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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-07-20
The Haven Scandal.

An official address of six directors to
the stockholders of the Rutland rail
road company in relation to charges
against eXTreasurer Haven is pub
lished. They announce that Ravens
cash account is short to an amount not
less than So, 0G0, and possibly a larger
sum, which can only he determined by
thorough Investigation of all accounts
of the company for series of years,
which is now being made. 1t also ap-
pears that there has been Il large over
issue of stock, at one time amounting
according to the books to 1892 shares,
but the actual overissue apparently
outstanding is now 1891 shares An at
tachment has been placed upon the
property of Haven, and, it is hoped,
together with his bond, enough may
he secured to save the road from ulti-
mate loss. A temporary Injunction has
been obtained restraining any use or
transfer of overissued shares or bring
ing suit i'll regard to them until the
court adjudicateS as to the matter.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-07-20

top, starting a mass of rock down the
steep side, which widened and deep
ened as it pushed its huge bulk along
leaving a channel fifty or sixty feet
wide and about thirty feet deep. The
flood of water, carrying the huge mass
with all of the heavy forest with it,,
entered the stream about half a mile
above the Flume, cutting away both
sides of the stream in its course then
entering the Flume, swept away the
pine log lying across the top of the
high walls and the Great Boulder,
bearing it down stream about a thou
sand feet below its old resting place
beside the newly-cut channel. The
water was raised to the height of near
ly fifty feet in the Flume. After pass
ing the highest part of the Flume, it
spread to the right and left, taking
down nearly two acres of the heavy
forest. Every tree, large and small
was stripped of its limbs and bark and
broken into fragments. There must
have been more than 1000 feet of
timber, besides a large quantity of
small wood, swept down in the course
of nearly one and One-half miles. The
great bulk of the stone that was taken
down was lodged on the "apron," COW
ering more than twO-thirds of it with
huge blocks of stone many feet deep,
and cleaning Il new "apron" lower
down. Nearly all of the space from
the bridge up to the lower end of the
Flume is covered with stone and bro
ken timber. \ little south of this was
another slide, much larger than the one
described, but it did not reach the
Flume Brook. There was one also on
the east branch, about the same time,
as shown by the amount of green trees
that tloated down that stream for near
~ two hours.
Respecting the past location of the
boulder, the supposition is that it was
Lodged there by Il very large slide
which came down, many years ago,
above the Flume
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-07-20
State Medical Society.

The following papers are expected
at the annual meeting of the state
medical society at Montpelier, Oct.
10 and IL:
Physiology of the liver, DR.. S. S.
Clark.
Microscopic anatomy of the liver,
DR.. George DunsmOre.
Jaundice-causes and treatment,
DR.. o. w. Sherwin
CirrhOsis-causes, pathology and
treatment, DIR. ID. F. Rugg.
Blood stains, DR.. E. 5. Munger.
The knife and the plaster in cancer.
DR.. John b. Wheeler.
Observations upon the physiology.
pathology and treatment of diseases
of the pelvic organs, DIR. J. NJ. Currier.
Diphtheria, DIR. ii. X. Jones.
New method of lOcalizing bullets.
DR.. 5. j. Allen.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-07-20
Gov. Butler and the Lost Bills.

a few weeks ago two bills, which
had been passed by the Massachusetts
legislature and sent to Gov. Butler for
his signature, disappeared from the
executive office. The governor made a
great mystery of the matter, said they
must have been stolen, and plainly in
timated that somebody was in the habit
OF fumbling over his private desk
and drawers. Time passed on and
the bills were finally found. Gov. But
Ter Informed the speaker of the fact
and in doing so said: "Both of these
bills came to me from outside of the
state house, being found i'll the city.
do not at the present time feel at lib
erty to give any further information as
to when, how and where found. be
cause | am causing an inquiry to be
made. | feel certain, so far us | have
gone, that they were in some way
taken from the executive office, but bv
whom, how and when | cannot posi-
bly, tell" With this mysterious utter
ance the matter rested until the Boston
Journal traced the case out and pub
lished the fact which it had ascertained
beyond question, that the governor
took the bills i'll his private carriage
when driving to his hotel and careless
~ left them IN the carriage. where they
were found by the carriage washers.
After Il while their character was dis
covered and they were returned to the
governor and he was told when and
where and how they were found. The
Journal does not accuse Butler of lying,
but it uses some very emphatic italics
in pointing out the fact that he knew
the whole story of the loss and finding
of the bills when he coolly sent the leg
islature word that he was certain that
the bills were in some way taken from
the executive office, "but by whom,
how or when" he could not possibly
tell = BrattleborO PheniX.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-07-20

The statement signed by the direct
Ors of the Rutland road contains moth
ing new concerning the defalcatiOn of
| Treasurer Haven, but shows that they
have thorough confidence in Gov.
Page and desire his reelection as pres
ident. They publish with it state
ment of Accountant Mclaughlin, who
says that Ravens claim that his short
ago was caused by money paid Gov.
Page isn't supported by the books, and
HaVen's sworn statement that he had
exclusive control of the stock books
and that Gov. Page was ignorant of
the Over-issues. With this is publish
ed a column letter from Page. who re
views the Clement circular, says it was
inspired by malice, being an outgrowth
of the lOng-standing Clement-Page
fight, and that the insinuatiOns in it
are literally false. He says he regard
ed Wilbur'S beginning the examination
with the cash balance as very foolish
and opposed it, and that in fact it gave
Haven Il chance to make entries which
covered up his cash shortage, so that
Wilbur reported the cash all right
when in fact there was S3S 900 missing
He says that the large monthly bal
ances on which no interest has been
paid are all mOonshine that the road
only had Il monthly income of S2I 800
us the accountants well knew but the
accountants, who were hired from the
office of director of the Central Yer
mont road, cooked the figures to mis-
lead the stockholders and iniure him.
He points with pride to his past man
agement, saying he has brought the
road up i'll five years from staggering
under 100000 floating debt, with an
income of $4,000 Il year, to a place
where they can pay dividends, as Il
reason why the management shouldn't
be turned over to strangers. The meat
of the letter is contained in sentence
in which he SAYS that "the fact before
suspected has been proved, that at the
time of the purchase by the Clements
from Haven of the 3I70 shares of spu-
riOus stock for which they are seeking
to hold the company responsible, they
saw upon the transfer book the trans
fer by Mr.. Haven las an individual,
not as treasurer) to p. w. Clement,
which shows for itself in its margin
that no certificates of previously issued
stock were surrendered, and that the
transfer claimed was a mere manufac-
ture." The road has a suit pending to
compel the Clements to give up this
stock, and with such evidence the trial
is likely to be lively. He also says
that the bank pass-book was regular,
with the writing of five different bank
men on it, and that the injunction OBJ
tanned by the Clements to prevent the
directors
trolling the election was got up for
Safeguarding purposes solely, as the
directors couldn't have done such
thing. The letter also shows that
when the scandal was fresh Page and
Clement agreed to fix things up by
electing Il joint board of directors,
Clement choosing five and Page four,
but that Clement refused to live up to
the trade, since which time the fight
has gone on, tooth and nail.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-07-20

The Ely Mining company has paid
one-third of the amount due as wages
for the months of May and June. The
company as at present organized will
not resume work, and the mines will
probably be idle the balance of the
year, if not longer. Gov. Barstow was
at Ely last week. Considerable criti-
cism has been made respecting his
action in calling out the militia during
the recent disturbances, and it is sup
posed the object of his visit was to
satisfy himself by a personal investi-
cation that the necessity of interfer-
ence had not been Overestimated. Be
fore leaving, he expressed himself as
feeling perfectly justified in taking the
course he did.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-07-20
The Rutland Railroad.
HOW THE BOOKS WERE KEPT AN
WHAT THE INVESTIGATION SHOWS.

HOW THE BOOKS WERE KEPT AND
WHAT THE INVESTIGATION SHOWS.
Expert Horace B. Wilbur, auditor of
the Union Pacific railroad osampanv,
has reported on his examination of the
books of the Rutland railroad, made
since Treasurer J. NJ. Haven's defalca-
ton. He shows the crooked perform
ances on Ravens part and business
methods of President Page that loudly
call for an explanation. The treasurer
kept no cash book, but memoranda
running a month or more and posted
! from these to his ledger. The monthly
cash balance for the four years covered
averaged about $4,000, and the books
were so kept, especially the check
books of the Rutland bank,-of which
Page is president,-wheret the road did
business, that he could not tell who
had had the money, and could not find
that the road had ever had interest for
| it. He proposed to begin his examina-
| ton by counting the money on deposit
and III the drawer. Page insisted that
he should find what the balance ought
to be and let him supply it, and only
yielded the point when satisfied that
Wilbur wouldn't make that kind of an
examination. Haven told Wilbur there
never had been pass book with the
Rutland bank. Page told him there
was a pass-book, and in an hour
brought him in one containing about a
years work, irregularly balanced,
which Wilbur says he believes to have
been made up in the time after he left
Page, it being all in fresh ink. The
report also shows the Overissue of stock
by Haven as heretofore published and
a general shiftlessness of management
that if not dishonest was inexcusably
negligent. The failure to find any in
! terest paid on the monthly balances of
the company for the last years will
make a strong impression on people
who remember the stress of weather
through which Page has carried the
Howe scale works in that time, and the
panicky stories aflOat at various times
about Pages own financial condition
and that of his bank. 1t hardly seems
possible that he should retain control
of the road another year, even if the
investigation goes no further.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-07-20
? CENTS PER YARD.

These Ginghams were formerly sold at
II cents per yard, but to close them at
once we make the above generous offer.
500 Pieces Print, all of the best quail
ity, at ) cents per yard.
This is the last lot of these prints we
shall have this season.
20 Pieces All Wool Cashmeres at 3Sc
per yard.
20 Pieces French All Wool FouIes at
ID cents per yard.
We have made special prices in these
two lots of dress goods to close them
quick. They are all new goods pur-
chased during the past thirty days.
500 pairs Ladies' Hose, all colors at SC
per pair.
500 pairs of Ladies' Hose, - d" Toe
per pair.
2J boz. Ladies' Gauze Vests at IJc
each.
This is the greatest bargain of the
season
The very best Ladies' and Misses
Rubber Circulars for $1.OO.
all sizes, ever offered in this state.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-07-20
Tom Thumb Dead.

Charles Haywood Stratton, better
Thumb, died at his house in Marlboro,
Mass, Sunday, of apoplexy. He had
been slightly indisposed for few DAYS
but nothing serious was anticipated.
He was born at Bridgeport, Ct, Janu-
AIRY 4, 1893. At the age of II he en-
tered the service of p. T. Barnum and
has been before the public ever since.
He leaves a widow, who has been on
the stage with him since their marriage
in IS63
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-07-20

Herdic, whose name is becoming as
general as Hanson or Hackney, was a
New York Yankee who moved to Will
Transport, Pa, and proceeded to ex-
tend and embellish that town, and
soon became, for his pains, the most
hated man in it. The old burghers
fought him at every step and rejoiced
at his ruin, whereupon they would have
died of inanity but for Mr.. Vanderbilt
building a coal railroad near them.
Herdic, however, went to other cities
and buckled with the hack problem,
and his reputation is national.-[New
York Tribune.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-07-20

New York fruit dealers are beginning
to express considerable concern at the
success of the experiment of shipping
fruits from New Jersey to Boston by
express fruit trains. The New York
dealers admit that this is working to
their detriment, for the shippers obtain
better prices in Boston than they could
in New York, and the consequence is
that the latter city is not being well
supplied and the prices range high
Recently large quantities of strawber-
ries have been shipped to Boston, and
now currants by the ton are arriving
in Boston from the same locality.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-07-20

American pork has been excluded
from Germany on account of trichina.
and now the Bundesrath cOntemplates
banning lard on account of adultera-
ton.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-07-20
T.C.FLETCHER & CO..
closing-out Sale !

As special attraction for July and
August, we offer $50 pieces Bates, Ian
caster and other standard Ginghams
at the low price of
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-07-20
NEW GLOVES,
NEW GLOVES,
BEST STOCK IN TOWN.

We shall make some very close
prices i'll our Carpet and Crockcry De-
partments, us the most active seasons
trade we have had in years, and
to further increase our sales during
July and August, we think it best to
make such actual and substantial re
ductiOns in prices as will induce our
customers to purchase (; also, having
bought i'll larger qantities and at
lower prices, we can offer greater bar
gains for the next sixty days than ever
known in this section.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-07-20
A Beautiful Outing Place in
Vermont.

The newspaper men of the state
did wisely, the Brattleboro Phenix
thinks, in fixing upon Memphremagog
lake as the place for their annual out
ing this year. No resort in New
England offers greater natural attrac-
lions than does this beautiful lake and
its surrounding country. The lake
itself is thirty miles long and of an
average width of some two miles, and
lies for the greater part of its length
in Queen Nictoria's dominions. At
the head of the lake, in the thriving
and attractive village of Newport, is
the Memphremagog House, which
ranks among the best and most com
mOdious of New England summer ho-
tells, its broad piazzas looking out
upon the lake and its handsome ap-
pointments offering every desirable
attraction for the summer guest. A
staunch little Clyde-built steamer
plies upon the lake, making the trip
to Magog, at the Canada end of the
lake. either once or twice daily, as
the season demands. No fresh water
sail in New England waters within
our knowledge compares with this in
oVduIN anu variety Ol scene. ndlI
way up the lake, on the western shore,
is the famous "Owl's Head" grand
old mountain rising straight up from
the shore of the lake to a height of
$500 feet. An excellent hotel stands
at its foot, and the climb up its rug
ged sides has Il rare attraction for
those whose native energy impels
them to the task. The view from the
summit is one of remarkable breadth
and grandeur. As the boat approach
es the northern end of the lake, Mount
Oxford, the highest land in the Cana
das, looms up i'll the near distance,
while the shores on either side present
an uninterrupted series of natural
attractions. We hope the knights of
the quill, after their visit there, will
succeed in ettectually calling the at
tention of our Vermont people to
this delightful spot within their own
borders, the attractions of which are
quite too little known. And no harm
will be done if they find out, also,
that ut Lake WillOughby, few miles
this side of Mcmphremagog, there is
one of the most romantic and entic-
ing spots which the country holds.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-07-20

The voting for senator in the New
Hampshire Legislature is without any
satisfactory result. Rollins is out of
the race, and Briggs has withdrawn
his name. The ballot ON Wednesday
showed ~ for William f. Chandler,
Tappan -. MarSton y, Stevens 26
Only one vote was east for Briggs. and
his strength was scattered among Tap
pan, Chandler, Patterson and Stevens,
the most of it going to the laSt-named.
As momparrd with Tuesdays vote, Mr..
Chandler gained ., Mr.. Tappan ;, Mr..
Stevens H., and Mr.. MarstOn /.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-07-20
ST. cyOmsburp (alrdunian.

Popular tradition has awarded Lake
George 365 islands, but the recent
survey has reduced the number to 300,
many of which are so small that there
is hardly room for a house. Portland
harbor, or CascO bay, according to
tradition, also has 365 islands, or one
for every day in the year, but actual
count decreases the number in as
great proportion as Lake George
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-07-20

ID. VI. Camp of the Newport Express
made the ascent of Owls Head noun
tain on the recent press excursion, and
he says i'll his paper that the path is
just as steep as it was twenty five
years ago, when he last assembled it,
Whether it is two or two and a quarter
miles, he is of the opinion that it is
far enough. If he waits another quar-
ter century before he again climbs the
mountain, the ascent will not be neces-
sary to make him feel kinship with
Mathuselah.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-07-20

in entirely new styles.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-08-17
ClRsiRakii haGz-irer

Iteomes to this Ofkcs with goOd Au-
thority that since the initiation Of the
telegraph strike a hireling, under the
guise of friendship and loyalty, has
acted the part Of a SPY in the Brother
hood, aud daily made reports to the
detective and managers Of the West
ern Union company.
Through him the company has been
informed of all the secrets and DELHI
erations of the Brotherhood, and he
has even gone so far as to make known
the oath and obligations Of the order,
and to give his initiation card into the
hands of the detective. This was
shown to the reporter, to whom the
pass werd to the meetings Of the
Brotherhood was also given. As
stated to the reporter and acknowl-
edged by a staunch and true member
of the Brotherhood, it is Peace and
Prosperity" the word Peace" to be
given at the first door and the second
after the rap, which corresponds to
the letter "R"-a dot, space and two
dots, thus: 49,, in the Morse alpha.
bet-has been acknowled at the sec
Ond door. Detective Norris refuses
to give the name of the informer; but
sufficient is known to establish his
identity.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-08-17
Another BeIIed Bunnara.
Messy CREEK, TENN

Messy CREEK, Tenn, |
August 4, 1888. J
To the Editor of the Morristown Gazette;
As items Of interest have been at
rather a low ebb in Messy Greek and
surrounding vicinity in the recent
past, aud now that a thing Of modern
historical interest has made its debut
among the hills aud valleys Of Jeffer-
son, relate, that your many inter
ested readers may become wise"
This morning | was sitting in the
front yard at home reading when my
attention was attracted by the slight
ringing of a bell. My first impression
was that a sheep dEoVer was approach
ing with his fOCk-foE sheep travellers
are quite numerous In this locality
but on looking around discovered
there was no sheep near, and by that
time the ringing Of the bell was more
audible, aud, upon casting my eyes up
ward, readily observed the long read
OF "belled buzzard." The mules had
killed small pig a few days since
probably, 100 yards from where | wa
sitting, and this morning the buzzardI
began to assemble around the carcass
The belled buzzard few around il
hearing, from five to ten minutes, sew
eral times sailing in fifty or sixty fee
of me. The bell was a small siEet
sheep bell, with clear and distinc
ring When the buzzard was sailinI
the bell made but slight noise, though
when it would flap its wings, it could
be as plainly heard as if it had beer
upon CRYING stock. Other member
OF The family are witnesses to the abov
statement. | would like to inquire
Mr.. editor, where this belled buzzart
first made bis appearance, and in wha
States he has been seep2 The FIRST
ever remember to have read Of hin
was in Kentucky, about 1875 or '7t
Since that time l have nosiced &C
counts OF him in North aud S0ut
Carolina and Virginia. So ! would lik
to have his real history. Yours yer
respectfully.
REESE L. WATKINS.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-08-17

q moment it viii have any perteptible
effect in changing the dress OF the
women. The fair sex generally man
age to have their own way, even in
Turkey, where they are supposed to
be held in such subsection, and | still
expect to see neatly shod feet and
transparent wells whenever | find my.
self at any of the favorite resorts Of
the Turkish ladies. 1t is the wives
and favorites of the wealthy class that
have gone in to such an extent for
dress "a Ia Franka," and
with these ladies' the police will
not dare to interfere. Not so long
ago the Turkish ladies were forbidden
to appear in Pers, but the streets of
that suburb are now more crowded
than ever with their carriages, especi>
ally on Friday, when block occasion
ally occurs that would not disgrace
fashionable promenade in London or
New York as far as duration is con-
cerned. The Sweet Waters" the
lovely valley of the Golden Horn"
was also interdicted at one time, but
the Turkish ladies soon managed to
render the prohibition a dead letter,
and during the past spring the MUS
sulman women appeared there in
greater force than ever, wandering
about among the Heterogeneous crowd
Of sight seers with the utmost tree
dom.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-08-17

Henry NJ. Stanley, the distinguished
African explorer, is, it is reported, to
be elevated to the throne of the Congo
kingdom. His promotion is deserved
aud the Congonese are to be congrat>
ulated upon having made so admirable
a choice. Reporters have distinguished
themselves 10 all the walks of life.
Dickens in his early days sketched
the debates in Parliament and in his
tramps around London found the
characters in nearly all his famous
novels. A knight of the pencil lived
to become Lord Chancellor Of Eng
land. 1t was only this week that an
obscure reporter on Buffalo newspa>
per captured the richest widow in the
city, million dollar palace aud a big
slice Of national debt. Stanley, how
ever, is, we believe, the first reporter
who has attained to the purple of roy
atty. His ascension is an event IN the
worlds history. The majority Of
thrones are founded on an ocean Of
blood His throne has for its base a
small sea of ink and printing press.
King Humbert, Of italy, who lately
wanted to be reporter, may now
feast himself on the spectacle of re-
porter turning king.--[Cbicago News.