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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-09-20
FarmFor Sale
At a Bargain.
Farm for Sale.

0ne-fourth mile outside the village limits of St.
Yhnsbury, at the head of Pleasant St, within the
fifty acres cutting seventy-ive tons of hay, and
very productive for wheat, oats, and all crops
grown in northern Vermont a thrifty wood lot
of fifteen acres Well watered with good water
at house and barns. Buildings pleasantly situat-
ed and in all respects desirable place tor a resi-
denee and for profitable farming. A portion OF
the purchase money can remain if desired.
RICHARD W. PEABODY.
June 20, 1887. 4tf
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-09-20
VERMONT NEWS.
The Soldiers, Home.

At the annual meeting of the Hus-
tees of the Soldiers home on ting 9th
the old officers were reelected. There
are at present in the home 40 disabled
veterans and about 20 applications on
file. No more veterans, however, can
be accommodated until the completion
of the addition, the work On which is
now being pushed forward as rapidly
as possible. The home yill accommO-
date about IS, beside hzving a hospit-
al, smoking room and laundry.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-09-20
The Way Over.
BY JAMES RUcKHAM.

BIZ JAMEs BUCkHAH.
Wide was the river; the tide ran fast,
And dim lay the other shore;
But the shepherd took lamb in his breast,
And so passed on before.
The sheep stood trembling he called in vain
Till the lamb in his bosom cried.
Then the white ewes answered, and followed fain
And came to the other side.
Ny Shepherd hath taken my lamb away
But know it is not forever
Come. follow come, follow ~ hear him say
1T is beautiful over the river"
Aye, beautiful where my lamb has gone,
Thou Shepherd tender and wise.
This is thy loving way lead on
To the pastures of the skies.
RRsrliu1t0n VI
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-09-20
A Virginia Cook of the Old School.

Virginia Homesteads,' IN the Home Maker.
An incident connected with Mr.. Fill
more's visit to Brandon pleasingly IL
Illustrates the oneness of interest that
existed between employers and family
servants. George, the Brandon cook,
was fine specimen of his class. Mas
ter of his craft, stately in manner and
speech, he suffered no undue humility
to cloud his consciousness of his abili-
ties. A family festival, in honor of a
clan-anniversary, had filled the old
house with guests for several days,
and tested the abundant larder to what
seemed to be it's utmost possibilities.
On the very day that saw the depart
ure of the company, a communication
was received by Mrs. Harrison inform
ing her that the presidential party
might be expected on. the morrow.
She summoned George and impaired
the startling news. He met it like an
ebony Gibraltar.
every well, madam. Your orders
shall be Obeyed."
"But George, can we be ready for
them7 There will be about thirty
persons, including the president of the
United States and his cabinet"
Gibraltar relaxed measurably. The
lady's apprehensions appealed to his
chivalric heart. 1t was his duty to al
lay them.
every true, madam. But we must
bear in mind that we are greatly bless
ed in our cook !"
The dignity, conceit and periphrastic
modesty of the rejoinder put it upon the
family records at once. 1t is hardly
worth our while to add that he nobly
sustained the sublime vaunt. Alad
din's banquet was no more deftly pro
duced, and could not have given great
er satisfaction to the partakers thereof
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1888-04-21
AMERICAN ALLIANCE:
Circular Issued to the American vot-
ers of the United States.
National Conference to he Held at WASH
inston City May 23 on the
Election.

PnLApEIpnIA, Apsil lG.-The American
AHa"c3 to-day issued a circular to the
Amer can voters of the United States, in
which it states the purpose of reform in
the methods Of American politics, and
states it as follows: The repeal OF tha
naturalization laws; the restriction OF
undo itable immigration; the amend
mcnt of the constitution Of the United
states restricting the elective fran
chise to tWenty-one years Of naturalza-
ton. To f. rbid and prevent the forming
of political organizations composed exclu,
sively of foreign born residents to interfere
in tie political affairs of this country. The
American Alliance does not call in question
the religious opinions or principles of any
c.tz n, and all American citizens, without
regard to old party ties, are cordially in
vited TO unite with us in this movement!
The National Committee heteby an
will be held on the 23i day of
May, lsSS, at the City of Wash
inglon, d. C., TO take action relating to the
Presidential election of 1883. All councils
of the order have been directed to send
one delegate from each Congressional Dis
trict of their respective States to compose
this National Conference. Charters for
new councils will be granted free of ex-
ponso>so all Americans5orn citizans on APP
/ cation 70 the Secretary by three Persons
twoaty-ono years of age The circular Is
signe | b Hamilton c, Drayton, chairman
New York, and Abner II. Bryant, secretary,
Pennsylvania, ~.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1888-04-21
THE NORTHWESTERN FLOODS.

west 81. Paul Surrounded by Water
pcop,. Forced TO Leave Their Homes
Railroads Lose Heavily - Wisconsin
streams Out of Their Banks ara p'ins
Mach Damage.
ST. PArr. Minn, April l4.-The water
rose about Two feet on the Hats on Inc
MINER levee during last evening Most OIL
the shanties there have been vacated, their
occutjapls seeking shelter with frlenas Ia
other parts Of the city on in other houses
on the bluffs or N the few houses thab
stand on ground that hae not yet heen lh-
undated This morning the flats present
the appearance of lake bordered by tne
roofs Of houses Small outbaildIngs
have been flied from their founda-
tions and. floating against the fences,
have tonnled over. Occasionally one
| might sea man rescuing his family
| ard household effects from the upper story
of hts shanty, whithcr he had re.
| moved them in t4e hope that thp
| water would notaEse to the second fioeK.
should there be Htavy rains however, th0
W tier would be still higher and extreme
lots and suffering would ensue. West 81
pau will suffer IN any event. as the pahks
are likely to give way as soon as they arc
filed and cause much loss to property y-own-
ers III that vicinity,
The situation in that part OF west NJ
Paul east Of State street much worse IMAM
anywhere else, because the land lies lower
and there are more numerous hloughs
| through which the water hhu
easy access to the more thickly seC-
tied portions of the nat Inc oc-
cupants OF a good many OF the houses
in that neighborhood have aifeady
vacated them, and more are preparing
to do so as the river still rises Already the
water stands several feet above the hrsb
floor in many houses and is fast encroac CHING
on others. At the st CroX Lumber Com
nanys mill, which is situated on florlda
street. the water is nearly up to the plat-
, forms on which the lumber has been plea,
| and workmen are now engaged In remov"
inc il to higher grounds, as well as the SASH
and doors from the mill All that ground
| cast of Stale street and south Of Plato aV-
enna ia entirely covered with water ana
Looks like one vast lake. Inc BOIL
of the flats is of such sandy
and norous nature that the water
nerc0lhtes through it readily, and as re-
sult MANY of the cellars in the blocks
ALONG Dakota avenue are full OF water.
Much fear ia felt lest the water should un-
dermine the ground to such an extent that
the foundations Of the buildings viii SINK
aud caus, much damage to the dillereha
blocks The houses Just under the bum au
the west end OF the ward are surrounded py
water and reached only by boats
At other points up the river the water is
falling slowly From st Pater comes 'ne
information that fall of ten inches was
observed during the last twenty-four hours
Hamilton reports stand-still since lhufSr
dav. At East Henderson there was faEl OIL
ca? foot during Friday, and the water Is
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1888-04-21
4 Confidence Game.

CANTON, O., April l3.-John Brothers, a
rich old farmer living six miles south of
here, was robbie of 81, 600 Ly two sharpers
who worked a slick confidence gnmo on
the innocent granger One pretended to
be book agent, establishing agencies,
and the other acted as The prospective pur-
chaser of Brothers farm, ut 500 per acre.
Between them they induced the farm
or to coms to Canton and draw
g, 900 from the bank as guarantee TO the
book agent that he was responsible man
TO intrust with an agency After drawing
the money Brothers le town, and when Il
few miles out was induced to exhibit his
roll, when the sharpors snatche it from
him threw him out of the buggy and drive
off They have not been seen since.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1888-04-21
WATERS RISING RAPIDLY

Northwestern screams Continue to Spread
Over Adj ,ccnt Gands--Wcst s.. Paul In
unda ed - Bua,mes, Navigating the
Streets of several To%Rs.
ST. PAUL, Mimi. April l&-The Misss-
sppi RIVER has risen very rapidly at this
point with II the last forty eight hours, and
is now three and one half feet above the
highest point reached last year she
upper II ats in West St Paul ara
flooded, and res dents are busy NOV
ing their household effects TO places
of safety on high ground In many houses
the water is two or three feet deep. Oper-
atons on the bridge at this point have been
stopped Great damage has been done HI
ready, and the water Is still rising pidly
two inches an hour omnOus reports
are recev we'd as to the condition OF tr.E-
tary streams above. The treshet in
the Minnesota is the man cause OF
the swelling in tie NJ ssissppt Farther up
the river the water had overtiowed the
banks. and at Reimer's brewery the cur
rent is flowing through the lower part OF
the building, necessitating the removal OF
all the stock and fixtures to the upper story
In this vicinity, too, many families have
been compelled TO move,
MoNTEvIDEo, Mimi, April l3-The Chip
pewa river is overilowing and the Minne-
sofa is ris ng rapidly Thirty families here
have been forced to move.
RED WING, Mimi, April l3 The water in
the Cannon V Hey river is slowly subsjding.
Tie Minnesota st Louis railway will sus-
tain loss of from - 3 600 to S3o, 600.
Ia CROSSE, Wis, April l3--Dispatches re-
ceiyel here say that the ice carr cd away a
railroad pontoon bridge at Wabasha and
about |, 900, O00 feet OF lumber belonging
to one of the Eau Claire companies, The
ice in the lower part of Lake Pepin began
breaking up, and when it came against the
piles driven to protect the bridge they
snapped like pipe-stems
TREMPELEAU, Wis, April IL. "A Big jam OF
logs here broke AMI went down the Ms.
sissipli yesterday Several steamboats, are
engaged recovering the logs
OcoNTo, Wis, April l3, That part OF this
town known as" Frenchtown," situ ted up
on the fiat, is under water, and many fam.
lilies have been forced to move The Chi
cago & Northwestern railway trains are un.
able to approach nearer than five miles
south on account OF the bridge at Pensau-
kee being unsafe.
WAHPEToN, d T., April l3. The Bois d
Sioux and Otter Tail riveis are overflow
ing their banks 1t will be impo ssble TO
teams TO cross between here and Biecken
ridge The dykes are crumbling and Breck
enridge stands in danger Of inundatiou
| A gorge at Conley's point is causing tn
overflow
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1888-04-21
RASCALLY ATTEMPT
To Murder Family at Richmond, Ind, by
Dynamite

RICHMOND, lXD,, April l5,-The dyna-
mite tiend came near getting in his work
early this morning, by attempting to blow
up a frame house in which wore Mrs. Jesse
Craig, Mrs. Hewitt and the Ia tct's four
children. Mrs, Craig is separated from
her husband, and lives with the Hewitt
woman, who is also grass widow, Eaoch
Craig attempted to SEQ hi, wife but .aicd,
and left muttering vengeance. Mrs.
Hewitt was saatol on a common
wooden chair near tabla, Mrs Ctaig
was by the stove and tn .ce childran in
bed, when a sudden loud report shook tho
building and the floor under Mrs. Hewitt
surged upward. So great was the Jar
that tho window-panos crashed, the stove
te!l, and Mrs Craig was pitched forward
to the floor in a scmi-conscious condition.
Tho chair on which Mrs. Hewitt, sat was
split as if by blow from an axe, and she
was knocked senseless. The bed on which
the children sleep is in an adjoining
room, twenty feet from where the cx-
plosion took place, yet it was broken
and racked, though the children escaped
unhurt Mrs. Hewitt was hurt about the
side AMI arms arl Mr., CraigA sdghtly
bruised Police investigation sho Wcc at
dynamite cartridge had been placed in
the cellar, and touched off from fuse
leading to the door, ten feet away. A big
hole was burrowed in the carthern floor
and considerable debris scattered about
Several persons are suspected Of doing tho
rests will probably be made in the morn
ing.
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REscuING PEOPLE FROM THEIR HOMES
still falling. At Redwing the Cannon river
Is higher than 1t was ever before, the hats
of the Cannon valley, which range rom
three-marters of q mile to mile IN Wliehs
being nearly entirely inundated
The greatest loss is sustained by the Mn
neapolis a st Louis railroad, whose track
is submerged for more than mile, mo
greater part of the track is completely torn
away. %The telegraph wire is also down
along the line, ana one bridge is gone.
The Chicago. Milwaukee 4 st. Paul branch.
running to Cannon Falls, has been damaged
sufficiently TO suspend traffic for few
davs. two bridges havlng been carried on
Otherwise little injury is done TO the track.
THE FLOODS IN WISCONSIN,.
GRAND R.rrps VIZ, April lE><The great"
est ice Jam ever known IN TINS parS OIL tha
Wisconsin river passed out yesterday with
out doing any damage Another ice-2h
extending miles up the river, above bar
rons mills, four miles north, cleared thefa
at u o'eock last night and was TWO hours
in passing here. A raft of lumber valued
at $50, 0Oo, owned by John Parrish, WAS ia
the lam. and part Of it passed here ana WIZ
be n total loss
MAUSTON, " IS, April II - uV IVA -
is higher than 10 has been since le'o.
The bridge near Lyndon, built last season
at a cost of 81 800, has been carried away.
The bridge at New Lisbon also went ou1
Yesterday morning. Travel ON the Ne
cedah branch railway is suspended
great deal of the track is under water
SEYMOUR, Wis, April 14.-The rain has
raised the water here higher than ever
known. Van Vassalere's shoe store IN the
Second ward is aioat, the food having
raised it from its foundation Inc water
is also within Il few inches of the floor or
the city hall The track of the Green Bay.
Western Il St Paul railway as well as the
| roads on both sides of the city are SUBJ
| merged
| New LONDON, Wis, April 1t-New Lon
| don is experiencing a flood Forty houses
| are already surrounded by water All OF
| the country roads leading to the city on the
north side are flooded and washing out.
and both the Wolf and Embarrass rivers
are still rising.
| ICE JAM IN THE ST. LAWRENCE
MONTREAL, Can, April l4-The river Sc.
Lawrence is rising steadily opposite the
city and shows signs of general breakup.
The people in the low-lying districts arc
already removing their household effects,
anticipating flood, which, it is expected,
will be higher than for many years big
Jam is reported above the Victoria bridge.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1888-04-21

WAsuINGToN, April 16--At special
me ting Of the Committee on Labor this
morning, Chairman O'Neil, of Missouri,
was nsiruc cd by a unanimous yQte to re.
port to the Hol SO his arbitration bill,
which ombodios, in addition TO the features
Of the bill already agreed to, a provision
Ser III, appointment of special Beard by
the President to Investigate all strikes
ana report the result of its inquiries to
Congress. lie was also instructed to re-
port the bill rcstf-4 'i,"g the sale of convict
made goods to the State III .;'bi"h they are
produced
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1888-04-21
DREAD TiDiNGS.
Emperor Tredcrick's End Fast Approach
ing.

BERLIN, April i6.-1he Emperor's illness
has taken serious turn for the worse
since yesterday The fears of the doctors
have been rcaljz ID. b onuhitis has set in,
attended bY strong fever. The breathing
is also difficult and accelerated. DR.,
Markcnzie suggested an abscess in tho
vicinity of the trachca as the cause of tho
eX osslyc fcve' which has been so puz.
zlng TO the doctors, 1t is undeniablc that
D.. Mackenzie this morning believed that
the Emperor's end was approaching.
Prince Bismarck, accompanied by the
Minister of Justice, had another interview
with the Emperor last evening when H
Mi s Y signed an order appointing the
Crown Prince 10 act as his preventative.
BERLIN, April 17-At midnight all the
mem Ders OF the Imperial family were
SUNNI nad to the Emperor's bedside. Tue
worst is feare
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1888-04-21
AWFULLY DESTRUCTIVE.
What is Claimed FOR Our Nta Dynamite
Cruiser "YOrttown."

PHILADELPHIA, April l7.-The w .liinm
Cramp IL Son Ship and Engine BWlling
Company have nearly completed d dtnl-
mite cruiser gun boat ca led the York
town, designed for the Unitel Sta, S
Navy. 1t will be launched on Saturday,
April %, in the presence of Socrc-
tary Whitney 1t carries four pNcu-
matte guns for the hurting Of
dynamite projectiles, each with a
range of at least a mic. The training of
the guns is accomplished by steer
ing the vessel, and the loading is
all done by steam. The guns arc
fifteen inch ca,ibar and the shells, which
can be fired with great accuracy twice a
minute, will contain 800 pounds of oxplo.
sivc gelatine, equivalent to So pounds Of
dynamite or 943 pounds of gun cotton. 1t
is claimed that the gun, properly handled,
WIZ y. tilo nto,t obstructive en- 'ine
of war yet invented, for tie
heaviest armored ships in the wo"ld
will 60 all TO pieces from the eX-
posion OF a shell much smaller than those
thrown by the guns on the Yorkt )Wn.
ih1a9 guns are designed primarily to work
on the unde ,.'"ter portion of the hulls of
vessels, but if any '."H""u acy in aim
hould be developed on account of the
pitching Of the ship, great damlga can be
inflicted on the portion of the hull above
water. Adynamite gun maleb by the same
concern has just been made for the Italians
and will be tested at Fort lafayette in a
few days by Lieutenant Zllinski.
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- -
An Entire Village Burned.

CHEsrERTowN, Md, April Is The town
of Masseys, pretty little village in the
upper part of Kent County. was almost de-
siroyod by fire yesterday, which started in
stable near the blacksmith shop,
The wind was very strong and bore
the cinders to the roofs of the
houseS There was not sctfcient water
available in the town to quench even the
stable. Fourteen houses were destroyed
and q number of bus ness places, the only
building left standing in the village being
small hotel Most of the families are
without food, but have taken shelter in
some empty freight cars The heaviest
loser is Dr. c, H. Massey, who lost three
dwellings and two stores Stephen Meyer
is also heavy loser.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1888-04-21

WA8nIYGToN, April 16,-Ihe conference
committee upon the bills which have
p ssad both houses of Congress, providing
for conference in Washington next
spring Of representatives Of tho various
Am riCaT Governments, reached an agree
IN mt to-day. TIE ill, as agreed upon,
will appropriate $50, 900; will declare that
the subjects OF discussion must be fully
specified in advance, and will authorize
the appointment of ten delegates-six by
the President, two by the Senate aud two
by he House.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1888-04-21
CONKLING DEAD.
Story of the Closing Hours of His Edttni*
Existence,

Existence.
NEW YoRE, April lS-Ex-Se r scoe
ConklinF died at ten minutes OF two
O'Clock this morning, At the bedside
of the dying man were Mr5. Nonk;
ling, Judge Coke, DR.. Ander'on and
Mrs. Oakman Mr.. Conkling passed away
without, moving limb. He looked as
though peacefully slceeing, Ther1 were
number OF persons outside on TIE street
waiting to catch the last eport. Within
doors there were between forty and hfty
persons, also waiting 10 hear the worst.
They were composed chiefly of representa-
tives 81 the press and friends Of the dead
Senator. Dr. Fordyce Barker Seemed
quite overcome as he stood on the Steps
of Mr.. Conking's house this afternoon
and told the reporters of the impending dis
solution OF his patient. His voice was husky
with emotion, his eyes were sufTusod with
tears; ,Hn made no effort to conceal the
fact that death tsas ready \. any moment
to set its seal upon the brow 81 the noble
victim who had strug lied so long when
weaker nature would have succumbed
The doctors based their hopes excus,v ly
on the patients splendid physique Put
ting this magnificent physique to a
severe test during the blizzard OF
March II is said to be the very cause of
Mr.. Conkling's illness. Mr., Conkling de-
lighted in telling the story of his struggle
through the snow on that evening when
he walked from his Office in Wall street to
his home in West Twenty y-fourth street.
For two weeks after his heroic deed he
continued to work, and at last, on March
81, had to succumb. Ol April 3 he called
in D.. ASnew, and on the 9,h DR., Sands,
after consultation, determined on pc form
ing one Of the IiiOSt delitats ., ,erutions
kn wn to surgical science. Physical
diagnosis proved that a pus sac lay
inside the skull buck of the ear.
In the operation the rather awkward
tr3phiae was dispensed with. In order to
give vent to the pus which dOuotlessly
bore on the brain, Dr. Sands made a
lateral incision in the scalp, and thon with
a sharp chisel placed on the exposed
| mas;oid bone With ore sharp stroke of a
mallet the chisel was selit right through
the bone. Pus 1rc,y flowed an the fovrr
was reduced. Temporary, but not la It
ing, relief followed.
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Trickcd by GypSy Woman.

CANTON, o., April 80. l.. Clanser, a
,hoe dealer, was swndled out of three
hundred and fourteen dollars by a gypsy
woman, who secured the money TO assist
her in tho working of charm for the re-
moval ofa largo wart from Clanser's face
She put the money in u small bag, or pre-
tended to do so. el ing Clanser 10 place it
in his Bible. After tho woman left, me
shoe dealer examined tho sack, and found
in placo of his money some pieces of brown
paper. The police were notified, but tho
gypsy had flown, in company with num-
her OF her kind that have been encampea
here several days.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1888-04-21

LOUISVILLE, KY, April l6,-Fraucis Muir
ply, the great temperance advocate, who
has bee cXhorting for week past before
immense owds in the Moody Tabernacle,
this city, this morning undertook a spec.
i'll mission. He tackled the Louisville
Base BIN Club, and as result every
member of the nine sgAel the pledge.
This includes the great unreformcd left
handed Ramsey, and The club managers
regard their club as sure winners now.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1888-04-21
ICE IAN IN THE ST LAWRENCE
CONvICTS SRuTAllY TREATED.
Made to Work Longer Than Their Sen"
fence Called For.

ST LOUIS, April IA dispatch from
Little Rock, Ark, gives developments OF an
investigation of the convict contract sys-
TEN that has been in use there
with county prisoners convicted of petty
crimes and fined small sums which were
to be worked ont under contract.
1t was developed that some of the men
were kept at work many days longer than
the courts that sentenced them had re-
quired, and some prominent citizens are be-
ing shown up in an unsavory light Brutal
whipping, neglect, filthy clothing and short
rations are freely charged, besides exten-
sion of sentence