The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1879-01-16
NEWS IrEms.

Montgomery Blair writes letter say
ing that the next president will be eithel
Tilden or Grant.
Senator Ben. Hill of Georgia 10 said L
have lost $4,000 10 working Georgii
plantations during the last year.
Daring the present packing season
from November TO date, Chicago pack
ers have killed, cut up aud sailed 1864,
742 hogs, against / liza 1853 for the cores
pondipg period a year ago.
The colored people OF Washington
have resolved to fire 100 gnns on the day
OF Mr.. Conkling's reelection TO the sen.
ate. The compliment is Que he will ap.
preciate.
Copeshagen, N. r., is enjoying the
beauties OF tunnel through the snow on
the sidewalk. The hole through the bank
is six feet high aud 20 feet long.
The report of the Erie railway shows
net profits for the four months ending
September 80 last OF 1928 $40, and for the
year then ending, 1926, 431. The floating
debt has been reduced from 4,O0O, 900 in
1877 to 100000,
The ice gorge at Richmond, Va, ex-
tends nine miles, aud ia places the Ice is
20 feet deep. Rain has fallen and The
river is II feet above ordinary high water
and navigation will be impeded for some
time.
A ice breakup Ia expected at Cincin-
natl. Five bsrges were destroyed by
moving ice at Maysville. A rise Of 20
feet is reported in the Kentucky river,
which, it is thought, will clean out the
Ohio below the mouth of the former
stream.
The New York Herald makes the emf.
nently fair proposition that If America
erects a monument TO Major Andre Eng
land should erect one to Benedict Arnold.
A remarkable cavern, discovered near
Columbia, Tonlumne county, CAL, has
been explored for over a mile, Some OF
the chambers are remark able for beauty
and grandeur. Crowds are visiting the
cave.
An eccentric genius improved on the
old yarn TO the effect thst "the weather
would have been colder il the lhermome-
ter had been longer" by saying he had
been where ait was so cold that the Their.
mometer got down of the nail.
Il is curious that al the very moment
when Gov. Robinson OF New York was
recommending the adjustment OF all ex.
isting state bank department on the
ground that IL il useless, Gov. Hartranlt
of Pennsylvania was urging the orgsui.
cation Of n similar department in his state
as necessary 10 the proper protection OF
depositors Ia savings aud trust institu.
tions.
Geo. +. Rowell Il Co.'S American News.
paper Directory, tor January, 1879, has
made its appearance. The total number
OF periodical publications in the United
STATES is s,7o3 against $40 one year ago.
There are IS more daily and 307 more
weekly newspapers than were reported
IN the edition for January, 1873. The to-
tai increase 10 The United States OF all
sorts is 1868. The Centennial year, 1876
has been the only one within The period
covered by the eleven annual Issues of
the Directory in which the number of
publications has not increased.
State Judge Mcconnell Of Nashville has
been ordered TO appear befor the United
Ststes circuit court February s, and show
cause why be should try revenue cases
when they have been transferred 10 the
United States court. This brings the
conflict Of Jurisdiction between the state
aud federal court ia regard to revenue
CAGES 10 q crisis.
A passenger 10 an Arkansas stage coach
rode throughout a very eoid day In thin
clothes, aud was taken out sliG and un-
conscious. lie was thought 10 have fro
zen to death, and grave was dug for
him; bat the warmth Of the room In
which be was laid thxwed bin ont iust 10
time to save him from being buried alive.
A railroad train 10 California was re-
eently stopped by sand storm. On The
18th Of December train, which left Los
Angeles for Yums, encountered = ssnd
storm Of extraordinary violence, and vas
brought 10 = bali ~ CscAmonga. Help
wa summoned BY telegraph, and men
we're dispatched from al quarters to clear
tbe track bat utterly without avail. The
irAln was delayed some IS houu. The
rails for three or four miles we're covered
with sand from oss 70 thres iees deep.