The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-07-25
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Two FsaslemsH from Georgia
n sds ~ sppssi 70 NJ. se~aTS. ihs
SssrsiafY "A slmis. 10 he effect that
seine pfisilegs pfomo,ire q his com
frt nnd btsith tbosll be Borrowed
upou the Hoa. A. II. Stevens, Then
ana now prisoasr, ~ cor readers
iaow. ia For wsrren. The Seere-
iary Andy afsurrd li.em that BE-
would institute proper inquiries. ard
na coald the privilege solicited woul3
pot he withheld from lic distinguish
ID prisoner Bot, gentlemen, said
tie Secretary, sYrihg them ketnly,
have yoa hos 3 word 70 say iof III
Davit--n0 petition 70 present for
LIN = Surprised and eonloanded our
Georgia iriends hesiis,ed, when the
Secretary qsiokly remarked Since
bic (Mr. D.sl arrest, save from Mrs.
Davis, bot one appeal has come from
the south 10 bis behalf"
About three months since General
Chambers, a prominent rebel. worth
two Or three millions Of dollars, Was
murdered ia be own house, near the
mouth OF Trinity river, Texas. Gen
c. VAS a personal aid political oppo
nent Of General Houston. When
the wsr broke out. although over six.
u wears old, be volunteered and ~ebi
10 Virginia In Hooi's brigade as
private. lie obtained promotion, wa.
wounded, and VAS at home in feeble
health Wien killed.
Il has been supposed that General
Sherman was 10 danger OF repeating
the mistake 81 Mcclellan. aud allow
ing himself TO be used A. a candidate
By the opposition. lie las given no.
tice that be is not 10 be thus enirsp.
ped. In n speech At Columbus, Ohio,
lately, lie heartily indorsed Gen. Cox,
the republican candidate for governor,
aud said for himself that he was not
under any circumstances q candidate
for gubernaiorial OF presidential hon
ors.
Eloquent burst by western orator;
Where is Europe, compared with
American Nowharl Where is Eng
land ! Nowhar They call England
the mistress Of the sea; but what
makes the sea Z The Mississippi river
makes it. All we've got to do is TO
turn the Mississippi river into Nam
moth cave and the English navy win
be foUndering in the mud"
A couple Of tanks, containing two
ihousaud five hundred barrels of oil.
burst recently at Pitholo Creek, and
ran down the creek. About half mile
below The well, some boys applied
lighted match 10 the extraordinary
stream, and the flames ran up the
crock with grea, rapidity, threatening
destruction 20 some twenty thousand
barrels stored at the well. With
great effort dam Was thrown across
the creek, and the flames extinguish-
ed.
Governor Fenton performed kind
ly act few days since, in pardoning
n little hoy als"oa ysars &c ego, nam.
ID Samuel Harringer, who was con-
sicled few weeks since, in Duchess
county, OF stoning u turkey, and SEN
fenced 10 the Albany Penltentiary Tor
two months. Considering that the
turkey was not even injured by the
BOY, and that another lad threw the
sione, the modern Dogberry who SEN
fenced the little fellow To this punish.
ment ought himself to be made to
take bis place in prison for such gross
mhumanty as that displayed in the
sentence. Young Barringer was
eleven days in prison before the mat
Ter was brought to the Governors al.
tention.
Harry Leslie has again crossed the
rapids at Niagara Oh a tight rope. --
lie appeared in woman's garb, night
cap, pelIicoais, DC, aud Tor about tif.
teen minutes astouished his audience
by enacting, on the main rope, a
drunken scene, staggering, Keeling,
&c, with a perfect recklessuess Of
life or limb. lie wound up his fool
hardy exploits BY running out on one
OF the guy ropes without pole or bal
ance. and throwing himself at tuil
length on his back. This il vas adj
mitied, surpassed any veniurssome
tea, ever performed by Blondin.
A young man drowned himself
10 Lake Michigan al Chicago because
bis health bad been broken down IN
The army. lie sought an interview
with has intended wife and asked to
be absolyed from hls engagement, and
carried his nice sense of honor 50 lar
~ tn leave sum Of money in the
row boat from which he leaped into
eternity, TO pay the owner for the
trouble Of recovering il.
Al the last a0xlord Commemora-
ton" The suden,s applauded The name
Of Gen. Lee, hut Missed President
johnson and Boiler and the British
ChancellCr Of the Exchequer.
The theatrical ward obe Of j. w.
Booth the assassin, which was picked
up from the wreck OF the schooner
Marie Victoria, has been sold BY auc-
ton in Canada. Though most OF the
articles were greatly damaged by salt
water, they realized high prices. A
dressing CASE, nearly in pieces, brought
eoaan 1nliars ard snaiiea rastuufss