The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1871-09-21
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WaUt from Iisat pointed advocates 70 ihe
struggle
A3tribl ekFIl.i1a occurred shortly
before o'clock Tar .lay afternoon Ia
ihe mon torpedo work. Of klabc q
Goldsmith near Fulton market SIX per-
ous were instantly Killed mud eight more
wounded. The whole front a. he store
was blown iuto tho street, which was
blocked wild debris The engines and
police promptly ubdncd ,bc fire.
4 convention 81 Spiritualists wa.
held iu Tr0g last week, aud Victoria c
Woodruff wa, chosen president Tho con-
yculiou was composed flhc usual yari-
cts Of sccstylcd rctormcrs Of every stripe
but some ofthe sentiments expressed are
hardly proper for news paper columns.
On the Michigan Central road, for SIX
teen year. past, not drop Of blood has
been drawn from man woman or child in-
side the cars. AZ all hours Of the day
aud night there sits au operator in the
Kalamazoo station lmidway Of the linc)
who receives kilograms from every train
or the road Che instant they enter or
leave station, so he holds on starts them
at will lis eye II literally on The en-
tire line continually, making collisions
next TO an impassibility aud It's immense
single track quite cvuiyaIent, so far as
safety is concerned, to the best double
track roads.
Tho Massachusetts Democratic State
Convention, last week, nominated John
. Quincy Adams. There is no possibility
of his election unless Butler, failing to
get the republican nomination, turns in
and help, elect him. Butler generally
follows The rule or ruin policy.
Jacob Roscnwig, tie New York abor-
1 ZIONIST, ha, been indicted by the Grand
Jury on the charge Of manslaughtcr.
With the fight against the Tanmany ring
aud the abonionists New York Is re-
cciying a spasmodic regeneration.
Queen Victoria's physicians say her re-
tirement from society and from all pub
4 lie demonstrations is IN consequence Of
their professional advice They say she
has nervous troubles, which might easily
be converted into a dangerous malady.
yellow fever is quite prevalent in
I Charleston aud Savannah, although the
authorities are trying to suppress the fact.
/ The cholera has not yet made its appear
auce on our shores, although its advent is
constantly expected
The owners Of the Ocean Wave which
blew up in Mobile Bay, together with the
\ u s. Inspector have been arrested, an
other proof that travellers cannot be muir
dered with impunty.
The Massachusetts, Republican State
Convention will be held at Worcester on
the 27th inst. The result is sdl doubt
ful Mr. Jewell has retired from the
Geld so that the oppo,ers Of Gen. Butler
will be mostly divided between Mr. Rice
and Mr.. Washburn, though DIR. Loring
will come in for share. II is the most
bitter contest there has been in that State
OF any other for years.
Goldsmith Maid uottcd her first heat
at Minneapolis in 2.1S II, second heat in
2.l7 ~. The third heat was won in
2.21. IN the second heat Lucy came in
only neck behind the Maid, thus max.
ing better time than ever before. The
track is new, sandy, aud gave way be.
meath the hoof. Of the horses. They
were in splendid condition, and trottcd
the second heat with apparent ease
Doblc thinks he will easily 60 below hi,
Milwaukee time on the first favorable
opportunity.
The Mont Gems TuaueI, which wa,
opened formally with great ponp re.
Gently. cost originally about sl3,0goO0C
Of which sl0o9,oJo were pledged by the
Victor Emanuel on Northern Railroad d
Italy, THIS hitter sum was TO be paid
before tie opening Of he tunnel. Il i.
sal That thc French Government had
agreed to pay s3 900 IT tie work wa.
accomplished as early MS 1852, and q
prcminm Of 100000 for every veal
gaiucd Oh dat time. As thc .prighu,
Italians have finished tie tnuucl clever
years before 1872, they propose to hold
France to the payment or@l, 100000 moro
than the sum 81 first promised, aud fyl
per cent interest. Tic Kingdom q
ltlv win therefore laye only 3 10000
"a pay Tor tic construction Of the tan
mel The contractors have cuc9uulerc,
100 serious obstacle save stratum o
hard quartz. which wa. l2l7 feet thick.
Professor y. u. Mabon Of West Point
educator af most u TIE di-iipgnisbc,
. military officers Of the present day, com
United suicide Saturday morning u,
( Wcut Oh board ofthc steamer Mary Pow
"a that morning, at Wcai Point. Oh hi
wag to New York. Nothing peculiar wa
noticed Ia bi- manner maii abon, Al
: h6uf after i,i- going Oh board, when y
jumped from the steamer forward of lh
I wheel into tlo river he WAS ula0ubt
cliy lrnck by lhe wheel S 81. body diO
nat come @ DE surface Boat. wer
lowered aad every eh3r, wls made {,
aE1 him, bai without success. Proics-o
Msbou bad d world Wide reputation an,
no explanation cau be given ior lhc SIS
fuordlnsy occurrence iIc was MAJ
d about g years q and applnuil,
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