Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-07-08
Personal GOSSIP

Charles Dickens, it is said, was a woman's
rights man, and in favor of educating the sexes
together
1t is understood that Charles Lever was the
writer Of the savage critique on Lothair in
Blaclrooi
/ The Earl Of Derby will marry, July 8. Thus
the Derby race will be perpetuAtel, perhaps.
Johnny Steele, the original g Coal-oil Johu-
ny and broken-down petroleum prince. is do
ing an homes, and thrifty business as teamster
at Bouaeyille, Penn.
P,nciiasH0 tells of Greeley, at Long Branch,
'' sitting sadly, observing the swindling waves,
which came all the way from Europe, and didn't
pay a cent Of tax when they landed"
Bayari Taylor, now in California, has been
presented with gold ring made from the last
spike which was driven a; Promoatory Point by
Gov. Stanford on the completion Of the Pacific
Railroad
The prize Of six hundred dollars offered ~
Henry H9yt for the best story suitable for
sabbath school book. has been awarded TO the
wife Of the Rev Mr. Walker, Of Hartford, for
work entitled &" Both sides Of the Street"
Caief Justice Chase Is about to leave Wash
inc,ou for a visit to the Northwest, and proposes
70 spend some time with friends At Lake Pepir
TIE summer will he spent in the Lake region.
jules Simon, in the French Legislature,
speaking Of cooperative railroads, says he hopes
yet 20 ride in a train driven by members Of the
counany, on which even the conductor and al
the huuh,est officials viii be holders Of the COM
rauy stocks, a1d prophesies that the time Of
the a,5mr-i.hment If this hope is no, far of.
a New York paper reports that Mrs. Harriet
BeecAer Stowe has nearly ready for the press
volume giving she 50 true story Of Charles
Dilsers's matrimonial infelcites The world
vii be shocked to earn thai Mis. Stove will
probably sttem1t to demonstrate that they had
their o-iria in "a strange iufataatiol on the pert
OF Nj. Dickens for his great gran imo;Aer.
ReIC,ouI, the Ialiau chief, was lately shown
the fifteen aai twenty inch guns at the Wash
iuEtoa N:,. Yarl. He expressed some surprise.
Aier taking heir Dimensions examining the
powder usei, ami satisfying himself that the
rll- actually propelled . 900 pound shots four
or FIVE miles, BE Is SAID to have expressed a de-
sire that his tribe should be supplied with a few
OF these handy pieces Of ordnance. They would
be accepted Is eyid5nc. that the government iu- T
tended t. keep faith with the Red Man.
When ElwssI Eetcbum got his tioae,-ot .
] av. aud shook the odor Of Sing sing from his .
re-s and returned TO New York il was hoped .
his g-i.st for speculative ventures VS. at an end
such, however, was ne; the fact Since his re-
turn he mas been not Only one Of the heaviest but
lle Of the most reckless manipulstors in Wall
street Il is estimated that his operations since
bis release from durance aggregate ten million
dollars.
TheNT St4rfrr4 says of M- Fish: lie
s. sccus2i Of bsiu-a gentleman. ami uuflrt--
la;cly has high social position in New York, ari
s cursed with ancestors WHO did good patriotic
a-vi,e in tbc older days, and is bu-ienei with
generous, easy fortune, and has the mische-
..oc. hstit Of going % church AID doing good
,ark., ami being civil ami kind 20 his neigh59rs
ai 90 IN. Sc who seek him lie has the painful
.ih., of miniing his own asiiess-ot SO thor
u-h'y n.nIiug it that he is never seen by the
-uutry except as Secretary Of State. He is IN
I-tlua.eiy not candidate for President, and