Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-05-06
PE.soNAL AND foLITIcAl


All indications point to tcIce AID mem
cradle campaign in Virginia in the coming
election
Ex-senator BarnU;a is reported t" he
bondsman for several prominent Star route
contractors. 1t would have been surprising
Thing If the great democratic organizer had
no finger in the fraud.
t.. beauties Of the Star ron,r mail system
are made apparent when it is estimated that
ne delivery of every letter in certain local
tiles must have cost from 200 +" Sjoo-
And all of his for u ;it,e cent postage
stamp
4 Wisconsin han Vino La spent about
~ta. coo for hcirs initiated iai The mysteries
of the 'Star' route fraternity, and hns run
AGAINST Poslmaster-Genc' James just when
Il. 90; ready to make some money, says tha'
iii s,CuEd thought lac dcts not care about
rinLa;lirg in rev and hazardous enter
;i,,s
\ cat.u!l rccor,! uf line ,vbtl was records
ia l:r possession of ;lIc government - now
h,iIi.. made anl greater care exercised III
lncif rr,s,rvatiui. il is said that they have
Suffered some losses in the past papers havln%
I: cen stolen in the interest Of dis!oy.sl persons
Who have presented claims asains; the gov
tr;E!r ut.
President Garfield is credited with giving
i, IS lis opinion that the pubic will some
tine ,.crnand that The Senate discuss the
nomination of candidates ior Office in open
session. The cause cl justice and morals,
the President thinks, demands that the SEN
ate should consider the nominations under
She public eye and car.
III, ming campaign in OHIO lids ialr TO
lrcIi.e nD2 of the most interesting OF the
present year. It Will I've fought SIuarcly on
National issues. The Republicans VII hold
their State convention at Cleveland next
month. and Coz. Foster will he renominated,
probably by arcamaion. The democrats
have not vet selected tn"ig candidate. As
the contest will not be complicated iy sige
issues in either of the great parties, the
whole country will watch with considerable
interest His test Of strength between the
democrats ami republicans of that large and
evenly balanced State.
a very pretty little romance il told OF The
Governor Of California, George {. Perkins,
and The story runs 10 this effect: Years ago
when l.r i.:.I but - in his pocket and no
em;uymcnl, air. tniahi. merchant OF
Oroyiilc, gave him n steady situation Us pof
ter al $40 month. Afterward, and when
their fortunes were reversed, he found MIR.
Kn,.i.I goor in San Francisco, and took him
into his employment as Lookkeeper at $40
month. Which was handsome rat;lrn for
the Lin,lncss of Mr.. knight when Perkins
was rour. Eut ii did not end there. When
Perkins became Governor of the State he re-
meu,hcie, hi. n.I friend and hook-kccpcr,
and appointed him har,nG commissioner.
Ii i, reported that Col. Albert CLARK c
whit al Washington was The means Of re-
storing f;icmiy relations between Congress
man Tyler and George iinYG # lirattiehoro,
who have not been very cordial since ine I'd
district congressional campaign of 10,
General Phil Sheridan has been summoned
TO Washington 10y the President and Secre
tary Of War. fnT The purpose of consultation
about a reorganization 81 he military de-
partIncnis of the country. The plan pro
posed is To have two divisions only, one OF
The East and one of the Pacific, the former
under General Sheridan, and the latter un-
der General Hancock
Itis mysterious!y limited tbat the eSpo'-
ure of the Star route scandal is due TO wO-
ular 5 desire for revenge.
Til. marriage of Whitelaw Reid to Miss
Elizabeth M,,l-, is another conspicuous in
stance of the present tendency of Journal
ism 10 unite itself to wealth. John Hay,
Eohtr IL. llii, and Adam Badcau are
anon. others who have married rich wives,
and il really looks as if many promising
journalistic careers were likely 10 h. cut
short in the same fashion. do not happen
to remember cases of TIE union Of money
with writing IN any other way. .N,T Tort
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