Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-08-18
Personal AND POLITICAL NOTES.


of prohibilion.
The chief interest in the Democratic cam
pa'gu in California seems to be confined to
Denis Kcarncy and the Sand Lots.
There is a probability of four State tickets
being put in the field in Nebraska Ibis year
the Republican. Democratic, Greenback
and Prohibition.
The South Carolina Republican Executive
Committee has called the State Convention
to assemble September l2 The convention
will nominate no ticket, but endorse that of
the Greenbacli party.
The Chicago Times notes that Salt river
got no appropriation, although it is certain to
hayc heavy business this Fall.
The New York Sun is very respondent.
1t seems to think that the Democracy is
more likely to break to pieces than TO carry
the State.
The captain of the Star of the West, the
vessel which attempted to provision Fort
Sumter in 1861, died by his own act at the
Sailors Snug Harbor. n. y, Il few days ago
Lord Chief Justice Coleridge Of England
has accepted the Invitation Of the Bar Asso
citation Of New York to visit the country as
their guest. He will come to America next
year.
Dispatches from several points in Virginia
in regard to the opening campaign indicate a
growing disposition among the Liberal Dem
ocrats to give the Administration strong sup
port
Gilbert Burns Begg, nephew of the
Scotch poet, Robert Burns, fortnight ago
was found in the poorhouse of Glasgow. He
has since been removed to better home by
admirers of the poet.
The extraordinary Congressional contest in
the Twelfth Illinois District came to an end
on the fifteen hundred and twenty first ballot
when the Democrats nominated J. NJ. Riggs,
| dark horse, over Gen. Singleton, the pres
ent member.
Stoneman, the Democratic candidate for
Governor of California, began speech at
| San Rafael the other day by modtstly re-
marking: Fellow citizens-It is a we'll
known fact in history that great generals are
poor takers, aud am one Of them"
An English correspondent says that An
thony Trollope is sick with Bright's disease,
and is going travel in Ireland, where he will
gather materials for new novel; that
Wilkie Colins's eyes are alling and he is
writing by dlctation that Charles Reade is q
good deal troubled by dyspepsia; and that
Edmund Yates is busy with a new novel.
| The st. Paul Pioneer-Pre says the an-
nouncemcnt that the President will visit the
| West in September may be accepted as a
semi-o1cial declaration of his intention to be
present at the great Northwestern EXPOSE
ton at Minneapolis. Roscoe Conkling will
accompany him, and will deliver an address
at the exposition.
Thomas Hughes, having accepted county
court judgeship in England, is considered to
have retired from active political life. Dur
ing his political career he took prominent
part 10 amending the laws against labor or
CARNATIONS. Twice elected to Parliament,
he did not win prominent place in that
body and since 1874 has failedto gain seat.
His strong anti -disestablishmcnt opinions
and his connection with the cooperative
movement at different times told powerfully
against his prospects.
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rous to create Khedve in place of Tewfk, is
almost u Frcnchnan, having lived greater
part of his life in Paris, and adopted French
manners and customs He is n great favor.
ito with Frenchmep. and. what il of more
importance in the present state of society in
France, with all french women ne had an
niving fe,es ~ the parisians IN heiins NJ The
Faces and pIaying maSpiflcently at The clubs
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1t is reported that French lunacy COM
mission is about starting for Epvnt for the
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pu.P4se VI WMnuiaw ,t .nu aSu VI It De Les
sp s ', 30 soii, ,no ar, ~ No
wes ,bn ". ref"sai 70 allow General 81 ne ,be
late commander of the Khedive's army, the
privilege Oh a small ooat 70 convey MS iam-
opd ,H Arab; Pacha himself had sent nm 90
on., Nth General S,ane,s famil, from, Sa;ro
wherc tho war had over,akcn them O'
"n.'' Wv
Inc Democrats oi Nor'h Caroilha snow
their anxiety over the November election by
their desperate methods of conducting the
campaIpp' The importance of keepinp the
state in line il plain. To the Democrats the
CAMPAIGN assumes A gravity unusual for a
reverse could scarcely fail 10 be fatal Con.
seouently they have adopted violent and
abusive system of stirring the hearts of The
faithful and alarming the colored men till
they VIII DC AFRAID 10 go 70 inc polls; Inc
White mon" ;s tho worc,v -' 'o'
W. nv" NV W."
Mr. george Dexter one OF Tue oest known
old residents of Albany, now living on North
pearl street in his eirbty-fourtb wear. ,,ld n
renor,er of the Albany Er,niu0 ,Journo, that
he was the sole survivor of fftv mas.
so,,ors NJ, tho first trim a. hi