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The Portland daily press., 1884-12-27
WASHINGTON.


WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.-The Court of In
appointed to investigate the system OF making
purchases for bureaus of the Navy Depart
ment report that careful examination has
been made into the expenditures of the bureau
otberthan tlat of medicine and surgery for the
pastifew years, and thorough comparison has
been made between the vouchers recorded in
the bureaus and the same as shown in the re-
cords of the Treasury Department. No dis
crepancies OF any moment have been found and
the court has no reason to believe that any dig
honest practices similar to those in the bureau
of medicine and surgery have prevailed in any
of the nthar hnreaus
The Portland daily press., 1884-12-27

Wstsrville's new bonds will be ready for the
market the first of January. $25, 900 will be
issued at per cent.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-01-03
VcrmOntcrs in Michigan.

Forelathers day was celebrated at
Ann Arbor, Michigan, on the evening
of Dec. -, 10y IA banquet, toasts and
speeches. The New England society
of Ann Arbor is one of the institutions
of that city and has been in existence
for more than quarter of century.
The governor of the state was present
and made a speech besides other dis
tiuguishcd guests. The leading toast
"Thc influence of New England upon
the educational institutions of the
country" was responded to by Charles
X. Adams. formerly of Derby, now one
of the leading professors of the univer-
sity of Michigan. Another speech was
made 10y Hon. VIM. =. Wells, a native
of st. Adams, now il professor in the
law department of the University,
The president of the society and pre-
siding officer on the occasion war
Judge William ID. Hartman, formerly
of Peacham.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-01-03
A Ridiculous Blunder by
Butler.

Perhaps the most egregiOus of the
blnnders of Governor Buffers admin
with the effort recently made to secure
a pardon for Chace and Hathaway, two
OF the Fall River defaulters, who caused
so much mischief few years ago by
their dishonesty. Butler refused the
pardon. The private secretaries and
stenOgraphers, who surround the gov
ernor, gave the favored newspaper
organs of the governor draft of the
reasons why he would not pardon
Hathaway. Before the document had
been sent to the council it got into
public print.
When the governor presented his
paper to the council and it was read,
the members were more than surprised
by the following, which is the third
paragraph "One of them, Sticknev,
was pardOned by my immediate prede-
cessOr, among the last acts which he
performed, another, Chace, was refused
II pardon by myself, upOn grounds then
and now satisfactory to me. Unless
Hathaway's case can be distinguished
from that of Chace and of Stickney-
for | would not have pard0ued Stick
ney-the pardon must he refused"
After this was read, it was sometime
ere the honorable council could recover
from its establishment for each one OF
the members knew that Governor But
Ter himself, pardoned Stickney on May
I, 1883.
1t is reported that the governor was
immediately informed of this astound-
ing blunder; but it was too late to
amend the document, as it had already
! been printed i'll the favored Journals.
1t is further rumOred that the governor
was more than wrOth, and stormed as
he only can when in II towering rage.
He had forgotten that he had pardoned
Stickney, and the private secretaries
and stenOgraphers who wait upon him
have been so occupied with other bust
ness that the important fact escaped
! their attention also.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-01-03

gin-mills III behalf of their patrons,
engaged Ia competitive examinations.
All vac dncies in future, except In GER
tain Confidential positions where Off
Gals under bonds are allowed to select
ass .stants in charge of money they are
re spOnsible for, must he filled from the
tanks of the successful candidates.
( The humors of the police still furnish
forth amusement coupled with amaze
ment. The latest was the remarkable
| treatment accorded to an unhappy
| Hebrew goose butcher who is subject
to fits and can't speak English. He
was found struggling in n gutter and
promptly conveyed to a police station
where, on the discovery of a bottle
labelled poison doctor was sum-
moned and a stomach pump applied
with vigor and despatch. The victim
was then going to be arraigned for an
attempt at suicide, under the prOvi-
sions of the new penal code, when it
|
contained an external application fol
rheumatism. 1t was good joke on
the police, but the unwilling cause got
rather the worst of it practically.
A startling intimation was made by
Police Justice Duffy, warm-hearted
Celt, who gives light sentences and
impulsive lectures, in the course OF
some remarks to a somewhat unaffec-
tionate husband, that ga good wife was
a treasure, and he was looking for &
wife himself" The judge blushed al
even" no Is'a 'uu5rUhgiuS gUUu IenOw
Oh the right side of forty and his salary
is $1,000 year. Offers ought to pom
in on him, and | sincerely trust YOU
will cause the loneliness of this dis
penser of mercy to be so widely known
and dwell on it SO atfectingly that re
. lief may speedily he found. There il
no need to wait for leap year,
RADIX.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-01-03

nd fo u our ruined race, and that he
anH. 80 ems to be ready and waiting to
hestow them as soon as asked, there
fore =
Resolve 3D., that we appoint the
second we elk in January, 1860, begin
n;ng with \ JOnday the 5th, as time of
snecial pray -er that God would now
nonr ont his Spirit upon all flesh, so
hat all the en- DIS of the earth might see
his salvation that on the first day.
hat is ON MOI lday the Sth, he hot y
convocation for solemn fasting, hum a.
iotion. and pray,, ", and that on the asst
dov that is, Sal Dbath the l4th, r'e Z
bniy convocatiou FOR Thanksgiving and
nraise that the intervening u me be
Pa,,t in nrivate and social exer cises OF
PRAYER and praise, as the ircurnstance'
Of each community may dlctIte that
all Gods people of every marie and ma
ton of every continent ami island, be
cordiaIlv and earnestly invited to unite
u,ith Ms in a similar observance of that
time and that from the receipt of thi:
invitation. onward, all be requested, il
2 their secret, faInily, and public devo-
lions. habitually to entreat the Lord tC
pour out upon all his people so mucl
I of the Spirit of grace and supplication
"a to prepare them for such an Observ
ance of the time designated, as may
: meet with his approval and secure hi
u blessing.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-01-03

the land. After the holding of land in
severalty and mastering the kuowl-
edge of agriculture will come, in the
generals opinion, the ballot. At the
request of the Apaches certain pieces
of land were set apart on the reserva-
ton for them, and a captain detailed
to instruct them in agriculture. Never
before we're such crops of barley, corn
and vegetables raised as this summer
and autumn. One hundred and seventy
nine families near Fort Apache raised
sufficient crops to sustain them during
the year.
To speak of the domestic tendencies
of the Indians seems almost like Il
piece of humOr, but Gen. Crook testi-
ties to the strong affection for children
among them. The thought that
"trOubles the Indian most is what is to
become of his family when he dies
The object of the tribal relation is
mainly to secure the care of the squaws
and children after the head passes
away. Thus the ownership of land
will work with the red man as with the
white,-the means of support and the
security against disturbance. Gen
Crook looks at this great question very
broadly, and even enters into an argu-
ment on the enlightening influences o.
the ballot. He believes in the intelli.
gence, honesty and industry of we'll
treated Indian, and visits upon til,
dishonest whites IA large measure o
the responsibility for the blOodshed
starvation and disastrous treachery o
our savage wards.-[Springfield Re
publican,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-01-03
Dreadful Railroad Accident.

Near Toronto, ON Jan. >, one of tG,
most narrowing accidents that hla han
pcned III that ueighborhood for a bong
time occurred on the Grand Trunk
railroad.
\ suburban train left Union station
ut $40 o'clock. One of the cars at
tached WAS filled with employees of the
bolt works who live in the city. and
who are conveyed to their daily Labor
by this means, the train stopping for
them opposite the works. After turn
ing curve Il freight train was OBJ
served coming cityward, but the impe
tus OF both trains was too much to al
low the brakes to be applied in tune,
anu the result was Il fearful smash-up
ending III shocking tragedy. Twen-
ty-seven of the men employed at the
bolt works are now reported to have
been killed, and ~ or 10 wounded.
some doubtless fatally. The cnnduc-
tor OF the freight train, George Barber,
is SAID to he responsible for the acct
dent, rs he was running the train with
out orders. He has been arrested.
An eye witness describes the scene
ut the wreck rs heart rendng in the
extreme. The mutilated hod -, the
groans of the dying and the shrieks
OF the wounded We're enough to appal
the strongest.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-01-03
A New England storm.

a heavy rain prevailed generally
throughout New England last Thurs
day night. In Boston a thunder storm
flooded the city. There were two feet
of snow i'll the streets, and not a gutter
or sewer hole had been opened. The
thunder and lightning were preceded
by dense fog and an oppressive at
mOsphere.
a gale prevailed ut Pittsfield, Mass,
the same night. Chimneys were lev
eled all over town. a number of
people We're lifted from their feet and
thrown down. A business block and
high school building were unroofed.
At Douglass, Mass, the central block
in process Of building was demolished,
and the Methodist church damaged
Loss $4,000.
At Waterbury, Ct, there was a re-
markably heavy rain and thunder
storm, accompanied by dense fog and
vivid lightning.
AT New Haven, Il tremendous thun-
der storm passed over the city. The
lightning was frequent and sharp and
the thunder very heavy. The light
ming struck the fire alarm wires, and
the telephone lines were greatly af-
fected. \ strong smell of sulphur
pervaded portions of the city.
\ gale did considerable damage in
Brooklyn. 1t blew down the walls of
five new brick buildings.
At West Upton, Mass, barn was
burned by lightning. Providence, X.
l., was visited by heavy thunder
shower.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-01-03
Public Opinion.

Suppose that in the nominating con-
veutiOn, when the delegates are in a
deadlock over three or four of the old
politicians, some eloquent. enthusiastic
member should propose that magic
name which every republican loves and
hOnors. and it would "take." and kin
die enthusiasm all over the convention
and the country, does any one suppose
that dried-up old Tildens, dull. heavy
McDonalds or frigid Bayar;is could
that Robert Lincoln will appear if he
appears ut all.-[Chicago Tribune.
1t is a situation which demands that,
whoever may be selected. he shall he
by his character and services dis
tinct source of strength to the party in
the campaign. If there he such 4 man,
and he be also a republican for whom
every member of the party would will
lingly vote, who would be equally ac-
ceptable to half-breeds and stalwarts,
to kickers, scratchers and independents
and retormers, is he not manifestly the
man to nominate 1t is generally
| thought in a national election that it is
Il wise plan to listen politely to the
more Independent members of the par
| ty, but to select candidate "to please
the boys" counting upon the indie
pendents to fall in at the polls. But i
is well to remember in preparing fo
the nomination, that ''the boys" Away
fall in, while the independents some
times fall out, and, if enthusiasm b
essential, the only way to arouse en-
thusiasm is by proving that the party i
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-01-03
The Crime OF Iss3.

! The crime calendar of the United
States for the year 1881 is by no means
a gratifying one. There was an ave
rage, it appears, of four murders and
ecntions ana tynnccRin'gass" each week eek #
would give the thing II better look if
there were fewer murders or more
hangings. The murders reached dur
ing the year the terrible number of
l494, or twice as many as in 1882. OF
these, lS2 were mysterious murders :
81 wives were killed by their husbands,
80 children by their parents, and 10
husbands by their wives There were
30 double murders, Z triple and 3 quad
ripple and 81 of the murderers sub
sequently committed suicide. In the
list of murders, Ohio has an unenvia-
bic prominence, being credited with
ll6, Missouri and New York come next
with lO4 each t54 having been commit
ted in New York city,, and Vermont
comes last of all, being credited by the
statistics with five.
During the year l0l persons were
executed - - for murder. Among
them were three wOmen-One in this
state Mrs, Meaker,) one in Virginia
'i4N WV III bCul Sld' uttIHld Hul Int
greatest number of executions-I3,
Texas and Virginia follow with ! each,
and Louisiana, New York and South
Carolina had each.
Judge Lynch polished off % persons
30 negroes, 81 whites, 4 Indians and
| Chinaman. There were IL double, |
triple, and , quadruple lynchings and
all of them occurred in the south and
west.
The number of suicides was go, of
which 2O4 are credited to New York,
Pennsylvania coming next with %.
Vermont is credited with 3, but of
course the real number was very much
larger.
The figures do not seem to indicate
that the world is growing better with
any alarming rapidity. Ascension
robes need not he ordered just yet
Burlington Free Press.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-01-03
state and National Politics.

Mr.. Root, a representative of the
New York Times, has been in the
western part Of Vermont looking up
mainly the bias of the state on candi-
date for next president. He has c0rre-
spondcd freely with his paper. and
while his letters are in the main fair as
we'll as interesting, he shoots little
wild in several cases. After Edmunds
lac thinks Vermont for Arthur. A good
maRAr !WllmWpRaNEu 4ta. Y h25tu ff2llWlgARE,
to make 50 remarkable a discovery
Mr.. Root has also considerable to say
about "rings,' which may after all
have Il grain or more of truth. The
Free Press. however, takes him to do
in this fashion: "It is mistake to
say that opponents of Governor Smith
are trying to make Frederick Billings
governor No issue with Governor
Smith, We venture to say, has been
thought of. he most of those who have
spoken favorably of Mr.. Billings as a
possible candidate for g0Vernor-and
there is no reason why there should he
any hostility or jealousy between two
gentlemen who have been concerned
together in great public interests, were
delegates together land worked in cor
dial harmony in the last national con
veution; who have no conflicting in
tcrcStS and who have an abundance of
mutual friends, at home. Governor
Smith has the influence in Vermont to
which he is entitled 10y his personal
qualities as well as by his position at
the head of the great Central Vermont
railroad interest. But he is too wise to
aspire OF attempt to he the boss of
Vermont politics and something of
this, indeed. seems Ia have dawned ON
Mr.. Root. for he remarks that the re
publican ring hardly deserves the
name of ring and that Governor
Smith rules rather 10y persuasion and
skilltul management than by boss
dictation."
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-01-03
Beccher's New Years Sermon.

What Mr.. Beecher said in his new
years sermon Friday evening is thus
summarized What were they to take
into the new year, and what should
they leave to perish with the old.
Could they not leave many sorrows,
now unnecessary, many evil habits.
many spites and quarrels; could they
not leave the spirit which found salts
faction i'll the misfOrtunes of enemies A!
No one ought to walk out of this year
and into the other and take everything
with him. If you We're moving from a
log cabin to Il new frame house you
would not care to take the rats with
you. Gou would not take the old
table in the kitchen made on sticks
driven into the ground with board
laid across. lou might take the
rough cradle, with Its memories OF the
sleep and merry laugh of childhood :
but to all that is sordid and worthless
you would like to apply Il torch The
year is Undcliled. 1t is holy ground.
See how much that is good you can
take with you into it.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-01-03
Unfortunate Chicago.

The big city of the interior is unfor-
tunate. An ordinance was suddenly
rushed through the common council,
the other night, permitting the Evan
ston railroad to lay tracks in to the
middle of the city from the northward
to cross streets and alleys, Ia bridge
the river, and to make any number of
tunnels for itself through large dis
trict. There had been long fight
about the matter, the grant as made is
of such a wholesale character as to he
"A gross outrage upon public rights, and
there is hardly AN attempt at iustilica-
ton. 1t is said that an authorized
agent offered Ia have the ordinance
PASSED far S50,OO0, then told Il rival
road that it could be killed for S5l, 900,
and that the S50,0OO or larger sum
was paid. There is strong presump-
ton of corruption on the face of things,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-01-03
An Indian Fighter on the
Indians.

Gen, Crook in his annual report on
the condition of the Indians in the de-
partment of Arizona, very fOrcibly
sums up the results of his experience
as the most successful Indian fighter
we have, when he says in substance
that either determination or Justice is
the only solution of the Indian ques-
ton. He adds II can state unhesi-
tatingly that since the Indians
have learned the strength and power
of our people, in almost every Indian
war which | have known anything
about, the prime cause therefor has
been either the failure of our govern
ment to make good its pledges or the
wrongs perpetrated upon them by I'M
scrupulous whites. This condition of
affairs can no longer continue. The
Indian has now sufficient knowledge of
the needs of the country to force us to
deal justly with him, and if he is not
so dealt with he will 90 upon the war
path" The only man who has whip
ped the warlike Apaches can we'll he
listened to when he says that the
Apaches had not only the best reasons
for complaining, but displayed re-
''''i'N'tDAb Api bbfai fiiiNO III at
peace so long. The government sup
plies intended for them find their way
into the hands of INSCRIPTIONS white
thieves. The Indians are all very Bit
ter against the agents, and Gen. Crook
does not defend the latter, leaving the
irresistible inference that these agents
merit the charges brought against
them. The border newspapers are
charged by Crook with being often in
completely with the thieves, and thus
the public is Systematically misrepre-
scented. The local sentiment also is
cruelty unjust to the Indian. 81 have
no knowledge of case on record he
says, "where a white man has been
and punished for defrauding
an Indian. The malicious killing of
an Indian is not considered murder.
and community which will hang a
horse thief to the nearest tree will sub
nit to the plundering of Indians"
Among the special wrongs touched up
on in the report is the practice of feed |
ing and caring for the powerful and
semi-hostiIe tribes, while the peace |
able Indians, like the Hulapais, are al
lowed to starve as the price of their |
obedience to government.
The recommendations of Gen. Crook |
will be studied with general interest.
and will command certain condolences |
because like practical man of war and
affairs, he avoids the customary poetry
and the high literature of the poor
Indian. Gen. Crook simply passes
along the wish of the Indian himself
he ambition to own the land in sew
.ralty. Pedro, the chief of the White
Mountain Apaches, even rendered taxes
IN the land he occupies, hoping that a
AK receipt would give him a title to
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-01-03
Poisoning for Insurance Money.

The terrible charge is made at Fall
River that the large death-rate of the
local Hibernians during the past two
years was due to the efforts of DR..
Hennessey, the society's physician, to
realize on insurance policies. In sub
sanitation of this it is said that IL
policeman, whose life was insured was
taken ill and grew rapidly worse under
HennesSeys treatment, but speedily
recovered when another doctor was
substituted. The father of John f.
Downing, who died this week, believes
that his son was also Il victim of Hen
neSsey's malpractice. Several months
ago the young man was admitted to the
Ancient Order of IIibernians on Hen
nessey's certificate of sound health.
and soon after policies on his life,
amounting to 81, 800. were taken out
by the doctor, Edward Driscoll. the
agent, and others. Since the discovery
of the insurance frauds IIcnncsSey and
Driscoll have disappeared. One of the
Massachusetts Benefit associations
agents and Il Boston l. cal examiner
were i'll Fall River last week investi-
eating doubtful cases insured in the
company, and wherever fraud is indi-
Gated the policies will he cancelled.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-01-03
Mississippi BarbariSTn.

Last week we printed an account of
the unusual occurrence in the south of
eolored people resenting the insult and
abuse by the whites. One John Posey
of Yazoo, ga highly connected young
man." as the dispatch goes, thought
himself insulted by negro named
James, and collecting his friends re-
turned to the place with fire arms
where James was. James also col
lected his friends and instead of waiting
to be shot down, as is usual, the col
Ored men opened fire on their assailants
and killed three of them. This of
course enraged entire white Yazoo, and
James was hunted down and killed and
other cOlored men captured. The
Springfield Republican sums up the
rest Of this Christmas barbarism as
follows:
Yazoo City, Miss, has with "a great
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-01-03
4 Boys PerilOUs Ride.

William Roberts, aged Ii years, was
recently sent by his parents, who re-
side in Salmon Falls, n. H., to CohOes
to find employment in one of the mills.
He left C0hOes for Ludlow, VT, where
he secured work. A few days ago he
concluded to return home, and having
no money, secreted himself under the
break beam of car. He rode in this
perilOus position until the train
stopped at Bellows Falls, distance of
% miles. When he emerged from
under the car he was covered with snow
and ice, and his hands were terribly
blistered.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-01-03
4 Year OF Disaster.

Had Professor Grimm, who year or
two ago predicted dire calamities from
the portentious aspect "f the great
planetary bodies, p0stp0ned the disas-
trnus epoch until 1853 lac could with
GGlti8 i" sch aNa9d fIatmH thht hiahEReGaR
its APPALLING record of death gives to it
Il CHASTITY prominence, and it will pass
into history as Il year of disaster. The
great agents of destruction-tioOd, fire,
famine, volcano, earthquake, tornado
and epidemic each contributed Il
long list of victims, while seemingly
unusually frequent minor accidents on
land and sea have helped tn swell the
trightful proportions. A statistician
who kept AN imperfect record of the
first seven months of the year esti-
mated that the fatalities resulting from
extraordinary causes had then already
reached the enormous aggregate of over
p 900. TO this now must be added
the awful destruction of life by the
overwhelming calamity in the Indian
Archipelago Boston Transcript.