The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1869-01-05

hiiy cents, ana still che hall was psok
81, and morv esrvsiing e get 10 aud
amoug The saxer were some q the first
gentlemen IN Washington Lito in
the oapital
svup.
The heavy snow storm we see report.
ca ha,iug fallen ia New Yark day be-
lorc yesterday, VISITED Us yesterday, AIN.
Der TIE metamarphosiug power e
southern Wind, u the form q rain
During the forenoon hours. the rain
tarued into leo. and suddenly the good
and lial alike found their feet in slip.
pel places To-day. however, snow is
falling ID 81 true character
atalL slAN4 itAAklss. INA aosdis
General Grant has cruelty spoiled Il
little sabiecl for gossip which some o.
oar Washington dealers 10 THIS article
ba,e besn iondlg uaraag since hey
FIRST began 70 occupy themselves with
the Important matter 81 holidays II
IS customary III tao army officers in a
body preceded D. their superior twAo
is General Grant 70 call upon the
President On New Years Day Now
as The President and tue Con. don't
speak, it las been wondered aud Won.
dered Iow the matter would bc anau
aged The General mas cus The won
dermont short by arranging to Be a..
seat from capitai "a New Years
rHE u5Hr HOUR Law.
A telegram from Springfield, Mass,
states that orders have been received
at the United States Armory ia that
place, from he Wm Department to
pay the woIkueu only four -ffhs II
the usual rate per day forall wo, done
since August 20, when the eight hour
law went into operation trust to
hear that there is some mistake about
this. although fear the report is only
too true for it WILDE remembered that
Secretary SchodeId or "a former occa.
SION, mistook, on affected TO mistake,
intent Of the large majority Of The pco-
pies representatives in Congress, WHO
enacted this humane and Just law IN
favor Of the workingmon in Govern
ment employ.
SENATOR mcKALEw oS rHAppErs SrnENs
! have heard but one opinion express
ed, and that Of intense disgust, by Dem
oorats in this city many Of them ex-
IRENE Southern men on the needless
venom spit by Senator Buckalew on the
memory of Thuddcus Stevens, in the
Senate on the occaeion Of the formal
announcement Of the death Of the great
Pennsylvania Statesman to the United
States Senate. As, is well known,
Thaddeus Stevens was often compared
to William Pitt, and, like the latter, was
often spoken Of as the Great Conn
moner Among other i'll timed utter
ances, from a dyspetie stomach, let us
hope, rather than form n malignant
heart, Mr. Buckalew said, in contrast
ing Stevens with Pitt "But the En-
lsh Gommoner had, at least, one great
over The American a great |
er moral weight lecause hc was deyot
eddy attracted 70 lawful spouse, and |
always bseryed the prophecies Of life
The nauornoss Of mind displayed 10y /
tie senator nom Pennsylvania viii heal I
no honorable man 70 regret that MI
seat is soon ta be occupied
By q gentleman Tire manly, liberal, I
thoughtful and polished speech Of Hon
Wood presents favorable
c contrast to the sour sarcasm Of Nj
Indeed some Of tie bcstI
things said Of Ihaldgps Stevens were
By his political opponents
REMARKABLE cosfHAsr
The amount Of money received d
The Patent Office during The last si&
ending to.morrow the 3lst, has
,een $302,08S02 Tie expenditures for
he same time has been S2jl, 5l3 H.
FINS leaving an excess Of $50. 40i IS Il
contrasting with The year
,n4ins July 1T, 1865, when The oxpen
litures exceeded the receipts by Sl7l +
Needless expenditures and too mac L.
obbiug in the Patent Office, has pre-
'euted its paying heretofore
coMtAElsos Of rHr STATES INyENTHEyEss
For the week ending Tuesday, the
10TH inst, there were 23I Patents is
ued from the Patent o flee, respective
y to the following States aud foreign
Countries, which shows to great extent
where the inventive geniases most re-
'eside, and suggests comment worthy
il attention. New York, 81; pennsyl
fania, 80; Ohio. 81; Illinois, %; Mass
lchusetts, 10; Connecticut, 8; Cahfor
ia, 7 Wisconsin, 9. Indiana. z; Mich.
gan, 6, New Jersey 3; Rhode Islaud,
!; Kentucky, 5 Vermont, g. Iowa, 4
Missouri 3 Louisiana, 3, Virginia. 2,
2; Georgia, 2; Maine, ]
Sow Hampshire. Tennessee, / Or
gon, South Carolina, 1; Nebraska
/. Dietrirl ~ rolutnl,ta 4. Fndtsnd