The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-09-12
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u ri. cas-, and ne arrests made a. Sci.
Il can 40 DO hsrm nov 70 mention c'r.
,sm.taner known 10 % several aays since,
but which Il was shoughs not bes' 70 men.
lion then. viz; that the blade Of the ins'ru'
meat with ~hich tie victims throat was
cal. wAs found On Monday on the Kitchen
aoor; and that !, vas fargton'i scalpet .
The handle Of !, wss hrokea, doubtless By
the iorer used ia inaieting The mnrderoas
cuts. ard portions u the handle remalH /
attached to the bladc, whish i stained with .
blood.
We understand. also, ,hsLihe button
over the latch. by which lhc Ntehcn door
uas fastened, through which the murderer
or aufderrrs found insrrss, vas fastened,
has been found 10 have been shortened %
a. I. psrmit the latch TO be raised by bard
Wben the button was down, iudi
eating preparation Tor the deed, on the
part il some one familiar with the mode
Of fastening.
The statement that none of the vNlua'
hlrs IN the house were taken, was lncor-
rect. We understand that the money and
iewelfy usually Kept by Mrs. Griswold ~
a particular bureau drawer were removed
to another place Of keeping 10y her on Sat
day. aud so escaped the robbers, who r.
aed the accustomed drawer but did no.
find the treasure. The spoons, silver
cream.poi, and all the solid silver plate IN
th,. Lnnse were taken. Some nivc silver
plated spoons and ware, as We have be-
lore said, were leit untouched. The gull
iy party or parties appear TO have APP
preached the house from the rear, and TO
have had horse and wa. on Lilched m a
lot 10 the rear Of the house, which they
afterwards took and drove rapidly north
A wagon driven rapidly through the little
village of Essex Junction before light 90
Sunday II orning, was distinctly heard 10y
several persons, whose notice WAS attract
b, The furious rate % which II was driven,
aud which contained two persons, a one
man was heard, on the rond further north,
10 say 10 his companion that Il was be
ginning 10 grow light rreadJ
An unknown nnin. who took room at
the public house ut Essex Junction, Sun
day night, which he did not occapy, aud
Of whom nothing has since been seen "
strongly suspected to have been concerned
in the murder as principal or second
Free Press.
Tnt TusK OF AN ELEPHANT FOUND
.IN l.aATTLgBoRo.- The iusk OF a fossil
elephant WAS found ia n muck bed about
8 feel below the surface, ON the farm OF
ID. s. Pratt, in this town, on Saturday.
Sept. 2, by a workman who WAS digging
muck. The tusk is torty-iour inches in
in length, aud eighteen inches IN clrcum.
ference at the larger end, and eleven
inches at the smallest. 1t is IN II fair
state Of preservation, although some parts
Of it crumbled after being exposed 10 the
air. The workman on discovering il took
piece to Nj. Pratt, remarking as be hand
ed il TO him, that he had found curious
piece Of wood. Mr.. Pratt on looking AT
il discovered lis true nature. THIS tusk
belonged to species of elephant long
since extinct, SUI posed to be the EiephdS
Primogenius Tor mammolh) Hunenbdck,
that inhabited the northern parlsot North
America. having wandered across the 81
\ bpran plains 10 tie Arctir OCEAN and
Behring Straits and beyond to this coun.
try south to about the parllel Of 40 degs.
/ Their bones show ihem TO lave been
about twice tic weight and one third taller
4 than our modern spt cies.
4 The remains, (tusks, teeth, and several
! bones. OF ona Of these elephants were
\ found at tie summit Of the Green Mis-
mt Mount Holly. in l64S, b workmen
engaged in building The railroad IRON
Bellows Falls to Rutland. These remains
were found in muck bed, eleven feet be.
low the surface and at mn elevation Of
lI4l5 feet above tide water. Most Of the
bones found, including "A molar tooth. were
taken by the workmen and others and car
ried out OF the State. The most p,.lecl
tusk was secured by Prot Ialork Thomp
son and is lodged in the State Cabinet al
Montpelier This tusk WAS eighty inches
long aud four inches in diameter The
molar tooth. now in tbe possession Of
Prof. Asassz. weighs 8 pounds and pre-
SCENTS a grinding face OF eight inches
long and four broad A plaster cast oil
il is on exhibition with lhe TUX at on
State Cabinet.-Record
The Annual Convention Of the Yer
mont Spiriiualists was held in Ludlow
on the 18th, 26tb and 27ih days Of las
month. There was large astendsnc.---
Tie speakers were Mrs. Town,hend oi
Bridgwalrr, Mrs. Horlol Of Woodsioc@
Mrs. Slocum, and several other ladies, TX
GOV. Chase. Il Minnesota, ar. Baker, /"
| Granville, New York, Dir. Rainfall, 0
Woodstock, aud Mr.. Henry e. Wright, 0
Boston. As a specimen Of the theology
taught by these "sprlt".insl ired ieechers
! his Mr.. Wright sad :" We have bad Je
sus preached 10 US for 1900 years. and
have no assurance that any person hat
been saved thereby. The health Of WON
an-not tie blood OF Christ-is the hope
Of the world
Hon. Asa o. Adds Of ST. Adams. As
sociale Judge Of The Supreme Court Q
this Stale.has been appointed by The Pres
ideni Consul TO the beautiful pori Of Nice
Northern Italy. II Is understood that ii'
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