St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-12-29

1t is reported that Robson is Il can
didate for the Spanish mission.
Congressman Godlove S. Ortiz of In
diana has died, aged SiXty-tive years.
Herbert Spencer says he is in poorer
health for his visit to this country.
Gladstone has finished fifty years in
parliamentary life and was seventy
three on the 29th.
The New York Sun says that if Mr..
Mcdonald had been nominated for the
presidency in 1880, he would be III the
white house to-day.
Goveraor-elect Cleveland has ap-
pointed Samuel j. Tilden, Jr., Il neph
ew of ex-governor Tilden, an aide de
camp on his staff.
Hon. Thomas A. Hendricks says he
will not accept nomination for COVER
nor at the hands of the Indiana demo-
Gratis.
Secretary Chandler says there are
u, 600 purchasable votes in New Hamp-
shire. Now let him state if he pretends
to say that Hale was elected without
getting some of them Post.
A woman was Boston's most popular
candidate for school committeeman.
Mrs Z. A. Fitield, the wife of Dor
chester physician, had the largest
vote.
The Ohio canvassing board have de-
cided the doubtful districts in favor of
Morey and Mckinley, republicans, and
Murray and Warner, democrats.
A senator tells Washington CORE
spondent that there will he an extra
session of congress and Il long one at
that, because the presidential success
sion must he settled
According to custom, the president
will receive the members of the diplo-
matte corps at the white house on New
Years day. 1t is limited that wine will
flow. The white house is not run 10y
the Hayeses now.
Ex-senator Randolph of New Jersey
predicts that ex-senator Mcdonald OF
Indiana will be the democratic candi-
date for president. He says the up
rising for him in the east is not les,
noticeable than it is in the west.
The y. Y. sun unkindly intimate'
that the most noticeable thing i'll con
nection with Mr.. Pendleton's civil ser
/ vice speech last week was his eviden
belief that it would send him bang
into the White House"
A young relative once went to Chic
Justice Chase to ask him for ii govern
ment place. ''I'll give You half dol
lar to buy an axe" answered the Chic
Justice, ''but | won't get you govern
ment office. I've ruined two or tire,
young men that way, and | don't eX
pect to ruin any more"
Governor Blackburn, of Kentucky
it is said, has pardOned more than 80
criminals. and RENTED fines amount
ing to upwards of - 900, 900 beside
granting respites on fines amounting t
81 ,O00. 900 more. Nothing better cOul
he expected with his antecedents.
This somewhat festive item is goin
the rounds of the press: The Presidel
and Senator Edmunds are chums. The
like to have luxurious, middle-age
bachelor dinners in the cosy privat
dining room of the White Hous'
where they pay due attention to eac
course, and talk Vermont over a glaS
of mellow wine.
1t is probable that General Butler
= campaign the present year, cost til
general and the liquor interest at lea:
, Sl50,OO0. 100000 is said to have bee
raised by the brewers and distillerS I
Ohio to carry the state for the demo
: Gratis in October.
In his speech against Pendleton
civil service bill Senator Voorhees, sta
ed the real ground of party oppositio
TO the reform frankly and neatly.
do not ask" said he, that the demo
= cratic party shall become the admins
+ TRAITOR of public affairs with republ
can will annexed"
In its reflections upon the revelation
= made by the Dorsey correspondent
d the Brooklyn Eagle asks in bitterne
of spirit ''Why not sell the public q
fees at auction r. Probably becau
they bring more at private sale Bo
ton Post.
Senator Frye, of Maine, favOrs r
d form in the Civil Service, not only b
: cause it will be beneficial 20 the go
- eminent, but also for the reason tn
the "bane of a public man to-day
; the importantly of otficeseekers, al
h his weakness comes from the distribl
ton of Federal patronage"