The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1878-01-31
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The Cleopatra obelisk has arrived In
the Thames.
An attempt is being made 10 revive
the Northern Pacific railway.
The Hudson River Railroad has intro
duced broom arrangement which
sweeps snow from the track at the rate of
twenty miles an hour.
In Montreal, greenbacks are bought at
discount of 2 1-2 cents, and American
silver at a discount of cents on the dol
| lar.
The health Of the Pope is slightly i'm
proved, but he is still confined to his bed
by the swelling Of the legs.
A colored lawyer In Maryland, who
was refused permission 10 practice IN
that state, has brought his case TO the
United States supreme court,
II is reported that Owen Murphy, the
abfconding excise commissioner, is dan.
gerously Ill at Ottawa, and his wife is
insane.
In spite of legislation 10000 pounds OF
imitation butter are purchased and con.
sumed In New York city daily. Five
thousand pounds are manufactured daily
in Pittsburg.
Counterfeiters engaged in msnufactur-
Ing trade dollars were arrested in Phila.
delphia, Saturday evening. A large
quantity Of the bogus coin was found.
The Cherokee Indians object to becom-
Ing citizens. They evidently want TO be
vagabonds, and to disappear from the
face of the earth in the regular Indian
way.
The treasury department has great
confidence in the success Of the popular
four per cent. lean. Letters from east
ern manufacturers show that silver Ia al
ready drug, and will shortly be dis
posed OF at a great discount.
The New York Times alleges that the
facts disclosed in a suit in New York re.
OF South Carolina signed written agree.
ment TO take ten per cent Of the profits
In the rise Ia South Carolina bonds, for
their action as delegates in influencing
action concerning said bonds by the
South Carolina taxpayers convention In
1871.
Great Britain aud her colonies have
contributed over 100000 to relieve
those suffering by famine In India. Since
the first appeal for relief the average dali
~ receipts have been $4,000.
II is ascerfained that but few American
manufacturers Of iron and steel have ap.
piled tor space at the Paris exposition,
aud the probabilities are the American
exhibit Of iron and steel will be failure.
il was hoax that the Turks evacuated |
Adrianople As a condition of an Armis. |
tice. They were forced out Of ii by Rus- |
sian operations, and Saleimsn PAsha |
barely escaped with bis army, which was
cut of.
The sexton OF st. Anthouy's church,
Greenpoint, being annoyed by boys, pro.
eurei bottle OF mu-iatie acid aud 4
drenched them with H. Five were badly /
burned, aud two will be SCARED for life.
Nevada is fortunate State. lls comp.
trollef repons that the receipts Of the
State Treasury are 30 much larger than
The expenditures that be recommends an
extra session Of the legislature 10 reduce |
The tax rate from ninety TO forty cents on
the hundred doliaes, snd thus save $500:
90 TO The tax payers.
The number Of hogs packed III Ciucin-
natl, Chicago, ST. Louis, indianapolis, /
Milwaukee aud Louisville, from Nov. ! I.
10 Jau. . was ? $50 900; during the same
period in 1851, 2,6S0,00o; for 1856,
1920 600. Chicago bss packed more
than bali the entire number.
Ex-Governor WAshbarne has given bis
residence and grounds, situated at Aadl- /
son, Wis, and valued II 600 900, 70 the !
state for The establishment Of an Indus
trial and reformstory school for girls.
Congressman schleleher claims that
the government has purchased and can.