The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1866-08-14
News summary.

Saratoga has been visited by another
grra, hrc Lest Tuesday night a cab
mo, shop. next door to the Columbian
Iousc caught fire and was burned 10
tho ground. setting FIRE 10 the Columbi
AN House which was also destroyed
The loss VIII reach nearly 100000
The amount ~ insurance is estimated
et $4,000
The reduction Of the public laGt
nearly forty millions ii one month and
one hundred and twenty-five millions
for ono year without even the mid Of
Congressional legislation, was the cause
Of no little rejoicing at the Treasury
Department on Saturday
A marked change IN the Horse Shoe
Falls at Niagara has occurred within g
few days Large portions ofrocl have
gwen away in the centre Of the shoe,
giving the fall now more Of triangular
appearance. which il said 10 add TO it's
beauty
By ihc confession II leading South
crncrs and Gems Thomas, sheridan,
Terry, Saxton and Grerson, given be-
fore the congressional committee, It is
demonstrated that nothing but military
power keeps the smoulderng cmbcrs
Of rebellion from bursting into new
flame. But this old evidence that the
Southern rebels have not accepted Their
defeat as final, is being rapidly made
obsolete by new outrages aud outbreaks.
The condition of the South now is far
worse than when the Committee pre-
pared its report, and the increase Of
disloyalty is due entirely to the failure
Of the President TO punish traitors and
make treason odious We have laws
that should speedily tame rebel tyran-
ny. but where is the power to enforce
thom7
There are various opinions relative &c
the amount Of money which viii be re.
quircd to pay the additional bountic'
10 soldiers, voted during the closing
hours u the session If Congress The
highest estimate Is four hundred mil
lions az dollars and the lowest seventy
FIVE millions, and there are all sorts o
estimates between those figures 1t il
raid that the bin was materially chang
ed from the first draft which demanded
according tr estimates made at tina
ime the greatest amount named above
The law as modified, does not requir
sr large an aggregate, and some Of TIN
papers are congratnlating themsclye
that no loophole is left open in the law
Nv which spectators and sharpors ca
axe advantage and swindle government
II is supposed that only such soldier
as hold the claims in thor own posses
sion viii get pay It would be a mucI
better law than any that has been enact
cd for some time that shut down tn
door completely ON swndlers, and "
do not believe tins 70 he an exception
There seems t. have been one yer
important omission Ia tins bounty bus
mess. No appropriation 'sas made -
the payment. consequently no none
can BE- obtained tin The n.st meeting ,
Congress ii is the opinion u tn
Paymasier- General that at least tire
wears viii be required 10 examine thes
claims. II appears nov as though ii
whole matter would rest tall the Deoou
her session, when tho law viii doubtleI
be oycrhauled aud amended
Gen Baird Las been relieved q Il
command 4, New Orleans aud Gc
S,oncinAn assigned Ia succeed him. al
reason nay possibly Il found in 4
faci tina; Gen. Baird rebaked The rob
Mayor u Nov Orleans ior impertinou
~ and illegally interfering with u
Louisiana State Convention
A Saratoga correspondent says Ia
in consequence Il the quarrel eNistil
between Mosr4ssy and The botel keeper
the former intends e erect IN sarato
ire larges, hotel ~ America Il "
cosi one million IL dollars Amougt
stockholders are Commodore NAnds
bilt ana john Davidson The form
subsrribes for 500 coo worth u stos
and the latter tar 100000
punish The Lelands ard other ho'
loerse tie rate q! beard alt 10 be