Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-10-23
AND POLITICAL

Frank James, the eX bandit, is now en-
ployed us salesman in Il grocery store in
Nevada, Mo-
The widow of NJ. W. Baldwin, the loco
motive builder, is estimated as owning
y, 600 900 worth of this worlds goods.
Forty government clerk, left Washing
ton. to vote in the Ohio state election.
Samuel J. Tlden has had Isl books read .
to him during the past eight months.
\ New Haven man has sent check for
$500 to ID. l.. Moody, to ne used in his |
work as an evangelist.
1t is said that Admiral Porter, in his .
summer visit to Newport. takes delight in
sailing Il catboat about the harbor and the
bay.
Work will soon be begun on the Gar
field monument in Cleveland
Chester A. Arthur, Jr., row at LenoX,
is very much out of health.
Bott, the distinguished German violin
virtuoso, has just arrived from Europe.
Mrs Julia Ward Howcs ode mas been
accepted by the Boston committee on the
Grant memorial exercises.
Mr.. William d. Washington, recently
appointed to he consul at London, Onta-
rio, is granunephew of George Wash
ingtOn.
Richard Grant Whites estate is estima-
ted by writer in the Boston Advertiser
at $4,000.
Senator Sanford heads the list of the
Grant monument fund in San Francisco
with $1,000.
Archdeacon Farrar planted Il tree on
Mr.. Childs lawn at Wootton last week,
near those planted by General Grant,
Christine Nilsson, Thomas Hughes, Rob
ert G. Winthrop, Hamilton Fish and Sec
rotary Bayard.
Sutherland Menzies, the well known
London writer on historical and biograph-
ical subjects, is in dire straits in that cen
tire of the worlds hurly-burlv from old
age, sickness and poverty. Mr. Menzies
is in his eightieth year and partially para
lyzed.
Hill elected governor, would be a dan
gerous candidate for President. Tweed's
old pal President of the United States :
Syracuse Stdnddrd.
The Attorney General of the United
States has one advantage over most hold
ers of telephone stock. If he sells, as his
friends are urging him to do, he cannot
possibly sell at loss.-N. J. sun.
Judge Foraker just elected governor of
Ohio, is a graduate of Cornell university,
and one of its trustees. He is the first OF
its graduates to attain high political hon
OrS.
1t is stated that Rev. T. T. Munger of the
a.. North Adams, Mass, Congregational
l church will soon receive a call from the
1 United church of New Haven, Conn, anC
= it is expected that he will accept.
=. In London, recently, Mrs. Mackay, the
milionaires wife, gave adinner, at which
a the guests ate from golden dishes, set ou
4 upon IL table made entirely of roses.
J. "The man who attempts to registe
l. falsely or vote fraudulently," says thu
1 Cincinnati Commercial gazette, 81
a worse than II traitor, IL murderer, or
e highwaYman.
: The latest development of administra
l. ton reform at Washington is found il
o the fact that the Democratic civil serVic
T. commissioner got his brother appointed
# to clerkshp in the agricultural depart
C mcnt through an evasion OF the PendletOl
Il act.
1t is now definitely announced that Nh
= John \. Logau's history Of the "Grea
e Conspiracy" will comprise 600 pages, am
l. will be ready for delivery 80 subscriber
l. about tie middle OF next month.
le 1t is reported from Washington that tn
II Office of supervising architect of the treas
n. ury is likely to be offered TO Mr.. Beniami
20 Sjlliman Of New York, Il son of the lat
= Prof. Silliman Of \ ale. Mr.. Sllllman
,p very highly recommended.
10 President Cleveland Will leave Wasl
al ington for Buffalo, November . and wi
tI ~, ,it no DIV fbllpNNiuO and T.
e. turn to Washington the same Afternoon
II Secretary Manning will vote in Alban
VI and Private Secretary Lamont III Cor
7" land county.
at Gentlemen with fairly clear vision ca
is not help seeing that the great Repubica
ok tidal wave of 1883 is well under headwa
ny Mugwumps and small boys along sho
tr are warned to take to the highlands
* provide themselves with lie rafts.-Ph
~ ddcIphid Press.
MP President Seelye Of Amherst colleg
N who once represented Il district in Go
40 gress, is said to be proul of the fact tn
pre- his election cost him exactly nNe cents
Ter one cent each for an enVrlOp and a she
en- OF paper and three cents to mall the lett
~ accepting the nomination.
iii General Toombs reused up the 9th
it day, says an Atlanta Constitution CORR
80 DDhutnl, anu dShcN tN)ptl lllt 'tpl :
ase legislature. Friends standing arOu
er, him said it was still in session. The {
;aan man looked up to the ceiling for nome
me and then remarked with his old til
PIE vigor, "Send for Crom"cll.
In honor of the twent y-iitth auniversa
of Emperor William coronation
King of Prussia, which occurs on Jan
cnt next, the German military authorities
INST making preparations for an original pa
,as ant, in the shape of IL procession form
-wO of men who took part in the wars of Is
BAD 1866 and 1870.
1r Professor f. b. Dexter of Yale has WI
and ten paper on Clown Names in Conne'
\. cut ." in which he says that Of 100 nan
bill given by public authority before the ID
out lHralion of Independence at least - W
of taken direct from British sources, u ca
old from peculiarites of location, eight FRI
Dr. the Bible aud only three from names
W. prominent early settlers and founders