Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-10-30
Personal AND PCLITICAL.

Senator Sherman has gone to help Ma
hone in Virginia and Governor Foraker
will follow.
"Scotty," the trainer and keeper of
Jumbo, will write an article on personal
"reminiscences of that great elephant for
Hdrpcr'S Young People.
A Worcester lady, Mrs. Jared Whitman,
possesses, it is believed, the identical
Spanish shawl which figured in III. H's'
story Ramona"
Mr. Andrew Carnegie, the Pittsburg
millionaire, has announced his intention
of presenting marble bust of Robert
Burns to the National Wallace Memorial
Hall at Stirling, Scotland.
1t is announced at Albany, n. y, that
President Cleveland will spend next sun
day in that city as the guest of DR.. Ward.
On Monday morning he will leave for Buff
falO, and after voting there on Tuesday
will return to Washington.
1T must be obvious to every observer"
saws the Buffalo Commercial advertiser,
that the outlook for the DEMOCRATIC
ticket is growing darker as the day of
election draws near aud equally obvious
that the Tammany alliance is working
/ the governor more mischief than benefit
A member of the New York State Dem
ocratic committee is reported to have said
/ last Wednesday that there Is no DISCUS
/ ing the fact that the tide has turned in
favor of the Republicans ] would not be
surprised if they carried New York by
30 900"
People who expected that Mr.. Evarts's
speech would be the first snow of the sea
son found it as warm as they could bear
says the Syracuse StdHddFd.
The most exciting municipal election
that has taken place for years III Balti
more occurs to-day. The fight is against
the Democratic ring, whose leader Is sen
ator German.
Mapleson says he received offers from
both Patti and Nilsson to sing for little
more than half what they demanded last
summer, but refused as he has made III
his mind to oppose the star system.
Two New York gentlemen are men
toned as the possible successors of Mr.
Coon, the late assistant secretary of the
treasury. They are Mr., Youmans, the
chief clerk of the department, and Judge
! McCue, the solicitor 1t is believed thai
Mr.. Youmans has the better chance.
Collector Smalley of Vermont, it is an
nounced has reduced the force in the Gus
toms district from 50 to less than 80
Economy and retrenchment Not ii bi
Of it, The changes are made in order t.
- take the office out of the list OF those in
5 cluded in the civil service rules, so tina
: the collector will not be hampered by tn
, rules for making appointments.-Bo sto'
journal
!. Elk Congressman Dazendorf of Vii
. ginia, known as a straightout Republican
9 and n bitter enemy of Malone, admit
that the Republicans are likely to cleo
enough members to the legislature I
a make the succession to Senator Mahon
!, doubtful at least.
r On Saturday afternoon committee @
S the international Typographical Unto
z presented to Mr.. George w. Childs q
v Philadelphia the resolutions adopted a
q the convention in June. The resolution
are most beautifully framed, and ar
printed on white satin in purple ink. III
/ work is pronounced to be the most perfet
t specimen of the art preventative eXtan
f The resolutions convey to Mr.. Childs tn
n high appreciation of the typographici
- fraternity for his kindness and philai
VI thropical work and elect him an honorar
l. member, he being the only person in tn
United States so honored,