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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-10-08
A Reactionary Party.

l say, gentlemen, that l find nothing
in the politics of the Democratic party
that proposes anything. 1t is to undo
everything. 1t is to fight the war back
from Appomattox to Sumter. 1t is to
unravel the whole fabric of noble and
expanded nationality that the Repub-
lican party has woven for this people
for glory and for decoration forever.
1t is aimless. 1t is in the condition of
the sage whom the youth, finding an
opportunity, thought it reasonable to
consult as to how he had come to such
wisdom and such fame, and asked him
what was his aim in life. "Why," said
the sage, ga little fire. 1 have not any
aim. l have fred" Now the Demo-
cratic party has not any aim. 1t has
fired. 1t has failed in its fire, and it
has no aim that touches the honor or
the growth or the prosperity of this
country. Secretary Euarts.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-10-08
The American Board.

The 7lst annual meeting of the Amer
lean Board of Commissioners for For
eign Missions opened Tuesday after
noon in Huntington Hall, Lowell, Pres
ident Mark Hopkins of Williamstown
in the chair. The year closes with a
deficit of about fourteen thousand dol
lars, but the contributions have increas-
ed as compared with the preceding year
and the tendency upward is such that
it is hoped that the receipts from ordi-
nary sources for the next year will reach
a round half million dollars. The re-
ceipts of the Woman's board, whose
work is auxiliary to that of the main
body, have been larger than ever before
and amounts to one-fourth the totaI
contributions, or nearly 100000.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-10-08

decorated. and the waiting-rooms spa
cious, aud everything possible done for
the comfort of travellers.
The Grand jury of Washington coun-
ty found joint indictment of three
counts, against Emiline Meaker and
Horace Meaker for the murder of little
Alice Meaker at Duxbury on April %,
last, charging them with administering
poison to the child sufficient to cause
death. The trial of the mother and
son will probably take place next week.
State Attorney Plumley will be assist
ed by w. P. Dillingham;, esq, of Wa
terbury, and the trial will be an inter-
esting one.
wINDHAM COUNTY.
Frank Stockwell, a carpenter, had
his nose cut off Wednesday while at
work on George E. Crowell's new house
in mechanics square, Brattleboro. He
was using broad ak over his head
when the helve slipped off.
F. o. Pierce at Putney, while assist
ing to unload some logs, the other day,
got his foot caught and three logs roll
ed on to him.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
Miles, the Barre bank robber, several
months since matured a plot to secure
his release from the state-prison at
Windsor, by bribing one of the guards
named Dudley, with promise of 1000.
In arranging the details Miles devised
a peculiar system of written communi-
cation with his friends outside, which
consisted in writing letter with COM
mon ink as was customary and, then
writing between the lines with urine,
which when dry failed to show any
traces even when submitted by the
prison directors to the closest scrutiny
under microscope, but by placing
the letter before warm fire his friends
were enabled to read the characters ca
silly. The plot was overheard by one
of the keepers, and Dudley was watch
ed. Miles escape was prevented and
Dudley was promptly discharged.
Miles, who has served years of the IA
for which he was sentenced, now awaits
another chance to make good his es-
cape. 1t is believed he has any amount
of money at his command, although in
his petition for pardon he swears he is
not worth dollar.
One hundred of the 100 convicts in
the state-prison at Windsor are en-
ployed in making shoes for Boston con-
tractors.
E. C. Hayden, who, it will be remem-
bered, shot and killed his wife at Der
by Line, August, 1876, and who is SEN
fenced to be executed the first Friday
in January, 1881, will be taken from
the workshop, in the States Prison next
Wednesday, and kept in his cell until
the day fixed for execution. He is re-
ported as in good health, and much
more fleshy than when he was taken tC
prison, four years ago.
On Saturday Cephas Lockwood OF
North Springfield, fell dead while in q
wood shed at work.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-10-08
The October Elections.

There are two Northern and two
Southern elections this month. GeOr-
gia held hers on the 9th, and West Vir-
giuia, Indiana, and Ohio hold theirs
upon the 18th. When it gets to that,
that the law of might makes right, it
amounts to nothing anyway to discuss
the merits or probabilities of Southern
election. We might as well discuss the
undesirability of death itself, for all
the good it would do, as to try to
change anything under the present
Southern regime. There, everything is
foregone conclusion-it is bowie
knife and pistol Democracy organized
to carry the day whether in the MAORI
ty or not. From these states, therefore,
we shall expect nothing but the usual
Democratic victories.
The matter is more uncertain In the
North. from the fact of better civili-
cation that allows all parties to vote as
they please. 1t is idle to speculate as
to how Indiana or Ohio will go. In
giving their predictions, our leading
politicians make as big plumbers as
other people do. 1t is foolish business,
therefore, for these men to affirm so
strongly beforehand such and such ma
iorities, or such gains and losses, for as
it happened in Maine, and as Davy
Crockett has facetiously remarked, we
go where thing is and it isn't there !
Of course it is the sincere hope of ev
cry good citizen-of every lover OF JUS
tice and equal rights, that these and all
the other Northern states will go
strongly Republican. Let us, there
fore, instead of so much brag or speeu-
lation over what we so much desire:
possess ourselves in patience for the Ii
nal result, believing that our friends in
those states will do all they possibly
can for honorable Republican victory.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-10-08

Ex-Gov. j. Gregory Smith has i'm
ported what is claimed to be the finest
Normandy stallion ever seen in this
country. He is four years old, weighs
l5OO pounds and stands II hands high.
Col. Albert Clarke, described by the
late Congressman Willard of Montpel-
Ter as the ablest journalist in Vermont,
gave a S25, 900 bond on selling out the
st. Adams Messenger that he would not
again enter the newspaper business in
Vermont. Col. Clarke will probably
return to the law.
Thomas Carlyle is reported danger
ously i'll and not likely to survive
many days.
Herbert Spencer, it is announced,
will shortly publish RUTHLESS review"
of Carlyle's works and opinion. Spea-
Ger had best beware; the old lion is not
dead yet.
Wade Hampton has been injured
again while deer-hunting at Dagger's
Springs, Va, but this time he rode a
horse instead of a mule and was only
bruised.
Senator Conkling visited the Chester
driving park at Cincinnati, Sunday, and
took drive on the course behind the
famous ''Maud S." in company with her
trainer, w. w. Bair.
The present season at the White
Mountains has been the most successful
ever known, the larger hotels clearing
from $4,000 to $4,000 each more than
last year.
Andrew Glare of Boston, 10 years old
| d oil 1Nnty ha
caught his head between the elevator
while ascending Wednesday evening,
and was fatally hurt.
On and after Oct. the postage on
newspapers to all countries in the post
al union will be one cent for two ounces
or fraction thereof, instead of two cents
per paper as heretofore.
The Bethel fair last week did not
pay expenses, and it is likely that the
society, which has had hard struggle
from the first will give up the ghost.
A statue of Robert Burns, present by
the Scotch residents of the city, was
unveiled on Central park Saturday af-
| ternOOn in the presence of large crowd
of spectators.
People in Portsmouth were aStonished
Thursday by what seemed to be a sea-
monster swimming in the Piscataqua
river, but which turned out to be an OK
that had got its head into barrel, and
unable to get it out, had fallen into the
river.
Willie Goddard, little French boy,
10 years of age, while playing in the
Richford Gazette office, caught his left
hand in the machinery of press so
that it was badly crushed. All his fin
gers were taken off at the palm.
The case of Bean VS.. Beckwith and
Henry, which has been tried twice in
the district and once in the supreme
court, will again be on trial at the term
of the U. S. court which began at Rut-
| land Tuesday.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-10-08
The Maine Election.
PLA1sTED's PLURALITY 81 VOTES.

All the returns from the Maine cleo
ton are now in. They show a plurality
of 81 votes for Gen. Harris NJ. Plaisted,
the Fusion candidate, including I470
votes cast for "Hiram' NJ. Plaisted,
morris" NJ. Plaisted, and various other
kinds of Plaisteds. Making allowance
for 25 votes in Lewiston which were
not contained in the return, but which
were discovered on a recount, Plais-
ted's apparent plurality by the clerks
return is 81. The official returns will
not be made till January.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-10-08

~ Gen. Grant made a speech in
Ohio last week, in which, as one of the
independent" papers expressed it, she
managed to compress into seven min
utes, the pith of pretty much all that
can reasonably be urged in favor of Re
publican success at the approaching
election. 1t is brief of the Republi-
can case" If the country should be so
unfortunate as to have Democratic
administration the coming four years,
the merit President may spell his name
Grant.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-10-08
Society Meetings.

The following organizations hold
their annual meetings during the pres
ent month: Vermont Bible Society
Oct. 81; Vermont Historical Society,
Oct 90, at Montpelier; Association for
the protection of Fish and Game, at
Montpelier on call Vermont Medical
Society, at Montpelier, Oct. ID, IA VT.
State Sabbath School and Young Mems
Christian Association Conventions, at
Rutland, Oct. DC, % and %; Vermont
Dairymen's Association, at Montpelier,
Oct y
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-10-08
BIN CHAM'S.

STATE OF VERMONT CALEDONIA DISTRICT s.
- In Probate Court, holden at the Probate Office
in st. Johnsbury, on the 9th day of October, A
1880.
Albert W. Hastings, administrator upon thee
tate of Moses kittredge, late of st. JOhnsbury in
said district, deceased, makes application to said
court for license to sell the whole of the real
of said deceased, except the widows right OF dover
therein, representing that said sale would be bene
fetal to the heirs and all persons interested in said
estate, for the purpose of converting the into
money; and said administrator has produced
court the consent and appreciation in writing of all
the heirs to said estate residing in this state to the
granting of said license.
Whereupon, it is ordered by the court that said
application come under consideration and be heard
on the 23d day of October, A. d. $780, at the Pro
bate Office in St. Johnsbury and, it is further or
dered, that all persons interested be notified hereof
by publication of notice of this application and Or
der thereon, three weeks successfully in tine GALE
DOMAIN printed at st. Johnsbury, before said time
OF hearing. that they may appear at said time ana
place, and if they see cause object thereto.
By the Court, Attest
5456 HENRY FRENCH, Register
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-10-08

~ A week from to-day the country
may possibly gness who is to be the
next President. At any rate, the eyes
of all are anxiously turned towards In
diana and Ohio, where state elections
occur next Tuesday. Neither party are
very sanguine of Indiana.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-10-08

VERMoNT's MAJoRITY.-A despatch
from Montpelier says the official vote at
the last election is as follows: Farm
ham, AZ ,845; Phelps, Democrat, 81 $50;
Heath, Greenback, 1878; scattering, ID;
making majority for Governor elect
Farnham of 25,007.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-10-08

~ A fire at Lowell Wednesday af-
ternoon destroyed the Chase and Faux
ner mills. Loss 100000. There were
425 operatives employed in the two
mills.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-10-08
The Pu bic Debt.

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s'a'e'nen' vi 'ne uoiio Deo'' as IL APP
pea.e" upon 'ne oooks a' Tue close oi
business sept oo'l' looo' IL must oe
Il" interesting nia.'er u every true GU
zen '''a' NC lives III d eotin'rs oi SUCH
'n's"'S resources anu poMer' 'ne re-
SOURCES Vi a,inos' uni''li'eo lna'er'ai
wealth. anu Tue power vi Tree men anu
INSTITUTIONS capaoie Oh ueVeioping ana
managing the same.
HAu 'nA' Tue aggregate pea ing Deoe
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-10-08

e Nathaniel White, the richest man
in Concord, N. H., died Monday. He
was for good many years partner
in the old Cheney & Co. express COM
panV.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-10-08

not in the procession to the graves at
all, evidently hating the affair because
it was not intended to honor the rebels.
Hancock is evidently beginning to dis
cover that he cannot be the Democratic
candidate for President without turn
ing his back on all those who stood by
him Forney on Hancock, May, 30,
1868.
Gen. Grant said to friend recently,
"The greatest bore of my life is that
everybody wants me to eat, and they
don't think they show any hospitality
unless an hour and bali at the table.
Now, when you come to eat four times
a day, at that rate you would lose six
hours of what is often valuable time."-
New York Graphic.
firmly believe that New York state
is certain to go for Garfield. There is
just this to be taken into consideration I:
The financial relations between New
York and Indiana are such that dem
ocratic victory in Indiana would so
alarm the business interests of New
York that Garfield would be sure of
success. This is on the supposition
that the republicans carry Ohio, and
there seems to be little doubt of that
If the democrats carry both Indiana
and Ohio, republican defeat is certain.
-[Stewart L. WoodfOrd.
Republican organs and speakers
throw away their strongest argument
when they sneer at President Hayes or
pass over his administration in silence.
His administration is the strongest as
surance that the party can give of good
government. 1t has strengthened the
party and given it another lease of life.
Throw it overheard, and we get back
to the state of things at the end of Gen.
Grants last term, when the republican
party was at its lowest ebb.- Boston
Herald
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-10-08
REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS.
FOR PRESIDENT,
JAMES A. GARFIELD,
OF OHIO.
CHESTER A. ARTHUR,
OF NEW YORK.
FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS

49,, Sw. Y. W. RIPLEY, Rutland,
AT LArge' W. W. LYNDE, Marlboro.
LIST Dist.-JAMES K. BATCHELDER, Arlington
I'd Dist.-SUMNER S. THOMPSON, Lyndon.
sd Dist-DAVID II. BEATTIE, Maidstone.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-10-08

g, lis, $50, 443 Is
1879, Gas, 260 40
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-06-24

The recent rains have given our
soil an abundance of water to last
some weeks. The woods afford ex-
cellent and abundant food for stock
of all kinds, crops are looking up,
and the farmers generally are feel
ing encouraged. The predictions
now are that Louisiana will have the
largest, best crops that have been
produced in the State for years.
The news from all quarters is good,
and we hope nothing may intervene
to prevent the realization of the
highest anticipations. Good crops
and faithful administration, and
then LOuisianians can boast of their
State once more.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-06-24

Revolution. 1t is nothing less than
a miracle now that the people are
able to answer SO many demands,
and yet they do, and yet there is not
one single great man in the Repub-
lican party to rise up and look be-
You'd the pitiiul horizon of rifled
ballot-boX or stolen Presidency
Let those who are the most concern
ed beware the most.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-06-24

Vennor, the weather expert, pre-
diets that July will be a month of
terrible storms, which will be bad
for political mass-mectings; but by
working the ozone out of the air it
will have a calming effect on cam
paign patriots who expect to get
office after the election.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-06-24

Are you each and all seeing how
much you can do for Louisiana this
season? It not, get to work, and
do not leave stone unturned that
the turning will advance one inter
est in behalf of the State. You have
no idea what you can accomplish un-
til you get to work.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-06-24

The Daily New Orleans City Item
has commenced its fourth volume.
This paper is thoroughly independ.
cnt in principle; courteous and gen
orally respectful in tone. 1t is edit
cd with marked ability, and its opin-
ions of men, measures and princi,
pies from its own independent stand.
point are clear and to the point. We
consider the City Item Item one of
our best exchanges and wish it Pc
cuniary success.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-06-24

Tie Republicans in convention at
Chicago, declared, two affirm that
the work of the last twenty. one
years has been such as to commend
itself to the favor of the nation."-
IT corruption, if fraud, if extrava-
gance in office, if sectional strife, if
ruin and devastation, followed by
low wages for labor, hard times and
general distress all over the land en-
titles the party to favor, then the
Republican party is entitled to that
favor, but if these facts should curse
a party and send it to its eternal
home, that party is the Republican
party.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-06-24

The days OF the Democracy should
be restored in Washington, when
good times and restored confidence
would prevail East and West, North
Aand South. These times will never
gexist under the rale and teachings
of the Republican party.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-06-24

railroads are Improbable stock,
where did Vanderbilt get his $780,
100000 U. S. bonds? Where did he
get his S1OO,OOO,OOO of wealth >
Where are the poor men who have
done as much! Where has any
mechanic or laborer piled up as has
Vanderbilt ? Do not tell us railroads
do not pay.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-06-24

Give us a change of administra-
ton and We can, without fear, pro.
mise you better times and restored
confidence. The people cannot have
confidence in the party in power,
after these many years of bad faith
and worse practices, after the rule
and ruin policy established and fol
lowed by the men who have been at
the head of our government. Then
again, let lis ask for a change.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-06-24
Democratic Faith and Duty.

| ~ A'e'ioSi"t'S part Has nv pm
ciplcs it need be ashamed Of The
government was formed by our faith
ers upon tile eternal principles Of
Justice to all classes, and specia
pricilegcs to none, Thepcople's rights
were guarded; usurpation was fear
cd and safeguards were placed to
prevent it; Capitalization Of the gov
crnment in the future was anticipat
cd, and the rights and sovereignty
of the States and the people were
very strongly secured to them in the
constitution. The mission of the
Democratic party is, to hand down
to future prosperity the government
of our fathers unimpaired. To do
this, let no man in the party be
placed in power, except he comes up
to the standard erected by Jefferson:
els he capable? is he honest ~
Such men will regard the wishes
and wants Of the people, and the
peoples money viii be safe in their
hands.
The curse that affIicts ali parties
is the leeches that hang upon them
seeking an opportunity to suck out
their lfe's blood and fill their maws.
Past experience shows how we'll
they have succeeded. The people
are, to a great extent, responsible
for the manner in which the govern
ment is administered. The officers
OF the government, from the Prcsi-
dent down, are the servants of the
people, and should be held to a
strict accountability for their acts,
as other servants are, and if I'M
worthy or dishonest, should be dis.
missed at once. There is DISPOSE
ton in these degenerate times, to
whitewash government thieves and
swindlers and keep them in Office at
high salaries. No wonder the peo
pie complain of high taxes and hard
times. If there ever was time in
the history of our country that
change OF the administration of our
government was needed, now is the
time. The Republican party have
controlled the country so long that
their thousands of officers eyes are
sticking out with fairness, caused by
the wealth they have flched from
the treasury and money stolen from
the people. The people want a
change. They made change in
1876, but were cheated out of their
man. Remember, "EternaIvigilancc
is the price of liberty" If the wants
of the people are supplied and their
grievances redressed aud the govern
ment brought back to it's pristine
purity, the Democratic party must
do If
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-06-24

Modest, honest and virtuous peo-
pie never 60 about prating Of their
own Righteousness. When the people
find man or woman doing just that
sort Of thing, they know what is the
matter, and keep a sharp eye on the
sanctimonious horn blower. 1t is the
human nature Of moral depravity to
make noise about its possession of
all the virtues, and che blessings it
confcrs upon its friends and asso-
ciatcs.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-06-24

The faith of this nation demands
a change in the powers that be, and
if You would see your country re-
stored to days of peace, prosperity
and unity, vote for the change. Let
some other party rule for a time, and
then you will see the mighty change
that will follow for the better. These
are no imaginary reflections, but
real facts.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-06-24

The idea of getting up ''corners"
is not a new enc. The butchers and
bakers inaugurated them in the
reign of Edward VI, but he had
the ears of such "shrewd OPERATORS
cut of, and decl eed that they should
beregarded as ssinfameus men, How
things have changed since then.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-06-24

The nations prosperity must de-
pend upon the actions of its rulers
in great measure, so our people
should elect good men this fall.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-06-24

No man so mean as he who will
get up difficulty between neigh
bors. No party so foul or dangerous
as the party that fattens upon sec
tiOnal strife.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-06-24

The sayings by the various Re
publicans against each other during
the Chicago convention, were so
truthful and sound that the Demo
cratic papers all over the country
will do well to reproduce them.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-06-24

Oregon farmers are disposing of
their cattle and purchasing sheep,
considering the profit Oh sheep surer
and quicker.