The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1868-09-15

Iowa holds no October election
this year, but does all her voting on
Presidential election day,
The value Of the hay crop Of the
Northern and Western States is esti-
mated at more than two hundred mill
ions Of dollars, the crop being the larg-
est ever produced.
1t is estimated that the wool clip
Of Minnesota this year viii amount to
about 100000 pounds, agains 100000
pounds IN 1863
The cotton crop in Texas is very
heavy, and it is believed that 10000
bales win be received at Galveston this
season.
Maryland having sent Horatio Sey-
mour some large melons, New York
paper says that they are growing a
large beet for him in that State next
November.
A fayorite Democratic conundrum
is this; "Why are we burdened with
taxes?" The answer is easy. 1t is be-
cause just such Statesman" as Hora-
ito Seymour was elected President in
1856.
There is to be grand mass oonyen-
ton of the soldiers and sailors Of the
Union at Philadelphia on the 1st and
% days Of October next. Distinguish
Cd speakers and multitudinous gath
ering will make it grand affair
The California State election, which
ordinarily takes place oil the first We'd
nesday of September, was this year
postponed to November, 10y special
act Of the Legislature. Members Of
Congress, Presidential Electors, and
minor officers viii then be chosen.
The World wants 375 black votes
for the White Mans Party" in the
Southern States There was d niger
once, as we have heard who sat on a
limb and sawed il off between himself
and the tree. But it is hardly posi-
bic there are $4,000 such.
the Republican Convention at
Worcester, Mass, on Wednesday last,
nominated VIM. Clafin and Joseph
Tucker as candidate for Governor and
Lieut.. Governor of Massachusetts for
the coming year.
1t is reported from New Orleans
that Gen Hancock has written q letter
to personal friend in New Orleans
that Seymour and Blair have not a
ghost of a chance" II true, it shows
that the generals judgement is more
to be commended than his politics.
Col Broadhead, to whom Frank
Blair wrote his revolutionary letter, has
undertaken to explain it and show that
it contemplates only legal and peaceful
action against the southern state gov
ernments. This explanation comes too
late, and is not honest The northern
Interpretation Of Blair's letter is the
true one, and the democrats will be
held to that if they come into power.
Senator Cameron saws Pennsylya-
MIA will go republican in October by
$1,000 to 10000 majority, and he
ought to know. The Congress nomi.
nations are nearly completed The
rebels are making strong efforts TO car
Taylor's, Cakes, Kooatzs, Myers aud
Covodc's districts, but the Union vet.
Grams are fighting them muzzle to muz-
zle, and hope not only to retain all
these districts but to win Woodward's
The democrats carried the state last
year by 1922 majority TIE vote for
Judge in 1867 was 62,S00 short Of the
vote for governor in 1s66-of which
the republicans lost 40, $50 and the dem
ocrats 22,350.
The Second Adyentists are nov
holding q meeting in GAINESVILLE, Wis
and have concluded that tho end Of oil
things earthly viii take place on the lsi
Of next October The other day the
preacher was very much annoyed by a
Republican and aDemocrat on the out
skirts Of the meeting, discussing as 70
who would be the next President The
preacher approached them and said
my dear friends you are exciting your.
selves unnecessarily and wasting prec.
ious time in speculating as 70 the ia.
ture President Of the United States. for
before an earthly election takes place
our blessed Lord will be President CIV.
erywbera" "Ill bet you ELS, said the
Democrat, "he can't carry Kentucky
The CINCINNATI Chorincle says. I'VE
desire oar friends IN other States "a
understand that 0hio-Grants native
State---is not. and has not beea ii ans
tune since the Chicago nomination,
were made. al all doubtful. Nor is il
true, a. las been gratuitonsly asserted
that the Republicans Of Ohio are ape
ihair 1hex are a unrk "A sarrssl