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The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-01-07
FOR ALDERMEN

FIRST WARD. N. GALLAGHER, T. f..
CoESoR.
SECOND wARD-JAmEs II. FRENCH.
THIRD wARD-JoHS II. BOLTON. Il. W.
MuLLALY.
FOURTH WARD Henry PAuLY, MARTIN
MuENCu.
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Less expenses


HespOCtfuIIy sUbmItted,
W. A. BoSYSGE, Secretary.
Approved by the Finance Committee;
LEOPOLD NJ. MICHAEL. Chairman.
We take pleasure in calling attention 70 the
above statement, which speaks for itself, and
shows the best results ever attained by any
like association In this city In the same period
OF time.
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VALUE or STOCK,
Amount Value last Present withdl
S Sirst gaiIss'Ss ssEsoss s s'ns i Mi,
Second. io@ s~ isssss ic@
We, the undersigned, members Of the n.
nance Committee, having carefully examined
the report of the Secretary for the six months
ending December Ia 1884, fnd the same COR
rect. I5lgnedl
II. A. HOLLAND,
q. II. BROCKwAY, Finance Conmittse
MARTIN MUENCHi rfif
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w or tire. handeomey furnished rooms,
Address )" this oiic, giving !, clii n ard
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NTANTED-A young gentleman In Door
w health desires board and room IN nfitnto
family. Address A. d. D., this ulicr, Tor three
days, stating location ara terms. | 6-N
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-08-13
Let Dis Have Peace. .

The shadow which has fallen upon
the country in the prolonged. Illness
and death of the author of the above
quotation has had the effect to make US
one nation again, and it may almost be
said of him as was said of one of the
early scripture warriors, with some
-variation,) that the victories at his
death were greater than those in his
lifetime. All the more liberal republi-
can papers now admit IA patriotic ma
tional feeling on the part of the South
ern people One of the latest utter
ances comes from the Hartford CoHrant,
Senator Hawley's paper; and no one
tlonbts his republican orthodoxy. Let
every partisan paste this paragraph ia
his hat g:
eve are one people, North and
South The old root of bitterness is
now, thank God, only remembrance.
The Union is infinitely stronger i'll 1885
than it was III 1865 or iS55--Or III l795,
for that matter The flag is as dear in
South Carolina and Georgia and Lon
isiana as it is in Connecticut. We are
one people. Shame aud confusion and
! utter failure to the unworthy Ameri-
can, North or South, who, in this new
day, and with Grants words to Buck
ner before his eyes, seeks to rekindle
the embers of old strife ~
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-08-13
RVegate.

SILVER WEDDING AT "FA1RVIEw."
About two hundred of the friends
and relatives of Mr.. aud Mrs. w. W.
Wright were with them at their cOun-
try home. "FairView." last Friday, the
occasion being their silver wedding.
The Boston friends came by special
train and reached the farm about .
p. m. Refreshments were served in "a
large tent on the lawn, and the Wells
River cOFnet band furnished the music
for the day and evening. After tea
the host and hostess lost control OF the
company, and it required speeches from
Rev. Il. Il. Meredith, ID. D., of Union
church. Boston, DeaCOns Lincoln and
Gallagher, Messrs. Bradley and White,
of Phillips church, Boston, and others,
with a fitting response from Mr.. Wright,
to restore order. The house and
grounds were tastefnlly decorated and
illuminated by lanterns and transpar
encies, and the firm Wright Bros. fur
nished the elaborate fireworks under
Immediate supervision of Prof. Jerry
Bradley. The presents were elegant
and numerous and attested to the high
esteem with which the fortunate couple
are regarded by their numerous friends.
The day was one of the lOveliest of
the season. The Boston friends present
numbered about thirty; DR.. Meredith
returned on Saturday, but many of
them stayed over Sunday. An artist
was very busily engaged Friday after
noon taking pictures from different
standpoints. The presents included a
large amount of silverware, both Orna-
mental aud useful. The friends from
Phillips church, South Boston, present
ed fine oil painting in heavy gilt
frame. The Ryegate friends presented
a large steel engraving of a farm scene,
mounted on an easel. Miss Whipple
of Wellesley, Mass, presented a crayon
of the Wright brothers, from photo
graph taken when they were small
boys, which is very fine. There were
many other fine presents, especially a
large picture from the children. A
happier company seldom meets and the
event will long be remembered by
every one present.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-08-13
English Politics.

The political situation in England is
growing very interesting and the gen
eral election in November will be
watched with interest. The COnserva-
tive party with Lord Salisbury at the
head promises we'll for the interests OF
England and her dependencies. One
of the last and most important acts OF
the Gladstone ministry was to create
2,m0.0m more voters in the united
kingdom, and the passage of the redis-
tribution bill was due in great meas
ure to the arduOus efforts of Sir Charles
Dixie whose private life is very dis
graceful. The Liberals already fear
that these newly made voters will vote
for the party now in ascendency and
thus continue the rule of the COnser-
vativc party.
In the meantime the cabinet and its
party followers are in immediate dan
ger of Il split over the Irish questions.
Lord Randolph Churchill. secretary for
India, is said to have the manners OF
the great Roscoe Conkling together
with the latter's brilliant statesman
ship. He has boldly championed the
canse of the oppressed Irish and warm
~ supports the measures of Mr.. Par
nell. Local selfgoEernment, AS advO-
Gated 10y Lord Churchill, is the remedy
for the troubles in Ireland, and when
the party aud the press condemn one
of their leaders for advocating such
measures many feel that they make Il
serious mistake.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-08-13
Mistaken Party Zeal.

While almost all the rest of the
world is under the hush of a great sOr-
row, two or three leading newspapers
seem determined to keep up a section
al or partisan strife. The Chicago Tri-
bune shows how narrow paper can be
printed in great city when it objects
to Gen. Grants burial in New York
city because, among other things, it
has given "from $4,000 to 10000 ma
iority against the national principles
for which he stood" One is almost
led to wonder, in the light of such
criticism, that Gen. Hancock, a demo-
crat, was allowed place in the funer-
al procession. Let us he thankful that
the Tribunes are losing followers and
influence. The loyal republicans of
this country are going to repudiate
such suicidal nonsense, and will sub
scribe to the patriotic sentiments of
the patriotic Gen. Hawley, as given i'll
another place.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-08-13
Cabot.

The members of Morrill, post, @. A
r. with others of this town, united with
the people of Marshfield, at that place,
on Sunday afternoon in memorial ser
vices in honor of Gen. Grant. ApprO-
pirate remarks were made by the resi-
dent clergy of that town, and by Rev
A. b. Enright of Cabot and others.
Mrs. V. w. Hale, widow of about
80 years, who resided with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. G. G. Paine, in this village
died on Sunday from the effects of fall
received Il few days previous. Mrs.
Paine has the sympathy of all in this
fresh bereavement, her husband having
died very suddenly last winter, his
death having been caused by Il cherry
stone swallowed few months before.
Mrs. Jessie Morse and her daughter
Alice are visiting at Franklin Falls
n. II.
Mrs. A. H. Steele, nee Miss Julia Da-
mon, former student of ST. Johnsbury
Academy, now of Worcester, Mass, is
visiting her parents.
Our post Office is expected to change
hands soon, III. b. Whittier, democrat,
having received the appointment OF
postmaster.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-08-13

who yielded to the Conqueror of all
men, only after a heroic battle with
the foe, sested in ground henceferth to
be sacred in memory, song and story, a
Ehero's burial closing the last scene in
the noble drama of his life.
VERMONT AT THE FUNERAL.
Vermont was represented at the fun
eraf of Gen. Grant by Senator Justin
S. Morrill,, chairman of the Senate COM
mittee, His Exeellency Gov. Samuel E.
Pingree, Adjt.- t. S. Peck, Quar-
termaster- General II. X. Ide, Judge
Advocate General c.. l.. Marsh and
Coils w. r. Hulhurt, VIM. p. Fair
banks, A. A. Hall and VIM. B. Wright,
of the Governors staff. The Vermont
delegates were assigned a prominent
position near the funeral car, and were
among the mOurners at the tomb in
Riverside park. Governor Pingree and
staff, during their stay in New York,
domiciled at the Murray Hill hotel.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-08-13
The Coming Fairs.

The season of agricultural fairs is
close upon us. The New England fair
will he held ut Bangor, Maine, Sept.
10; the Vermont state fair at Bur
lingtou, Sept. I'll and Caledonia
county fair, Sept. l5-l5. The fair at
Barton comes II week later, Sept. ~
81. followed 10y the one at Bradford
Sept. % Oct. /. The fairs at Morris
town and COlebrook occur Sept. %, "a.
The premium list of the Caledonia
fair published in last weeks CaledOni-
an must have surprised those readers
who were not aware of the departure
made 10y the fair managers. The pre-
miums have been doubled in many
classes, and together with the special
prizes, make a sum far surprising any
ever before offered at county exhibit
ton, and even exceeding those offered
10y the state society.
The fair this year is to he four days
instead of three, thus giving two and
a-half days TO the exhibition of stock,
instead of one and a-balf as heretofore.
II is the hope of some of the friends of
the society TO eventually make these
annual exhibitions exclusively for
showing and comparing stock and
tools, leaving the trotting for the race
course, for which there is no legitimate
use here.
Ii is believed that the unusual pre-
miums offered this year on through
bred stock will bring To our fair many
of the best herds in New England. At
all events this was the expectation
when the prizes were offered, and we
think those who attend the fair here
next month may reasonably expect to
see the finest exhibition of stock ever
together in this state.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-08-13
General News.
MAssAcRE on :cnRIsrIANs.

MASSACRE OF CHRISTIANS.
Further advicGs from TOnquin, China.
say that the bishop of QuinhOn reports
that over 10000 Christians have been
massacred in the provinces of Bien-
dinb aud Ply Yen; murders and in
cendiary fires are of daily occurrence.
The vicariate has been annihilated.
TWELVE MINERS SMoTHERED.
The mine of the West End coal com
pany at Mecanagua, Pa, was the scene
of a terrible accident Tuesday morn
ing. Just before the night shift went
off duty the fan broke. The boss knew
of this and so did the men on the
day shift, but notwithstanding this
they went into the mine, taking
great risk. There were about 30 in all,
and they were supplied with safety
lamps, as it was well known that the
gas would accumulate. About Is men
were in the mine at the time Before
the men fairly realized their danger
more than 20 were unconscious from
the effects of gas. Those who could
then escape did so. a corps of men
went down as relief, aud in spite of
being continually overcome by gas got
out most of the men. The death
numbers -.
Frank RnweH of Orono. Me-, aged
about la years, fatally shot himself
while handling revolver Sunday, the
bullet penetrating the brain.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-08-13
EaSt Burke.

Rev. /. Z. Smith and wife of New
York city arrived here last week Tues
day for three weeks visit. 1t is ex-
pected that lie will supply the NJ. E.
pulpit one of the Sabbaths he is here.
Rev. Mr.. Burnham preached in the
M. E. church last Sabbath in exchange
with the pastor, Rev. Mr.. Mcdonald.
DR.. Hurlbert preached Grant me-
mortal sermon in the Congregational
church last Sabbath afternoon.
Alvah Jenkins has returned from
Kansas in quite poor health.
. A Mr.. Brown and wife of Boston,
who are stopping at Mr.. Whitney's
have an infant son very sick.
L. T. Randall and wife are visiting
friends here.-Miss Clara Wilson is
stopping at her fathers, A. w. Will
sons, for weekly. FL. Smith and
daughter Rose of Springfield, Mass,
are expected here this week.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-08-13
Political Reform in Vermont.
BrattIeboro Letter to Springfield Republican.

Brattleboro Letter to Springfield Republican.
There are indications of movement
throughout Vermont of independent,
thoughtful citizens,a majority of whom,
perhaps, voted for Cleveland, but in
Guiding large numbers who did not
vote for him, whose purpose is declared
to be the reformation of state politics,
which fOreshadOws a public convention
revolt, and a unity of action among
those hitherto opposed in national poll
| tics, to rescue the affairs of state and
indirectly the nation from the dOmin-
ion of selfish interests and the cOmbi-
nation of machine tenders of both poll
teal parties. 1t is said that the move
ment will bring to the front an army of
observation, so to speak, and of occu-
patton if necessary, intent upon pro-
noting the public welfare, rather than
the advancement of the political for
tunes of the chief participants. The
movement, it is stated, has already ac-
quired considerable proportions in a
quiet way through personal inter
change of views amsng leading men,
also through correspondence and, in
the opinion of many, ripening of To-
cal political events, the approaching
contest over Mr.. Edmunds's seat in the
Senate, will bring the matter into tan
gible form, although the precise action
will be determined by events not yet
disclosed. 1t is urged that the only
congenial platform to combine these
hitherto opposing political forces will
he, as stated, that the honor of the
state is paramount to the dietation of
rings and cfiques of ambitious and
scheming political combinations. 1t is
an anomaly in the local political ba-
rOmeter that men heretofore SO strong
~ outspoken in divergent politics
should concur ia the need of some com
bined action that will overthrow the
growing evils Of inscriptions and self
ish political domination. As promi-
Hent Vermonter and republican put it
yesterday, it requires no close student
of state politics to detect the evils of a
lOng-existing coalition between the
self constituted managers and political
manipulators of both parties, results of
which promoted no good to the state, |
but rather magDified the Importance of
the managers and increased the help |
iessness of the people, whereby official |
trusts have been filled at the command /
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-08-13
An Englishman's Tribute.

Canon Farrar's commemorative dis
course in Westminster abbey had eX-
traOrdinary merit, and marks the rev
erend gentleman as an Englishman
who has an inside appreciation of
American institutions. 1t was con
siderable thing for him to proclaim the
truth about the character of our de-
mOcracy, which produces Lincolns and
Grants, and by no accident, but by its
inherent nature. 1t should have done
the titled ornaments of the great as
semblage good to hear their preacher
say:
If Rome told with pride that her die
tatOrs came from the plOwtail, America
may record the answer of the president
who, when asked what would be his
coat arms, answered, proudly, mind
full of his early struggles, "a pair of
shirt sleeves" The answer showed Il
noble sense of the dignity of labor, IA
noble superiority to the vanities of
feudalism, strong conviction that
Il man should be honOred simply as
men, not according to the accident of
birth.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-08-13
Sheffield.

On Monday, Aug. 3, Sheriff E. A
Norton of Glover arrested Martin Miles
on charge of selling liquor and took
him to his (NOrtOn's) house for safe
keeping On Tuesday morning, while
Mr.. Norton was away and the hired
men doing the chores, Martin improved
an opportunity to step out. Mr.. Norton
took measures to recapture him, and
| being unable to go himself he tele-
! phOned G. b. Simpson to take help and
watch Miles house, so that in case he
| should venture home during the nigh
they could scoop him in. They did not
have to wait very long. About 10
o'clock Martin deliberately walked to-
ward his home but instead of meeting
! the embrace of his family as he had an
! ticipated he was embraced by Ivers
| FurgusOn, but Ivers was not equal to
! the occasion and before his cries
brought help, Martin was again at lib
erty and has managed thus far to evade
capture.
Last week Wednesday evening the
barn of Frank Robinson, who lives on
the square, was entirely consumed by
fire. Contents saved with the excep-
ton of hog which was got out but
went back into the fire and was lost.
Fortunately Mr.. Robinson had been
away from home and had not COM
menced his haying. The fire was
caused by his horse knocking a lantern
down in the barn. 1t was with quite
an effort that the house was saved. O.
NJ. ingalls, had his face qnite badly
burned at the time.
George Newell has moved back to
his farm.
John Topham has sold his place on
the Wheelock road to f. A. Williams
of Danville and we expect John will
now build coy little home at the viii
lage.
Heman Mcclure has sold his place to
Tyler Thomas and will move back to
Glover into his old home.
...... Wheelock.
Hiram Chesley has moved to Shelf
field.
Mr.. Burbank's brother is home on
visit from the West.
George Bean has moved into the
Widow Jenness' house.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-08-13

The steamer Block Island, loaded
with passengers from Block Island for
New London, struck a rock near the
west end of Fishers island, Tuesday
afternoon. The steamer kept on her
course, landed her passengers at Lyle's
Beach, and was then beaclied to pre-
vent sinking. The extent of her injury
could not be ascertained. The passen-
gers were taken to New London by
small steamers.
Burglars stole $500 from Pease's hO-
tel at Hartford, 1854 nf it coming from
the pockets of the sleeping clerk.
They tried to get into Gov. Pingree's
house, but failed.
A TRIBUTE FROM THE INDIANS.
The proclamation by the chief of the
Cherokee nation in honor of General
Grant is Il sign of the times worth
needing. 1t will not much longer be
denied that the Indian is man. among
men, and not q beast to he hunted
down. There are not many governors
of states who could slIrpass in dignity
of attitude and fitness of phrase the
official utterance of Chief Bushyhead
in recalling to his people their debt &c
Grant, and recognizing the Significance
of his association with ''the awakening
of Il great nations conscience, and the
exhibition on vast scale of that spirit
of brotherly love and charity, which is
the test and proof of human progress.
Springfield Republican.
SABBATH DISSERTATION.
The Boston and Lowell railroad sent
mp four special trains over its White
Mountain division from Concord, n. H..
on Sunday. Tho first had six cars fOI
the Weirs Universalist meeting. The
others were all for the Jefferson slide
and made b cars in all. The trains
all returned Sunday evening. 1t was
the biggest day of Sunday passenger
work ever done on the Boston, Con
cord and Montreal railroad. - Boston
journal.
When the Southern people. gravely
and earnestly acquiesce in the senti-
ment expressed by the Mobile Register
| that Gen. Grants triumphs were Won
for the South as well as for the North
and cOnfederates and federals, witt
deep and equal grief, bear side by side
the dead conqueror's pail to the tomb,
the animOsities of the war must bt
held to lie huried with him. To die
them up now is to insult the ashes and
the memory of Grant Boston Rec
ord.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-08-13

The annual meeting last week of the
civil service reform league at Newport,
Il. l., and the address of George Will
liam Curtis, receives more attention
than usual because of the peculiar cir
cumstances of the time. Since the last
meeting of the league there has been a
change of administration, making
somewhat a test of the reform move
ment. Mr.. Curtis address is scholarly
and exhaustive of the subject, as all
his productions are, and very lengthy.
We give elsewhere an excellent resume
Of the paper with criticisms from the
Boston Herald.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-08-13
West Raraf.


The meeting house at West Barnet
has tunder the auspices of the Ladies'
society been undergoing thorough
renovation. The Old-time pulpit has
given place to platform. A new set
of pulpit furniture has been provided,
The church has been newly carpeted
throughout. The walls and ceiling
have been beautifully frescOed. This
department of the work was executed
under the direction of George j. Mari
on of st. JOhnsbury, whose work has
given great satisfaction. The church
will be opened for public service on
Sunday, Aug. 23.
The people of West Barnet propose
to hold an ice cream festival at Lake
side, Wednesday, Aug. 10, forenoon
and afternoon. The proceeds are to
help pay for the recent repairs on theil
church.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-08-13
Monroe.

Eber Wiley is overhauling his cider
mill and making ready to convert APP
pies into merchantable fluid.
Improvement still goes on at Mr..
Shaw's.
Mr., Duncan has been qnite nnwell
during the past week.
Hosford says the law business is
yery coed now-a-days.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-08-13
McIndoas Falls.

Last Sabbath the GA. X. attended
the services in memory of Grant at
Wells River in the morning and the
funeral of Maggie, daughter of Henry
Mccall, past commander of the post,
in the afternoon.
A singular accident happened last
Sabbath to the youngest son of Mr.,
Glenn, who lives about two miles west
of this place. The child is about two
years old and was playing with com
mon bedstead caster, and falling out of
a chair, nearly amputated the thumb
below the last joint. IT,.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-08-13
North DapVille,

The following are some of those tax.
ing few days vacation w. II. Pal
mer at Wells River and Barre, Bert
Wells and George Pope at the Profile
House, White mountains, and Mrs
Alice Wells and daughter Susie go this
week to Littleton, N. H., for few
weeks visit.
The Baptist Sabbath-school goes tC
Joe's pond for "A picnic, Aug. IL.
Mr.. Lackey, of Sheffield, is visiting
his daughter, Mrs. a. A. Finley.
Rev. Mr.. Atwood exchanged last Sab
bath with Rev. A. p. Tracy of Sutton
Mr.. Tracy will spend few days in
town this week.
Willie Atwood and wife move to
POmpanOOsuc this week.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-08-13

Some of the difficulties attending the
administration of the presidential office
are occasionally limited at by Washing
ton correspondents. aud they are snffi-
cient at least to show that it is no easy
task to sit in the White House and
fight the place hunters. The appli-
cauts for office are exceedingly persis-
tent, and tire men who believe that the
spoils belong to the victorious party,
without any ifs or ands, are not all
dead yet.