The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1878-02-28
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The President has approved The Joint
resolution, declaring the reduction Of The
tax on distilled spirits inexpedicnt
Director LIndermAu says be can turn
oal silver dollars At the rate OF two mill
lions or more ! month. u they are order
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G1rdiaAi Giocbsno fecci, the poniiheal
Chambeflsid, i elecled pope. Cardinal
Peeci Is An Italian. ne takes the name
OF Leo XIII.
Smallpox Is prevailing TO such an ex-
! tent at Bremond, Robertson county, Tex.
that nine tenths OF the inhabitants have
lef the place, aud the business houses
are closed.
| The Senate Foreign Relations Commit
tee have directed their chairman to make
a favorable report on the nomination Of
Bayard Taylor a. minister TO Berlin, and
Goodloe As minister 70 Belgium.
The London Times editorially says:
i cit is stated on authority which cannot
be questioned that 100000 Of human
beings are starving IN the famine stricken
provinces Q. North China. Imagination
fails to cope with SO gigantic calamity
| IL il stated that the bills OF Shelley OF
Alabama and Gastland OF Wisconsin
open the doors Of the treasury to illegal
4 Southern claims aggregating $50 ,000, 900,
being 100000 more than the govern
| nieht was benefited by the conhscation Of
rebel property,
! w y. Chandler says that no one has
\ deaied the truth of his charge against the
President aud his friends. The New York
Times re,orts that no one has denied the
truth of Manchausen and of CULVER.
! A statesman in the New York legis-
lature predicts that, IL the people do not
get cheap money now, the next candidate
for the presidency will be Gov. Hen
bricks, on platform OF unlimited green
backs, and on that he will sweep the
country. sE
John Lorimer Graham, lawyer in
New York, formerly man of wealth and
/ position, has been arrested and held TO
bail on charge OF defrauding his cousin,
Mrs. Elizabeth Mccall, out OF an estate
valued at 500 ,529 81.
They have an original manner of pro.
vlding for lhe poor in Paris, where tax
OF ten per cent Is levied upon all tickets
taken at theaters, public balls, music
balls or any other place of amusement,
for the INDECENT class.
The post-ofiice. department will prevent
the use of rubber for cancellng stamps by
strictly enforcing the regulation which
provides that black printing Ink shall be
used for the purpose Of cancellation when
ever That material can be obtained
Other colois of a same quality of ink are
however, permissible.
| The New York Times says Judge
Blatchford's statement In the income tax
case was tantamount to a decision
against Tilden. The statute, be said,
meant that tax Of per cent. was to be
levied upon incomes, not what the ass
essor said was income. He felt able to
decide the case at once by verbal decision
but deemed 1t better TO write his deci-
sion. - ..ft .s.s..
There was q serious ARRAY at Princeton
college, (N.'J.) Monday, between two
Sophomores and eight Freshmen, In
which one of the Sophomores was dam
gerously shot. The Sophomores' room
was entered by Freshmen who bound the
Sophomores to chairs, shaved their heads
and left them tied. Other Sophomore
followed the Freshmen, shots were cx.
changed aud Mr.. Atterbury of the So
phomore class wounded in the thigh.
4 Sunday evening as Mrs. Matilda Cor.
nell, Of Granville, N. y, was attempting
to eIlnguish Kerosene lamp il explod.
ed, throwing TIC oil over Ler nightdress,
as she was about retiring, enyelopiug her
10 flames. She rushed out doors aud
rolled Ia ihe snow, but failed to extin.
gush The fire. che fingered 10 great
agony until nine O'Clock Monday morn
4 ing, when she died. She was widow
lady, about fifty years OF age, aud a
daughter OF Joel Stevens.
i a few days before the death Of Plus *
diplomatic relations between tho Vatican
and the Car were completely severed
fThe representative Of Russia In Rome
said 10 TIE Pope, "My master does not
receive instructions from any foreign
J Power as to bis treatment Of his subjects, =
j THIS remark caused intense irritation and
The political connection between the Va
tican and ST. Petersburgh was abruptly
broken. .....e
The Department Of Agriculture a
J Washington recently despatched sseL
of new variety OF wheat, which ii re
qnested might be distributed among
farmers for trial. II was found 10 consist
OF wild buekwheat, mustard, black oats
white oats, rye, pigeon grass, barley,
cookie, wild peas, and Indian wheat al,
now the recipient vents to know whc
will give The sample trial.
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Cfsua 81 witas.sst
For nearly a quarter of century DR.
SaRe's CatArrh Remedy has been &C
, knDwledged BY The people a. q positive