Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-08-23
PERSONAL.

Ex P. NJ General and Secretary Holt, Of
Kentucky went through Lake ChamplaIn
last night, on tho Americ0, on a tour into
Canada.
Walton's Journal says: " Henry Howes,
formerly Of Montpelier, reached Richmond,
Va, about the lst of June; on his way home
from the South There he was intercepted.
an order forbiddiug passes. July 18th he
wrote that he had been first robbed and then
imprisoned g as a suspected person :" but
he was released after eight days. Since that,
Virginia has ordered every able-bodied man
into the confederate army so it is possible
that Howes has been impressed" Mr..
Howes has been living at Charleston, S.
c., for year or more past, and We have un-
derstood that be was member of one of the
Palmetto companies.
Lieut. Col. Rains Of the fifth Infantry
"has been allowed to resign" The lines
states that "when Gen. Wool learned that
he had been detailed to muster IN the first
regiment, knowing him to be of Southern
birth, lie dlstrusted his loyalty ,and dispatch
ed to the rendezvous an officer to keep watch
on him, but be gave no cause for complaint
then. That gentleman informed us several
weeks since that Col. Rains sympathies were
with the South, but that he thought him a
conscientious officer who would perform his
whole duty faithfully SO long as he remained
in the service.
Major E. a. KMBALL 0! the 9;h \. Y.
Zouaves, at Newport Newa. received on the
4th a communication signed by Major
Worthen, Adjutant Stevens, eight Captains,
and fifteen Lieutenants. of the Vermont lst
Regiment, rendering him their regard, and
expressing their hope before long to see him
in command of Regiment of Green Mount
ain Boys; to which Maj.r Kimball returned
a cordial and appropriate reply.
Major Worthen of the Vt. lst has been
offered the Lieut.. Colonelcy of the 4th under
Col Stoughton, and the PhGnir says he will
probably accept the position.
y hen of the "collud'' Spanish breed be-
longing to Mr.. Cummings of the Brattleboro
Phgnlr, was confined the other day of an
egg measuring six and three-fourths by eight
and one-four.h inches in circumference. The
PhGnr thinks she was prompted to this un
wonted eggsertion by the general stagnation
of business and the known necessities OF an
editors family.
President s Mrs. PEAsE and Mr.. & Mrs.
j. S. ADAMS have gone on a three weeks
excursion into the n. York Wilderness They
propose to encamp on Raquette Lake.
The consular appointment received hy our
townsman HENRY B. STACY ESD, is to the
port Of Revel in Russia.
Mr.. j. Lothrop Motley, the eminent his
torian, has been appointed to the mission TO
Austria.
Mr.. Greeley, of the Tribune who has been
very Ill OF brain fever, is rapidly recovering,
The notorious Tom Marshall was whaled
the other day at Newport, KY by Mr..
James White Marshall who is a secession
list, made some remarks offensive to Mr..
White, who is Union man, whereupon the
latter took his satisfaction on the spot. Mr..
White can have small account for printing
we have against Mr.. Marshall, with full
permission to take it ont in the same way.
1t is now announced that John Browns
humane jailer, Capt. Avis, said to have been
killed in the late battle at Bull Run, escaped
without injury.
1t is mentioned as remarkable that since
the organization Of the Government there
has never been a child born in the President
ial mansion TO any President Of the United
States