Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-10-01
POLITICAL.

Gen. Blrtiett. who has been Nominated
for ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS BY the Ma->achu
sets Democrats, WA Liberia! in IN74
Castor and Bartlett make unque>;ionably a
strong ticket. twill force the Ml.>aehu
sets Republicans go stop quarreliing and
close Up their ranks II they DO SO, there
will be no trouble about the result.
The Hartford Co0aa' SAYS We haze
seen enough of Democratic reform rule here
to know precisely what ii means Il Is moth
ing short Of fraud in naturalization, fraud ia
the admission OF voters, and fraud at the
ballot box. "
Leading Democratic organs are no: com
plimentary to tue New York Democratic
platform. The Cincinnati Enquirer say the
Convention was captured, bound hand and
foot, and carried into camp by tie sharks Of
Wall street The 81 Louis 1ia..s SAYS the
'batch Of words about the ,acredne-s of the
National debt Is mere staff. The Evans
vile Gnd) Cowlr, says the platform is con
temptibe, and that GOV 1ilden can never De
elected President upon one like it,
Gov. Dingley, paper estimates that N the
Maine election not more than 1000 Demo
Gratis failed to vote, while more than 900
Republicans remained at home 1t also re
calls the fact that in lS62 the Republican
majority was only $40, aud yet in lSG3
the Republicans, aroused by their losses.
rallied AMI increased their majority to
1866
The Mobile Register, i'll a reference to the /
Presidents request to Governor Ames to try /
and keep the peace without the aid of I
United States troops, says
Nothing is easier Let Anes resign and
turn the government over 10 some good
Mississippi Conservative TO act until an elec-'
ton can take place. whi.h will restore the
white people to their prorer place as the
ruling and governing race. and the negroes
to theirs as the race to be ruled and govern
ed, and We shall hear of no more trouble in
that state. Peace can only be assured in
t hat section when society is settled upon It's
logical basis
Yet We are told that the issues of the war
Are dead throughout the South
TINS BARRE BANK RouBER The man Miits,
who has been in Ludl)w street jail, New
iork, the past two weeks, while the officers
nave been waiting for roquisition from
Vermont. WAS driven, on Tuesday. in a car
iage to Stamford, Conn the officers fear
ng an attempt at rescue by his New York
riends, ii they took train at New York. and
rom thence was taken By rail to Boston, in 4
barge of Sheriff Bailey, of Montpelier c
Wednesday morning, Mr. Bailey and lis i
risoner took the train At Bi>t IN, and reached a
lOntpelier Wednesday evening. Miles has ,
bad record. He was sent to tie Auburn ~
N. W prison, for horse stealing and an il
tempt to rob the H1ugerford National :
'ank, of Adams, y. Y He was changed to l
ing sing. and escaped from there in 1872. ).
lie was pardoned by GOV. Dix. through the r
forts Of Ii. r. Whitley. then chief of the II
ecret Service, and Attorney General Viii k
ans. This was not long before the safe h
urglary in Washington was committed.
lies was the burglar employed to blow open 4
lie safe in the District Attorney office. n,
'ashington. When the $40 600 was stolen 81
ON the National Treasury in June. 1871 ii
7 Chauncey johnson. Miles was discovered Of
have deposited SIS, 900 of the money in d
New York bank. He explained tina, he =,
on the money playing faro. a,
Miles was searched upon entering the "
ii at Montpelier, and placed in one OF the " u.
curest cells. Peter Curley alias Alphonsos VI
as sitting IN the common room of the Jail IN
hen Miles arrived. and neither recognized si'
10 other. Miles claims that he il innocent in
Id can prove an abb. He has already ST
ZEN indicted by the grand jury in session. Sc
Id VIII have \ speedy trial at the present la
rm OF the Washington county court. Ii 7,
rumored that AlphOnsOs has turned states +;
idence, and that 1t was through informa- ar
IN given by him that the authorities were III
abed to effect the arrest of Miles. en-
Cincinnati has a new geological garden. '"
ns<ining seventy-fve acres. The founder 70,
'"o sei~s" NaS presented, Oy the dIrec- we
rs. with goid-hea!ed cane. zoologIeally alb
ustrated, and the person ~ho responded dol
him quoted With approval the words of as
wise man, that people would 20 further w
see half dozen monkeys than the twelve VIII