The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1874-08-06

Tho ch l3rcu have hal a m9st EEL t
fal SCARF abaata certain notorious hir
way rlter named Tbuncis Ya4ueE
Has MS fame pcaeiralel % Vermont
Al wiatsr. IL le head gf d band ~.
rcraao. hc lowered about tbc
stage routes 81 Western California,
making frequent I~csccats upon tray
cicrs, robbihg. wounday, numbering
With reckless villainly till thc whole
state rcsoundcd with bis exploits, ard
there vas ne telling where be might
next appear, OF bow extensive a raid
he might plan. All efforts to captRrc
him we're for a long time uaayaiiog
The rewards offered Tor his body dead
or alive were increased 70 thousands of
dollars Finally d woman betrayed
him ard he Wa triumphanuy brought
into Los Angeles BY a sheriff ands!q
posse. lie now Is an occupant Of a
cell in the Santa Clara county Jail,
which is located here, aud Of course
attracts much attention from the curl
ous crowd lie Is described 20 me, BY
a young sight-seer as a little black
Mexican, looking wholly incapable Of
the +" treason, stratagems and spoils y
which have made q hero OF him. But
the children of California have bad such
a glorious time frightening each other
and themselves about him that / think
they will DO truly sorry over his cap
ture, aud especially afflicted if he
should have to swing ior his crimes,
as be richly deserves.
The other great excitement Of the
day with US is the everywhere absorb.
ing liquor question. On the day Of our
city election, when according to the
new /" local option " law which allows
each town TO decide for itself whether
there shall be licensed drinking places
or no, the popular feeling reached a
fever pitch The m of San Jose,
assisted by a delegation from Oakland
and San Francisco, worked wholly for
the temperance cause, standing all day
long at the polls, arguing, urging, en-
treating in the same way hat they
have done in other places, but, alas,
without the same success. san Jose
went in favor Of tipping by a maj GRITTY
Of four hundred We feel as if the
cause Of truth and right had been Sc
riously checked, but we do not fail to
remember that
Truth crushed TO earth wiIl1iso again,
The eternal years Of God are hers"
We are now in the midst Of the Cal
i@fornia dry season, and very dry and
dusty is mother earth but there is
not the slightest feeling of drought ia
tue air. Morning and afternoon come
the moist cool sea-breezes purifying
and freshening the atmosphere and
making us feel that mere breathing is
a pleasure. Yes, whatever may be said
OF the Golden state in other respects,
| think no one can deny that it poss-
esses the perfection Of climate. Take
your finest "rarest" June day and We
can match it here nine days out of ten
from April TO December.
We are in the height, too, of the
fruit and berry season. In May we
had a magnificent crop of Strawberries
when they were shipped from here
by The ton. Of course they do not ri
val in richness and sweetness the little
wild strawberries of Vermont-no cul-
tivated berries debut | assure you
they were very good and in size and
beauty fit for a king. Whole acres of
ground here are often devoted to straw
berry culture, and the Heather Chinee
is perfectly adapted TO the picking. In
the busiest time there were two thou
sand of our Oriental brethren in this
vicinity engaged in this lowIy task.
After the strawberries come the do
licious cherries, and now orr markets
and fruit stalls are heaped up with apri.
cots, peaches, plums, apples and pears,
cuuauts, raspberries and black berries
are also abundant and equally of the
best quality Our meat, fish aud veg
etable supplies are equally good One
needs the habits Of abstinence aud self.
control Of an ancient anehoritc not to
be guilty Of gluttony The prices Of
all these good things bring them within
the reach Of all who are industrious
aud don't smoke or drink whiskey'
People who do, deserve to go without !
The acarness Of the san Francisco
market, however keeps prices up TO a
point quite satisfactory to the pro
ducers. Every thing Is sold by the
pound The price Of fruit is from three
g ten cents per pound The young
atcrs are growing fat. T. =. isn't port.
by enough, as yet, to attract attention
but he casts a distiaet shado3e, which Is a
new aud encouraging feature.
The most thrilling experience we
have had doncsGcally, Of late has
been a moving. The picturesque little
y~iue-coyered cottage which has made
ms "a pfca.sut 81 Eaua duriug pur rasi.