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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-06-18
Individual Expressions.

On the whole, the strongest nOmina-
ton that could have been made
president Seelye.
l have as great confidence in Gen.
Garfield as have in any man in the
republican party. l consider his char
acter as unimpeachable. Ihave watch
ed him closely for 16 years and have
seen nothing in his course but what
the best men in his party can indorse
with enthusiasm. His attitude toward
the South has been firm but net violent.
1 think the older men of the party will
accept the nomination as a wise one.
II Ex-President Woolsey.
think the nomination of Gen. Gar
field is very fOItunate.- Benjamin H.
Bristow.
1t is felicitous in Gen. Garfield that,
like so many of his predecessors, he
sprang from the humber walks of life,
and by his own efforts has made his
own way to eminence, and is not iden-
titled as the special representative OF
wealth or any great controlling inter-
ests. As representative from the
old Joshua Giddings district, he has
stood from the first as the exponent OF
equal rights, and he has been an advo-
cate of honest money in the days when
it cost something to face the "Ohio
idea" Add to this high personal char
acter, his purity and integrity, and yet
his entire approachableness, and you
have an ideal candidate, who COM
mends himself to every good element
in the party and YIELDS it firmly togeth-
er again, and whose nomination is his
election.-[JOhn D. Long.
All my forces shall be used in making
speeches this fall. 1t seems but few
days since 1 used to call Gen. Garfield
up to recite, and he never funked
When the duke of Wellington visited
Eaton college, after the battle of Wa.
tsrloO, he said, "Boys the victory o.
Waterloo was won upon this ground,
and so the foundation of Garfield's sue
cessful nomination was laid upon THU
ground, and l think the democrats, i
they are wise, will also nominate al
alumnus of this college, Stephen j
Field President Chadbourne.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-06-18
The State Convention.

This body of Republicans meets at
Burlington next Wednesday to name
men for state officers for the next two
years. We have already stated that
the the public eye had fallen upon Col.
Roswell Farnham and Col. Albert
Clarke as men well fitted for the posi-
tions of Governor and Lieut.. Governor.
We notice also that there is considera-
BILE talk of change in treasurer. If SO,
with no disparagement to our present
worthy treasurer, or the men who have
been named as his successor, Caledonia
county can present man admirably
qualified for the place. We refer to
George May, Esq, cashier of the First
National Bank of this place. We trust
the Caledonia delegates will present his
name, and that the convention will
nominate him.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-06-18
What are the Lessons ?

The Chicago convention has come
and passed. The hopes, the anxiety,
the scheming, and the speculation re-
garding it are over with. Now that
we are settled upon something, and
there is no longer any need of strife
and contention in the Republican par
ty as to who shall be our standard
bearer, we may well inquire, what are
the lessons to be learned from this
quadrennial agitation? The first thing
we notice, is the appearance of that
strong American characteristic, specu-
lation. Every man in the country has
made his guess, and given his predic-
ton rs to how things would go. One
was to have this man nominated, an
other that, and some one else still an
other. On this given point we find
that all have been more or less together
in the same boat, padding against
the political current; and that so far as
anything was known where the landing
place would be, the opinion of one man
has been just about as good as that of
another.
We have been taught not to put our
faith in princes; and this convention
has taught us not to repOse implicit
confidence in the iufallibility of poll
ticians. Through the excitement of
the last few months, we have seen
palmer than ever before, the tendency
of independent thought in free coun-
try. Instead of less political excite
ment, we are to experience more as
the country grows in Importance. This
is certainly inevitable; and the result
will be, the multiplication of political
aspirants, each of which will have a
following more or less respectable.
Such state of things one hundred
years ago would be dangerous, for rev.
olution and anarchy would pretty
likely be the result. But the higher
sentiments have been cultivated since
then; and now we feel reasonably safe
from serious political trouble, when we
know the hearts of the American peo-
pie are SO nearly right. So the conven-
ton has taught us this, that though
strife and dissension may briefly exist
i'll party, the good sense of the people
will readily and willingly acquiesce in
results.
But the greatest lesson of all ema-
mating from this national excitement,
and one that should sink deep into the
heart of every man, is that the devices
of men do not always succeed. Not
either of the men over whom has been
made this great political strife, has
been called as the candidate for stand
ard bearer. We should remember,
that Notwithstanding all that men may
say or do, God finally adjusts things to
suit Himself This lesson we have
learned, and we confess it gives US
great satisfaction.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-06-18
Garfield.

1t has never been Cur belief that the
Republican party would make any seri-
GUS mistake in selecting a candidate for
the Presidency. In fact there has been
no danger of this at all, as every man
who has been spoken of for this high
position is man of undoubted ability.
1t simply turns out that those who la
bored the hardest for it have been dis
appointed in their expectations, and
man has been selected whose friends
let the matter work out its own saliva
ton. The friends of all the leading as
pirants have been laboring, ostensibly
for their own favorites, but whose in
fluences at last have been directed for
one whom none have taken pains to
laud to the skies, or boast over. We
could not give a reasonable guess who
would be nominated at Chicago, but
the matter has turned out about as We
expected after all. There may be those
who will now claim that the whole pro-
ceeding was put up job, but we don't
believe a word of it. Undoubtedly a
few persons had thought beforehand
that Mr.. Garfield might be candidate ;
and for the reason, probably, that they
hoped he wOuld be, the same as hun
dreds of others had thought of their
friends. But that he was ever seriously
considered by any important faction of
the party as a candidate, we do not be-
lieve. Yet we accept him with our
whole heart, believing there has been a
wisdom in the whole work not wholly
directed by men. 1t is claimed that
Mr.. GaIfield's record and principles are
good, and why should We not unreserv-
eddy accept his nomination Lincoln
and Hayes came to US in the same
way, and the country has never had
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-06-18
Great Disaster on Long Island Sound.

The country has been shocked to
hear of another of those terrible disas-
tiers that occasionally happen upon the
high seas. 1t appears that two steam
ers of the Stonington line, one called
the Narragansett and the other the
Stonington, the former coming from
New York, and the latter going there,
collided last Friday evening at 1l.45,
when near the mouth of the Connecti
cut river, about twenty miles east of
New Haven. The night was thick with
fog, but the weather was perfectly
calm. Nearly all the passengers
aboard, which was large number,
were asleep in their staterooms and
cabins. The steamers neared each 9TH
er at the accustomed place of passing,
and each sounded their whistles. But
by some dreadful mistake in the sounds,
or by carelessness, or something not
yet explained, the boats came directly
toward each other. The Waterman on
each was at his post, and Immediately
gave warning. The helmsmen threw
the helm over, the bells were rung, and
the engineers reversed their engines,
but it was too late to avoid the danger.
The Narragansett swung around a lit
tie, when the Stonington struck square
against her on the starboard side, just
forward of the wheel house, making a
great cash clear into the centre of the
boat, some distance below the water
line. The Stonington rebounded, Grip
pied and partially disabled. The
shock awakened the passengers, throw
ing some out of their berths, and
brought on the widest CONSERVATION.
On board the crippled steamer the
scene was understandable. The lights
had been put out, women were Shrek
ing, and men running to and fro. The
boat was found to be sinking, and at
the same time it was found to be on
| fire. The life boats were soon ready
and filled with passengers, and life
preservers were put overheard which
sustained many until they could reach
some floating object. The StoningtOn
was at hand, and her crew and boats
went to the rescue. The steamer City
of New York, which was near, also
came up, and her crew did noble SER
vice. Many boatloads were picked up
and placed upon the steamers,-m
of the sufferers being without clothing,
but who were subsequently wrapped in
sheets and blankets. In about half an
hour after the steamers collided the
Narragansett had sunk. Carleton
the well known correspondent of the
Boston Journal, was aboard at the
time of the collision, and he gives a
very graphic account of the disaster
There were aboard about $50 passen-
gers, and up to Monday there were
about so persons missing. Some claim
that the disaster was due to a violation
of government regulations fer blowing
fog whistles. But at this time no sat
isfactory explanation can be given al
to what the true cause was, but prOba.
bly, an investigation will be had soon
, Nearly all of the accounts agree in say
ing that the officers and crew of the
! Narragansett behaved with great cour
, age and bravery during that terrible
night. Both the captain and pilot O.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-06-18
Another Defalcation, Probably.

Great excitement prevailed at Brat
tleboro, Tuesday, over a rumOr that
the First National Bank of that town
is insolvent. The President, Silas NJ.
Waite, left town week. ago and his
whereabouts are unknown. A suit for
100000 damage has been brought
against him by the Directors. Heavy
forgeries are minated as the cause of
the Presidents flight. One dispatch
says that President Waite was last heard
from at Portland, Me-, whence people
suspect him to have embarked for Eu-
rope, though it is added that his rela
tives "fear, from the tone of their latest
advices, that he has already committed
suicide"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-06-18
What is Said of the Ticket.
ALMOST UNANIMOUS APPROVAL.
blaine to Garfield

blaine to Garfield
Names vote this moment cast for you
goes with my hearty concurrence. /
hope it will aid in securing your nomi-
nation and assuring victory to the Re-
publican party.
president Hayes.l
You will receive no heartier congrat-
ulatiOns to-day than mine, this both for
your own and your country's sake.
ISecretary Schurz.I
Accept my hearty congratulatiOn.
The country is to be congratulated as
well as yourself.
From the Antisl
To Hon. James A. Garfield: The I'M
dersigned to whom was cOnfided the
organization of the national third term
of 100 appointed at st. Louis,
May 6, rejoice that the duty assigned
them disappeared with your nomina-
ton, which they heartily approve.
Warmest congratulations to the states
man this day called to lead a reunited
party to the fruition of its highest aims.
[Chicago Tribune.l
That Gen. Garfield will be elected
we do not question. He is candidate
worthy of election, and will command
not only every Republican vote in the
country, but the support of tens of
thousands of -partisans.
(Chicago Times.l
The nomination of Garfield is a strong
one, an uncommonly strong one. His
election most probably would continue
Mr.. Sherman at the head of the treasu-
ry. Those who imagine that Garfield
is a candidate to be easily defeated will
find they are under serious decisions.
New York Tribune
With its best judgment the Tribune
approves, with its heartiest enthusiasm
the Tribune applauds the work of the
Chicago convention. With whatever
power it possesses it will commend that
work to the people, labor increasingly
for triumphant ratification at the polls
as a great deliverance and as regener-
ating triumph for the Republican party
philadelphia Enquirer
The Republican party has in James
A. Garfield candidate for whom it car
in good conscience wage its contention
against its Democratic opponents val
iantly and vigorously. This nomina.
ten is in itself a great element Of
strength, an augury Of success. 1t wal
wisely and fittiDgly made. 1t honors
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-06-18
a Phenomenon.

One of the strange things of this
world, is that man should take pub
lie day in which to exhibit his weak
ness. Ordinarily, the faults of mankind
crop out without calculation. They
come as the natural outgrowth of hu-
man feebleness and ignorance, which
we may expect to occur occasionally.
But it is phenomenon, when a man
who is regarded as naturally bright,
takes particular pains to make his self
abasement prominent. 1t looks as
though he was afraid the public would
forget it's woes, and he would therefore
give it fresh lessons in human depravi-
ty. We frequently see this displayed
by men who will drink spirituous Ii
quors. Let there be public day in
prospect, and it would seem that they
saved their appetites for special graft
fication upon that day. They do not
make preparations to hide in the woods
for spree, or behind stack of boards,
or some clubhouse, but they must appear
before a crOaud, sad and humiliating
spectacle of human weakness. Pride
and shame, SO restraining and benefi-
cial to the conduct Of most men, seem
to desert those who indulge this evil.
1t is not the condition of the human
family to be overburdened with virtue
or intellectual power; but it really
seems too bad, when one can possess
little of both, that he should be SO anx-
ious to swap, sell, or give them away
for such consideration.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-06-18

DEATH IN THE SEwERs.-The Prince
ton college fevers prove to be due to a
cespool in a valley below the college
buildings, left uncleaned, whose foul,
poisonous gases passed up the sewer
into every part of the dormitories, the
only one which escaped being build
ing recently plumbed, with properly
sealed traps. The old plumbing dis
tributed the gas at every joint. Such a
condition of affairs is disgraceful, but it
has been exactly paralleled in the jun
ior United Service club house in Lon
den, one of the most expensive in the
city, in which it was found that the
pumping machine for supplying fresh
air pumped current out of the sewer
into the house, SO that sewer-gas was
''laid on to" the building, forced in at
considerable expense.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-06-18
NOTICE.

By virtue of an order of the Court of Chancerv
for the County of Caledonia, 1 will sell at public
auction at the Court House in st. Johnsbury on
the 18th day of june 1880, at two O'Clock in the af
ternoon, all the personal property belonging to the
Lamollle Valley Railroad Company, the Montpel-
Ter and st. Johnsbury Railroad Company and
the Essex County Railroad Company which
went into the hands of A. B. Jewett and
Albert W.. Hastings, as receivers under the
order of said Court of Chancery and all the person
al property which has been accumulated BY said
receivers since they have been in possession of said
roads and property. Said property consists of rail-
road engines passenger cars freight cars OF various
kinds, snow plows, wood, lumber, ties, depot fur
niture, scales, shop, stock and tools of various
kinds. A schedule of said property showing the
amount of the various kinds its location and char
aeter. will be on file in my office for inspection for
eight days prior to said day of sale.
Dated at st. Johnsbury this 18th day of June $780,
$3.50 A. E. RANKIN, Special Master
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-06-18
ANOTHER.

There was another narrow escape
from a terrible disaster Sunday. The
steamer Anchoria, which sailed from
New York on the 18th inst. for Glasgow
with the Tourjee party on board, col
lided in fog with the Queen of the Ma
tional Line at 1.3O p. m. Oh Sunday.
Both vessels were seriously damaged,
and for time it was feared they would
sink. The passengers were all trans
ferred to the Queen which was the least
damaged. Both vessels put into New
York for repairs. The vessels were
both stove in, but water tight cOmpart-
ments saved them from sinking.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-06-18

Mrs. Arthur was a Miss Herndon of
Fredericksburg, Va, and is well-con-
nected with leading families of Virginia.
The first wheat of the new crop of
450, 100000 bushels which the United
States will turn out this summer has
just reached the market at Cincinnati
from Texas.
The Royal College of Physicians at
London has offered prize of 800 fol
the best essay on hydrophobia.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-06-18

Mrs. Garfield had only 1000 callers at
the farmhouse at Mentor on the Tues
day James was nominated.
A Pennsylvania judge has just con-
firmed sentence for swearing imposed
by lower court. 1t costs from 40 to
679 cents to swear in Pennsylvania
when the law is enforced.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-06-18

two better Presidents. We say to Re-
publicans everywhere, let us work to-
gether tremendously, and elect Mr..
Garfield the next President of the Unit
ed States.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-06-18

the wrecked boat were irregular hands,
put on that night because the usual
officers were detained as witnesses in a
legal trial.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-06-18
Patent Medicines
q1A ri TG[ M 1E[ III " n J

ARCHERY for the season of 1880 shall keep
a full line of Archery goods. Some have just ar
rived, and large line is route. have in stock
line of Imported English Bows at low prices.
Boyd's Miniature Galvanic Battery.
Book explanatory of its working and circulars
furnished.) This Battery is having a large SALE
Price so cts.
Paris Green, Powdered Hellibore, London Pur-
pie, and Insect Powder all fresh and pure.
Camphor, compressed by hydraulic pressure in
ono ounce cakes-lasts longer and is better than
common camphor-Price the same.
If &C. BINGHAM. Druggist.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-06-18
100 ACRES

of first-rate land on which is a good House and
Barn, with orchard of about 100 thrifty apple
trees, situated about Il miles from Fairbanks vii
lage adjoining the farm of Albert Lawrence, known
as the Laundry place. This place is in good cond
N Z. BOWMAN.
st. Johnsbury, June 10, 1880. 37-39
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-06-18

the party as much as it honors the man.
1t insures unity, commands popular
respect and confidence, and it is full of
promise of triumph. With such a can
didate success should be as certain as
with Grant defeat would have been.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-06-26
HUMOROUS.

-
The newest excuse for the tArdy hus,
band is that be was on a jury and did
not know he would be out so long.
Comte de ks up 10 his chin in
debt. "Do not blame him. said q
lady friend, ''f his vices are richer than
himself"
When a sportsman has winged a
brace Of birds and they are making for
the nearest hedgerows, what bumonst's
name rises at once to his lips? Marx
Twain.
The mayor OF n Of the wards OF
Paris was encountered head down aud
detected ''Oniy think.'' he said to a
friend, Il have married twenty fellow
creatures this morning."
An attempt is being made 10 famil-
iarize decent people with the system Of
free marriage. The bride and bride
groom merely take each others word
for it." and If they disagree there will
be no expenses for a separation.
well, you ought TO be ashamed Of
yourself, absent from work again.
What makes you celebrate blue Mon
day SO oftenir
because TO the religious mind of a
compositor the solemnization of Sunday
is not SUFFICIENT
Newly appointed colonel, rather
near-sighted, inspecting the regiment
What are those red points along the
front OF the regiment?
Aid-de-camp, also near-sighted-Oh,
nothing, Colonel-only the noses OF the
officers.
WIFE," exclaimed husband, arous-
ing his better half from a sound sleep,
Il have just seen a ghost; it had the
appearance OF n donkey"
"oh, let me sleep" angrily replied the
woman, 'and don't make a fool Of
yourself by being afraid of your own
shadow"
Npb w ithhipaas Aitci tiiC itliti nA1
Just administered punishment-Profes
sor, onr school is the best in the prov.
ince.
Principal--Why soy
Pupil-Because II has so excellent a
teacher as you.
Principal langrily)-You will be good
enough TO refrain from all criticisms of
myself.
Pupil-Excuse me, professor, / didn't
mean il; | only said 1t in a joke.
The wife Of a Norman peasant is III.
A physician is called in. xviii you
pay me?'' asks the m~istrustful doctor.
"oh, monsieur" says the husband,
holding up five louis, "kill her or cure
her, these are yours" The patient
dies and the doctor demands the five
louis. "Pardon!" says the widower;
''did you kill my wife?" NO" ''Did
you cure herp" "No, alasl" "Very
well, since you neither killed her nor
cured her, you did not stand by our
agreement, and | owe you nothing"
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-06-26

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Druggist and get a Sample Bottle OF
GREEN'S AUGUST FLOWER for 10 cts.
and try 1t, or n regular size for IS cents.
Two doses will relieve you.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-06-26
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