Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-09-29
Personal AND POLITICAL NOTES.

Governor of Texas. is disguised with the de-
nand of the platform of his party for econo-
ny, aud says ii has been repeated until it is
'tale. and never amounted to anything.
The Democrats believe 10 counting their
chickens before they are Matched, and have
figured out majority of three in the next
House. This sort of pleasantly is cheap and
and the Bourbons are smart to en-
Joy il while they eau.
The incidents of Congressman Starin's only
speech in Congress are related by his friends
rs follows; bill was under discussion for
he sale of II portion Of the Brooklyn Navy
Yatk for about 100000 A syndicate of
politicians were to be the purchasers. Mr..
Starin rose in his seat, pale as a ghost, and
said earnestly "Mr. Speaker, am not fam
illar with all of your rules here, and do not
know whether or not ! am in order, but you
have a property here which you are going to
draw my check for IL for $500, 000." The
bill was killed.
'Che Mayor of Charleston, Is. Co. having
just discovered that there are not any slaves
in that section in these days, and that the
custom Of ringing bells and beating the tat
too to warn them off the streets would be
better honored In the breach than In the OBJ
scrvance, has prohibited the tintinnabulary
exercises. But the people of the south are
eminently conservative they have a Lost
Cause" and cherish II but they don't pro-
pose to have any lost customs to keep 1t
company. AS d consequence the Mayor is
In hot water.
Georgia bourbons are Boosting that Alex
ander II. Stephens now weighs 1906 pounds,
which is three pounds more than ever be.
fore, and that he has the eyes Of boy of 10.
Themany friends of Mr.. Skysim Skywin-
kle will regret to hear that justice has jailed
him at Indianapolis, for drunkenness
The temperance issue is assuminga good
deal Of prominence in Minnesota, Wisconsin
and Illinois, as well as in Ohio and Indiana.
The temperance people hope to have ma
jority in the next Minnesota Legislature,
and both in Minnesota and Wisconsin THE
liquor interests are organizing for a strug.
gle.
The engagement of Chester A. Arthur,
Jr., the Presidents son, to the daughter Of
Congressman Richard Crowley, one OF the
Presidents most trusted counselors, is an.
nounced. The marriage will probably take
place in the White House this fall,
Young Ben Hill has begun the work Of
compiling his fathers speeches for publca-
ton. He refused the proffered successorshir
to his father in tho Senate that he might frs,
perform this labor of love. There is much Of
genuine chivalry 10 the act.
1t is related that Michigan saloon keepers
who had combined to test the liquor law o.
that State, once sent q copy of the law and {
check for $500 to the Hon. Matt Carpenter
of Wisconsin, and asked his opinion of the
law, His answer was laconlc: 1.-THE law i,
good and can't be broken"
The new Legislature of Maine. which will
meet tho first Wednesday OF January next
will he called upon to reapportion the Stat,
for Representatives in Congress and for Sen
ators and Representatives In the Legislature
and TO elect a United Senator, Mr. Frye
term expiring next March. He will mos
certainly be reelected.
1t is not only Jay Gould who has Won
victory in the Republican convention at Sar
atoga, but Vanderbilt too has his share ii
it, according to the New York Herald, hi
contribution to the strength of the prevail
ing faction being the delegates from the
Hudson river counties, which deserted dur
ing the battle from Cornell to the admins
tration, aud his share of the spoil being thu
nomination of b. Plat Carpenter, said to bt
a dependent of Vanderbilt. as the candidate
for lieutenant governor, in which capacity
if elected, he will next winter appoint tn,
Senate committees on railroads and canals.
The political machinery of Philadelphia
employs larger number of citizens thar
would be supposed. 1t takes 5000 Repub
licans TO act as delegates In all the conven
tiOns for nominating purposes. Thepe ar,
900 election precincts in the city, and a
least 5000 men are required to man them
The Democratic machine uses its 10000
Thus 10000 Phladelphians are practica
politicians at each election.
The movement to place memorial of Mr.
Longfellox in Westminster Abbey is enlist
ing the support of many eminent English
authors. artists and statesmen. 1t is hoped
that sufficient fund will be raised, 10 add
ton to procuring this memorial, to found {
Longfellow scholarship at Oxford or Cam
bridge, possibly at both. The treasurer Of
the committee is Mr.. Francis Bennocb, thu
trusted friend of Hawthorne, Fields and g
host of other Americans.
A civil service reform league is projected
in Maine, with an executive committee Of
two persons from each Of the sixteen coun.
ties in the State. A hopeful observer thinks
there are at least GO 900 voters In Maine who
really believe iu this reform. II they are re-
solved TO support for office only consistent re-
formers there will be breaking in upon
the strength of both parties in the nexI
election in that State.
Extremes meet. The very stalwart Rut.
land, Vermont, Herald anticipates with seem
ing satisfaction the election Of Gen. Butler In
Massachusetts,. Worcester Spy.
The Republicans of Missouri have eman
cipated themselves from the domination Of
Mr.. Filley. That ''boss" determined tina,
there should be no Republican convention
this year, but that the party should attach
itself as tail to the very small and very dis
reputable greenbsck kite. The decision was
not at all agreeable to the Republicans them
selves, who thought they had some rights II
the case. Accordingly they took steps tC
hold convention, which has just been il
session at Jefferson City. 1t was representa-
which Republican conventions are accus
toned TO do In manner which will com
mend the result to the voters of the State