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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-20
Mr.. DUYcAYS sons ELASTIC SALARIES

Judge Wallace heard argument yesterday in
the United States Circuit Court the question Of con
f-ming the report OF Commissioner Gunan the master
spponted 10 take testimony in relation to the salaries
paid by Shipping Commissioner Duncan to his three sons
The master approved the payments on the basis OF elias
tjcS" by which amount eft after paying the other
expenses Of the bureau divided among the SONS OF the
Commissioner. District Attorney loot had been invited
Nv Judge Wallace 70 be present when the report Was
eertcd. me,srs. Benedict ard Taft Captain Duncan's
lawyers moved the confirmation OF the report They Oh
st4d Mr. Roots presence there 10 p'ov1lpn IN
lev jor his attendance before the court.
am here IS officer Of and AZ the request
O. judge Wallace said Mr. Root who Vi orousy opposed
me allowance the aries He said that he hid expected
The matter noe that the salaries afonabe
be mad often allowed them before reasonable The
District Attorney, however, opposed the appointing Of
Mr. Duncaus MS sole deputies "Ia' sad he,
An officer buys goods under ordinary circumstances he
- supposed 10 them Chcapy possible 20 lie rs
posed salaries IN his Oice AT tHe lowest rates at
tch he can the work properly cone. Bur when ne
nXe the nav OF members ~ his own family, tne ordinary
reasoning reversed" Nr. DOT denounced the method
Gy which the salaries were arranged 50 that they might
reach high limit while little DANCER that they
would ~ any time fall to "A small amount. Nh BcheNcl
argued that the system OF fixing sda les IN the shipping
Commissioners Office al dnd bad been ludOfsol by
several Of the United states Judges. Judge Wallace re
served his decision.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-20
TESTING THE DIAAMITE Gun.

The new four-inch dynamite gun was tried at
Foo Hamilton yesterday with much success. The cx-
y,I,mCnts before had been made with one and t"onch
sIe. The range and one-haf miles from Fort
Hamilton across 10 the emJaDkIDent beneath Fort Wads
worth Tho target by ten feet Four shos were
AIRED. Tic nTst two were with air pressure Of 500
pounds and with an elevation OF twc'ty Two degrees
The prOjec'lle weighed twenty-five pounds BOlh shots
struck within four feet Of tho target were line shots
FOR the last two shots OF illuminate of mercury,
the most eenst0 OF explosives, WAS placed IN the mead
Of the prUece. The cap exploded upon striking The
nsI oOe was fired with pressure OF 500 pounds, and
resulted IN line shot twenty feet the tar the
second SHOT with pressure OF SOB pounds aud the pro-
Jeeue fell about five feet below the former shot The
Trials VIII be continued until pressure VI 1000 pounds
" reached
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-20
MORE MONEY FOR THE PEDESTAL.
The following su inscriptions for the Pedestal

GREAT CROWDS TRYING 10 HEAR THE BELLS
Part of the audience that went to Steinway
Hall night 10 hear the Royal Hand Bell Ringers and
Gee Sin gers bad the stops and In the lobby
ald have their attention divided between the concert Ia
the hall and little German band outside. More than
$500 people tired TO get within sound of the bella The
eneor was given by the Teachers Association OF this
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-20
NEw-YORR LMCOLN CAVALET.

NEW-YORK LINCOLN CAVALET.
The 1st Ncw-YOrk Lincoln Cavalry Asso-
citation held ts first annual meeting last night III ue
KnckerbOcker Cottage, No. 45S sixhave' The following
officers were retained for the coming year: President
AbrIn Jones OF sing Sing NJ y; recording secretary,
Ira r. HOichkiss New Haven Conn., Corresponding
sanIniarN. La MnYMe Enrleigll. NeM-lOrE.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-20
is THERE VAR IN STEAMSHIP RATBSf

The agents Of the various steamship lines OF
the late amented North Atlantic Conference manifested
various degrees of Indignation yesterday at the n'a t
q war OF rates was impending why bless yon' s"lu
ono Of them we arc not going 70 cut each others
throats- We peaceable. We won't light we've
agreed TO disagree about the rates for steerage pSe
gers-that's all" No further reduction was na"o !"
rates but there a that there would DC CON-
siderable reduction to morrow Mr. OConnor' passenger
agent OF the Monarch Line, sad Our line was hol
member Of the Conference We would have gone H. ohy
we knew that the lines IN the Conference did not keep
agreement with each other in regard to rates "ne
tie Conference lines had rate of $50 10 London nave
been TO them and got them take steerage passengers
for 500 These wero passengers booked ny our ascu
whom we unable to carry. Since the dssolu0n Vi
the Conference agents Of more than one me nave on
to u, and offered to rake Steerage passengers Tor = H. anu
give liz a commission Of 70 each Of them VINE me
other lines lighting may give NJ taxing NlVcI'
pas,eugcrs. and devote ourselves entirely Ia caph
passengers and freight. Then when they agree upon
fair rate We will come IN again. Our rae W.
that depends how much money a man has Wheh hc
comes IN here and how badly he wants TO 60
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-20

city and besides the bell ringing and glee singng there
were rectaons by Ida SimpsUnSerycn, pupil OF htcee
Mackaye and Adela Rankin dramatic readers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-20
PROPOSALS.


HmEENIA CONSOLIDATED NINIlG COMPANY.
TTHE ANNUAL NEE TING of the stOckhOld-
~ the Hberuia Consolidated Mining Company viii
be held AT A. EXChmQe Place Room 49, Monday the 5th
day Of May 1885, AT two O for the purpose OF electng
a fun Board OF Trustees.
Pol s.close az p. IN. W. ". MATTISON' SecIetary.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-06-12

st. Johnsbury Church Directory.

4drent-Paddock Village sabbath Services al
IO.5O 4. m. l4J and $50 p. IN. Sabbath school
= IA. Prayer Meetings at 1:lO p. III. sunday, Tues
day and Friday evenings.
Bdptist-RaIiroad Street Corner Man. Rev
T. 4. sanford Pastor. Preaching IO..iO :. NJ 5
school - VI Prayer meeting $50. PRAYER meet
ing Wednesday evening at 7:lO.
Free Baptist-Main Street. Corner Prospect
sabbath services, 1880 An and $50 p NJ sabbath
school at IL NJ. Prayer meeting Wednesday even
M at 1-iO. Rev. ID. II. Adams pastor.
church Cf the Nesaah-t Universalistl Eastern
avenue. corner Cherry street. Sabbath service.
At l:45. 80 =. NJ sabbath School at I23J M
Wednesday evening meeting at 7:3u. Rev. q. W
Jenkins. pastor.
hethodist-Central street. Rev + W Culver.
'aSi"r. Residence next to the Church. Sab
''th services at 1890 4 NJ and $50 +. NJ Sabbath
Nch""i at II Wednesday evening meeting at
North CoHgregafiOnai-Alain street. corner OF
hurch. Rev. Henry W. Jones Pastor. sabbath
services AT 1890 A. NJ, aud $50 =. NJ. Sabbath
''h"nl at i;I5 =. NJ. Wednesday evening meeting
al $50.
South CoHgreyatiOnat-Nain street Rev. Ed
ward l. Fairbanks. Pastor sabbath services at
1870 A NJ. and G.j0 p N. Sabbath School at Il NJ.
edhesdaN evening meeting at 80.
Presbyterian Church. Eastern Avenue Rev. W.
L. Laird. pastor sabbath services at 1880 a NJ.
and $50 + Sabbath school at - III. PRAYER
meeting Wednesday evening 7.3O.
81 indreVS-t Episcopal Main street. Rev
T. y Fisher Rector. Services on SUNDAYS at
1850 a. N and = p. NJ. Wednesdays at 7.3O p. NJ.
sunday school at II III.
Roman Caholic-Cherry Street. Rev j. \.
I."ISS"nndnlt Parish Priest. Mass and 10 a M =;
'rspeI@ and BemedictiOn at .. III. On the
'''"nd sunday of the month, service at : 30 a. m
aud p an At Lyndonyilie same dly at 10 50 4. IN.
!, W. G. A.-Meetings at the hall the Y. NJ. c.
~ Nam street, sunday mornings al $50, Satur-
dN at '5l p IN Noon meeting every day at
rooms On Main street.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-06-12
News GleaIliIlgS.

Texas has l37 900 square miles des-
titute of inhabitants.
The fisheries of Massachusetts en-
ploy $4,000 men and capital of SI4.-
100000.
The debt of New York city is SI36,-
5:fS, ,S07 "A million and il half more
than year ago.
President Emo, the S4,000,0 900 bank
detaulter of New York, was treasurer
of the civil service reform association.
On Decoration day, II reception was
given in Brooklyn to Lieut.. Gen.
Philip Sheridan, Gen. Grant and Gen.
Hancock. Gen. Sheridan received the
veterans of the national guard.
President Arthur sent 1860 messages
to the senate, during the late session
of congress, containing nominations for
otfice-the largest number ever sub .
mitted during any one session. Only
eight were rejected.
There is considerable comment over
the decision of State Superintendent of
Public Instruction Ruggles of Albany,
\. Y, that all religious instruction
and exercises must be excluded from
the public schools during school hours.
The dredge used on the Cape Cod
canal is the biggest in the world, and
takes out 900 cubic yards of sand an
hour. 1t will soon he run night and
day. The canal will he eight miles
long, and will cost So, 900, 900.
When young men who are frugal in
| their expenditures, and who have the
moral courage to live plainly and
economically, are held in the same es-
teen in society as those who are cX-
travagant and make great display,
there will be fewer embezzlements to
record.
A man named Case of Franklin, Pa.
is travelling about with the smallest
perfect locomotive ever seen. 1t is
only six inches long and weighs but
two pounds, and yet has all the parts
of 40-ton article. 1t makes its own
steam from water pumped by itself,
and has every little part finished with
the greatest care. Case worked three
years making it.
b. w. Naples, editor of the Nor
walk, Conn, Hour, who let an article
get into his paper a few days ago
which caused run on a local savings
bank, has caused to be posted in the
banks "A notice that on interest day
July he will pay to all depositOrs
who have lost interest Oh account of
that article the entire amount of inter
est so lost.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-06-12
VOLUME 47---NUMBER 2446

iron work. The vault, which is burg
lar, fire and water proof, constitutes
distinct building in itself. The armed
watcmuen who guard the building day
and night are under the strictest disci-
pline, their hourly movements being
recorded by an electric clock, connect
ing with various points on each floor of
the structure, and there are also wires
running to police head quarters and
the offices of the district telegraph In
one corner of this great vault, behind
heavy iron bars, are the heavy iron
doors of the works containing tho
Vanderbilt securities, which can be
opened only by skeleton keys held by
the owner alone. | suppose a hundred
men in this building, with gatliug
guns, could easily defend it against a
mob of one hundred thousand assail-
ants it could be reduced by nothing
less than the continued play of heavy
artillery. 1t may he year since Van
derbilt, then "worth" two hundred
millions of dollars, put the larger part
of his possessions in the great vault.
He could not, perhaps, put more than
two hundred millions under guard here
mt that time but he has added over
twelve millions to his fortune within
the year, though it has been poor
year. Tins rapidly does the stupen-
dons volume of his unparalleled pile
enlarge. Nothing like such growth of
any mans wealth was ever before
known in the world. Every year in
the nature of things, the growth in
creases, so that the estimate of the best
informed men is that by the year 1890
he will be able to pile up not less than
three hundred millions in his great iron
vault behind walls five feet thick 49,
LJOhn Swinton's Paper.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-06-12
SquibS.

An Omaha pastor is trying to put
stop to Sunday night counting. He
might as well try to comb ont the snarl
ed name of the raving ocean with
fine-toothed comb.
10 4! the Indian will not engage in
another walking match He prefers
sitting at the door of his wigwam,
smoking the pipe of peace, which he
lights with tracts, between meals on
government rationS.
"What are You doing, my love p
asked "A young husband of his wife.
"Oh," she replied, holding mp IA di-
lapidated pair of pants, 81 am only
collecting the rent"
Boarding-house keeper: ''Mr. Jones
why are you putting your beetsteak
into your pocket 2" Jones: ~ have to
get new sole put on my shoes to-day,
and thought would like to try some
thing little more durable than
| leather"
| A mother reminded her little boy
who was complaining at the mosqui-
toes that doubtless they had been
made for some useful end. "Yes," re
! piled the boy, sorrowfully, "but don't
! like the end
One of the professors was engaged in
explaining the Darwinian theory to his
class, when he observed that they were
not paying proper attention. ''GeHtle
men," said the professor, "when am
endeavOring TO explain to you the
peculiarities of the monkey, ! wish you
would look right at me"
At Il recent wedding out west the
bride was Il young lady who had been
"A great fiirt. When the clergyman
asked the question: "Who gives this
woman away p young man present
replied ~ can, but | won't"
.'NOw, then, Patrick" said the mer-
chant to his new office boy, suppose
you 20 for the mail" "Yis, sor an
what kind Of male wud ye be wantin' ?
Indian male or Oat male ?"
A little girl calls her good father
par-excellence.
OF all de mean and contemplate
things about de American nashun as a
race am IA presidential campaign. We
r lie, deceive, bribe, hatter, oppress, an
hurrah an call de attenshun of de
: world to our grand system of guv'-
t ment. From de nOminashun of a cOn-
stable to de countin' of de electoral
vote fur president we indulge in all
dat am mean an l0w-lived, an yit we
slant our hats ober our ears an talk
about freedom of de ballot, an a re-
publican form of guv'ment dat out
! ,hines de hull world Brother Gard
} ner.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-06-12
Where Vanderbilt Keeps His
Riches.
A FORTRESS IN THE HEART OF NEW
YORK CITY.

| stood the other day i'll the vault of
the formidable fortress of iron and
masonry on Forty second street, where
last year the richest nabob i'll the
world locked up his two hundred mil
lions of dollars III stocks, bOnds and
other securities. 1t is one of the most
redoubtable works of defence on the
American continent, though yOu may
not be entirely certain of that by sur
veyiug the building from the outside.
Its foundation was blasted out of the
rock the front wall is five feet in
thickness and the side and rear walls
are three feet, the materials used be
lug pressed brick with brown stone
trimmings. The beams, girders and
main pillars are iron, incased i'll fire
proof material. The doors, window
frames and minor partitions are iron,
marble and glass. No wood is to be
! found i'll the structure. The great
vault is 30 by ~ feet, of wrought iron,
| steel and Franklin iron, is imposing in
strength and proportions, and is stu
ated on the ground floor. Its four
outer doors weigh 5000 pounds each,
and have every effective and known
improvement in defensive devices. A
massive wall of masonry surrounds the
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-06-12

There stand upon the lower rung
OF hfe's great ladder many a king
Uncrowned, unhonored-none TO sing
Their praises. and they die unsung.
Their hOEOred names are not revealed;
No tracks remain where they have trOdi
No witness to their deeds but God,
And broken hearts that they have healed.
Earth bears record OF their claims
Or virtues that their lives possessed;
No stone may mark the place they rest,
But God has written down their names,
-lDetrOit Free Press.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-06-12

COngTsgationdi-Rev J. +. Closson Pastor sun
day services at II \. NJ, and 500 p. NJ Sabbath
school AT T. NJ Wednesday evening meeting at
80 r.
Metbodist-Rev W \. Evans. Pastor SUNDAY
services at IL A. NJ. and 3 p NJ Sunday School al
- N. Thursday evening meeting at 7.30.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-06-12
EasI 81. .IOhmshmrN

'"HyregdttOHdi-Rev. j. y Walker. Sunday
services At 10 ~ a. III. and $50 D m Sabbath
school at 400. Wednesday evening meeting at
Methodist.-Supplied by Rev. Z. W. Culver.
sunday services at 30 y. III.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-06-12

Library dad RcddiHy- ROom-Free to all. Open
ir"m A. NJ. To l. Nj from : to z. NJ and from
I" - saturday evenings.
Art GGtieru-Open Tuesdays and Fridays.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-06-12

Texas will send more cattle than
ever to the Northern shambles this sea-
son. 1t is thought the drive will reach
5O0, 900 head.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-06-12
st. Johnsbury Post Office.

Commencing Oct. the mails will close at the
Post Office follows:
IIssumpslc Il. X. Way Mail, South, 90 a. N.
No Dauvillr. 900 a. m.
st. J. q L. G. K. X. Way Mail. East 2.I5 p. III.
81. j. \ l.. &. K. X Way Mail West 2I5 .. IN.
PdssumpslC X K. Way Mail North, 40 p. N.
West Concord and 81. Johnsbury East. 900 a. III.
Waterford, W. Wat'Td and l.. Watrd 40 y. III.
I"stnn, New York, Conn K. Val Mail, 500 p. III.
Northern and Montreal mail SEQ p. IN.
Mail will he collected from the boxes at Paddock
village and Railroad street at OO a IN. and 3 ;
y. Box at Railroad street will be visited al 30
| p- m, ; usual.
CHAS. p. CARPENTER y. NJ.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-06-12
Wire Staples and Punches

just the thing for fastening together legal dOeu
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- No Cuts inserted No objectionable adreTtise
neRts reeeiUed and nothing bd legitimate business
Ifrertising solicited
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-06-06
PAST ELECTIONS.


Contests for the Presilency.-The Organi-
zation Of tho Republican Party.
Sioux City Journal.
The first republican national conven.
ton nominated Fremont on the first bal.
lot, be receiving 359 votes to 1856 for
John Mclean, OF Ohio. In the election
Fremont received l.34l.264 votes to L.
8,164 for Buchanan, the democratic
nominee; but in the electoral college
Fremont only had ia votes to ia for
Buchanan, while Fillmore, who received
q popular vote of 874.534, only had 8
electoral votes. In the campaign of
1860 there were four presidential candi-
dates in the field. Lincoln was
nominated by the republican convention
on the third ballot, his chief competitor
being William Fl. Seward. Simon
Cameron Of Pennsylvania, Salmon P.
Chase of Ohio, and Edward Bates of
Missouri, were also candidates before the
convention. Lincoln received 1856, ,S52
votes; Douglas, 1875, ,167; Breckinridge,
S45, ,794; Bell, 5S9,5Sl. Lincoln received
only about one-third Of the popular
vote, and yet he had majority Of dity.
seven electoral votes over Douglas,
Breckinridge and Bell. Lincoln was
nominated on the 6rst ballot by the re-
publicans in 1854, and beat McO Olellau
on . platform declaring the war fail
ure, BY vote Of 2,2l6. .067 to l,sOs. .725-s
majority Of 406,S42. In the next preei
dental campaign General Grant's major
ity wss not quite so large. he receiving
4 3025,O1 votes to 2,709.8l3 votes 10
Horatio Seymour. Against Horsc,
4 Greeley the democratic and slibsral rs
,lpablican candidate il 1874, apopule
ltSots oe Sbo7, ,o70 NJ ons$ toe 0sc. Chant
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-06-06

or 762,99l more vote than his competitor
received, the largest majority ever poiled
bya presidential candidate. The dis.
crepancy between the popular vote and
the result in the electoral vote WAS aRsin
illustrated in the election Of 1876, though
not 30 strikingIy as in several previous
elections. The vote was returned no as
to show popular majority Of about
10000 for Tilden, and yet Hayes was
elected by majority Of one electoral
vote. Between Garfield and Hancock, in
1880, the popular vote was almost equally
divided. the vote for Garfield being
4,A2,950, while that for Hancock was
4,A2,035, difference Of only 9l5 votes
out of q total vote OF nearly 5000, 900.
In the same election General Weaver
the greenback nominee, received 3O6.-
667. The absurdity of claiming Tilden's
election, because the returns were made
to popular majority of 250,000, is ap.
parent from the fact that Weaver, with
over 800 900 votes, yet failed to secure q
single electoral vote. It only shows,
what has been demonstrated in many
other presidential elections, that the
electoral vote is not always in direct rela-
tion to the popular vote as actually cast,
or as it may be made to appear in the
returns.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-06-06
The Governorship Of Dakota

From the Minneapolis Tribune, I'd:
"What do you think of the prospects
regarding the Dakota governorship,"
said your correspondent at Washington
yesterday to prominent Dakota man;
who watches the situation carefully.
II should think" he said, .'that Dako.
to, will have o new, governor by the 10th
Of June. or the, middle at fsrtheet, but
what will be, his name is more difficult to
state. do not think, however. it will
be Ordway or Lounsberry."
"How about Mr.. DeerinR, of IoWa2'
u don't hear much about DeerinR any
more. He is undoubtedly . good, square
man, and il the president is going ont oi
the territory. il would Be didicult to find
better man than, Deesing. Bot I hea,
very little said OF him, NOW"
aWho Do yon think The president viii
sppoink then I"
ait $500 10 NJ thai T~lles. u
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-06-06

present secretary of the territory, stands
the best show of anyone mentioned, He
is man Of unidentified abii,ty, and his
fits him eminently yfor the position 30
far as that goes. oi course, be has been
identified to greater or less extent With
offensive way. His brother. Ss' the e' secrs. aa r.
refuse to take any hand in the fight, or
to ask tho president to do anything for
him, but it seems to me likely that the
Who has the M experience which Te TelIer's %
position has given him, rather than to
repeat the experiment OF four years ago
by selecting q man totally unacquainted
with the situation or people there"