St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-12-23
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The Week of PRAYER.

The evangelical alliance has suggest
ed the following list of topics for the
week which will be observed through
out the world and is from January 2 to
g: Sunday, sermons, so, Thou that
nearest prayer, unto Thee shall all
flesh Gomez" Monday, praise meeting !;
Tuesday, humiliation Wednesday,
prayer for the church Thursday, pray
er for families and schools Friday,
prayer for missions; Saturday, prayer
for nations; Sunday, sermons, "Thy
Kingdom Come"
Ex-AIderman McQuade Sentenced.
x-Alderman Arthur j. McQuade,
convicted of bribery in the Broadway
case, was sentenced Monday at New
York to pay a fine of $4,000 and to sew
en- years in state prison. Because Nc
Qnade has been honest in business and
good to his wife and children, RecOrder
Smyth sentenced him to seven years
imprisonment instead of the 10 given
to Jaehne. McQuade stood quietly in
front of the bar all the time, his arms
folded and his eyes fastened upon the
recorder. Tears rose to his eyes at the
reference to his wife and family, but
this was the only evidence of emotion
he betrayed. He was then led away
to the TOmbs.
Landlord Johnson.
Mr.. j. w. johnson, proprietor of the
Quincy house Boston, and extensively
known in Vermont and New Hamp-
shire, died Saturday after three days
illness, aged 60. He had been sue
cessful dealer in produce and cattle.
He acquired the Quincy house in 1874
an nd hnS npl 0l
it that an old patron would not recog
nize it. Mr.. JohnsOn's wife was the
daughter of Rev. Uriah Smith of Bar
nard. Four daughters survive him. 1t
was his dying request that his partner,
George G. Mann, should continue to
keep the hotel.
Stanley Sails for Europe
Henry M. Stanley sailed for Europe
Wednesday of last week. He expects
to be able to return and resume his
course of lectures by January, 1888.
The Springfield Republican says: Stan
ley's summons to Europe, it is now be-
leved in New York, was not from the
king of Belgium, but from private par
ties in Great Britain who are getting
up an expedition for the relief of Emin
Bey. Emin Bey is German natural
list, one of Gordon's bravest lieuten-
ants, holding the support of GOndOkO-
70 Tor rather Wady Ly) 900 miles
above KhartOum on the borders of
Uganda. His story so far is the story
of Gordon himself. He has appealed
for relief for two years past, and very
urgently for year; the last letter re-
ceived from him was dated early in
July, and expressed his determination
not to abandon his post, although in
the midst of thousands of hostile saw
ages. Since then the news has come
of the murder of missionaries in Ugan-
da, and the determination of the king
of that country to block the threaten
ing advance of civilization. 1t is the
duty of the British to relieve Emin
Bey, as it was to relieve Gordon, but
after their failure to send help to the
garrison in KhartOum there is no hope
of a better fate for that of Wady Ly.
The private expedition was talked of
and its leadership proposed to Stanley
before he left England, and he said
while here that he had not entertained
the proposition because there was no
assurance of success in the arrange
ments. He submitted, however, a
plan of operations, and it is now as
serted that the McKinnon who tele-
graphed to him was not the agent of
the king of the Belgians, but a Glas-
gov merchant. who is ready to spend
100000 in carrying out the plan.
Marshall p. Wilder, the distinguish
ed writer on agricultural and horti
cultural subjects, died last week at his
hOme in DorchaSfaT Mass