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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-01-24
GENERAL STEWART SURROUNDED IN
THE DESERT.

LONDON, January 23.-Private adj
vices received late this afternoon from
korti assert that the rebels have sur
rounded General Stewart in the desert,
where he has taken up an entrenched
position to await relnforcements from
General Wolseley. Dcserters from the
rebel lines state that the Mahdi's Of
iiccrs consider the affair at Abu Klea
Wells a drawn battle. The Arabs
were neither routed nor pursued, and
fell back in an orderly manner, and
were not in the least demoralzed by the
outcome Of the engagement. They re-
covered themselves so quickly and eff
fectyely that Stewart dared not move,
and was compelled to entrench himself
OF the scene of conflict.
Government officials discredit the in
formations conveyed in the above pri-
yate dispatches.
THE RERELS ENTRENCHED AT ME-
TEMNEH.
ALEXANDRIA, January 23.-Pr-
yate adyices from the front state that
the rebels are strongly entrenched at
Metemneh, which post it will be ncces-
sary for the English forces to occupy
before they can proceed to Khartoum.
1t was reported that numerous rebels
have collected at Abu Iiamed, and are
prepared to resist General Earle.
A FRENCH PAPERS FEARS FOR
STEWART.
PARIS, January 23.-Thc Repub-
HgUe Franchise considers the result of
the battle between General Stewards
troops and the Arab rebels on Satur-
day last at Abu Klea Wells as an ir-
redecmabe check to the advance of the
English on Khartoum, and says it
trcmbles for the fate of General
Stewards forces.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-01-24
THE POWER OF THE SENATE
DISCUSSED IN THE HOUSE.
A Resslusiop Of Isssiry ss 70 the Risss 70
Originate BiIIs Appropviasins the Reve'
nue- Debated and Laid On she Fable.


WASHINGTON, January 20, 1885.
Mr.. Garland, from the Committee on
Judiciary, reported favorably, and the
Senate passed, bills removing the politi-
cal disabilities Of Gabriel A. Hill and
j. Pembroke Jones, both Of Virginia.
The Chair laid before the Senate Dir.
Vests resolution, heretofore offered, to
authorize the Secretary Of the Interior
to ascertain upon what terms the Creek
and Seminole Indians would surrender
their remaining interests in the Okla
bona lands.
Mr.. Vest amended the resolution so
As to include the Cherokee nation In
quiry.
Mr.. Sherman thought this so i'm
portant matter that the resolution and
all amendments that might be offered
should 20 to the Committee on Indian
Affairs for serious and deliberate con-
sideration.
Mr.. Plumb offered substitute for
Mr.. Vests resolution. The substitute
requests the President to enter as
speedily as possible into negotiations
with such tribes as may be in posses
sion Of more lands than enough to give
each head Of family l60 acres, with a
view of using such surplus lands for &C
tual settlers only. The substitute also
requests the President to act on the
matter as speedily as possible, and to
report to Congress such propositions as
he may receive.
General debate upon questions of In
dian policy followed, principally be-
tween Messrs. Vest, Plumb, Conger,
and Ingalls,. Finally the resolutions OF
Messrs. Vest and Plumb were referred
to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
The Senate, at 2:25 p. NJ, went into
executive session. At 5 p. NJ. the
doors were re0pened and the Senate
adjourned.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-01-24
NEW YORK COTTON FUTURES.

NEW YORK, January 23.-Cottou--
Net receipts, none; gross receipts,
6,779 bales. Futures closed firm.
sales, Ill, 100 bales January, sll.l9
aall.20; February, sll.lSasll.19;
March, sll.23ssll.24; April, all.35s
sll.36; May, sll.46asll.47; June,
sll.57asll.5S; July, sil.67atll.6s;
August, ell.7saall.79; September.
sil.3saall.40; October, >l0.92a
sl0.93; November, ei0.74aal0.7S.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-01-24

Senator Vance will return here to-
morrow. Representative Cox to-day
participated in the proceedings Of the
House. and did well. Representative
Bennett is one of the best members Of
the House Committee on Elections. If
Senator Ransom could have had his
way the Potomac flats would have
been long since improved. Senator
Hawley, of Connecticut, was born in
North Carolina.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-01-24
THE WEATHER HERE

for days has been as frigid as an Arctic
explorer could desire, and the result is
that a number of members Of both
houses were out of their seats to-day.
What pity it is that Congress cannot
meet in Florida in the winter and at
some northern point in the summer.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-09-24
DOctOred to Death.

1t is astonishing how much more
than the doctors the average man or
woman knows about medicine. There
are lots of little graves in the land that
testify to this fact. A man was lately
tried in England for giving a five
weeks-old child four drops of lauda-
mum, thereby causing its death. The
examination of witnesses in this case
phowed that the ideas of wOmankind
concerning the administration of mar
cotics to infants are tritle uncertain.
one woman thought the dose of lauda-
mum for a child was one drop for each
year of its age; another thought 1t
was "A drop for each week. A physi-
clan testified that most soothing syrups
were composed of opium and that fatal
effects often attend their use. He
thought they were unsafe at any age
under one year, aud would have come
nearer the truth if he had said at any
age whatever.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-09-24
Note and Comment.

'!NO boom, but the industries of the
country are surely reviving," is the re-
port from all the large business centers.
Lawrence Brainerd's bOndsmen in
sist upon it that he has not escaped to
Canada and that they will yet have
him.
An exchange speaks of IngersOll as
"a man of brilliant incapacity, vast
and varied transformation, and great
moral requirements"
Beecher says that Brooklyn is good
place for ministers because they get
all the chastisement they deserve and
all the affection they need.
1t is not often that a whole town is
sold Gin lump" but this was done
Y, was sold to Boston capitalists for
5000, 900.
The Vermont veterans have been
having fine time hObnObbing with
their old opponents the ex-Confeder-
ates in Virginia the past week. They
seem to fully realize that the cruel war
L. over.
Prince Bismark suggests that a con-
ference of powers, including the United
States, be held to determine the "prin-
ciple which shall govern the acquisi-
ton and protection of territory in the
Pacific"
1t is rather significant that at the
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-09-24
Heroic Jumbo.

1t seems very appropriate ending of
the great Jumbo's life that it should be
sacrificed to save the life of another,
the baby elephant Tom Thumb. The
story is pretty enough to be true and
is told by Barnum's representative, Mr..
Haight, as follows:
As the tain came round the curve
the keeper tried to induce Jumbo to go
down the embankment, but he would
not, for what reason was not at first
apparent. The baby elephant was in
the rear, and as the train approached
Jumbo began to below and swing his
trunk. The little elephant seemed
dazed, but did not get out of the way.
AS the engine was almost upon them
Jumbo raised on his hind legs as
though to protect the baby, and then
quick as thought dropped down and
grabbed him in his trunk and hurled
him with great force over all the tracks
and against a freight car twenty yards
away, where he dropped down whining
like puppy with sore foot. Jumbo,
in saving the life of his little prOtege,
had entirely neglected his own chance
to escape. The locomotive struck him
with full force in the side, crOwding
him against some cars on the siding
nearest him and fairly squeezing the
life out of him.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-09-24
Boston Record Arrows.

Whether or not there were reasons
sufficient for the removal of Weigher
Bacon, no good reason for appointing
a pOthouse politician to his place has
been or can be given.
Washington landlords are counting
the days before Congress meets. AL
in its sleep.
An early frost is predicted for the
Flower boom in New York. The sea
son is getting too late for planting
garden seeds.
We beat the British boat, bnt Il
British locomotive had to go and kill
our champion elephant-an African by
birth, but Yankee by adoption. 1t
was a cruel revenge.
If Riel was actually arrested on
American soil, the Dominion govern
ment may send in a bill to Washington
for services in removing n dangerous
character from our territory.
The sharp criticisms from all sides,
even in his own party, upon the recent
"mistake" in the New York Custom
House, will convince Mr.. Cleveland
that it is more fun to go fishing than
to Toe President.
Barnum and the children have lost
their Jumbo, but the democratic party
has two big elephants on its hands
President Cleveland and Sam Randall.
And it doesn't i'm the least know what
to do with them.
d. Wyatt Aiken, NJ. c. from South
Carolina, remarked some time ago
"that the mass of the democratic party
at the North is not worthy of the con
tidence or alliance of the party at the
South" This assertion is akin to slam
der, or it is painful truth.
Senator Sherman no longer objects
to the appointment of eX-rebels to of
flee, provided they will "Observe and
respect the rights of Others" The
second war" is drawing to close
Peace will no doubt be declared imme-
diately after the Ohio election.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-09-24
Vermont Crops.

The Boston Journal publishes a
rose -cOlored New England crop report.
The farmers every where seem to be
gathering an abundant harvest. Yer
mont is no exception to the rule.
While the hay crop is little short IA
heavy yield of oats, wheat and other
cereals and plenty of corn and pOta-
toes is the story. What with the Au-
gust and September rains and the va
riable weather that has prevailed we
fear the Journals statement in some
particulars is rather too fiattering AS re-
CARDS Caledonia county but it is pleas
ant to know that we are getting along
so nicely. The hay crop is reported
only ten per cent short of an average
crop and fully up to the average in the
state. The grain crop promises to be
better than last year and above the
average of previous seasons. The
yield of oats, wheat and barley is
specially heavy. Nearly an average
corn crop and an unusually large potato
crop, with fall feed never better at this
season of the year makes up pretty
good and we hope a true story.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-09-24
Correcting Mistakes.

During the last week the better
class of democrats have criticised the
administration severely, and Collector
Hcdden in particular, for the removal
at the \. Y. custom house of Capt.
Bacon of Brooklyn, wcigher, and the
appointment in his place of 6. I'll. Sterl-
ing, a very unsavory politician. The
administrations best friends in New
York could not approve this change,
but denounced it, rs there was no call
for the removal of Bacon except to
make room for Il pOthOuse politician.
Yesterday news came that Secretary
Manning had suspended Sterling and
ordered Collector Hedden to report on
the ease. This is another instance of
an attempt to correct the mistakes of
bad appointments. 1t seems as though
reform had struck in.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-09-24
News of the Week.
A FATAL HAzING sCRAPE.


A young son of Edward Turnbach
died at HazeltOn, Pa, Saturday from
the effects of hazing received We'd
nesday at the hands of several of his
schoolmates. The scholars of n public
school To which young Turnbach had
just been admitted make practice of
initiating every new scholar by max
ing him ''run the gauntlet" two lines
of 10 to 20 boys on each side punching
the victim with their fists as he passes
through. They injured the little fell
low so badly about the kidneys that he
died in great agony.
Work will probably soon be resum-
ed on the Hudson river tunnel, New
York.
Rev. DR.. Stephen H. Tying, ST., who
was for many years one of the most
prominent (EpiscopaD clergymen of
the country, died at IrvingtOn, n. Y,
Sept. 3, at the age of s. years.
Myron w. Whitney has signed n
contract to sing in 100 entertainments
under the direction of Theodore Thorn
rs during the coming season.
The law prohibiting the sale of CT
garettes OF tobacco in any of its forms
to any minor under 10 years of age,
under IA penalty OF $40 for each and
every offence, went into effect in New
Hampshire Wednesday.
DIR. Adelaide Richardson of Mt. HOl-
yoke seminary, at South Hadley, COM
mitted suicide Tuesday night, while
temporarily insane, by piercing the
right carotid artery with lancet. She
was AZ years old, il lady OF culture and
greatly beloved.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-09-24
st. JOhnSbl1rV East.

w. A. Chapman has sold the house
now occupied by Paul Knapp to VIM.
Merchant.-N. p. Hollis has at last
found water after sinking a well %
feet.-Lee Knapp has gone to BelOit,
Wisconsin where he has position as
clerk in drug store. He has the best
wishes of his many friends.
Warren EstabroOk has returned
from Connecticut where he went and
bought water wheel for his grist mill.
Eugene Harrington of Bradford, Pa,
formerly of this place played the organ
in the Methodist church last Sunday
and we learn that he will also play
next Sunday.-Paul Knapp is moving
into the A. Il. Bowen house.-Mrs.
Jennie Frazier of Nevada has been
visiting her aunt, Mrs. l.. Il. Parker.
James Mclaughlin was arrested the
third day of the fair for humping a
mans head against the side of the stall
where they were eating dinner, James
concluding that the man was infring-
ing upon his rights. The justice fined
James 1852, James making oath that
he bought the rum of Benjimin G..
Wood. Wood was arrested for selling
liquor to Mclaughlin and fined S2I.lI.
Wood denies that he sold liquor to
Mclaughlin.
Misses Babcock & Prouty have re-
ceived Il fresh stock of fall and winter
millinery consisting of the latest styles
of straw and felt hats, dress trimmings,
velvets, buttons, ribbons, threads,
hose, skirts, corsets, hat trimmings, 5
and 10 cent goods, etc, which they are
closing out at low prices before moving
into their new rooms.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-09-24
Poacham.

w. l.. Bailey and family left Satur-
day morning for home after a some
what lengthy stay with Mrs. Bailey S
mother, Mrs. j. NJ. Martin.
Miss May E. Bailey left Monday for
South RoyalstOn, Mass, where she is
to teach school the coming winter.
The Y. w. G.. T.. U. will inagurate
its winters work by giving reception
at the house of j. Varnum, Jr., Friday
evening.
The temperance meeting held at the
Methodist church Sunday evening to
celebrate the centennial of the tenn
perance movement in America was a
perfect success except as regards the
contribution which was so small that
we refrain from giving the amount.
Miss Bailey's original essay was es-
pecially fine.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-09-24
Mr.. SmalIey as a Reformer.

Collector Smalley dismissed Is of
the officers under him last week and
abolished their offices. The Boston
Globe says. that it is Mr.. Smalley's
idea to make so excellent a showing
by economical management of the GUS
tom house as to eflectually disarm all
opposition to the confirmation of his
appointment on the score of the eff
cheney of his predecessor"
But the Free Press calls it "sham re-
trenchment" and thinks the whole pur-
pose of the action is to get round the
civil service law and not to enforce it.
IL SAYS:
Deputy inspectors of customs come
under the civil service law. If the new
collector were to simply remove the
incumbents their places could be filled
only by persons who have passed a
civil service examination as they did.
The requirement wOnld of course be a
formidable barrier, to the strikers who
are commonly the favored democratic
candidates for these positions. But as
il happens deputy collectors are not in
cluded ia the classes to whom the civil
service law applies. SO an easy way
is found around the obstacle, by abol-
ishing the offices of the inspectors.
Then, little later, IA lot of additional
democratic deputy collectors and in-
spectOrs can Ice appointed, with no ex-
aminations to bother them
Unfortunately for him Mr.. Smalley
hasn't much of "A record as a refoTmer,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-09-24

election for school commissioners at
Binghamton, n. Y, last week, many
young women tried to vote who were
neither mothers nor taxpayers. WOm-
en- always were quick learners.
1t was five weeks ago that the order
was issued from Washington that the
Canada mails must be fumigated. The
greatest death roll of the smallpox ep-
idemic is reached this week, but up to
date there has been no fumigatiOn.
The Albany Journal announces "by
authority" that Senator Evarts will
not accept the republican nomination
for governor. No intelligent person
ever supposed that he would. OF the
same order of gossip is the talk that
Mr.. Blaine will he made a candidate
for governor of Maine.
A Mormon conference was held in
London last week. President Penrose
of Salt Lake City, in an address boast
ed that MOrmOnism was spreading in
England, Scotland and Wales and pre-
ulCIcu JHc uciCdb vi CHo OHitcu OtdCCS
government in its efforts to suppress
pOlygamy. Comforting thought.
And SO the reform goes on. A dis
patch from Burlington says that Col
lectOr Smalley has reduced the salaries
of number of deputy collectors $500
year, and the wages of "a number
paid by the day from SO to 50. The
effect is saving of $4,000 per annum
in his district. This, in addition to
the discharge of 8 men, saves $l7 900.
Here's an item that will bear think
ing over. The commissioner of inter
nal revenue reports that the amount of
distilled spirits gone into consumption
in the United States during the year
ending June 30 is 90, l56, 9O2 gallons,
and the amount of malt liquors on
which tax was paid during the same
period was 19,185,953 barrels. The
amount of wine consumed in this coun-
try during the present year is estimat-
ed at %, sos ,345 gallons.
The mugwumps of Cambridge, Mass,
are very obstinate. Their city COM
mittee, of which Col. Il. w. Higginson
is a member, got together last week
and resolved, that "since we have seen
no reason for regretting our action in
boiling the republican presidential
nominations of last year, and since it
is probable that our attendance at IL
republican caucus would be taken as
sign that we no longer cared to up
hold President Cleveland's wise and
patriotic administration, therefore we
believe that we can at present best
subserve the cause of good govern
ment by abstaining from the party
caucuses and by voting independently"
To the assertion that women are not
naturally orators, Kate Field rejOins
When girls are educated physically
as well as entally when they are
taught to use their arms when they
learn To recite us boys learn to declaim;
when they are made to comprehend
the advantages of clear, resonant
enunciatiOn, and that to murder Ian
guage by swallowing it whole is not Il
sign of true womanliness, there will he
sufficient material out of which to make
good speakers. Men are naturally
more awkward than women, yet they
are infinitely less awkward on the
platform, because they have been
reared to it.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-09-24
Sutton.

Last Thursday night the store own
ed by w. w. Esterbrooks known as the
grange store was entirely consumed by
fire. 1t was unoccupied except as a
shoe shop in the basement, which was
used by Mr.. Rannie of Sheffield. The
fire when first discovered was in the
part used for wood. 1t was only by
prompt action that the barn of S. n.
Whipple and store house used by H..
A. Blake were saved, both taking fire.
Insurance will nearly cover the loss.
Origin of fire unknown.
Miss Jane Page, who has been spend
ing the summer here, started for her
home in Boston Monday.
H. A. Blake was thrown from his
wagon last Friday and hurt quite bad
ly.
Mrs. r. ID. Wilson has bought Mrs
DensmOre's house at the village and
rumOr has it that it is to be repaired
and rented for parsonage.
Rev. A. p. Tracy has two nephews
here who have come all the way from
Massachusetts on bicycles.
1t is hoped that we are to have a de-
pot at Clark's again.
Thomas True is again among us and
his many friends are glad to see him.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-09-24
A New Telephone.

just as St. Johnsbury decides to do
without the telephone, word comes
that a new telephone has been invent
ed which it is claimed is so simple
that it can he made for twenty-five
cents, yet so perfect in its working
that there is practically no limit to the
distance ut which the human voice can
bc heard by its use. 1t is reported
that the right to use it in the United
States has been purchased by New
York capitalists for II million dollars.
The apparatus requires no battery
magnets taking their place.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-09-24
New York Republicans.

The New York republicans met in
state convention Tuesday, had a two
days session, drew up a platform and
nominated il candidate for governor.
Neither Carr. Warren nor Seward Sc
cured the prize but Ira Davenport of
Stcubcn county, n native New Yorker
and but II years of age. He is man
of culture aud general knowledge but
not very well known. He has twice
served as state senator and in 1881 was
elected comptroller, running ahead OF
all the other candidates on the repub-
lican ticket. The platform favors civil
service reform, objects to the increase
of silver coinage, favors IA protective
tariff and denounces the administra-
finn