Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1866-06-01

Personal.

Personal.
Rev. JoHS NEWMAN, D. D., President Of
Ripley Female College at Poultney, has been
appointed by the Secretary Of war, one Of .
the Visitors at West Point. The Ezamina-
ton commences On the first Monday in June. /.
Gov. Dillingham; has appointed Senator
Edmund, Commissi0ier in the place cf tie
late Senator Foot. under the joint resolution
passed by the lass Legislature, authorizing
the Governor 10 appoint ,so Commissioners
to consider and report to the next Legisla-
ture on the subject Of contributions Of statu-
uary for the National Hall OF Statuary, in
the Capitol. It will be rendered that the
old Hall Of Representatives ~ the Capitol
was set apart by Congress for National
gallery OF statuary. and each State requested
to furnish two statues. The Commissioners,
Hon. J. ; Morrill, and Mr. Edmunds, are in
correspondence with Powers the sculptor,
on the subject,
The Senate has confrmeu the hreyot appoint
ments of First Lieutenant and Of Captain,
conferred upon Second Lieutenant 4. W.
Fuller Of the 10Th Vermont, for gallant ard
meritorous condrct at the battle Of Cedar
Creek.
Horace Pierce of Barton, has been az
pointed Z. ;. Assessor OF Taxes, in place Of
R. ". Nyc, of Iasburgb, resigned.
W. b Harding # Putney, took a prize
in public debate at Yale College. My 10th,
for the Linonia Society.
Geo Dyke, the fireman who was hunt at
Eagle Bridge lately. died three days after.
lie belonged in Rutland and WIS brought
there ior burial.
The President nas nominated to the Senate
William Faxon, now Chief Clerk OF the
Navy Department, to be Assistant Secretary
of tie Navy, in the Ihec Of Captain Fox,
resigned Captain Fox Las been nominated
as the additional Secretary of the Navy for
tie period q six months, under tie hw re-
Gently pissed
Col. Padding il on trial before courtmar-
tial for disoi,dicrce of ordcrs, in connection
with the Merchants Bank affair at Washing
ton.
Dnru Oh Hox. Wu 4. Nm-Tte
death Of Judge French will be received with
sorrow by large circle Of friends and ac-
quaintanccs. For nearly generation, he
had been d prominent man in tits county.
He held various town offices i- bis native
town Of Willist5n aud four time rsTsesou-
ted the town IN the Legislature, 10 ISIS,
l>39, lSlG and ISL. lie was leading
member Of the Liberty party" and IN
1914 ran as the Free Soil candidate tor mem
Der % tie .Sth Congress, against Hon Geo.
p. Marsh lie VS. most widely known,
however. as Judge OF Probate i.r ,-i- C.ul-
ty, filling that responsible yEa, l.r Ten years,
being frs, elected rs the J. .-i-i-.ai, IN l,ie
and subsequently having nine elections ly
the Ieorlc, from l>j2 to l>5o inclusive. he
was man OF kindly sririt, yIcu heart, 4
and olen handed and widely esteemed and
trusted lie was great sufferer during be
later Years. from asthma and rheumatism
but attended to bis farm and business uu
within few days past. lie died. a- vs.,
hear, Of congestion oi tie lung.
CRrr FisEs There have been within q
few days a ruml,r Of very destructive fires
At oil City. Pa. May .5,f. the ehol,
oss, side Of oil Creek, comprising lali Of
the busircs. portion Of the tyw.- burned
including - stores, = hotels. 800 dwelling
house,, church and seminary. The Ice.
is over ore million collars. which is insured
for only 100000.
At Hudson. Wis.. Nav I".h, 90 buildme'
were lurr,d. with "a lass of S2To.oCo.
There was a fire at Balltowu, near Pit
hole CITY. Pa, May 25,b, which did Sjo,-
coo damage.
At s.. Iouis, on tie night OF May 26'h,
the drug house Of Peter Elbow, ON Main
street, and the printing establishment of r.
P. Studlcy * Co., adjoining, were destroyed
by fire. The Ices viii probably reach S22O,-
coo.
In St. Paul, MINI, May 2j,b, the Cos
mopolitau Hotel and ten smaller buildings
were burned lo,s $4,000
In Pittsburg, Pa, ten buildings were
burned amount Of loss rot tated.
The burning of Congress Hall atSlnto.a,
on Saturday night, will he a great damage
to that place, whose hotel accommodations
have by this fire and the burning Of the
United States Hotel last summer, been rJduc-
cd one half, and serious inconvenience to
the public. The pecuniary loss wall be 500
OOO.
\ great many smaller frcs have occurred
lately and the inference is not without
foundation tina; inceudiirics are at work all
over the country.
PoucECoURr.-B c;orcBecordlr Read Tues
day, two boys named Moran and Mahar were
brought up on charge OF ntoxication but
decision on their case was reserved for the
present.
Theresa Stay was fined s. and cost for
prostitution.
PoncE CoURT.-Bcforc Recorder Rad
Wednesday, James Rhono was fined $40 and
costs for assault on Ellen Lefeyer
Joseph Rolcar was fined So and costs for
intoxication, and refusing to disclose where
be got liquor, was sent 10 Jail
MURDER IN TUNBRIDCE, VA shocking
murder vas committed in Tunbrldge on the