Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-01-17

A Chicago paper asks whether Gen. Grant IS
in favor Of purchasing foreign territory, which
Prentice considers equivalent to asking whether
he is Gland Grant
1t is alleged that yigilant internal revenue
officers in Boston are about to prosecute Long
fellow for neglecting to take out poetic license.
The important announcement Is made that in
preparing the series of text books for the Vir-
ginia University, care has been taken to ..omit
any version of facts that may mortify those that
peruse them
| 1t is reported that the French government has
issued orders that an additional force of twenty
thousand troops be sent to Rome. This news
will tend to increase the apprehensions Of a war
in Europe at an early day.
Some dress philosopher gives the following
sage advice ''In choosing warm dress, get
it as light as you can. Think how lightly ami
mails, which have to endure great cold. are
clothed. bear can thus teach US a lesson Of
civilized science and goose can impart wisdom
An institution having been established in Paris
for the higher education of women, a French
journalist draws gloomy picture Of the time
when ladies' will perplex their husbands with
questions, such as, ''What is your opinion on
the aimentation of solar heat 20
Senator Howard considers it 4 possible thing
that one of the Southern States may yet send
JEFF. Davis to Washington as a Senator and Sen
ator Howe declared he would not object to his
admission on account Of treason.
The Pope is Old and feeble. Plus IX. is now
nearly seventy-six years Old he has long been
in feeble health ; he has been Pope since 1876
more than twenty years he may die at any mo-
ment and then?
\ Unitarian society in Washington having
turned the black children cut Of their Sunday
school, the Christian Examiner proposes the fol-
lowing amendation Of Scripture for motto,
''Sutier little irhfe children to come unto me.
But in this the Examiner is infringing on Mas
by's patent, who first gave that reading of Scrip
ture, and who has striking woodcut of it in his
book.
1t is asserted that Z" tipping is not uncommon
among the young ladies of New York and it
is added, though We can not believe it. that "a
great many respectable girls We're overcome by
liquor, and were on the streets in that condi-
ton on New Years day, in that city.
Some one has come to the conclusion that the
expression "Grin and bear it. is not only frivo-
lous, but incorrect He amends it to ..Groan
and bear it, recommendation much easier to
follow.
Among the gifts recently presented to a bride,
was an English version of Dore's illustrated
Dante the title Of which is, somewhat freely rem
dered, is ''The Vision of He'll 1t is supposed
that this extraordinary bridal gift must have
come from some envious erusty Old bachelor
Heavy failures have occurred among the dry
goods merchants of Cincinnati. This looks as
though the West is not paying its debts. The
South certainly is not. Rather a gloomy pros-
pect for the merchants and manufacturers of the
East
Dickens goatee, somehow does not seem to
have made good impression on a country eIi-
tor, who went down to Boston to hear Charles.
and who says Mr.. Dickens has a heavy gray
and goatee, the latter spreading out
like broom, which, when he speaks. has that
rapid motion peculiar to a he-goat when ni5bling
straw -
1t is mournful commentary on the state Of
Society in portions of the South. that at the exc
cution Of negro murderer in Chattanoera.
Tenn, on the 18th ult., over two thousand peo-
pie were present, fully one-third of whom were
women and girls One country wagon contained
thirteen girls, none of whom were over fourteen
years of age But few negroes were present
We are glad to hear that the temperance cause
is hourishing in Washington, for nowhere is there
more need Of such effort. At recent meeting
Tom Florence, Ex-Governor Ford, Of Ohio. and
General Washburne, Of Ind, spoke. General
Washburne called attention to the unity and SEN
timent in the cause, as evidenced in the miracle
Of radical Congressman endorsing everything
Col Florence said Ford is one Of quite \ num-
Der Of politicians who have been induced to sign
and keep the pledge.
Speaking of the great pictures on the walls of
the rotunds at the Capitol, a correspondent
Washington looks as if he were Just
about to join in a promenade Of all hands
round with the Genius of Fame, whose face and
figure are said to be very good likeness of one
Of the most fashionable Of the deni monde of
Washington
On one occasion, when Gen. Grant was trou-
bled by orders for part Of his army to be de-
tached from Virginia for the defense of Washing
ton, he appealed to President Lincoln to know
whether he Grant was commander-in-chief or
not. Lincoln decided against his General of the
Home Guard, by saying ''WeIl, l guess we
must let Grant run this machine So say the
people now.
Walton's Journal says :-''Jo Smith, the first
Mormon prophet, was born in Windsor County,
and Brigham Young, the last prophet, in Wind
ham County but in this case it has proved that
they were not much honored in the region Of
their nativity. Mr.. Morrill, of Vermont was the
author of the first act Of Congress against pol
gamy, and Senator Cragin of New Hampshire, a
native of Windsor County, Vt, has just intro
duced a more stringent bill to punish the crime
Dickens does not live with his wife, and this
fact adds spice 10 this little story; A lady well
known in literary circles, and who suffers from
an organic disappointment, on the evening of the
first reading sent Mr. Dickens boquet The
floral offering was returned with the thanks Of
the recipient, and the announcement that a lady
of London supplied him with flowers for his but
ton-hoe, not only in England but America Oh,
Charles
One Of the correspondents mentions as one Of
the results Of celebrating New Years in Wash
ington, that a certain Mr.. C. got somewhat de-
liriOus from frequent potations, and drove to a
BARRIERS shop with his mulatto servant girl To
| ct her wOOlly hair dressed The barber refused
he was white one. The Congressman next
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