The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1878-04-18

NEWS ITEMS.
Holt l. Bugbee Of Boston, lumber deal.
ers, have been obliged 10 suspend by rea.
son Of heavy forgeries by their Western
agent.
The House committee on the electoral
vote will report in favor ofthe election OF
president and vice-president by the peo-
pie.
The Utah Northern railroad was sold at
auction the %, TO Superintendent Clark
of the Union Pacific railroad, for $780,
600.
A Deputy Adjutant General of Monito-
ba thinks that Sitting Bull is preparing
to swoop down on American territory.
Nitro Glycerine was successfully used
to bretk up the ice in the shadows Of the
st. Lawrence opposite Montreal.
They had good deal of discussion about
it, but finally concluded to invite Bob In
gersoll to deliver the annual address be-
fore the Boston university law school.
The Stewart hotel for women, New
York, was formally opened the "a. The
bulldog was brilliantly illuminated, and
II is estimated there were fully 10000
visitors.
1t is estimated that the Texas cattle
drive for 1877 to Nebraska and points on
the Union Pacific will reach 100000 to
260, 900 head. Besides this there are en-
route from Oregon $4,000 head. The
Montana and Idaho drive will number at
least %, 900 head, making total OF from
1856 900 to $50, 900 head.
Gen. Charles w. Field has been NOM
mated for door.keeper by the democrats OF
the house. Field, who is native OF
Kentucky, graduated In 1S49 at West
Point. He served under Gen. Lee in the
confederate army. After the war he
served in the Khedive's army in Egypt.
Two months ago bis political disabilities
were removed.
Some very careful statistics regarding
the population of Turkey, as to which
there have hitherto been untrustworthy
data have been issued by Mr.. Sax, Aus.
TRAN consul at Adrianoplo. lie gives the
population of Constantinople as 100000,
o: which from so TO 60 per cent. are
Turks. Adrianople 1000; Philippopolis
about q, 5000; Eski Sagra about $4,000 ;
Slevno, $1,000; Sofia about 1900; Ro-
dosto about IL 900. ALI these towns have
a large number of non Turkish residents.
The students at the seminary at East
Hampton, Mass, during Saturday night
defaced the principals house, by painting
the pillars as barber poles. During Sun.
day service the students baggage was
searched and clothing found stained by
paints. The boys threatened rebellion
on Sunday night, and four watchmen
were called In TO guard the principals
houss.
Ii is stated that the president has a let
ter from Gov. Hampton, proposing that
II the federal government will nolle pro-
seoul all cases against citizens of South
Carolina, under the civil writs and recon.
struction laws, the state will dismiss all
political cases except againt Patterson
and Kempton. No answer has been
given TO the letter yet. There are now
no political prisoners 10 South Carolina.
In the Chicago election the vote was
approximately as follows; $1,000 repub-
llcan, $1,000 democrat, G 900 independent
$500 communist and $4,000 national.
The democrats elect aldermen, the re-
publicans z, the democrats and nationals
2, the independents and the socialists /.
During the last four months Ceylou has
been visited by a succession Of floods,
which have caused great destruction OF
property and seriously impaired the pros
poets Of the coming coffee crop. In some
districts as much as 90 inches Of rain have
been registered 10 twenty days; and
from the 1st Of November TO the goth Of
January last, 100 inches Of rain were
gagged at LAngSIs. The natives express
the opinion tina, the "sky lie moth.ea,ep,
aud hence the constant leakage"
In Philadelphia the bells Of the Church
Of St. Mark were thought TO be such a
nuissnce that the inhabitants Of that city
went to law TO obtain their silence. This
bell lawsuit has been lately decided By
the Supreme Court. The lower court abb
solutely forbade the ringing OF the bells,
bat the Supreme Court permits them 70
be rung on every day Of public worship,
though not before o'clock 10 the morn.
log nor after 8 At night. They msy be
ruug also on Washington's birthday, the
fourth OF July, New Years day, Ash
Wednesday, Good Friday, Thanksgiving,
Ascension, All Saints, Christmas, and Tor
marriages and burials.
Business men and officials are excited
BY : publication in eastern and western
journals rehecting on the condition Of
LouisianS, warning of immigration, pic
turing bankruptcy, preIadics aud law.
Isasness, and asserting thai Industrial 90