The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1868-02-04


II Is estimated that 2G00 persons
have beon killed il Texas within the
last iwn wears and half. By the revois.
ID snl kpiic. and few. 4 any. Il tie
murlerers have boen brguebi - jus.
ucc
The nomination of ucw commits.
sioncr Of internal revenue, in place q
j II Rollins. Is daily expected and it
viii either be Perry Fuller. or \ II
Wisewell 81 New YORK, neither az whom
the Senate will confirm
a bah Is pending in the Minnesota
Legislature for biennial sessions here
after. instoad Of annual and shonld Il
pass tho present Legislature will elect
a successor 10 United States Senator
Ramsay
The Chicago post-ofiice received
81, 39l 6s2 letters FOR distribution. last
year and sent away 5l,14l 1855, do
nestle and foreign Money orders to
the amount IF $695,59i were paid
The North Carolina Convention on
Friday expelled reporter who called
the back members ''ulggcra and a
proposition was made in the Mtssissippl
Convention to expel those who 30 not
put Mr. before the naa.es If the col
ored delegates
A very sharp mud animated contest
is going on over the case Of Sunset Cox
as Minister TO Austria lie seems san
guine Of snccess. and those opposed to
him seem confident that be viii BE- re-
jected.
The National Peace Association
held sessions III New York Thursday,
Friday and Saturday Resolutions
were adopted declaring war to be pira-
cy, murder and other dreadful things.
There were 379 deaths IN New
York last week
The available funds Of the Lincoln
Monument Association amounts to
$4,000, and S6G, 900 more are needed
to build The proposed memorial.
Thursday evening young man
claiming to be Moses NJ. De Wallace,
Prince Of Akra, Knight Of the Golden
Cross of Africa, and eldest son of the
King of Akra on the west coast Of At
RIGA, was committed to Kings County
Jail on the charge Of having contracted
bill of $3.50 for the board CT his afli-
auced wife. He has been for some
time studying naval tactics on board
the ship Vermont.
MIR. Morrissey will deserve the rep
utation of being the best behaved man
of his party" Early in the season he
called on Speaker Colfax and told him
that he wished to be put on commit
tee that would never have any meet
ings and moreover, that he desired his
name to to be last on the list of the
committee Mr. Morrissey consequent
ly figures ut the tail end of the COM
mittee on revolutionary pensions, which
practically, has nothing to do.
The New York Assembly is ruled,
this winter, by democratic majority,
some of whom are as disloyal and ig-
norant men as ever held office. Nearly
all OF Friday was spent in discussing
motion TO erase from the walls Of the
assembly chamber, on which they are
emb.azoned, Lincoln s immortal words,
II have tile most solemn oath register
ed in Heaven, to preserve, sroiect and
defend the government" The resolu.
ton was finally defeated by ayote of 20
to 81. One Of tho members said, a few
days ago, that he thought it was quo
tation from Shakespeare
Western Democrats say that they
can't support the Precident's general
policy, because he agrees with McCul-
luch i'll financial matters. A better
feeling on this subject is growing up be
tween eastern and western Democrats.
Pendleton writes to one of his Wash
ington friends that the party must adj
vocate more greenbacks, and the pay
ment of bonds with uhem. New York
and Pennsylvania Democrats in Con-
gress revolt at this. Doolittle admits
privately that til Democaic prospects
have been darkening lately. He is
gloomy over the recent change in New
Hampshire.
The latest intelligence from Peru
is of great importance. Prado had
been defeated at Arequipa and forced
to retreat to Islay. The revolution had
proved a success, and the Prado adj
minostaation was hurled from power
Canscco succeeds him until an election
takes place. Arequipa suffered bonn
bardmont of 3G hours, during which
over 1000 shells and balls were thrown
into the place Atthe twentieth round
Prado's GS FOUNDER burst, reducing the
efficiency Of his artillery greatly He
would then have endeayored TO obtain
favorable terms by captuiation, but was
humbugged into the belief that the
army was in state of revolt aud clam
orous for his life. Col Pradro took
refuge in the house Of the t. 5. Minis
ter at Lima, from whence on the 10th
inst lie passed on board the u. s.
steamer Nyack, which sailed on the next
day for Chill, whore he enjoys the rank
and pay Of general.
Judge stephen j. Fled and his
friends say now that it wasn't he who
made the foolish remark Mt Washing
ton party tAc other evening, about the
prospective decision Of the supreme
court on the reconstruction acts, but an
other person who very much resembled
him: III other words, that some caves