Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-10-20
Personal AND POLITICAL NOTES.

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The sanguine Republicans in Texas arc
expecting to elect two or three members Of
the Congressional delegation from that State
The South Carolina Democrats seem tc
think that the situation in their State Is
desperate. Senator Wade Hampton says,
I'VE shall he ruined if we lose this elcc.
ton"
Mr.. aud Mis-. G. c. Howard have just
completed their ,hirtieth year as actors in
Upce Toms Cabin-the former as "St.
Clair" tie latter as "Topsy."
Mrs Langtry, according to the latest ru
NOR, will be accompanied to this country by
"A baLd of male admirers, something afttr
the style of the lovcsick maidcns in PA
ticncc.' An English nobleman. ii is said
will be the leader of the party.
AT Washington, the fact that the Republi-
cans made gain of one, and nearly carried
two districts in West Virginia, is considered
IL hopeful indication that earnest work in the
Southern States is advisable.
General Grant was one of the vicc-prcs
dents at the Republican ratification in New
York the other evening. The New York
7fmes's report says As this name was
pronounced great shout went up from the
audience, and It was fully two minutes be-
fore the reading of the names could be pro-
cecded with
The Democrats of the Ninth Congressional
district of Wisconsin are trying to elect
Judge Park, II man who enlisted during the
war; but left the army when colorcd troops
were first employed because he wouldn't
fight with the BANKED niggcrs.'
Thus far 30 members of the next House
Of Representatives have been chosen. If the
Republicans have elected Of the 81 Ohio
Congressman, as now seems probable, the
Republicans and Democrats are even in tue
contest-each party having 10 congressman.
An approaching event of peculiar interest
to our art-loving public is the intended visit
of the great etcher, Francis Seymour
Hayden. He leaves Liverpool for New
York on the 26lh of this month by the
Germania of the White Star Line, and lie
expects to stay here for about two months.
The Colorado Democrats are determined
to have the love of the colored men The
most recent bit of Democratic strategy is 10
nominate colored man to the office of JUS
tice of the peace. Subsequently the nom
inee found that the office in question was
not vacant. Thus the plans Of the over
sagacious Democrats came to grief
Among the distinguished lrishmcn who
have been made peers for military service
during the present century are the Duke of
Wellington, Lord Beresford, Lord lIutchin.
son (afterward the Earl of Donoughmore)
Lord Keane and Lord Cough. Lord Hutch
command Of the British army in Egypt in
1901. and, like Sir Garnet Wolseley, cap
tured Cairo and ended the war,
The only near relatives of John Howard
Payne now living, it is said, are Mrs. Elose
L. Luquecr and her two children. Mrs
Luquecr is the wife of Rev. Lee Luqueer of
Bedford Manchester county, n. Y, and is
the daughter of the late Thatcher Taylor
Payne of Brooklyn, younger brother of
the author of "Home, Sweet Home
There is prospect that the Democrats
will have the forly-eighth Congress-a sure
precursor of Republican triumph at the
next presidential election. Nothing like a
brief possession by the Democracy of power
at the national capital for convincing mod
crate conservative men that the Democratic
party can not safely be trusted with the en-
tire control of the Federal administration.
The most learned woman in the world is
Miss Ramnabal, n lady of 90, who is now in
Paris. She is a native Of India, and can
read and write and talk in twelve Ian
astronomy and history. She is studying
where she says that thousands of her coun-
try women die annually because they will
not consult male physicians.
In the current number of the International
Reoie,c Hon. William ID. Kelley of Pennsyl-
vania predicts new rebellion in the United
States akin to the old Whiskey Rebellion of
Washington's administration, unless the
whole Internal tax system, including the
taxes on tobacco and whiskey, is speedily
repealed. "If not speedily repealed" he
says, ''they [thc taxes will, by producing a
financial convulsion create widespread re-
volt, which revolt will not be marked by
sectional line but will pervadc the entire
country"
Simon Cameron is quoted as saying at
would have been better for the Republican
party if Mr.. Tilden had been permitted to
take his seat instead of appointing that
Commission. | voted against that Commas !