St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-02-23
NOTE AND COMMENT.

AMI
There are now 81 republican clubs
organized in this state with every pros
pect that the number will be increased
to 100 by the first of March.
A verdict for $4,000 has been rem
dered against Chicago practical joker
who kicked his victims legs from I'M
der him while he was leaning against a
counter. a.....t A -.ss...-, r.
According to the Burlington Clipper
Mr.. Blaine's letter of withdrawal was
received in that city "with very much
mixed and mingled feelings" Mixed
and mingled is good.
The fisheries treaty with the Presi-
dents message that accompanied and
approved it was published yesterday.
1t looks at present writing as though
it would be discussed in the senate
with open doors.
Young as Vermont is, compared with
Massachusetts, the Rutland Herald was
established during Washington's ad-
ministration as President and it's sec
ond number contained his message de-
livered two weeks before in congress.
There are no less than % localities
calling themselves "the garden spot of
America" and the New York Graphic
figures up that 13 of them have been
buried under the snowdrifts for the
past six weeks. Gardening won't be-
gin with them much before June.
Gen. Phil. Sheridan and his mother
ought to have meeting and come to
agreement as to the place in which the
General was born. The General says,
''To the best of my knowledge and be-
lief was born at Albany, N. Y" His
mother says ale was born in Somerset,
O." Mrs. Sheridan's testimony in this
case is good enough for US.
Judge Gresham is a native of South
ern Indiana, and when q boy he sup
ported his mother and family, working
on a farm. He educated himself by
his own efforts. At the siege of Attain
ia, where he was so badly wounded
that he did not recover for year, he
was a major general, perhaps the
youngest in the Union army.
The Fishery Commission has finally
completed its labors, and treaty en-
bodying its views presented to the
senate. Its provisions are not made
public. but it can be stated that the
boundaries of the marine league are
definitely fixed, giving to Canada ex-
elusive jurisdiction over a large part
of the bays which have hitherto been
considered available fishing grounds.
Canada in return grants to American
vessels the right to touch and trade in
Canadian ports.
Rev. w. j. Johnson, who, it was
generally admitted, got up the best
conference paper at the meeting of the
Vermont conference here last year that
was ever issued in the state, will pub
lish the Conference Reporter this year
at West Randolph, beginning April IL.
The paper is to be enlarged and i'm
proved, Rev. t. p. Frost will contrib
ute two articles: ga feeble voice" and
"The true basis of apportionmenta and
the best methods of raising benevolent
money" Any Methodist pastor in
Vermont will receive subscriptions,
which should be handed in before
April l.
Here is another man who knows how
to express himself so as to leave no
doubt as to his meaning. Says Gen.
Sheridan:
"NOminate me2 | would not accept.
But there is not the slightest probabil-
ity of my being nominated; and i'm any
event | would not accept. No! Not
under any circumstances; l do not
want that or any other civil Office"