The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1868-06-09

Father Hookur clnims thst the Is
man Caihohe Church uunrefs
third q The American populstcu, Aad
that II The membership II bis church
increases for the ocst thirty Years as Il
has ior The thirty past. in 1907 Boma
with have clear majority
IL Convention Il conservative sal-
iiers and sailors, Is called 10 meet a.
New York. July q on ihe same day
with The demoerasic o,mventiou % whsch
il will plAy second Addic The home
guard commanders. substitute brokers
and suffers ara organizing for lhs spolls
u the neat campaign
Ex-yevsnns Collector Theaphilus
c Catlicot Of Brooklyn. was sentenced.
Friday, 10 pay hns Of 10000, and l'o
imprisoned two years in the Albany
ponitsntiary ior defrauding the govern
ment Richard G Enngh, vas sen
fenced TO eighteen months imprisen.
mcnt and $500 fine, and John $ Allen
to ono years imprisonment aud a2oo0
fine.
Il young machiuiss in Detroit has
made a locomotive engine aud tender,
complets, about four feet ID length.
and weighing only 300 pounds; attached
are head light, boll, whistle, and every
"6xin" 30 DO found ia regular locomo-
tive engine. II can he run with IL
pouDds u steam, though as high ~ 30
pounds can be put ON Unnecessary Tho
boiler has IL hnes The maker has re-
fused $500 for il.
Last fall n man named Berry was
left on one Of the islands in Lake Supe-
nor 10 tend The lighthouse upon It
The supply Of provisions lefs him was
very small, and The winter closed in
with severity aud no communication
could be had with him Tins - s ~
soon Is II was possible, mutrtr pil-
ceeded 10 ascertain his fate, when his
body was found He bad been starved
to death Ho leaves q wits and family
at Broekville, Canada
The Canaan IN. Y child murder
or, Joseph Brown. whomurdered little
girl 70 get her hto insurance Of $4,000.
and then set Il 70 10 his dwelling to COW
err up the crime, WINS hanged IN Hudson
on Saturday. He reiterated his protos-
tations Of innocence ON tho scaftold, and
IN u written statement which he loft be-
hind
The passage Of the gold contract
bill IN the Senate is the FIRST stop to-
wards a return TO speci resumption.
A majority Of that body favor carly re-
sumption, and majority Of tho finance
committee believe that the government
could safely offer TO redeem It's notes
IN coin within a year. The House IL
opposed to any change, and viii not
consent to any measure looking to con-
traction. The Senate specie contract
bill will probably pass however,
The Senate on Friday confirmed
the nomination Of H. q. Worthington
Of Nevada, as Minister Resident to the
Argentine Republic, in place Of Gen. AS
both, deceased; Alh cd Allen Of Ken
tuckey, MS Consul at Foo Choo, China;
Thomas y Asten, Assessor Of internal
Revenue Of the Stn district Of New York,
in place Of Blocker, TO be removed;
Commodore Thomas Turner TO be Rear
Admiral on the active list: Capt John
S Worden to be Commodore.
There is great difficulty among
those who bet on the impeachment trial
as TO the disposition to be made Of tho
stakes Square bets on aequittal or con-
viction are of course decided, but many
bet that the President would be noquit-
ted on every article, and on the votes Of
certain senators on articles which never
came to vote, and the matter is conse-
quently in middle Provision ought
to have been made for general referee,
whose decision should be bipding.
The ''bastile," in which state pris-
oner Wooley is confined at the capital,
is neatly furnished, carpeted with Brus
sells, and the illustrious visitor is sory-
cd with strawberries and cream, cigars
and wine, and all other delicacies WEIGH
be chooses TO pay for. He is permitted
to see no one but his counsel
Texas ought to be good
place for life insurance business. The
official records Of seventeen counties
show for the year 1867, l72 murders
and 525 assaults with intent TO kill
Lor the four months ending May LIST,
there were in 53 counties 1877 murders
and 1I3 assaults with intent TO kill
Both the Presbyterian assemblies,
Old School at Albany, and New School
at Harrisburg, Pa, occupied WedDos-
day with discussion Of the proposed
plan Of reunion. In the Old School the
the report Of tho board Of domestic
missions was received showing that tho
receipts for the year bad been 81 ID, 1903,
with the reserved fund Of ti5l ,s0a, the
disbursements $l4G, 600, aud that the
number Of missionaries now In the ser
vice was $40 100 more than ia tho
year previous Fify-nine churches
have been organized, Asa Sabbath
schools founded and Abs teachers and
3L917 scholars added The commit.
tee recommend an entire change If
management for tho ensuing year.
Senator Henderson has invented
an ingenious way OF defending his vote
tokcquit the president He says BIO
and his six associates have not only alb
aDdoned the republican party but they
are its preseryers and best friends; that
II the president had been removed aud
Wade had taken has place. the latter
would have tried 10 suppisnt Grant 81
Chicago, and certainly have got Collars
place on the ticket which would have
have filed all tbs Offices with ultra rad
icafs Who wonld Lhus have either div