Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-02-11

The Philadelphia Press says that the Sena-
torial question in Pennsylvania has come toa
pass when it is difficult 10 speak of it with
any degree of patience. The Oliver men
are deaf to the public demand and the Grow
men are simply stubborn.
\ letter from South Carolina brings word
that f. W. NJ Mackay, who, as Republ-
can candidate in the Charleston district con
testing the seat of the DemOcratic-elcct, Is
collecting testimony through the counties,
has been shot a. three times while engaged
in his work.
LYMAN Trumbull wants Democratic war
cry OF free trade
The Kansas Legislature has voted to place
statue of John Brown in the national gal
lery at " ashington.
Samuel j Tilden has written Il cOmph-
mentary letter and subscribed 800 toward
paving the expenses of Weston, the walker,
in a match for the Ashley belt.
MIR. William E. Chandler has presented 10
the New Hampshire Historical Society
pockct-kuife which was carried by President
Lincoln on the night of his assassination.
The Tammany hall general committee Fri
day night adopted n vigorous reply To the
letter of the committee of 100 on reorganila-
ton of the Democratic party which invited
Tammany's cooperation. The reply de
clared the letter WAS little less than an insult
and announces Tammanys determination
firmly to maintain lis own organization.
A correspondent OF the New York Times
says that Il Republican Senator was lost in
Tennessee through the fault cf the tepubli-
cans themselves. Only three Democratic
votes were needed and these were available
from one Of the factions, but not for Gov.
Maynard. This was apparent 10 almostcvery
one long before the final and fatal ballot, but
the friends of the leading candidate were IN
willing TO 90 for any other Republican in time
to make change of front effective. This
stubborn hcsitancy lost the fight and secured
the election of Il Senator who IS rs pro
uounced in his Democracy rs any of the new
Senators returned from the South.
Secretary Evarts ii is said, recently Iii
rected clerk to close an official letter, which
will be some weeks in reaching its destina-
ton, by saying This correspondence
will he continued by my successor, Mr..
Blaine
Mr.. Baine's friends are reported 10 he wel.
pleased with the prospect that Mr.. Allison ci
Iowa will % into the Cabinet, and they quote
many condolences in the lives OF Garfield,
Blaine and Allison. who were sworn as mem
bers of the House the same day, December
1868. Entering Congress together, they have
been the closest Of friends ever since. Zach
was bors on farm, each taught school, each
studied law, each went To the House Of Rep
resentaiives, and each was promoted 10 the
Senate.
A New York Htrdhi special asserts that Rob
ert Lincoln OF Chicago, son of the great Prcsi-
dent, will have II Cabinet position, and that
il is believed that his selection will be very
gratifying to Grant, and peculiarly gratify-
ing TO Logan, who does not himself desire
Cabinet place Garfield is likely To- prefer
an Eastern man for the Interior Department.
Probably there will be no Southern man in
the Cabinet.
Denis Kearney has taken new tack He
declares that the ''honest and well mean
ing people Of the Pacific coast want
the Chinese treaty ratified, and that it is only
opposed hy the demAgoSucs, blathcrSkiteS,
pin- headed, tricky, contemplate politicians,
Chinese attorneys. corporation h"wiers anti