The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1869-06-01

lefHat Iowa, recently married Mr Al
fred Smith Mrs. Smith is not known
70 tie Department As Posimissress,
Miss Jones has 10 longer legal exist.
enoe, aud things generally are very
much mixed smith Is anxious to know
Il be has married in The post Office. or
has married the post Office oat Of the
family
The latest idea Tor fashionable
churches is retiring room, like that
q the opera house, where ladies can
leave their eloaks &c, and, thus olsen
numbered, listen 10 the Word in al the
glory Of gorgeous raiment
The Irish Republicans o. v asking
ton have published resolutions recon
mending the appointment Of oolored
men to Office, aud announcing their in
tenton to vote for colored men at the
approaching charter election.
4 In the Common Council Of James
vile, Wisconsin, last week the ques-
ton Of ordinances relating to dogs was
under discussion, when the records
were referred to, and one was found to
read, "all dogs 10 be muzzIed or shot,
except dogs fron the country coming
in on business
The Hartford Post is lceturing tue
/ Connecticut Legislature because they
actually sit but three days in week,
AMI then bring IL their bin for seven
days service for each week Of The sess-
ion. 1t inquiries il this is honest.
"A gentleman from Quincy, Illinois,
lately applied to President Graut for
an Office. On beng asked if he had
any recommendations be produced
letter strongly recommending him to
johnson for the same Office, written
three years ago and signed U. S.
Grant
Secretary Seward owns the horses
and carriage which were the property
of President Lincoln during bis admin
istration, They occasionally appear in
the streets Of Auburn, and Mr. Lin
coins coachman still holds the reins
/ Last year Polish gentleman hav-
ing caught stork upon bis estate near
Limburg, put round his neck an iron
collar with this inscription, "Hnc ex
Polonia," (this stork comes from Po-
land, and set it at liberty This year
the bird returned to the same spot, and
was again caught by the same person.
He had acquired a new collar of gold
with this inscription, India cum donis
remitit ciconiam Polonis," India sends
back the stork to tho Poles with gifts
Two thousand tons Of steel rails
are being distributed along the line Of
the Harlem railroad, which will be laid
down as rapily as possible.
"A student ut Cornell included in
the cash account which he sent to his
fathe the item Charity $50" The
father remarked in his reply: Il fear
that charity covers multitude Of sins.
Bismarck S two sons have finished
their studies at the Lyceum, and their
father has sent them for one years vol
untary service to regiment Of royal
lancers
"A London clergyman adyerties that
he will "lend" his weekly sermons for
half-a-crown apiece, or four for los,
warranted original, earnest and evan
gelical."
The poorly paid public teachers of
North Germany have formed associa-
tons in some places, in order to raise
funds to enable teachers families to EN-
igrato to America.
Prince Louis dc Bourbon, the dis
owned descendant Of line Of throne
less kings has declared his allegiance
to the United States.
In the second week Of May the
Hoosac Tunnel, at the east end, was
driven thirty-two feet, and good pro-
gress made at the shaft and other head
/ ngs, Five and ope-third feet a day on
one face is the best progress thus far
male.
The latest excitement in California
IS the arrival Of q large number Of Jap /
anese families, with their tea and BAN
boo plants These are SAID to be only /
tie forerunnefs Of others who ate to
seek our shores for future residence.
Tea and bamboo viii soon be added TO
the products Of the Pacific coast
The Hicksite Quakers, at tie re-
cent meeting in New York, decided
strongly for peace. Daniel Hill Of Ohio,
said that 100000 900 lives had per-
ished by war since the creation Of the
word-an average Of 100000 annual
y, or 5000 per day The charm an
spoke Of tho policy q TIE government
towards Indians. whom be said the
United States were bound to give like
privileges with citizens.
More volunteers have lef; Spain for
Cuba The Captain General asks to be
relieved. A Spanish gunboat, the Aus