The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1871-10-12

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a H,uc girl Of thirteen out west ha.
been presented b. her father with small
patch Of GOO acres IL corner ofhis back
ysrd 90 play 81 gardening In.
Al Illustration az tbc value Of skilled
labor may bc found Ia the fact that a
glass u whiskey, price Is cents, j. manu-.
featured from ouly shout seventy grains
II corn.
The Gaze 81 fraudulent importation Of
spices st the port 81 New York has been
settled by the payment Of penalty Of
81, 000. 1t IS believed 70 be the largest
case Of the Lind ever settled ia his
country
An sucicnt gentleman Of color la New
Jersey has been ono hundred and eleven
years ty ing TO shuttle % this mortal coil.
He has papers 70 testify that in the time
Of the Revolution he was a slave az Sus.
ser Court House, Virginia. and afler.
ward at Newton, n. J.
From all over the northwest come ter.
ribc stories Of the rayagcs of drouth, and
the sure follower Of long continued lack
of rain forest aud prairie fires Illinois
reports that she has not experienced such
long continued drouth for quarter Of
century, and Michigan, Iowa, Mime.
sofa, aud Wisconsin are not much better
of.
General Changarnier suffers from govt
AT The battles before Metz Il so affected
his hands that he could scarcely hold the
reins, aud his horse kept turning round
and round without restraint At last
Changarnier, discouraged, called out to
some one who was near. "Turn my horse
round prefer to be killed facing the
enemy
The recent revolt among the prisoners
at Sing Sing, \. y, was caused by din.
ner Of salt fish. The piscatorial commod.
lily, II appears, was purchased from mem.
Der Of the prison "ring," and who thro
his extensive catering TO the institution
named has long been known throughout
the surrounding neighborhood as "thC
mutton man.
A society for the prevention Of cruelty
to wives has been organized in Louisville
| by number of humane gentlemen, and
already thirty-siN members are enrolled
The society will raise fund to be used
\ in enforcing the law to the fullest extent
1 against the wiie-beater and if this does
not bring about a reform the rascals, al.
Ter being duly warned will receive the at.
tention of the society.
Mr.. Pendleton says il is an appalling
fact that il the American people were cal
led to pay all their taxes in one day there
would not be money enough in the
country TO do it. Senator Morton SAYS
that it is also an appalling fact that if the
American people were called on to eat il
one day the food which they consume ii
year, there would not be room in tho
American people to hold it.
There ia another great revolution in
Mexico, and the State of Nueva Leon
takes the lead. The famous Gen. Pedro
Martinez pronounced in Gallona against
the Juarez government, and was immed
lately seconded by Gems. Jeromino and
Treyito, Governor of Nueva Leon, to.
gether with all the State authorities and
several other chieftains. The combined
forces are said to be marching on Carnar.
og and Matamoras with the view of occu.
plying the Custom House on the frontier
The first step taken by the authorities Of
Nueya Leon was TO throw into prison all
employers ofthe federal government. II
is expected that this movement will be
seconded by neighboring states, and that
the revolution will become general.