Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-10-06
Personal AND POLITICAL NOTES.

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Herbert Spencer is busy sight seeing at
Washington.
Sir Garnet Wolseley was in America dur
ing the war of the rebellion and learned how
to fight. He wasa lieutenant then
Mayor Harrison of Chicago is not to run
for Congress in the Third Illinois district
He has looked into the matter and concluded
that George Il. Davis, the Republican cand-
date, has sure thing.
Cadet Whitaker is looking after Demo-
cratic nomination for Congress in one of the
South Carolina districts If he should &c,
one, how the organic press of that party
would howl at West Point Academy for its
abuse OF worthy colorcd student.
The city Of Baltimore will require five hun
drcd and twenty ballot boxes at its munich
pal election in October, and it will take
pretty active Democrat to get n vote IN every
one of them.
Charles Stocklcy Democratic candidate
for Governor OF Delaware, is great distiller
of apple and peach brandy. And it is OK
pccted that the party will be unit In his
support
The Democracy never needed the venera-
bic Samuel j. Tilden and the soothing inhu
encc of his "bar'w more than at present.
. Even the Democracy Of Rhode Island is Iii.
vided into two factions, and the personal
ill-feeling between prominent leaders will
largely diminish the party vote at the next
election.
, A Cincinnati speaker of "liberal" turn Of
mind demands that the interests of the pro-
prietors of the fifteen thousand saloons of
, that State be considered, rather than the
l. wishes Of the 2 900 900 members of the 64sS
+ churches of all dcnomiua ions. an the
= name of morality and religion" he feels
obliged to insist that the Sabbath be abolish
ed and beer be made free
!. 1hurlow Weed, who is cghly-six years
r. old. and has been blind for five years, is
il about to submit to an operation which he
=, hopes will restore his sight in part
If If the Republicans carry the State of OHIO,
N the next United States Senator to he elect ed
N from that State, may, according to Senator
:, Sherman, be Rutherford b. Hayes.
Robnson's district, Brooklyn are not salts.
fled to be represented by mau who is the
u, laughing stock of his associates and of tho
= County and hope to prevent his renomina.
=, tlDn.
The Bath (Nc.) Times publishes care
as signed by j. W. Wakefield, collector, and W
f. Hogan. postmaster of Bath resgning
~. their positions on the Bath Republican Cit,
n Committee, in order, as they say, that they
- may obviatc complaints that "as Federal OF
~ ticials we have taken too active an interest il
he political affairs, and may thereby promot,
he the harmony OF the Republican party.
of President Arthur and friends arc quartcrct
VI in the Crossman House at Alexander Bay ant
nd will remain there until Oct. .. The steam
" yacht Minnie is at their service. The prcsi
d. dental party went to Oak Point, near HALL
he days on Long Island, in British waters, OF
I'd Friday after black bass and muscalongc
Il which are numerous at that point. TIN
IN President says he is assigned to the st. Law
IT, renee by his physician to cure his ma
er lara
nn The descendants Of Alexander lTamilto
of are reported to be entering upon liIigatio
m over the distribution of the estate of the lat
IL Mrs j. E.. A. Hamilton. which is cs,imatc
nc at II 100000 Mr.. John G. Hamilton, tn
DC son of Alexander Hamilton, died in July ,auC
" the lawsuit which was threatened while Ii
III lived has been instituted. There will he zen
Ill eral regret that the domestic troubles q
historic family are to be brought int
w. court.
mp -,
OF The progress OF the campaign in Indian
,l3 Lain La, al, wi ind CT Til
~ Democrats are badly divided, and beside
% have, as it is freely admittedly some of thei
lr best men. made a very bad record in oppOs
NJ ing the temperance movement. The Repul
ot licans are full of fight and know what the
nd are contcnding for there is also pafet
ed union in the party.
Leopold Won Ranke has finished the thir
volume of his "llistory of the World. -" Thu
ic- far he has brought out new volume ever
h year. He has two learned amanuenses, VIII
wv alternate in their attendance the young on
lr- spending the forenoon, the old one passing tn
in evening" and part Of the night with the age
he historian, who, in spite Of his eighty
.te years, works steadily from a. m. till I
M, and from s p. III. till | Il. IN. Ranke
his hours OF relaxation are from 2 to 4 p. m
when he takes walk, if the weather pei
mits. lie likes to be alone in his promenade
n his servant only being allowed TO assist hin
p at street crossings. For travelling, he says
ia he cannot find time; it would seriously il
il' terfere with his work. and work he must AN
r. ,vill NJ vis;,ors aro ,acoiva1 Gnr;n" y" ~
re- ,.nri, ;rn h,nrs "''e -
lie. "o'""s 'o'''
as card signed by Alcssrs. 1. u. WoolscN
&C. o. w. Holmes, Noah Porter, Howard Gro
he bv Mark IIonkins lanes McCosb r..
III IIi,chcock q Whittier and Edward
Park, calls attention To- the fitch annive
IT, sarv ,o he celebrated this month, of the q