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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-09-17

SoMsmow the Vermont majority always
gets ovuTslatcd at FIST. In 1876, it WAS
claimed to he - 900 on the first morning and
proved to !ic %. 00U; ia 1878, the first state
ment was ~. 90, the last less than 1000.
This year they reckonrd it al about p 900
it turns ont to b. -, 900. -SpgiBgtieh Re
publican.
As the stronger Republican portions Of the
State are for tAc most part, along the rail
road aud Telegraph lines and the portions in
which the Democrats are strongest are away
from those l!nrs, tAr earlier returns arc apt
to look hltlr better for the Republicans
than the full count ami it is true that some
Of our oycr-slg.,.in" contemporaries have
sometimes cofsit!.I.ily oycr-cStlmated the
Republican majority. But the Republican
papers arc 40 ns'', aIi 10 ovcr-estimate the
majorities ia |..rH. 1t ihan the Democratic
papers arr % ur,i.r.c. innate item. We are
not obliged Low, yer, Zoo take much blame 10
ourselce., in 'he n..licr; and il the R,Pu5-
Ecrn will apply 10 the FLEE PHf-s for such
information, it will seldom find itself
mislcI. This PAPER never claimed any
thing Tx %1Gnp majority in 1876. We
said The mutnnr after that election
(hayirs lhou ,.'ua, from lut one hundred
tnwnsj HAT ii,' returns r.coirci looked as if
the lrla,lii an maI"ii.y wuul'l rrich, if not
exceed 2t.6o'. @.>t da p, i.i .ug got the
State prcitY wei! III, ii,in or own cares
pGndrits, ~ said the majority would he
"ahoui Il 0Gl, and the official returns did
mol fall 30 hoIl 81 that
So in -. cats claim on Wcdncs,lay nom
my, the day ni!cr election, was that the State
had gone Republican by 1900 majority
The Gretn'nch yrir Tor STATE officers was
new and unexpected thing that wear, and
was not made much arcoun, Of in the ielc-
graphic returns. Ia the oilicial count, Of
course, it appeared and reduced the majority
To less Than l. GEO il!ouah the Republican
plurality was 2adis Uulor the circum-
stances ON estimate l.as not badly out of
the way. This year uur estimate the morn
ing after election was that tie Republican
majority would mot TAN below - 600, aud
that the Republican plurality would "prol,a-
bly, reach %, BOO our readers know how
much they have had TO take Off from those
figures
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-09-17
Vermont State Election.

COMPLETE RETURNS FAgynAM's MAJORITY
5000.
lfeprnted, with the final corrections.I
We have now received returns of the cleo
ton from every town in the State and
these, carefully revised and corrected, give
the following result Farnham, 1855 ;
Phelps, el,237; Heath and scattering,
1851. Farnhams majority over Phelps,
26,6el; Farnham's majority over all, q, 03O
total number of votes cast, 70,GSG.
The vote by counties is as follows;
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-09-17

THosE Northern Democratic organs which
arc so shocked because some Burlington
issued calm, argumentati1e
and friendly address to workingmen, show
ing that the interests of productive industry
and trade are likely TO be best promoted by a
triumph of Republican principles in the ap-
preaching elections, are utterly silent in re-
gard 10 the open announcements of Southern
Confcderates that they will afford employ
mcnt 10 none but supporters of Hancock and
English. What do they think of the nine
teen or twenty injunctions like the follow
ing, which the Charleston Ners and C0arie,'
keeps standing at the head of one of its
columns?
If You want porter, employ Democrat.
If you want driver, employ Democrat.
If YOU want a waiter, employ Democrat.
II you want a tailor, employ Democrat.
Suppose Republican paper in the North
should give similar counsel TO its readers,
substituting Republican" for Democrat :"
Wouldn't there be howl
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-09-17

Ii the Vermont election emphasizes one
thing more than the another, it is that the
rejecting people of that State are contented
with political policy which develops bust
ness. furnishes avenues for the employment
of everybody willing to work and invites
general prosperity. Taunton Gazette.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-09-17

TIE Democrats say they have carried Ar
kansas anyhow. True. In Vermont, the
ballot rules; in Arkansas, the shotgun.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-09-17
Republicans Ni;ionE! S"m'natton>'
For presidential Electors.

CIVILIAN W. i.YSDE, Of Brlt;leboro.
al i~i' g. tMuIIAY !. ". RIPLEY, OF Rutland.
Th!rl Dist pANln II. BEATTIE, OF Maidstone.
Second pist. SUMNER :. THOMPSON, of Lyndon.
FIRST Dist. JAMES X. BArCHELpEE, OF Arlington.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-09-17

Gen. Badly Smith advertised that he had
bagged the soldier vote of Vermont for Han
cock and English. The election returns
show that Smith must have spilled the SOL
der vote out Of bis bag ON the way to the
bp!ls, -sHracwse Journal tRepL
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-09-17

OF the twenty-five Unilcd States Senators
whose terms will expire on the third of
March next, six, Eaton Of Connecticut, Nc
Donald of Indiana, Randolph Of New jersey,
Herman of New York, Thurman of Ohio,
and Wallace of Pennsylvania, are Demo
Gratis, whose Successors viii surely or prob
ably be Republicans one, Bruce of Mississip-
pi, is a Republican, whose successor will be
a Democrat ten. Booth of California, Ham
lin of Maine, Dawes Of Massachusetts,,
Baldwin Of Michigan, Mcmillan of Mime
sofa, Paddock of Nebraska, Sharon of Ne
vada, burnside Of Rhode Island, Edmunds
of Vermont, and Cameron Of Wisconsin,
are Republicans, who will he succeeded by
Republicans, and eight. Blyard Of Delaware,
Jones Of Florida. Nhy'e OF Maryland, Cock
rell of Missouri Bailey Of Tennessee, Maxey
of Texas, Wiihcrs Of Virginia, and Hereford
of West Virginia, are Democrats, who will
probably he succeeded by Democrats. The
Republicans expgc; to gain six AMI lose one,
making net gain OF five As the Democrats,
have now Il ma inriiy often in tho Senate, the
anticipated change will leave the Senate equal
" divided between the two parties, Sena-
tor Davis OF Illinois, being. of course,
reckoned always A. a Democrat.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-09-17

CIRCUITS majority over Currier, 6,O53; over
all, ABA. Of the scattering votes, 457 are
reported by the town clerks as having been
cast for Hon. II. II. Powers
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-09-17

Shortly after midnight, Saturday night,
two workmen, engaged in unloading ore ut
the Union Steel Foundry dock, Chicago,
became involved in II quarrel. After DIES
pcratc clinch they separated, and each selzed
a kerosene bracket lamp, and with II curse
hurled it at the head of the other. Both
lamps struck their mark. Two explosions
followed and in n moment both comba,anis
were cnwrappcd in flames. Both men were
unconscious and fatally roasted before their
comrades could extingulsh the names
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-09-17
VOTE FOR CONGRESSMAN.
THIRD DISTRICT.

Democrats in Itdlies; Greenbackers in SMALL
CAFs.l
GES. GEoUI's MAJORITY OVER ALL, ABA.
The complete returns from the Third Con-
gressional District are as follows, summar-
lied by cGunties
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-09-17

In 1872 Gen. Grant received 3,591, O.0
votes, Greeley 2,s3i, 019, O'Connor 30 0s,
and Black Temperance candidate) 5,GOS.
Grants majority was az, 915. The total
vote was 6, iG6, 15G. In 1876 the total vote
was S,412, COS. Tildcn received 4,2SI, 151,
Hayes 4,033,950, Cooper Sl.710, Smith
temperance 9,522, and there were 9, CSC
scattering by this it appears that the total
vote increased l,9i6,ii9, of which the
Democrats gained l,4j0,G1s, while the Re
publicans Gained only 1876, $50. Surprising
the natural increase to have been equal in
both parties, at least SOC, 900 voters who
voted for Grant IN 1872 voted for Tidcn in
1876. What is the tendency this year? For
whom will the 500, 900 vote! We think 1t
reasonable to estimate that three-fourths of
these Independent voters will vote for Gar
field. If this estimate is correct, the Repub-
licans will carry New York, New Jersey and
Connecticut, and stand an even chance in
Indiana. The indications of this result
would hc even stronger if we could take the
very large vote Of Nermont-twenty per
cent of the whole population-as an example
10 be generally followed for those people in
he N"fih"n States who do not ordinarily
taA, ;hr trouble Ia vote would nearly all
yutv for Garfield this year. BOSTON ifcrnH
(Tu8
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-09-17

NATURAL RELIGION Bishop (reproving
delinquent page)-"Wretched boy Who is
it that sees and hears all we do, and before
whom even am but as crushed worm ?"
Page-''The missus, my lord H'-Panch,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-09-17
PEEiLs TO MARINERS.

A MONKEY and man have been biting
and fighting one another in Chicago. The
monkey is now said to be suffering from
alcoholic poisoning PUCK.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-09-17
THREE HUNDRED TOWNS HEARD FROM.

PORTLAND, Sept. 14.-Three hundred
towns give Davis 6O,6s1, Plaisted IS, 1913,
scattering 315-total It'll The same
towns last year gave Davis s., 3322, Smith 81
ISL, Garcelon II ,421, scattering 25O-total
112,511. Daviss majority {, 243 against 2, 1873
last year, a republican gain for the first time
OF 40. The towns to be heard from gave
Davis II, 791, fusionists IA, 1888, a fusion ma
jority of 1907. Deduct republican majority
thus far heard from and the republicans lack
s54 of a majority.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-09-17
VOTE FOR GOVERNOR,
And List Of Town Representatives.
1s,6. lss0.

lNoTE.-'The basis Of comparison Is the vote for
Governor In 1876. Democrats in Editcsl
Addison C0nnty.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-09-17
a the Editor of the Free Press aud Times

II is "A noticeable fact and has been Tor
some time. that the editor of the Springfield
Repu5fcdn is troubled with the blind stag
gers" whenever he attempts to wric any
thing about Vermont. NtfM"NlEE-
Burlington, Vt, Sept. llth, 1850.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-09-17

PORTLAND, Sept. 14.-The latest returns
from the counties thus far show that the
legislature stands: fSenate
IS; fusionists, 10; House-republicans SO,
fnsionists GO
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-09-17

country will row enter on Contest more
strenuous and heated than has been witnessed
in our politics in long period"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-09-17
NEW ENGLAND NEWS.
lie NEW uAMPsuIRE DEMOCRATS


CONCORD, n. H., Sept. 15.-In their con-
vention the democrats adopted the following
platform: Resolved by the democrats of
New Hampshire in convention assembled,
that we heartily endorse and re-atiirm the
platform of principles adopted by the nation
al democratic convention at Cincinnati; We
pledge our united and persistent efforts for
the election of Hancock and English as
president and vice-prcsident, in whose ex-
ample and record is furnished to the country
an absolute guaranty of patriotic statesman
ship in the administration Of the govern
ment; we are earnestly determined that the
state of New Hampshire shall he redeemed
from radical control and in Frank Jones we
have standard bearer energetic, capable,
honorable, trustworthy and invlncible."
Gov. Davis of Georgia who was in ihr con-
vention, was called upon and spoke amid
great enthusiasm. Three cheers were given
for the Georgia democracy and the conven-
ton adjourned.
FERRIS TO MARINERS.
GlcrCEsrER, Mass, Sept. 15.-The Capt
of the bark Wild Hunter reports that when
near Sable Island he noticed considerable
variation of the compass, He tried three
compasses in different positions and found
each varied several points. The variation
he attr ibutes to some magnetic attraction
in that locality. which may account for the
numerous disasters that have recently occur
red IN that vicinity.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-09-17
FROM MAINE.

THE VOTE OF TWO HUNDRED AND sIxTY-NINE
TOWNS - ESTIMATES on THE TOWNS TO
HEAR FROM.
PORTLAND, Sept. 1.-Two hundred and
sixty nine towns give Davis 81, 22a, Plaisted
So, 997, scattering 300-total III, $40. The
same towns last year gave Davis 54,343,
Smith "a, 500, Garcelon 1921, scattering
250,-total 105, 80. Davis's majority 1926
against last year 1856. The towns to be
heard from gave last year, republican IA, 10,
fusion Is, $50, fusion majority of 4,17O.
Deducting Davis's majority heard from, it
leaves majority against Davis of 1,245 and
fusion majority of 600 The vote on gov
ernor in the towns to hear from was last year
about even. The county ticket is still in
doubt. The republicans claim the clerk Of
the courts, one Senator and the register Of
probate, and have carried two out of the
eight representatives.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-09-17


When the Ute chief was buried the other
day several people said ouray.
According to Richard Grant White, hug"
is word that embraces great deal.
Young men are wofully scarce at all the
seaside resorts; hence murmer- maids are
plentiful.
A recent visitor to Thomas Carlyle was
disguised at finding the venerable sage en-
gagged in killing a rat with poker.
When the Boston Post uses such an cx-
preston as ''he would of had in an editorial
paragraph, the bones of Lindlcy Murray rat
tie uncasily in their coffin.
In Spain bay baby is regarded as worth
a salute of - guns. while Il sirl baby is put
off with IL guns. In other words, boy Is
rated as good as a girl and two-fifths better.
"A good Indian is what the HfraM calls
Chief Ouray He is Indeed a good Indian,
he is dead CHicaGo Tf5uae.
WEEs Gea. Woodfori. speaking in Vermont
nearly a month ago. said that II the Republican
majority IN the September election should fall he
low 20 600 IL would preSage The election of Hancock.
hut that If 1t should exceed that ngufe Il would
mean the success Of Garfield, there we're MOI want
Ing Republicans who thought II 4 very lish a't'-
Golden Rae.
The remark was less trash" than truthful.
| 1t was bold thing TO say, because, If the
majority lat fallen below 20, 900 the saying
would have been Haunted in the lace oil
every Republican in the land from now ON to
the second OF November But the Governor
was bold because he had faith in the intclll-
gencc and patriotism Of the people: lie
could have paid them no higher compliment
than by thus accepting them as the barom-
eter of the campaign. And the result win.
dicaicd his faith. The majority did no'
fall below 10000" and the result does
not, therefore, ''prcsagc the election OF Ham
| cock II Hmm JOufnHl
The daily gazette., 1880-03-10
.c aErsys's SALE.

nv virtue OF a writ OF LevarI Facias 10
me- slirecttd, wilt be exposed TO public
sale, at tlle sst t * a
LAFA OrEr, No. sii 81 lpley st.,
kept by John j Dougherty, In The city OF
Wilmington. New Castle county, Della
ware, on
WEDNESDAY the 10Th day OF March,
A. d., 1851, at O'Clock, y. M,
p The following described real estate, viz
All that certain lot Of land with II three-
story brick dwelling house thereon, stu
ate in the city OF Wilmington, bounded
and Described as follows, TO wit: Begin
ming at the southeast corner OF Eleventh
and Tatnall streets, thence easterly along
The snutheriy side Of Eleventh street 90 feet
IL ches TO n corm r. thence souiherly pat
aIiel TO Tatnall street ls feet 70 . corner,
hence wesJeriy parallel to Eleventh street
through The centre of the party wall be-
tween this ana the adjoinIng house on the
souih h 30 feeI inches 10 the easl erly side Of
Tatnall street afor, said, and thence there
hy nor herly rs feet 10 The place of begin.
ming, be the contents thereof what they
may. -
Sc zed and taken In execution as the
property OF Frank ID, Turner and Augusta
p, his W lie and Z. T. and To b. sold by
r'ra n JOHN PYLE. Sheriff.
Sheiiff's Office, New Castle. February 20.
1850. teb1l.Stawts.
The daily gazette., 1880-03-10
- RoPoSALS FOR REMOVING THE
STONE BREAKER.
OFFICE OF THE STREET COMMISSIONER
No "a EAST NIAIH NTKEET
-IIMINGInM nnl Mnnh atI


WILMINGToN, Del, March 5th, 1850.
Sealed proposals vii be received in the
box In the CITY Council Chamber, until
$50 y. m. Thursday, March llth, 1880, for
removing the Stone Breaker, Boiler, ami
all the machinery belonging thereto, from
their present position at Eleventh and
Spruce streets to Van Buren, above Tenth
street. The contractor Will be required to
place the Breaker and Boiler in proper
position and To connect the engine and
all the machinery, SO that n Will be In
complete working order, and to run IL to
crushing stone for al ieast three hours. To
the entire satisfaction of the Street Com
missioner, before II viii be accepted.
The contractor will be compelled TO
furnish and lay one hundred feet, more
OF less of the b 81 Ralvauizsd d iron water
pipe, of Sufficient size to supply the boiler
with water. The girder under the floor on
which the breaker stands must also be
ana the performance of the contract shai
be under the direction and supervision OF
the street Commissioner.
bond with security I'm the sum of two
hundred dollars must accompany each
proposal for the good faith Of the bidder
And the person or persons to whom the
contract may be awarded shall give bond
with security in the sum OF five hundred
dollars for the faithful performance of the
contract. The City Council reserve the
right to reject any or all bids. All bids
must be properly signed. sealed and en-
dorsed, proposals for removing the stone
Breaker" For blank proposals and
further information apply To
LOUIS i. LYNCH.
mar5-0t. street Commissioner.
The daily gazette., 1880-03-10

SUGAR FROM CORN STAINS We
publish letter from Washington in
another column, which, if true, will
prove the best news that has come from
the seat of government fora long time.
II says that Prof. Collyer, of the Aeri-
cultural Department, has succee ded in
extracting sugar from the stalks of In
dian corn. 1t is not new thing to get
sugar from corn stalks. BIT 1t is the
quantity which Prof. Collyer is said to
have secured from the stalks of single
acre that makes the matter Interesting.
The yield Of corn from the acre was
sixty-nine bushels shelled. and the yield
Of sugar nine hundred and sixty pounds.
This is something wonderful, and if
true, may enable our people to raise
sugar enough for their consumption and
thus keep at home something over $780,
600 900 which now goes abroad to pay
for the sugar we use.
The daily gazette., 1880-03-10
The Comet of IS43.

Professor Benz amin Pierce rsays he Is
fully persuaded that the great comet
seen in South Amer lea recently, and for
which an anxious outlook has been kt pt
ever since IN this hemisphere, Is the
comet OF l643, once more visiting the
sun 1t this Is so, and If the comet be-
comes visible here, the year 1880 stands
chance of being memorable in as,ro-
nomical annals. The comet of I843 was
One OF the most wonderful ever seen.
Assuming that Prof. Pierce's computa-
tlou OF this comets previous return ia
correct 1t has had an astonishing his
Tory. In ll06 1t blazed with brightness
mat was compared to that Of The sun
'tsHt in l4h2 it was SO brilliant as to be
visible at MONDAY; In 1454 IL Is said TO
nave eclipsed the moon; in 1859 1t spread
terror among the ignorant throughout
the world, and in 1Si3 il gave aid and
cemtOrt to the Millerites, and helped TO
alarm those who listened to their pre-
dictioDs OF speedy burning up of the
world. If it should return this wear
WIN It's accustomed style, it will confirm
the faith of those who read in he hid
den chambers of the great pyramid mo-
mentuous prophecies for 1881. An the
visits OF this comet, however, have not
been equally brilliant.
The daily gazette., 1880-03-10
Cd1'serOn's Bugte-BL0 of
Wdr.

WARRINGTON, March 1.-General
Grant' IS special trumpeters here in the
Senate-Don Cameron, Teller and I,o-
gan-are making desperate effort to
buildoze some of the more tlmid among
their Democrats COLI agues from the
South by loud assurances of the prepara-
lions made aud to be made for seating
General Grant next year In the Presi-
DENTAL office "whether or no." Don
Cameron actually went so far as to as
sure Southern Senator that he held In
ms hand force of 100000 men from
Penn-y lvania. who would be marched to
Washington "to inspect the electoral
count Logan and Teller are Iess speci-
nc not feeling so sure perhaps OF the
funds necessary TO move their coutip-
gents as Cameron does. But this is the
sort OF thing whispered day after day in
the I'm ted st .tes S. MT,
The daily gazette., 1880-03-10

SHERIFF's SALE.
y BY virtue of "A writ Of I.evari FacIas
10 me directed. Will be exposed TO public
sale, at the
LAFAYETTE HOTEL, No. siI ShIpley St.
Kept by John ]. Dougherty, in the CITY or
VIII WilIlI Ingtoh' New Castle county, Della
WEDNESDAY, The 10Th Day Of March
A. d., 1880, Mt o'clock, p. M.
The following described Real Estate. viz +:
A II Those two certain lots or pIeres ri
iand ana messuage or tenements thereon
erected situate in the city OF Wflminotor,
aforesaid, bounded and described ~ fol-
lows, to wit: tN- - - ~
No. /. Beginning on the sou,herlv side
OF Third street between Piue street a,d
The Raj Road al Tho distance Of G5fee from
lne easter y side Of pine street thence
southerly and parallel with'P street s0
ieetto Stake. tn nee eBsierly and narai
lei Win Third street iG feet 10 ano bar
sake. thence nofTner1y and pArJiIlei "a ~,
Pine street aud The first mentioned une 90
ieet 10 the Aforesaid side OF Third street.
ana thence along the same westerly M feet
10 The place OF beginning, be the contents
thereof what they may.
NO z. Beginning At the distance of so
leel from fhird street ana g. fee from the
easterly side of Pine street thence sou,h
erly and parallel with Pine stree, ahnnt' sn
leet To The ltne of the Philadelphiu Wu
mlngton Il baltimore Rail Road. ihence
noi'heaNtetly about 10 feet to a corner
Ihence northerlv Hb9ut II feet toa corner of
thld W m LawIencc's land, thence w.sler-
y and parallel with Thru street i6 feet Ia
ne place OF beginning, 5e The contcn's 3
1850. WI w. f"ee
Selled am taken IN execution as the
property OF Edmund O'NeiI and I + and
TO be sold by ~ "'''
,. JOHN PYLE, sberiG
SSo nnerin once, New Castle, February 20,
'oo' ieD2l-eodts.
The daily gazette., 1880-03-10
! WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10. 1850,


The Nesos either through ignorance,
or design, perhaps both quotes the
words "a bigger Man than Ole Grant," :"
in a headline, and putting them over a
sentence copied from the GAZETTE
gives it credit for the whole. Now,
as no such words as "a bigger Man
than Ole Grant" we're in the Ga
zETTE, the credit is attributing to us
what we never uttered and is in fact a
mode of conveying falsehood of which
we think very few editors would be
guilty. However, such practices will
soon be discovered by the readers of
any journal which indulges in them
and truth will not be looked for or ex-
pected from such source.