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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-12-16
News Of the Week.

Postmaster General James has sent
in his resignation, to take effect on the
LIST of january.
1t is reported that the deadlock in
the Japanese silk trade has been brOk-
en-, and that S5,000,00O worth of silk is
en- route to western markets.
A counterfeit five dollar bill on the
Boylston National Bank of Boston has
been discovered in Washington.
Senator Sherman has introduced a
bill providing for the issue of a new
three per cent. bond, running until ~ ,
the money to be used in the redemp-
ton of the 81 per cents. the aggregate
amount not to exceed $500, 900.
Eleven convictions of murder have
been made in the Criminal Court at
Chicago since September. Three were
sent up for life, one was sentenced to
death and the rest sent to prison for
various terms.
Nine men were burned to death and
eleven severely injured by the burning
of ii railway shanty near Pittsburg.
Builders along the New Jersey coast
say that this is the busiest and most
prosperous season they have ever
known. Hundreds of summer cottages
are in course of erection, and hotels
are being enlarged. 1t is almost i'm
possible to secure enough labOrers, ma
sons and carpenters to do the work.
Small pox has appeared at New
York.
An edition of 10000 copies of the
Xmas number of Harper's Magazine
has been ordered by the English pub
fishers of that periodical.
Onita Winnie, an Indian, belonging
to IA performing troupe now in PrOvi
dence, is under arrest in New York for
attempting to scalp a man in bar
room.
President Arthur is less accessible to
callers than many of his predecessors
were.
Two of the scoundrels engaged in
the forging of titles to Missouri lands
have been convicted at Clarion, Pa,
after very stubborn resistance.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-12-16
The Message.
WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT ARTHUR's FIRST
VENTURE.

WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT ARTHURS FIRST
VENTURE.
New York Tribune 1.-THE most
important part of the message relates
to finances, banking and taxation. In
this respect the message has rarely
been surpassed. 1t is an admirable
business document and deserves praise
as well for manner and method as for
the judiciOus recommendations which
it Makes
The Chicago Times says the mes
sage resembles in style the English
speech from the throne" and is near
ly as stilted as those of Washington.
1t has not the style and tone of a man
who regards himself as a leader of a
party government and intends to act
as one.
Boston Advertiser :-"While the
tone of the message is severely bust
ness-like and practical, it is also digni-
fed, unequivOcal and vigorous. 1t is
a state paper rejecting great credit
upon its author, and Astounding in wise
suggestions for the consideration of the
Legislative body of the people"
Utica On. W Herald:-"He has made
no enemies by his first address for Con
gress. He exhibits sincere desire to
respond to popular sentiment, and he
evidently proposes to keep in line with
the advancing column of thinkers i'll
the Republican party and the nation
Providence Journal: thorough
ness, cleaness, positiveness, mOdera-
ton and perspicuous style command
appreciation, and it may be said that
the President has more than met the
general expectation concerning his
ability and largehess of view respect
ing the great questions of public con
Germ"
Boston Herald - "'The message of
President Arthur will rank as an able
and creditable state paper. 1t is di-
rect and clear in style, broad in its
scope, patriotic in spirit, and, in the
main, admirable in its recommends
tons"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-12-16
Vermont News.

Ada Carpenter of Newport Center,
Respondent because of disappointed
love, took pulverized glass the other
day, with suicidal intent.
James H. Williams of Westminster
was killed on the 9th inst. by falling
tree.
The Leland & Field cheese factory
at North Springfield has made 1900
pounds of cheese the past season. If,
as expected, cent pound is realized
by the farmers for their milk, they will
realize $1,000.
Levi Craftsbury, whose memory en-
braces nearly everything he ever knew,
says that on Nov. IA, 1897, snow fell
to the depth of two feet, and that ter
rible wind followed which made the
roads impossible for several days.
The weather continued very cold till
January, when warm weather COM
menced which continued till spring.
The sugar was made in February, and
the wheeling was good in March, with
an early planting season. Monitor.
Geo. H. Sinclair's barn, in Berkshire,
with farming tools, hay and grain, has
been burned. Cause, explosion of a
kerosene lantern.
Sayles HOisington of Rochester Hol-
low, has killed three bears within two
weeks and was in hot pursuit of the
fourth at last accounts.
Charles Jackman, aged l3, was
drowned while skating on Butler pond
at Waterbury.
Mrs. Henry Wilson, crazy North
field woman, wandered away last
Thursday, and after a two days search
was found badly chilled, sitting on a
log in the woods.
There are reported about seventy
cases of scarlet fever in Pittsfield this
season, but only half a dozen have
proved fatal.
Spaulding's extensive saw mill build
ings at ROxbury have been burned.
Loss estimated at $4,000.
On the I'd inst, the steam mill at
Jacksonville of E. W. Peck & Co.,
was totally destroyed by fire. Loss
5000, insurance $ll00.
The Missisquoi road, from St. Adams
to RichfOrd, has commenced to lay
steel rails.
Bellows Falls houses are to be num-
bered, after city style.
Charles Cummings of Richford blew
out the gas when he retired at the
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-12-16
Trying the Assassin.

Guiteau's chances of getting what
he deserves are increasing, and the
longer he is kept on trial the more
likely he will he to swing. There have
been times during the trial when it
seemed probable that Scoville would
clear his client on the ground of insan-
ity, but that chance has gone by, we
believe. During the past week the
evidence for the defence has been con-
siderably broken down, and the testi-
mony has tended to show that Guiteau
has been controlled during most of his
life more by what is known as "cussed-
ness" than hy insanity. The assassin
did not particularly appreciate this
sort of testimony, and frequently de-
nOunced the witnesses and government
counsel. These witnesses are not the
only ones whose evidence will he be
heved by the public generally. From
California comes the statement of a
man who has always known Guiteau,
and after many years personal expert
ence with the wretch he describes him
as cOld-blooded, selfish and thorough
" disreputable, with no other aim in
life than tn become notorious. Still
another testimonial to Guiteau's char
acter comes from Chicago man, who
states that Guiteau told him two years
ago that he intended to go to Washing
ton and create stir which would make
his name famous all over the world.
As the trial progresses the real nature
of the man comes out, and it is said
that his family friends realize that his
case is losing ground.
1t Is now expected that the evidence
in the Guiteau case will be ended by
Christmas, unless the illness of some
of the persons shall make postpone
ment necessary. That is very posi-
Bile, as the colored juror, Wormley, is
quite i'll. After the case has been tried
the Appeal Judges will have to consid-
ct the exceptions made, but it is ex-
pected that they will render their iudg
ment upon them in few days. Should
one of the jurors he ill, Mr.. Scoville
said recently that he should not
arrange with the government to pro-
coed with eleven jurors, as under the
statute may be done. 1t is evident
that he would gladly avail himself of
the delay, as he has always sought a
pOstponement of the trial until peri
cd when he thinks public passion
would become calmer, but Mr.. Scoville
says that if the trial is prolonged he
bullet in Guiteau's head, for not day
passes that he does not receive threat
ening letters.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-12-16
Personal and Political.

The life of this wretched outcast
may not be worth the having of the
meanest cur in the streets of the CAPT
tai, but American reputation for JUS
tice, fair play and judicial decency
would be sullied if he were to be foully
dealt with in advance of the verdict
New York Tribune.
w. d. Howells, the author, is quite
i'll, suffering from over-wOrk.
Gen. Fitzpatrick, our minister to
Chill, is dead.
All the late Presidents medical at
tendants persist in their refusal to
touch a penny of the money given to
his family by the people. If the gov
eminent chooses To pay them, well and
good.
Some Southern men are pleased with
the Presidents message because it con
tains no special allusion to that section
in connection with the late war.
There never was in the whole history
OF the WORTH HnOTt HdIututu CIllhiHdl
than Guiteau. In the first place he as
sassinated President Garfield; in the
second place, he is a stalwart Republi-
can and, in the third place, he is anx-
ious to lecture. 1t is not often that
one man can be justly charged with
such a catalogue of crimes Atlanta
Constitution.
The Senate has gracefully accorded
the franking privilege to IRIS. Garfield
in accordance with the Gu tOm.
The citizens of Mont s,al showed
their appreciation of Mark Twain one
evening last week by rendering him a
banquet in regal style.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-12-16
The Vienna Horror.

The terrible disaster at Vienna, an
account of which is given on the fourth
page, will send thrill of horror
through every one who reads or hears
about it, In its number of victims it
very much exceeds the Brooklyn thea
tire fire, and is indeed more fearful in
every respect than that affair. 1t is
bad enough that such horrible thing
should occur as matter of accident,
beyond control but when it turns out
that the management of the theatre
might have prevented such a whole
sale slaughter had they but exercised
a fair degree of caution, the matter be-
comes dOubly worse. 1t seems that a
requirement of law, which called fol
oil lamps in the corridors, was openly
violated; it appears also that water
taps over the stage-put there for the
express purpose of extinguishing fires
were not used AT all there are other
indisputable evidences of criminal neg
igence on the part of the maragers
and the people of Vienna are very just
ly indignant at a violation of duty
which has resulted in the sacrifice OF
hundreds of lives.
The number of victims has been def
nitely set at five hundred and eighty
The interments began shortly after
daybreak on Sunday, and those victims
who could not be buried by theil
friends were buried on Monday by
the authorities; the scenes at the
grave are said to have been heartrend-
ing. The police seem to have com
mitted a fatal mistake also. They i'm
agined that the entire audience had
quilted the theatre, and locked the
doors without ascertaining if there was
anybody inside.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-12-16

all branches of destruction, warfare is
getting to be altogether something too
dangerous to be played with. Sheer
strength and stupidity don't seem to
stand so much of show as afOretime.
JEFF Davis is just back, very rusty
and very crusty. He had an awful
shaking up coming over in German
steamship. The Atlantic ferryboats
have had a terrible time for several
weeks all round, and scarcely one has
come into port without reporting the
loss of several lives. Long, narrow,
often overloaded, trusting for buoyan-
cy to sO-called water-tight cOmpart-
ments, many of the huge specimens of
marine architecture make by no means
as good weather as our pilOt-boats and
fishing smacks. RADIX.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-12-16

Brooks house last Thursday night, and
only the timely attendance of a doctor
saved his life.-[ Republican.
That dreadful disease diptheria en-
tered the family of Isaac A. Hills
of Cabot and within AZ hours took
away two children-Mary, aged four
years, and Clara, aged six years
aud ten months. The unfortunate
mother, on seeing the body of little
Clara brought out of the house to be
taken to the grave, was seized with
commissions, from which she never re-
covered. She fingered in an uncon-
scious state for few days, when death
came, an angel of mercy, and Joined
her to her lost darlings.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-12-16

The Appletons, well known publish
ers, charge against the North American
Review the printing of blasphemous
articles, alluding to the Ingersoll pa
pers. On the other hand, the editor of
the North American declares that it
was not easy to treat both sides of
great questions with adequate hospi-
tality and keep on the right side of
publishers who have extensive school
book interests at stake.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-12-16
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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-12-16
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or by letter containing photograph and full ad-
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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-12-16

The Middlebury Register man says
cowardice is the only thing that pre-
vents the temperance people of Yer
mont from closing every rum hole in
the state. Whereupon Kinsley of the
Clipper rises to remark that there is
one other reason namely, that it is
utterly impossible to accomplish an i'm
possibility.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-12-16
NOTICE.

To the tax payers of st. Johnsbury Vt:
The following taxes on the Grand List of 1881, OF
the polls and rateable real of the inhabitants
of st. JOhnsbury, have been placed in my hands
for collection viz:
State Tax of II cts on the dollar.
A County Tax of OF
Town and State School Tax of 20 "
will be at my place of business on Railroad St.
in st. Johnsbury, daily to receive said taxes and
receipt for the same. All who pay their tax prior
to February l, will be allowed discount of per
cent on their state tax. Taxes can be paid to my
clerk and he will be authorized to give receipt
for the same.
N NJ. JOHNSON
16-15 Constable and Collector.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-12-16

The Boston Herald wants the pos
tai laws amended so as to make the
rates of newspaper postage little
more reasonable.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-12-16

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See advertisement offering $4,000 for the hand
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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-12-16

Here is sample of the craze for
Office: There are but I49 appoint
ments that can be made by the officers
of the House-a little more than one
for each Republican and Readjuster
member, yet there are over 50 appli-
cants for places from Mr.. Keifer's state,
Ohio, alone.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-12-16
PRANc's NEW PRIZE
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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-12-16
FOR SALE.

A HOUSE in Summerville enquire of
RUSSELL HALLETT.
st. JOhnsbury, Nov. 30, 1881. 14tf
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-12-16
|. Il. GORHAM

has his regular stock of hats, caps, furs,
boots and shOes-any of which are di-
rectly in the line of gift goods. Mr..
Gorham has probably more experience
in fur goods than any other man in
town, and can be relied upon to select
that which will be satisfactory.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-12-16
SATURDAY., Dec. 10, 1881.

When we shall display to our friends
and customers the largest and most
comprehensive assortment of Holt
day Goods selected by us personally
in New York and Boston, ever seen
IN this section. We shall place spec
ial bargains in every department,
making it for the interest of every
one to visit our establishment during
this Grand Holiday Sale. The fol-
lowing are Il few of the leading at
fractions.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-12-16

hint of what may be found inside In
his selections he has confined himself
TO those goods which are always desir-
able, and especially appropriate as
gifts. Aside from the heavier goods,
Anderson has a full line of handker-
chiefs, laces, wOrsteds, box papers, and
a great variety of other things in
which the ladies are specially inter
ested.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-12-16

is speaking also for the patronage of
holiday purchasers, and offers as an
inducement a very nice stock of hOli-
day goods, in the line of toilet articles,
toilet sets, frames, etc, beside his usu-
al stock of drugs and medicines.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-09-22
STATE OF WISCONSIN, &c
CoTTxTy OF PIERCE.

a
SHgRIPP's OFFICE, ELLSWORTH, Aug "a, 1881
To the town clerks OF the several towns u
Pierce county:
In compliance with the above gen.
eral election notice, issued by the Score
tarv of the State of Wisconsin, and to
me directed and delivered, dated at Madison
the 9th day OF August, 1891, and In acord-
ance with tie statute in such case made and
provided, therefore notice is hereby gwen,
that at the general election TO be held IN the
several towns and election precincts IN the
county OF Pierce, and State OF Wisconsin,, on
the first Tuesday after the first Monday, beng
the Sth day of November, 4. d. 1881, the
following officers are to be elected, to-wit:
A Governor, in place OF William b. Smith,
whose term If Office will expire on the first
Monday Of January, a. ID. 1882;
A Lieutenant Governor, in place CT James
N. Bingham, whose term Of office viii expire
on the first Monday Of January, A. D. 1882;
A Secretary OF State, in place OF Hans b..
Warner, whose term OF oihce VIII expire on
the first Monday Of January. A. d. 1882;
A State Treasurer, in place OF Richard
Gnenth.r. whose term Of office will expire on
the first Monday Of January, a. ID. 1852;
An Attorney General, in place OF Alexan-
der Wilson, whose term Of office will expire
on the first Monday OF January, A. d. 1882;
A State Superintendent, in place OF VIII
liam g. WhittoTd, whose term 81 Office Will
expire on the first Monday OF January, A. u.
4 Railroad COMMISSIONER, for the term
commencing on the fifteenth day OF February,
a Commissioner of Insurance, Tor the term
commencing on the first Monday Of April, A.
d. 1885,
A Member OF Assembly, for the assembly
district cons isting OF the county OF Pierce, IN
niaee at +. L. GilsoD, whose term OF office
III expire on the first Monday OF January,
Va D. 1892
4 County Superintendent, ia place Of JAS
Y MeCleary, whose term OF Office will ex-
nire on the first Monday OF January, a u.
fisa3 A. II. LORD,
Sheriff Of Pierce County. Wis.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-09-22
Seed Wheat.
Editors JOURNAL:

EDITORS JOURNAL
We again call the attention of farm
ers to this important question, and
urge them to secure their seed now,
while there is a good selection. We
have already proved in our milling
that White Fife is but a little better
than Lost Nation.
The moment we get any liberal
mixture of White Fife in, the strength
in the flour declines at once. Blue
Stem seems better, but Scotch Fife is
best of all, and, taking one season
with another, and the difference in
price, we think it by all odds the best
to raise. We therefore strongly adj
wise farmers to secure the best Scotch
Fife, now, that can be obtained.
FREEMAN & JACKSON.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-09-22
Rock Elm CENTER REMARKS. -

Rock Elm CENTER hEM ARkS.-
September Is.
BUYERS are searching the country
for all the fat cattle.
Quite number of our farmers have
reserved fields of clover for seed.
The school is highly spoken of, and
the number Of pupils is increasing.
Richard Noble, the boy whose hand
was SO badly cut, is doing remarkably
we'll.
An infant daughter of Samuel and
Christina Cole, aged 10 months, died
on the 18th inst.
The well drillers have got plenty of
water on the farm OF K. Yates at a
depth of ninety feet.
Our merchants are paying Is cents
per pound for butter, but several par
ties are sending their butter away
for 90 cents and over.
Threshing is at standstill, stacks
are growing, corn and potatoes cannot
be harvested, and fall blowing IS i'm
possible on account of the long-con-
tinued rains.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-09-22
Teachers Meetings.

Superintendent Betsey NJ. Clapp will
hold teachers examination at the
Weld school house, in Troy, on Fri
day, Sept. 30th and Oct. Ist. a meet
ing in the interests of our common
schools will be held at the stone school
house in Mann Valley, Thursday
Sept. Goth. School officers and patrons
throughout the town are respectfully
invited to be present.