Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1875-04-03
PICKED UP .IDRIET.

Gordon and Wagner, the Maine
murierers, have been again re-
prieved until the last Friday in
June.
"A bashful Connecticut drug
clerk was puzzled the other day by
having one of the female jubilee
singers ask him for "flesh, cOlOred
court plaster" but after some
thought he handed ont black aud
lodged under the counter for safety.
1T is probable that President
Grant and some members of his
cabinet will visit Concord. Mass,
on the 10th of April. During his
visit the President will accept the
hospitalities of the Commercial Club
of Boston.
Speaking about the two Demo
cratic judges in Connecticut who
are running for Congress, Judge
IIoar SAID at New Haven: "rhis
holding on to one Office till you get
another reminds one of Mrs. Part.
ington, who always made it point
to get hold of nightcap before
putting out the light"
The Wisconsin State journal
says that Andrew johnson is like
the man who was tipped from a
load Of hay on to Il stump, hurting
his head so he could not talk. Years
after, when his skull was repaired
and the brain relieved from the
pressure, he finished the speech he
was uttering when he fell.
The duties of u Connecticut
school master in 1861 were as fol-
lows: "TO act as Il court meSSen-
ger, to serve summ0nseS, to conduct
services in the church, to lead the
choir on Sundays, to ring the bell
for public worship. to dig the graves,
to take charge of the school, and to
perform other occasional duties"
The candidates for Speaker of
the New Hampshire House of Rep
resentatives are many. Among the
most prominent now are: John Y.
Mugridge of Concord, the Hon. N.
&. Ordway Of Warner, o. G. Moore,
Esq, of Nashua, and John d. Ly-
man of Exeter. The most prOmi-
nent candidate for CLERK of the
House is s. q. Clark, Esq, Of Lake
Village.
Congressman Frye, in his
speech at Hartford, confirmed the
that General Sheridan's
''banditti" dispatch was for imme-
liate effect in New Orleans, where
it was published us soon rs written,
with just such beneficial results as
had been anticipated. He also said
hat but for the Republican success,
in New Hampshire the effort to Sc
cure IL compromise and settlement
Of the difficulties in Louisiana
would have failed.
-Thurlow Weed recently said to
IN interviewer:
"Your party-Democratic-migh
obtain power in 1876 if it had good
eaders. l can't, however. discover
my within it. Only last week they
sent two rebel Generals up to New
Hampshire to speak in the canvass
here. Had not this been done you
would have carried ali the Congress-
men and the Governor in that State.
The people still fear in the North
he ascendency of the rebel element
II your ranks if they intrust you
With the Government. AS to Grant
SIN, l have told Wlitelaw' Reid
cry recently that he was wasting
90 much valuable space in the
Tribune upon the subject !
Two check lists have been de-
troyed in New Hampshire by earn
st Democratic politicians, one at
Hollis, and the other IL few days
ince at an adjourned town meeting
II HenniHer. 1t is claimed by some
# the Republican journals that the
laStardly work was inspired by the
chairman Of the Democratic State
Committee. They quote him rs
aging in his private letter to his
have urged you to fight for your rights on
he checklist, even to committi"g acts of pio-
'nce # necessary, to obtain your rights.
The Republicans very reasonably
all upon Mr.. Il. Il. Putnam, the
of the Committee, to de-
end himself, or explain what he
means 10y the use of such language.
lie is the Solicitor for Grafton Coun-
y, and ought to know better than
o write such stutf-Globe.
The funeral of the late James
(. Kendall, the Boston musician,
which took place in San Francisco,
vas a most imposing affair. 1t was
nder the auspices of the Musical
FUND Society, who attended in
Ody. One feature was the play.
ng of the funeral dirge by eighty
the largest band ever
on the Pacific coast. The
oral decorations were immense,
nd the orchestra to which he was
ttached Ofticiated as pail bearers.
NE entire company of the Califor-
ia Theatre walked in the process
ion, and the number of persons in
Tendance was larger than at any
revious funeral for years. The re-
giOus services were conducted by
Rev. DIR. Stone, formerly of Park