St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-08-11

III NhC AlNtl anu hdA OOh oeSbiT
her senators, Frye and Hale, and her
representatives, Reed and Dingley-the
only ones present-vOted against the
bill. That was patriotic and disinter-
ested action.
great scarcity of Goldfish is report
ed from Gloucester, Mass.
The South Carolina democrats have
nominated Col. Thompson for COVER
nor.
Massachusetts has 100 pOst-offices.
A colOred clergyman was refused ac
cOmmOdatiOns on Thursday at the
Adams house, Providence, r. l. He
has employed counsel tn prosecute the
landlord under the civil rights laws.
Such bigotry should be no longer toler-
ated.
The Iowa republicans i'll their con-
ventiOn endorsed the action of Con-
gress in the matter of the contested
election cases as in vindicatiOn of an
honest ballot and fair count, charac-
terized the administration of President
Arthur as worthy all respect and COM
mendatiOn, ask prompt measures to
protect western cattle from contagious
diseases and favor an equitable revi-
sion of the tariff.
An adopted son of Aaron Burr re-
Gently died in New York. He was
adopted by Burr when eight years old,
and for the greater part of the time
has resided in Harlem, where he was
well known thirty or forty years ago.
The Woodstock Standard advises
George l.. Fletcher not to sell his law
business until after election. I'm
doubtedly Mr.. Fletcher will follow the
Standards advice.
Vennor is at Old Orchard and fas-
cinated letter-writer describes him as
possessing striking countenance,
pale, with dark, brilliant, restless eyes.
He is tall and well-proportioned and
carries himself with half martial
air" That shows what Old Orchard
will do for a man. The Burlington
Free Press says that when VennOr was
there he was an understood little BritOn
with red hair. Young man, go to Old
Orchard, is its advice.
The mayor of Providence, r. l., con
graduated the senators and represent
atives in Congress from that state in
the name of the city for the success of
their efforts i'll securing an apprOpria-
ton for the Providence river.
Tennessee opened the ball by an
election Oh Thursday, for the choice of
county officers. The call for consti-
tutional convention was defeated
ARENAS Hale, the oldest ex-con-
gresham living, died in Bridgewater,
Mass, on Thursday. He entered Con-
gress in 1915.
And now the Boston Star says Pres
ident Arthur is likely to rob Andy
Johnson of the title of the "veto presi-
dent" Very good, if all are as sound
as his first.
The Baltimore people are in hopes
of an honest election this fall. AS well
expect to see an honest election in New
York city.
| Senators Harrison of Indiana and
Hawley of Connecticut having voted
against the river and harbOr bill leads
an Indiana paper to suggest why Har
risOn and Hawley would not make IA
good republican presidential ticket in
1884. 1t thinks that "it would be a
handy ticket, a hearty ticket, a hope
full ticket, and would be elected with a
hurrah."
Ex-senator Mcdonald of Indiana
thinks that revenue reform ought to be
the democratic issue for 1884, but the
senator should remember that that was
attempted in 1880 and his party had
not the courage to stand by their col
Ors.
Between Oscar Wilde and John L.
Sullivan and Tug" Wilson, the Amer
lean people seem to be losing their
heads.
The proposed glove fight in New
York has been stopped by the authOri-
ties, and the aesthetic GOthamites will
miss this bestial luxury.
The Massachusetts republican papers
are having lively time in discussing
the claims of the various candidates
for governor. Notwithstanding his in
difference, Governor Long has too firm
a hold upon the office to relinquish il
without a reasonable certainty of some
thing better.