The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1878-01-10

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England, which sprung up within The
last year bids tatr to become Of large
proportions
Two dollars aud two days 10 the Jail
on . diet Of bread aud water l. the pen
atty Tor jumpIng 90 railroad cars when
passing through The streets Of Syracuse,
Robert Scott and james Dunlap have
been sentenced TO twenty years in the
state prison on the indictment for rob
bling the Northampton National Bank on
The 2jth Of January, 1876.
Fewer railway and steamboat accidents
occurred Ia tie United Siatesin 1877 than
Ia any previous year since the introdue.
lion Of steam. The losses by tres have
been much greater.
Postmaster bingham, OF Mobile, Ala,
who was dismissed last year for fling 3
worthless bond, has been restored 10
Office under the tenure Of office act, the
Senate having failed to ret at the extra
session upon the nomination OF }. +.
Wickcrsham TO be bis successor.
While growing At her husband last
summer, New York woman was struck
by lightning and instantly killed. II you
wish your wife to see this paragraph, cu'
il out aud paste il on the bookings lass.
The peach crop on Delaware Peninsula
this year Is estimated at s ,S02 900 baskets.
OF which 2,l2l, 1902 were shipped 10 mar.
ket by rail, New York receiving ,22l, 3ls.
The peach crop Melted the raisers LOO,
600.
The butter exports from the United
States IN 1877 we've q ,527,2l2 pounds,
agains 4,G4f,8Gl pounds IN the previous
year. In 1865 over 2l,O00,0Oo pounds
were exported, but during the subse.
quent years the shipments fell oil.
Stewards new hotel will furnish poor
women with. board and lodgings at s.,
per week. The same poor women are
now paying S. 90. Philanthropy is a big
gun Detroit Free Press.
Barnum is certainly the champion adj
vertlser. lie lately got the papers TO say
that be was going to give up business.
Now lie asks them TO correct that state.
ment aud say that bis "show next season
will in point OF magnitude aud novelty
be far superior to all It's predecessors
John Bonner's fraudulent operations In
New York are showH to have involved
100000 It Is expected that ex .ensive
Irregularities in the books of the bankers
and brokers' association will be shown.
Robert L. Cutting has been temporarily
appointed receiver
Pennsylvania was the champion hang
ing state during 1877. She is credited
with sixteen out Of eigbty.three execu-
tons in the United States, or one-fiitb of
the whole number. South Carolina ranks
next, having had twelve shows OF this
kind during the year New York, with
three executions, is far behind her more
enterprising neighbors.
Colonel Shafer, OF the 18th regiment
OF infantry, stationed in Texas, was be-
fore the Banning committee, Monday,
aud gave some interesting facts In regard
to the Rio Grande border troubles. lie
speaks kindly Of the Mexican army Off.
GERS, and says that tho most serious raids
on Texas Territory are made by the In
dams who formerly lived on American
soil, and the Mexican soldiers appear to
be DESTROYS of checking these robberies
"There was sound of reyelry" at Con.
gresham Swann's residence, IN Balti-
more, on New Years day The family
was all in Washington, but negro dam
sci, who lived in all obscure quarter Of
the city, somehow obtained an entrance
aud entertained her friends OF color in
sumptuous style.
Juries 10 Illinois murder trials decide
whether The convicted prisoners shall be
imprisoned for ife or hanged. la Shaw
neetown jury stood three for hanging
aud niue for imprisonment They pulled
straws TO seltle Tie question, and on q
verdict thu, obtaiued, man WAS senten-
ced TO death; but when the facts came
out new trial was granted.
The Detroit Telegraph has report
that Father Fitzpatrick, a Catholic priest
at King.yillc, Michigan, who recently re-
nounced his faith aud iJined the Method.
ist church, has been abducted by the
Catholics aud taken to Montreal. There
is said to be much excitement AZ Kings
vile over The affair, and the Orangemen
threaten 20 make trouble III the missing
priest IL not returned to bis friends.