Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-08-02


in his department s,king subscriptions for DO
ltic.l purposes, it being sgainst the civil service
rules
The temperance cause is looking up in Mont
pelier. Hiram Atkins delivered an excellent
lecture on Temperance on Wednesday evening Of
last week to : crowded houEe. He took the
moral sussion" view Of the question.
snor.-Ch.rle, Mercy, who vas recently shot
by Henry Turner. in drunken braWl at CrAftt-
bury, has Iince died from his wounds, and
Turner has BEEN committed to j.il to await trial
for murder.
The New Yorl; H'orli gives as reafon why
it can support Greeley, protectiOnisi, that "by
electipg him President We shall deprive the pro-
rectouiats Of the only able pen enlisted on their
side in this country" This is exactly on the
principle Of eating dead dog to save lie meat
The Tribune ofice will speedily print, Cor
grs,uitous distribution Smong Democrats, an
abbreviated edition Of the Pickwick psper'. The
purpote is to instruct the mstses more generally
and clearly as to the character Of the leading
figure in the work, SO that they may understand
that ali that Greeley has ever ssid Of the Dem
oc-atic party wss intended only in =" Piokwick-
ian sente."
One our beet colored " citizens vas in
vitei to Join Greeley club the other Day, but
told his inviter TIA: he h2i mistaken his man.
why" SAID the Liberal :" are you not Re
publican ~ 8. Yes, an, end not a Democrat,
and thst'r where you made your mistake |
don't trriu in your crowd" was the rsjoinder.
MoRrA1rrr.-During the past four weeks
cholera infantum has made sai hsyoo among the
little ones Of New York Last week over nine
hundred children uader fye yCarr Of sge died Of
this disease, sul the previous week the number
was still larger. The cause assigned f-r ihis is
want Of fresh air.
\ defpatch from Chatesugu.y Lake, says two
men nsmed Seymour, were shot Saturday night
while l. ing asleep in their boat, by man
named Schultz, who clsims he miat0ook them
for deer which he vas Iiin hunting. One
Of the ,aen vas but slightly srszel in the arm
BY the bal, which entered the tsck Of the others
head, iraia;ing a dangerous, if not 4 fatal
wound. Soiul.z Is under sTre't
4 gentleman who has just been through Nor
thern New York. says pretty much al the en-
thas;ltm shown for the Greeley ticket is by the
few Liberal Republicans, while the Democrats
srlkiiy ssy nothing. The circulation Of the
Tribune il that regien il rapidly Diminishing.
In MoirS 81 copies were taken, snd now not o1ei
In Dickinson only thee subscribers a'e lef. of a
large club. So il goas,
AFreuch physician Iays tia; what is natural
a nearly always useful, sid be urges that Teo-
PIE undergoing surgical operations. children and
a othsrs who wilh 20 DO 90, be encouraged to
ery. They will thus. he tayF, he relieved q
sons pain. AID vii cone cut of their little diff
culties brighter for the relieving shower. There
is something in the iiea; but j; nust not be car
vel too fsr Fancy, for instance, TIE great
Democrat, party giving way to its fc..ag, and
boo-ho5inr about the Greeley infection. Good
heavens
oooExsBcaG AwASE-Tae Republicans Of
O,3ensburz organized Gran, snl Wilson club,
Wednesday night, with s;iilmsa Fooie as Prefi-
dent. E.rnest adiretse, were made by Judge
Jsmes, Genera Il. W. Jclfln, Hon. Charles C.
Myers .nd Il. r. James, editor q the Journal.
The Journal in its report OF tie meeting 'nys
never before in the history Of the Republican
party, have we ,een 50 much determination, 20
much enthusiasm and 60 good an attendance al
tie preliminary meeting Of the campaign
The New York TINES says " The most en-
cou-.ging reports reach us from vell-iHfaTmei
quarters as to The prospects OF the Republican
rarity il the state Of New York. The TammAny
candidate will quite fuse.y 60 cut of Manhattan
Island vita majority SO Ilueh less than that
which hiss otter been obtsiaei by the party that
hiss taken Lin up - last resort, that he will
be unable to stand At al before the oyerBheim-
ing mars of true Republican yo;ss that will he
poured upon him from the interior"
Here is delightful picture Of Horace Gree
ley drunk. written by Horace Greeley soter q
know that he who sspires to influence. ofice and
honors, rather than to ursfalness snd an sp-
proving conaeieuce, will naturally be led to en-
i.st under its rthe Democratic rsiiy'D banner,
often drugging h:s moral sense with the fophis-
try th., he who would 60 good must pat himself
in portion whore the To'rsr to do good will
mos. probably attach to him" Could anything
be more completely selt-coudemnatory Gree
ley's moral fense natt he very badly drugged
indeed
CoNoRFxlaAx ELDRIDcE TOR CRANr-Hon.
Charles A. EldTidge, the Democratic Represents
tive in Congress for the Fourth District Of Wis
oon,in, passed through St. Paul, MINI, few
days ago, On his vsy to Duluth, and the St
Paul Pres ssy,, in conversation with friend,
announced himself SIS unequivocsly and unsl-
terribly opposed to Greeley and in favor Of Grant
8. as choice Of evils - Mr.. Eldridge is rep
reseata.ive Democrat Of the oil school, and hip
independent sc,ioe must hsye much eject in
his sts,e. III. Eidiidge is Vermcnter, being
a native Of BsilpoTt.
The trepidation shown by Mr. Greeley friends
ss HE letters multiply il very natural With new
ones coming out every day in the week, ner-
vously aimed at every point of the compass, it is
impossible to foresee what doctrines or what her
ssies they may have to expound or apologize for
As the csnvArs roes or. The New York Uorld
tries to stop the thing with the suggestion thst
'Hdr. Greeley may safely trust the campaign to
his supporters, sud having now ssid sll that ia
needful, it will not heseem him to evince ner-
YOU, anxiety by again putting forth biz hand to
push on the cSnvGse."
la view Of the statement CT Senstor Schurz
Monday night at St. Louie, thst GONE one had
offered him patronage in the name of the Presi-
dent If he would support the Ssnto Domingo
prCjecis lac fFeslleht zCtnOfl-es tne ht-'SlAeh'
thSt no one ever received authority from him,
either directly or indirectly, to offer patronage
or any other inducements to any Senator for his
support Of the Santo Domingo or sny other
measure Of the administration. He further ex-
presses the hope that Senator Schurz will print
the letter upon which his statement is based, to
the end that if any one has ASSUMED to speak for
the President he may be expoted.
The Burlington (Vt.) Free Press, which
hss advocated the election of Grant and Wilson
declares in an extra published on Tuesday, it's
determination to support Greeley aud Brown
" Y. Tribune, July 26th.
The Eboye is Of piece for accuracy with
the bigger part Of the campaign news in the