The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1868-05-26
State Items.

! The losses 81 the Vt. Mutual Fire Insurance
Company were ESQ, 900 in April, being greater
sum than the losses Of any other month since It's
organization.
! Butter, says the Messenger, brought 81 70 IS
cents on Tuesday OF last week at st. Adams, a
falling of Of about ten cents from the prices Of
the week previous
Rev. z. Druon, Catholic minister in st. Al
bans will soon commence in that village the
publication of lie Protecteur Canadion, weekly
French paper in the interest Of the French Can
adams in the United statos.
The Standard says "Work is in progress on
the Woodstock railroad in three places, on the
easterly and westerly sides Of Shallies Hill and
this side Of Quebec, in the rear of Harvey Thorn
asses place. Mossrs. Richmond and Whitcomb Of
Woodstock have the contract for boarding one
hundred men at "a per week"
| The Democratic District Committee have
called District Convention 10 meet at Hyde
park, June 10th, to appoint two delegates and
two substitutes TO the Democratic National Con
yention, and also to nominate candidate for
Congress and a candidate for District Eloetor.
The Montpelier Journal says the sum of two
hundred dollars has been returned TO the Farm
ere Mutual Fire Insurance Company Of Montpo-
her, for the benefit Of the policy holders IN that
company, through the confessional at st. Adams
| The money was returned by Father Druon, Gath
Ole Priest Of that place. ...
The annual session Of the Grand lodge Of
Vermont will be held al st. Johnsbury, on We'd
nosday, June 18th, commencing at o'clock, A.
NJ. The Passumpsic, Rutland q Burlington,
| Vermont 4 Canada, Vermont Central and Sullivan
railroads will carry delegates for fare one way.
Joseph Marsh Of Barton, VI, on his way home
from New York, found himself in Springfield
Thursday morning without the wherowithal for
the further prosecution Of his journey. He must
take the cars, though, and TO avoid the conduct
or he curlod himself under the baggage car, with
feet resting ON the lower brake-rod and hands
clutehed TO the upper rod and brake lever, and in
this dangerous position rode fifty miles before he
was discovered, His daring was then rewarded
by an inside seat, and at Bratteboro he was In
| troduced to the next conductor and sent on his
way rejoicing,
The murderous spirit Is still rife in New
Hampshire. In the hotel at Lancaster, Monday
| night, Captain A. ". Beattie, Of Brunswick, Vt,
formerly Of one Of the vt. Regiments, became
enraged at George Hillard because the latter
would not unlock the bar room for him. He then
threatened TO cut his heart out, aud In pursu-
ance Of his threat went to his room and got
dirk, and coming unobseryod behind him, phng-
| cd the weapon into his throat. scufie then
ensued, In the course Of which the Captain sue
eeeded in stabbng Hiard again, the knife en-
toring his side, and the point breaking of in one
Of his ribs Then Hillard, with what strength he
had remaining, attacked his assailaut and beat
him insensible and almost to jelly, after which
he sank lainting to the floor. The condition Of
both il pTecarious, although the Captain Is most
likely to recover.
The Row John Henry Hopkins, Jr., because
Of falling oyosight is to yaoato the editorial chair
Of the Church Journal, which be has occupied iG
years, at the close Of the present month. Mr..
Hopkins, IN connection with this announcement,
remarks, that his father Bishop Hopkins who
died last winter, left two treaties IN manuscript
which will soon be given 10 the public and says
zone of these works will prove ~ be 81 peculiar
interest, for he wrote IlotrHton' Of an opinion
which be found he had expressed In one Of his
previous works-that there Is good ground for
regarding the Pope tho Anti-Christ. In review
ing his books for Anal correction. with view toA
new and uniform edition, he folt that a mere al
iteration Of the text in a matter Of 10 much i'm
portaBcc NOT sufficient tributo h. the truth;
and be therefore wrote this little treatise, &C.
knowledging his error, showing that he was mis-.
led by high authorities without sufficient -eKami-
nation on bits part, and going on b demonstrate
that the common protestant notion cannot be
correct. No nobier proof could be given ~ his
fearless and conscientious honesty 81 character,
than suah a close b such q career az his.H