The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1877-11-15

ON from Labrador, via New York, died
10 lhree days from hard cold caught on
he vogAge over.
Govsrnor Van ZAndl has clear idea
Of the titpess Of things. HE Thaoksglv-
ing pFpslsmAiion consisted Of seven
lines. which Is shout fair proportion
/ for Rhode Island
Tso million dollars are invested in the
salmon fisheries of Columbia river. The
I prodne, for 1870 vas as $50 cases Of as
ponds each.
4 The Murphy temperance movement
advances with immense strides 10 Ken.
,ncky, and in some Of the towns Of that
State more than half the popolalIop wear
the blue ribbon.
A dispatch FROM Rome SAYS that The
/ pope's physician, alarmed al the lncreas.
ing weakness Of His holiness, has sum
monod signor Vanceth, professor Of sur
gerry at radnA, for consultation.
I Its significant fact that every Dem.
ocratle Congressman from those States
whose governors called oa lbs President
for troops during the railroad riots for
aid, and received them, voted TO reduce
the army.
/ Mr.. james Brown, one OF the old bank,
ers who have contributed so much TO-
ward making New York the financial
centre Of The county, died, In that city,
on Saturday.
The statement that Theodore Tilton
had been to see Mrs. Tillon, ia denied.
Theodore has let bis Brooklyn house,
since placing bis two daughters at SUIT.
gart-lhe one TO study music and the
other drawing.
Cleopatra's Needle is likely TO pass the
winter la an admiralty court at Ferrol,
Spain, where Spanish court must now
determine the amount Of salvage due the
saviours ofthe needle.
Lizzie Colby, II years old, has been
poisoned, probably fatally, at Portland,
Me-. by chewing colored slate pencils.
The famous Emma mine in Utah has
made its first shipment OF ore after being
shut down five years, aud II is claimed
to be of high grade.
A single hair nearly caused the death
OF a Hartford woman the other day. Her
husband came home cross to dinner on
washing day, aud on finding hair In the
mustard stamped oil to where he "could
get something fit TO eat" The poor wo-
man took an ounce and half of lauda.
mum, and was found writhing on the
floor just in time to save her.
Secretary Evarts wittiy expressed the
effect of warm climate upon the habit
OF people in his address at Richmond,
when be said that its citizens have 'tthe
habits that belong TO climate where all
men can labor all the year round il they
choose
England is short 100000 900 bushels
upon its wheat crop this year. America
will have to supply the deficiency. Two
million four hundred thousand bushels
were shipped from New York last week.
This ought to bring back good times.
Mr.. John Harper, the owner Of "Ten
Brock" The famous race horse, has re-
fused 10000 for the animal, but declines
to name price for which be W ould part
with him. He considers him even SUI
perior animal to his former horse, the
wonderful "Longfellow,"
Canada claims to have produced the
largest cheese on record. From the
lugersoll factory has been turned out q
cheese weighing 1000 pounds. II was
six feet ten inches in diameter, three
feet in height aud twenty-one feet 10 cir.
cumfefence. II required one milk ing OF
1000 cows, or thirty.fve tons Of milk, 10
produce it.
II il generally suspected at Was bingtou
that Mr. Randall is pretty far gone with
the presidential fever, His friends give
color to this belief by remarkins that the
proper ticket for 1880 il ltsadal and
Hampton. That IS stealing some OF Mr..
Hendricks thunder, for he has made The
South Carolina governor the tail of hi,
kite already Tribune.
Under recent order OF Tho postmaster
general, no person will here alter be al.
lowed 10 ride in mall car without pass
from The general superintendent OF the
postal service. This order shuts out all
railroad employees, postmasteTs, post off.
cials and in fact everybody except postal
clerks on The liuc Of the road on which
the car runs. In case person rides in
the car with pass, the clerks ia charge
Of the car arc obliged 10 report The fact ic
the government.
; Seuator Gordou's re-nlecliou, accord
, ing to reports from Georgia, is certain by
an overwhelming msjority. The Toomb,
movement seems to have stopped before
1t got fairly under Roadway, and The
Stale will be saved the possibility OF los
ing an excellent Senator aud gaining 4
most eccentric one. The Southern Bour
bon mAkes good deal Of noise whenever
be has au opportunity, but his power II
happily diminishing every day.
The Times states that smother effori
will be made for the release Of Tweed
nuaer nc Incoming attorney general
md r that claase Of the revised statutes
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