The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1874-09-17

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The neu OHIO asasl alon was defeat
Cd by 81 majority, aaarIlnr 90 the
aa5al count. AMI Use lgaor license prep
osaau bg 6ss msi2dg The majority
aEa.asi minority representation was
De saa. and araiusl star a5t So railroads.
s5i 4i2 majority.
George T.. Perry, Ans George d. Al
drieh, has bpcn arrested a. Boston for
sv.ad.ipg hotels aud boarding houses ont
Of ever 81. loo 20 the Character OF a dead
beat,
Beecher puacboI ST the Twin Noun
tain House, Sunday, 70 another very
large congregation, Special trsius
brought over a thousand hearers. The
sermon was mainly historical. No aIlu-
sion was made which b1re Ia any way TO
the scandal though q times during bis
remarks Mr. Bcechor appeared very
much affected, bis voic, fal'eriug aud his
eyes filling with tears
The citizens Of Ilenyyille, Ind, have
offered a reward Of $500 for the arrest
Of the mnrdercrs Of August Gardner,
who was robbed aud led to a railroad
track on Saturday night.
Wood fires have done great damage in
Atlantic county, New Jersey. over
10000 acres were burned over, including
buildings, cranberry boys and timber,
aud large steam saw mill.
Six surveyors from Lawrence, Kan
were massacred by Indians on Wednes-
day last, near Lone Tree, 40 miles south
aud 20 miles west of Fort Dodge. The
names OF the party were as follows:
Oliver +. Short, d. +, Short, john f.
krencher James Shaw aud II. c, Jones.
Three were scaIped.
The public debt statement shows re-
ductiou OF the debt during August OF
I 81, 5000 79 coin in the Treasury,
s71 ,085,92s 30, including 500, lll POO in
coin certificates: currency balance SlG,-
Gl9, 232 ,3S; special deposit of legal ten
1 ders for the redemption of certificates OF
deposit, $5s,G9o0o0; legal tenders out
standing $3.50, 100000.
Our government has received informa.
ton that Australia has provided for the
pardon of criminals on condition that
( they be adopted to the United States
The Secretary Of the Treasury has direct
cd officers on tho Pacific coast to watch
for incoming vessels TO prevent the i'm
portation of,criminals.
The patricide, Frank II. Walworth
who a few weeks since was removed
from Aubun prison to the insane asylum
is now reported by the officials to be il
a fair way to speedy and complete re
coyery, and they express the opinion
that the best course would be to restore
him to his friends. Such quick recovery
from such a hopeless state of melancholy
as his was represented to be leads to the
inference that there was degree o.
sham about it.
The coal dealers Of New York are
again combining to increase prices il
view Of the extensive strikes now in
some Of the coal mines.
The Minnesota Legislative lnvestiga
tive Committee, which examined thu
accounts of Charles McElrath, late Stat,
auditor, find that his deiacation amounts
to SS9, $50.
Fred Malher, the well-known fish cul
turist, who sailed for Germany SOM
time since with some 100, 900 young shad
writes that all the fish died of starvation
Oh the vessel.
Charles Jensen, retired business
man, while looking at the menagcrie il
Central Park, recently, had his poke
picked of S15, 900 worth of United States
and railroad bonds.