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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1888-06-14

Tie Rspsbiiosn Nsiio1Al Coarehiior
vill bs held ~ ChisaEo heri seet and
dslssa,es s,s slready beginning 70 sssen.
IA Soibisg dssails cas be predicted q
4 tsaull boa there seems 10 be general
dttpasii "a 10 sslecl The hcsi men without
rassid - personal prsiefeness, aud 10
sflls b. TO- aceisian Of The convention.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1888-06-14

Thp Tnbaso says that uen. Sheridan .
pfiaolsl neupina vii roon be Issued.
n ul.l 90 tao octave volumes q bsiseen
aao sal GoQ pages each The ieit 10 entire
y Gro shsrlan'a soik he tells the
agtY a be llis and gives Bis ylsus and
inprrssig ut ~ the stirring scenes 10 Which
Ii aannnI
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1888-06-14

Tia latest news from Gen. Sheridan is
ibas be Is better and may possibly recover,
shila iha Emperor o. Germany is worse
sni hardly expected 70 live any length o.
time. In the case 81 both everything pos
slble ID done 10 pfoloRg life, and but for
modern improvements 10 medical skill
both would have been dead long ago.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1888-06-14

government contract for 1000 army
blAtscis. has been awarded by Secretary
Endicoii 20 an English hrm whose bid was a
a tfiae uuder American manufacturers
This in strict accord with the tosdying
policy toward England as embodied in the
Ashsrios iresiy. and well illustrates the
estimate placed upon American ideas at
Washington, even 10 the placing Of con
tract for 2000 army blankets.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1888-06-14

dispatch from Pitisburg says that at
The meeting OF The traders assembly OF
western Pennsylvania, representing 60, 0O0
organized workmon, Saturday night, res
olutionS were unanimously adopted con
demning The Mills bin and all its adyo
Gates. and coudemning Congressman
Scott as 80 enemy Of labor, as dangerous
person to The welfare Of society and the
Industrial progress Of America, aud as q
bitter enemy OF organized labor
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1888-06-14
CIR MaHfb Journal
THURSDAY. JOSE "a 1855
n. X. slKosDs, Editor aES rra7ae'cr

Tee l.ftahliaas District CauveHiioa fgf
pguissiitR mfsabes q Coneres sill 10
bsiA Al RsilssA JAY . TosHs viil be
ssiilloa 80 tbs Fane naEbcr a deiegsiea
- VI the sials oossesilou ss3 they css BE-
.iec,ed a, sau Sane csnesE
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1888-06-14

The sotld moves aud Russia has to
move with the rest Next 10 TO the emaL'
eipation Of the Russian sefis the coming
abolition u Siberian exile as punish.
ment for political offenders is the most
important reform that the progress OF
,yeuis Lisa brought 70 that country. An
iaiand Is to be hereafter used AS penal
settlement aud the pernicious system Of
Punishment and Imprisonment for politl-
cal offences merely is to be greatly modi.
fed IL not wholly given up.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1888-06-14

Collector Smailey has resigned from the
National Demccaiic Committee. . position
whieh he hEs hrid for fourteen years. He
IL 10 h. succe, ded by Mr. Atkins, who has
heu Al the bead q the state committee
farA longer time. Rotation in Office IL
ngi DemoeSalc proverb, but promo
too IA.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1888-06-14
What Are The Impurities.

The report OF the Ohio State Dairy and
Food Commissio on baking powders
shows large amount oil residuum or i'm :
purity to exist in many OF these articles.
The figures given by the Commission are
as fnllnMs.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1888-06-14
Notice.

To my patrons: The Troy Bazaar will
be closed all day, We'd. July 4. Will also
close at p. m. every Friday afternoon
during the months Of July aud August,
IS. com mencing July 6. and ending Aug
usi 81 W. II. FRRAR
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1888-06-14

Congress bias just enacted that pensions
heretofore or hereafter granted to widows
Of soldiers Ct the war OF the Rebellion
shall commence al the death Of their bus
bands This legislation iayorably affects
all claims Of widows Of the late war which
have been flied 10 the Pension Oillce on or
after July !, 1850, aud which have no, been
allowed to commence from the date Of
their husbands death. The Commission.
~ Of Pensions gives notice that 10 the set
,iemea, Of claims under this law, already
SLOWED, 20 formal application viii be re-
qnired, aud that The services Of attorneys
viii not be necessary. Widows entitled
under said Law need oply write letter
giving name. posioiilcc address, aud cer-
iileate number. and the claims will be al.
loweI siih as little delay as practicable.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1888-06-14

la recent interview Mr. Charles A.
Daua Of the New York Sun said "Cleye
land when nominated was necessity,
Thea he was elected by scratch. When
he took bis seat they bad to get as many
Democrats into Office as possible Now
ibey have to stand by him though uoue
like bin. With the power OF federal pat
roaage all oppoai,ion. has been stamped
ont The only man with the courage to
come GU, against him has been crushed,
refer to Gov. Hill, whom esteem the
most popular Democrat 10 New York.
Mr. TiIden never spoke TO me Of Cleye-
land but ouee, Then he said he was The
most selfish politician be had ever seen.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1888-06-14
IRA MoLAUGHLIN's Estate.

TIA MOIA U(fHIIN' EetNte,
srArEor VERMONT, District Of NJ anchcster IS
In Probate Court held at Manchett within
and Tor SAID District on tho 22nd day OF May
A. D, 1888
The Administrative on tho estate OF La
Mclaughlin late OF Arlington In said district
dcearec proposed TO render an account Of her
administration on said estate.
Whereupon,A sesrion Of said Court 10 be held
III the Probate Office IN Manchester. In said Dis.
triet on the 2ist day OF June A. u. 1858. Was
appointed for the examination and allowance Of
said account, and for distribution Of the eststs
remaining on such settlement and public no,
tice thereof was ordered to be given TO all per.
Manch eater Journal, a newspaper pristed al
said Manchester, three weeks successfully pre-.
yions TO tho Tins 40 appointed.
s3w LOvELAND MUNSOk, Judge
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1888-06-14

J,srRAy, - Broke into the encitsnie Of tho
IL subscriber. MAJ 25th, pair OF small two
ysu.oid bulls, one Dear, white. with short tail,
ha other b IN 10. The osper Ia r. pnesled 10
prove properly, pay charges aud take them
away
GEO W. 0RANDALL
Esst Rupert, w., May 2sih. 1888. sw
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1888-06-29

border tough" he said: "Ot course,
you heard of the duel Of Anderson
and McClosky at Camp SupplyY Nor
Well, it was the most desperate meet.
ing OF the kind / ever heard OF. II
was very soon after | came to the
States"
Before this Nolan adyenture2"
"0h, yes, nearly FIVE years. Bill
Anderson and AndyMcClosky weretwo
buffalo men. When they weren't on
the trail they were drinking struggled
whiskey and playing cards. Each had
killed his several men, and both were
rivals in their desire to be considered
tough. They were playing cards at
Supply, and each caught the other
cheating. Blows were passed, and the
men adjourned to the space In front
OF the camp buildings to settle
their difference. Il was agreed
that they should fight to the
finish with six-shooters and bowie
knives. The spectators ranged ia two
lines, with a sufficient space between,
and the d~esperadoes stood back to
back. At a word each walked ten
steps and turned. Then they began
firing. Twelve shots In all were fired,
and only two failed to tell. The
spectators could see the men waver
as each ball struck them, and then
with curses and taunts at the bad
Workmanship oil the other each
would stagger forwarn, firing as they
came. When the pistols were empty
the bowie-knives we're taken; the men
engaged in a hand.to.hand fight.
They were too weak to stand long,
and were soon on their knees fighting
and with both hands. 1t was no
stage combat, no posing, but all work.
They swore and cursed and bit. They
hardly paused. Each was too eager
TO kill the other to waste time in any
thing but cutting. The blades were
ia their throats, their sides, near the
hearts. The men literally weltered in
blood. The hardened spectators
turned away asking II the the death
OF one or the other would not soon
end the struggle. At last McClosky,
too weak to longer eyade or strike,
received Anderson's knife in the neck.
The j~ugular was severed and be fell
forward dead. Anderson had Just
strength enough left to crawl triumph
antly upon him, and he, too, fell, and
in a moment had expired
"That was a game fight"
ut was, indeed. 1t has been six
teen years ago, but it is still remem-
bered and talked Of in that section Of
the Territory.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1888-06-29
A strange

Cor. Washington Star.
Some weeks ago a young woman
named Scott, who was soon to b.
come q mother. appeared before q
Mercer County (Pa.) Justice Of ths
Peace and swore out a Warrant fog
TIE arrest Of a youngman named VII
liam Bloodgood on q chargs Of assault
and battery. Bloodgood was arrest
cd. The young woman swore at the
hearing that a few weeks previoua
Bloodgood had come to her house,
and, az she objected TO his remaining.
be had choked her nearly to insensl
bility, and twisted Ter left wrist, al
most digsocating it. She said tbs
marks OF his fingers and thumb were
visible on her throat for several days,
and her wrist remained crooked for
some time. She had no witnesses to
substantiate her statements or prove
the assault. Bloodgood admitted
having been present at the girls house
ct the time Of the alleged assault, bus
denied that any had been made. He
was held, however, to await trial st.
court.
Few believed that che girl had been
assaulted, and Bloodgood's discharge
was expected by his friends els AZ
court met. The case was called atths
last term of the Mercer court. The
complainant appeared, carrying her
three-weeks-old baby. Herlawyer pat
her on the stand, and she sBore that
Bloodgood hadassaulted her as stated
and that she was the mother 81 fhe
baby in her arms. A physician cor
roborated the fact OF that relation
ship. The lawyer then told the court
that as the defense would ask for &C.
quittal on the ground that there wae
40 evidence OF any assault having been
committed, lie offered as evidence cor,
r~oborative OF the plainniH stestimonv
the baby she had III his arms. The
prosecuting lawyer took the Infant to
the jury, end, uncovering It's throat,
revealed TO them the distinct marks 81
four fingers On one side Of Ii and the
plain and unmistakable impression Of
q thumb on the other. After these
remarkable birthmarks had been ex
amined by the jury, the lawyer meow
sred the baby's left wrist. 1t ives
twisted out cf shape and swollen, as Il
it had been suddenly wRenched. These
marks corresponded exactly with the
injuries the child's mother swore she
bad received at the hands OF the pris-
oner, Bloodgood, more than q month
before IL was born. The prisoner wes
convicted.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1888-06-29
"a Very interesting pet.


Skunks are not often seen, even By
country people, and those who do aes
them seldom stay for any verycarstu
observation OF there habits. All The
better woYth reading therefore, is this
description of one, which evidently
made an interesting pet. Farmers, at
least will understand that an animal
SO exceedingly fond of gr~asshoppera
and mice cannot be accounted alto
gether a nuisance.
Two summers ago ] was the happy
master of the cieyerest young skunk
that IhaYe thus far CHANGED TO mest.
For a name he received the title 81 his
genus, and we called him "EEeph" for
short. By way of precaution, I re-
moved his scent saCs, and he made a
rapid and complete recovery, While
driving about the country in the per
Torrance OF my professional duties,
he usually slept in my pocket.
After supper / commonly took g.
walk, andae always followed, close at
my heels. If / had CHANGED to walk
too fast for him, he would scold and
stamp with his forefeet, and il ] per
sisted in keeping too far ahead, would
turn about disguised, and make of III
an opposite direction; but if Istopped
and called him, he would hurry along
at q sort Of ambling pace, and soon
overtake me.
We used to walk through the woods
to a large meadow which abounded
in grasshoppers. Here Meph would
fairly reveI in his favorite food, and it
was sport TO watch his mannuvres.
When a grasshopper jumped, he
jumped, and | have seen MIN with as
many as three in his mouth and two
under his fore-paws at one timel He
would eat SO many that his oYer-dis-
tended little belly actually dragged
upon the ground, and when 50 tull
that he could hold no more, would
still catch and Stay them.
Ere many weeks he ventured to at
tack q mouse, and the ferocity dis.
played in its destruction WAS truly
astonishing. lie devoured the entire
body, and erowled and stamped il any
one came near before the repast was
over.
His nest was in a box at the loot Of
the stairs, and before he grew strong
enough to climb out By himself, lie
would, whenever he heard me coming
stand on his hind legs, with bis paws
resting on the edge Of the box, and beg
to be carried upstairs. II passed by
without appearing to notice him, he
invariably became much enraged, and
chippered and scolded at a great rate,
stamping, meanwhile, most vehement.
Iy. He was Very sprightly and froiic-
some, and used to hop about the floor
in search of something TO play With,
and frequently amused himself by at.
tempting to demolish my slippers.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1888-06-29
Story "a cram.

One day half a dozen reporters met
on the doorstep Of Gen. Grants resi-
dence In this city. Each one was bent
on the same mission, viz, to try and
get the general to talk about his
changed opinions regarding the fa.
NOUS case Of Fitz-John Porter.
"T'se 'fraid Gent Grant won't see
YOU" said the colored attendant who
opened the door.
AeWell. you tell him that representa-
tives OF al the leading New York pa
pers are here suggested one OF the
clan, persuasively.
"All right, sab, but Use 'iraid It's
no use. He don't talk to no newspas
per man no more"
The newspaper men, however,
crowded INTO tie little reception room
of the hall and awaited results.
Presently Gen. Grant came down
stairs. As soon as he caught sight OF
the group Of scribes be threw up his
hands in mock despair and exclaimed.
Don't shoot lam unarmedis
He listened attentively while one of
the reporters explained to him che OBJ,
Jet Of the Invasion and then he said:
Now, boys, I cannot say a word to
You on that subject to-day, but / am
glad TO see, you, nevertheless. Harri-
son addressing his servantI, bring
some cigars / must say that Hike
newspaper men. reporters particular
~. When they take hold 81 anything
they take hold in earnest and they
fnk no very soon pifhnr hnvn
just written some letters in relation to.
Gen. Porter's case, anduntil those let
tiers reach the persons to whom they
are addressed / do not think It would
be proper for me to talk on the sub
ject. Here, have some cigars, won't
your ] wish that / could do some,
thing to repay you for your troublein
coming way Up here OF course the
reporters accepted the cigars. What
smoker is there who would have de.
clined to accept d weed from Gen.
Grant New York Times
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1888-06-29
Trees In Leaf in snow Banks

The person who measured that snow
bank IN Winsted Sunday week Seicb
was then four feet deep measnrsa it
again last Sunday, when be found ii
to be eighteen inches. 1t would seem,
Judging from the broken limbs Oh the
trees. some 81 which we're 4 biz as 4
mans leg" that the snow must have
been twenty five feet deep at the time
Of the blizzard. The trees present
phenomenal appearance with their
green foliage apparently growing up
Through the snow. The location Il
within the limits OF Meadow Brook
farm.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1888-06-29

Mr. Louis manager 81 tie esand Mis-
souri, hotel. at Kansas City. d~isappeafsd
lately. Laterit was discovered that hoI
took with him all the cash from s3he sa{a
and checked out an money IA bAnk b fhe
credit OfNthe house. agnoaatlf to Sit 549
Lofts hails from ci3faxo. as8 rs s
head waiter nt tbe Hrig1s s lof esAt
years.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1888-06-29

During the progress III the na~tianaicon,
venti0n NebraAkn wia have tie honor of
having tor her sliest the FIRST standard
bearer 81 the repuhiieaasp party
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1888-06-29

sttotneQ 70
Of sterling
her senior.
z, but she
yhethqr she
e meantims
swinton, q
be II
her engage
! were one
visited the
on EN-
their way
roek,Jessie
'ood facing
her impul
zee Randall
ty.
love-"
>, thinking
against
Only for
,ened look
. shall be
n that a
their ab
,e Randall,
4. No one
.guish that
.ady to as
would GO
yas in the
ring for
outed that
IN the
falling
The
lidst of the
face.
have been
aid. "The
working or.
zen an acct
descend
the Ladder
3 recovered
! of the re-
ompanions,
mortal ag.
less toward
| his tender
which
of her hap
back to her
morse.
.ehed her as
.atform OBJ
He compell-
i'll to stand
IS that man
looked the
? husband"
his with
me to love
We and kiss
with
left herside.
in silence.
her 81
he living.
2 was called
council
ing intima
m as pale as
ng, the deep
TRANSCEND
Il was found
hall his for
ateandmin.
over TO her
aly to delib
/, fragments
r winds.
she
)enny Of his
her would !
aties could
ward Swim
words we're
Without you
s say that
We to make
eyes She
ces her V5aY
,nsity Of bis
showing
BILE.
ssH live
not before
ii do NOW
d move her.
year be ap
q humble
to lover
Her eyes
3 love ana
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1888-06-29

bad girl
of dmi
.ntly led in
strothed to
Of sterling
her senior.
z, but she
yhether she.
meantime
swinton, q
lonor, be Il
her engage
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-20

navy; but the admiralty year ago pro-
nounced them unsafe, uncomfortable and
of little or no use in rough sea, and in
vited proposals for new class free from
the existing defects. The result has been
boat Of novel designs constructed by
Nessrs. yarrow e. Co. Their first boat
was lately exhibited In the Thames, and
is officially declared a success 1t is 60
feet long, 8 feet and 6 inches in beam,
and can make seventeen knots an hour
with It's full losd. The rspidity and ease
with which the boat is turned, it's capacity
for the toughest sea and the ease with
which 1t is stcered, FL the adniralty's
want.
The machinery consists Of locomotive
boiler and triple expansion engines-an
protected, as is the steering apparatus
A revolving torpedo gun is fixed aft, from
which torpedo can be elected at an angle
while the boat is going at full speed,
great Improvement on the firing from the
bow, by which the speed Of the boat was
suddenly checked, greatly increasing the
liability to be hit by the eneny's guns.
A small Nordenfeldt gun is also mounted,
so that the craft can be made to that ex-
tent, q quick firing gunboat if the neces-
sity arise. The admiralty are so pleased
with the new design that they viii super
sede with it all the old torpedo beats; and,
of course, other nations must follow suit.
And by the time we get well supplied all
around with torpedoes, torpedo boats,
dynarniters, and other gunboats, we may
reasonably expect that some genius viii
invent something that win render ell
these useless, and then we shall all begin
again at the beginning. But the great
point to the United States is that these
new gunboats can range the ocean and de
stroy merchant ships SO easily that any
commercial nation viii think long before
going to war with the great Republic.
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-20
LAUNCH OF THE YORKTOWN.


shape being calculated for speed-it Is
plain that the destroyer can shoot and
run" like the militia captain of the old
story The engines arc toward the stern.
triple expansion machines developing 3, 800
horse power. to both run the vessel and
compress the air.
The guns are tho kind invented by
Lieut.. Zalinslli, of the navy, recently
tested with great success; and one Of
them can throw 900 pound projectile.
The vessel contains apartments for It's
complement Of officers and men, and the
designers are confident it win prove indeed
the Destroyer Of the Seas"
Along with the dynamite cruiser YVES
launched the Yorktown, or Gunboat No.
l, as she was first caued-2 steel cruiser
of LOO tons displacement. LENGTH be-
sween perpendiculars $40 feet, draucht
13 feet forward and Is feet aft. and
breadth SO feet. Shs has poop and top
gallant forccastle, with open dock be-
tween Her engines are triple expansion,
Of 1900 horse power with natural
drsught and $3.50 with forced draught,
giving a speed OF seventeen knots per
hour. The engines IRE in separate water
sight compartments, and the coal is in
bunkers around them to give protection
The machinery, magazines and steering
gear are covered by three-eighths inch
water tight steel deck, which is in the
form turtle back, curvipg down ct the
sides and ut the bow and stern. while the
srowD OF it is but little above the water
line Above and below this deck ere
WATER tight hulkheads, dividing the ship
into many water tight compartments.
al OF which can b drained by the
powerful pumps and ventilated by the
blowers An srnored tower stands on
the foIecastle deck. protected by 2-inch
steel plates and provided with speaking
tubes and telegraphs by which the cap
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-20
BISHOP TAYLOR.
he TALKS ABOUT HIS MISSIONARY
WORK IN AFRICA.

! He Is Now in New York Attending the
/ the Bishop and His Famous Missionary
Steamer, the Henry Reed.
The african mission Of Bishop William
Taylor, who is now in New York attend
ing the big Methodist conference. has
been singulariy successful. He was ap-
pointed missionary bishop at the last
general conference, and is the only man In
the Methods. church holding that Office.
Since the beginning of his work 5000
natives have embraced Christianity under
his ministrations. Ee has under his
supervision some fifty preachers, sixteen
OF whom are women Bishop Taylor states
that Liberia. with its settled communities
of Christian Africans, with its organized
government recognized by the nations,
and its social regulations, VIII be used by
him as the base and support of his future
operations He has arranged for opening
dozen industrial schools, the chiefs of
the different tribes visited having agreed
to plant and attend to the first crops of
food required by the mission, to furnish
building sites and to erect buildings.
Bishop Taylor agrees to provide teachers,
preachers and all other things necessary
to put the mission in a self supporting
way
ITO adequately understand the difficult
ties which missionary in Africa has to
surmount." he says, lit is merely neces-
sary to state that the languages and dia-
lects Of the natives are innumerable. The
Bible has been translated into sixty-six
different tongues, yet this is but small
proportion of the actual number of Ian
guages spoken. 1t is estimated that there
are nearly 900. can say from experience
that il is no play to pick up language
in the study of which all the rules of your
own grammar simply help to puzzle you.
l was appointed to my work in Africa four
years ago, and sailed from New York on
Jan. 90, 1885. / took with me ffty-two
missionaries. After short stay in Liver
pool / set sail for Africa, and landed at
St. Paul de Loanda, on the west coast,
where a large mission house had been
prepared for me- While staying there
many Of my workers became i'll. One of
them died because he would not take
quinine, which is the most effectual rem
edy for African fever. Finally l got the
permission of the governor Of Angola to
establish FIVE mission stations-the first
at Loanda, the second at Dondo, the third
at Uliangue-a-pepo, the fourth at Ma