Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-08-27

Bishop Colenso is reported to be seriously in.
Robert Nunns, the olies, piano maker in thi.
country, died last week a; seuuket, l.. l.. al the
/ age Of IS.
senator Sprague Of Rhode Island has erected
cottage near the camp meeting ground "a. Mar
tha's Vineyard, which he will occupy with his
family this week.
The beluty Of the eminent pusili-t AlsCoole is
s0mew bat ielerlr4tei since bis visit % Buffalo.
where some roughs took him unawares and
destroyed all the symmetry Of bis c0uuteuance.
Miss julia Cieary, for sixteen years ,oupos-
it9r ln The ct-e Of the Troy Tines, has teclme
'stul'at IN the order Of Sisters Of Charity.
The Rey. Father Christopher, Greek priest
from Mount Athos, has aieiy called upon Pre.i
dent Grant. lie is said to be very learned
man, and full Of enthusiasm for his church ar i
convent
Baron Beust, the ambitious Sax0n-Au-trian
statesman, lays himself open % perpetual criti
cl-m from the Prus,iln and Russian press by
his irrepressiole msnia for speech-mlki1z
General Bragg is in London, Cauaia. he does
not think il wise for the Dominion 90 discuss an
nezauon, and doubts whether we Will ever pay
the national debt
The holder of the number which won esll1
IN the last drawing Of the Paris CITY loan is a
poor truItsel.er 0u the 6olrse, and st. eie-s-
burg c.-rs recently drew a Russian government
lottery prize Of SIS. 900.
Thomas Connolly, London representative Of
the English workingmen, IS coming over 10 this
country, hy the advice Of severn. members o.
Parliament, TO examine into the phy,csl, nolti-
cal and moral condition Of cur workiugmen
Justin Mccarthy sys John Bright is rot ar
dent u the cause 0f woman suffrage in England
" think he has little Of the old pttriar.hal
notion of womlu's secluded and housewite.y mis-
SION lie Will nor oppose the movement. smiles
good humored'y, not sarctstically, at II; and lets
It 20 It's wty-as Indeed it has gone very steal -ly
and successfully thus far
The Rev William Morely Pansaon has visi.eI
both Chicago and Cincinnati; and be -iys th,-
"at Chicago everybody seems 10 be going 20 some
place at Cincinnati, they look rs though thryhli
been there ana returned " OF Chicago. SAYS the
y. =. World, the Doctor might have said with
;he hymn-maker Through many paths they
travel on, but all the downward road
The laie Lad, Duff Gordon. the translator Of
Buke, Nieouhr FeuerUach, Moltke, ami otLer
German wo Ks. ard the author Of r,niar sable
works on Egypt, combined, IL Is said more cru
dli!on with great natural ability and cou-i .er-
aoleciassical atJainments than any woman uf Jh.
present day. excepting perhaps the je Mrs.
Browning and Mrs SOmersile She inherited
tie best Of the intellect and qualities OF her
mother, the accomplished Sarah Austin. and her
father, the well-known professor Of juris7ru-
dence
The news Of the suicide Of K0missarlw. who
saved the life ot the Emperor Alexander. 8. .e-
uounced 10y the Russian papers as a rial i-nant
laisehooi, as well as the statement that tli-
young man had become drunkard. He is az
tending TO his military duties AS officer ota reci-
ment Of hussars, and employing his leisure time
IN improving his education. The national sub
scripton taken up for him amounts So far to
1u,OJO rubies. Though he is not known To have
taken temperance pledge, he IS noted for his
sobrieiy and excellent character
The brother Of the Pope who recently died
was a. a,respectable Old man. Of simple tastes and
habits, in personal appearance very Ike The
Pope; and in his long. closely-butJouei coat,
gray pantaloous, and white straw hat. Of enor-
nous proportions. was a familiar sight 10 Lis an
cient haunt and daily ueghhorhood. He always
went out unattended, and generally ended the
evening in chemists shop. where be met a
knot OF friends, and discussed with th u the
Liiltllo nl tnt Ai1 pAItlcuiAll} EEtntu lH.ltlc-,
IN which to the last be felt a warm interest
\ London paper says Mr.. Tenuyson has re-
turned from Switzerland, utterly Disguised with
his trip. Wherever he went be was mobbel by
other tourists. If he put his head out Of his .
bedroom door, he found number Of girls how .
ering about in the passage. waiting a glimpse /.
Of the author Of So The May Queen On one I
occasion one Of the gentlemen Of Mr. Tenny- I
sons party found his hat gone, and another 4
substituted foI Il. He made a great hue and
cry, and discovered that the missing article had .
been taken in the belief that it had covered the /
brows Of the Laureate. 4 well-kn0wu literary /
man who accompanied the poet, hal Kept a /
diary, in which he noed down from dav TO day I
the leading events and principal topics Of con- I
versaton. This diary can nowhere be found .
it Is supposed that some very cute person has .
got hold Of it, and that some equally enterpris- I
ing American publisher will bring it out at New .
York