Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-11-04

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The private papers Of Napoleon continue L
afford rich Developments. The marriage settle
ment of Miss Howard. pensoned as the Counties
Besuregard, and better known as the repu'e'
mistress Of the Emperor, shows that che posses
sed e117 900 sterling in English and othe
foreign securities, including the sum Of S9o'oo'
in Pennsylvania UNITED Ststes) railway de6en
lures, $4,000 in St. Louis and Cincinns,
bonds, besides another and additional sum o
e59, 900 sterling, jewels. plate, stocks and secur
tiles, landed property in France. etc, aggre
eating SIG, 00C sterling, at her marriage II
| 1854 which must have been snassed IN W.
and a half yesrs-between the ID OF Decemoe
in the year 1851, and the 18th Of May, 1871
The deed Of settlement contains provision Il
the amount of 100000 sterling in favor OF Mar
tin Constantine Hergett, entitled and called II
France Count Beauregard a son Of the Countess
and among the trustees is Nathaniel John VII
liam Strobe, Of London. The most singular fac
developed in this connection is that the dwelling
house st Chiselhurst, England, which is nov
occupied by the Empress Eugenie, was rented
by her Of Mr.. Strobe, but is actually the proper
ty Of the Count Beauregard, the illegitlmaie sor
Of the ex-Emperors mistress.
THE WINTER SoJorRs or Mourn WASHING
rox.-Prof Hitchcock Of Dartmouth College
sin Boston for the purpose Of obtaining sub
scriptons in aid of the scieltifc expedition
which is to pass the winter on the summit Of
Mount Washington, the whole sum required not
having been raised The provisions, fuel
scientific instruments, etc, have already been
taken up the mountain The Kerite telegrsphic
cable donated by the War Department was laid
in its place on Monday, the 18th inst by Prof
Huntington, Assistant Safe Geologist, " ho is to
be at the head Of the expedition. 1t was taken
up the mountsn over the carriage road on the
east side, sud sled was then rugged 10 slide
down the railroad track from which the coils Of
cable were enrolled During the severe gale on
the succeeding day, Tuesday, Oct. Is, the yelo-
city Of thu wind vas found 10 be no less than sew
enty miles per hour at the summit The greatest
/ velocity ever vet recorded in America is ninety
seven miles per hour and this WAS experienced
/ by Professor Huntington during terrific wind
storm on tine summit of Mo1sieuke last winter.
mountain wherein the party are to find shelter
hss been fitted up very comfortably The
apartment is twenty feet long by eleven feet
/ wide, AMI about nine feet high Four or i've
thickness Of various kinds Of materials cover the
floor, and the walls are equally well guarded,
while two stoves, with thirteen tons Of c0al, are
to furnish further means Of warmth.-B Boston
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