Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-10-29
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

Wade Hampton Will probably remain qulet
for the present. He has not been heard from
since Secretary Shcrman's exposure Of his
challenge.
In Troy, Pike county, Alabama, the Re
publican candidate for Congress was pre-
vented from making speech by Demo
cratic crowd who stabbed two colorcd men
and mercilessly beat several others. AT
Loachepoka the same day, 4 crowd OF Dem
Gratis, led by the students of the Agricultural
College, broke up anothc: lssnpiiiGii uHsst
ing
A Hartford Ielicr says the chances are thai
the Connecticut Republicans will carry the
National and State tickets by satisfactory
majorities, will elect at least three of the four
congressman and will control the State Leg
isaturc, thus securing Republican nlted
States Senator to succeed William w. Eaton
A gang Of Democratic ruiians tried To
break up Republican meeting IN Florida,
Saturday. and attacked the candidates for
Governor and Lieutenant Governor, who
were, for time, in great danger.
Gen F. L. Spinner, the ex-treasurer with
the serpcntne signature, though seventy
eight years old, is stumping the towns of
Herkimer county, y. Y, for Gen. Garfield,
on foot.
Two Republican meetings in Mississippi
have been broken up by Democrats. Open
threats OF violence were made, and General
Chalmers urged the Democrats to adopt the
methods of .G.
Mark Twain is on the stump in Connect
cut.
William IL. Vanderbilt, heretofore DEM
ocrat has declared for Garfield.
The Red Shirt brigade in South Carolina
is busily engaged in breaking up Republican
meetings.
This cruel insinuation comes from New
Orleans Democratic paper, of course Gen.
Warren, before u court of inquiry. Is still
looking after Five Forks. He does not
think to search Gen. Butler
The Memphis, Tenn. Atdidnehe Dem
saws that the verdict of Indiana demands that
the political solid South shall be the first to
disband. Correct.
The alleged letter OF MI Garfield" says
the Chicago 7j,aGs, one of the ;.blest Han
cock papers in the country, Ito an alleged
secretary of an alleged employers union at
Lynn, Mass, is undoubtedly Il pure fabrica-
ton"
Colonel kcoush told me that Judge Tour
gee placed some O. the chapters of "A Fools
Errand" in his hands, to offer the book
through friend of his on the staff Of the
New York Tri5aHC TO Whitelaw Reid, think
ing he would like 20 publish it as a serial
for political effect but Reid declined it.
The price asked for it was only 81 600; and
Il believe" said Colonel keough, that, AT
ter the TribHne declined it, $500 would have
bought it. SO many and calamitous had been
the authors misfortuncs. - N0rM t"OHna
Cor. Chirag0 1ribuAc
1t was the Democratic party, not l.anIers,
that WAS unpopular in Indiana. l.anders
ran only 33i votes behind the next man on
the ticket
The New York 71mes does not think that
80, 900 votes is too sanguine an estimate oil
New lork's contribution 10 the election of
Garfield and Arthur
The Governors of - States are To be
chosen next week For three OF them the
Democrats have nominated former Rcpubl-
can members of the nted States Senate
Trumbull in Illinois Ross in Kansas, and
Upton in Nebraska.
Chairman Barnum has reduced the wages
OF the workmcn in his iron works 10 per
cent, and yet the factory is full of orders
If this is Democratic 'changr, working
men want no more of it.
Gen Hancock position on the tarlf lucs
ton reminds the Boston JoHrHdi Of young
man who, under examination Tor the posi-
ton Of schoolmas,er, when asked whether
the world was round 90 flat said that he
was prepared to teach either way I" suit
the parents"
The Springfield R,psjittm begins long
article, denouncng the forged letter which
the partisans of Hancock and English
are cndcavoring to fastsn upon Gen. Garfield
with the remark "PriodicaHy Democratic
lealers r,a&e il particularly had fer Il dcc"t
man 10 be a Democrat.
Sound advice by the New York Hr"h; |
~ any ,rorIjngman any'ri"e "eieees that
il tcouM isjure him or lbs interests 10 alter !
he tariB at this time, he 1oHd cote NE ne
pu5Hcan hcket, ne nntter 'chdt sort Of contra
Gctory Appeals are made to lin at THIS late
tag in tie canrass by Messrs. Webs HeaciH,
Bdydrd and company.