Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-01-19

" i.celNe cards, anu showing usually no
more emotion than the wooden hat-iack.
But ono afternoon, when Mrs. Ticknor was
out, and the house was very quiet, an aman.
uensls, copying notes 10 an up-staiis room,
was startled by Il series Of bowls and yells
from below. She kept at her work, think.
ing that IL the servants In the kitchen were
| killing each Other, II was no business of hers
soon up came maid 10 ask if she wasfriglt-
ened. She said she was not. "Oh We amt
Wen, | thought I'd tell ye mum, that it's
only the footnan, When the folks is out and
the house quiet he can't stand it, an he has
to holler. It's sort o rellcyin' to him"
Secretary Lincoln, with his customary
business-ikc despatch has taken time by the
forelock in beginning preparations t. &c.
supplies next Summer to Greeley's me,eoro.
logical party at Lady Franklin Biy There
was an unfortunate delay over the necessary
appropriation in Congress last year, and, us
it turned out, the relief ship was unable 10
get drought the ice TO the imprisoned c3.
plorcrs. Better fortune is Likely 10 attend
the expedition this year but another failure
would not cndangcr the men in the ice, who
were equipped for three years absence.
Congressman Hammond Of Georgia. while
at home FOR the Christmas holidays, sad t. a
friend 81 am hardly az stnluln, of a
Democratic victory in 1884 as most of my
party colleagues are. You see, while the
| Repuhllcars lost great many votes in the
fall elections, We did net gam them. We
carried New York by an overwhelming ma
| Jorlty, not because we recruited our plr'y.
but bee anse something like $50 O0J New
YORK Republicans didn't vote. Watcher
they wrre mad enough to have saved Al
home, il by 50 doing they would Lave elected
DemoC rat president, is question"
Chief Justice Waite of the United State.
Supreme Court, says correspondent, looks
very little older than he did eight years ago,
when lie visited Richmond, Va, toA.ll his
flrst term o. court there. Ills smpi. mau-
ners then almost shocked the p.Ople Of TIM
aristocratic city. When the marshal called
tolnquire at what hour the chief Justice would
require his services as escort 10 the court
| room he was taken all alack at the q,.i..t AN.
swer, 81 guess can find my way al nc
I've walked about town some, and | located
the place while | was out Hardly know
ing what to say, the marshal IL, his gaze fall
from the judges face TO his boots, and q, Ing
u small patch on the toe Of one OF them beat
a hnsiy retreat. For, he though "a chief rs
tlce independent enough to wear i pitched
boot in Richmond, Of all places, would cel-
|
mouse, nor to act as he pleased wien he got
there. And for week af tat the amLi.
| tlon OF all RichmSnd was TO get a uecp ut
Mr.. Walte's boot, 10 verify the marshQl's
story.
Tie message of Movor To,r ,f pro.li,,,
:, ..a,,,,;,..T.a az" VI ''''"Iu
''hiinc"' Us sucH documents
should be, to city business His i lea Of home
rule il such rule as Shall conducc to TIA,
| advantage Of the municipality i1tLar il,nn
the Advancement of a pItty. lie advises
among other things, that tic experiment Of
the Swedish system Of excise IL, nd.ri,l bv
which the sole right to sell liquors within a
Cst r"snon.a - S; su ~ auc5lnh 70 tne Ai!li-
will ret for The licenses what ,h, ""L ~. WY ,,tS
and the licensees are interested in having The
Jaw enforced. Mayor Low states that some
system Sill luld be adopted for enhance into
shc subordinate civil service Of the city
"hith shou'u ieuucs personal p"'loras 70
a hllIiiluih' Inc people do not rcon-u'I'
10 "ha' an extent, IN tue abs nee Of ,ucA
system outside politicians usually control
ana make anu unu'ake tn clerical force OF
'ie CITY,
| A recent visitor found t;ovorror .,o.i,..
If (.oor.,i, T., ~. '1'''"S
Vi u'o'sl'' III MS once, sitting IN tic lis.
| wan tipset'l, '4E,-t ! III
conventional black. shirt with tl.c an.
| fashioned roller collar under ,cLirL u.,s a
black band tied in n lori knit lis sI.ns
happened to I've a new peir with ali ar,s
united and wandering in uncon.ci,u.,Ilr ir.
regularity. A pair Of cvc.ploss,s L,n,Lv.
black silkon cord at his sid which when moi
IN" ~ b s'u,nr uses arc Utilized Tor empIa.7-
Barring the paper ,le vail wcr, boI ~" ', ,'i
| devoid OF ornaments, with tie exception If 4
,aIse gourd liai hung on nail above The
SS,o;i i ~. nea',' INC curiosity came ny
nhni,. I'm aL a''i'itcr IN IN, STATE ami IS
"''u' i'''S 'ec' III length
NJ. c. Campbell the n,on,io,or of a., or
| irinal Comnha,r, u;,.,.,,-
anu ""c "' VII
p'o"ceIs Vi hllhstrclsy IN America, died in
New York on Saturday nigh, last. Mr.
campbell was born in London in 1871. and
came to America in early life. p,s,es.i.,rn
voice of pleasin. character he was led to
adopt the life in which lie subsequently, lie.
came so prominent. In 1852 lie was one OF
the leading performers in Woods Minstrel
Hall, New York. In 1860 he Ass 1clatrd
himself with Il. NJ. Hoolly and torrfIcr
they opened lioOley and Campb,lrs Nihln's
saloon with company of MINISTRIES. The
deceased subsequently, dissolved partnership
with lloOlcy and opened in 1869 The ori final
Campbclrs Mnstrels in the B,wcry. Mr..
Campbell was at different times with the
Melville Ministries. Fellows Mirsir,li nnd