St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-05-11

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st. Johnsbury, VI. Friday. May II. 1888.
The Scott liquor law of Ohio, the
provisions of which were explained i'll
an article in the last CdIedOnidR, was
decided to bc unconstitutional by a
Justice at Steubenville Monday. a
saloon keeper had been arrested for
selling liquor without the consent of
the landlord His defence was that
the law was unconstitutional because
it impaired existing contracts. The
Justice gave an opinion that the law
was unconstitutional. because the tax
was unequal and impaired existing con-
tracts.
Reports from the lumber regions of
Aroostook. Me. show that the spruce
trees are dying at fearful rate. There
arcno worms at work on the trees, rs far
rs can Ice asccrtaiued, and the cause of
their decay is a mystery. One lumber
man suggests that the trees are dying
from old age. The tops of the dead
spruce have a reddish color, and look
rs though they had been scorched with
fire. There are Il number of townships
on which it is estimated that three
iourths of the spruce is dead. The loss
To owners of the land will he very
heavy from this cause.
The dramatic festival at Cincinnati
closed Saturday night. The entertain
mcut~ throughout the week were given
bv the May Festival association, OF
which Theodore Thomas is leader.
The stars have been Mary Anderson,
Clara Morris, Marie Wainwright, Mile
Rhra. James Murdoch, Lawrence Bar
rctt. John Mccullough and Nat. Good
win. 1t held for eight nights and the
audiences aggregated 10000, and
the receipts exceeded the expenses
The entertainments were given il
Music hall, a magnificent auditorium
one "' tue "'G'S' anu "'N' mans '"'
"r''l'a''' P"II'"o'S III '"iS country
The grand jury have returned an in
Jirtr,nt fo, murder AGAINST CONGRESS
,,,,, Phil r TLnuuus,n .Ir of Ken
turL,. for shooting Walter II. Davis
Tn. Indictment creates SUNRISE. al
though it is generally approved. Tn,
defendant and his friends expected i
would he for manslaughter. 1t is ex
pcctrd the prisoners father. one of TIN
ablrst LAWYERS in Kentucky. will h
one of the counsel for his son. Tn
sentiment i growing that the killing q
Davis is To he classed us assassination
1t is said that Davis is the sixth MAJ
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The readers of the Boston JOnrna
are familiar with the Rambling Talks
of Mary +. Blake ON. +. b.. Some q
her sketches which appeared in tn
journal last year have been puhliShc
in a neat little volume, from the pres
of Lee y shepard, Boston, hearing til
suggestive title of ''On the Wing
Rambling Notes of Il Trip to the PacIi
ic." The volume has reached Secon
edition. The author claims for he
sketches only bird'S-eyc views of tn
scenes she Witnessed and the expert
cnccs with which she met but as sue
they will he found profitable and in
structivc reading to those who eXpe,
to turn their eyes towards the settin
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The 81. Adams Iron and Steel work
have. been declared iusolyent. I'll
schedule filed in the court of iusolvel
ry shows Liabilities amounting to S5Ol
aGg.g-. with assets argrcgating S497
G2G.5-. \ first meeting of creditors
called for MAY II. when an assign,
will Ice chosen. Bradstrect's report
state that the works have not bee
running for over month past. as the
working could not be made protitabl
in view of the prospective changes
the tariff. The company was incorp,
rated with capital of 5000 900, tw,
thirds of which was held 10y citizens
st. Adams. 1t did good business {,
several Years. had extensive work