Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-11-03
Personal AND POLITICAL NOTES.

NOhSte'sinuu SdlliSlt 10 NV July u Chnul-
date for Speaker of the next House Of Rep
resentatives, but is an aspirant for Kentucky 8
seat 10 the United States Senate, which he.
comes vacant In 1885.
Prince Bismarck, who has long been one
of the most decorated personages in Christen-
dom, has just received an addition 10 his dec
ora,ions in the Order OF the Chrysanthcmus
conferred uron him by the Mikalo Of japan.
He has now AZ decorations.
Republican gains arc promised in Mary
land because the new election law prevents
fraudulent registration. 1t is said for years
ten thousand votes have been cast in Balti-
more upon names of dead men.
The bronze statue of the late Senator Hill,
to he erected in Atlanta, Ga, will cost about
$4,000, of which one-half has already been
subscribed.
A prominent Kentucky Republican writes
1--WE have fair prospect of clectng four
Republican Congressman from Kentucky,
from the Third, Ninth. Tenth, and Eleventh
Districts
The widow OF General "Stonewalr' Jack
son and her daughter, u young lady of nine
teen years, are now living in Cleveland,
Ohio. Mrs. Jackson left the South because
she was there compelled to mngle with So
clety, and could not find the retirement and
rest that her health demanded.
Senctor Hale, of Maine, is in New York
city, about to take the stump for Secretary
Folger.
Richmond papers look for some pleasant
news if Congressman George d. Wise, Dem
ocratic candidate for reelection in the third
Virginia district happens to meet John Am
bier Smith, his coalition competitor, as both
have taken atsenals aboard and promise. 10
shoot each other on sight. The canvass in
Virginia is getting well under way, now.
1t is reported that in population of 100,
900 Utah has registered $4,000 votes under
the Edmunds registry while about $1,000,
three-fourths of them women, are disfran.
chsed BY it, Of the total registry about 81,
900 are Mormons. The Gentle vote would
reach 10000 but part of the women refuse
TO register.
Among the transparencies displayed at the
Democratic iolliflcation in Columbus, Ohio,
was one reading Strong beer makes strong
men and strong nations"
Prince Alexander, the present Prince OF
Orange, is the only surviving male of tho
direct line of the royal mouse of Netherlands
His health has been long precaious, and he
nj mt IL,
happen to hun Germany may seek to anne,
Holland.
The latest social difficulty at New York i,
between William X. Travers, the banker
and William Petit an importer Traver.
accidentally sat down on Pettits hat a
Delmonico's and without apologZng hand
ed il over to Petit, who has now sent him
Dill for a new hat.
Ex-senator Paddock of Nebraska saws
"Divest the Mormons of political power ant
down goes polygamy.' This plan was pro
posed years ago by Mr. Sargent, now Minis
ter to Germany.
Tom Ochiltrce, the chum Of the President
is making a surprising canvass in the Eight
Texas Congressional district. His chance.
of election are said to he excellent,
Their triumph of Oct 10 inspires the De
mocracv of Ohio to name their man for 1854
to wit, Judge Hoadly of Cincinnati Don
say you never heard of Judge Hoadly. IL
is the great advocate who so ably argued TO
the Tilden larceny Of the 1876 vote in ore
gon.
| The dccination Of Mr.. II. p. Flower t
run in the eleventh district of New Yorl
leaves the Democracy in a bad condition
Without Mr.. Flowers barrel. and the pres
tigc of his former election in Republican
district, the Democrats can hardly fail I,
lose the district The Republican candi
date, Mr.. w. l." Strong. is all anti-machin
man and an excellent representative of pro
eressive Republication. A gain of one dsiric
will do something to relieve the New York
CANVASS Of its depressing aspect.
| When our Democratic friends are denounc
ing the Republican party for its alleged mis-
management 10 National affairs they do no
mention that the financial history of til,
country for the last twenty years is without
parallel in any aye of the world, and is TN
admiration and despair OF European states
men. or course they say nothing of this
for it would not fit in with their general de
nunciations, but 1t is fact that one-th'rd o
the whole debt has been paid the burden o
| interest has been scarcely more than one
third of what il was when heaviest, and i
now only about fifty millions year, an,
that this has been done, not by retaining tn
war taxes, but in spite of successive reduc
lions of taxation, which reduced the revenu
by sixty millions at one time, eighty-fv
millions at another, thirty five millions Il
another, forty millions al another.
The Democrats of the Fifth Cougrcssiona
District of Louisiana are seeking to proven
Charles r. Routh, a leading citizen of Ten
sas Parish held in high repute, from takin
part in the canvass. He was warned by
Democratic committee not to speak, but per
sisting In his purpose he was arrested on
trumped-up charge, and then told it woul,
not be pressed if he would leave the Stat
during the canvass. The parties whose name
are appended to the affidavit as State wit
nesses have written to Mr.. Routh dlsclaim
ing all connection with the affidavit, sayih,
that they know nothing of the facts of tn
case, never authorized the use of thei
names, and firmly believe in his innocence
He readily obtained bail, and will bring
suit for damage against his prosecutors In
til recently he has been Democrat, and thi
prosecution is to prevent him from helping
the Republican canvass.
President Andrew ID. White thinks ''th
defeat of the Republican State ticket vii
act like thunder storm and clear the polti
cal atmosphere; after which shall expect
general and successful rally to keep the Ma
ton out of the hands of the Democrats.
Senator Wade Hampton said in speech
in Chesterfield county, S. c., the other day
that he would never be Il candidate for oilic,
again. Well, the country is resigned
The good men who get up Democrat,
side-shows by way OF manifcsting their de
votion to the cause of temperance may mea