The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1875-02-04

A large railroad meeting wss held 10
Rochester ibe 2ls. ia the interest Of
Montpelier & Rutland Railroad. Com.
m'uess were appointed 20 aat with The
commissioner Go procure subscriptions
60 the sioek
james Round, Of Bristol, second road.
master was killed on the gouger 10 Nil.
ton, Monday night of last week. The
engine ran of the track against the stone
wing Of a bridge. a part Of the gouger
was split of, killing Round aud ipjuring
several Others who were 10 the cab
The report OF the Vermont Fish COM
missioners for 1874 has been lately pub.
Lshed. The large water area Of Vermont
10 proportion to is eutire extent, renders
THE interest peculiarly important. There
is scarcely town In the state without
some natural body OF water IN il capable
of being made profitable to the people if
properly stocked with fish. There are l45
ponds 10 the state having an area Of 90
acres and upwards, making an aggregate
OF Il, 900 acres, now Inhabited by worth
less kinds Of dsh. The commissioners
have been ruabled to effect the introduc
ton OF shad aud salmon on large scale +,
aud during the year jast closed they have
safely planted in the waters OF the state
an aggregate Of 700 California salmon
100000 Maine salmon aud 775, 900 shad.
Congressman Ilendee tas At last sp-
pointed Is. Il. Shaw postmaster at New
port, It took bin jast Is months to
make up his mind between Shaw aud
Camp, giving the latter to understand
several times that he would be appointed
Camp, Of course, is little disappointed,
bat his position is 10 be enyied when
compared to that Of the yaciIlating Con.
gresham, who has lost the respect OF
both sides In tina fight.
An act leyying tax on franklin county
for completing the court housc at st Al
bans, which was referred by the Legisla-
ture, at its last session, TO the people Of
the comfy for ralilication has been de-
feated by large majority, doubtless
through the jealousy Of st. Adams among
the eastern towns. The buiIdidg will
therefore remain incomplete till the leg
isature can take some action in the mat
ter. ..
Messrs Joel c. Baker and Lyman w.
Redington, of Rutland, both formerly
connected with the Rutland Herald, have
formed partnership for the practice of the
law, Mr.. Baker is well known in Rut-
land as successful lawyer Mr.. Reding.
ton studied law in the office of Hon.
Matt. Carpenter, was admitted to the bar
in Milwaukee, aud devoted some time to
practice after his admission, with good
success.
The selectmen OF Rutland have offered
a reward for the discovery of the parties
who furnished whiskey to Macauly, the
man found frozen to peath between Rut-
land and Sutherland Falls on the 10th inst
BY bis death his wife and five children
become the wards Of the town, and by
our laws the parties selling him the liquor
at that time, if known, must bear the
burden Of their support.
The legislature having refused to do
anything for the state interest in the mat
ter of regulating freight rates, the Rut-
land and Washington counties producers
association, now cansideres the leading
question before it "nol whether the slate
business can thrive, but whether it can
exist" TIE association has appointed a
committee 10 confer with the Central Vt.
railroad authorities in regard to the ques-
ton OF rates,