The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1880-11-25

The centennial Of the Congregational
church 10 Middletown. which was fixed
cot Wednesday, Nov, 18th, has been post.
poped until June. 1881, At the request o.
many old residents Of Middletovn living
10 the West and elsewhere. who would be
unable TO be present a, the time fixed.
Edward L. Drake, the discoyerer Of
petroleum in Pennsylvania, whose death
was announced last week. was a native Of
Castleton. He was for twelve years con
ductor on the New York and New Haven
X Il previous 70 his discovery Of oil in
Pennsylvania wife wife and three
children survive him
A bold robbery was committed at Horace
Haneock's at Newport, last Tuesday even
ing, about fifteen minutes before seven
O'Clock, aud 500 in money taken besides
some pieces Of iewelry and watch The
burglar entered through the front door
which had been left unlocked
A shocking accident occurred at the
Catholic school in Winooski on Friday
last A lighted lampwas knocked TO the
floor by one ofthe pupils and the clothing
Of a sister, one of the teachers, was satur-
ated with the burning fluid, and before
the flames could be extinguished the poor
woman was SO badly burned that she died
the next day.
Francis Martin, Of Windsor, has cat
that has developed rare abilities for catch
ing fish Seldom does day pass that
Tabby does not bring to the house three
or four fish. few days ago she aston
ished Mr. Martins family by bringing in
q sucker that measured more than foot
in length. As if not satisfied with this ex-
plot she immediatel returned TO the
stream and added two large dace to her
string
Lewis Almon Meaker and Emeline
Meaker, his mother. were arraigned at
Montpelier on the 22d inst, for the MUIR
der, by poisoning, Of little Alice Meaker,
last spring The former entered plea of
murder in the first degree. This was in
tended to shut ont the testimony OF the
officer TO whom he made a confession inn
plicating his mother Without this ev-
idence the respondents counsel think bit
viii be impossible to convict Mrs Meaker.
Almon appears cheerful, and not to realize
the situation in which he has placed him
self
The President has directed the superin-
tendent OF the census to again canvass GER
tain townships in South Carolina to ascer-
tain If the report of the supervisor Of the
census of that state is correct Colonel
Butterfeld, supervisor of Vermont, in
whom Senators Edmunds aud Morrill, pro-
TESS the greatest confidence, has been as.
signed 10 this important duty, and with
/ four able and experienced assistants, will
this week begin to take the census as
thoroughly as possible. Neither the Presi
dent nor the secretary of the interior cn
terrain the slightest doubt of the accuracy
Of the returns upon which the olfic hui
letin is based, but other members Of the
cabinet, leading Republican Senators and
aud Representatives aud influential Re
publican newspapers have lately been re
itcrating the cry Of fraud Wallace, the
United States marshal Of South Carolina
has since last September acknowledged tc
the President his error in supposing Tia,
original count fraudulent II is said this
correctness Of the returns Of other south
ern states will be challenged
The census Of the State is complete
and shows the total population to be 1872,
2s6, number which is less by 2,l69 than
was reported some months ago, when Tia,
returns were made up in Vermont. This
IS sad loss. taking away more than one
hall Of the supposed increase in ten years.
II nov appears that the gain from census
70 census was only 1875, which makes
rate hardly large enough to he measured
| just exceeding one. halt Of one per cent
II would lie singular II the increase were
on a larger scale, that the number Of male,
has increased more than twice as much q,
the number Of females. but even now the
sexes are very evenly divided. as
there are 99l females 10 every 1000 males
II is really curious 10 note that during the
decade the native population has increased
and the foreign born residents decreased.
The increase Of natives is almost exactly
5000, while the foreign population IS less
by more than 900. There are nov less
than IL 900 foreigneners IN Vermont or q
| little more ihaa II per cent The scarcity
Of oolored people Is another feature. They
number bat i,0l9, Of whom only II arc
Indians and hali.breedS