Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-12-15
Personal AND POLITICAL NOTES.

George Augustus Sala says that Senator
Bayard is the best slory-teller of his acqan-
tancc in this country, and William NJ. Ev-
arts the second best.
That is queer combination, Messrs.
Justice and Steel, who ale making charges
of peculaton against certain Philadelphia
officials.
The Washington correspondent OF the Bos-
ton Traveller says: MIR Justice Field, of
the United States Supreme Court, is an
nounced, on the authority of Senate: Grove
of Oregon to be IL candidate for President. !
haven't heard Mr.. Fields motion stccnde d
yet, but understand tina, he is unanimously
in favor of himself
Members of the veteran association OF the
Fourteenth New Hampshire regiment arc
endeavoring to get up reunion in the shen-
andoah Valley Sept. 10, the anniversary of
the battle of Winchester. Gen. Sheridan is
to be invited to he present, and the whole
plan contemplates au eight days excursion
and camping in tents at the points of specia,
interest.
Gov Cameron's official proclamation
shows that there were 60, 1871 votes cast in
Virginia against the constitutional amend
mcnt removing the poll tax prerequisite TO
voting The vote IN its favor was l0I, 3O3.
A banquet is to be given in Washington on
New Years day in honor of Frederick Doug
lass, in recognition OF his long services in the
interests of his race and OF humanity. En-
Senator Bruce is to preside, and the enter
tainment is designed to be not local, hut
National
The Harvard College union recently de
baed the question, "iesolved that the Re
publican party has outlivcd its usefulness, +"
and the question was decided in the ailirma-
tive. Now let the boys shed their light on
this question, "Resolved, that ii is high time
for the Democratic party to begin its useful
ness. Boston He,ald
An increase Of their charge for carrying
grain by the railroads of Kansas during the
past Summer promises to lead TO the passage
of law creating railway commission in
that State. Already bill for that purpose
has been prepared for submission to the Kan
sas legislature. Complaint is especially made
about the discrimination in rates.
General Toombs Of Georgia, recently said
to n Washington reporter "a great many
of our best men are really taking no iuteres,
in politics. The late methods of obtaining
political preferment are very dstast full to
our best citizens. They won't take Office
They look upon politics with loathing. Joe
Brown who, by an organized system, con.
trolls the 80, 900 negro votes of Georgia, has
entered into u combination with certain
Democrats-or men who call themselves
Democrats are not in lrulh-and they
manage to control everything and distribute
the offices to suit themselves. That is the
way Georgia politics are rum"
The bar association OF New York city has
interested itself in promoting the adoption OF
the Davis bill, passed in the United States
seuatc on May IL, 1881. This bill provides
for the establishment of ming courts of appeal
greatly to the relief of the Supreme Court.
Under this arrangement eighteen new circuit
judges would be necessary, aud they, togeth-
CT with the present judiciary, would be the
proper resort for many causes appealed from
the district and circuit courts. Questions of
law and certain questions of fact could be
carried from the appeals court to tho SUI
preme Court; which would thus be enabled
TO keep up with its docket