Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-11-24
Personal AND Political MOTIFS.

The friends of Hon. Green b. Raum of H.
LIMOS, claim that his election as Senator
David Davis's successor is sure.
"DOlle Button" well known at one time
in the show business as the lilipuiian OF
American, has Just been taken to the Worcos.
ter Ins me Asylum, n hopeless lunatic She |
was married III 1875, bu, soon tccamc Sc
parated from her husband, and her dunts-
tic troubles drove her into insanity,
The trustees Of the Seminary ut Andover
have elected the Rev. George Harris Of Prov
dence, X. to the Abbott professoiship Of
Christian theology, the Rev. Edward y.
llncks, recently OF Portland, TO the Smith
professors ship of theology, the Rev John
p. Taylor Of New London, Conn, to the
TAYLOR rroiessorshp of biblical theology.
The bill to give government aid to the
several States on the basis of il,elacy, for
educational purposes, has been discussed
throughout the South during the recent
canvass. The new House, 1t is said, will
contain members pledged to vote for the
measure. 1t is even claimed that the ctnd-
dates for the speakership will be asked to
promise their support to the movement for
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facilities for education.
1t is announced that General George p. +.
BeGurcgard, of rebel notoriety, is to mary
the widow of the late Commodore Wander
bilr with whom he was in love before the
war. They have both been married twice
since then. General Beauregard is now man
uger Of the Louisiana Lottery Company at
New Orleans.
Senator VOORHEES, is more frank than
shrewd. He expects the Democrats to elect
the next President and in anticipation of
that calamity he says he will not vote for
any bill which will give to federal officers ad-
dilional permancucy. This means that the
Democrats if successful in 1854 will make II
clean sweep Of federal oiiiccholders, all their
tail, on civil service reform TO the contrary.
Perhaps might be as well for our esteem
ed Democratic contemporaries to mediate,
at odd moments, on til: tla5ic fate of the
countryman who sold the bears skin before
The tear had got through With 1t. -UdFttord
tOWrdHt.
The official returns from tily.sevcn Of the
sixty counties in the State Of New Iok, with
= trustworthy returns from tie three others,
,.,,.,,a, ,ho ,n,ol ,o,o for Governor in.
sioM ata',, % ma snr Tho rrthihitnn can.
,,iIa,n,,as 9oc toG o,,,irst fO5 ooG in 1ssO
d. ,,'i,,,,, ,aIiiM,, ~ nf my ,3O Ju,l,r
FOigcr received Tins year 81. 2oj woes,
ans ooo'3fi Cas' ~. io', "a i
Ln,n,, 52G oni AGAINST IA I'll for Ham
cock. "A gain of only 1888 votes. 1t is pretty
clear then that Clcvcland's huge majority wa.
| no, due in any great measure to Republic nus
who voted for Cleveland, In, TO Republicans
/ who neither voted for him uOl for Fnger, but
, who voted for the candidate of The Piohlhi'
tionists or stayed at home.
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"A N"''ii'c"''''S =" va i'''''''"' "''
for the spealicrshp the Louisville fOHrcr
= J,yynal Democratic) SAYS: 1--WE do no
= .,iaa.,,,;, LIN, rhis o,o;,, tn Tho can
Misn W u''Ot ~, , ,,ho, nn sav ,ho, III,
.,a h',,d T., Tho D.mncrn,s in
an,,a,,. I',t,,, IN ,hn hands of tho Rrnuhli
cans, than that he should again have the or
ganzatloh oil 'he ways anu means c,'iil.''u :,
ANU .no ,o ,,;r " r,' wa il'>''
:
= lie Marquis oi 'licensp'rfy sister, Lao.
$ Gertrude Douglas, has scanialized Londo
# s,c,ptv d,rinr the week hy the disclosure O
8 ,.,.. Jor l,d,shi, !. /,
iic' n.',i y" n' ,'.. ni ~ hnl,or
Nv l''.ins ~, .,,,''' III, hos m,',n,
n o'li ,".",, u'n, =, ,t''.I nilnr
&c '"' '''' S"""'' '''''' - a'
Il Another unfortunate exposure is threaten
- ,1 r,,,,r,,;,,, ,ho ,xro,s,s If ,h. tariff c,u
y .,..,7, .aa.,,a.,, r.l.,o. ,,ns' On a.,,,is,
~ al at the Hills FIN, he has referred them I,
the commissioner OF customs, with dieC
ton TO look theii over cate'uiiy anu i'P''
la sen, tn The regular auditing officer Til
=, latter saws that they are sure 10 attrac, after
- lion by the unncc, ssary expenses of all sort
incurred bv the commission. the exposure ,
is which is sure to provoke criticism No on
, has been allowed to see the bills vet, but it
" evident that the commission has laid itse
III omen To charges which shock even the trci
he sury officials. Among the bills are lid to b
no $1,000 for eleven people at Long Branc
ny ho'e'' anu o'hV' ''ein' " 'o''espo"''
ce MIR. Solomon Barrett, widely known
50 the author OF series OF examiners on u
in English, Latin, Greek, German, Spanisl
~ and French lanouar.s. died at his residen,
in the town of Madrid. n. Y. on the 1871
&c ;ns, i, ,hn e;gb,v-,I,irI 6, mr. of his ape NJ
Die Rarr,t was the ORIGINATOR Of the present sy
r.. ,a'n If ,"achinr nronmnr bv d ABRAMS sho,
;n', ,hn rsIo,inns of w,rds and their cons
al ar ,'' ,yn,ax and ,hs r. Instruction of In
IL I,ou H. unfinished hi, frs, work IN 4
to nnon1 n " in Tie wear lsos. lie taup
ov biS S,s,o,n IN varnns ellie of the union n,
~ ,.' ,Stu hn nrh,,shoJ lie l,r,.r wo,l nn n
'u' ,ar;ous lori,nonos
nd '"''o'' '""S'"
~ The Democrats in Texas are broken |
on over the loss 10 'ha' o'a'e o' 'hc democrat
TO banner IL seems 'ha' IL" oou'''e'n LEI
by ocra's some years ago purchaser i'a' Va
all ncr. to be given to the State giving the lar
-, est Democratic majority. Georgia hrst W.
MS | /, ia, II, 1874 'TpynG / fro