The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1869-02-09

CANfoS, ST. Lawrence Co., Feb 6
Weston arrived here this evening, and
will remain over Sunday lie is max
ing fair time and making up what he
has lost He is IA good health aud
spirits, and lectures occasionally on
perseverance He is confident Of nc
compishlng the feat be has undortak
en-
When The Legislative ban comes up
an effort viii be- made by the ,arl ui,.l
IN the House TO strike ont the annual
salary Of David A Wells, Special Com
missioner oflhp Revenue, together with
ali The appropriations pertaining TO bus
Office
The Secretary aithc Interior informs
the Senate that up to the 30tb Of Jauu-
airy. 1867 Coegfess bad given AWAY
mainly to railroads, tweuly,oue aud
half millions Of land and that since
that time Eve and q bali millions more
have been added to iho liet
All gold thai oXiAts ID hc United
States to-day could be plaecdin asquaro
box of less than fifteen feet ia length
width and depth.
room one hundred feet long, one
hundred feet vide, and ten feet high,
would hold eight times tie totulamount
Of gold in the known world
The Golden Call, worshpped by
the would. he Statesmen Of our day,
wlIe desire an accumulation Of coin 10
the extent Of $250O0n,O00 in our Ma.
tionai Treasury as a basis upon which
to resume specie payments, il melted
down, would net Gll d square box meas
uring nine feet each way
IN WueftoHn, Wisconsin,, there Is
y young man VINO has been troubled
Tor the Inst twenty years With some lly-
ing creature IN his stomach, which has
had the effect Of seriously injuting his
health, aud al times has threatened 10
end his life The motions of the ami.
mai can be distinctly felt aud helrd by
placing the hand or ear upon las stom-
ach Frequently it comes up into his
throat, producing btrangulatiou At
such times be says be can still feel the
lover part Of the creature moving about
III bis stomach leaving no doubt that
il is a snake, aud not a very small Que
either
The Peruvian expedition. under
charge Of Admiral Tucker. has demon
strated that the bearjal River is the
true source Of tho Amazon, and not ihe
Macaurora ~ was formerly supposed
Tho subcommittee on reconatruc-
ton which has charge u the subject "
deciding upon those who are entitled
to have then political disabilities ~
moved, have determined to embody
them all IN one biil, amounting 10 fey.
oral hundred. representing all the re
constructed States
During the pact year 1891 ga
persons crossed the East aud North riY-
er ferries. New York
Gen r T. spinner, whase curious
signature " on ali tho fractional enfrcn-
IN "shinf. il likely to be collector Of
the port d New York
The members ~ the Rhode Island
Legislature arc paid one dollar per dag
The State 10 small. aud nearly al u
tNfU i've NJ tNtlt tb4AEA 4Mt&HN TIC
session going TO tho capital 10 the morn
ing and returning Ia the evening
Mr. X O pardes Sunday school
worker Of national repute, died 10
Brooklyn o. Thursday
More than i4Af Thousand horses
were eaten ~ BeBia last gear The
blood - ased b. manufacturer ior 81
ing pufpJses
Chicago eIalma % bafe The largest
bread bakery la tbt world Last yea
il egnsume3 50 iGg barrel II a9nf
CEc.nuat teJ0ieea Ia iha btb d
au ufant nme the Grsi .ateft nag
eycat II be kiid IL thla euu,1
Tho f.ah Commissioner II The
State u Maisa husc,ia sTe t ola
var upon piekagel snd tic offering u
pfem3ama iaf iHf destruction
Gen 6rsnl las 5utimsia lhal be
i retain sbaavld ice War depart
ilrnt