The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-06-06

up 10 the standard as fast as possible.
To limit the suffrage by intelligence
will be to offer a premium upon edu.
cation, and so give an impulse TO the
establishment of schools throughout
the South Springfield RePpJiiean.
THE YELLOW FEVER PLor-The
evidence shows clearly enough the
main features Of the plot, through tae
main actor in it, Dir. Blackburn. has
escaped into neutral" territory Dur.
ing the recent yellow fever epidemic
in Bermuda, thi, DR.. Blackburn took
passage for that island. He was a
Southrrner, formerly resident in
Natchez Mississippi. After his arri-
val, he attended several yellow fever
patients al the Hamilton Hotel and at
a Ms. Saltcrs. Some Of them died
under his care. He collected their
bed clotiiing-including large quaint
ity Of wooden clothing which, in one
case at least, he ordered to be piled
upon the patients in order to receive
the infection, packed it in trunks, and
sent it TO the house of Edward G. Swan
TO be kept by him ill an opportunity
offered 10 send ii North. Blackburn
himself then lett for Halifax.
1t became known to the authorities
of Hamilton that this infected clothing
was in possession of swan, and they
caused his arrest. On the preliminary
examination, the above facts appear
/ ed Ii was shown also that the Health
| Officer found these trunks in Swans
possession, crammed full Of clothes
that had manifestly been used by yell
low fever patients. Swan himself
testified that Blackburn had delivered
these trunks TO him. Another witness
swore that Swan had told him he re-
ceiyed the trunks to be sent North, in
order 10 communicate the yellow fe-
yer. Still another witness swore that
Blackburn had told him he had deliv-
cred the trunks TO Swan Tor that pur-
pose, and the wages for the service
were variously stated at $500 in the
whole, and at $50 month while
Swan was engaged IN the business. -
And Blackburn told Swan to call on
the officers Of sthe Confederate Gov
ernment for money. One Of the trunks
was marked 81. Louis Hospital. Up
per town. Quebec" and again "Ciitt.
on House, Niagra Falls, Canada side" !"
A BLACK SURPRISE. - S M
months since. when Lucrelia Borga
WAS being done with slow murder II
The Howard, the dralh-like silence
which prevailed was suddenly inter.
rupted by the sobbings Of some tender
hearted female whose sympathetic soul
was keenly alive to the unfortunate
condition Of the aforesaid victim. a
modest young man began to be inter-
esied in discovering the female whose
heart, Ike has own, wa so susceptible
10 human feeling. While the young
Romeo was looking round from the
parqnst and scanning the counlenanc.
Is Of the fair ones, he thought he ex
perlenced sensation rs if something
VAS upon bis head. Raising bis hand
lie found TO his delight that some
young lady had accidenlIy dropped
her cambrIc handkerchief from the
box directly above him.
Our young Romeo soon began to
discover here WAS an opportunity for
him TO display his galaniry br arose,
aud alter privately pressing the cam.
brie y his lips extended il delieately
secured between tile tips of li. fn
gers, for the fair claimant 10 take pos
session Of. At this moment bead
! rroiruded over the gallery above, anu
cried, IN low but distinct tone:
Chuck il %, sab !!
The young man suddenly raised
his eyes and beheld The blackest
wsnch that ever whiis man looked
upon. II is needless TO add, that he
dropped almost lifeless into bis seat,
and = favored few who chaneed 70
witness this iudicrous scene burst In
10 an uncomfortable Ct Of laughter