Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-05-10

in a leading Western city. last summer, he as
tonished the gusrts by sober'y, or r&ther tip
silly, attempting to butter piece Of watermelon
instead Of the traditional bread.
Too OLp.''-H5race Greeley stated recently
that he was stoo old TO remsip in the Rspub-
lean N.t1nal Committee, AL for tbst reason
requested that Lis name be stricken from the
list The people will inform him thst he is quite
~ too old TO eve have ais name entered On the
lie. OF Preiiieuts Of the United Ststes.
John M5rrissey announces tina. he is prepared
to bet 5000 that Greeley viii carry New York
$4,000 that he will carry Psnusy lrania, aai
$1,000 that he will be ele.tel President, proyii-
ing that the democratic party make no n1mins-
ton. This proposition he de.lares open ten
days, no matter what political changes msy in
that time occur But betting Goes nc. make or
break President.
GREAr FIRE AT HCDsoy, w:s.-Oa F-iisy a
FIRE broke out in the basement Of the Chsqiu
Hall House, 10 HUDSON, Wiz, spreading rapidly
,nd burniBp between ten and daesa buildings
The total LOGS viii reach sl25,o0o. with about
$50 900 insurance. a portion Of the ST. Paul
fire ds7,rtnert WAS sent by special train, bl;
arrived there ~, ate 10 render much assist
ance. An oil m-a named Connolly vas buruel
70 death
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THOUSAND o.rgoes, a. sversse Of twenty carsoes
per DAY, from April 70 Os,o5s-. Tas dfty ,h1ar-
and families Of Boston require aesrly 100000
tons annually, ami the balance s taken By stores,
steamers and factories. gas works, Sc. The
coal traie Of Boston is increasing with great
rapidly, .ui is about double in iu. ar,auce
Whist it way ten ye,rss,o.
WHAT Il'L -'A' o''- i-11A-!
NeE 1o7A HeTatl' e2n''s-ea' F''' us u'1A
weA'her-eocA political p'hey' IN ''s co-'n'h's
OF ufee-ey h'n'hA''on' "i's'y ''A4.s .'' ~ y
anu Eo'A'S o1' 10 '''' q i''-7' '''.- '-'
An'e Ok the 0,n''n11,- men -''' 49,
ing pop1'A''y % u .A-'' - '-'''A'' --'''- %.
risk Of being defeated mex, November. I, says
tia. finding h.. popularity declining. ,ha Phi.a-
ie,phia Convection nigh, even consider the pro
priety Of set.n. him ssiIe. All either accept the
Ciaeinns,i nominees 5r enter into new agree
ment with them to take up new men acceptable
to al Republicans
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openly declare '-7'' '''' -'''' AM '-' .,'-.'-
hAu movement sung N-' . -''-
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Observation-Disclosures
The Southern delegates to Cincinnati were =
tough set The Louisiana delegation, headed by
that pattern Of political morality, Coz. War
moth, hal the worst character Of all ,he dele
cations. The whole crew were ;hUs described
bys southern Senator TO a correspondent Of the
New York Hs-alI. " Tell me who is able 60
spend the mos, money, or rather. who Is
spending TIE most. sui will .ei you who will
get the support of the southern members Of the
Convention remember how Feut0n bought
tEem up q, Chicago by paying their hotel bills,
sui tell you now that the character of these
Cincinnati Adventures is far below those who
wen; to Chicago. Why, understand there are
three men there casting twenty y5ies for Geor-
gia. It is the most impatient p'e'e OF carpet
bagsism that this country ever Jaw mean tn's
pretense Of suoa men TO represent anJ ooly Gut
themselves. Oer'AiulT 'n' o'''As I'11 s7Ni
them, snd the Democrats are resiy anu aching
for IN opportunity TO Fepca'A'e 'Ae'u'
A notable incident Of tie chaotic Cincinnati
Convention was the absence Of young men in
its make IN. It's assembly Of sc-csllll reform
ers and toreheads wss large, but sll sccouuts
make it lacking in thst FIRE and enthusiasm that
usei to msrk Republican National Conventions
The young men Of the patty who furnish that
amount Of 90 50 NECESSARY to its success,
were rot there. There we're many managing
nen. who for years have hung about state and
national conventions. tu. the clear, fresh faces
Of the men Of the present generation. that were
,o abundant At Chicago, were not there TIE
1,--, ro,ioritv were of middle age, while the re-
majBder were mcs;ly old men. 1t is significant
that President Grant has the heartfelt support
ers Of his reelection among the young Repub-
Tc,,s of the pstiop. They comprise most Of
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