Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-01-21
personal GOSSIP.

Alexander H. Stephens is barely able to sit
up.
Alexandra Dumas Is newspaper carrier in
Elyria, Ohio.
Mr.. George Sheppard is appointed eiitor-in-
chief Of the New York Times.
A distinguished Generals daughter has gone
on the stage IN Chicago.
Mike McCoole's brother has been elected to
:he Minnesota Legislature.
/ Nine Ristori has returned from South America
to Europe, and is again playing in Italy.
Don Piatt calls Pratt two hundred and fifty
/ pounds of Senate
Josh Billings is still too i'll to resume his lee
ture engagements.
General Joseph E. johnson has definitely de-
clined to accept the proffered presidency Of the
University of Nashville, Tenn.
A. B. Pullman. of Pullman palace-car fame.
received New Years present Of one thousand
dollars and an increase in his salary of one
thousand dollars year.
Of the flrty-seven members Of the present
Minnesota House of Representatives, ten were
born in New York, seven in Vermont, and twelve
IN Europe
Gov Biaislell is so tall that he found himself
the centre Of gaping crowd in the Chicago mu-
scum, the other day, who thought him the Chi
nese giant.
A son of the late Charles Swain, founder Of
the Philadelphia Ledger, will start new daily
morning paper in Philadelphia about the Isl Of
April
TIE Countess Guiccoli is said to be writing
reply to Mrs Stoves attack on Lord Byron and
Mrs. Leigh.
The British Minister is putting his house in
order for the reception Of his Royal lIighness
Prince Arthur, who is expected to visit Wash
ington during the present month.
Miss Marshall, who has been locturing in /.
Memphis and other Southern cities upon Wo- I
mans Rights, Temperance, &c, was arrested /
in Brownsville, Tenn, last week, and sent to /
jail, for being a " dead beat generally.
Mrs. Ssott-Siddons recently read a Mid
summer Nights Dream - in New Orleans, an
orchestra playing Memberships music at appro-
PIRATE intervals.
Mr.. HoTs, once a well-known teacher of elo-
cutioa in New York, is writing ." My Personal
Resollections of Actors and Actresses - He
knew the kembles, the keans, the Booths and
every performer of note in this country since
1924.
Rev. James Kent Stone, D D., who has recent
ly Joined the Roman Catholic Church, is a native
of Boston. a sen of Rev. John S. Stone. DID,
formerly Rector of ST. Paul's in Brooklne,
Mass, and now at the head of the Episcopal
Theological School, Cambridge
worthy and well known old couple, David
Watkins, at seventy-eght, and his wife, Annie,
at e ghty years. both of whom have spent their
lives and ffty-seven years of welded bliss, both
died st Warren, Mass, last week, and were
buried in one grave. Their descendants number
nine children. thirty-two grandchildren, eleven
great grandchildren, all but three of whom are
living
Tie Queen " of the band Of depredators in
Philadelphia, known Ms the 81 Forty Thieves"
ias been captured She is young woman of
wenty-one daughter of s clergyman, and has
or two years directed the movements of her ,
hieving subjects She presided over their rem {
lezyous, which was hollow near a junction of
abroad tracks, covered with boards and rails,
With treasure cave in pile of old railroad ties
lear by. She cooked fer the band, with an old '
ree-stump for a stove, aud was fairly welded to I
he yagabond life c