-
signed to weaken Mormonism by cUt
ting off it's supply of new recruits, and
so far as it is successful in accomplish
ing this, it will be a welcome and use-
full instrumentality.
The letter of Secretary Evarts refers
to existing obligations on the part of
the governments addressed not to allow
persons to depart from their jurisdic
ton to the United States who are
known to have criminal intentions. It
is explained that all who come to this
country for the purpose of affiliating
with the Mormon Church do so with
the avOwed intention of becoming Grim
inals and subjecting themselves to the
penalties of the criminal laws. The
law of 1862 declaring plural marriages
bigamy, and prescribing a penalty for
them is cited, the conviction of Rev
nOlds is mentioned, and it is declared
to be the purpose of the United States
Government to prosecute every person
in Utah against whom evidence can be
obtained of the violation of the law.
The United States, the letter proceeds,
will consider it friendly act on the
part of the several governments if thew |
will look at the matter of Mormon emf
grafton in the light of these views. Our
ministers and cOnsuls abroad are re-
quired to obtain information as to the
manner in which Mormon recruits are
obtained, and to forward the informa-
ton to Washington.
The formal expressions of this letter. |
as supplemented by the private utter,
ances of member of the Cabinet, indi-
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-08-15

A BOYS VACATION LETTER.-A small
boy was sent to the country to board II
short time ago. He promised his moth
er that he would write good long let
ter, describing his trip, boarding place,
etc. A week went by and his poor
mother was nearly distracted when she
got the following interesting letter from
him 81 am here, and snapped my
watch for a pup, and he is the boss
pup; and | went in swimmin' fourteen
times yesterday and Il feller stole my
pocket-book and l want some money
and l shall bring the pup home."-
RosfOu Globe.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-08-15
The Wreck of the Steamer Burgos.
PIRATIcAL ACTION IN NEWFOUNDLAND


HALIFAX, Aug Z. The wrecking of
steamer Burgos at Newfoundland Gre
ates considerable discussion in the local
papers. The NeiUt0andldnder. daily
paper, says the BurgOs struck on the
rocks at Mariners Cove on the evening
of the 18th of July, in dense fog.
During the night rockets were fired
with the hope of obtaining help, but
without avail. Before day-break on
the 18th the captain and four hands
left in n boat to seek assistance, and
about six o'clock returned with a num-
Der of fishermen. The captain entered
INTO a u--=s"S.. ssEreamant with thaaa
men to render him assistance, and they
worked well and unmolested with the
crew until ten O'Clock that forenoon.
AT that time there arrived over forty
large and several small boats, with be-
tween 300 and 400 men, some of whom
boarded the ship in spite of the re-
mOnstrances and orders of the captain,
and began throwing the wheat, which
was in the bags, into their boats. The
captain offered them salvage, but this
they disregarded, and persisted in their
work with threats of violence, sweep
ing the decks of all the materials, etc.
at hand. There were some 400 sheep
on board, and these the captain agreed
with one man to let him have on the
halves, but as soon as the man began
to take possession of them number
rushed forward and seized the sheep,
and in a short time they were all put on
board their boats alongside. Through
ludicious and energetic efforts of Judge
Prowse and Inspector Carly, with their
police party, three small schooner loads
OF property distracted have been re-
covered and will arrive here soon. In
many instances those who had held the
goods came voluntarily before the au-
thoIItIes, acknowledging their guilt and
giving up the property, while in others
they were discovered and surrendered
under cOmpulsion. Only a part of the
cabin furniture has as yet been 1e-
stored,
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The Burlington houses of lll-fame
were raided the other night, and IL fe-
male inmates captured and jailed.
Some kind-hearted lover of humanity
ought to start subscription paper ana
raise funds to put roof over the VII
lage croquet ground. In the hot rays
of the sun there is great danger OF sun
stroke to the players and discomfort to
the lOokeIs-on. The great loss, now
ever, is when the rain breaks up the
game-great loss of time. Business
men, good mechanics and the like can't
afford to lose their time. 1t ought to
be covered at once and easy chairs fur
nished for the visitors. Such an insti-
tuition as that, indicating the thrift and
enterprise of our community, should be
well cared for and made comfortable
and attractive, so that the old people
can be drawn in and the young people
and boys be made happy.-Neacport
Express.
There was hard frost in the vicini-
ty of North Troy last Tuesday night.
Fortunately, no damage could be done
to crops and fruit. 1t was a severe
one.
A BAD FIRE John Teller, a well-to-
do farmer living in the west part OF
Glover, lost his barn, sugarhouse and a
large lot of fence and fence materials
by fire on Wednesday last. Fire was
set to destroy stumps, and running in
the dry grass of a pasture, burned
fences, set the sugar house on fire, and
sent the sparks that ignited the barn.
The barn was large and had been re-
Gently built over. From fifty to sixty
tons of hay and quite an amount of
farming tools were destroyed in the
barn. The sugar house contained $50
buckets, holders, pans and other uten-
sis, all of which were destroyed. Also
twenty cords of wood and 5000 feet of
lumber. The house was saved by the
prompt exertion of neighbors. The loss
is heavy and the insurance small
Barton Monitor.
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Can ] Afford to do Business
Without Advertising?

Successful advertisers admit that the newspaper
is the most effective advertising medium, and the
best agency for communication between people of
all classes
Judicious advertisers select those papers which
have established character and influence. They
are read by thinking people and people of enter
prise-the most desirable in all communities to
reach byadvertising
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in northern cities by fraud, and it ought
to be the first duty of all citizens who
care for free government to meet and
defeat that assault. Until the shotgun
party has been stamped out as civil
iized community would put out fire
or pestilence, there is little use in de-
batting how the Government ought to
be conducted.-N. Y. Tribune.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-08-15
THE NEWMAN HALL Divorce CASE

IHE NEWMAN HALL DIVORCE CASE
we publish in another column an
earnest letter from Rev. Reuen Thomas
protesting against the course which
some American journals have taken
with regard to the suit for divorce
brought by the Rev. Newman Hall.
MIR. Thomas writes with the warmth OF
personal friendship, coupled with an
honest indignation at the disposition OF
some journals to avail themselves of
any opportunity to asperse a clergy
man. 1t has long been an open secret
that the conduct of Mrs. Newman Hall
has been such as to cause pain to her
friends, and heavy sorrow to her hus-
band. 1t was only a noble kindness
and charity which kept him from seek
ing legal separation from her long
ago. Compelled at last to bring the
case into the court, the other side
adopted device sufficiently familiar in
suits for divorce, of bringing in counter
charges; and it is these, and the gross
nesses contained in the opening ad-
dress of Mrs. Halls counsel, which have
been made the pretext for assailing the
character of man whose only fault is
that he has been too fOrbearing. The
himsiness of these counter charges is
shown by the intelligence contained in
our cable dispatches, that the court has
granted the divorce for which Mr.. Hall.
after years of forgiveness and silence.
made application. This termination of
the case should stop the ready tongue
of Standardization Journal.
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Our government has protested to
Great Britain, Germany, Norway,
Sweden and Denmark, against their
allowing their subjects to emigrate to
the United States as Mormon converts.
These governments are advised of the
law in this country against polygamy,
and it is announced that it will be here
after strictly enforced, where evidence
is obtainable. In justice to their own
subjects, foreign governments are ask
ed to prevent their coming here to be
punished for the infraction of our laws.
A member of the cabinet says that if
these friendly representations are dis
regarded, ships containing Mormon i'm
migrants will be forbidden to land on
our shores.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-08-15
Notice to Horse Breeders,
The Trotting Stallion, BELL FOUNDER is at
my stable, also Judge Brigham.
93f JERRY DREW
A Good Farm For Sale.

The subscriber having other business to attend
to, Will sell his farm located in the West part of
barnet and better known as the OLD LAIRD
FARM. Said farm contains 1I2 acres of very
choice land, and in good state of cultivation; has
good cedar swamp, sugar and apple orchards
Also good dwelling house and barns all in good
repair with water at house and barns 1 Wilt sell
the same cheap, call and see it.
NJ. ID. GALBRAITH
West Barnet, VT, Aug. 10, 1879. 94tf
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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-02-14
FINANCE AND COMMERCE,
FINANCIAL.


NEw YonK Feb. 49, 1870.
Money loaned up to per cent and closed easy at ~
Foreign exchange was quiet and nominal.
Government bonds were steady.
State bonds were quiet.
Railroad bonds were strong. New Jersey Central
adjustment rose to 0s do consolidated hrsts assened
TO s7S and cOnvertibcs assented to s6. Lehigh and
Wlkesbarre consolidated advanced per cent to 3d.
do assented felt or to 4D4 81 Paul lacrosse divi
sion) rose to lOIS do consolidated sinking fund to
io3i4, do q & division extcnson) TO tOl, Delaware
aud Hudson sisered of 1891 to 09 do coupon rs OF
1891 to 100. Hannibal and 81 Joseph convertibes to
lO9js, Canada southern nrsts to s Ohio and Niissls.
slppi seconds 93h, Union Pacific sinking fund to
lIi6, c Il e hrsts to 2l1s, and Alton and Terre
Huute seconds preferred TO S2.g Toledo and Wabash
CONSOLIDATE nfell of to ~ and e. rsts TO 62ys:
The stock mark opened strong and prices advanced
d4A per cent subsequently Western Union fell OH
from Og TO 9S and the general list yielded TO Ia per
cent Durtng the afternoon speculation was buoyant,
aud the whole market advanced . 10 per cent the
leading features being Michigan Central Canada South
cru, Northwest, Rock ISLAND - Paul, New Jersey
Central, aud Western Union There was an active
demand Tor these shares partly TO cover short con-
current The transactions Aggregated lb3Oy shares, oil
which IL coo were Erie, 900 Lake shore 5000
Northwestern, 1900 were st Paul, 1900 were
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western, 1000 were New
Jersey Central. 500 were Union cihc, 5000 were
Ohio and Mississippi 10 90 were w stern Unioni and
900 were Missouri, Kansas and Texas.
The following the closing DrggS:
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-02-14
Baltimore General Market.

BALTIMORE, Feb. H. 1870.
Cotton dull and easy. Middng. Olsc
Flour strong and active. Howard-street and West
superne, 1903 80; do extra, 60 1904 25; do fam.
iy - 5OG5 20; city Mills superinc i3G32l; do extra
s37l9i2i; do Rio brands, ?j95 so; Paapsco family,
025.
Whoat--Southern firm and higher Western steady
and firm. Southern red, sl@iO7 do amber. 81 $50
Ossi No Pennsylvania red. 81 OH; No Western
winter red, spot and February IL OGl4@sl O1 March,
Il O7JS; April, 81 Os,i.
Corn-Southern quiet and steady. Western strong
and In active demand. Southern WHITE iilac: do yell
low. 43A4Ic; Western mixed, spot and February Az
@ii'aci March. ifS@ii'4ci April itsc; May, 15,sc;
Oats fairly active and steady. Southern aolpsic;
Western Write, S29Sj'ao; do mixed. 309Sic; Pennsyl-
Rye dull. Prime, CSC.
Hay steady. Maryland and Pennsylvania prime,
s0G1ii.
Provisions easy and unchanged Mess pork old % :
new, SO go Bulk neatsLO0se shoulders, &c: clear
rib Sides &c; packed, new lac and sac. Bacon
shoulders, old, 4sac; cear-rbsdes, new &c, Hams,
new, 9@DlOc Lard, refined terces. 7Ac Butter quet
aud steady prime TO choice Western packed $50 zoe
roll, ljg7c. Eggs steady and unchanged fresh, 70 a
PC.
Coffee duh and easy. Rio GsiTgOes, ia l5lac.
Sugar irmer. A son, S5a3gSAc
Whisky dull and nominal at u 0sI5.
Freights to Liverpool per steam quiet Cotton. I'D
-four, y Cd grain 6Ad
Recepls-Four 4,eN bbls; wheat, 1850 bu; corn.
Ill 900 bu oats, 1900 bu.
Shipments-Wheat, Oh 800 bu; corn, Ol,00C bu.