Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-05-27
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1t Was stated in New York on Friday that
Mr.. Ccnkling lad accepted an offer Of
$4,000 year 10 join law firm there.
The Albany correspondent of the Boston
AdeTits,. Says lion iiaithew Hale is sug-
gcsted as a Senatorial candidate.
Gladstone las recovered from his recent
illness, but signs Of decay arc said To be be-
coming more mauircst in him
Two million copies Of Tie revised New
Testament had been sold in England up 10
Saturday night
The array OF office hunters remains in
Washington notwithstanding the adjourn
ment of the Senate.
The San Francisco Post says that move
ment is on foot in that city for the organlza-
ton of Il society to be called the ''Indcpcnd-
cnt Order of Acquitted Murtlcrers" The
list OF membtrs ii says, viii be very large
and influential.
The newspapers of Oregon amuse their
readers by the publication of the names of
citizens who take out license TO drink at q
public lar. Ulde, Il recent law 1t is penal
offense for saloon keeper to sell liquor TO a
man who Las not provided himself with a
proper license the price of which is fixed
at So
There are 600 men and 1000 teams at work
on the Northern Pacific read, building west
ward beyond Bismarck, and $500 men are
working eastward On the construction of the
same road IN Oregon. This means consid-
cradle work. The people of Montana expect
to be connected with the Pacific coast be-
fore they are with the East.
A postmaster whose name well accords
with his stcadf;ist carcor is Edward Stable
of Sandy Springs, Md. lie has held the
office iif,y-one years, under eighteen success
sivc Postmastcr-Gencrals,a and is still living
in the house in which lie was horn, eighty
seven years ago.
Ex-senator Bruce of Mississippi rccelvpo
the distinguished compliment of confirma-
ton, unanimously, without reference tocom-
mittcc, to the important position of Register
OF the United States Treasury. 1t is not less
compliment from the Administration TO
the colorcd people Mr.. Erucc had the uni
versal respect Of his colleagues in the Senate,
and is entirely competent to fill this impOr-
tant office. His confirmation was supported
by Senator Lamar in a eulogistic speech.
Judge GLENN ". Schoficld of Pcnnsylva-
was transferred to the bench of the Court of
Claims, to fill the vacancy made by the
transfer of judge Hun! to the Navy Depart
ment.
The appointment, Of Gen. Fitzpatrick to be
Minister to Chile is sharply criticized.
Charges were preferred against fitzpatrick
before the foreign affairs committee, but they
thought so little Of them That they unani-
mously recommended lis confirmation, and
he was unanimously confirmed.
The substitution of Henry +. Knox for
Mr. Payn as Marshal of the Southern Dist
riot of New York, Is warmly commended.
The New York Tim6s says:
The selection is an uncXceptionable one,
possessing the very rare quality of filling a
public position with man whose profession
al standing and ability are greatly beyond its
requirements. The President will certainly
escape any charge of favori,ism if he presents
his personal friends only with offices which
are clearly beneath their just deserts.
The fact is recalled that President Grant
nominated Mr. Simmons for Collector of
Boston mainly To please Gen. Butler, and
that he refused to withdraw lis name, al
though requested 10 TO So by Il delegation of
Boston merchants and = majority of the State
| delegation in Congress. Both Senators were
opposed TO his nomination, And Nlr. Bout
well presented the report adverse 10 his con-
firmation, though it is said that al last he
withdrew his opposition. But in spite OF
this hostility of Massachusetts Senators and
Representatives, Senator Couhliug voted for
confirmation.
Washington specials say that the Prcsi-
dent on Friday ordered the rctiremcn, of
Surgeon General Barnes and raymaster-
General Brown, and ordered the nominations
of DIR. }. H. Baxter for Surgeon-General
and Mr.. Mcclure for Paymaster-General TO
be made out when the Cabinet met. II was
stated that there were some unsettled ac-
counts against Mcclure that should he inves-