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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-04-19

Our cotton market rules steady with
light demand. Sales yesterday were
225 bales-to exporters, l25, to spin
ners, 100, closing quiet and unchanged.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-04-19
ASSIGNEE'S SALE
CenfeCtlOnerlts, Fixtures, etc., atAuctlon
By ]. n. Mcdonald q Co.,


ON Friday morning, April 22d, at 10 clock
" will sell. at No. z24 Main street, the en-
tire stock Of oonfectioneries, fixtures, etc., be-
longing to the late firm Of K; Stotz a Bro.
t345 JOHN SCHEIBLBk, Assignee.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-09-02
Holding His Own.

President Garfield's theory i'll regard
to himself can be expressed in the seem
ingly paradoxical statement that it is
always expected that the unexpected
will happen. This theory is in fair
way to be verified by fact, much to the
Joy of the whole nation. The alarm
ing crisis of last week, followed by
days of dependency and almost hope
less gloom, has taken a favorable turn,
and at this writing we can almost dare
to hope that recovery will result. Ger
tainly it is not among the impOssibili-
ties. Since Saturday afternoon he has
been holding his own at least, and each
succeeding bulletin has revived the
hope that since he has not lost ground
during the past few days, he might still
be able to rally. If his stomach can be
kept in condition to retain the nOur-
ishment he is now able to take, there
will certainly be strong grounds for
hope. There have been fears that alb
scesses might form on his lungs, but
just now it seems as if that danger will
be averted. Several of the surgeons
were of the opinion that if the Presi-
dent survived for sixty days he would
ultimately recover. Tuesday last was
his sixtieth day, and it found him los
ing no ground. Mrs. Garfield is firm
in faith that her husband will recover
even though miracle must intervene
to save him and on Sunday the nation
united in special prayer that this hero
ic woman might be saved from atfiic-
ton, and the life of her husband be
spared to the country. 1t is almost too
soon to be confident of his recovery,
but we trust that next week we can an
nounce the danger as past.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-09-02
Personal and Political.

ne hepuDlcdnS anu UIccupdOhOlo
of Mississippi have pooled their issues
on a state ticket. -
The Republican state convention of
Massachusetts will hereafter consist of
1905 delegates instead of 1913, the in
crease being chiefly in the cities.
The Boston Advertiser thinks the
Cabinet may safely be trusted to judge
of the Presidents disability and the
necessity for summOning Mr.. Arthur.
The majority of people would about
as soon see Guiteau pardoned as COnk-
ling secretary of state Cincinnati
Commercial.
There is life enough yet left among
the New York Greenbackers to nOmi-
nate full state ticket. If it eases
their minds to "nominate," nobody OBJ
jects.
General Sharpe, speaker of the New
York Assembly, is declared to be a
candidate for Governor in 1889.
Massachusetts Greenbackers are still
on earth-a few of them-and they
have nominated candidates for COVER
nor and lieutenant governor.
Postmaster General James says that
the subject of calling Congress together
has never been mentioned in the cabi-
net nor considered by any of its mem
beers.
Tilden is looming up again as pres
idential candidate. 1t is supposed that
the barrel has been sufficiently replen-
ished to warrant pulling out the bung
once more.
The Republican organs in New York
predict an unbrOken front for the party
in the coming state election.
1t is limited that Judge Jere Black
has a good-sized presidential bee il
his bonnet. He has certainly beer
buzzing good deal lately on public
matters.
Mr.. Parnell seems to be kicking up {
good deal of fuss in the English Parlia
ment. He is evidently bent on being
dissatisfied on general principles. HI
declares that the present British minis
try has reduced Ireland to a worse con
dition than Russia.
If any publisher undertakes to brin.
out the life and writings of Charles j
Guiteau, he should be made to suffe,
for it. We know all that is wortl
knowing about the malicious and vul
gar little assassin, and we do not wan
any celebration of him.-[Cincinnat
Paper.
i Speeulations as to the policy of Gen
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-09-02

any general policy inaugurated by
Mr.. Garfield. But we do not propose
to discuss this matter further until it
is absolutely necessary. We trust Mr..
Arthur will not be called to the Pres
idency. We want simply to refer to
certain statements of a personal friend
of Mr.. Arthur to a Tribune reporter,
concerning Arthur's character and his
relations with Mr.. Garfield. This
gentleman says: t-3t g. fs
~ find everywhere the idea that Ar
thur is nothing f-not politician
That idea is the natural consequence
of his position for years back.
Does it follow because he wins with a
minority party in local and state poll
tics that he is disqualified for the high
er duties of leading the majority party
in national politics. think not; and
if the opportunity unfortunately is
given him through the threatened ca
lamity to the country he will acqmt
himself as well in the larger as in the
smaller field, and prove as much OF
statesman as he is now regarded as a
politician. Nor is it true that his per
sonal relations to the President are
even unpleasant, let alone being hos
tile. During the troubles at Washing
ton following the nominations of Sena-
tor Robertson as Collector of the Port
Mr.. Arthur was all the time trying tC
be peacemaker. He labOred down
to the last moment in trying to bring
about some compromise or settlement
and even after the designations of Sen
ators Conkling and Platt he went per
sonally to Gen. Garfield to see if some
way could be devised by which al
honorable settlement could be brought
about. When it was finally decided
that there was no way open for com
promise or reconciliation, General Ar
thur plainly told the President that he
felt bound in honor to sustain hi
friends, and added: Il trust, MIR
President, you will not think tina
there is anything personal to you il
my action The President, in hi
usual hearty way, took hold of Gener
al Arthur by the shoulders and said
Personal, my dear fellow nothing o
the sor t; | know you have no such pet
ty feeling at ALL"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-09-02
Vermont News.

State Treasurer Page has just re-
ceived an envelope, directed i'll an evil
IDENTIFY disguised hand, containing S2G2,
with the sole direction - "Credit the
State"
Hattie, wife of II. Virgins of AndO-
yer, attempted to commit suicide the
18th inst, by cutting the arteries OF
the wrist. She did not succeed. Poor
health made her insane.
In Montpelier team driven by Fred
w. Bancroft, with whom were Miss
Jennie Kimball and Miss Jennie Phin-
ney, had collision with team driv-
upset. Miss Phinney was picked up
insensible.
The Central Vermont road has
adopted the convenient plan of an
nouncing as the train leaves one sta
ton, the name of the next.
Paris green has been found in a
spring on one Winchell's premises in
Stamford, and it is supposed to have
been an attempt to poison the family
Two boys named Gilmore from St
Adams and YOndow from Essex June
ton escaped from the Vergennes re-
form school recently, and at last ac-
counts were still missing.
Many calves are dying with black
leg in Albany.
Fuller, the party suspected of kill
ing Lucius Whitman at ReadsbOro
has returned to his home, and has been
arrested. BE-, .,-f.t....... .......t..
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-09-02

eral Arthur, should he succeed to the
Presidency, seem TO he in bad taste,
while, the elected Chief Magistrate
struggles for life. Such speculations
may well be remanded to the time
when they will become opportune, if
unhappily they shall ever be demand
ed Rochester Democrat and Chroni-
Gle (Rep.)
The fundamental idea of the Land
bill, which has received the Queens
signature recently, is the recognition
of the tenants share in the ownership
of the soil. Under its provisions he
will have fixity of tenure for fifteen
years on the payment of rent which
may be adjudged fair and reasonable
by special court, and he will have
the absolute right of free sale of any
improvements he may have made, and
also of whatever is implied by the good
will of the occupant.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-09-02
The Vice President.

1t is not wise to speculate too much
upon what Mr.. Arthur might do if he
were to become President-especially
while our Chief Magistrate is strug-
Cling for life and there is the slightest
hope of his restoration. But it is per-
fectly natural, in view of the almost
hopeless news of the past week, that
the nations thought should be turned
somewhat towards the man whose call
to the highest office seems not an i'm
possibility. At every unfavorable
turn in the Presidents condition the
people instinctively turn to Mr.. Arthur,
and it is very gratifying to note great
change of feeling in regard to him dur
ing the past few weeks. The opinion
prevails more and more that he would
be conservative in his administration
and not direct his effort to defeating
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-09-02
Well Built Platform.

Senator Edmunds was invited to be
present at the recent meeting of the
Massachusetts Republicans in cOnven-
ton. He was not able to go, but in
his letter to them he gives his idea of a
pretty square platform, on which Re
publicans of all states can pretty safe
ly stand. 1t is as follows
The contest for the practical supre-
macy of our principles is one that, IN
the nature of things, rarely ends, for,
in some form or other, the safety OF
equal rights - equal in benefit and
equal in burden is always menaced.
Some of the immediate measures for
these final objects of good government,
| think, ought to be: To preserve
and improve the laws for the security
of national civil rights to make as eff
fective as possible provisions for the
purity and fairness of Congressional
elections; to establish by law the
methods of ascertaining the result OF
Presidential elections, so as to give the
conclusive effect the Constitution de-
mands to the action of each state, and
to prevent the exercise by the houses
of Congress of anything in the nature
of appellate or revisory power OveI
the action of the constituted authority
of the State in such cases to so i'm
prove the civil service as to diminish,
and, if possible, remove the evils OF
place-hunting and the interchange OF
| favors between the members of the
legislative and executive branches OF
the government, and to free the tenure
of great number of officer from in
dependence upon political favor or pO-
litical opinion; to readjust the revenue
laws upon the basis of producing the
greatest revenue with the least anC
nearest equal burden to the people
and of developing and encouraging the
industrial pursuits of every calling o
our citizens to bring both the theory
and practice of the government in re
gard to the currency to the point of {
fixed and uniform metallic standard o
values and making coin only legal
tender in the payment of debts anC
to promote so far as the national gov
eminent can lawfully do so, the in
crease and diffusion of education
among all the citizens, and i'll every
| mart of the ReDublic
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-09-02
An Educational Deficiency.

When a certain speaker at a school
meeting undertook to condemn the
higher schools because some of their
graduates were deficient in spelling,
he was very promptly squelched by a
reply to the effect that when a student
enters an academy or high school it is
supposed that his spelling has been
looked after in the lower schools, and
if it has not, then it is no fault of the
high school if he leaves that institu-
ton with a deficiency in that regard.
The reply also asserted that most stu
dents get all the spelling ability they
ever have by the time they are ten or
twelve years old, and that it is a little
late to talk about amending in this re-
gard after they have entered the high
school, since the high schools teach the
higher branches, and have no time to
repair deficiencies in the lower branch
es. There was some point to that re-
mark, under existing circumstances
since poor speller stands about as
good chance of getting into an acade-
my or college as a student who is well
up in that line and if ones bad spells
in youth are not looked after pretty
sharply, they are apt 10 stick to him
always-be he i'll college, academy or
business life. But "these things ought
not so to be y and the high schools can
help little in making improvement
in this respect. 1t would be great
step in the right direction if the poor
| spoilers chances for admission to
academy and high school were lessen
ed-if spelling could be looked upon
as ii branch i'll which one must be pro-
ficient in order to step from graded
school to a higher institution. OF
course every graduate of a graded
school does not go to a higher one ;
but thousands of them do, and the
adoption of the regulation suggested
above would prove strong incentive
to greater ability in this particular
branch of study. This would not
make good spoilers of everybody, for
it is as natural for some people to spell
badly as it is for others to be poor
writers and poor arithmeticians. But
it is an embarrassing deficiency which
may be in some degree obviated il
stricter attention is paid to the matter
by instructors in schools high and low
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-09-02

In some parts of Pennsylvania a GER
tain class of men called ''graveyard'
insurance agents are doing a thriving
business at the expense sometimes
even of life itself These agents hunt
up old and decrepit men and take out
policies on their lives, which accrue to
the benefit of the agents themselves.
These readymade policies are sold
about from one to another at various
prices, and in some cases even physi-
clans are leagued with the swindlers,
and do not hesitate to hasten a mans
decease in order that the insurance up
on his life may be attainable. 1t is a
strange industry, carried on many
times without even the consent of the
insured, and tempting to murder or
something very closely akin to it.
These gamblers in human life seem TO
have things their own way, and re-
cent attempts to make law against
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-09-02

There is thing out West, having at
least the form of man, who is alleged
To have said that Guiteau was as hon
Orable man as the man he shot, and
less dangerous to the country at large.
This brute is the editor of a Democratic
sheet in Quincy, ILL.,, and has the au-
dacity to claim that he "has the sup
port of reputable Democrats every
where" No one puts bit of faith in
that last statement, and it may be
promptly branded as an unmitigated
lie, which, with the remark concerning
Guiteau, can emanate only from man
whose heart is pretty well scared over
and incapable of anything like sympa-
thy with suffering. 1t is not at all sur
prising that the citizens of Quincy
gave prompt expression to their indig-
nation at such language; but it is a
little surprising that they confined
their efforts in that direction to burn
ing the editor in etfigy, and omitted
giving any severer lesson.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-09-02


The Rutland Herald speaks up in de-
fence of the newspaper correspondents
at Washington, awarding them more
credit for fairness in their reports of
the Presidents condition than the Off
cial bulletins have shown. The Herald
is not willing to believe that such men
as Hudson, Webb, "Perley" and "ScOtt"
of the Boston papers, with Smalley OF
the New York Tribune and Carroll of
the Times, are correspondents of the
eli Perkins" type, but thinks them
men of discretion and character. Ger
tainly discretion and character should
be displayed in so important news as
the public have been compelled to look
for during the past eight weeks and
while some of the newspaper reports
without much foundation in fact, we
are of the opinion that on the whole
these correspondents have given the
public better idea of the gravity OF
the case than the official bulletins.
The bulletins, until within a few days,
have been very meagere. To be sure,
the physicians have tried to put the
best possible look on the matter, but
when it comes to real facts of the case,
Secretary Blaine and the newspaper
men have certainly told the story about
AS il WAS.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-09-02

by those constituting the large MAORI
ty everywhere. who reason from i'm
pulse only. The District of Columbia
is. under the exclusive jurisdiction of
the Omitted States, and the national
is alone responsible for
the maintenance of order and the due
enforcement of law and justice. 81
The Latest.
The latest news from the President
is very cheering indeed, and the cOun-
try is beginning to have reason fol
hope. The pulse went down to 95 on
"Wednesday noon.- for.-the first time
siUce the 6th of August, The parotid
swelling is much reduced in size, and
the patient is slowly gaining strength.
He is anxious to be taken from the
White House, and if his improved con-
dition continues he will be removed at
the earliest possible day. He has ev-
identity made another start toward re,
cOvery, and will reach it if no more
unfavOrable symptoms set in.
1t is surmised that DR.. Hamilton ha,
discovered the location of the bullet il
the Presidents body, and that its ex
traction will not prove a serious opera
ton.
$50 A. NJ. THURSDAY.
Considerable fever and high pulse
with no sweating, last night, but OF
the whole a good night. Pulse now 100
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-09-02

DR.. Thaycr of Burlington, a promi
nent surgeon, in expressing his views
on the Presidents case, takes occasion
to say that DR.. Jed Baxter has been
treated in very undignified and I'M
gentlemanly manner. If any indigni-
ties have been heaped upon Baxter, il
is due to his own indiscreet actions
1t is little late in the day to discuss
that gentleman; but he could have
avoided any trouble by simply going
to Mrs. Garfield, who could have told
him whether it was the wish of the
President that he should be retained
That would have been the quiet, gen
tlemanly way to manage the matter
without trying to locate himself i'll OPP
position to the wishes of the physician
in charge.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-09-02

goods Stewart is now so familiar to all
our readers that need not go into de-
tail about it. Would it be believed
that the victim is accused of getting up
the excitement as an advertisementao of
his name and business Still there's
no knowing. Any fool who blows
enough is sure to find other fools to
help him along. By the way, Levy,
the great cornetist has just had a bene-
fit at Coney Island, where his bald pate
was the admired center of joyous,
not to say, hilarious crowd of probably
10000 people at one time, as under the
light of thousands of dollars worth of
fireworks, he footed most mighty toots.
.. rs 'r RADIX.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-09-02
Public Opinion.
A SOUTHERN IDEA OF REFORM.

SOUTHERN IDEA OF REFORM.
If people will drink, despite of laws,
cost or cOnsequences-and no person
whose eyes do not refuse to take in
facts can deny that they will and do
drink-what is the part of practical
craftsmanship and wise philanthropy
in treating the vice Inasmuch as
prohibition fails to prohibit, or moral
suasion to persuade, what practical re-
form is possible 2 New England ideas
upon this subject having become Il
little threadbare, suppose our profess
sional refOrmers consider one southern
idea. The Galveston News suggests
that the common sense thing to do is
''to improve the average quality of
mass of drinkers" And the first step
to this, it declares, is the removal OF
the tax on liquors, which has ''stimu-
lated a baneful enterprise in the adul-
teration and deterioration of popular
beverages, and has thus combined with
avarice in diff'using poison and dis
ease" The poor, says the News, "will
not be content to be debarred from
either the luXuries or the vices of the
rich, and consequently it should be
the study of a wise and considerate
government to cheaper as greatly rs
possible the inevitable indulgence fol
the poor, and render it as harmless as
possible for both rich and pool" p Bos-
ton Herald.
HE SHOULDN'T BE ZERO.
We should be glad to see the politi-
cal relations of the President and Vice
president more closely united. 1t is a
notorious fact that the two officers
have, in times past, with rare eXcep-
lions, been somewhat antagonistic i'll
their views of public policy. This
difference arises mainly from the fact
that the Vice president is not regard
ed as a member of the Presidents
camp and is rarely consulted. He
naturally falls into opposition, and
while the general public knows little
and hears less of such incidents, mis-
understandings have arisen which had
no deeper origin than the custom which
prevails at the White House of utter
ly ignoring the existence of the Vice
president as a political factor. When
it is considered that the possibilities OF
single hour may call the Vice-presi-
dent to the helm, we think it is very
apparent that the public service anC
the welfare of the country demand
that the Vice-president should not be {
mere zero Boston Journal.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-09-02
FOR SALE

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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-09-02

A very slight thing may cause a
good deal of excitement in IA crowd, as
was illustrated at Ocean Grove, n. j.,
the other day. a swimmer became ex-
hausted, somebody put out in boat to
rescue him, while somebody else gave
the alarm, at which the crowd rushed
into pavilion near by to overlook the
rescue. In the rush man stepped up
on dog which gave a loud cry of
pain. Some one shouted "Mad dog ~
and panic ensued. Men, women and
children ran in all directions, Il num-
Der crowding upon some chairs on the
north side of the pavilion. Suddenly
there was loud crash and Il portion of
the floor sank. Two women tainted
from terror, and for a few minutes there
was great alarm and excitement.
Luckily nobody was hurt, but a serious
accident might have occurred because
of thoughtless alarm when no alarm
was necessary.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-09-02

this nefarious business failed. Penn
sylvania is setting a bad example in
allowing such things to exist.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-09-02

A writer from Newport, r. l., to Il
city journal describes the attempt of
zone Ely-G GODDARD of Vermont to cut
a swell at that fashionable watering
place and eclipse james Gordon Ben
nett: "UpOn his fingers glittered nine
rings, and his dashing tout ensemble
was crowned with a tall white hat. He
swung up at the most conspicuous
place in the polo grounds, and calmly
awaited the advent of Mr.. Bennett
Presently IA village cart-the two
wheeled, Imprinted little contrivance
that every boy and girl i'll Newport
drives-hove in sight through the gate,
and in it was Mr.. Bennett, wearing
the same old gray suit that he wore all
last summer, and looking the very in
carnation of simplicity and humility