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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-07-13
The VerSllire Trouble.
AFTER. THE-BATTLE VIEWS.

If properly considered, the interfer-
ence of the state militia in the trouble
between the miners and their employ.
ers at Ely was really in the interest,
of the rioters themselves. Not only
were they happily prevented from com.
uniting acts of violence and blOOdshed
but their chances of getting their back
pay were greatly improved. The ring
leaders who are under arrest will prob
ably get off with light punishment, fol
there is much proper sympathy with
the miners. But in spite of these fact.
the action of Governor Barstow was
vigorously denounced by the delegates
to the Central Labor union. Hanging
is what they think the governor and
the militiamen deserve. If these meu
would only reflect Il little, they would
quickly see that if the state had moi
lntcrfered, it is entirely likely that
hanging would have been the fate OF
some of the angry miners New York
Tribune.
The Vermont riots have been of the
more eXcusable kind, and the outcome
is altogether fortunate. With failing
company so much in debt to IA lot OF
rough men violence of some kind was
almost Il matter of course, at least there
was actual hunger in the case, and
then the rioting seems to have been
directed wholly against the concern
involved. At first sight it seems ridic-
ulo Is to send half regiment of sol
dierS to make some arrests which IA
score of city policemen would have
accomplished alone, but the policemen
were not at hand, and the strong force
prevented possible bloodshed by max
ing resistance plainly impossible. OF
course the women and children will be
cared for, and it is to be hoped that
to pay every cent of the debt. The
rings on +. Dude Ely Goddard's fingers
would amount To something handsome
if sold-and it is worth while to re
mark that if he had been differently
constituted, or if Smith Ely had at
tended to business instead of encour-
aging the grandson in idiocy, the
trouble would probably have been
avoided.-LSpringfield Republican.
Vermont soldiers, since the event
full night when a few men led by
Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold
captured old Fort TicOnderoga by
surprise, have done many creditable
and courageous things, but the re-
cent achievement of five companies
of soldiers at Nershire will hardly
take high rank among them. 1t is
true there was a serious state of affairs
there. Several hundred women and
children were on the verge of starva-
ton because their husbands and faith
ers could not obtain payment of wages
due. There had been threats of vio-
lence, but no man of those who had
them had been hurt or was
likely to be hurt. Half-a-dozen Bos-
ton policemen, judiciously handled,
could have maintained order there
without drawing a club. But there
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-07-13

As was expected, the address of
Charles Francis Adams at the Harvard
commencement has awakened much
thought and discussion. and is a
prominent subject of conversation
among educated people and those
who, while not literally educated.
have given much thought To the theo-
~ of education that prevails in our
colleges. His views are generally ap-
proved, and there are many who
might he supposed to regard them
with disfavor who give them a cordial
endorsement. Among those whose
views have been expressed are the
presidents of three of the leading
colleges.
President Eliot of Harvard is in
sympathy with Mr.. Adams. Mr.. Ell
lot says that the proposition to ad-
nit of an election between Greek and
the modern languages is a judicious
one. He says he proposed it ten years
ago to the academy council of Har-
ward, but it then obtained the votes
of only one-fourth of all of the
professors. those of the scientific and
medical schools included Since 1873
lac thinks there has been some change
of opinion upon the subject, but he
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-07-13

national conventions next year, and
the Courier-JOurnal urges the fact, as
an argument, that ave have here stored
in bonded warehouses thousands OF
barrels of liquid enthusiasm, just rip
ening for the campaign of 1884"
The Massachusetts people are begin
ming to count months to the next state
election. Butler is a thorn not easily
removed.
1t must have been hot in Boston on
Friday. The Traveller says sit was
seven degrees hotter than in New York
and at least three degrees hotter than
the other place"
The toy pistol must go. The New
Hampshire Legislature has passed &
bill prohibiting its sale.
Judge Hoadley opened the campaign
in Ohio Saturday night.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-07-13
The Fire Record,

The underwriters are quite well sat
isfied with the fire record of the
Fourth. There were but few fires of
any account and no great cOnfagra-
tiOns. The large cities seem to have
been remarkably fortunate in this re-
spect. The fire record for the month
of June was also quite satisfactory.
not having been IA very serious one
either in the number of fires or aggre-
gate loss. Not counting great num-
Der of small fires, there were lib in
vOlving a loss in each case of so.
and over, and a total loss of - $50, 900.
Adding the losses by the smaller fires
and the total would be brought up to
about S5,900,0OO. The aggregate
loss in June, 1882, was SCOOP ,9O5 :
1881, 5000, 300 1880, 5000, 800 :;
1879, S4,94l 400 1877, exclusive of
the st. John fire, which was over 500
O00,000), S7,000,000 F.; 1876, 5000, 800 :;
1875, $685., 900. The losses that oc-
CURED in the United States and
Canada are included in these figures.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-07-13
The Lightming's Work in Ver-
mont.

Two hundred panes of glass were
broken in a factory ut Woodstock
The house of l.. o. Leonard of Wood
bury was struck and entirely con
sumed.
A house beloning to John Smith OF
RObbinstOn was struck and partially
destroyed. The family had a narrow
escape.
Alonzo Perry's three young horses,
valued at five hundred dollars, while
feeding together in the pasture at
Chester, were killed.
Hilton's hotel building at Lowell
lake was struck by lightning and
burned. Two men were partially
stunned by the shock.
The severest storm that has visited
Stowe for thirty years. last week, car
ried away bridges and did $1,000 dam
age to roads and crops.
The lightning struck the spire of the
Catholic church in Ludlow, doing con-
siderable damage. The lightning
struck the same spire about year ago.
The most destructive tornado that
ever visited Brattleboro, accompanied
by thunder and lightning, was ex-
perienced there on the Fourth. I'm
mense damage was done to crops.
A barn at Hartford, owned by j. @.
Chandler, containing fifteen tons of
hay, was struck by lightning and
burned, and a dwelling house at Nor
wich was struck about the same time
and the inmates stunned.
The barns on Josiah 5. Kenerson's
jersey Queen stock farm at McIndOe's
were struck, killing four hogs. The
entire herd of Jerseys had just been
turned out of the barns. The damage
was some $3.50; covered by insurance.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-07-13

would have been no eclat in that, so a
midnight march was planned, the
little sleeping village was surrounded
and surprised, and dozen hungry
men walked up to find themselves un-
der arrest as leaders of a mob that
had disturbed the peace by demanding
pay that they might feed their half
starved families. They were fastened
off to the county Jail, and their fami-
lies are left to be supported by the
town or to starve. If the state had
given to the hungry families of the
miners the money this military eXpe-
dition has cost, quiet would have been
secured and much suffering prevent
ed, though the soldiers would not
have had this rare opportunity to
achieve distinction, and the feat OF
Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold
would not have been rivalled by the
Bradford Guards.- Boston Traveller
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-07-13
Public Opinion.
THE DISGRACE OF JOURNALISM.

THE DISGRACE OF JOURNALISM.
Suppose it a scandal to be true,
what good can come to anybody by its
publication Surely the dozen or more
families whose names have been
dragged into the scandal will be panied
and mortified. If they are wrong
doors they will not, in all probability.
be led to do better. Certainly such
pOrtrayals will not tend to elevate the
standard of public or private morals or
the public taste. On the contrary, the
publication of such immoral revela-
lions is demOralizing i'll the extreme.
The vilest literature cannot be so det-
rimental because such productions are
kept out of decent homes. A great
many persons who abhor this class of
scandals when repeated by person to
person do not seem to object so strenu-
Ously when they appear in the columns
of Il newspaper. Is this because they
have come to regard the pubHca-
ton of such matter as IA necessary evil
which cannot be left out of newspa-
pers The person who should relate
i'll a respectable family circle such Cos
sip as has been published in influential
papers would have the doors closed
against him thereafter as one unfit to
mingle with Il family in which good
morals are held to be essential. Why,
then, should ii newspaper which makes
it prominent feature to print such i'm
moral and disgusting sensations be
treated with more consideration
Why taboo the person and receive and
encourage the thingP is largely the
fault of the decent patrons of papers
that publishers devote their columns to
such Objectionable matter. When
good people make newspaper managers
understand that they will not patronize
journals which publish impure sensa-
tions, there will be a change for the
better Boston Journal.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-07-13
ST. c5umsbmp Galedunian.

Thirty-siN years ago there was a
similar disturbance and threatened
breach of the peace to that at Vershire
last week, but did not equal the latter in
magnitude and possible results. 1t
was during the building of the Central
Vermont railroad through the town of
Irish laborcrs had sprung up, one
known as Cork and the other as Dub
lin. There was some trouble about
their pay. and it is said that they never
received it. A riot was the result, the
militia was called, some of the leaders
were arrested, others took to the woods,
and the tranquility of peace was re-
stared
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-07-13
The FOrepaugh show.

"There never was such show" r.
what the Philadelphia Times recently
said of Forepaugh's great show, which
comes here on Monday, July 30, and
concludes an extended notice as fol-
lows: although the great show OF
Forepaugh has without doubt the
largest paviliOns in any similar exhi-
bitiOn on the continent, it was far too
small to accommodate the immense
crowds that thrOnged for admittance.
The great canvas has seating capac-
ity of $4,000 persons, and yet thou
sands were turned away for want of
room. There never was such another
circus boom in this city. All Philadel-
phia was out, and a large portion of
the surrounding country, for they came
into the city from every direction.
Forepaugh is the champion amusement
caterer before the public, and never
has anything that is not first-class."
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-07-13
General News.
Robert Bonner owns 10 horses.

Robert Bonner owns 10 horses.
There are eleven states in which
women can vote for school directors.
Georgia has nearly $4,000, 900 in
vested in factories, which give employ
ment to nearly Is, 900 employees.
1t is now estimated that one hundred
and fifty persons were drowned by the
sinking of the steamer Daphne on the
Clyde.
The legislature of Alabama has just
passed a law that physiology and by
giene shall be taught in the schools of
the state.
Of the 35,OOO,OOO trade dollars
coined probably between 100000
and 5,0OO,O 900 are in circulation in the
United States at the present time.
The city of Portland celebrated
Thursday the 25Oth anniversary of the
settlement of the place, and raised a
monument to George Cleeves, the
founder of the city.
Jacob NJ. Davis of Philadelphia has
fallen in love with the wife of his youth
and REMARKED her after eleven years
of divorced separation. They were
nineteen and sixteen when married and
lived together nineteen years.
Walter Allen, of the Boston Adver-
tiser editorial staff, has been elected
editor of the Portland Daily Press at Il
salary of $500 per year. Mr.. Allen
has for long time been Washington
correspondent of the Advertiser.
Mrs. Wolfhart of Brooklyn secured a
verdict of 5000 against Charles A.
Beckart, a druggist, who sold her hus-
band bottle of "Black Drops which
caused his death The mixture was
poisonous, but was not so labelled.
The arguments for habeas corpus
in the case of Roger Amero, charged
with the murder of Mrs. Carlton at
| WatertOwn, were concluded before the
supreme court at Halifax, n. s., last
Wednesday, and decision was reserved
Fourteen graduates of Williams
college have sent protest to the trus-
tees of Williams college, against the
way free trade is taught by Prof Perry
They especially object to having the
Golden Club prize awarded at Will
liams.
The Pope is suffering from rheuma-
tism, partly brought about by the ca
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Som t'" om+ y f.o tI,a Wnt;s 'n,S aT"l
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France and Ireland.
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'l's view
An alligator was captured in Mill
river, at New Haven, Conn, Friday
night near the Yale university boat
house' ~ Is S'lu 10 DE tlle ohiy i've
S"Iihl Ill tne STATE ana Is supposed to
n''Ne ToiIt from Ille So''lii Ill lui'l II
T' 1's0i I vac 'l'leo anu nan nee
'onS' anu liaIi oecii seen SeNer"i ViiiieS
'0o'"'iS III ''o 'i'iil'S'
Archbishop Purcell, who died neal
Cincinnati, on the 4th, was born AT
MallOw, Ireland, February 26, 1900
was educated at Emmitsburg, Md, and
at Paris, where he entered the Catholic
priesthood III 1870. From lS29 to lo;S
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-07-13

Among the passengers on the Aus
trian bark Lea, recently arrived at
Brooklyn from Cape Town, was a
Madras Cody who kept her face con-
cealed as much as possible from the
public. On each middle toe was a
silver ring. Fastened to one side of
her nose was a gold button, which
looked as if it might have been put in
like a stud. On the other side was a
gold button of the same size with a
ruby in the center, surrounded by
spikes of gold tipped with pearls. The
ear-lObes were decorated with large
gold rings. Smaller rings were above
them, both being surmOunted with
gold shafts run through the shell of the
ears and terminating on either side in
a gold knob. A chain of gold disks,
each little larger than our s. gold
pieces, hung from her neck.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-07-13
Editorial Notes.

Williams college does a noteworthy
thing this year in not comforting the
degrees of ID. d. and LII. ID.
Louisville, KY, wants one of the
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-07-13
NEW GLOVES,
NEW GLOVES,
BEST STOCK IN TOWN.

We shall make some very close
prices i'll our Carpet and Crockery De-
partments, as 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-
auctions in prices us will induce our
customers to purchase 4; also, having
bought in larger qamtities 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, 1883-07-13
CENTS PER YARD.

These Ginghams were formerly sold at
- cents per yard, but to close them mt
once we make the above generous offer.
500 Pieces Print, all of the best quail
ity, mt cents per yard.
This is the last lot of these prints we
shall have this season.
20 Pieces All Wool Cashmeres mt 3Sc
per yard.
20 Pieces French All Wool Foules 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 ut SC
per pair.
500 pairs of Ladies' Hose, " " Zoe
per pair.
25 boz. Ladies' Gauze Vests at I5c
each.
This is the greatest bargain of the
season
The very best Ladies' and Misses
Rubber Circulars for $1.00,
all sizes, ever offered in this state.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-07-13
T.C.FLETCHER CO.,
Closing-o 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
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Riot AT Ely.

THREE HUNDRED STRIKING MINERS
THREATEN TO DESTROY THE TOWN
THEY DEMAND WAGES DUE THEM
THE MILITIA CALLED OUT, THE RIOT
Frs SURPRISED, THE RING-LEADERs
ARRESTED, AND TROUBLE AVERTED.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-07-13

in entirely new styles.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-14
GENERAL NOTES.

The latest statistics show that civil or nom
religious funerals increasing In Paris In 1851 no
proportion OF such funerals 80 the total number was 10
per cent; in ss2 th, proportion had risen 20 81 per
cent; and In February OF this year It was - per cent
An amusing story is told about the ordlna-
tor, OF a young En- glish clergyman. whose name wa5
Saer Nature had gifted him with hair which was tho
reddest Of ;he red Feeling that in tho solemn ceremo-
MIA OF his ordination this red hair might be the cause OF
rreverent mIth especially the ritual prescribes that
the bishop should touch IT, he determined to dye 1t black
for the occasion which he did The bishop atteT"ari
expostullted with the haQlcss Saltcr ana auegel
against him the authority o. mo ruoric IN INC Fra'er
Book which says: The Psalter must DC 'ead III mo
churches"
Once in a while a dishonest man shows the
sincerity Of his reformation in something more tangoo
than words In quincy, IL, II few years ago, man
occurring position OF trust stole $4,000 and de-
camped TO Mexico According TO the popular belief his
I'll gotten wealth ought 20 have brought nothing but
disaster to HIM but the contrary, the investments
that he made brought to him Il handsome fortune AZ
he now had plenty Of money his conscience impeiet
him tO.restOre the money which he had stolen lie 40
sos and having competence, viii probably be strictly
honest IN the future.
The tramp has always been abroad and
doubles. always will be- Here is a record OF him IN
the time OF Henry VIII: own. Payne whipped
a. a vagraunt strong begger at Chester. IN the
city of Chester, according 10 the law, thel3h aAy
OF Febry in the Goth yero OF the reign OF our
most bred ene Lord H. sc eight, was assigned 10
passe forthwith. and directly, from thens TO Chppen
Warren IN the Co OF northampton, where he says that
he was borne. and he "a ymttyd 10 be there within 10
daycz then ueXt ensuing at his peL witnez TIE sea
Of oyC of the marathe o the elite Aforesaid dAI
place where he was pOnysshed Is herunto sett"
DR.. Mary Howard, an American woman doc
tor creating quite stir In social lie in China SIS
attended tho mother " Prince L. Hung Chang. and al
though she did her life. she showed so muca
ski. that she called IN 20 treat the wife OF the great
Minister From all parts OF North China letters from
the OF mandarins and high officials are pouring IN
enteating her como To them OF 70 send other
wise women from America" Eastern women OF rank
die with diseases ahcr than submit % opera
tioas performed 10y male surgeons An American phy-
slcan who spent time IN Turkey was called IN -
presor be- for the the Bcy IN with typhoid fever
The patient wholly covered with sheet IN which
one hole was large enough for him 10 put his nngti
I'm TO feel her pulse, and another through which tho
thrust her tongue Dr. Howard has been loaded nor
only with fees by her grateful PATIENTS but jewery FUR
nture and priceless curos enough To stock brc-dDrao
warehouse. Go East. young women, 90 Ea-t!
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-14

of 1883 actually made no effort to revise INC
tax laws.
pIopl, eleven apnroves of the submission to
the people of the Free Canal Anlenuliei''.
But the Democracy in the LEGISLATURE %
1883 showed its lack of interest III the WEI
fare of the canals by ncglecting to pass tne
important bill providing for improving tnc
canal locks
Plank twelve is aimed principally at the
convict labor system. But Democracy III the
Legislature of 1883 shirked the question III
the most cowardly manner. bill aboISilihE
the system was passed in the Assembly anu
then was permitted to die in the senate
Plank thirteen avows the fidelity OF the Democ-
racy "to those tcnets of economy, simplicity ana
prospect for the liberty Of the individual Whch
"cbaracterized the administration OF Govern
"meut in the primitive days Of the Republic.
We have already shown that Democracy III
tbo LEGISLATURE of 1883, because OF Their
wanton disregard of the claims of economy anu
simplicity, found it necessary to raise 'he ."A
rate from , 4j-100 mills to 21-lOO NILS.
Its respect for the liberty Of the lndlVidill
was equally as marked. When the ques-
ton on the adoption of the re-
port of the Conference Committee Oh
the App0rtionment bill - one OF lhe n'oS'
momcntous measures of the scSSlon-WaS an
nouuced it placed a gag III the mouth o. every
member of the minority, adopting the report
without permitting word of debate lhere
Won have the liberty of the individual with
Il vengeance.
Thus you see, General, that ten out OF the
thirteen plinks of your Platform have been
dcspitcfully treated, have been dashed TO
pieces like pottcrs vessel by prominent mem
bers of your own party. We assume tiat
Won and your fellow committeeman prepared
the Platform in good faith. II Our assumption
be correct, what do You propose to DO anou' 1t
now that Won find that the chosen repre-
scntatives of the Democracy, honorable Senators
and A,scmblymcn, regard your work with con-
tempt? The least you can do a it seems to rs
is To- addrcs, vigorous letter 10 the Democratic
State Committee, insisting that the majority III
the last Legislature forthwith he read out Oh
Il,