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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-08-20
Another Terrible Disaster.

A frightful disaster occurred on the
West Jersey Railroad, Wednesday
evening. A Catholic excursion party
numbering 300, was returning to Phil
adelphia from Atlantic City, the train
being made up in two sections, when
the last car OF the first section was run
into by the locomotive of the second
section, and while telescoped, cylin-
der head blew out, and scalding steam
added agony to the MANNED and crushed
bodies caught in the wreck. Eighteen
persons are already dead, and of the
fifty or more injured some will die
The sections were run too close togeth.
er, but the disaster was precipitated by
failure of the air brakes, the engineer
claims.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-08-20
A New Deal.

Young men, since the county cOnven-
ton the conclusion has been forced upon
us, that it is about time for you to take
charge of our county politics, and see if
you cannot show some of the "old lead
ers" that business can be done hereafter
without SO much haggling and palaver.
The fact is, we have a few old bum
mers who have had their way so long
that they think they are always going
to have it, and all they need to do is to
whistle to the rest as they would to a
dog, and we must start and obey forth
with. There will be no use for any to
deny that this is about the state OF
things, and we think the time has come
for new deal. 1t is a pretty state OF
things in this free country, and in a
party that claims to be progressive, for
few self-willed men to step in front
and declare about what shall, and what
shall not be done. Again we say young
men, it is time you had voice in this
matter.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-08-20
What the Result of the Convention
Means.

The scheme developed ut the conven-
ton in this place last week was started
some months ago. There are rings
within rings and wheels within wheels.
So far as has leaked out, the senators
were nominated, and the representation
of st. Johnsbury and other towns this
fall promised, with special reference to
the election of Truman G.. Fletcher
Quartermaster General. This is only
one of the considerations. Others were
promised, and they will be developed
further on; more particularly on the
first Tuesday in September. Charles
d. BIainard of Danville, an old SOL
der and a clean young man, was urged
in the nominating committee for sena-
tor, and on the first ballot led all his
competitors handsomely. But Brainard
had said that he would not vote for a
civilian for Q. NJ. General as long as
there were so many deserving veterans
in the state; and SO of course he would
not answer the purposes of the ring,
and they threw him out.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-08-20

must feel greatly relieved since the late
county convention, for Judge Rogers OF
Wheelock plainly intimated in one OF
his speeches there, that if the conven-
ton (which was called mass cOnven-
tion) refused to resolve itself into del
egate convention, the Republican voters
would bolt their nominations at the
polls. But Judge Rogers did not want
delegates on the basis of the Republi-
can vote,-the plan that all state and
district and county conventions, except
this, $50 far as we know have adopted,
but he wanted every town should
have four votes in the nominating eau
Gus. In this way Stannard, Kirby,
Newark and Sheffield, -four towns) with
their 231 Republican voters, can vote
down in the nominating convention
Barnet, Lyndon and St. Johnsbury'
(three towns) with their 1I36 Republi-
can voters. The injustice of such a
basis of representation is too obvious to
need comment.
We say the right to bolt is establish
ed by high authority. Charles Rogers
has been the leading man of the County
Republican committee for a number OF
wears, and is reelected for the two
years to come. Two years ago, when
over one thousand of the Republican
voters of the county refused to support
the bad nominations he and his asso-
ciates had succeeded in getting upon
the regular ticket, he adopted every
possible means to drive them into the
harness. At the very next convention
he is the only man who threatens to
bolt! Truly the world moves.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-08-20
Shocking Accident in Rutland.

James H. Dyer, a well known and
highly esteemed citizen of Rutland, met
with a sad and sudden death, Wednes-
day night, the 18th, under the following
circumstances Wednesday afternoon
he went out shooting, with double
barrelled gun, some two miles south of
Rutland village. Not returning, search
was made and early next morning he
was found dead, shot through the groin.
On an old envelope he had written a
request that his wife be made admins
tratri1 of his estate and some directions
as to the commissioners and below
were the words: eight o'clock and |
am still alive.n The unfortunate man
had evidently walked some distance af-
ter the accident; and following up the
trail of blood the searchers found in an
old excavation a squirrel which he had
shot, and his gun with both barrels dis
charged and one hammer broken. The
theory is that he had killed the squirrel,
and then, in endeavOriDg to climb out
the excavation, had accidentally dis
charged the other barrel of the gun,
with such fatal result and he had then
walked for aid as far as possible, and
finally exhausted had lain down to die.
Mr.. Dyer leaves a wife and four chill
dren, the oldest only about twelve
years of age.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-08-20
The Ring Drawing the Line.

Boss Rogers told the Republicans of
Caledonia county two years ago that
they must vote for Carter, an unfit and
incompetent man, or be politically
damned. A large majority of the Re-
publicans in Peacham, Waterford and
st. Johnsbury, declined to be dictated
by corrupt ring, and voted for clean
men. The present summer Judge Rog-
ers has given out by letter that he
should oppose the nomination of any
man who was in the bolt. 1t so hap
pened that Judge Parks received quite
large vote for senator in the nomina-
ting committee, whereat Judge Jude
vine reminded the convention that
Judge Parks lived in Waterford, and
was one of the boilers. This killed
him. How do the freemen of free
state and free country like such tyran-
ny, ostracism and ring rule 2 By-and-
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-08-20

w One of the things that interested
the press excursionists at Quebec was
the battle monument on Dufferin Ter
race. This is tall, granite shaft, en-
closed with an iron fence. On the east
side is the name WOLF" on the west
side "MONTCALM," and on the north
this striking inscription in latin:
Bravery has given a common death
History a common fame;
POsterity common monument.
When it is remembered that the sub
jects of this epitaph died fighting each
other, its sentiment is noble and touch,
ing.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-08-20

will ever be. Nothing but national sin
and corruption in their brazen charac-
tiers, will ever destroy that which has
cost so much treasure and precious
blood. We believe there is power
testing our capabilities for self-govern-
ment, and let us not be found wanting
when the hour of trial comes. Let us
not regard our glorious inheritance too
lightly but with every thought, feel
ing, and action; with the highest sense
of honor and patriotism with our
dearest hopes for the present and the
future, let us preserve forever the dig
nifty and the power resting in that sub
lime declaration, "We, The People,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-08-20

V The temperance Republicans of
this county are now in a dilemma.
They want to do all they can to pro-
mote Republican principles, and they
don't want to vote for any candidate
who is not thorough-g going temperance
man. The way out is easy. They can
all vote conscientiously for Col. Farm
ham for Governor, and they need not
and should not vote for any man whom
their conscience or freeman's oath for
bids. By such course they can net
only help purify politics, but can give
Farnham such majority as to ensure
a Republican president.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-08-20
County Convention.
RESOLUTIONS AND COMMITTEES.
IRaport Continued from Last Week.I


Report Continued from Last Week
The following are the resolutions
prepared and presented by Henry C.
Ide, ESQ.,:
The Republicans of Caledonia County,
in mass convention assembled, hereby
re-affirm their adherence to the great
principles that brought the Republi-
can party into existence. We be-
lieve-
LIST. That the party that has always
favored freedom is a better party than
the one that has always favored slave
ry.
I'd. We believe that the country is
safer in the hands of those who fought
to save it than in the hands of those
who fought to destroy it.
Sd. We believe that the party that
has restored prosperity all over our
land, has kept the national credit high
in the eyes of all the world, and has
reduced eur national debt at the rate OF
nearly one hundred million dollars a
year, is better entitled to conduct the
government, than the party that created
the debt by its treason and has done all
that it could to defeat its honest paw
ment.
4th. We believe that the war settled
the right of the General Government
not only to protect itself from armed
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-08-20
Some Unpublished History of the Late
Republican County Convention.


We gave last week the result of the
Republican county convention, with as
full report of the proceedings as the
limited time and space would then
allow. Our duty as impartial journalists
demands that we publish the secret his
tory and corrupt practices of that gath
ering so far as has been made public.
In order that our readers may ali I'M
derstand the situation, we will say that
so far as we know more than a thou
sand boilers of the county ticket the
ring nominated two years ago, had no
desire to dictate any course to this con-
ventiOn. They were satisfied, and ma
ny of their opponents admitted, that
they were right in the ground they then
took. The two years which have in
tervened has demonstrated to every
body that what the boilers claimed re-
specting the states attorney and sheriff
has proved true to the letter and the
fact that the ring dropped Carter like a
hot potato, never even mentioning his
name for reelection, is proof enough, if
any was wanted, on that score.
Previous to and during this conven-
ton the boilers made no threats, asked
no favors, expected nothing, wanted
nothing, save a good ticket and harmo-
ny in the party. Some voters in differ
ent towns had mentioned the name of
Col. Franklin Fairbanks in connection
with the senatorial nomination. Many
people thought he would well fill the
position and be credit to the county.
He was not only the first choice of the
convention, but of majority of the
nominating committee, as we are credi-
bly, informed. This was the only boiler
talked about for any place on the ticket,
SO far as we know. We say the only
bolter, for we presume Col Fairbanks
voted with the boilers two years ago ;
and what is to his credit, he is uniform
ly to be found on the side of clean poll
tics, morality and decency generally.
The only other Office about which
there seemed to be any controversy was
that of sheriff. For this place the name
OF Isaac NJ. Smith was freely mentioned
Mr.. Smith was not boiler two years
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-08-20

enemies, but also to protect itself from
fraud, intimidation, and corruption a
the ballot box.
5th. We believe that in Garfield ant
Arthur we have grand representative,
of the principles of freedom and hon.
esty, and that it is the privilege an6
duty of Vermont to give them a ma.
jority of 10000 votes.
COUNTY c.
Fletcher, st. Johnsbury Charles Rog-
ers, WheelOck Charles H. Davis, Dan
vile.
Town COMMITTEES Barnet-Andrew
Warden, Cloud Harvey, F. H. Celley
E. E. Woods, A. P. Gilchrist.
Burke-David Trull, Willie Coe, j
d. Bemis.
Danville-Chas. D. Brainerd, Lyman
Stevens, Silas HI. Stone.
Groton-F. w. Page, Daniel Coffrin,
Samuel P. Welch.
Hardwick-S. P. Wheeler, VIM. d.
Bronson, j. w. Bailey.
Kirby-Geo. o. Ford, Milo jenkins,
P. w. Russell.
Lyndon-A. o. Harris, B. F. Lincoln,
|. w. SanbOrn, A. w. Burlington, j. C.
Ide.
Newark-O. C. Woodruff, A. B.
Stoddard, III. II. Smith.
Peacham-John c. Blanchard, Geo.
d. Mears, Geo. G. Sanborn.
Ryegate-Jas. Johnston, A. s. Morse,
Alex. Dunnett, VIM. Cassidy, A. M
Whitelaw. ..
Sheffield-C. B. Simpson, H. P. King
Stephen c. Otis.
St. Johnsbury-J. G. Hovey. N. NJ
johnson, Albert Harris.
Stannard-A. j. Weed, NJ. F. Aver
John Sawtell.
Sutton-A. H. Ball, NJ. A. Taft, Free
man Hyde.
Walden-Harvey Foster, C. ]. Bell
Abel Gile.
Waterford-Chas. Ross, John Hough.
ton, S. j. Hastings.
WheelOck-B. F. Taylor, Samuel A
Jones, j. G. Green, c. G.. Meserve, D
B. Leslie, Holmes Wiley.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-08-20


Silver Cliff, COL, Sunday. He fall -.
self. 0'0' vi hlm-
In Philadelphia Margaret Bracknsv
mas been arrested charged with lasbing
and burning with hot irons her stan9
daughter, aged II years, until the latter
became an imbeciIe. "''0'
In Santa Paula, Cal, Sunday Row
D: N. Guiberson, who has held man
offices in the state and was Mons y,
tne country, was bitten by a rattlesnake
and died soon after. .
James Murphy, farmer, near East
New York, l.. l., being greatly annoyed
by boys stealing apples from his orchard
lay In wait on Sunday and shot Michael
Kelly, aged II years, fatally. ''''
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-08-20
Adelaide Nelson, the actress, died
suddenly in Paris on Sunday.

Adelaide Nelson, the actress, died
suddenly in Paris on Sunday.
A company of a hundred girls on
horseback was one of the features of a
Republican procession in BroOkfield,
Indiana, few days since.
The imports of gold from Europe last
year were greater than ever before in
the history of the nation. They
amounted to $77, l SO, 331.
The Ogdensburg and Lake Champlain
Railway round house at Ogdensburg
was burned Sunday morning, with five
locomotives loss 100000.
The plan of reaching the bodies in
the Hudson river tunnel at Jersey City
by crib has been abandoned, and a
caisson will be built, SO that it will be
month at least before the bodies are
reached.
DR.. Glen, who owns and farms 10000
acres of land in California, sent eight
ships loaded with last years wheat OF
his own raising to Europe, and is SC
pleased with the results of dispensing
with intermediates that he will do the
same with this years wheat.
The ice house with its contents
owned by G. H. Fletcher of Sherbrooke
Quebec, was burned Wednesday loss
heavy.
Jacob Collamer's statue has just been
set up at Washington in the old Hall Of
Representatives, the American Valhalla
completing Vermont's quota, replica
of Meade's Ethan Allen having been
previously placed there. The new
statue is by Powell and is of a man who
added to his reputation in every station
he filed.
William T. Fuller, a prominent citi-
zen of Lowell Mass, was Tuesday fined
$40 and costs for wife beating, and put
under $1,000 bonds to keep the peace.
The notorious burglar Bill Rodifel
was shot dead in a residence at In-
dianapOlis early Tuesday morning.
DR.. Buchanan of Philadelphia, Dean
of the Eclectic Medical College," and
who was under heavy bonds to appear
for trial on the charge of frauduiently
issuing medical diplomas, drowned him.
self Tuesday morning.
At Rigaud, Quebec, on Monday, g
young man named Dollard MontepeltC
was gored to death by bull in the
barn yard.
Frank Happier, a German, wa.
burned to death at the city hospital il
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-08-20
What are You Going to Do about ItP

When the Tweed ring had grown fat
and bold on their stealings from the
New York taxpayers, and the murmur
of disapproval began to be heard among
the people, the "boss" insolently in
quired, "What are you going to do
about it 2" This is virtually the conun-
drum that the ringmasters of Caledonia
county have tainted the voters with for
the past two years. We call their at
tention to the answer the people finally
gave boss Tweed. A ring or a party
made great by fraud and corrupt prac-
tees, is weak at every point; and when
it falls, as it is sure to do in this free
country, there are no tears shed. We
reverse the order, and ask the voters OF
this county, "What are you going to dc
about it 2"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-08-20

r Before the seventeen representa-.
tives to be elected in this county SLEEP
the night of the seventh day of Septem.
Der, they will be ''seen" on the Quarter.
master General question. There i:
nothing like taking "time by the fore.
lock-
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-08-20
The Fairs.
Freeman's Oath.

You sOlemnly s,oear that ,OheneUer you
giue your UOte or suffrage, touching any
matter that concerns the state of Yer
mont, you lUiH do it so as in yOur con-
science you shall judge ,UiH most conduce
to the best good Of the same, as establish
ed by the constitution, 'oihOut fear or ia
rOr of any man.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-08-20

W Gen. Woodford's prophecy: "a
majority in Vermont in September OF
only 10000, means the election of Han
cock in November. A majority of over
%, 900 means the election of Garfield
And don't you forget it.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-08-20
The Right to Bolt Established by
High Authority.

A great many of our readers who have
wanted to bolt bad nominations but
have heretofore been deferred either
because they were told it would jeopar-
die the party, or because they were
afraid of the lash of the ring leaders,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-08-20

w The difference between the ma
chine voter and the conscience voter is
this: The former cares more for the
election of his candidate than he does
for his country, and the latter don't.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-08-20

D Every political election is emo
mentous crisis )" and that is the main
reason with many people why the truth
should not be told. 1t is the very best
of reasons why it should be told.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-08-20

UALEIVNIA NUUNIl IINhEI
j. II. DARLING. ! co,o+ors
T.. ID. BLODGETT,
f. w. CHURCH, )Aos,. Jrd,as
CHAS. ID. BRAINERD, 5
HENRY c. BATES, States Attorney.
l.. SULLOWAY, Sheriff
ASA L. FRENCH. Judge of Probate.
HENRY BLAKE, High Bailiff.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-08-20

,.r CW Y w. RIPLEY, Rutland,
AT Largo W. w. LYNDE, BrattlebOro.
LIST Dist.-JAM MES X. BATCHELDER, Arlington
I'd Dist.-SUMNER s. THOMPSON, Lyndon.
Sd Dist.-DAVID H. BEATTIE, Maidstone.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-08-20
REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS.
FOR PRESIDENT,
JAMES A. GARFIELD,
OF OHIO.
For Governor,
ROSWELL FARNHAM, of Bradford.
For Lieutenant Governor,
JOHN L. BARSTOw, of Burlington.
For Treasurer,
JOHN A. PAGE, of Montpelier.
FOR CONGRESSMAN:

LIST Dist.-CHARLES H. JOYCE, Rutland.
I'd Dist-JAMES NJ. TYLER, BrattlebOro.
I'd Dist-WM. W. CIRCUIT, Barton.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-08-20

| by they will say at the ballot-box how
they like it.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-08-20
millinery BUSINESS
FOR SALE.

very fine opportunity to buy first-class prof
liable business centrally located and well estab
lshed. A good tenement connected with store.
For terms inquire of
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An 4 dd-e~~ iotisc Democratic an ~
dependent Voters ofIn.fsana.

'"s1%"t ottf~ cd indiana
The de'r~cra.lr -xeenfive cammit...
have issued ihe following address,
y ne D-sns.nf. ~ Inep~,s.as N...s..f 49, w..
The result M he riesiinn a., Turssis,
D de ~ dis l.pnlufmens ~ Il. nli. I'hs
extent " 'lr- -urrfS< whiril rhr rrnn,,lf
-. insrfv ha~ .elslsr,al lr ihi. siate 4. ~
much >nrnri~e - me- republicans ~ n
j. - si,n iensprrsS. AL i,rir~~ rhai t'lr
snainr'.s IA sisr rrpnblicau pariy wer. A.
i-nnratsf ~ f'ie mrsn~ n hirh i..rir ror-
rnpf headers sSrfr ~sAriaSlngns ue wrrt.
The Temporary los of anr ~iaf., ~ IL y
tsmlfy ll.rt sisile Will rna4l- ~ ~ s.,,frir.e
i'sss ~, ir,arr w.'ieA uar ieer in>iitn 4
fion- vii -ss~'aiu Fs-uliing fresu Tie
frfuh~ and c.st'rnpiln;l lrRrticei ~ to-
rrpu,Nlran leHsirf~ ~ sermrc their tri-
nmph- = inrtirnlshie The ran~e~ which
~sAh.et the rrpniilir~n isftv to -urcee.l
"a l'ir rieclipt nrr nosy p!ainiy Vii~ ,,tr-
fiA' sn~rr~> 81 their -.-iiein,. ~ Afrrrauixe
car state for political purposes Tie.
corrupt ase 81 nsansr tof ii.e purchase "a
Nlis~. lise impnrlA'iprI ami usr ~ repeat
ers prnfeeies AY deputy fnArshal II. ami
~" Hsh derived i'A them from fhe
NE IN ''e n .r Mt a7np~v u s.'i~4
the election w inelnfer~ 0l canurc NJ,
the presidential election W.. wfI nsi
hrye - encounter these forces ~ the
sane extent ~ il nnr state eirrtion
Their corruption fanI Mill have II ~
divided sinoag many states Their ~
nraiers will hr NJ irnlr nrl sfs.,-n ~
Them who we're discharged fram shs 49,
rest q deputy nar~hai- oil straw bail
will not ~ likely to make their appear
ance in our state sonu again. We shall
have no federal mar-haIs or federal ma
clinery TO contend again~f. We are
thoroughly united in our c0un-els what
ever our adversarics NAV - = "a IT. con-
trAry j. untrue We therefore cali nnon
you nor 80 re,ax any oil 1omr efforts
Put new life anl energy into sour conn
y and township oryanixatirns. and take
all measures ~ ronr power 10 bring Out
tonr full strength 70 the polls. The same
vote polied By "a in October. ifpolIed IN
November will secure 10 ~ me state.
4 ne average majority against a. III the y
late election viii not exceed 1000. and
may fall below that figure This ms
lnrifF can. and IN cnr opinion will he
overcome inthe presidential election. A
change Of three votes ia each precinct
y ili accomplish il. Remember vnu have
4 leader in this contest who newer sound. 4
|. retreat, and he commands an army
hat never surreudcr--
l>ignedl WILLIAM H. ESeLTsH,
4. A. HE~DErcKs.
y f. McD0~ALD.
FRASKLiy I-AxDrRs,
Wv. FLFMSG.
" d. CEoFszx.
- d. STEM-EY.
Executive Committee.
AJxEs II. RICE. Secretary.
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JASPER
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The undersigned has subdividcd HI.
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and now offers them AZ private Ale.
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