The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1867-07-02

Tie Connecticut Legislature haze
passed the eight hour law
4 Tennessee correspondent q The
Philadelphia Press writes that the Rad
icals win carry oyery Conge ioual dis
trics elect Coy Bfownlow again, and
about soten-icntha # the State legis-
laiurn.
Hon. Lewis ID Cambell orr Minister
to Mexico. having resigned, the Presi.
dent has appointed Marcus 0ttonburg
Consul resident at The city q Mexico to
I'll the place. he is required 70 COM
municate "a once with Juarcg
General sicklcs' order closing al the
bar rooms and reyoling al the license
to sell liquors ID Charleston has dopro-
eiated city bonds ten per cent Licenses
were a principal source q royenue.
The Hoosac Tunnel is DOING better
under the administration 81 Col Crock
or The Worcester Spy says lie has re-
dnccd tho monthly expenses twenty
thsusaud dollars a month, and never
before was The work progressing So rap
idly aud well The rock has been tun-
ncllcd about a quarter o. the whole dis
tancc.
About ten years ago citizen o. ST.
Louis County, No. made viii in which
lie provided Tint certain 81 lis slaves,
ten in number. should each reserve $500
on condition Of their "emigrating toll
IBERIA, Or such other country as might
DO SGT apart for free persons Of color
The logateos have never gone 10 Liberia,
but they have sued for thcir money, and
got It. on she ground that Missouri was
"such other country otc.
The surrait trial is progressing, The
examination 81 witnesses for the prose-
cusion having continued during the
past wee1, much Of the evidence taken
at the former conspiracy trial Is uecos-
sarily repeated 81 this still some facts
have been elected Tie testimony, SO
far, IS conclusive, as TO the connection
81 Surrati with the assassination. The
captors q Booth testify that his diary,
about which Gen Butler threw out SO
many insinuations, is now in the same
condition lis when taken from his body
Commissioner Beclwith announces
that the 52l United States exhibitors
n tho Paris exposition, there have been
awards IN favor Of 282 Just one half
or these four receive grand prizes, sey
cnteen gold. myty-tso silver, and one
hundred and three bronze medals, and
seventy nine are honorably mentioned.
How mary more prizes tho United
States would have had II the chief COM
missioner and his sabordinates bad a.
tended o. their duties properly, so that
the American contributions might have
made the best possible show Mr. Beck
with does not state
Chief Justice Chase has given an inns
portant decision u, Raleigh concerning
the liability q Southern debtors for
debts paid 70 rebel receivers under the
soQuesigation Oct II the Rebel Govern
mont. he denies any legal force to
acts Of tho rebel authorities on the
ground that the rebellion did not affect
the separation II the States from the
Union, ana 50 coald not discharge auy
of tue duties q their citizens. nor re-
loye them from their responsibilities.
Tho Chief Justice takes occasion 70
draw the distinction between tho rebel
bon aud civil war. and 10 explain the
decision n the Supreme Court in the
prize eases.
General sheridan has autographed 70
General Grant dcelif~ag 10 extend the
time for registrations ia Louisiana IL
colnpiiaaeo with the Presidents condi-
iionAi instructions, IN the ground that
The registration Las been completed and
be dia nos ieel Ike keeping up expen-
save boards q ssst new isnes coming
III IL the eloyoiA hour lie character
izes The Attorney Generals opinion as
opening broad road fsf perjury and
frand q tFuseluppn, and remarks uran
tie Presidents bitter antagonist e
TIE Reconstruction law Il afas this
report tbs time is io o. extended he
desires Is IA Hoii6ed and VIII Obey He
would a. !, al ones. hat the Prosideli's
telegraphie despatch was conditional
Paraan was saed Thursday 70 Cos
Longsreet