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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-03-18
Stanley Matthews Renominated.

Boston Herald: President Garfield
has erred, grossly and unaccOuntably,
in renewing the nomination of Stanley
Matthews to the supreme bench. Its
ratification by the senate will not re-
deem it. No nomination to that posi-
ton was over so emphatically rebuked
by the people as this. None was ever
made with less reason or smaller regard
to fitness. 1t would be interesting to
know the nature of the obligations"
that induced President Garfield to so
disregard public opinion. The country
had hoped that this sort of thing ended
with the returning board rewards. 1t
is bad start for the new administra-
ton.
Springfield Republican President
Garfield has disappointed his best
friends and injured the standing and
character of his administration by re-
nominating Stanley Matthews for the
vacancy on the bench of the supreme
court. AS the first important nominal
ton made outside of the cabinet, this
sets the standard low, and disregards
the plainly experienced judgment of
the public, the press, and of the ex-
tremely able group of lawyers on the
last judiciary committee in the senate.
1t ought to be rejected, and will be if
the senate does its duty. The corpor-
ations want him and the people do not.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-03-18

down is that if James A. Garfield does
not begin a second term James G..
Blaine will begin first one, about that
time Lowell Courier.
Stanley Matthews nomination, with
the rest of the Presidents mistakes in
this line, fails by reason of the neglect
of the Senate committee to take any
action in regard to them. A formal re-
lection was, perhaps, hardly called for.
At least, the country is so willing to
let Gen. Garfield try his hand at better
ing the selections, that nobody is dis
posed to quarrel with the method of
attaining this end. If the President is
still serene, he has a temperament that
is worth more to him than ten dollars in
his pocket Boston Herald.
Jewell assures the reporters that
'Rone but republicans will be put on
guard" This genial Yankee does not
always know what is going on, but his
statement this time represents too
much the temper and limitations of the
new administration. 1t is not wise pol
icy to be too frank and aggressive
about placing party above country.
Mr.. Hayes's rule was bigger and bet
ter, and the people know it Spring
field Republican.
The Republicans of Massachusetts
are dividing int Schurz and anti-Schurz
factions. If this newspaper ever in
dulgsd in slang, it would be tempted
to observe to them that the POnca ques-
ton is too small a one to rend their
shirts abOHt.-[New York Tribune.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-03-18

ings. The poor creatures have been
exposed to all weathers while waiting
for job, or else driven to the cOndi
tionally bospitable shelter of ginmills,
where they we're welcome if they spent
their hard-earDed money for gin, or
"bounced" as ''snoozers" and dead
BEATS if they happened to remember
that they bad wives. children, aged or
other helpless relatives depending on
them. The city owns two disused mar
kets in convenient localities, and some
philanthropists have bestirred them
selves to get the necessary authority to
fit them up for the use of this worthy
class of our fellOw-citizens.
Twenty-three men saved from a sink
ing steamship formed part of the uneX-
Pectedly full passenger list of the
"Etin," of the gallant National Line,
this week. The splendid fellows who
man those ships seem always to be
getting chances to do some daring deed
which wins mems admiration without
looking for it, and they never fail to
take full advantage of their chances.
] am the more interested in this last
rescue, because | happen to have made
passage in this same ERIN" We
didn't save anybody when | was aboard
her, but we bad very jolly time, and
| am sure all the passengers will always
have a bright spot in their lives to look
back to, in thinking of any voyage in
the ships which have f. w. j. Hurst at
this end of the ocean ferry to look after
them. RADIx.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-03-18
Political Items.

Arthur begins as every vice-president
always has with the idea that now and
for once the vice-preSident is going to
be somebody. He will find out his
mistake. Like the rat and the file, he
begins by snubbing the president.
Gen. Grant wants John Russell
Young for minister to Mexico, but a
much better thing would be to magni-
fly our growing relations with the sister
republic by appointing Gen. Grant
himself to that position, with Mr.. Young
as secretary of legation.
The average age of the Cabinet is
fifty -one years while the average age of
tue present British Cabinet is fifty
eight.
The United States navy has no heavy
guns, no heavy irOn-clads and no fast
ships but it has 100 paymasters whose
aggI egate salaries amount to 1856, 800
annually. This is about one paymas-
ter to every 100 persons in the service.
Four of President Garfield's cabinet,
Blaine, MacVeagb, Hunt and Lincoln,
belong to families prominently repre-
scented for more than one generation in
the public service.
The Washington Republican solemn
ly warns Postmaster General James
that reformers have been short lived AT
the head of this department,-thc more
need of a reformer who goes there to
stay.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-03-18

when it recognized that their judgments
were just. The ears life has been
more than once or twice assaulted
first in st. Petersburg in 1866, then in
Paris as he rode in Napoleon IFS car
riage in 1867: and the recent attempts
to blow him up in a railroad train near
Moscow and in the Winter palace are
fresh in memory. But these latter as
saults, it can hardly be doubted, were
counter to the purpose Of the revolu-
tionary government, as this fatal one
on Sunday was. At this iuncture the
cause of constitutional right had appar-
emily nothing to gain and everything
to lose by such deed.
Alexander III married in 1871 the
daughter of the grand-duke of Hesse-
Darmstadt, and they had seven chill
dren, six of whom survive. The czaro-
WITT, now to be Alexander III, is mar =
ried to the Princess Dagmar of Den
mark the only daughter, the Grand
Duchess Marie, is wife to NictOria's
second son, the grand duke of Edin-
burg; and there are also the Grand
Dukes vladimir, Alexis, Sergius and
Paul, the youngest being now 20 years
old. The czarOvitz has shown reform
tendencies that have even caused him
to be charged with 'nihilism.n Wheth-
er these can stand the shock of his
fathers murder, and make him the
head of a new order of things in Russia.
is now a subject of curious anxiety.
The empress, who died not Il year ago,
was person of the most lovely and
excellent character, very religious and
given to works of benevOlence. Alex
ander was not happy in his home life,
although the marriage was said to be
one of real inclination. But he was
VIGOROUSLY unfaithful not to mention
the less definite stories that may be
merely gossip, it is well known that
two princesses of the DolgOrouky fami-
ly have been his mistresses, and one OF
them, during the latter years of the
empress's life, occupied apartments in
the palace, and was recognized by the
much suffering wife. Since the death
of the empress he has married this
lady, who is the mother of fine fami-
ly of his children, and who had the
greatest influence over him possessed
by any person. For several years AL
exander has been a hypochondI lac, like
his father Nicholas, and no one else
could relieve his terrible gloom it was
on that account solely that the empress
acquiesced in the peculiar arrangement
above named. To the czar's last wife,
his widow now, it is probable the more
liberal dispositions lie was manfesting
were largely due. The cars murder
srs have ended, however, long TRACE
dy, releasing one whom fate forbade to
be his best self, and whom the student
of history will regard with profound
pity.-Sprinafeld Republican.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-03-18
Printing the News.
st. AIbans NIessenper.l

A prudent and conservative journalist
is usually better judge of what news
should go to the public through the
columns of his paper than any single
reader or any class of readers. While
in one sense the newspaper belongs to
the public as an organ of news, and the
chronicle of passing events, its publish
er cannot surrender to the demand of
any interested persons his right to eXer
else wise discretion in filling its pa
ges. As a general rule all news which
belongs to the public should have
suitable place given to it III the local
newspaper, but at the same time there
aIe occasions almost constantly occur
ring when the publisher must decide
what the public interest requires. In
cases of scandal or crime it is usually
better that correct statement should
be made through the newspaper, than
that they should be left to rumor,
which increases as it goes, to spread
exaggerated and distorted versions of
them through the community. In these
cases only the principal facts, facts
which it concerns the public to know,
should be published, and the disgust
ing and demoraliZing details should he
withheld. 1t is IA difficult task often to
convince an OhiectOr that a suppression
of facts is an encouragement to scandal,
and yet a moments reflection will show
that, when matters are running the
course of public gossip, the best way to
put stop to ill-fOunded reports and to
do exact justice to all parties interested
in them is to publish the facts.
In the city of Worcester recently, a
church paid off its debt by the sub
scriptiOn of members, and the names of
the subscribers with the amounts given
by each were announced in the church
before an audience of at least one thou
sand people They were certainly not
secret about the matter. But re-
duest was made to the Spy that it
should suppress the names which were
read in public, but the Spy, in the ex-
ercise of It's rights as a public journal,
courteously refused to comply with the
rednest on the ground that there was
nothing in the character of the news
nor in the manner in which it was OBJ
tanned TO Justify its suppression. Here
the judgment of the editor was rightly
exercised and his action undoubtedly
more properly served the interests
which were disposed to complain than
an opposite course would have done.
Every editor of long experience can re-
call many Instances in which the peo-
pie who at first demonstrated against
the publication Of particular items of
public news have subsequently, admit
ted that his course was the wisest and
best for all concerned.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-03-18
True as Preaching.
[St. Albans Messencer.l

journalism in this state is demeaned
by the miserable personalities which
appear in so many of our exchanges
between editors who have personal
spites and enmities against each other.
Hardly week passes in which ex-
changes do not come laden with choice
paragraphs in which the terms of ECU
MICH" "liar" and worse are applied to
other editors. Now, this may serve to
enliven the columns of our cOntempOra-
ries, it may create a laugh or a jeer, it
may, but we hardly believe it, be aP-
preciated by intelligent people, but it
certainly does not help the profession
and renders editors open to aspersiOns
and sneers which the majority do not
deserve. At the present time there are
ut least twelve different papers which
are indulging in this delectable pastime.
This is doubtless thought to be ''newsy"
and bright by the brilliant authors, who
think that this personal abuse is funny,
but any man who has a just apprecia-
ton of the responsibilities of true jour
naliSm would spurn anything of the
sort. There is not another state in New
England where the fraternity has got
down so far in this respect, and it will
be proud day for Vermont when her
editors find out how mean an appear
ance is made by sheets which indulge
in this sort of thing.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-03-18
Killed at Last.

The Emperor of Russia, who hereto
fore has seemed proof against the assas
sin, was cruelty assassinated Sunday in
the streets of st. Petersburg. Full par
ticulaTs are given i'll these columns.
One cannot fail to find little similari
ty between his taking off and that of
President Lincoln. 1t was the same
season of the year; both were away
from their palace for recreation; both
had emancipated millions of slaves, and
both were struck down by rebel fanat-
les, who, though they represent par
ty, are the very worst enemies to the
party. But here the similarity ceases.
The Gar was a bad man morally,
and his government was as despOtic as
can be well imagined. Uneasy lies
the head that wears a crown
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-03-18
As Was Feared.

No little interest has been felt by
large class in this nation regarding the
policy of President Garfield and family
on the wine question. This has been
one of the foremost questions in the
minds of multitude of advocates and
well wishers of the present administra-
ton. evil he give wine T. has been
the subject of conversations, editorials
and sermons. There seems no longer
to be any question on this point. In
President Garfeld's speech to Miss
Frances Willard and the ladies who
presented Mrs. Hayes's portrait one day
last week, he plainly intimated that he
should provide wine for his guests, al
though we understand he is total all
stinence man in his habits. This is not
as we hoped, yet it is as we feared. 1t
is an indication at the start that Presi
dent Garfield lacks the moral stamina
and backbone which the last admins
tration possessed "'Tis true, Ills pity
aud pity It's tits true"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-03-18
A New Route to the Pacific.

NEW YORK, March 10, ls6l.-The
new route to San Francisco by way of
the AtchisOn, Topeka & Santa Fe and
the Southern Pacific railroads will open
business March IL. On the evening of
that day the first passenger express
train over the new route will start from
Kansas City for Deming, n. NJ, where
a connection with the Southern Pacific
has Just been completed. A train will
leave Kansas City every evening. and
will have Pullman cars as far as Dem
ing. Thence the Southern Pacific runs
its own sleepers and parlor cars. The
time between this city and San Fran
cisco by the new route will be the same
as that made by way of the Union and
Central Pacific roads. The distance is
about 800 miles greater than 10y the
latter route, but it will be discounted
by the absence of heavy grades and
freedom from snow blOckades. Owing
TO the arrangements between the several
Pacific roads, the through fare will be
the same by either route. Tickets by
way of the new route will be placed on
sale at the principal railroad offices on
Saturday.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-03-18

~ Vennor says the winter is not
over yet by any means. He thus puts
it: There are yet at least three
storm periods iu this month, namely,
on the 18th, 18th or 18th, on the 10th
and l7Ih, and lastly, on the Goth or
2lst. The latter two periods will give
us heavy snow falls, one of which is
likely to be the heaviest fall of the win
ter. This will he pretty general over a
large part of North America, and is
likely to cross over to Great Britain
There will also be one or more cold
spells of considerable severity. This
month will end with rain and slush.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-03-18

THE CHATTERBoX.-This is another
beautiful Monthly Magazine which we
commend to the little ones, being the
original illustrated English Chatterbox
of thirty-two pages, to which is added
an American supplement which is also
full of pictures and stories. 1t is pub
lished at the low price of ONE DOLLAR,
with steal engraving entitled 'Aught
and Carry One" size Is by "a inches,
given to every subscriber. A specimen
copy will be sent free to any boy or
girl who will send their address to the
publishers, Messrs. Estes & Lauriat,
Boston, Mass
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-03-18
TRoston Herald

The duel in the dark is ended. 1t
was combat to the death-On one side
the Gar of all the Russias, the abso-
lutte ruler of very mighty empire; on
the other a shadow that ut irregular in
tervals took shape and aimed light
ming blow at the heart. Autocracy was
pitted against assassination. Time and
again the murderers were baked in
their attempts. Their blows glanced
or were turned aside. The victim mark
ed for sacrifice escaped without a
scratch. 1t was the plotters who filed
in an ever-lengthening procession to the
tomb. But assassiuS who are willing
to take their own lives in their hands
generally end by becoming masters of
the life which they are seeking. In the
long run, reckless thrusting is nearly
sure to break its way through the firm
est guard. The rule holds good for the
Nihilists. After many failures a des-
perate blow was driven home, and the
Emperor Alexander lies dead in a room
of that very Winter Palace, where, one
year ago, be passed in safety through
the deadly peril OF an explosion so muir
derous that it struck down twenty SOL
diers of his guard.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-03-18
Public Opinion.

If things keep on in Pennsylvania,
the state may cease to be Cameron
dukedom and resume a republican form
of ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Republi-
can.
Senator Vest, of Missouri, has writ
ten letter strongly opposing prohibit
tory liquor laws on the ground that
they are contrary to democratic policy.
The senator's point, it must be confess
ed, is well taken Philadelphia In
quirer.
A sharp Boston republican says: /
chalk this down: civilian Window
of Winona, will be candidate for Presi-
dent in 1884" What we shall chalk
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-03-18

upon n vicious canine intruder. 1t was
splendidly done, on the whole, and the
Republicans laughed and applauded as
Mr.. Malone went on to denouncs the
Bourbon Democracy of the South aud
was persistent, and would have drawn
him to a genuine pistols and coffee duel
if the Republican advisers crowding
around Mr.. Malone had not restrained
him. He did finally spring to his feet
and tell Mr.. Hill that the insiDuations
must STOP" there and ut once.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-03-18
The Worlds Fair in.Danger of Being
Abandoned

In an interview relative to the worlds
fair, Gen. Grant says there is hardly
time for the erection of the buildings,
aud that at present less than S500,000
has been subscribed, while a portion of
that is contingent upon the fair being
held at Inwood park. He believes the
fair should be held in Central park, but
the sentiment of the people is opposed
to this, very mistakably, he thinks
He believes the receipts would he four
times those of the centennial, but every
body holds back, and if the 81 ,000, 600
be not subscribed by Wednesday, the
project will probably be abandoned. If
she charter should be taken to Chicago.
Gen. Grant says he could not be con
nected with it.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-03-18
No Free List.

The expense Of printing paper is such that
feel obliged 10 require qrd pro quo for all papers
sent from this Office. As much we would like
90 continue the CdlsdOnian n slergymen and 9th
free. at a nominal price shall after Janu
airy 81 adhere To published terms given first
page. GIGS
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-03-18

II B. X. Bliss & Sons have an envi-
able reputation as seedsmen, made by
selling good seeds and square dealing
generally. They advertise as a special
ty this year "Bliss's American Wonder
Pea" See their card elsewhere.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-03-18
Loss of Cattle on the Plains.

The destruction of live stock on the
western plains by reason of the unpre-
cedented cold winter, has been enor-
nous. An Investigator of this bust
ness west of Kansas and Iowa, puts the
loss of grazing cattle at from Is to %
per cent. in all the region drained by
the Missouri and Arkansas rivers. Many
herders have been totally ruined. 1t is
pleasant to know that our friend and
townsman, Mr.. Lyman II. Brooks, has
not suffered severely in this way, as his
rancho is in newer section of the
country yoming territory, almost
up to Montana-where the grass did
not suffer so much from the drOuth last
summer, leaving abundant feed for his
stock this winter, although of course
they had to dig under the snow for it..
The weather there was extremely cold
for a time, and much snow fell. The
climate of the west has seemed to grow
more severe for several winters past.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-03-18

p. BenOit, whose five horses were
held for some days by the officials at
St. Adams, was allowed to take them
after paying some $500 more than would
have been necessary had he made
proper entry.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1881-08-27
THlBODAUX, LSE- SAMEDI 27 AOUT 1881.

ii Fecat une senaine sans pneS
| Que soitir, mangeant aycc une
tres grand appeiir, 4 airq Oh six
reprIses par jour, ct tais.nt une
enogme consommation t,'eau de-
| vie.
II await explique an propri6tai
re de l'hofel qui il etait, ct lui
await dit quill venait en- Hollan
tie pour i'eucontrer la doctear
Croft.
Celal.ci. dams pinsieurs article
pHol!ts par les journHnI lie La
Haye, await mis- ell d0ute l'exploit
du ssocteur Tanner, ct avant ennis
i'nplnlon que, pendant la dur6e
He son fiimeuH p,sri, il s'etait nour
ri secreteulent par sles pgoceles a
lui.
NJ. Tsnner yenait de Ini otf.slil
de reconimencer !'rEperieuce dams
81 rroprc maiSon, ayec un enjeu
de cinIadnte mile IL.
NJ. Croft, qul n'alliva cue Init
on dix .ioars ;tpies .'eroque fisec,
c'est-a dire l. dix neuf Juliet.
Aussit6t clleZ l'H, il envo;a un
eXrreS au docteur Tan+rpr. oui
conmeaecals a s'i;npatieuter.
Celli II, iicS Satisfajt, ,se pr9cipi
I'd 'ians dsese;i:jer pour - reudre
chez sou alycrSai;e. Il tiT IN
iaHX PAS e. !oulss eli i,aS dies i,Hi.
c!ie>. O1 IL reNej;l :tvec l. cIair
teudn, ct il uuurait It. lenleulalu
sans ayn!s fetrouy6 cnHnaisSt1,ce.
Ma!gfe les instances dps pIus
eiGlneiits HlatleclnS d'Ams;el dam.
Mme. Tanner S'eSt tnergiQ1ement
refuse i laisser f;sile I'autoi,sie
de son mari. EiIe I, CONSENT seu
leiaeuf Il ie.laiSse, poser.
l4e poids da sIoctenr Tanner
eta't &c cent h#ili iyTes. On Sc
souvieat qua i-expiration he ses
quarants joars de .jeane, il men
l1e>alt I'ias que Qu;ltre- -slngt srizt,.