The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1879-01-30

nlIAfuy the lufDOeF OF Tue Iuuihua
house who nomlnaled voorhees, for the
United states senate, said he was "As
pure as the white dove that descended
from the throne OF the Almighty" Per-
hsps the tall sycamore ia the dove itself
bis oratory often takes wing and flies
away.
The nineteenth Molly Mcguire that has
suffered the death penalty In Pennsylva.
MIA was hanged on the 10th. The sheriff
violated recent presidents, and hanged
him only once.
The rural press Ia sgsin doing great
deal in the way of 5. j. Tilden. The
point Is made that without New York
the Democrats cannot elect their man,
aud that Tilden ls'the old man who can
carry the Empire stale. OF course Mr..
rilGen isiguorantof the movement. He
is always being Surprised.
General Butler has sufficiently recover
ed from his last campaign to begin 10 run
for Governor Of Massachusetts, again. The
people OF that State would doubtless take
kindly toa suggestion that the Constitution
be 30 ame1ded as TO do away with any
further gubernatorial elections while But.
Ter remains on earth.
Ii ID said that Gen. w. l.. Burt will OBJ.
tain the contract for carrying the mails
to points ia Washington comfy. In that
event the mail matter now carried by the
Troy aud Bostoa road via Eagle Bridge
will be lgans borted via The Rensselaer, and
Saratoga road to Mechsnicsville aud over
the Boston Hoosac tunnel aud Western
and, the Rutland and Washington rail-
roads.
A remarkable aud fatal &C ;ideut occur
red on an express train near Linwood,
Pa, Saturday. A young man named
Vaughn, a Princeton college student,
while passing from Que car to another
was blown from the train by The wind,
which was unusually fierce, aud was
hurlei with terrible force 10 the track,
where his body was stterwsrd found.
His death must have been instantaneous
He was going home to spend Sunday.
Ten members of the pluudering ring OF
Warren county, N. j., were on Saturday
sentenced to imprisonment for terms
ranging from six months TO four years.
The punishment for their crimes--that Of
robbing the county by raising bills from
small sums TO large ones, auditing, In
their capacity OF freeholders, illegal bills,
etc. is TOO light, but II isA great deal
better than The usual result of such trials.
The gale OF Saturday nigh, was one OF
the severest OF the season. II was espl.
ally furiou. ia Nova Scotia, New Bruins.
wick and uloog the northeast coast gener-
ally. .r
D. ID. Walkepwas elected UHited States
sehat or from Ark susas on Saturday under
pecniisr circumstances. Before the ballot
was taken Representative Hatfield declsr.
ed that iie had been offered $500 to vote
for J,'iieon. Representative Barnett
pronounced the staIrtBent false, but
motion To ihvtsIigate, was not entertain
ed, api hr ysling proceeded, resulting
10 slker'. yrcliVn.
John j Van vaiksnbnrgh OF Chatham,
Columbia comfy, member OF assembly IN
1920, died day OF NO since, aged %.
lie vas The ffieud of DE Wit Clinton,
Marcy, sewsid and Van Bureu, aud was
acquainted with Alexander Hamilton !.
Aaron Burr aIi,i her noted men OF The
earlier day. Fog nAny years be has
Tranquility lived IL retirement, and passes
away at an age which more than spans
the whole ne the nsiiou.
Among Gen, sherlnAns callers the
other day was Gen. Hood. he called
upon he same individual . couple Of
times in the vicinity Of Atlanta come
years ago. Alter ths last Of these squad
Of half dozen tebel soldiers who had been
gobbied up GU the skirmish line and were
being taken 10 the tear, were hailed by
so lnquiilIye Union soldier with: 'SAy,
Johnny, how many men have you got Ia
AtlsalAf' The answer came 9nickIy;
"Oh, bout enough Tor couple more kill
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