Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-06-11
RSONAL..

Miss Anna Dickinson will soon leave Philsdel-
phia for California.
Mrs. Adkins, wife of the Georgia senator late
ly murdered, has been arrested for compliciry IN
the assassination.
Senator Ramsey is going to Europe. He will
be the fourth member Of that body who is to pass
the coming summer across the Atlantic.
Cardinel Antonelli is in such state Of health
to give rise to the most serious apprehensions.
Some over-eager persons are already designat-
ing as his successor Mgr Pitra.
Rev. Alexander Dyce, the well known Shaks-
pearian scholar, who died at London recently,
was a Scotchman by birth, but had resided at
London ,ince 1927.
Col vii IAN W Bent, the founder of Beut's
Fort, now Fort Lyon, which used to be the head
quarters Of trappers and explorers of the plains,
died iq Colorado, May l9. He was nhtiye OF
St. Louis, and brother of Charles Beet, first
governor Of New Mexico
The Emperor Alexander Of Russia, it is re-
ported, is seriously iDdisposed, his illness having
originated in the shock arising from an accident
while he was driving in an open carriage over
bridge across the Neva His medical attendents
are very uneasy at the symptoms, fearing an in
ternal injury.
Mr.. PhIlip Gilbert Hamerton, besides work
ing as a painter and etcher. is to edit a new art
monthly called the Portfolio, writes for the Sat-
urday Rerie,o, the Pail Mall GG=eite and the
ForfHightiy, is engaged on a novel for Black
wood, and has agreed to contribute to two Amer
lean magazines.
Tamberlik, the celebrated tenor, has left the
stage and gone into the business Of manufactur-
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al Madrid, where he is now engaged in filling a
contract for weapons to be furnished 70 the
Spanish government.
r. A. McMurray, Of the internal revenue de-
partment at Washington, IS a natural lightning
calculator. He can DO the figuring which re-
auires fourteen ordinary clerks, and in much
less time; and his daughter, only nine years old,
can multiply a number Of any twenty tsures by
another tMenty figures, and note the result IN a
single line, as fast as she can make the figures.
Mrs. Elihu B. Washburne is spending the sum
mer At her home in Galena, ILL., She Is a consin
Of Madame Montholon, and Ike her descended
from the French settlers Of Illinois, who attained
10 great wealth by trading with the Indians. In
common With all the French settlers Of the Mss
i.sippi. she speaks fiuenty the dialect familiar
lv known 5 '' Galena French" She will make
her debut at the Tuileries next winter.
Gen Ripley, late Of the Confederate army,
who figured recently in the Bankruptcy Court
AZ london, was for a long time commander oi
the forts near harleston, 5. G., and was chiefly
noted for having married lady Of the Middleton
family, whose beauty has Attracted much atten-
tion in Paris Her sister, the widow Of Count
Bentivcglo, who resides il London, was conspic-
nous during the civil war for her zeal in the
Confederate cause.
The remarkable change Of which Leon GerouC
the great French artist, was the victim yeaI
ago, has been p Gently the theme Of much con-
yer-ation in Paris, and there is still an molina
ton to account for it by laying it to some super
natural visitation. \ correspondent thus speak.
of the change '' \ year ago VI Jean Leon Ge-
rome was still TO he called young. In the efec
made By his sooty hair the white threads were moi
evident, his ey,s were quick and bright like liv
ing lets ami hrs cheeks were still firm with iiesi
and blood. But year ago he made a tour II
the East. from which he came hack IN tire
months suddenly gray il would seem rs II be ha'
slept awhile in Chiliou. At the same time biz
broad olive forehead had turuei TO terra-c1tra
his cheeks had Chapel into f-sures, and his eye
hai changei from sparkling 10 glossy. In
alertne-s and direcfne-s Of his movements stil
cuut.uu-, and give him the stamp of wlat j. call
"a a capable man.