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ipc the service. What amount of
money the bill. will from inc treasury
annually no one Jretends to know. The
estimates range from ten to TWO hundred
millions. The current discussion lends ee-
pecial interest to Mr. Z. v Smalley's article
on the pension office 10 the June Century.
There were, it seems, only ABOUT 10000
names on the list for all previous wars when
the Rebellion broke out, and the appropria-
ton for pensions formed but lriiiing sum,
The system of LEGISLATION granting pensions
on account of the war of the Rebellion is
founded on an act passed in July, 1862, but
more than fifty changes have since been
made in the laws regarding this subject.
Tho frs, effect was seen in the fiscal year
closing with June 30, 1868, when the num-
Der of pensioners showed an increase from
10, 23o to 14,701 The next year 1t jumped
I'D to 81, 1876, in 1865 to S5,0S6, and 30 by
steady and generally large additions every
wear to the 23S, All recorded in 1873. This
represented reasonable proportion of the
| 2, O03, 900 individual cnlistmcnts in the army
land navy during the war, of which number
mot over fve-sixths were then
living. At about this time the demaSogues
|bcpan to get in their work, and they at last
|succeedcd in securing the passage by Con-
Iqress of the arrears act of January, 1879,
which re.opcned all old cases, and dated
them back to the time the disabilities
were incurred, besides making the same
provision for new cases hled prior tc
| June 30, $780, instead of following the old
rule of dating all pensions, when granted
} from the date of filing the application. The
number of names on the roll which had beer
} gradually falling off from 1873 to 1872 al
once began to swell, until last year it hat
J reached 800, G5S, calling for an annual ap
propriatior of 49,, 245, 1872 In addition, the
, nension office disbursed SG6, 900 900 last yea
in the shape of arrearages. Notwithstanding
the great increase in the length of the roll
, matchmaking due allowance for death
reaches nearly 100000 names, there are still
: 244, 505 claims pending in the pension offic,
, (which must yet be adiudicated. The tota
number of applications filed for pensions OF
8 account of the late war up to June 80, 1888
was no less than 712,46G, a trife over half o
which had then been allowed 1t thus ap
e pears that applications have been made OIL
t account of the service of over one-third o
G the entire force enlisted at any time during
4 the war. The common opinion in Washing
e ton is that about onefourth of the pension
i list is more or less fraudulent, or, to expires
it more accurately, non-meritorious, an,
would be cut off if rigid system of inspec
: ton were in operation.
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connection with some explanations OF the
Republican pan OF campaign which indicat-
ed that the talk in political circles of electing
the ticket without the aid of New York has |
deeper significance than is generally sup
posed The special fields mentioned for ag-
gressve movements are West Virginia,
Tennessee, Virginia, North Carolina and
Florida. Whether or not this statement OF
the plans of the campaign managers is true,
it is an ncontrovertibe fact that a Rcpubli-
can canvass ought by all means to be made
in the South. Indeed, missionary work
| there should have been undertaken years ago.
| But glance at the figures will show special
encouragement Just now for the beginning
| of the work too long delayed. These figures
show that as a rule the Democratic MAORI
| ties in the States named have been steadily
declining. In the votes for electors, for in
stance, in 1879 West Virginia gave Grant a
,Republican majority Of 1904 In the Hayes
campaign of 1876 the Democrats carried the
State by 1884, which fell in the Garfield
campaign of 1886 to the small aggregate of
l2O60 In the election Of last year, when Is,
l0l2 votes were cast, the Democrats had O
plurality of only 1880 margin so narrow
that il would seem it might be obliterated,
with proper work. In Tennessee the Demo
cratic majority in 1872 was S735 in 1876
43, 600, and in 1880, ID, sos in total vote of
l215, 622 In Virginia in 1872 the Republi
cans under Grant carried the State by 1,77s
majority, and in 1876 the Democrats carried
it by A, 112 and again in 1880 by 1880. Ii
North Carolina in 1872 the Republicans
carried the State by 24,675 and in 1876 thu
Democrats by 1000, and in 1880 by tn,
reduced majority of 1896 out of a total vote
of 241 ,206 In the election of Congressman
at-large in 1888 the Democratic plurality wa
only 443, out of total of 223, 0S3 votes cast
In Florida the Republican majoritics wcr
1886 in 1872 and 926 in 1876, while th,
Democrats carried the State by the exception
al majority Of 1910 in 1880, the total vot
being 1,6lS.
These figures are certainly encouragin.
and it is with justice that the claim is mad
that vigorous campaign in these State
would produce satisfactory results. 1t
limited, as subject which has been occupy
ing the serious attention of some of MI
Blaines closest friends, that should he tax
the field in person he will be urged to visi
the people of the States named, to mingl
with them, address them, and to give Their
his personal assurance of cordial welcom
within the Republican fold and an equs
) share in the affairs of his administration.
said that the suggestion has already bee
made to Mr.. Blaine and that he heartily az
= of active Republican campaign work as tn
= North.
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Edward Everett Hale on the POLITICAL
situation.
Rev. Edward Everett Hale write

Rev. Edward Everett Hale writes the
New York independent as follows
The sltuatio q, AS understand it, is this
From 1901 to 1861 the national admins
tration was generally in the hands of
compact Southern oligarchy, which use the
machinery of administration for its own
purposes, and greatly to the injury OF the
nation.
From 1861 to this time it has been in the
hands of The No'thern States. In this period
have been made the greatest advapCes in
the national history, and for the first time
there has been a certain effort to make The
government represent the principles on which
W. all say it is founded.
II now seems possible for the solid South
ern oligarchy, by combination with the
voters OF the worst wards Of the city OF New
York, to regain the power they lost IN
1861.
Many gentlemen, whom | highly respect,
ask IA, and Others who have voted with the
Republican party to assist this combination.
on ask me too | do not think | shall
very much.
Ii must G RENE uheTel that the election of
"A Democrat ic President means the election
Of II Democratic Congress. lhough ne were
an IMMACULATE saint as believe IL is pro-
posed that he shall be, he could do little to
yery fortunately, the President with us has
but little power when he is alone.
The election of Republican President
;. cans the election of Republican Con
s.uss. Such Congress can not do much
harm it may prevent a good deal. ! am
told that the election of Democratic Presi-
dent is to be step in civil service reform.
do not see it. believe Mr., Carlisle and
the Democratic convention are expected 10
promise this to the Independents OF the
North. So remember that the forester In
"Esop,' promised his daughter to the lion
if he would let him trim his claws. After
the claws were trimmed, the forester
knocked the lion in the head.
The objection urged to NJ. Blaine, in the
journals edited by Englishmen, is that his
policy will be National or American. With
my views Of the politics Of the world, this is
moi serious objection.
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on Tuesdays in April, but none OF these
were card receptions, and the Invitations in
cvery case were verbal. il MIR. Blame has
a hobby Ia his home life, it is his collection
of etchings aud engravlngs. His rooms are
full of them, many being rare, and first
proofs, but as for paintings he has never as
yet manifested much interest, although he
owns some which might be termed clever.
He rented his house for five years to H. Il,
Letter, Chicago millionaire, who. pays MN
Sl3, 600 per annum. While in WASH
ington MI. Blaine and his family
regularly attend Tie New Gork-avenuc
Presbyterian church, where he has owned
| pew for many years. Last winter an appeal
was made to aid a missionary work con
nccted with the church, and Mr.. Blalnes
name Instantly went down for five hundred
dollars He is most charitable man, and
as his sympathies arc easily excited his
disbursements in this direction must reach
Inc uncomfortable sum each year, how
much it is rather difficult TO find out ard 1t
| is doubtful if Mr.. Blaine himself could tell.
MIR. Blaine is rather careless dresser, and
it somewhat rnortifies his younger sons who
are most particular In that respect, to
notice that their distinguished sire does
not pay that attention to his personal
appearance which they think right and
proper They have laborcd with him, but
he always good naturally chaffs them until
they cease their mportuning. Not long ago
in some surreptitiOus manner, they obtained
, Mr.. Blaine's measure from his tailor, and
one of the sons happening in Boston, left it
with Messrs. Call & Cutie and ordered a
hundred dollar suit of clothes. The suit was
, made and sent to Washington. Mr.. Blaine
thought it most CxtravagaIt piece OF bust
ness, but he put them on with an inward
] groan, "Aud now" said the son only few
days ago, that suit looks like all the rest
e of fathers Clothes
f Gen. John A. Logan, the Republican can.
f didate for the vice-presldency, lives in Mrs.
r Lockwood's boarding-hou'c on Twelfth
. street, during the session Of Congress. lie
C has three rooms on the second floor, the front
0 one of which is used as parlor sitting room
= and office, all combined. it is here that the
), general can be found IN his most delightful
d mood. Mrs. Logan has national reputa-
ton. Certainly there is NJ cleverer woman
l. in public life than she. Theirs is mode
C family, and the visitor cannot fail To be .m
X pressed with the fact that the Genera and hi'
y handsome wife have not yet gotten over thclI
h counting days. They have two children
Mrs. Paymaster Tucker and younger sol
who is at present attending the West Pun
Military Academy. General and Mrs
Logan have lived at this boarding-hous
:. ever since he came to Washington The
live quietly, entertain constantly, and II
their rooms one is extremely apt TO NEE
the cleverest and brightest minds at thu
Is Capital.
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by a careful collection and comparison of
the fects and statistics of divorce.
"And that no attempt TO obtain such
statistics can hope fof any considerable sue
cess unless it be made by the authority Of the
United States"
Your committee are satisfied that the
embarrassments and difficulties growing out
Of the diverse statutes and judicial decisions
of the several States are not at all over
stated.
The prayer of these petitioners is as IL
lows "Your mcmOrielists therefore pray
that such law may be passed as will pro
vide for thorough inquiry into the various
matters above referred to, and the collection
of statistics of divorce from the records and
authorities of the several States as a basis for
future legislation"
The petitioners seem fully to understand
as do your committee, that Congress has no
constitutional power to legisate upon the
subject of marriage and divorce within the
States, but that these subjects must be
regulated in each State by Its ova lcgisa-
turc.
Nor do we understand that the petitioners
have in mind any purpose to ask any amend
ment OF the Constitution whereby Congress
shall be empowered to lcgislate upon these
subjects.
As we understand the views of the pct
TONERS they expect relief only by procuring
uniformity of action on these subjects by
| the various State legislatures, and that the
| only purpose in asking Congress to provid,
| for gathering the statistics on these matters
under national authority, is that they ma.
| be furnished with official and authoritative
evidence of the existence of these evils, s.
that they may be more effectively and forci
bly, brought to bear upon the public sen,i
ment of the country, and thus secure actio
in the leg slatures of the several States.
How effective this may be the cOmmittc
can hardly Judge. The evils complained G
are doubtless very great, and the efforts G
these petitioners to devise remedies for thei
cure are very praiseworthy, The COMM
tee are aware that in some portions Of tn
country great interest is felt in regard
this matter. The petitioners and those a
ISOLATED with them are persons of eminenct
and their judgment is entitled to respect an
consideration.
Their request for Congressional and n
tional action in their behalf is so modera
and inconsiderable that the committee thir
it should be granted in the hope that it ms
Z serve to advance the laudable work in whiC
the petitioners are engaged
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-07-04
DIVORCE REFORM,
Governmental Collection Of Statistics
of Marriage and Divorce.

Judge Poland reported in the House the
other day, from the judiciary committee, on
sundry petitions for the collection by the
Government of the statistics of divorce. His
report, which Is of general interest, is as
follows
The Committee on the Judiciary, to whom
were referred the petitions OF Judge Ma
thaniel Shipman, of Connecticut en-
Governor Horace Fairbanks, of Vermont,
and large number of other persons from
several different States, have had the same
under consideration, and, in accordance with
the prayer o. said petitioners, herewith report
a bill.
For many years the evils growing out Of
the diversity of the laws of the different
States, and the different views taken by the
several State courts as to proper grounds OF
jurisdiction in divorce cases, have been the
subject of much discussion and much aux-
iety. The evils existing are thus Set forth
in these petitions:
THAT the wide difference between the
laws of the several States us to the causes OF
divorce and the jurisdiction of their courts
over suits for divorce by or against non,
residents, constitute an acknowledged
element of confusion and uncertainty in
American jurisprudence.
"rhat these differences have lie TO many
and distressing conflicts of judicial decisions
in cases turning upon the degree OF faith and
credit to be given to DEGREES OF divorce under
the Constitution and laws OF the United
States, or the comfy of nations, SO that
marriage is often treated at the same time
in one State as dissol 'ed and in another
State or country rs subsistlng, and man
may be convicted of bigamy or adultery IN
one jurisdiction upon what would be law
full second marriage in another.
THAT the ever growing number OF Tor
eign immigrants who become American
citizens and thus subject marriages con-
traced nhicad to the Jurisdiction OF our
courts # ,nvIcc, OF 10y temporary return
to the original domicile may submit Ameli-
can divorces to the les. OF Examination by
foreign tribunals, make these matters
not nfrequent cause of collision in the
administration of private international
law.
''That The magnitude Of these evils their
i,a,Iu, upm or srurlal social conditions,
aud the best methods VI guarding against
their increase eau be fully apprehended only
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-07-04

ready one of the most dangerous of
of European guar
antee and guardianship of the inter
oceanic canli-is suggested and urged
upon the great foreign powers by rep
resentatives OF South American country.
Ii these tendencies are to be averted,if Span
lsh-American friendship is to be regained, II
the commercial empire that legitimately be-
longs to us is to be ours, VIC must not lie idle
and witness ITS transfer to others. If we
would rcconQucr it is a great first step must
be taken. 1t is the first step that costs. 1t
is also the first step that counts. Can there
be suggested wiser step than the peace
congress of the two Americas, that was de-
vised under Garfield and had the weight of
his great name2 In no event could harm
have resulted in the assembling Of
the peace congress. Failure was next
to impossible. Success might be re-
garded as certain The subject to be dis
cussed was peace, and how it can be per
manently preserved in North and South
America. The labors of the Congress would
have probabably ended in well-dgested
system of arbitration, under which all troub
les between American States could be quick
ly, effcctually and satisfactorily adjustc'
such contamination would have '".
worth great struggle aud great 81 Il u
IL cOuld naye been reached wlthpoa any
| struggle and would have involved no sacrl
| fee 1t was within our grasp. 1t was our
| for the asking. 1t would have been
signal victory Of philanthropy over the sci
fishness of human ambition; a complete tri
umph of Christian principles, as applied Il
| the affairs of nations. 1t would have re
| Elected enduring honor on our new country
and would have impaired a new spirit and
new brotherhood to all America. Nor wou
its influence beyond the sea have been small
The example of seventeen independent ma
tions solemnly agreeing to abolish the arb
trament of the sword, and to sr''e ever
dispute by peaceful methods of ad Iication
would have exerted an influence 80 he nj
most confines of civilization, al upon th
&c ncrations of men yet to come
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-07-04

The editor of the New York Sun is a hard
man to please. Cleveland, BaYard, Payne,
Morrison, Carlisle, Butler-not one suits him
as Presidential candidate, and he has even
dropped his first love, the ill-favored Hol
man. But now the pleasing intelligence
comes that Dana boom has at last been
started. One of the delegates-at large from
California to the Democratic convention
declares the editor of the Sun his first choice
for the Presidency, and number of his
colleagues are reported ready To 90 with him
If Dana's name is presented at Chicago. We
do not see why this movement will not suit
the Sun to dot.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-07-04

AT meeting of the Massachusetts Repub-
lican State committee the other day. at
which reports of the political situation from
all parts of the State were made, it appeared
that the revolt against the nominations of
Blame and Logan is mostly confined to the
-city of Boston and its immediate vicinity
Elsewhere in the State there is general ac-
ceptance of the candidates, and the prospect
in many places is good for larger than the
regular Republican vote. Two members of
The committee resigned but the reasons, al
legged were not in either case on account
dissatisfaction with the result of the Nation.
n convention. The outlook is regarded as
good.
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"IN A VERY WEAK CONDilIoNr
SINGING FROM NERVOUS PROS
TRATION.'

A natient IN Missssippi gives this account OF u
"maiyellous change wrOarht In her condition
Last DecrnuvT re-" wed NCur tnmpo' NV
yea trds il a re,g ,rcak coHdd on 81 hiHg l'""
ns,o,,,, uyost,afiy,t commenced It's use .nlned-
diately, leaving off every thing else. Ana ~hdt a
marvellous change IL drought mo Je~ ,ceeks 80
IA idly did | improve that neighbors anu irlehds
who had been familiar with nv complaints LOT sew
eral years are stu JuH Of wonder at my reeorery.
history of the discovery and mode of action OF TINS
remarkable curative agent and large re cora OF
surprising cures IN Consumption, thtNrh' N'N AZ
ola, Bronrhitls Asthma, etc anl "rl' "a e"'l
chrome diseases, Will be sent fIee, AItess, DRs,
srARKEY PALES, ll09 and III Glrard ST. mia
delpha
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-07-04
Gnuer,nv GcneraIiie. Only, Please.

at will, no doubt. surprise great many
10 know lhlt I.ne al Ibis graduating class
will prove druukar,ls aud sots, said tenn
perauce lecturer, who had been asked to
speak before the friends of the High School
at Bellows Falls.
The two young gentlemen who constitu-
ted the male portion of the class looked du-
biously at each other, aud general utter
arose from the audience
Moral II will not do to he tul speclIc
in ouc's remarks before the membcls OF
Vermont High School class.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-07-04

EX.President Woolsey of Yale college
thinks it wiser for Republicans who have
not full confidence in Mr.. Blaine's prudence
to stand by the nomination and retain pc.
sltion in the party, where they may have
some restraining influence IN prevention of
rash policies, than to help place in power a
party entitled to less confidence, or contrib
ute to permanent division of the Republi-
can party, which would in the end destroy
it. In his own words his reason reduces
itself to choice of the least of two evils"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-07-04
GOING TO CHICAGO.
Democrats Who Wi
Gather in Convention.

lETOm,Jne N. 1, beIhluI
The Democratic Convention TO he held
next month will bring together a large hum
Der of distinguished men in American poll
tics. Ex-Governor Butler, of Massachusetts, a
prominent leader in the Democratic Convcn- |
tons of 1860, will be there at the head OF the
old Bay State delegation, with more schemes
and plans than two-tbirds of the Convention
will ever fud out. lie will have for an ally
John Kelly who was not admitted to the
Cincinnati convention four years ago.
William ii. Barnum of Connecticut, with
the veteran editor of the Hartford Times
MIR. A. Il. Barr, will be there. So, too,
will Governor Waller, New York, in the
Democratic Convention, will be represented
pretty much the same as 10 the Repub-
| iican Convention. Mr.. Abram S. Hewitt
| will stand in palce of Mr.. Curtis and Mr.
Daniel Manning for Mr. Silas Il. butcher
New Jersey will have Governor Albeit,
! Senator Mcpherson and ex-senator Stockton
at the fore. Pennsylvania will find ex-
Governor Curtin at the front-who although
not chosen delegate, has accepted proxy,
ard will probably nominate Mr.. Samuel j.
Randall for President. Maryland will
have Ex-Governor Carroll and Attorney
General Gwynn among her delegates West
Virginia, ex-Senators Hereford and Henry
G. Davis, the latter the father-n-law of Mr..
Stephen B. Elkins. Virginia will miss the
eloquent voice of John F. Daniels and the
Convention will miss, too, the polished
orator, Daniel Dougherty, both OF whom
were the champions of General Hancock In
the Convention four years ago.
This year, for the first time in very many
years, the Democracy is going to have room
TO stand in. The Music Hall in Cincinnati,
the Merchants Exchange in St. Louis, the
Opera House in Baltimore or any of the
halls where the Democrats have made nom-
nations for a quarter of century, have not
had a seating capacity of over five thousand.
Now the orators who expect to do the hand
some thing for their favorites at Chicago
will be heard by fifteen or twenty thousand
persons.
, Congressman Morrison has already been
warned that if he expects his name to be
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New Hampshire expects to stand up and
be counted for the regular Republican ticket
DIR. j. Ii. Gallinger, chairman of the State
Committee, has issued a circular to the sec
retaries of Republican clubs throughout the
State, reminding them that New Hampshire
has not since 1856 failed to give her electoral
vote to the Republican candidates, and pre-
dieting Republican majority of 5000 this
year which Can be secured by faithful work.
The result in New Hampshire, he says. is not
in doubt.