Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-07-28
POLITICAL AND PERSONAL NOTES.

unu siAty THOUSAND dollars Tor the religious
missions in Japan and China.
Mrs. Eveline o. Ames, widow Of Cakes
Ames, died at her residence 10 North Eastop,
Mass, recently, at the age of seventy-threc
years. She had been In poor health for sew
eral years.
Robert Bonner of the New York Ledger
is rated at only $4,000, 900 now, but he is
stubblng along the best he knows how, and
will catch up with the rest of us one of these
days.
MIR. John ). Wise, the Virginia Rcadjuster,
has entered already upon vigorous campaign
for Congrcssman-at-la large. lie spoke few
days ago at Marion, aud at the close of his
speech whipped Bourbon who had insult
ed him.
1t is full quarter of century since the
Democrats elected Governor in Pennsylva.
mia, David Wilmot having been defeated in
1857 by w. f. Packer. The present Gov
crnor, Mr.. Hoyt, was elected in 1878, by
about %, 900 plurality.
General Grants Galena comrades have
completed the soldiers monument in that
city. The shaft, which is forty feet high,
bears the names of more than four hundred
soldiers of 10 Davicss county who died in the
army, General Grant is president Of the
monument association.
On his big Dakota farm, ex.President
Hayes has, it is said, this year, 265 acres of
wheat, 215 acres of oats, and ten acres OF
miscellaneous crops. From the present out.
look, he will harvest not far from 5000
bushels Of grain.
The mortality among the Bishops OF the
Methodist Episcopal church has been great
during the last few years. Kingsley, Thomp.
son, Baker, Ames, James, Gilbert Haven, E.
y. Haven and Scott have all died within q
very short time. OF the survivors, Foss, Fos-
ter and Bowman have recently been near
death.
A Washington despatch to the New York
Times reports that certain opponents of the
denomination of Governor Cornell are plan.
ming to ''break him up in convention" and
then spring the name of General Grant for
nomination.
The central temperance committee of
ave" hahfpouilc nus UcbuH Tue COl-
lection of subscriptions to pay speak
cs to canvass the Statcfor the purpose of
securing as far as possible, the nomina-
ton of candidates for representatives
who IN the next Legislature will vote
to submit to the people the question of call
ing convention to amend the constitution so
as to forbid the manufacture or sale of spirit
uous liquors in this State as beverage.
The World, the Democratic organ in New
York. says. If the Democrats in Congress
can not make up their minds to act together
as body on Democratic principles in deal
Ing with the monstrous extravaganza of the
government, it will soon become necessary
for the voters and taxpayers of the United
States to organize new party and put those
principles into effectual operation. Those
principles do not depend upon the men who
now call themselves Democrats, but con-
tinued existence of the party which calls
itself Democratic depends upon those princi-
pies
They have new issue in the Tennessee
campaign. The Dyersburg Gazette having
declared that John II. Beasley, Grecnbach
candidate for Governor. denies the existence
of God and the immortality of the soul, Mr.
Bea.lcy strikes back in letter which will
make him very precious to voters who thinl
it crime for one man to hold more proper,
than another. Mr. Beasley says be does no
deny that there is a God, but the doctrine o
the immortality Of the soul was invented by
Plato ''for the purpose of reconcilipg tn,
poor to the burdens placed upon them by
the rich :" wherefore he hates the said doc
trine. 1t is u wonder that the Greenbackerl
have never thought of inserting this catching
idea in their platforms.
GLOW Ienjoy the return of Saturda,
night said Senator Vance in the horse ca
riding up from the Senate. Yes" rejoinel
Senator Hoar, eff yon were Republican
you might join with DIR. Watts in saying
GLOW pleasant Is Saturday night,
When I've tried all the week 10 he good"
"Not being a Republican," returned the
North Carolinian, Il can't tell lie likt
that" Senator Hoar offered Senator Vance
his hat, which was declined quietly but firm
ly.-Ne,o York Tribune.
Mrs. Garfield has begun her residence al
Mentor for the Summer and Autumn. 9th,
children Mollie, Abram and Irwin were al
} Mentor, and Harry and James will Join tn,
family very soon. The late President,
mother is also at Lawnfield, where, in &C
cordance with her expressed desire, she hal
heard from Mrs. DR.. Edson's lips the whole
, story of the sufferings and death of her son
The Mentor home has been greatly improved
during the absence Of the family, and work
will soon be commenced upon a fire anc
burglar proof building that Mrs Garfield has
!; ordered erected for the storage of thu
private papers and letters of her husband.
Mr.. Kinsela, the veteran editor of tn,
Brooklyn Eagle Dem. tells reporter that
reconciliation between Tammany Hall and tn,
,, regular organization in the State, in sci
terms, is not possible, but practical agree
ment is quite SO. Mr.. Kiusella thinks that
if candidates are nominated this Fall who
are not identified with the existing fractional
disputes, the bulk of Tammany's voters viii
support them. He confessed II to be diff
, cult to name such men, and would not say
that, even with such II union, a Democratic
success would be certain. AS to the candi
dates for governor, Mr.. Kinsella well say
that the fact that SO many are mentioned
goes to prove that they are all of about thu
yet been hit upon.
r Gen. Beaver. Republican candidate fo
1 Governor of Pennsylvania, said in q speed
: the other day II said when was nominal
cd that would make no pledges. hat
not pledged single person snything iheI
and can not do it now. will discharge m!
, duty faithfully. think the trouble with NJ,
Independent friends is that they magnify ONT
man and think that he fills the great State o
Pennsylvania. Don Cameron, my friend, il
not big man. He is small one Th'
proper thing for you to do is to stay in thu
party and drive Cameron out of ii. He ha
, no hold upon me, and tie man who thinks
could mould an administration in the inter
, est of any one man doesn't know me. Sta,
in the party and If Cameron does wrong
why, whip him, MY friends can not ask mi
to organize party, or pledge them anything
, in Cameron's interest. My idea OF politics i.