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Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-12-24

Do not forget to give your holi-
day orders for oysters to Bob
Eckert.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-12-24

The largest stock of Gold pens at
Hirscbfeld's book store, II Downey
Block.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-12-24

Holiday goods received daily at
Hirschfeld's book store, II Dow
ney Block.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-12-24

Five hundred dollars worth Of
second hand clothing wanted at
No. 8 Also street.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-12-24

Low prices at Hirschfeld's book
store, II Downey Block.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-12-24

Pleasant rooms with board. 2O6
Spring street aplo:lm
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-12-24

Spanish language. By Prof. A.
Cuyas, "a Main st. d11.1y
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-12-24

The colorist does dyeing and
securing at No. 8 Also street.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-12-24

secondhand clothing bought and
sold at No. s A iiso street.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-12-24

Buy your Baltimore oysters at
Bob Eckert's, Congress Hall.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-12-24
BUSINESS ENTERPRISE.

THE HERALD STEAM PRINTING
HousE MAKES @ speciality Of Legal
Printing. Briefs, Transcripts etc'
, rjpted at low rates.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-12-24

Holiday gift books and cbildren's
books. at Hirschfeld's book store.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-12-24

The object is to obtain funds for the
organisation of New Brass Band and
for the promotion OF the school ior poor
dagger, at the Catholic Parish Church.
It is hoped that the object being sach
worthy one, the public will respond ac,
eordingly; more SO. as the spectacle viii
spared to make 1t a complete success.
~Admission, 81; Gallery, 81 cts. -kN
Doors open at 1880 P. NJ. sharp. dlStd
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-12-24

of the Diocese of Los Angeles and
Monterey, accompanied by Mr..
Joseph Wolfskill, went out to Col
ton yesterday to meet Bishop
Mora, who is expected to reach
home from his visit to Pope Leo.
via the Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fe Railway, this evening.
Preparations are on foot to give
the good Bishop q thoroughly cor
dial reception. His arrival was ex.
pected yesterday afternoon, and q
csnoourse OF our pious Roman
Catholic fellow citizene, reinforced
by q group of eclectic pietiste, like
Col. r. S. Baker and Mr.. w. II.
Workman, had assembled to bid
him welcome.
Water is no doubt very good in
Its way, hut as a beverage there Is
very decided difference OF opin-
ion as regards Its merits, hence the
strenuous objection made by the
anti-closing portion OF our citizens
to substitute water for their usual
generous drinks. Those who ad-
vocate the Sunday law have pOssi-
bly, never been addicted to using
any ardent drinks; and, conse-
quently, don't thoroughly UNDER
stand the feelings that prompt OPP.
position to any law that is likely
to invade privileges heretofore en-
joyed. But when it is considered
that five names of those who have
signed the petition for closing on
Sunday happen to be milkmen the
conclusion is very obvious that q
crusade 10 the interest Of the
pump-handle is under way.
Bob Smith, who had not been
out Of jail twelve hours. was ar.
rested for grand larceny and
brought before the Judge yester'
day, who postponed the case until
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1881-09-01

The Troy T,me. OF Tuesday evening
gives an account OF large robbery at
Whitehall on Mouday night aud OF the
capture Of the burglars Tuesday. At the
house OF A. G. Hopson a large quantity Of
silyerware, two gold watches and other
articles valued at $500 were taken. The
burglars also took from the residence Of
II. A. Grisuold silyerware, three gold
watches, silver watch, set Of iewslry
belonging to Mrs Cowan aud $50 IN mon
ey. 10 all worth over $4,000. twas found
that two strange men bad bought tickets
early Tuesday morning at Comstocks
landing for Albany, and had taken the
G43 A. NJ train. II was suspected that
they were the burglars, and that after the
crime they had walked from Whitehall to
Comstock's and laid plans for fight
Whitehall officers quickly telegraphed
description Of the mcn and the facts Of the
crime 10 Deputy Sheriff John w. Post at
Mechanicsyille, ~ T., where the train
was due at $40 Officer Post got ,ogeth-
or posse, including United State Assist.
ant District Attorney John &. Greene,
George II. Marvin, ticket agent NJ Ne.
chanicsyille. and q Ponl,ney insurance
agent named j. X. fSrnam. On The arri.
val Of the train Officer Post, followed by
Marvin and Fsrnam, entered the smoker,
and locking the rear door called ont ''tiek-
etsl'' his intention being TO See II he could
find the two strange men with tickets
from comsiock's 10 Albany. A stranger
10 the third seat from the rear door bad
such ticket in his bat band. and showed
il Is Post approached The ottcer At ones
exclaimed, Here they are now and At 1
tempted 10 seize the man. The other
criminal a., alone two sests behind hls
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1881-09-01
President Garfield's Condition

Upto Saturday the President grew wolrC
continually. and his condition Saturday
morning was so bad that all his medical
attendants. even DR. Bliss included.
gave him up. 1t did not seem poss bic
that he rould live but few hours at the
most. Mrs. Garfield was the only person
In the presidential mansion who refused
TO accept the general verdict. She stoutly
maintained that he wouli recover and be-
sought the surgeons 10 continue their
efforts. Happily the turning point was
reached aud from that hour lac began 10
improve is fever abated the swollen
gland began diseharging more freely thus
the poisonous matter from the
blood, his appetite began to improve his
wound, which had begun to look badly,
began again to heal aud the work Of
repair to GO on. OF course from such a
low point progress at first must be slow.
There is also danger of another relapse
which he could not possibly survive, but
still there is a strong hope II not probable
ity that his progress to complete recovery
will not be again seriously interrupted
Perhaps the greatest danger is from inter.
nal abscess. II the affected parotid gland
does not sufficiently carry off the impuii'
ties absorbed by the blood there will be
break somewhere else, but the decline in
his fever shows that this danger is passing
away.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1881-09-01
Sound Political Doctrine.

Senator Edmunds was invited 10 nd
L.. d. Nossoohrso,,s ponrb,;oon S,oto
N'''' Wv :,
convention p"' eA'une" ,i"'"i y" '"a
ground that his health VIII not admit oil
public speaking during his vacation which
ia exclusively devoted TO Remuneration.
u.. :, .,a ,oor ,on,.;na5 .
good SOUND statement VI hepuo'ie"h uoo'
trine. We give IN extract:
The contest for the practical supremacy
Of our principles is one that in the nature
~ tbinos. rarely ends. for, in some form or
other. the safety of equal rights-equal in
benefit and equal in BURDENS always
menaced. Some of the immediate meas
ures for these final objects OF good gov
eminent. Think, ought 10 be: To preserve
and improve the laws for the security OF
national civil rights; TO make as eifec-
tive AZ possible provisions for the purity
and fairness of compression Al elections; TO
establish by law the methods of ascer.
tanning the result of presidential elections,
40 as 10 give the conclusive effect the con.
stitntion demands to the action OF each
state. and 10 prevent the exercise by the
bouses of congress of ANYTHING In the
nature Of appellate or revisory power over
The action Of the constituted authority of
The state in such cases. TO SO improve the
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1881-09-01

fhe Douglas monument and sarcopba
pns erected At Chicago At a cost Of about
Ga g0, is now receiving its finishing
touches, bronze tablet medallion being
addcd which represents Legislation, y
nnd which will have place on one side Of
tie base. The body Of Douglas reposes
Within tho sareophsgus in an iron casket
The marble Of which the sarcophagus is
made came from Rutland, Mr. Douglas
native county. On is front side are these
inscriptions stephen A. Douglas
April 20, 1873. Died June 0, 1861" Tell
ny children 10 obey the laws and uphold
the constitution.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1881-09-01
CORRESPONDENCE.

The following extract from the private
letter of friend gives a very different idea
OF Westminster Abbey from that given by
most visitors. Probably the truth lies
somewhere between the two extremes. We
publish it to show how the venerable
building and its noteworthy contents APP
pear to one pair Of eyes:
1.-THE appearance Of Westminster Abbey
is that Of huge pile of disintegrated sand
stone; not at all unlike other churches in
its exterior except that Of its being many
times more rusty and curious The inside
is full as dirty and decomposed as the out
side 1t is situated aot very far from the
houses Of Parliament and the Royal Aqua
rum. observed that the floor. where
not occupied by the pulpit and Sarcoph-
sgus, is covered with benches and dingy
chairs nailed together in trios and suggest
ing three black crows. The walls are
everywbera hidden behind q mnltitude Of
"In memorial busts and effigies Of the
distinguished dead The inscriptions and
epigrsms are so monotonous that it is like
glancing over page Of Chinese characters
to read them, and they are written in a
Latin that was so fuently manufactured
some centuries ago. really have an idea
that the whole thing is SO extremely dry
and stupied that at each Of the several
times visited the place | became so ex.
hausted that feel sure that fell asleep
and was brought to my senses in q shud-
der, caused by the demoniacal chatter Of
the cracked bells tolling out the hour.
wildly recollect however Of giving some
mercenary creature gotten up in On ex-
quisitively pious fashion, that 'sixpence"
ian annoying custom in England OF giving
q siIpence to every attendent or servant
that shows you any attention, that know
will make me crazy before l get out of the
country, and was in consequence admitted
to the most dirty and pestilential of all the
chambers in the building and there had
glance at the tombs OF the Kings and
Queens OF England and those of some of
the archbishops. In one very musky cor.
ner here found the tomb OF poor Mary
Queen of Scots, aud was impressed with
what seems II second outrage on bones
the impaling them in such squalor aad
blackness. In another portion OF the
church where it is not so filthy and has
more the appearance of earthiness. there
is what is called the poets corner"
Here are buried CHANGER. Spencer John
son, Dickens and others. On the day
visited this particular place some one had
just made their little offering to the men,
DRY aud ability Of Dickens by placing up.
on his tombstone --which lies as q tagging
stone would--a bunch OF flowers and some
words expressing their devotion.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1881-09-01

4 fortnight ago the British wheat har.
vest was reported as about ten per cent
below the average and as likely to pro
,lncc 100000 quarters, while the oats
were estimated as twenty per cent. below
the average. This would not have made
mp for the loss Of the last five years, but it
would have enabled most OF the farmers
who have held on till now to hold on still
longer, II not 10 pull through. A fort
nights rain has, however, destroyed even
these moderate expectations, and it is sup
posed, although within the last day or two
the weather has improved, that the wheat
crop will fall short one-third. This means
the ruin Of large proportion Of the re-
naming farmers
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1881-09-01

belsers iiisi tie pccpis 81 this ceaaiy srs
sls1cs abots III osbers The f.cs !.
geaslsbosV AMI staufssd arr pmiiy near
windtam osnniy AID really have rBors
communication viih The peopie a that
osaasy than xah those II the remainder
u tie csnsit, i.sscc ,heir morals rasy
hsse boeu oortsptesl la, Il ], 90 joking
uait and ve qsote portion u the ser.
mos
"Two mauieis and Wholesale attempt
Al poisoaiax wHhia sit Rosks 10 = county
liks Bennington, II oulg 2s.tsa iukab-
iiApts. rmphxsiset fact too often and
sadly iilns;picd 81 late years. that New
Enalsnd sseieiy 's deFenersilhs For
ilsesS bloody occurrences are not eXcep-
tional a. accidental Ne daily paper nos
comes without accounts % several sinilar
crime. ~ diaerrhi parts ~ Nee Lagland.
II i probably sals 30 Say that theirs afe
10 u them naN. "a pruIs tiiaH 10 Isopula-
ilan. sirtt ~ sears ago there Sas Ube.
Nor caa tbs l. ia tly charged primarily
lo tl.o iAslt l-t ~ cor iun-igu population.
Our ruml communities fnfplrh their full
quota aud ~ the peculiarly a,rocions and
cold bloo,led crines like ibHi Al Reads.
boro aud VI 0mseiin. lie Page, or the
Berkshire county murders. 10y far the
greater proportion, occur upon our bull
towns aud IN a majority Of rases among
people - American birin or Of our boosted
old Nou Ebgland stock.
In the B@atlslsoro case. as ia 20 many
Others. We believe the social student IL he
investigates closely will lind the crime 10
I've the DutgfoWth II y community demon.
alizstion. There Is IA our midst a social
strata, doi iriyins, idle, vagalond, liv.
ing 10 the gfossest defiance Of all the reg
ulations Of civilized life. II extends almost
everywhere What town does not know II,
10 It's onieast peighborhools. q few fami.
lies usually budding together. aud spasn.
ng vice aud pauperismf What county
Justice but has easeA Of petty thievery, ~
,Ault. and often yiler crimes, continually |
,smlng before himYe
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1881-09-01

ecfnpsnion. As soaa NJ Post scisod The
large mAa the small msn arose in he scat,
drew rvroiser AMI eota menoe3 aranr.
Uns shea struck Ohirrr Poet ia the len
SIDE u The neck and passed throaFh. While
another s,rsrt fsrpKm In tbs mouth. pass
iag through the hp. srd third hsi him
in The taca The NAB hourisling the ~
soireT, made has way through the excited
occupants u the cat, who were ell trying
10 escape. and reached the mar door, only
20 hSd Il locked A panic seized the pas
sepgsrs. v ho hardly knew What had hap
I peDed. and who feared that some crazy
man sss loosc with FRI arms A cry was
heard The door is lockedi' The man
siih the revolver. c0ul.liesds.,l, with all has
desperation. made rash for the front
door, driving III before him IA tie excite.
tnent Reaching The door, he jumped OF
and fed like = deer up the track, crowd
IN pursuit Means bile. in the crushing
sud pushing throng. the larger man freed
himself from the grasp 81 Oficer Post aud
also dashed ont and followed his comiadc
up the track A. he fed With all possible
speed With Post and the passengers in pnr-
su.i. he .eil headlong, and before he could
rise be Was oyermastered and held. He
suffered cons derablc violence at the hands
81 the crowd. and Jared even worse when
Poet came up, crying. Where are the
hurglarsf' Selling the thief Post said 10
the crowd, Stand back aud let me have
him. = lightning his grip on the culprit
be gave him Few well-direcied blows and
dragged bin, 10 the station. On his ARR.
val tue man presented frightful appear
ance. He WAS banged and battered, and one
eye was covered with gore as il it had been
kicked out The crowd was frantic, and
but for the efforts OF Post aud Others would
have lynchsd the murderous rascal at
ouee Meanwhile the pursuit Of the other
aud smaller burglar was continued by a
crowd which Was kept at bay by his reyol- |
YER, As soon ~ the crowd gained upon |
him i.e wonld tnrn, aud presenting the |
weapon would order a halt, aud the order |
would be quickly obeyed. At the first
alarm man residing near the station had |
rushed TO his house aud obtained a shot
gun, He FASTENED 10 join in the pursuit,
aud came up Just Ms the smaller burglar
was holding the crowd at bay. Without
waiting further the man with the gun gave
the criminal the contents Of the weapon,
onh tuipiii was Nv outt StlHcu
dragged back to the station, a distance of
over half a mile. He was seen to be bleed
ing from the neck as the train moved off,
and il is supposed he was badly wounded.
The Poultney insurance agent, Farnam,
ran from the car during the confusion, cry
ing; my God, / sm shot Send for
ioctor" He was carried into Smiths no.
tel where his wounds were dressed, and it
is thought he will recover. Neither of the
others were dangerously wounded. The
burglars were lodged in jail though there
was strong talk Of lynching them.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1881-09-01

On the nth inst. the editor Of the
Quincy, ILL.,. Only Herald, in leading
editorial, used this language I'VE believe
Gui,eau TO be as honorable as the man he
shot, and mighty sight less dangerous to
the country at large" The Herald editor
has from time TO time since that date re-
iterated and aggravated this statement by
snch assertions as when the doctors
finish Guiteau's work, as they seem likely
TO, there will be no national sorrow" He
also added that he had the support OF all
reputable Democrats everywhere Public
indignation against the Herald ran high
among reputable Democrats as we'll as Re-
publican. and the feeling Of anger culmi.
uated in the hanging and burning OF the
editor in efiigy, together with compan-
ion efligy OF Guiteau. In this demonstra-
ton 10th Republicans and Democrats
were engaged, but no personal violence Of
any kind was intended or attempted,
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1881-09-01
STATE NEWS.

William Hayden of Albany sold fouf
Jersey calves for $3.50 last week. They
were culls
There are ut present twenty-one patients
at the Mary Fletcher hospital. Burlington.
H. r. Burdett's saw. mill at Shrewsbury
was burned last week; loss several thous.
and, insurance $3.50.
j. w. Howard Of Irasburgh from IS
swarms Of bees has taken 1900 pounds OF
honey. He sells it for Is cents a pound.
Specimens Of ore from the silver mine,
on Moretown mountain have been examin.
ed by the state geoloqisi. DIR. ii. A. Cut
ting Of Luncnbarg, who prononnces il
spccular iron.
In Dandy there is o woman who. while
living 10 hearing distance OF the cars. has
never seen them, and a woman in Ludlow
has not been out OF the village limits for 10
years.
There are still some tender eonsciences
left State Treasurer Page has just re-
ceiyed An envelope. directed 10 an evidently
disguised hand, containing s202. with this
sole direction Credit the State.
Lafayette CLARK. who died at bis home
10 West Bra,ileboro Sunday. aged ~, was
one Of the Oldest and most prominent citi-
1ens In years past He hsd represented
The iosn 10 the Legislature, was town clerk
Ter many years and presiden, Of the Yer
mont national bank for four years.
Moulton Bros. Of New York and West
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1881-09-01

a ~ the course the Democrats gill take
b. nase President Garfield dies. Senator
D. * ssys "As TO my own course, !
! aull b. 10 favor ot conservative Bepubli
aa say Hsnfy u, Anthopy Of Rhode
i4.nd for the position Of President Pee
81. 81 The Senate. ard thus avoid any in
iacemsnt Tor an insane person or political
f,patic 10 desire the death Of Mr.. Arthur
III ,ach contingency this would be a
fr cefal recognition 81 the fac, tina, under
80 grea; calamity which had befallen the
notion. the intensity Of party spirit and
ilc eagerness for spoils we're for the time
forgotten
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1881-09-01

A cafioHa mania for certain tipd a
speculation exists IN csriAiu portions 81
Pennsylvania styled graveyard insurance..
The subjects arr olA people. or persons
piili tosBs hidden rsAlaay. Who are not ez.
f.yyied 20 live lopg aud whose lives are Ia
sured b. those spectators ior very large
s'aousts who etpeci 10 realize from An
carly death d the subject. Many Of these
~ 10, avfm how large the insurance 10
npon their lives and there arc cases where
fasfe persons have been put out Of eris-
tsnce ~ ioul means to enable the specu.
lators t. harvest their gains
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1881-09-01

Eandolph arr bnilatng lAfge and cosil,
barn CO. their stock farm al Randolph
They have soao 81 Tie bcsi HAmhlesofiar
horses 10 The state. and have lately lscc1
forming herd Of jersey stock.
The Braiileloro asd Wilmington iele
phone line vac completed the 18th, and !
large ssseinblage at the latter place cele'
hraiei the ereni By firing cannon, which
could lie distinctly hear,i through the iels
phone At Bratilehoro, ~ miles away.
George y, skn u Mohkton recently
had narrow escape from death the mis'
take 81 ola HineshurRh apoihccary in pro-
pairing physicians prescription by mix
ing deadly solution Of poison. whieh the
patient, who had taken the same pfe~erip.
ton several times before though, bore an
unnatural appearance, and took ihe pro.
caution 10 have II examined before using.
jeremiah Berry. weak minded pen.
sioner. Of Barton, who is suffering from a
bad wound ia the side. has been selling
liquor He was arrested, plead guilty 10
nine ofenses and was fined 500 and costs
Failing 10 pay fine and costs he was taken
to the House OF Correction.
Daniel Hopkins, an aged citizen Of Tun-
bridge, having become destitute and
dreading the poor house, left his board.
place aud went into the woods with the
intention Of starving himself to death, aud
WAS found Saturday last. after two days
hunt, by the smoke Of the fire he had
kindled
So far $4,000 has been subscribed for
the Bennington monument fund and some
81, 900 more is deemed necessary by the
association for the purpose oferecting
suitable monument, and committee has
been appointed to solicit subscriptions to
that end The laying OF the corner stone
Whenever it occurs will be made the
occasion Tor an imposing celebration.
Agnes Robinson, who was badly burned
" it'll kerosene at Bennington on Friday,
died the same evening at o'clock She
never recovered from the shock, but re-
tanned her senses up to nearly the time Of
her death. Her funeral was largely at
tended from the Methodist church, Benn.
ngton, at three o'clock Sunday, The
sympathy Of tue whole community is with
.he afflicted family.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1881-09-01

that remedy made OF such common, sim
pie plants as Hops, Buchu, Mandrake,
Dandelion, &c., make so many and such
marvellous and wonderful cures as Hop
Bitters do? 1t must be, for when old and
young, rich and poor, Pastor and Doctor,
Lawyer and Editor, all testify to have been
cured by them, we must believe and doubt
no longer. See other column. Post.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1881-09-01
Hard on Bsa.issssn Ce.ssy.

Las; seeks Reformey presches a sermon
and usss Bennington county for s ,eri.
The sermon ia very good one and the
icr, ID very appropriate, though We do no,
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1881-09-01

4 hnFrsoaat sirnel the soHibern Ailaaiic
caass receriiy aoiag great damage 30 ship.
fiag And causing sofns loss Of liie. II a,d
uas eatesA much posih II Chariesion.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1881-09-01
THoY. July 7lh. 1881,
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.

" LYDIA l.. snELDos's Estate.
The undersigned, having been appointed By
the Hon. Probate Court for the district Of Man
chester, Commissioners, TO receive, mine and
adjust al elaine and demands Of Ill person Z
against the estate Of
Lydia l., Bheldop, late Of Sharon Ia the State
OF Wisconsin,
deceas ed, and all claims sIhib-
ted in Offset thereto. hereby give notice that v
will meet fer the purposes aforesaid At tho late
residence Of Aaron y. Sheldon In Dorset.
on tho % day Of sept.snd 2sth Of jan. nsIs from
p. NJ. until O'Clock p. NJ, on each OF said dave,
and that Elk months from the 30th day Of July
4, D., 1881 10 the TIM limited by said Cont io1
said creditors TO present their elsims 10 Us for
examination aud allow aDce.
Dated at Dorset, this 30tb day Of July, A d.
1881.
GEO. W FARwELL,l
ISAAC BARhOWs. CONS.
lt3w n. u, SMITH