Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1866-11-30

Personal.
Collector Stanuard has recently app .iltel
LII. Gof, Esq. Of St. Adams. Inspector Of
Customs, and the St. Adams Nsssragrr,
which has not ben suited vi.a a.l # Gen.
STANDARDS appointments, says "a better
selection could rot well have been made.
Capt. CLas. :. Shattuck, Of tie finn Il
T. O. Wires Il Co., has Ieln recently hrl-
veted Major from July :. ls65, for me-ira-
rious services as Commisslry Of Subsistence.
Geo. Washburn, Esq, Of Springfield, Vt,
prominent man among tie democratic I0i-
iticians, and for several years postmaster CT
Springfield, died III thas vi--age Nov. 18th,
aged O. years.
Stephen 5. keye=, Esq. Of Highg'te, fr
hall century a resident If Franklin Co.,
and prominent as a merchant and politician,
died 1t hIs residence IN Monday evening,
Nov. 10Th, lcd6, ia the ,oth year OF his age.
Wakeman ". Thorr. for Two years repre-
sentative in the Legislature irom Fairfield,
and for several yeara selectmln Of $. a.
bans, died At the latter place on Saturday,
aged 90 years.
Rear Admiral The055ra5 Bailey having
seen - years Of service after tie age If IL,
goos Cd the retired list under the act Of
Congress, being only o. years Of age. lie
continues in active service rs Csnmau-ant
Of Portsmouth Yard.
\. P. Willis has Lad p-rl.ytie stroke,
and is in Z very critical condition.
Mrs DR. Alien !, playing one of the
leading PARTS at the Howard A,heneum IN
Boston.
General : P. Spear has been appointed
Acting Secretary Of War Of tie Fenian
Brotherhood.
Frank Blair has lost his election TO the
Missouri Legislature, and is said to have as
pirauons Tor the United States Senate.
Smith ". Weed, democrat, was elected
Assembly man from Clinton County by 100
majority, although the County gave arepub-
licau majority on the other ofcers.-Thi.
result Is attributed 20 Mr.. Weeds personal
popularity and efforts IN behalf5f the Platts-
burgh & Whitehall Rall Road.
John c. Hoenan has returned to tbi.
country, from Europe. and Is said to b.
again II iraining-ih;s tins 1.; lor .l,
prize ring, but Tor Congress.
Their numerous friends viii be interested
to learn that Nh. and Mrs. G. W. Benedict
arrived at St. Croix. West Indies, 90 Tie
29th ult., after a Pleasant voyage Of seven
days from Now York. They propose t,
spend SIX months among the West Indies
in pursuit Of health.
Tie Plattsburgh parry which sailed re-
emily for Europe, arrived safely at London,
and there scTarated-Gcn. b. 5. I5td-ts ana
party proceeding to s.. Petersburgh, Hon.
G. W. Palmer and family and Fra-k Il.
Winslow to Paris, and c. n. Blake AID
sister to Germany.
Raphael semmes, late Of the confederate
navy, has accepted the Pr3fas=1slip Of
Moral Philosophy ard English Li,eratur, in
the Louisiana State Somin-ry,at Alezluirla.
a pirate teaching Moral Philoz7rliy,is much
-
The Boston Journal give tie following
sketch Of James johnson, veteran Of the
war of 1872, who died al Winchester, Mass,
Nov. 18th, 1866, in lIs S5,h year
He was born at Rutland. Vt. but Il
an early day removed - Middletury. where
be resided when the t0c-in OF war u lSl2
resounded through the land Among the
first to enlist from he native STATE De soon
received heutenaut's commission In tie
Both regulars. the regiment of which Nasr
General Wool was then Major
He FIST saw service H. Gen. Wilkinson s
Chateauguay camVaiEn. but with lis COM
pany was or transferred % Plaushl-g.
At tie battle Of Plattsbulg, Lieut.. johnson.
then in command OF his company. was I.lced
in command Of a redoubt % a point a. the
entrance Of the hGrbor. and defended II
through the battle, though halt bis COMPANY
fell IN the defense. His friends Will reE.tm
her how the old man : ewes flashed when he
described the sailing Of the British feet
round Cumberland Head, and the engage
ment with the Americans. under Med lu-
ough how McDouough tined 70 keep Ms
company on board the flagship. a. sharp
shooters, but released them On discovering
the unii.ness Of the sturdy Green Mountain
boys for naval duty. Lieut. johnson served
10 the close Of the war. when he removed 70
Boston and resided IN the city OF vicinity
till his death.
HE LUNBER TRADE.-The \. \. Freqiny
Post. which IL crazy on the subject Of
free trade, asserted last week that the abro-
CATION Of the Reciprocity treaty. and the