The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1866-01-02
NEWS ITEMS

One Of the female clerks in the Treasury de-
partner, writes a complaint that all the hard
work is put upon herself and other homely
girls. while pretty youbg airts are specially IA
vurel
Mr.. Pollard. the fOtuer elitor oilhe Richmond
Rxaminer, aud the Rebel historian Of the la,e
rebellion. proposes to write new history Of the
war, which, With fslieitous adoption to eireum-
stances, be entities "The Lost Cause" lie is
getting subscriptions to the work throughout the
South.
a young lady in wes;boro was married on
Thanks giving day to a returned soldier whom she
had never seen before; ,Ae conrtshp having been
conducted by letter. On Ihe following morning
she put on her cloak aud bonnet aud ran away /,
and has not since returned.
A Southern paper remarks that nobody now
takes any interest in politics, and thereupon
presents leading article upon the sing llar top
ie, "Jackasses." An exchange noticing the ar
ticle says iii IS very able although il might per-
haps be considered esotstical BY many"
A young stock broker, having married a fat
old widow with 100000. says il wasn't his
wfe's face that attracted him much as the fig
UIe
At late public bill in Vienna an officer be-
came enangled 10y the crnoline Of his partner,
and falling. broke one Of his legs; the lady. roll
over him ia her turn. fell on the OF her leg and
fractured likewise.
Poygamy il not very fruitful Of revenue,
whatever il may be in other respects Utah,
with 100 900 inhabitants, onlypays 49,. 900 into
the United States Treasury this year, while Col
erado with 1000 inhabit nts, contributes $l00-
900.
The Society Of Friends have established an or
phan as ylum for colored children at Little Rock,
Ark. They have also several colored schools,
in operation aud another orphan asylum ut lIc-
lena.
On Thanksgiving day, number Of the former
pupils of Mrs. Eliza Wright, u Cincinnati, made
her present Of one thousand seven hundred and
twenty dollars. as a mark Of their gratitude and
affection For forty years she has been teacher
in Cincin1ati
Bers,adt, the artist, has made $l20 900 with
his brush in three years. lie is Low building a
princely mansion al lryington, on the Hudson,
and drives the uost sty fish team in the Central
Park.
Bishop Potter Of New York, has delivered
sermon severely denounciug operate singing in
the Episcopal churches Of that city. The whole
city, he says, has become scandal, and it was
time it was suppressed.
The Ri hmond Times laments that the fine old
Virginia gentleman, who carried gold-headed
canes aud were the pride of society, are rapidly
dying of Ii as,ribes the unusual mortality to
the use of new apple brandy during the war, in
stead OF good old liquors, an 10 other depriva-
tions aud anxicties
man was in coart in Fall River on Wednes.
day, who, though he is fifty years of age, hSS
never moved from the hous he now occupies,
aud yet he has lived il two States aud three
towns.
Dea Maxwell of Greenfield lately dug up
Eve dollar gold Fece in his garden. lie at once
bethought himself that seventeen years ago he
paid Mr., Benjamin Spear two FIVE dollar gold |
pieces for labor, one Of which be lost and could
never find. The half eagle was returned to, MIR
Spear BY the honorable deacon
A lot of handsome furniture, twenty -one
pieces in all. arrived in Richmond on Monday, /
Or Mrs Gen. X. L. Lee, a gift from the ladies
n Baltimore, to be considered as an evidence Of
heir high appreciation.
A conductor out West recently demanded two /
iekets Of the SIamese twins, who we're riding on
be train, but the twins insisted they we're one.
md as the conductor could not eject ons withou
he other, he had to let them pass.
Joe and Bill Benton went to New Orleans with
fat boa, Of corn. Joe writes to his father thus
M 0reens, Gune o. Dear Dad markets is dull
md corn mighty 10 and Bills dead"
The editor OF the Obserrer says that, though
lie sees nearly all the Southern religious papers.
nd meets with many Southern clergy, he has
lot seen line or heard a word in fayer Of Union
,etWeen the Southern aud Northern churches at
resent.
The cOlorel people Of Missouri are preparing
be programme q q grand jubilee to be held ia
Il Louis on the 18th Of January. the anniversary
L the adoption Of the ordnance emAucipating
be slaves Of Missouri.
The history Of Mexico shows that during the
aAt 40 years, Mexico has had 81 different forms
{ government, 80 OF which we're Republics. !"
nd IS Presidents Its revolutions during that
inc amounted TO over 200.
The New York Central Railroad has s30. 900
Invested 10 lit tie brass baggage checks. Thirty
housaud pieces Of baggage are sometimes check
d at Albany in the course Of sagle month.
Some weeks since, Gen. B. NJ. Preutiss and
90 Of Quincy. H., were fined for horse-whip-
ing young man who was visiting the Generals
fidowed daughter. % the I2th inst. this
Aughter drosRed herself 10 her fsther,s eis,-
m.
The following was reOeu,ly Alfred TO the door
{ 5 church: The church wardebs will bold
aesr quarterly meeting every si1 pesks instead
half yearly - fsrnssly" 4
II is currently reported that slidell's daaghtsr.