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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-02-17
Paying GarfeId's Doctors.

The time set by the special commit
tee for the presentation of bills for at
tendance on President Garfield during
his illness has expired, and no claims
whatever have been presented. This
does not mean that the late PRESIDENT
doctors have given up the idea OF
charging for their services, but that
they have decided to let the govern
ment pay what it thinks is right.
The committee now propose to 90 tn
work i'll a business way and deal fairly
with the doctors. Judge Taylor, chair
man of the committee, referring to the
rumor that S25, 900 or S5O,OOO would
be paid to each of the surgeons who
were i'll attendance upon the President,
says that no such claim will he allow
ed. He has been figuring the matter
over and advising with gentlemen com
petent to give him ideas on the sub
ject, and he is of the opinion that so,
600 would be fully as much as any one
of the physicians ought to receive
This amount, he thinks, ought to be
paid Bliss. In the case of Drs. Hamil-
ton and Agnew, he thinks that, ''as they
did not spend all their time here, they
ought not to receive quite so much
still, in consideration of the fact that
they paid their own expenses while
here and en- route, they ought to re-
ceive sum not far below that named
for Bliss" Steward Crump is said tt
claim that his ague, incurred at the
White House during Gen. Garfield,
illness. caused him an extra additional
expense of about 5000. The two army
surgeons will be compensated by pro.
motions.
This strikes us as il pretty reaSOna.
BILE way to treat the matter-a great
deal more SO than it would be to allow
such outrageous sums as it was alleged
DR.. Bliss and others would expect
Because this is government transac-
ton there is no need of paying an eX-
travagant sum. The doctors should b,
allowed just what their services would
be worth i'll any ordinary case-and III
more.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-02-17

and presentations, where he is tlogged
to death with tiattery and overwhelm-
ed with vulgar obligations that he
would rather repel.-[ Rutland Herald.
SOLID FACTS ABOUT NEWSPAPERS.
Were the editor of newspaper to
dictate what shall appear in the col
umns of his paper, and what should be
left out, he might make very valua-
BILE paper of it, and it would be vast
Improvement possibly on the paper as
it is, but it would not be newspaper.
There are many organs of special
causes, but they are not newspapers.
and do not pretend to be; they are
organs and mOuth-pieces of causes
they represent. If the editor could
make the news, if he could control
events, the world, like his newspaper,
would be vastly improved. There is
not an ablebodied editor in the land
who is not confident he could improve
on the present order of things could he
have his way but, as he can not, he
Is bound to accept them us they are.
and make his newspaper a faithful re-
Election of the passing show; and he
endeaYOrs to compass so much that
there will be something to suit the
tastes of everybody in his news col
umns. He can not expect to suit all
tastes in everything, and if he tries
to do that, a brief experience soon con
vinces him that he is destined to make
a melancholy failure of it. So he be-
comes cosmopolitan in spirit at last
and gives hearing and space to what
ever event commands for the moment
public attention. Murat Halstead.
BLAINE AND BRITISH INTERESTS.
When Mr.. Blaine was appointed
secretary of state the country was
promised, if not by him directly, at
least by those who assumed to speak
for him, foreign policy that would
have for its object the extension OF
American commerce and the protec-
ton of American interests. Very gen
eral approval of this intended policy
was signifed. The opinion that the
foreign policy of this government, fol
some years past, had been entirely toe
conservative was generally expressed
On every hand Great Britain was eX-
tending her commerce in all parts OF
the globe. She even reached out and
took trade that naturally belonged t.
this country, and Il good many people
thought it was about time that Ou
government should be taking the field
i'll behalf of American trade and com
merce. The question now comes up
without regard to Mr.. Blaine or tho
charge that he is seeking solely t,
make political capital by his course
whether the policy he has initiated i,
not Il good one, and should not be sus-
tanned by the Administration in be
half of American interests. Great
Britain clings tenaciously to every
commercial advantage she obtains
No power can drive her to abandon &
trade where profit is even remote, by
hOneyed words. The unanimity witt
which the English press condemn the
''Blaine policy" has altogether a suspi-
ciOus look. English interests in Soutl
America render the British press very
unsafe advisers for the United States
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-02-17
Complimentary.

\ recent issue of the Boston Travel
Ter throws out Il sarcastic remark about
Hon. l.. p. POland's being again an
aspirant for congressional honors {;
whereupon the Rutland Herald goes on
to speak with generous candor as fol-
lows:
Yes. Luke Poland would be an or
nament to the House, not because of
his blue coat but of his remarkably
clear and vigorous intellect, which
lifted him to the first rank of the lower
House of Congress at a time when that
body was very much ADLER assembly
than it is to-day. Judge Poland rose
to the first rank in the House at a time
when ii contained such men as Butler.
Blaine, Garfield, Wilson of Iowa. John
A. Bingham, Sargent, Hawley, Kerr,
Voorhees,, McCrary, Beck, Frye, Pc
tiers, Hale, E. r. Hoar, George F. HOar,
Dawes, Conger. William A. Wheeler.
Ellis II. Roberts, Shellabarger, Charles
Foster, Schofeld, Maynard and Will
lard. Compare this House with the
present and it is easy TO see that no
man took and maintained his place in
the first rank except by the possession
of superior talents and sleepless indus
try.
We don't suppose that Judge PO-
land has any thought of running for
Congress again, but a man who for IL
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-02-17
A Result Of Personal Journal.
ism.

The tragedy at Washington, of which
an account is given in our news col
umns, is but the Legitimate result of
indulgence in IA personal and abusive
journalism. There is nothing smart or
cunning, nothing indicative of genius,
nothing enrolling, nothing profitable
and there ought not to be anything
attractive-in Il journalism based on
personal abuse. And when he who ca
tiers To the depraved tastes of society
becomes "A victim to the wrath which
his own foul methods have created, the
public but treats him rs he deserves if
it withholds its sympathy. Soteldo.
the victim in the case referred to. was
journalist of the personal order, and
had again and again assailed the char
acters and motives of men. He had
become notorious in this line, and en-
joyed his notoriety. But when the ia
bles were turned and he himself was
assailed by a member of his own pro-
fession, he becalS furious and sought
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-02-17

Janitor of the city hall at Burlington,
was found dead i'll bed on the Sth. APP
OpleXy was the caus Sc.
In Burlington, in 1881, there were -
marriages, ;}54 births and 226 deaths.
Seven deaths were the result of vio-
lence. The most fatal disease was con-
sumption, from which there were -
deaths
Thomas II. Chubb, IL rebel ex-com-
modore, living at Post Mills, has been
chosen president of the Pompanoosac
agricultural society.
VIM. Como of Sheldon last week
stole pair of gloves and was fined so
and costs. He has been taken To Rut-
land to go into public service for l27
days.
Last year l26 divorces were granted
III this state, or one in u marriages. In
b of them the husband was the libel
liant, and in 81 the wife. In 1850 the
number was 100, or | in % of the mar
riages. In these the husband was Ii
bellant in AZ cases, the wife in -. The
| largest number of these divorces oc-
CURED i'll Bennington and Orange coun-
ties, the smallest i'll Essex county, and
III Grand Isle county none.
f. A Skeels, butcher ut st. Albans,
has temporarily suspended.
SiNty-tive couples committed matri-
mony at st. Adams in 1851.
Col. ID. X. Andross of Bradford has
just received $4,000 arrears of pension.
Charles f. Adams, NJ. d., formerly a
prominent citizen of Rutland, died last
Friday ut DIR. Russelrs private retreat
for the insane ut Winchcndon, ut the
age of 63. His insanity manifested
itself first in 1877.
J. Aud, formerly with the Rutland
Herald and Globe, has bought an in
tercSt in the Burlington Free Press.
and will assume his duties as business
manager i'll that office April |.
Peter Pfeif1er, deaf and dumb i'm
beetle of Burlington, has been painfully
i'll fol a month and treated for hernia,
but doctor cured him last week 10y
taking from his bowels half-inch iron
bolt eight inches long.
Rev. William c. Dawson of St.
! Thomas's church at Hanover, \. H., is
called to the rectOrship of st. Paul's at
Burlington.
Mrs. George w. Grandey of Yer
gennes has for the past 81 years kept
daily journal of the principal local
events i'll that city and vicinity, to
gether with the notable historical
events which have TRANSFERRED since
January |, ISIS. 1t is written with
minute care and correctness and con
sists of II volumes -4OO0 pages OF
closely-written manuscript of letter
sheet size.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-02-17
Vermont News.

After Mrs. O'Brien had given birth
to four children at Milton the other day,
her much disturbed husband, James,
was treasured by the authentic state
ment that that was all.
1t is rumored that Hon. James NJ.
Slade, the present states attorney of
Addison county, will accept a position
rendered him in the treasury depart
ment ut Washington and remove thith
CT during the coming summer.
According to the census, of the total
number of inhabitants of Massachu-
sets, 26, 500 are natives of Vermont.
Hugh Henry, of Chester, had the
thumb of his right hand nearly bitten
OFF by a vicious horse he was harness
ing.
ID. n. Giddings, aged -, formerly of
POultney, was killed at Sterling. H.,
Feb. |, by being thrown from his car
riage.
The hotel at South Londonderry was
burned on the 9TH. Loss about $1,000
insured.
Fire destroyed the National horse
nail works ut Nergennes on Thursday
loH> '--','''' llSlIdn't : l',upb
w. A Howe of Townshend was kill
ed last week by Il falling tree.
Nominated by the president: Quar-
tus +. Morgan postmaster at Bellows
Falls; John h. Spotford at Ludlow.
The state Spiritualists have just had
four days meeting at Waterbury.
Perry Marsh, So years old and a vet
eran of the war of 1872, died at North
| field recently. He was one of family
of sons and ! daughters, and his was
the third death i'll the family.
Edison Fuller, the Readsboro muir
derer, tried to commit suicide last week
by cutting his throat. He didn't sue
coed.
! Winooski has been doubIy governed
since its January election. In lSSC
certain members of defeated ticket
quietly got an act through the lcgisla-
ture relating to the mode of electing
trustees at WinoOski and providing for
an election by wards instead of by gen
eTal voting. No provision was made.
however, for counting the vote, and at
the next election in 1851, when new
board was to be chosen. friends of the
old board but enemies of the new sys-
TEN of ward voting, elected modera
tor at the first meeting of the voters
and secured an adjournment. As the
old law provides that village officers
hold over till their successors are cleo
ted and qualified, the old board kept
i'll office the whole year. The same
game was played again last month, but
the defeated party met and elected a
board of its own. The dispute was
finally submitted to Judge Wales OF
Burlington, who now decides that the
old board elected in lSSO are legally
and actually the village trustees.
About 30 dozen shirts are made dai-
ly at the ST. Adams shirt factory.
General Superintendent Hobart OF
the Central Vermont railroad has is
sued an order to station agents and
baggage masters not to take dead
body for transportation unless they
know personally of what disease the
person died, or have physicians GER
tificate as to the nature of the disease.
Stafford, the owner of the Barnard
panther, is exhibiting it now in Massa-
chusetts, and makes money at it.
William f. Tibbitts, for many years
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-02-17

Who would not Ice il Congressman 7
The items of expenditure of the con
tingrnt fund of the 10th Congress have
been dragged to light, and reveal some
very singular OUTLAWS by the late clerk
Adams. The list of newspapers" fur
nished to members includes Little
Butter-cup." LASS q Lowrie," Alice
i'll Wonderland ave are Seven" the
Bodley books, and ii wide sampling of
current literature. Bibles, razors,
fans, 'SraphiscopeS,' opera glasses and
II dozen illuminated bees" whatever
they may he, are also among the sun
dries furnished to honorable members.
Some of these articles are not cheap.
One opera-Slass is on record at $40,
pertumcry cases at $40 or 500 increase
the odor of the performance fans
were required, sometimes three for one
member, costing several dollars each :;
six toothpicks for II member, at S56 per
dozen" must have enabled him to pick
his teeth with all his fingers and toes
at the same time. The member who
required "seven knives, Sl09.67, did
he get home alive! Other articles
possibly of toilet are included in the
list. The Springfield Republican
thinks this Is "A petty scandal, but it
Is very nasty One,-that is, its effect
i'll lowering the popular estimate of the
average congressman il ont of all pro-
portion to the money involved. A few
suits Ia recover the moneys thus squan-
dered might have "A healthy effect.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-02-17
Our New York Letter.
New YORK, February 10, 1882

New YORK, February 10, 1882.
We've been having a little more
snow i'll these parts. 1t came on kind
of sudden and caught some folks nap
ping. For instance, the wide-awake
fellows on Austin Corbin's Long Island
Railroad managed to pooh-pOoh the
drifts till they got stuck from end to
end of their line, and within five miles
of Gotham had no less than nine trains
stalled close together. Fires went out
and there were dead engines the
stoves in the cars went out, and it was
more by good luck than by good guild
ance that there weren't some dead men
and women. Some faced the blizzard
and plunged home with the result OF
frost bites :and rheumatism. Others
stayed starving in the cars all night,
like wrecked sailors on an inaccessible
reef, while six-horse. sleighs gallantly
appeared at midnight, like life-b boats
to succOr the distressed women. Yes
we've had snow and also a thaw.
We sha'n't easily forget either.
When a mans dead, | suppose it
really doesn't matter what becomes of
the shell the soul used to inhabit.
Still, there are prejudices even among
the rudest savages as to more or less
decOrOus disposition of it. A poor i'm
migrant girl not long ago lost her only
brother, who had gone to look for work.
She haunted the offices of those who
might possibly give her news of his
fati At last. at the morgue, she re-
cognized his handkerchief and claimed
the body, only to find that it had been
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-02-17
COWS FOR SALE AT AUCTION.

The subscribers wishing 10 reduce their dairy
will sell at public auction On Tuesday, February
81 at one o'clock D. III. ~ good cows, part Of them
grade JERSEYS: 5 good heiiers coming two years
old grade Jerseys with calf: nice shotes a
tWenty-cOw set milk pans and horse power for
chuTning; also 10 TO II tons good hay. Terms
made known at time Of sale.
2425 G. & J. K. GALBRAITH.
Passumpsic, Feb 9.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-02-17

New York, are petitioning him to Sc
cure if possible the passage by Con
gress of a bill to send the Congression-
al Record to every family i'll the United
States. Such measure would put the
Record into the hands of good many
persons who could not read it nor APP
preciate it, and would be "a waste of
money. 1t might be good plan, how
ever. To give people who want to read
the Record an opportunity to get it
though such Record as the Nth Con-
gress has thus far made would not be
very thrilling reading matter.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-02-17

Passumpsic Feb. G, Iss2.
y In Pa Obate Court held at the Probate Office in
81 Johnsbury, in said district, the 14th day OF
February. A. ID. 1s-2
John f. Willard, executor Of the last will and
testament Of Wheaton Campbell late of sutton IN
said district, deceased presents bis administrato
account for examination and allowance, and makes
application for decree of distribution aud part.
ton of the estate of said deceased.
Whereupon, it il ordered by said Court that said
account and said application be referred to n -e--
sion thereof to be held at the Probate Office
D. IsS2 for hearing and decision thereon nd IL
is further ordered that notice hereof BE- given to
all persons interested by publication OF the
three weeks successfully in the Caledonian, news
paper published at St JOhnsbury, previous to said
time appointed for hearing thai they may appear
at said time and place, and show cause, II any they
may have why said account should not he allowed
and such decree made.
BY the Court, Attest,
2j-27 HENRY FRENCH Register.
CTATE OF VERMONT CALEDONIA DISTRICT IS
> In Probate Court holden at the Probate Office
in ST John-bury on the 18th day Of February. \.
ID. i-r2.
Warren Goodwin, executor OF the last will and
testament of Thomas Barker late OF Barnet in
said District, deceased, presents bic administra-
ton account for examination and allowance. and
makes application for a decree Of distribution and
partition of the estate of said deceased.
WhereupOn it is ordered BY said court that said
account and said application be referred To a
sion thereof Ia De held at the Probate Office in said
st Johu-bury ON the eth day Of March A ID
I--2 far hearing aud d.c-ion thereon. and il H. f,r
ther ordered that notice hereof be given to all uer
interested, by publication of the same three
weeks successively in the Cal.dGnian a newsnan.r
published at 81. Johnsbury, previous to said time
appointed for hearing, that they may aUp.ar AZ
said time and place, and show cause if any they
may have why said account should not be allowed
BY the Court Attest
25T HENRY FRENCH, Register.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-02-17

The st. Adams temperance move
mrnt has assumed new phase that
Is, the recent agitation has led the Re
form club to hold meeting at which il
new departure was advocated. The
principal matter under discussion was
the formation of third political party
to he made up only of strictly total alb
stainers. who will nominate and vote
only for men who are known to be
square toed and earnest on the prohib-
itOry side. 1t was proposed to form
such Il party and stick to it until the
desired end is obtained. This is a
pretty bold movement, but it will work
ont the salvation sought for if temper
ance men will he consistent. This has
been attempted before in various To-
calitics, and failed because the temper
ance men forgot, III time of war at the
polls, what they had determined to do,
in time of peace ut public meeting.
We hope the st. Adams people will
demonstrate that consistency can be
made a success.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-02-17

How the average Republican office
holder must envy the Russian beauro-
cacy. A system which permits patriots
to steal S46, OOO, 900 is about the ideal
of the average politician. But perhaps
that system may be attained III this
land yet if single party is kept at the
public crib long enough Brattleboro
Reformer.
Wonder if the ''independent" Re
former really believe. that the public
plundering would he at all diminished
if 1.-THE other fellow" had chance at it.
The politician of the period is very
much inclined to handle the public
wealth and welfare recklessly, whether
he Ice Republican or Democrat in name.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-02-17

In his report to the trustees of
Princeton College, President McCosh
referred as follows to the recent esca-
padcs and their gratifying outcome =:
This humiliating act of discipline has
ended in an encouraging circumstance.
The great body of the students disap-
proved all along of the conduct of Ger
tain members of the youngest class.
Feeling the reproach that had been
east on the college, the Freshman class
first. and then the other classes, have
voluntarily signed ii pledge that dur
ing their college course they will alb
stain from hazing and discourage it i'll
every way. 1t is confidently expected
that i'll consequence of the fines impos-
ed by the criminal courts. and this
pledge on the part of the whole stu
dents, the old and barbarous customs
of horn spree and hazing will finally
disappear from Princeton College,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-02-17

New Mecklin, Aurillac and Spanish
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-09-16
sUrERrOR COURT KENNEBEC CO.
septe,n her Term. Judge w. p. Whiteho"s
Presiding.

Friday, Sept. Is. State vs. Marston'
Libby and StiIkey. The jury came into
court this morning and returned verdict OF
not guilty as to Stilkey, and reported their
inability to agree as to Marston and Libby.
No. 1928. State VS.. Norris l.. and Chas.
H. Bickford County attorney for State,
y y Reyne for defts. Indictment for lar
cenv. The government claims that on the
3Oth day of August last. during the repuoh-
can mass meeting at Lake MaraDocook. the
defts. stole a horse and harness belonging to
ono John Green. and carriage belonging TO
n w. Packard, and drove from their to
Phillips. arriving there between III and IL
o'clock at night; that the following Sunday
the team was found at Manchester. They
;n,roauce witnesses to identify the defts.
w;,h the team on the road to Phillips and
At a livery stable in Phillips The defence
acts nm an alibi. and introduce evidence
,.p,j;nv 10 show that on the said S0th day OF
Anyust the defts were at Richmond.
Verdict not guilty.
This case ends the criminal trials for this
term ~
No. 567. Arvilla NJ. Hemenway VS.. Hart
veil Hatch. T. w. Wbitehouse for plh.,
lancaster for delft Action on account an
nexed fur labor as housekeeper. nurse, etc,
$40. The defence is that the services
..nasred were understood between the
narties to be rendered gratuitously, and that
def had made the ptff. presents amounting
in value to much more than the services
rendered. Trial unfinished.