Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-10-13
Personal AND POLITICAL NOTES.


THE Greenbackers Of Massachusetts, ;
says the Boston transcript, "are not yet al
dead +" but the same remark is fret, IDENTIFY
made of fools.
The pedestal of Mr.. Gladstonc's statue at
Bow will bear the inscription, "a great
leader whose gigantic intellect seemed be.
You'd comprehcnsion-a man whose marvel
| lOus clOqncnce had astonishcd the civilized
| world" The writer of the inscription up.
parcntly did not intend to dn Mr. Glad.
stone by faint praise.
The Mormons are taking lively interest
II the elections in Nevada, Idaho and Mon.
tana, ms well as in Utah. They are said to
hold the balance of power in Idaho This
| year. however, the Democratic nominee for
delegate to Congress is such an outsDoken
helper Of the Mormons that revolt against
him has taken place. lie helped Brother"
Cannon all he could at Washington last win.
ter, and The people of the Territory justly
resent such misrepresentation. In Nevada
the Mormons support the Republican nom
| inec for Congress, because Cassidy, the
| present Democratic congressman, gave eff.
cicnt aid in the anti Mormon legislation that
was accomplished last winter.
The owner of one Of the largest private
libraries in the country died on Monday a,
his home in Albany. His name was Royal
Woodward, and he was not an author, u pro-
| fessonal man or a rich conuosSeur, but q
pedler of sewing silk For many years h.
had invested the greater part of his earnings,
which were considerable, in books. and rs
supp sed to have left says the Troy Times
more than 10000 volumes. His tastes ran
IN The direction of theology, gcnealcgirs and
town histories. His library was never ar
ranged, but was slowed from cellar to gar
ret in parlor and woodshed He also owned
large collections of ensravngs and auto.
graphs. Mr.. Woodward was an honorary
member OF number of antiquarian and liter.
airy societies in this country and Europe"
1t is related that when a young man in
General Robert Toombss presence objected
to Millions "Paradise Lost" that it was OBJ.
scure, Toombs said with pity: "Ml,on
was blind he couldn't sec to write for
ioDls.'
The Mdependem n, first expressed the
opinion that, considering Secretary t'ogers
excellent character, it wOnldbe better to vote
for him than TO defeat the party inthis State.
II now says "Sincc that time 50 much fur
ther evidence has accumulated Of the afro.
cious forgerics and frauds BY which that
nomination was effected, and of the objects
which we're in view in securing it, that We
can no longer give even he.itating support
| to Mr. Folgern
MIR. Gladstone has again denied that lie
symrathized with the South in our civil war
From Canterbury he was recently addressed
on the subject by gentleman who had heard
a lecturer, in arguing that Mr.. Gladstone's
! foreign policy was ne arly always wrong. de.
clare that lac had sympalhzed with the south
ern cause. This gentleman wrote to Mr.
Gladstone, asking II IT were true and from
one NJ lis secretaries received the following
| response In reply 10 the note which Mr..
Gladstone received from sou, am directed
ny nm 10 Inform you THAI the statement
httrbutlng TO him sympathy with the South
IN the American war is not true, and is con.
trary to authentic facts long ago made puh
| lie
Justice Field says that The internal machine
reported TO have been sent him recently Was
received by him in Washington on January
10, 1865, and thai an sccouu. of it was rub.
llshcd next day. The Judge further said
/ thhl lut illiii WIN was always suspected q
scnding the machine uied several years ago
and that the strange part of his action was
that The decision respecting the title of the
ground on which San Francisco stands was
really beneficial to the man. although he be
evcd himself To tc ruined thereby, aud
hence sought to xii the Judge.
The Cleveland Ohio Leader (Republican)
reports AN interview with General Gibson
who is one OF the most effective speakers ON
the stump in Ohio, and who has this year
been over a large part OF the S,ae), in which
the General says Il haven't Il doubt hat
the republicans willcarry the State by TWEEN
" thousand majority" He said this major
ity would come from the solid rural vote of
the Republican party AMI from eight thou
sand prohiblionists. In regard to the
Congressional delegation. he said the Demo-
Gratis would elect four Congressman certainly
and they will have fighting chance in the
Cincinnati, Toledo aud Defiance di.tticls for
| four more.
| FIENDIsH iBURGLAHs.