The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1871-07-20


prove and hc i feeling quite well and
strong agaiu Tie sal asserts bis deter.
mlnation 70 r. ire 70 private lifc It the
close Of biz present term ofoaioe
Canada Is not Il an satisfied with the
result 81 the census taken there. The
people claim that the aggregate pop
ulatioH Is much larger than official figures
indicate. Strange 70 say this isa grievance
which ,hc Quilted States are not 20 blame
for, unless rcrehance Il is for drawing SO
many people away from Canada.
/ 4 little upplcasantuess has occurred be-
tween our naval forces aud the inhabit
ants Of Corca The latter began the
fracas by firing on our vessels, aud not
making due apology therefor, our war
vessels attacked and captured five forts,
a large quantity Of cannon and smalla
Killed two hundred ard fifty Coreans,
with loss Of only three Killed.
The Germans Of Chicago have succeed
ed IN obtaining from The city Government
"Froe Sabbaihs,' or The privilege OF do
4 ing as they please on that day. Where
upon the Times Of that city gives the
latest dispatch from Kaiser William as
follows; Beloved Augusta: We have
captured Chicago. God be praised for
for this goodness. (Signed) William
p. S. Gilmore is making preparations
for Grand international Band Concert
next season which will throne his Peace
Jubilee entirely in the shade. Bands and
musicians will be present from every
country in Europe as well as every city
of America.
The New York Times says; For pure
nonsense The Maine Democracy may be
backed against the field Their platform
is tedious array of mmcaning plati-
tudes. They neither abide nor depart.
Evidently they have heard the word Of
command, but they are badly drilled and
do not know how TO obey it.
A meeting Of the Irish Brigade was
held at the Astor House on Sunday, in
which they strongly aver that there were
mot sufficient indications of riot to war
rant the employment of the militia, and
demand thorough and searching inyes-
tigation into the conduct Of the militia in
firing upoa the people.
The funeral of the two members of the
Ninth who were killed in the recent
riot, was held on Sunday. The deepest
expressions ofsorrow and sympathy were
, expressed all along the route of the pro-
| cession Several of the other victims of
the riot were also buried on Sunday.
Some of the funerals were attended by
various Irish organizations, but no dis
turbance took place.
A member Of the Arkansas Legislature
in speaking on an extravagant appropria-
ton, Indignantly exclaimed:
Gentlemen, talk about adeqate compen-
sation of public servants. Why, sir,
7 during the late war was in thirty-seven
{ battles, was wounded thirteen times in
{ the cause of the South and the entire pay
received was $50 in confederate money,
every cent of which gave for one glass
of old rye whiekcy.
Intelligence from France makes men
ton Of an explosion of petroleum, at
Rheims, and a consequent fire, in which
fifty persons lost their lives. At an ex-
? plosion at Vncennes six persons were
1 killed and thirty wounded.
One of party of Eastern men offered
miner a halEdolar for showing them
through the Nevada silver mines. lie
) looked at the money moment, and then
: turning to the fastener said: MAY !
; ask you Ihow much you are estimated at
home to be WORTH About twenty-five
thousand dollars" was the reply. We'll,
said the miner, guess ! WON'T take your
hslf-dollar. made quart ter Of a million
here last month";"
"A comparison Of the census Of 1870
: with that of 1860 gives the following
i, interesting results; The increase Of
the population of all the states and
territories during the ten years is 1902
: 429, and the rate Ct increase is above
2l.9 per cent The increase Of the
whole white population is 6,5Ol 1888,
: and the rate of increase PA per cent.
Increase Of the white population in the
Northern or originally free states is
5,I37, 84S, and the rate PA per cent.
Increase of white population in the
Southern states is ,GGS5 POI, and the
rate is 1916 per cent. The increase Of
the black population in the United
States is G3S 1856, and the rate per
cent. The increase Of the black popu.
: lation in the Southern states is lSS, 1858
aud the rate is 40 per cent The in
crease Of the black population in the
Northern states is ll9, 1872, and the
rate is ST. per cent. The increase Of
the whole population Of The territories,
including the District VI Columbia, and
referring to those remaining as terrific
ries during 1870, is lsI $50, and the
rate Of increase 40 per cent The 10
crease Of the While population 10 the
territories is 54,8l5, ald the rate is
co., per cent The increase Of the
black population in the territories is
/ 80, 3G7, and the rate is POS per cent.