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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-02-02
Death Of "a Noted Missionary.

Rev. DR.. William GOttlieb Schaufffel
is dead at New York in his eighty fifth
year, after IL life of constant and un-
selfish work. He was born at Stuttgart
Germany, being the son of a tuner who
afterward moved to Odessa to escape
the NapOleOnic wars. Mr.. Schauff1er
at the age of twenty-five, resolved to
become Il missionary, sailed for this
country and entered the theological
seminary ut AndOver to prepare him
self for the work of an evangelist.
This was i'll 1897, and after graduation
he was ordained an evangelist in the
Park-street church at Boston. He
went at once to Eastern Turkey and
became Il notable and successful mis-
siOnary there, and it was largely
through his efforts that the translation
of the Bible into the Turkish language
was accomplished. DR.. Schautfler was
man of the rarest culture, knowing
nineteen languages and being familiar
with the best written and spoken
thought of his time. From his father
he inherited IA love and rare capacity
for music, and was himself an accom-
plished performer. He was a man to
rank with DIR. Simeon Calhoun, won
derfully sweet and pure and strong in
all his relations, a character which the
world can i'll afford to lose. When,
after many years, DR.. Schauffier re-
turned from the East, he was called to
rich Boston church, but, declining
the ease and comfort which it would
have given him he went to work among
the poor of New York. Four sons sur
vive him, one Il New York minister,
one missionary to Bohemia, another
who teaches in a New York grammar
school, and one a physician at Kansas
City. All the family inherit their fla
theirs devotion to music, and travellers
who have visited the missionary home
in Turkey remember with pleasure the
varied musical accomplishment which
added to the charm of Christian hOspi-
tality.- Republican.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-02-02
General News.

Out of Az on board the Cimbria but
~ were saved.
Rev. Charles II. Sturgeon is in fail
ing health again, and is only able to
preach one sermon each Sunday.
The London Times of January ii re-
ports that Henry NJ. Stanley has reach
ed his scene of activity on the Congo,
with 5000 tons of goods.
The order restricting coal produc-
ton has strengthened prices, and it is
stated that circular rates will be firmly
adhered to in the future.
The expenses of the defendants in
the star route trials are said to be
100000. Brady and Dorsey are re-
ported to have spent S75,0O0.
In the Delaware house the senate
bill to abolish the whipping of persons
convicted of murder in the second de-
gree was killed by IA vote of 10 to 8.
Principal j. C. Greenough of the
Rhode Island state normal school de
clines to accept the Office of supervisor
of schools at Boston, to which he was
recently elected.
Mr.. and Mrs. Porter Ashe, who es-
capped so wonderfully from the wrecked
train on the Southern Pacific railroad
at Tehichipa Pass, while on their brid-
al tour, had made a runaway match.
John B. Cough has not yet recovered
from the attack of sickness that seized
him while lecturing in Brooklyn last
month, and has had in consequence to
postpone the fulfilment of several lee
ture engagements.
Joshua hutchinson, the oldest sur
vivOr of the Hutchinson family of sing
ers, died at Milford, n. H., on Sunday.
aged seventy-twO. OF the original
number of sixteen in the family, only
three survive-Asa, John w. and one
sister.
DIR. Hans Won BulOw, the famous pi-
anist, is now confined in lunatic asyl-
UNI. He has not entirely lost his reas-
on, however, but is merely under treat
ment for Il temporary alteration of
mind caused by too close application
to his profession.
The Western Union telegraph com
pany has ordered the reduction of its
maximum rate for message of ten
words between any of its offices in New
Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts,
Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York
city and the southeastern part of Maine
to twenty-five cents.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-02-02

guilty. If guilty it is fair to suppose
he is not alone in the business and so
we await further developments sim
cerely hoping that for himself, his
family and the community he may be
found innocent but if otherwise that
all the guilty ones may be found and
punished. The Free Press in its re-
port of evidence says these half dollars
were taken ut the bar at the hotel and
that Lindsey, under cross examination
by Mr.. Edwards, said there were sew
eral prominent citizens who frequent
ed the bar but paid in honest money.
1t has been generally reported that our
hotels were not selling liquor now. Is
there not some evidence here that our
officers can use protitably2 Will it be
fair to punish Mr.. Field for violating
one law and let another class of open
viOlatOrs go free Is it fair to punish
one man for evil doing and let rum
shops run unmOlested where counter
feiters and all other class of law break
ers are manufactured
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-02-02
Editorial Notes.

No matter how early the bird rises
now, it can't catch any worm.
Men do not often indulge in caresses
among themselves, but they kiss while
playing billiards without any COM
junction.
Life is like coasting. To go down is
an easy matter, but to go forward is an
uphill job.
The latest craze among the ladies is
hair album. Fair savages, as 'twere.
The hotel inspector in New York is
doing his duty fearlessly. Four hotel
proprietors were notified the other day
to provide additional means of egress
from their houses.
Tablegirls are patient class, for
they are always waiting.
Robert Collyer gives sound advice
when he says ''Never say that the
past was better than to-day is read
the new books, understand all the new
ideas, and keep to your faith in God
and in man, and in the victory of good
over evil
The reduction of letter postage to
two cents goes into effect July l.
Dunning letters will then multiply.
The Tribune Almanac is one of the
indispensable things to every man who
desires to be well up on statistics, full
and accurate election returns, fresh
and varied information on topics OF
public interest. Sent by the publishers
on receipt of twenty-five cents.
The Iowa prohibitionists have called
state convention of the friends OF
temperance for next Tuesday, for con-
sultation as to the best course to be
pursued in the present situation of the
prohibition cause in the state.
The New York Tribune speaks o
assistant Butler papers" in Massachu-
sets, and says if these papers "woult
cease masquerading under the title O
republican and run up the name q
governor Butler for president, they
would doubtless be less bilious and
claim more respect from the public"
The local-OptiOn movement seem,
to be very popular in the south. Three
states have adopted it-Kentucky
Mississippi and South Carolina. In
the former state a number of countie
have passed prohibitOry acts. The
right to sell liquor has also been re-
fused in the neighborhoOd of some col
leges and churches. In Mississippi
about fifty different localities have
forbidden the sale of intoxicants
while "A less number have taken the
same course in South Carolina.
Thursdays session of the senate
was occupied with eulogies on the late
Senator Benjamin Hill of Georgia
The chair formerly occupied by him
was draped with Grape. The speak
ing began with the senior senator
from Mr.. Hills state, and concluded
with Mr.. Hills successor. Among
the speakers was Senator Edmunds.
The Peoria Qll.) Transcript having
said that Senator-elcct CullOm sis one
of the expansive men of the age" the
Philadelphia Press says that at will
take just that kind of a man to cover
the vast area about to be vacated by
David Davis
1t is said that kissing cures freckles
but, says an exchange, every red
headed girl in the country knows
better.
Woman physicians have been refused
permission to practice in Austria.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-02-02
Democratic Reform I!

Either some of the more thoughtless
followers of the tidal-waTe governors
do not seem to be fully imbued with the
economic principles of their standard
bearers, or else these tidal-wave mes
sages are not considered by the sound
cr men to he able documents or good
campaign literature. The proposition
To print 10000 additional copies of
Governor Buffers message was defeat
ed. The governor has ordered 1000
additional copies printed at his own
expense. In this connection, it may
be well to state that the Boston Herald
has investigated the question of wheth-
ct there is demand for copies greater
than the regular number printed will
supply, and finds that a large number
are on hand and that they cannot be
given away.
In relation to the governors econom-
ic idea of saving expense to the state
10y disseminating some of the papers
that had been sent to the executive
chambers at the public expense, the
New York Tribune wickedly asks the
governor if he also stopped keeping his
hack-pay. The Tribune might have
gone further and inquired if a deduc-
tion is To be made in the governors
salary for the time that he was in
Washington attending to his legal bus
mess. The man who strains at gnat
usually has gulping capacity for a cam
el.
In Pennsylvania the proposition to
pint an extra number of Governor
Pattison's message was defeated.
In Connecticut it was announced
that Governor Waller, initiating the
example of Governor Butler, had di-
rected that the subscriptions to the
New York Tribune and Herald by the
state department be discontinued.
The only New York paper to be CON
TUNED at the states expense was said
Ia be the sun, and the subscriptions to
state papers was limited to the New
Haven. New London and Hartford
dailies. But Waller authorizes the
statement that he has not ordered the
discontinuance of subscriptions to any
newspaper heretofore taken in the ex-
ecutive Office during the session of the
legislature.
In New York the habits of Governor
Cleveland are so frugal as to absolve
him forever from any imputatiOns OF
official or private extravaganza. Hi,
Inauguration ceremonies were attended
with true Jefiersonian simplicity, and
it is said that now, since he has becOm,
governor, he walks to the capitol from
his home, thereby saving his car-fare
shaves himself, and is evidently intent
on laying aside a large portion of hi.
salary for a rainy day.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-02-02
Our Boston Letter.
Boston. Jan. %. ISs:


One of the many things attracting
public attention are the educated
horses on exhibition at the Windsor
theatre. The matinees in the after
noon, as well as in the evening, are
crowded by men, women and children,
and this unexpected success decided
the manager to prolOng the exhibition
another week. We have seen the ed
ucated tieas, heard of the learned pigs.
and have always regarded the horse
and dog as noble animals, but were
not exactly prepared for this ''equine
paradox" although many reports had
reached us of their wonderful feats.
The place was decidedly too small fol
the twelve horses who appeared on the
stage of action and who were roaming
wildly around when the "Professor'
arrived, and ordered "Bucephalus''
to take away his hat and bring him a
chair for a seat, which order was quick
ly obeyed, his mouth and teeth answer
ing the place of hands. He next com
manded "Chevalier'' to carry off his
overcoat, and order was brought out OF
confusion upon the ringing of the bell.
by the horses forming into two distinct
classes for schoOl-when he sent "Nel-
lie," beautiful bay horse, for his mail
Proceeding to his desk. she pushed up
the lid with her nose and with a sheet
of paper between her teeth brought
her master his mail. He explained to
the audience that horses learned many
things from observation, not the re-
suit of direct training, and noticed
their neighbors, whether faithful OF
fractions, in performing duties, and
would even urge or try to make them
do it. Sometimes if they failed, OF
showed signs of fear, it would prove
contagious with the whole company OF
horses. An amusing similarity be-
tween them and many children in
school was, they were playful and dis
orderly, when the face of the master
was turned away, but the moment his
eyes turned towards them, they were
all standing as quiet and motionless
as sentinels on guard. While prince
stood as monitor of his class, Mustang
took the bell-handle in her mouth and
rang it for a change in lessons. A
blackboard was brought in with a
simple sum in addition incorrectly add
ed, and ''Sprite," after receiving re-
proof for carelessness, was sent to the
board with a moist sponge to erase it
/ Mounting a small block she worked
most diligently until she had accom-.
| plished her task. And all the horses
were told to bow to the audience after
each performance.
1t was claimed that Caesar" under
stood the order Fright or Left and
the audience were requested to give an
order for the horse to obey, "CircIe to
the right; turn to the left" etc. "Ab-
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-02-02
Reception TO Ex-Governor ST.
John.

ex-governor st. John of Kansas will
visit Boston this month, and arrange
ments are now actively being made
for giving him a most imposing pub
lie reception. The event will occupy
the entire day and evening of Wash
ingtOn's Birthday, and the large build
ing of the Massachusetts Mechanics
association, Oh Huntington avenue, is
to be given up to it. The committee
of arrangements includes ex-Gover-
nor Long, Lieutenant-Govern Ames
and K. r. Bishop. The governors of
all the New England states and their
staffs will be among the invited guests.
The programme includes an afternoon
children's entertainment, for which
10000 tickets will be distributed in
the public schools. and in the evening
a concert opened by choral of well
come written for the occasion and
performed by an orchestra of fifty and
a chorus of 600. The address of well
come will be made by ex-governor
Long, and Mr.. st. John will deliver
an Grafton covering the history of the
three years temperance campaign in
Kansas.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-02-02
The Rutland Liquor Gases.

The Boston Journal saws that James
Kennedy, sentenced by Justice of the
Peace to the house of correction for
about eleven years for nOn-payment of
fine for liquor selling, the sentence be-
ing three days for each dollar of fine.
Bridget Kennedy, his wife, under a
similar sentence for about forty nine
years, and Pat Ready under one for
about thirty-tive years, all from Rut-
land, were released Monday afternoon
by the supreme court on a habeas
corpus. The respondents, having been
convicted of a great number of offences
OF selling liquor, had claimed appeals
to the county court, but being unable
to furnish the large bail, which was
hXed little larger than the fine, were
denied appeals by the Justice The
statute IN all cases of appeal requires
bail, but makes no provision for keep
ing applicants in jail till their appeal
Is heard when bail is not furnished.
Judge Powers announced the decision
OF the court, holding that the appeals
should have been allowed and the re-
spondents kept in Jail till the appeals
were heard by the county court, and
that the Justice, having denied the ap-
peals because the bail was not fur
nished, had in effect denied the right of
trial by jury of twelve men, which
could only be had in the county court,
and which right is guaranteed by the
constitution. James and Bridget Ken
nedy also prayed for writ of certiora-
ri to quash the proceedings before the
Justice in their cases. The writs were
granted, and the proceedings quashed.
CertiOrari is Il novel proceeding in
Vermont, and grave doubts were had
whether it was proper. The court de-
cided it proper in criminal cases. John
Holiness petition for a habeas corpus
was denied, the only question being
whether the mittimus was correct in
form. Holmes is also serving a sen
tence for IiuuOr SELLING
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-02-02

ex-governor Long takes Il rOSeate
view of the prospects of the republican
party. He told Chicago Tribune
reporter that ''In tie past it has sue
cecded by being progressive by re-
spending in the main to the best de
mands of the time and especially by
taking the right grounds on the funda-
mental issues of political rights, tinan-
cial policy and commercial develop
ment. The reverSes of last fall have
only stimulated it to gesher activity.
Its Congress has just done good work
in passing the civil service reform bill
and it seems likely to reduce the ex-
ccSSive revenue of the present tariff
without depriving American industries
of reasonable protection. Two years
hence it will probably elect the next
president by commanding the conf
dence of the country more than its
cOmpetitOr.n
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-02-02

1t is understood that the officers of
the next senate will be as follows ::
President, Senator Anthony of Rhode
Island secretary, Geo. {. Gorham of
California sergeant-at-arms Geo. w.
Hooker of Vermont reading clerk,
Charles W. johnson of Minnesota ex-
ecutive clerk, James X. Young of Penn
sVlVauia
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-02-02

The Connecticut Legislators are con-
sidcring the question of determining
what shall Ice legal ballots and how
they shall he furnished. One measure
proposes that the ballots of all parties
shall he printed and furnished by the
State. Another bill provides thdt.the
blank tickets shall be furnished by the
town clerk, and that each party do its
own printing. The laws in Massachu-
sets provide for ballots of "A uniform
size and style of type but distinctly al
lows the counting of any ballot that
shall be cast, whether it conforms to
the prescribed form and style or not.
The penalties for violation of the law
are confined to the person who shall
pcddlc ballots which are contrary to
the legal form.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-02-02

In the investigation of the Milwau
kee holocaust, the night clerk testified
that he had twenty five minutes time
between the discovery of the fire and
the time when he knew that the hotel
was doomed that he could have run
through every hall in the hotel and
alarmed every guest, but he had to at
tend to office duties, saving papers and
valuables, knowing the hotel safe to
bc useless in case of fire.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-02-02

"From the days of Madison till the
election of Garfield, it always happen
ed that the political party which car
ried majority of the house of repre-
sentatives in the middle of presiden-
tial term elected the president two
years afterward," says the New York
sun. From which it appears that the
sun claims the election of Tilden in
I--G
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-02-02
lDRESS GOODS.

A large stock of Black and
COlored Dress Goods, with
Pushes, Velvet and Trim
mings to match, at great re-
duction in prices.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-02-02
WEDDING STATIONERY.

We have added some choice Wedding Papers
Envelopes and Cards TO our stock, and with new
and beautiful script type, fit out wedding par
ties at short notice
Also nice calling cards, gilt-edged, put up in
leatherette boxes.
CALIFORNIAN OFFICE.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-02-02
CLOSING OUT
SALE
-AT-
z. c. Fletcher Zoos

Previous to our regular in
ventory we wish to reduce our
stock as low as possible. In
order to do so we offer our
entire stock at reduced prices.
Our stock is one of the largest
and most attractive in the
county.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-02-02
Day C00Ds DEPARIMENI,,

Is complete and contains
many bargains just received.
10000 yards Standard Prints,
best quality at 5 cents per
yard, Handkerchiefs, Kid
Gloves, Hosiery and Under
wear, Worsted Goods, Shawls
and Skirts, Ribbons and Laces,
Corsets, Lamps, Window
Shades, Wall Paper, Rugs,
Yarns of all kinds, full stock
of Housekeeping Goods in our
line, Carpets, Of every de-
scription.
National Republican., 1883-01-18
Court or AInhr,nn C1nims.

The court of commissioners of Alabama
claims held its first session for business yes-'
terday, the six months interval since its
organization, which the law requires as no.
tco to claimants, having expired on the four
teenth instant.
All three of the judges-Wclls, French, and
Harlan-were present, as was also Mr.. j. A.
j. Cresswell, counsel for the government.
During the last two weeks more than 6,000
claims have been fled and the dOckets of the
court are so blocked up that it will be a month
before all tho cases can even he entered. A
number of attorneys attended the session yes
terday, among them representatives of claim
ants in New York, Boston, and Portland, and
other northern seabOnrd cities.
After general discussion of methods of
procedure, the court announced that, for the
convenience of all concerned, cases repre-
sented by sanfe counsel would be grouped and
considered together or cOnsecutively; also
that, TO facilitate the progress of cases, the es-
tablshment of a gcneralfact such as the sail
ing of u confederate cruiser or the destruction
of Il vessel in one instance, would be sufficient
for all other cases pending in the court.
The case of Samuel Stevens had been set for
hearing to-day, but was passed because the
prosecution were not ready to proceed. This
is the fact in many of the cases, and the court
urged upon counsel the importance ofeXpedi-
tiOn, on account of the brief life given to this
tribunal by the law which created 1t. 1t has
been thus far impossible to classify the vast
aggregation of claims, but this will be done as
fast as the clerks are able to prepare the
| dOckets for the printer.
National Republican., 1883-01-18
Lncnl IieIns.

A meeting was held at Grace church, corner
of Ninth and ID streets southwest, last night,
and the question of filling the vacancy in the
pulpit of that church was referred to the YES
trymen, who will consider the subject, and
make report on Friday.
Yesterday evening some excitement was
created on | street, near First street north
west, by young lady who is subject to fits of
temporary insanity, running into the street,
and then into another house, and beginning
to demolsh the furniture. She was finally
taken back TO her house and placed in her
room.
Mary Smith, cOlored woman, was run over
by the public printers carriage yesterday and
hurt her foot. She was removed to her home,
40i Massachusetts, avenue northwest.
The body of Joseph Shindler, the German
from Baltimore who committed suicide at the
st. Charles hotel on Tuesday, was yesterday
viewed by tho coroner, who, after listening
| to the statements of those in the house, con-
cluded not to hold an inquest The body was
| taken TO Lees undertaking establishment.
Officer Breen yesterday arrested Daniel
Reid u colored man, for keeping a policy
shop. Reed left $50 for his appearance at
| police court this morning.
! w. i. Fernald, " gentleman from Virginia,
was taken to police headquarters last night to
be kept until this morning, when he will be
removed to the insane asylum. Fernald was
| formally revenue collector at Danville, and
| is a most intelligent man, having occupied
several responsible positions in his native
state. Recently, however, he has displayed
temporary fits of insanity, and although he is
not at any time violent, il was thought by
his friends to be expedient to have him placed
| in an asylum.