Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-11-29
Political and Personal.

The majority for convention IN Georgia
is shown to be 9S, 156, the number Of whites
voting in favor of it being SO, 500.
A conservative ticket has been brought
out in North Carolina. and considerable
reaction is observable among the eolored
voters.
Noah Eastman, for thirty four years fore
man in one Of the Fairbanks scale shops at
ST. Johnsbury, Vt, died last week.
Secretary Wclles is still improving,
though rot yet able to leave bis bed.
Charles Dickens arrived at Boston Tues
day night. Eight thousand tickets for his
first course Of readings in Boston were sold
on Monday.
On Monday the appointment Of Edmund
Cooper Of Tennessee as Assistant Secretary
Of the Treasury was officially announced. to
take effect Dec l. Cooper has been for
some time past acting as Confidential Pri-
yate Secretary to the President.
General Mcclellan has written to a friend
in Washington that he will not, under any
circumstances, accept government Tos:
ton.
Hon. John Rose has been appointed MIN
lister Of Finance, for the Dominion Of Cana
da
APpoINTNENT.-Capt. Romeo Il. Start has
been appointed Deputy Collector Of Gus
toms, vice Capt. Frank o. Sawyer, resign
cd.
TuE WATER WoRks The pumping engine
arrived on Saturday. 1t will take about
three weeks, We are told, TO set it up and
complete the connections so as to Ell the new
resorYoir.
BUTrlR.-Butter sold at St. Al5,a-, Tues
day, at IS to 40 cents ger pound, iuI Extra
lots at4I. The Messenger says tHs, butter
"is evidently inclined to come down a
notch
The Kansas Legislator, is after the usual
pattern, heavily Republican. Returns near
" complete show for negro suffrage, 1921,
against lG,ll4; foF woman suffrage, 600,
against l6, 362 for DISTINGUISHING disloyal-
isis, II 800, against O,2SS.
The KEEsev1IE FRE-The fire On Satu--
dly destroyed the main brick block in Kccse-
vile. I,tr,ke out gblut ten o'c.ock in the
evening, in a grocery -tore, about the centre
Of the block There is 10 FIRE engine N the
place; and, as the Efforts to check the flames
were confined 10 a few men with pals. the
fire extended in both dIrections-t1 the south
agains; the wind, as well rs to the north
and in two % three hours had destroyed the
entire block. How much was done in the
way Of removing property from itc burning
stores. We have not heard but We learn that
the yaluablos were mostly saycl from the
Express Office.
NAaEow Esc,rz.-HJn. ". e. smith,
wife and son, and Hon. / P.P.sud and
wife. on ,heir way 20 Wa-sI.-,.a ..s, week
Monday night, had narrow ycsIe from See
ricu- injury the New rs eut New Ila-
ven road. The train was running NJ q hl.h
rate Of speed, whom the ,a-. ?. N which
they were, ran Of the track, AMI sas good
deal broken before the tr-ia could oe stop
ped Nr-. Joseph Win-lir % Bradford, Vt.
and several Others. were slmcwha; injured,
but the others named above fortunately c<-
capped with only a sharp fright.
Ina LAKE Tie md weather hs- PER
mit,ed JLe re-oTcnu. of navigation through
the Lake, much TO The joy Of for varters.
The CaqGal went south, on Saturday after
noon, reached Whitehall. who're there isa
heavy accumulation of freight. and By ugbt
out a large load. artle porte 90 tlc West
side Of ,he Lake. SIZE was to return from
Pittsburgh to Whitehall Wednesday night.
and doubles. dii go unless detained by the fog.
The lake is also oTeu sgain a, Eoase~ Point,
and heavy tow was expected our from the
river below there wednesday.
HrHRicASEs of great violence occurred
in tie China Sea, Aug. 3Ist and sept. IItb.
tie latter the most violent for many years.
The crews Of many small crafts IN the har-
Dor Of Hong Kong were drowned. The
American schooner Egg', aud thirteen other
vessels were sunk or driYcn ashore, and sew.
eral vessels came back to harb5r next day,
badly dana sed. Seven United States ships
Of war were in the hasb-r which. received no
damage.
ARREST OF CouNrERrzlrrRs-A man nam
d Spencer. and his wife. who reside in
Pauls5oro, y. j., and are worth it Is said,
,yer 500, 600, were arrested in New York on
Friday, on charges, supported by atiiavits
md evidence, of being the chiefs Of a gang Of
lunserieiters who have recently put the
Furious seven-thirty bonds on the marke.
Irs. Spencer paid, cash down, $40 as
all for herself and husband on the examin-
ton at Newark Several persons are sup
osed to be engaged with them, and they
re all reported 20 be very wealthy.
Man MISslNG.-Tbere was general turn
ut Of the citizens Of Williston Monday to
nike search for VIM. Reynolds, who has
zen missing for some time. He Left home
ar weeks ago Yesterday, to 90, as his :
lends supposed, to church, but did not re- 4