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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-02-21

The Prudential Committee of the
American Board of Missions felt justi
ned IN taking formal vote at its last
meeting, to build the new missionary
am-ship Morning Star" as S25, 900
have already been pledged, and con-
tributious are coming i'll cheerfully.
About $4,000 will be needed to equip
the vessel fully, and the children in the
Sunday schools of this country are
bound To raise that amount.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-02-21

Judge Poland has introduced Il bill
in the house of representatives. which
has been referred to the committee ON
the Judiciary, relating to the qualiiica-
ton of voters in the territories of Utah
thi, clause: mo person so long as he
continues TO be member of the sect
denuminatcd as the church of Jesus
Christ of the Latter Day Saints and
adheres to the same, shall he entitled
to vote at any election held in either
of said territories, or he eligible for
election or appointment to, or be enti-
tied to hold any office or place of public
trust" etc.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-02-21

The CdiedORidn in one paragraph is
surprised that Mr.. Billings should wish
to go back TO annual elections, cOnsid-
cring such a step the opposite of pro
gressivc. In the next paragraph 1t
advocates ignoring his letter of declin-
alton, and nominating him ut once for
governor. 1t gives one IL peculiar SET
satiou to find these items SO close
ogether.-l Newport Express.
The CdledonidH always wants ''the
best" even though imperfect. And the
"sensation' of advocating reform in all
of its phases i, not 50 peculiar" to us
Us it is agreeable and satisfactory. Do
YOU see I
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-02-21

The question of who is to be the next
Governor of Vermont has assumed IA
new phase within the past week, i'll
that the mention of DR.. Nicholas name
has brought opposition from unexpect-
ed quarters; SO much opposition III
fact that il united we doubt if he can
he nominated. But those opposed to
his nomination will find him a hard
competitor to beat, for if the Doctor
takes the field he will be supported by
the entire ''machine," and that is a
hard thing to beat amy year; but the
people are bound to beat it sometime
Why not begin here and nowP
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-02-21

The dangers of electric wire were
illustrated at place of amusement in
Baltimore the other evening. Mr.. d.
U. Murray, well-knowu business man
was leaving the Atlantic Garden when
he essayed to brush aside with his
hand what appeared to he small rope
dangling down in front of the entrance.
But the 'tsmall rope happened 10 be
the wire of the electric light in use at
the entrance, with $50 or 800 horse
power, which had been carelessly left
hanging by employees who We're repair
ing the lamp. Mr.. Murray received
shock that Frustrated him, doubling
him up like a jack knife, aud rendered
him insensible for time. On his re-
covery it was discovered that his hand
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-11-28
Terrible state orAGairs

The new and fatal disease, caus
ed, it is supposed, by poisoned
water, is playing sad havoc ia
Lee, Dickinson and the edge Of
Scott counties, in Virginia, and
Harlan, Lee and the adjoining
counties in Kentucky. Hundreds
of people are said to have died.
The disease is attributed 10 a
mineral poison in the drought
dried waters, rs a strong and disa-
grecable mineral taste, like That
Of copperas, exists. Few springs
are flowing freely, and the people
are compelled to drink this Inn
pregnatcd water. Although the
name of the disease is unknown,
the people call it cholera, and
were it so, it could not he more
dreaded or disastrous. The Symp.
toms are described as similar 10
those Of Asiatic cholera, followed
by terrible henOrIlagrs ~ the
bowels, and those attacked either
die or recover in about a week.
1t is frequently fatal in twentyfour
hours, and sometimes even in
much shorter period. In most in
stances it visits an entire family,
and it is considered so contagious
that in some cases persons die
alone, their friends being afraid
10 90 to them. The people are de
,.and local business sui.
ers. A like scourge visited the
section in 1851. Cattle are also
lying in the same section, but as
aims have fallen for two days
,ast, 1T is probable that the drought
n the infected region is ended.
A gentleman who has just rctur.
led from a trip through the coun-
les of Mercer and Mcdowell, ".
Va; Lee, Russell, Wise and Buc- .
lanan, Va, and Scott, Harlan and I
Floyd, Kentucky, says the scenes
were beyond description.
Cor nearly theree months no ram
las fallen. The grass is burned J
Up; the crops are q total failure
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-11-28
A Gratifying Result.

No good citizen will quarrel with
the verdict of the American PEG
pie, no matter what the disappoint-
ment to himself. In this sense the
result was gratifying because OF
its revelation Of the fact that frauds
and violence in elections are rapid
ly becoming diStasteful and oh.
noxious to the whole body of our
people. New York set a noble ex-
ample to the country in her anxious
yet patient awaiting of the returns.
Twelve. hundred thousand votes
cast, and eleven hundred votes
determining the election of a Presi.
dent. Is the example worth prof
iting by Are there sections of
the Union where a different state
of things prevails If so let the
New York remedy, so splendidly
exempted lately by both parties,
be applied Immediately. Free eiec.
tions-free from violence, fraud,
prescription or other undue in-
huences, are the basis of American
institutions.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-11-28

Mr.. Frank Richardson, the sa-
gacious Washington correspondent
of the Baltimore San, than whom
no journalist in the country knows
more Of the purposes Of Democratic
leaders, gives early notice of the
renewed assurance given the reve-
nue. refOrmer in the Democratic
party. Predicting that few attempts
at tariff legislation will be made
this winter, he evidently builds
large hopes upon what may be
done next winter by the anti-prO-
tectiOnists in COngre IS.
Mr.. Richardson does not reckon
without his host, as an analysis of
the nndisputed returns to the next
(FOrty-ninth) Congress shows that
of the forty-One Democratic mem.
bers OF the present House, who
voted against considering the Nor.
risOn tariff bill, ionly eighteen have
been elected, while of the 15l Dem.
Ocrats who voted for the motion to
consider the Morrison bill, nearly
one hundred are reelected. On
the basis Of these figures the sup.
pOrters of the Morrison tariff bill
will perhaps be found to beincreas.
ed in the Forty.nlnth Congress.
Say we not wisely then that the
tariff issue is still in the future OF
all issues it is for Virginia the
supreme issue. Upon the flimsiest
pretexts and the shallowest eva.
siOns the tariff was sent to the rear
by the Bourbon organs and orators
this year, but they can hardly
escape tho mOmentous issue next
year.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-11-28

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n t,. ,.,t, onJ Min f,rLs If
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...a..'' ,.~. Jr'I CStdc and a
a.. .., bv .n,drels bavo dicJ
l,.l...,..i4 similar in man aud
bo... H. BEGINS with oripino
ua.. iu tto stomach fnllowod hv
r.c...iye favor a hloodv auv ac.
.o....,i.J Win yomi,inr and
f.,. death. The sickness rarely
I'D. o.p,. dav bnt Ieneuds on
line s.una,h If fine in liyidual
aIiac.et Whole families d,e alone
and a,e lrrl upburied rho devas.
lltan ou sloccasin Greek il mar.
lcnlar.y awful About thirty
families reside "A distance Of EIGHT
m les on its banks. OF these one
hundred have died. Pbysicians
are NOT to be bad. and the simple
rrmcalrsol fine nafiyesproye mower.
l,.. Ih, Iimily of Abraham
Sualoy corsi- t.i OF five persons.
Tine Youngest, a child oftwo years,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-11-28

THERE are two paper, in t.us
State appearing to know o. t.em-
selves, or by hearsay, al. about
Senator Riddlebcrscfs th9lg..s
and intentions, and each suggests
that he can only get back INFO lar
democratic party through tho bac..
door. We think We know quite as
much of some men as thc Norfolk
Lcdgcr and Alexandra Gaz0ie, aal
we hold occasional communion W..h
the aforesaid senator Yesterday
he was stopped on the sidewalk by
some friendly democrats who cl.i.
ed his attention to TIE mild sag-ai-
tons Of the two journals aaucI.
With hearty laugh and h.a usual
eye expression IN advance, he sad:
eyes, gentlemen, this ma! b'al.c4r
rect, but to lawyers such aa you,
what are the concurrent statements
of such papers worth Th. four
Gospel writer's did not agree Dith
such exactness Of detail, 1nd 'herc
in the world dndS the strength, ed
truth and beauty Of their seyc.l
rccitals of the same lovelb'c Story.
The Lord seems to have preferred
others than Snowdons and A.ae.-
lens to write the truih. Foo Aaeh
exactnesS always proves too mach
for the average Juror tad thc
general Judgment was, us Senator
Riddlbecrgcr passed on to his
office, that he was quite corr,c,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-11-28
The Tariff Issue Survives.

More remarkably earnest adj
vocacy of a principle was never
made in a political contest than
the Republican championship this
year of the doctrine of Protection.
1t was the doctrine of Andrew
Jackson, and has always been the
platform of Democracy in its better
days in the strongest Democratic
Commonwealth. Jugglery has
often cheated the American peO-
pie out of the benefits of tho policy
of protection. Polk carried Penn
sylvania and was elected Presi-
dent, because his advocates succec-
ded in convincing vo'ers that he
was a better tarif man than
Henry Olay,the author and founder
Of the American system.
Last winter the Democratic
caucus of the House of Represen-
tatives adopted the Morrison Bill
as the Democratic programme for
the Presidential campaign Of 1881.
1t was Free Trade programme,
and was unpopular in states neces-
sary to the success of the Demo-
cracy-New York, New Jersey and
Connecticut-all strongly in
favor of Protection. Hence it was
abandoned and ignored. Never
theless, the tariff issue survives
the fight, and will be with us in
Virginia next year, and in the
country next year and four years
hence, until a national triumph
shall secure the permanency of
American ideas in the control of the
American Government. Enamel
pated from England a century ago.
We shall not surrender to the
domination of English ideas now.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-11-28

Cameron received three years
ago in round figures 11l0OO votes
and was elected Governor. Last
year the coalition party received
l27OOO voters showing an increase
of 1900 votes over the vote of
1891, and the Republican party of
Virginia this year made nearly the
same gain upon tho vote of last
year. Upon the vote for Presiden.
tial electors, the Bourbon majority
is about G000 in total vote of 27G.
900 votes cast; upon the vote for
member of the House Of Represen-
tatiyes, the Bourbon excess over
the Republican vote is something
over 1000. Is there anything com.
fOrting to BOurbOnism in these f.
gur0s looking TO the struggles of
the futurel Thoughtful aspirants
for GubernatOrial and Senatorial
hOnOrs TO be gained or lost next
year. ponder these figures often
and YEARLY during the evenings
Of the coming winter.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-11-28
For the HERALD
The Sirasburg Demonstration

Doubtless the many readers oi
your excellentpapcr viii have some
cuTioaiti to know something con.
ceraing the demonstration ol ihe
so-calle D,mocratr parts DO hs
old town of S1l~1uie. na'..'aI Cd
off here on Saturday Me.tI'''.r
92nd, in lon.ro w..tt.l ltH
as their grand victory over tlr d..
publican party. The nigh, 1915
calm and pleasant, and wlsu'a,.,i
in by the firing of several 'or balls
from Banks Fort, Immediately ODE
windows of the faithful were lieh-
ted up with candles and Che Arches
3 in number, spanning the main
street, were made brilliant with
Chinese lanterns, the three banls
of music which report said would
be on hand, were conspicuous hy
their absence, there was t1W-
string band present from Middle
town, with a goodly number Of
members, but such music. ANA
such a confusion of discordanl
sounds was never heard in -,ras-
burg before. But the music DC
music it could be called was in
keeping with the other parts Of thc
programme. The procession Of
mounted men and boys on horses,
mules, wagons and vehiclcsoi every
description, after forming az thc
West end of town, finally ma ice
their appearance on llain Street
bearing banners, torches &c, and
headed by the band and the two
marshals.
The procession moved, yes {
moved to the dead-march Music oi
this dead-head band, for one Old
bourbon on the side walk remark
ed that all they got for thcic sert.-
ces was their supper. Meantime
the firc.w0rllc were Tea loose .n
front of the Drug store. SKY rock
cts, roman candles, &C., son, OF
the fire balls going hardly TO the
top Of the houses.
The procession after passing
through town counter mMa.od
until the head Of the coIamus reach
ed the centre Of town where q half
was called By tho grand No,u.
Col. O'Fcrrall was then introduced
as the speaker who came forward
and addressed this enthusiastic
crowd composed Of citizens of li,l-
dletown, Front Royal, Lcaoaull.
and the surrounding county g.ae-
ally. O'Fcrrall spoke for an 4oHr
portraying the bcautios aad benefits
OF free trade, he said there lad l..H
a long drouth Of II years .a, &c.
thanked God that no'y the fi.n ..l
come, the Grogth broken n..r
that times would ho good E". ils
speech In The ma.n wa. .1r o.
the Republican party SD &C.
tcristic of himself. There .a- ro
bon.iires along the street hr loss
fire works, and only The windows
Of the bourbons were illma'n.
the houses Of the Republicans
ing dark with the exception of d
few. As 9 O'clock drew ou The .H.
rhusiasm of the crowd began .0
abatc, and at halfpa,t o this Dbl.
tailed affair WAS all over and Tie
streets deserted. So ended lh's
grand demonstration, so long look
ed for and heralded by the hourh1gs
as the event of the season.
SPECTATOR.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-11-28

deal. Some things are plain, and
others of equal dignity and impor-
lance are yet matters Of query
Nobody claims the election OF
Cleveland by a beggar y plurality
of eleven hundred votes in New
York as vote of confidence by
the country in the Democratic par
ty as recently organized and di
rected. Not only is he in a minOri
tn Of the popular vote III the com
try but in his own State. VIII hC
then give the country Democratic
administration in the sense in
which the mass of Democratic poll
ticians employ that term? If so
how long can he control the sympa
thics of the,RefOrmers and Indepen
dents and Stalwarts who stabbed
their own party to elect him? And
without them and the newspapers
who voice their views, like "Ilar
per's Weekly" the "New York
Times and Evening Post" "Bos
ton Advertiser and Boston Herald
ct al, can he escape the beach OF
despair upon which administrations
in both England and America have
been wrecked, when the selfish mo-
tives that inspire illogical political
cooperation have been disappoint-
ed or gratified? How will Presi
dent Cleveland arrange as between
the Solid South, to which he owes
so much, and Mr.. Curtis and the
rest of the old AbOlitiments and
recent Radicals who have persis
tently assailed the Solid South as
l
the sum of all political iniquities
viii Dan Manning be the Wolsey
of the Administration, and re-
viye the successful intrigues at
Washington that he so long prac
ticed at Albany in the days OF
Tweed's ascendency? Perhaps
Carl Schurz will want to know as
promptly about his relations with
the "Reform Administration OF
Cleveland, as he did as to his rela-
tions with the Fraudulent Admins,
tratiou of Hayes in whose Cabinet
he sat as Secretary of the Interior
Altogether the future is a little
nebulOus, and the election, besides
the completed demonstration of the
phenomenal popularity of Blaine,
and the phenomenal luck Of Cleve-
land and the powerful leverage of
the solid South for the time being,
is homeopathic Units doses of politi-
cal philosophy and of assurance
for the future. 1t is plain that the
Irish vote in New York and
throughout the North is shaken in
its fidelity to the Democratic par
ty. An intense and devoted race,
the Irish never conceal their atti-
tude, and they voted for Blame
by thousands because Of want of
confidence in Cleveland, and Of the
earnest English support he had
throughout the canvass. In Ten.
nessec, Virginia, West Virginia
and Missouri, Republican gains
are enormous when compared with
the great majOrities for Tilden
eight years ago. The cotton belt
of States shows up with not I'M
expected increase of majOrities for
Cleveland, and the negro gets com.
fOrting assurances.
Meanwhile President Cleveland
has three months in which to ar
range his cabinet. lie will begin
his administration with many
wishes of an bon Uoyage. that will
change to walls before Congress
shall meet, a year hence.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-11-28

1t is II magnificent theory, this
of popular government, aud we
have a magnificent country in
which to try tie experiment, so let
it be pushed for all the success
there is in it. Inform yourself as
to the merits aud demerits of the
Issues aud candidates, then work
with might and main, at the pri
mary, convention and polls for
that which you believe right and
just.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-11-28

The trouble is that men who
would not themselves decend to
bribery are cIiminally complaisant
with regard to the use OF foul
means, when these are to advance
their OWL interests and those OF
their party. They are severe on
the subject Of buying votes only
when the purchases are made in
the interest of tbs other side. The
standard of political morality is
high as applied to candidates whom
they are trying to defeat
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-11-28
1855.
E1arpG27S Bazaar.
ILLUSTR q TIE -

Hsrper's Iiazsr is tao only paper IN the world
that combines thf chciccst literature and The
hne.t art illustrations with the lates, fashions
and methods Of househ "a ai0rlmrlt lts
weekly fluctuations aul descriptions = the
newest Paris and New York styles, with its usefIl
pattern sheet supplement- ami cat patterns. ly
enabling ladies 90 be thslr own drcg-m kera, save
m any times the cost % rub -cr,ption. It's papers
on cooking, the management % servants, and
Housekeeping IN rs yiriIus details arc miueLtly
practical Much attention is given t1 The inter-
citing topic Of social etiquette, and it, ilustr4-
lions Of art nrcdle-W0rk are acknowledged t0 Doe
uucquallei. RS literary merit is OF the highest
excellence, and the unique character Of it5 humo-
r0us pictures has Hon 'fJr % tle name 0l tie
Ameri,an Punch.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-11-28

He who writes for a public news
paper is under a constant obliga
ton to proclaim the exact truth as
he understands it, and that the
consequences are not for him to
consider.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-11-28
Tie Vote OfYirginIa.

nO AbONlh vi fDAAA0 N-fAiA fDtfAA
mes yesterday at the Capitol tC
canvass the returns Of the election
of the4th instant for Presidential
Electors and members Of Congress
Although the Board did not com
plete its labors, it is known by
a table, gathered from the official
returns by the "Dispatch,' that
the total vote cast for Electors was
2S4, go; of which Mr.. Blaine re
ceived 139, 1872, and Mr.. Cleveland
145, 407,-the latter's majority.
6,3l5. The aggregate vote fol
Congressman was 2S5, 1888; OF
which 1882 were cast for Repu
bllcan candidates, and for Demo
cratic ones, 1851, the Demo.
cratic majority on this vote being
3,199. Mr.. Blaine lacked 2,lGO
votes of the number cast for Re-
publican Congressional candidates,
and Mr.. Cleveland received $50
mare votes that were cast for the
Democratic candidates for Can
gress.
This is the largest vote ever
cast III this State-that of last
years only reaching to 27l, $50. 1t
is by great odds the largest Re
vote ever cast in Virginia. In 1872,
the vote for Grant in this State
was 92,953; in 1876, the vote for
Hayes was 95,55S; and in, 1850,
the vote for Garfield was 1886.
In 1879 the Readjuster-R Republican
vote was only a little over $1,000 ;
in 1881 it was 113, 473 in 1889 it
fell of to 99,092 ; in 1888 it reached
$1,000; and now it has grown to
1882 for Republican Congress
man, and to 139,1S2 for Blaine
Electors.
Surely this is healthy and hope
full ess,--considering that po-
litics are far from free among us,
and that we are weakened by all
the devices of fraud, bribery, and
corruption, reinforced by an oS-
tracism aud prescription that
would disgrace the bigOtry and
ignorance of the Dark Agos, and
by a system of bulldozing, extend
ing to murder when required, that
would be come the brutal Turks Of
Bulgaria.
We carry 46 counties 10y good
majorities, and many counties
were carried against us by small
that we can easily re-
goin-some of them sure to vote
with us in a State election on local
issues, especially with the spec
tucle of this usurping and tyranni-
,al Legislature and its doings be-
.ore the outraged people. OF the
fourteen cities we even carry five,
- Petersburg, Norfolk, Portsmouth
Winchester, and Williamsburg
md the close votes in Danville,
Manchester, Roanok, North Dan
yille, fredericksburg. Lynch
burg, and Staunton show that we
)ut need free ballot and a vigo-
GUS selfassertion to carry these
;Ities also.
The prospect is full Of hope.
We have gained over $4,000 votes
ince our first victory in 1879. In
hat years We polled only $4,000 /
and now we have run the |
,ullozing Bourbons close by vote |
# ovar 14l, 900. 1t grows Before |
UGH an irrepressible increase |
stands aghast, and it |
3 put to its trumps Of fraud and |
Orce to keep ahead.
But VIC are on the road to ulti-
nate and complete triumph ; and |
his we shall surely accomplish
ext years, despite the Mccormick
i'll, If all Republicans and anti
'ourbons quite themselves like
lan.-(Whig.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-11-28

We are not bandying epithets
a journal that goes into families
must nave respect for its readers
1t is only when our readers can
excuse or paIliate it that we men,
ton the "poltrOOns and the liars.
This is deferred till prOvocations
shall thicken. Then the retreat
will be a beautiful sight to such as
have fondness for landscape
cOwardice.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-11-28

OLf little squib about phosphate
notes has raised several bowls
abOut our devoted head. The
stone was thrown in the dark but
it struck-hence the emusic in the
air. We do know of two cases
in which endorsers withdrew their
names, with certain declarations
cowardly and mean. There is a
remedy for these things. The
farmers who are blcd for s per
cent. should have a bank of their
own. 1t will come.