The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1875-08-05
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NEWS ITEMS.


The Missouri constitutional conveu-
ton has made the term Of the governor
aud other state officers four years instead
OF one.
The Agassiz memorial fund now
amounts TO 80 1862, representing subscrip-
tons from 81 states aud territories.
The lngleside hotel, on the Connect-
cut river, between Springfield and IIol-
yoke, was destroyed by fire Sunday
night.
The center of population, which used
to be near Washington, is moving north.
west; it Is now 10 Ohio, and is expected
in Chicago about 1900
Nine Rique, an aeronaughty woman,
was thrown out Of balloon Ia storm
July Z, but caught by a rope and regain
ed her place in the basket.
II Brigham Young wore an additional
tweed" on his hat every time be lost a
wife or mother-in-hw, It is estimated
that his hat would have to be u feet
high.
II Is pleasant TO read that the state Of
South Carolina has recovered seventy
five thousand dollars in the courts from
a public official who robbed the treasury
Of that amount.
A boy thirteen years old, whose mind
bad been poisoned by reading trashy lit
erature, committed suicide in Boston,
last Saturday evening, by shooting him
self with revolver.
Tie fisheries Of Labrador are reported
20 be almost a complete failure. Vessels
Of 1000 quiutals capacity have not got
Over 200, and are giving up the voyage.
BY stupid bluuder of clerk at
Washington, a few years since, an hon
est flicial was made out defaulter. lie
could not prove his Innocence, which
has just come to light, and committed
suicide IN consequence.
The publication Of the rebellion rec
ords, ordered by the last congress, will
prove 70 be very costly. Five octave
volumes have already been prepared for
publication, each volume consisting OF
about 500 pages The entire work IL Is
estimated will require one hundred vol.
umes
The postmaster general has effected a
most important change in the transmits.
,iou of the mails from east 10 west. A
fast train will leave New York and
reach Chicago III 20, aud possibly in "a
hours "a gain Of II hours over the pres
ent running inc.
Chief Clerk Avery, of the treasury de.
pafmeat, was arrested, on Monday, Tor
completely IN The whitkey ring frauds on
Two indictments, one for accepting blibcs
,ud one for conspiracy % delraul the
government Avery Immediately ten.
dercd his resignation to Secretary Bris-
low, which was accepted.
Dorman y. Eaton ba- been sent 10
London by the Erie railroad company
70 institute proceedings for the recovery
Of s., 5l2 I57 from tie London Banking
A.socia ian aud James Mciie1ry, which
.om, ii Is alleged Is held by tbem 10 meet
ciaims, tue LEGALITY Or justice % which
lbe Ere company will not recognize.
Get ready to pay higher prices ior
your next wiater's supply Of four. The
failure crops IN England and Eusaia,
and lie iuundaiion Ia France viii b.
your grecef's excnse for chargiag a dol.
lar Or two extra per barrel. The al.
vance promises revival 81 business
though, aud the chances are bat people
viii have more money to buy -four with
uexi win.er ,han they had last year.
The Wichita (Kansat) Beacon sa,s:
The harvest throughout this portion Of
Kansas has been completed, aud the
yield Is tie heaviest ever known. The
estimated wheat crop ia this aud tie
four adjoining counties is 400, 900 sash-
eis, 900 900 Of which Is the product Of
tbis equity. The average yield per acre
j. from twcn;y three 10 thirty bushels,
some field. running as high a. ioriy basi :
els
The fate Of Miss Newton, Of Delaware,
was indeed sad one. Fresh from
boarding school, with a gay life OF flutes,
aud rose leaves, aud mooubesms before
Der, she VAS 20 shocked and mortified
shea she beard Der mother III sprosouBee
q word IN the presence Of company, that
she went up stairs and poisoned herself
Mothers ought 90 be more careful, n
they cant pronounce words correctly,
y zen company comes, they ought to son
eeal themselves IN the kIlehes.