Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-10-06
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL NOTES.

HUI pll noulc III bIlNbdhtHs
The Indiana Republicans are united and
happy, and expect great victory in Nov
cmber.
Michigan has Ave State tickets in the
field - Republican, Greenback Democratic |
Fusion, ani.Fusiou Gre,nback, straight
out Grccnback and pfollibi,ionist
Myra Clark Gaines has become m active
member of the Woman's National Labor
League, and says she expect to give two
hundred years to the work in hand, if it
shall require so long time, TO secure the
suffrage To woman.
Sergeant Mason, who tried to shoot Gui-
teau, is still confined in the Albany Pcni-
Tertiary. lie is looking thin and haggard,
and is evidently much depressed in spirit.
Herbert Spencer charactcrizes Oscar Wilde
as ian outlandish person who attempted to
reconcile idocy with All md uambypamby-
ism with sentiment"
Mrs. Maxwell, better known as Miss NJ. L.
Braddon, is just passing the prime OF lie,
and enjoys the most vigorous, robust health.
She lives in fine house near London, and is
fond OF driving u team of spirited chestnut
horses.
Franklin Simmons, the American sculptor,
now IN Rome has nearly completed the sta
tue of Oliver L. Morton. lndiana's War
Governor" on which he has long lJecn en-
gagged The figure is about eight feet high,
and represents Mr. Morton in the act of
speaking.
The San Francisco Alta says that Denis
kearney is doing splendid work ia California
by stumping the State for the Democratic
party, and that he makes plenty OF Republi-
can votes wherever he goes
The temperance people in Pennsylvania
will give their attention mainly to the cleo
ton of members of the Legislature. In some
COUNTIES they have compelled the Republi.
cans to nominate men favorable 10 the sub
mission of constituted amendment to the
people.
independent Democrats and the Republi-
cans are fighting hard against Bourbonism in
Georgia. The Bourbon papers display no
little fear. They are uneasy The indie
penden,s will have a good showing In the
+ orisln,urn II 10 believed tbot II North.
- e,aiv,or,s would nid some indennndent
n ,m ,ho nnoi,ns nf a n.w inin,ligent
party would be formed,
The Republicans and the Democrats of
OHIO have now completed their nominations
tor co,n,oss .voo,,, ,,., tho nor,ooro,s
,'' ooS' .'s' NP '.a.,'r'
nave nor YET naii'eu VICTIM III n"ruclu
5000 to 10000 Republican majority and 1t
doesnl signify whether they nominate or
The Anli-Dcbris Association in California
has called "A State convention. The objects
=, .,,., ,,.,. ,,...,o.. -, as lo,r ,,,,,
a'e w ''."'' '"' Pa''"9
1t Il mlsdemtanOr Tor any hydraiiic mining
company to dump It's debris INTO me rivers
and CD law permitting persons INJURED To
sue all the mining companies engaged IN that
business. lherc are zen counties interested
IN TINS question: winch cast "-'ool V"'cs III
lsso
r,od.r;o,. no,cl,se hoe hoo, ronor,,L ,s
Whit,
ond r..dy ,o nal. s,eech.s in tho state for
tho s,ra;n,,ou, Ro,ub,;cors I'm, ho denies
this. saving +: II am as heartily in favor OF
the coalition movement in Virginia to defeat
the bourbon Democracy in that State rs any
man on the stump Ii is not tue that and
Mr.. Blaine will stump the State. am in
favor OF any decent movement looking to the
abolition OF the color-line i'll American poll
tics. My first impressions were against The
| movement, but find 1t about the only way
| by which the people OF the State can enjoy the
franchise
III. u.....,h,,..,,, p.o,,,;,,,,;.,, h,r.
now organized 10 secure constitutional
amendment prohibiting the manufacture anc
sale of intoxicating liquors They had ,
large meeting AT Boston Inc o'her day a
, I"n,orJ shomlJ ~, n,aJn ,,no, ,h6 i7ea;sia
ture to submit the proposed constitutional
amendment to popular vote, recommend
ing that candidates for the Legislature shal
be pledged to vote in favor of submitting sucl
an amendment to the people, and giving
pledges that in favor of the movement
ministerial convention, and meetings In til,
cities and large towns shall be called, and 9th
or means taken to a.ltute the question.
T., III, ,o,,or -, .ooo,,,roo ro,o,,l ~ u
-. =" ''' y. 49,
Sihhihs' the coa'i'ioh nominee ior congress
in the fifth district OF Virginia, uses this
plain language; "Other commonwealth,
have prospercd und advanced while we stood
sill and Mi Ills we b,,ye submitted IN for
Ia. sei'ln,'i 'aN, 'oIu ut patty ;s,n'a nas,
adopted practical politics she has ceased Ia
venera,e patty names, and learned that she
must protect herself against any party un.
willing or unable TO legisate in the interests
of her citizens. President Arthur seems de-
termined to drive sectonalism out OF poll
tcs' anu T." aa,'S' goo we h w.
Democrats or Republicans, should sustain
him in his patriotic course"
| ,
oo'ohcl A'ltcu L. 'u'h, '''e hcpu""ca''
nominee for Congress in the nth Georgia