Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-10-17

DlONcS Oh llc GOttlS W pClN'llN WIZ III
jured, of whom 3 were passengers.
'Scnator Morrill, of Vermont is now
sevcnty-four years of age, says the Troy
7Ilncs land the oldest member of the
Senate; but a younger looking man than
Senator Edmunds. who is his Junior by
some eighteen years. The state of Yer
mont now furnishes the oldest senator in
years and he oldest in term of Office, and
is the only state that holds its united rep
rescutation in the senate of eighteen years
ago
The annual states prison report shows
that for the two years ended July 81 last
the expenses exceeded the income by Sli.-
46l The average number of prisoners
was IS, as against l2O for the preceding
two years, and the present number is -.
The House of Correction cost the state
about $1,000 for the two years During
that time it received 3?i prisoners and now
contains 81. The Reform School has cost
the state S22.5o9. 1t contained on July 81
last 90 boys and Il girls.
State Tax Commissioner DilIingham's
report for 1883 shows that the corporation
which SCI, 800 was paid under protest.
The Commissioner suggests that the law
be amended so as to require the corpora
tions to make their returns to him at least
fifteen days before the tax is made payable
to the treasurer. He calls attention to the
manner III which the purpose of the Leg
islature in assessing Il tax ON railways,
graduated upon the returns for the year,
was defeated by section IL of the law,
making the tax payable semi-annually and
basing.it upon the earnings for each half
yearly period. This blunder cost the State
$4,000 last year.
'rhere is Il general call through the
press, and such calls usually voice public
sentiment pretty well. for the legislature
to raise the pay Of the justices of our SUI
premr court" says the Newport Express (;
and it also urges that the Governors sal
AIRY be increased to say $500. 1t well
says; "Ncrmont citizens have had state
pride in their officers and institutions, and
the uusclii,h acts of many men upon
whom they have laid state burdens have
been worthy Of all praise, but this is no
reason why bcgLarlN support should he
continued when he state is abuudautlY
able to prov dc better. If we were heavily
in debt there mi chit be some excuse, but
we are well of, prosperous and happy.
Let us then live according to our means. "
Mr.. Becchrr position is anything bl t
enviable. If Mr., JOY tells the truth, Mir
Beechcr has not been telling it. If it
should turn out that Joy lies, then Beech
er has discredited his own witness, and
destroyed his testimony-for if JOY lies
now he probably lied then. Meantime,
no honorable man can think any more of
the Brooklyn divine, for repeating private
conversation incorrectly and to the annoy
ance and detriment Of the host at whose
table he heard it and nobody believes the
absurd SANDER rehashed and retailed by
Beecher Even the Boston Advertiser,
independent, says: "NobOdy can suppose
that Mr.. Blaine ever sent word to Mr..
Joy that IA committee could be arranged,
if Mr. Joy would enable him to place GER
tain bonds at par. Mr.. Blaine although
audacious, has never yet been charged
with being Il fool. y
President Angel, of the Michigan state
University, and formerly Minister Pleni-
with China, has given expression to views
unfavorablc to the prospect of China be
ing able to maintain serious resistance
against French or Russian invasion. He
believes that the French can do pretty
much what they please on the coast, and
that the route for an invading army by
way of Siberia does not present any re
markable difficulties. The Chinese would
make brave fight as long as they were
led by foreign generals or had breast
works or forts for strongholds, but they
are not equipped in suitable way tC
meet European troops i'll the field. His
opinion of the situation is summed up in
the sentence that lin case of regular wal
he feels no hesitation in saying that he
expects the French will be entirely sue
cessfuln
OF course Gov. st. John declines to &C
cede to the request of President Woolse!
and others, that he withdraw from hi
candidacy There IS excellent reason fol
believing that St John is simply stool
pigeon in the virtual employ, if not regu
larly under the pay of the Democratic Ma
tional committee, In his speeches anc
letters he bitterly attacks the Republican
party and candidates, but is careful to sa,
nothing to hurt the Democracy Anon!
many indications of entire harmony be
tween the Democratic and National Pro
hibitiOn party managers, is the most sig
niliCant fact that Dan Magone, chair
man of Tilden's State committee in 1876
and leading worker for Cleveland at tn
Saratoga and Chicago conventions, AM
AT present Cleyeland's manager in North