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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-07-09

THE FRENCH FESTIYAL-STEAMBOA
DIsAsTERs-CAR DRIVERS STRIKE
''HANG EVERY MAN WITH HIS INK
HORN"
NEW YORK, July 2, 1880.
To the Editor of the CaIedOnian
The inhabitants of la belle France do
not leave their own country willingly.
Emigration abroad has never been a
cause for the depOpulatiOn of that coun-
try which the French government had
any reason to fear: and it is not now a
movement of any such volume as the
exodus taking place from Great Brit
ain, Germany, and other countries of
Europe. Frenchmen, at home, are en-
inently an industrial people, and, with
plenty of employment and delightful
country, it has needed streng influences
to drive them abroad. These inf1uen-
ces have been furnished, finally, in the
provinces that were once a part of
France; but which now yield an en-
forced allegiance to Germany, and the
exiles of Alsace-Loraine have become a
strong colony in New York. The
French language is no longer an unus-
ual sound here. You hear it upon the
streets, in the saloons, at the theatres,
through the hotel corridors, and every
where where people congregate for
pleasure or business; and the French
papers sell largely at the news-stands.
Forty Thousand has been the estimated
number of French inhabitants now in
New York; and it is not likely that the
present census will show this to be an
OveTstatement. TWenty-four different
societies took part in the festival, held
on Sunday and Monday of this week
at Jones' Wood, and the throngs in at
tendance, night and day, showed how
large was the population from which
their resources were drawn. Every
thing was French at this festival. The
decorations were French, tasteful and
elegant, with a sufficient use of the
American flag to show sympathy with
the adopted country of the jewellers.
But the dresses were altogether French,
the games were French, the dancing
was French, and the spirit and vivacity
of the entertainment was French in the
extreme. The purpose of the festival,
aside from the desire to promote a
spirit of social fraternity among the
French population, was to raise money
for the construction of a hospital. A
considerable sum must have been real
lied.
In the last letter it will be remem-
bered, something was said about the
mystery of accidents. 1t is not for the
purpose of fostering a feeling of super
stition that the subject is recalled; but
the loss, this week of the beautiful
steamer Seawanhaka, with an unknown
number of passengers, aggregating
forty to fifty, offers another illustration
OF the very strange fatality through
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-07-09
The Season of Calamities.

This season, thus far, has been full of
those hard occurrences that in one as
pect seem mysterious and strange. In
another they are not, for if we could
only see with clear precision, we should
undoubtedly see that the action of nat
ural law would explain them all. They
seem strange, from the fact that so
many Of them occur simultaneously.
Steamship disasters, railroad accidents,
mine explosions, cyclones and crime,
seem almost to have the form of cpl
denies.
So far as we know, science has not
yet been able to explain these phenO-
mena to the satisfaction of the public
mind. 1t is true, when timbers become
rotten, iron bolts and rods rusty and
weak, and human carelessness perfectly
apparent, there is nothing very strange
about it. But how it happens that so
many of these fearful calamities come
along together, like the divisions of an
army bent on destruction, is yet beyond
mortal comprehension. 1t has been
said that if wishes were horses beggars
could ride; and we say that if theories
were wisdom all would be wise.
Of cyclones the common thought has
been that they were the ordinary winds
sweeping over vast sections of level
country. We now hear that they are
electrical currents and gases, and VIC
know not what, having a little battle
In the air. The theory has been adj
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-07-09

been kept in proper repair. The MI
uority report arrives at substantial lily
tbe same conclusion, but differs on mat
tiers of detail.
There were pa deaths in New York
c1tv on Monday June %, and 178 were
of children under five years old. ThIr-
ty deaths were caused directly by the
heat.
Frequent and heavy showers through
out the northwest have already greatly
delayed the harvest of wheat and
have impeded the cultivation OF cOrn
and hay making.
The army worms have left the sever
al places in the eastern part OF Massa-
chusetts as suddenly as they came.
The drouth has been partially check
ed. Last week there were several rain
falls in the Eastern States and New
England. but not sufficient TO satisfy
the demand.
President HAYES received the hOnor-
ary degree of Doctor of Laws from ale
college last week.
The beautiful new dinner set which
was decorated for the White House at
great expense. consists of more than 500
pieces, and cost $4,000.
Here is still another reason why the
democrats should be called in to man
age matters Secretary Sherman has
returned to the tIeasurey 81 ,OOO,OOO,
unexpended balance of the apprOpria-
ton for refunding the national debt in
4 per cent, and 50. 900, 900, unexpended
balance of the appropriation for collect
things will ruin the country.
The great boating event of the year,
the university race between Harvard
and Yale, occurred at New London last
Thursday. Yale was victorious, coming
in 10 lengths or AZ seconds ahead in a
race of four miles. max
ing the distance in "a minutes q sec
onds, to Harvard's 25 m. 5. Yale's
time OH the first mile was 5.4I4. second
5.25z third $40. and the last 6-004.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-07-09
The Way They Celebrated.

Frank Sullivan of Orange lane. BOs-
ton, while playing with a companion
pointed a pistol toward himself, not
knowing it was loaded, and it was dis
charged, killing him.
During a celebration at Troy Mills,
Ia, the marshal of the town slapped a
mans face for insulting a woman. A
free fight ensued in which several hun
dred took part. Four persons were ia
tally wounded, and not less than 30 Sc
riOusly injured.
A yacht containing a party of IA per
sons was struck by squall and capsized
on White Bear lake, - miles from St
taul, MINI. Seven single men OF the
party swan ashore without making any
effort to save the lives of the women
and children, vino were all drowned
with one married man, who STAYED and
tried to save his family.
The ferryboat ArgOnauta, running
from Ridgeway park, an island in the
Delaware river. to Philadelphia. ran
down rOw-bOat Sunday night. drown
ing Kate MahOy. - years old. and Rob
ert, Lizzie and Katie Orr Is. 9 and 6
years.
Hugh Hanna, farmer living near
Bryant, Ia. attempted to cross sub
merged bridge over a stream neal his
home in a wagon with his wife and five
children. The strong current swept
the wagon from the bridge and all ex-
cepting Mrs. Hanna were drowned.
Maurice Van Avery of Milwaukee,
Wis. two years old, was accidently shot
dead by George Hanley, 10 years old
Henry Harrack of Cincinnati was prob
ably fatally wounded by a stray bullet.
Capt. William Hammond of the tug
Satisfaction at Chicago was accidentally
and fatally shot by his son.
c. B. Howard, a veteran of the Mexi-
can war, confined in the MERGED Gall
Jail for drunkenness, set the building on
IRE and was fatally burned.
George Elder and Leander Abbott,
sporting characters at Kansas City, Mo-,
quarTeled and Abbott was shot dead.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-07-09

Robert Mancher, employed in 8
brewery at Bellows Falls, was so badly
scalded lately by vat boiling over
that his recovery is doubtful.
Quite number of grave stones have
been distgured at Wilmington GENE
terry, it is supposed by malicious hands
Piiny HOltOn, aged twenty, shot him
self at Westminster Saturday night
and he died the next morning. Cause
unknown.
Concerning the BrattlebOro bank de-
falcatiOn, it is said that a member OF
Waite's family reports that they will
be able TO help the stockholders pecu-
nIarlly, turning out over $200,000 for
this purpose.
Sunday evening two young girls
employed in Bellows Falls went to
Cold River, n. H, and while there one
OF them, Ann Winn, was enticed into
the woods and brutally outraged by
VIII Mcdonald, who has been arrested
for the crime. The young girl is in a
precariOus condition.
BrattlebOro's population is shown by
the census returns to be not far from
600. The village has gained about
1000 during the decade. numbering
now about twO-thirds of the whole.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
Secretary Evarts is spending a few
days at his residence in Windsor.
Independence Day was duly OBJ
served in Windsor on Saturday
in a quiet manner. A rocket ac-
cidentally thrown at about 8 O'Clock
in the evening struck the store of Tux
bury s. Stene, entering a large show
window filled with goods and setting
all on fire. The flames were soon ex-
tinguished.
The Windsor county republicans nom
mate for senators, Fred. G.. Field of
of Springfield, Hugh Henry of Chester,
Ora Paul of Pomfret; states attorney,
ThOs. o. Seaver of Woodstock county
judges, Crosby Miller of Pomfret, Will
liam VI. Pingry of Weathersfeld
Judges of probate, Windsor district,
William H. Walker of Ludlow Hart
ford sheriff, Rollin Amsden of Wind
sOr high bailitf, Gardner J. Wallace
of Bethel.
Mrs. Henry Moulton of Sharon com
mitted suicide Saturday last by hanging.
Her husband was absent, and she had
sent her only child, a small boy, away
to a neighbours. She was first found
by her husband on his return in the
evening.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-07-09
New York Life Insurance Co.

The New York Life insurance COM
pany morris Franklin president, VIM.
Il. Beers vice-president), has recently
appointed Mr.. a. Z. ChildS, of BennIng-
ton, the well-knOwn and successful in
surance agent, general agent for Yer
mont The New York Life ranks as
one of the foremost of the benefcent in
situations of America. No company in
the Old World approaches it in size
no scandals attach to the management
of the same. 1t has held securely an
untarnished reputation since Its Orga-
nizatiOn, nearly forty years ago, and
affords superiJr advantages to those
desiring insurance. 1t has age. expe-
rience, careful management, and IN
doubted security to offer to those seek
ing reliable insurance. 1t has issued
over 100000 policies, so widely diffused
as to give a low rate of mortality; has
an annual cash income of over eight
millions of dollars has over forty mill
ions of the best assets Obtainable; has
a surplus of nearly eight millions of
dollars upon AZ per cent. basis. The
history of this great institution from
lS45 to 1880 is us follows:
Policies issued I42,2Is
Insurance effected S420. Sol. I6S
Premiums received 1929. 524
Interest received I9.9I3.72
Death-claims paid 2O,6SS. 463
Dividends and Return Pre-
miums on Cancelled Poll
cies paid 28,646, SOB
EndOwments and Annuities
paid 2,803. 357
Total paid to Policy-holders 81, I38, 1863
Mr.. Childs reports a large business
since June list, and we welcome this
company to a vigorous fOothold in Yer
mont Rutland Herald.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-07-09

II The following is an extract from
a private note from a former member
of the Methodist church in this place,
now an earnest and faithful missionary
abroad
whisper to the st. j. Temperance
army that it won't pay in the end for
them to use up their strength and pow
der on each other. They had bottor
keep au sven iiue, and face the enemy
even though they don't see just alike
about every minor matter.
l am much pleased at the decided
stand the Caledonian takes for the right
of the pure"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-07-09
Dreadful Accident at a Regatta.
PRESIDENT OF THE BOSTON & ALBANY
KILLED.


KILLED.
The Yale and Harvard regatta at
New London July LIST was attended
with a most distressing accident, which
caused the death of d. Waldo Lincoln
of Worcester, president of the Boston
aud Albany railroad. and Mrs. Apple
ton, wife of DIR. William Appleton and
daughter of Gardner Hammond of BOs-
ton, who has summer home at New
London. They were passengers on the
New London Northern railroad excur-
sion train, which ran alongside of the
river to allow view of the race. They
had quarters in the Boston and Albany
directors car, which had been sent
down from Boston for the purpose.
This car was attached to the rear end
of the train of % platform cars when it
left New London, and it carried the
party in safety for miles up the river,
the train being propelled by two en-
glnes. When the race began, about
g O'Clock, the train started back with
the boats In the reverse order in which
it had come up, so that the directors
car came first. After rowing a short
distance one of the Yale men broke an
out-rigger. and for some minutes there
was considerable uncertainty as to what
would be the next move, both on the
river and the shore. During this time
the train nearly stopped. and it was
when the engineer, who was directly in
front of the directors car, started IN
his engine that the accident happened.
Mr.. Lincoln and Mrs. Appleton were
standing on the edge of the first open
car, back of the directors coach, intent
~ watching the movements of the
boats on the river, when the Jerk incl
dent to the starting of the train broke
the coupling between the two cars and
separated the first one from the rest of
the train, so that both were pitched di-
rectly on the track and the wheels of
the car on which they had stood passed
over them. Both were badly mangled,
the lower part of Mrs. Appleten's body
being thoroughly crushed, so that she
died Immediately after being lifted
from the track, only gasping once or
twice. Mr.. Lincoln had his right hand
and ankle crushed, also an ear taken
off and one of his legs crushed; but the
fatal injury was about the lOins. He
lived about three-quarters of an hour,
and was conscious to the last, but was
unable to express himself in any way
except to show that he was in pain,
by calls for water and requests to be
raised.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-07-09

1t is said by persons who have re-
Gently had interviews with Senator
Wallace of Pennsylvania, that Tilden
mas placed a considerable sum of money
at the disposition of Henry Waterson,
to be used in the interest of Hancock K.
and General Franklin of Connecticut
has guaranteed that that State shall
supply one hundred thousand dollars to
the Hancock fund.
Gen. Hancock's condnct of the cam
paIgn against the Cbeyennes in Kan
sas In the spring '67 is being overhaul
ed, and his cruelty is pronounced IN
Justitiable. The democratic leaders are
not entirely in harmony in view of
Hancockis nomination,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-07-09
Facts for Advertisers and Busine'7
Men.

That advertising in the columns of the o''
man is the cheapest and best way TO reach thr
pie OF ST. JOhnsbury and vicinity We ous'
following;
l. Advertisements set in bold a''i''
type, and are printed they can be read
.. The OaledOniGn is a favOrite local pal'
read by all the household, and goes into neSii'
cry family, the following figures show .L,s
3. There are 524 copies taken regularly il ~
town. Taking the common estimate Of nv -,
ers to each paper, and it will be seen the -
niGR has over 26OO constant readers ID 81 ''
bury. .s
4. While circular or handful may pe - N,
thrown aside or destroyed local paper Is rs. -,I,
preserved for days and weeks, and Is &c
referred to- thus increasing the chances u
an advertisement many fold
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-07-09
Can ! Afford to do Business
Without Advertising?

successful advertisers admit that the newspaper
is the most effective advertising medium. and the
best agency TOR communication between Deople of
all classes
Judlclous advertisers select those papers which
nave established character and influence. Thev
are read by thinking people and people of enter
prise-the most desirable IN all communities to
reach by advertising.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-07-09
Vermont News.
ADDISON COUNTY.

Vergennes has population of 1888
a gain of 2I3 since 1870.
William Allen, Jr., of Middlebury
while drunk Saturday night, stabbed
George Sumner III the arm.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
Friday night burglars entered the of
fee of H. W. Putnam in Bennington,
and attempted to rob two safes. One
was blown nearly in pieces, but the
burglars found no money. The other
is cracked in two places but not opened
1t was evidently the work of profess
SIGNALS.
Three burglars effected an entrance
into the post Office at North Benning-
ton. about O'Clock Friday morning,
After a thorough search they were
obliged to content themselves with
about 20 cents, which they found in one
of the drawers.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-07-09
Antiques and HorribIes.

Three Button Kids Ia great bargainl at a. cts. @
pair. Lisle and Cotton Gloves from 10 cts TO 81 90
also large line of ParasOls at prices low as the
loWes'-Just what you want in the afternoon du.
ring the
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-07-09
" 81 & 5. t L6THF6f, ; L0THR0P BROS.
Successors to
=. LOTHROP,

DEALERS IN
Fresh and Salt Meats OF all kinds also Vegetables
and Berries in their season. Goods delivered to
order. Terms cash and prices reasonable. Mar
ket on Main Street st. JOhnsbury, Vt 4Itf
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-07-09
Open Air Concert.

- linen stop and examine my line of Summer Skirts
Corsets, Silk Handkerchiefs etc etc for Won "a, m
want To BUY at least Fan TO keep you cool while
waiting for the
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-07-09
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.

The preliminary survey of the extern
sion of the Burlington and LamOilIe,
from Cambridge to johnson has been
completed.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-07-09
Our New York Letter.

THE FRENCH FEsTIVAL-sTEAMB
DIsAsTERs-CAR DRIVERS STRIKE
HORNn
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-07-09
Grand Balloon Ascension.

ana as nave large line of Shetland Shawl
(which by the way am selling extrsmeIv low Vol
should buy one TO wear III the evening while vii
Messing the
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-07-09

LONDON, July 5.-Ihe IaY bridge
commissioners have presented two re-
ports. The majority report censures
more or less severely the contractors.
engineers and North British Railway
Company. The design of the bridge is
condemned, and the company is
charged with neglecting to keep it in
proper repair. Although the cOnstruc-
ton of the bridge was faulty, the COM
believe it might have wealth
cred the storm and lasted years had it
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-07-09
4TR-0F-JULY CELEBRATION,

Special announcement To tine great mass OF Dew.
pie vino will visit the
National Republican., 1880-03-26
POLITICAL NOTES.

BEN HILL Is almost surrounded.
GARcELoS is the cheapest fraud of tho Reform
collection
JUSTICE FIELD is having big boom in tho South
orn States just now.
THE Sun tries to shine oil over David Davis at
once. Ii can't be done.
THE Democrats might nominate Fitz-John Por.
ter, aud fight 1t out OH that line
Ir Is generally understood that Ben Butler will
not go 10 San Francisco TO assist Kearney.
S. s. Cox differing with the Supreme Court of
the United States is II tremendous spectacle.
THE Michigan State Republican convention will
select delegates 10 Chicago NJ Detroit May Il.
IT is generally conceded that as between Grant
and lildcn Virginia will give majority to Grant.
THE New York Tribune recommends Tllden and
fitz John Porter as strong, inJurod-innocence
team.
Ex .GovERSOR TGLDES 1t is beginning to be sus.
pected, is not running for President in Pennsyl-
vGna,
GAGcELoN has decided to stay in Maine. The
Hale committee hasn't LETT anything of him to
move away.
IT will take couple of goodsizcd booms to float
David Davis with any sort of comfort to the new
Presidential candidate.
THERE are two, and probably three, Richmonds
In the field for the United States Senate from West
ern Pennsylvania this year.
THE Rochester Union admits that the Democracy
Of New York must be soidly In line on election
day or they will be defeated.
TIE Richmond Site has just got at work blast
Ing the Thirteenth, Fourteenth and Fifteenth
amendments. They are mot right
THREE eX.Governors-B Boutwell,. Cladin and Rice
will be delegates atarge from Massachusetts to
Chicago, and they are Grant men,
SAMUEL J. TILDEN thinks, not unrcasonably. that
he must "fll the bllP' for the Dcmocratc nomina
ton for the Presidency, II he foots the bills.
NEGRO exodus will be the death of the Demo-
cratic party, unless Voorhees, by repeated probing
Gun lind Republican conspiracy IN the move.
ment.
THE Grant boomers in Colorado have hit upon
the novel plan OF holding their stale convention
about the Time the cx. President Is expected in
that State
LIEUTENANT-GovERHon ALBERT C. HOWARD of
Rhode Island has formally accepted tho Prohib-
tion nomination for Governor. This action
promises lively campaign.
Is Delaware four thousand colored voters,
whose names were never oil the registry lists, have
been put on this spring, and they have paid their
poll-taX. Every man of them is said to be for
National Republican., 1880-03-26

Mr.. THURLow WEEDS longevity among ed
itors is justly accounted remarkable, for they
are, as u rule, short.lved race. Yet Mr..
WEED is not the senior in years, much less in
editorial service, among the journalists Of the
country. He was born at Cairo, Greene county,
New York State, November 10, 1877, aud 10
therefore in his eighty.third year. Mr. L. A.
REDFIELD, of Syracuse, u retired editor, is an
older man. SO is Major FREAs, of the Ger
mantown (Pa.) Telegraph, who has been con-
tinually in the editorial harness for more than
sixty years. Mr. WEED was the editor of the
Evening Journal from its foundation in 1880
until 1s62-thirty-two years. Judge JOSEPH
NJ. SrERRETT, who founded the Erie (Pa.)
Gd=cite in 1870 and edited 1t until 1865 is still
living in that city, in good health and good
circumstances, in his eighty-first year. But
1t is doubtless true that no other editor of Mr.
WEEDS prominence has attained so great an
age or for so long period retained tho power
to influence public affairs.
National Republican., 1880-03-26
PERSU UNIL.
DR.. ]. L. cADEL1. of Virginia, is at the Riggs

DE. J. L. CADELL. of Virginia, is ut the Riggs
House.
Hon. HUGH MCCULLoCH, eX-SecretGry of the
Treasury is among the guests at the IIbbtt House.
CAPTAIS p. II. DowLING of Toledo, Ohio. Is In
the city on his way home from visit to New York.
MAJOR b. RUSH PLUMLEY is now In this city In
the interest of the people of Galveston for an ap-
preparation for deepening tho harbor Of that port
Mn. AND Mrs. BUHL, ofChloago; James p Ingram
and wife. Philadelphia; A. Henry Morris and wife,
Unonville; Lemuel w. Serrcll, New York; d. Leni-
han, New York; J. p. Perrin, New York; c. II.
Thompson, Nevada City; \. q. Story, Alabama; O.
Linn, Alabama, ard W, IL. stone, Binghamton.
n. Y, registered at the Metropolitan yesterday,
j. SPENCER, of Baltimore, Md; II. A. Soulhwick
United states Mail: d. n Dole Massachusetts:
Henry b; Herman, New York; NJ; I, Harris, New
York. ]. b. MGCauley, Boston; W. J. Norris illinois,;
William n. Fleming, Erie, Pa; John b. Allen and
wife Providence, <. l.. Peter II, Young aud daugh-
ter Pitsburg;, William @ Tuck West Virginia; 4.
G. Helen aud wife, Brooklyn. n Y; A. J. Smith,
New York; J. p. Yerkes. Philadelphia c. s. Davis,
Philadelphia, and I.conotto Clpriani, Island OF
Corsica. were among the arrivals AT tho ST, James
yesterday.