The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1869-05-25

SlVahAhBt Win @ii thttf hotiufs are UP
on us To put it POLITICALLY
"rhe m.olansholy days have come. the saddes,o
OF cleaning. paint and serubbing noors, an.
securing Tar and near
Aud now whoa comes the master home, a. com,
Do mnst % uiQhts
To fad all things are 'sUt 90 wrongs that he
had "oet 70 rights
he feels quite small, and knows fun we'll there's
nothing 10 be said
50 takes What supper he can find, aud sneaks
away to bed.
The Central Pacific will not PRO
rata" or receive the ticket coupons Of
other roads.
AT the Hoosic Tunnel the Messrs
Stanley are prosecuting the work with
yigor and success They have three
hundred men at work upon it, and in
tend to add new eoinpressors for the
various faclngs and for the central shaft
FROM which the water has already been
Nitro glycerine is being
used in blasting with the most surpris.
ing effect two discharges throwing out
two hundred and fifty cubic yards OF
rock requiring five hundred cars for its
removal.
John Glenn Of Ohio, the famous
drummer boy who dropped his drum
for musket, at Chickamauga, and shot
a rebel colonel who demanded his sur.
render, and who was subsequently,
wounded in another engagement, has
been appointed cadet at large to
West Point by The President. He was
but II years OF age when he beat his
drum, and is scarce II now. He was
cordially greeted by the President, Gen
Logan, and the Secretary Of War, all Of
whom knew him while in the army.
"A correspondent of the Ripon,
Nv is Commonwealth gives the mum
Der Of clover seeds in busbel He
counted the seeds in one ounce, and
found 1890 In one pound there
would be, therefore, 276,S00; in one
bushel 16,G0s,0 600
Illinois fruit growers will try the
exweriment this season Of shipping
straw erries to New York and Boston
IN refrigerator cars. They estimate
the expense al six cents per quart, aud
the trip will be made in a trhe over
three days.
The neutrality laws are to be strict
ly enforced in New York, and no expe
diiions supposed to have arms or re-
cruits for the Cuban insurgents viii be
allowed to leave that port The Ma
honey, one Of the heaviest steam cut
tors in the service, has been ordered to
New York to assist in enforcing the
laws.
President Grant received Major
General Clarke OF Texas. Friday aud
had long conversation, IN which the
latter gentleman urged that the Texas
9 ection should take place in August
whom the people would not be busy
gathering crops and would have time
to attend the polls. The outrages we're
greatly exaggerated. The President Fl
nally said he would have the State re-
stored with as little delay as possible.
II is given out from the Treasury
that the public debt will show a de.
crease Of about seven millions. One
reason for q reduction viii DO found IN
the fact that no bonds have been issued
this month to the Pacific railroad com
panies ! he customs receipts for this
month are estimated al fifteen millions,
and the internal revenue returns at
eighteen millions
of the children born in Paris. one
fourth are .iIle9itimate, and one-third
de before attaining the age OF FIVE
Year,. Two deaths occur among the
infants 10 one among the
legitimate. The native population Of
the ~ diminishes by two-fths in each
general on; so that Lul for the replen
ishment from without, the city would
be depopulated in less than three gen
erations
A party Of roghs recently stopped
at hotel In Fast Greenwich, n. Y
The landlord was absent from home.
bat the barkeeper's place was hlled by
hos daughter She refused to le, them
have liquor. They ettemft 2 % help
them yes. whereupon sheqaie'ly took
up loaded pistol, and cooking i,
told them they had her permission 20
lease. Several coat tails were jgst tn n
seen disa psarirg out o. doors, aud e
young lady was left master Il the situ
alton.
II WAS an APT answer Of q young
lsdy who. Icing asked where was her
native pace replied. II base none; /
am the daughter 81 Methodist Minis
ter
"A detective officer seed country
3Geial ia Bssa'o Wsdnasaa az. for ten
aents boprewed 70 buy lesr The
soart gave Judgment. charging $40
cost