Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-08-26
Personal.

Msj-Gen. Ethan Allen Hitchcock, who died
at Hancock, Ga, on the 9th inst, in the IA
year Of his age, was on his mothers side a
grandson of Ethan Allen of Revolutionary mem
ory. He graduated at West Point in 1871,
and in 1924 WAS placed CD duty as an ofhcer OF
the Military Academy, and remained connected
with the institution till 1888 From 1887 to
$40 be superintendent the Northwest Indian
Department He served in the Florida and in
the Mexican wars, being in the latter on the
staff of Gen. Scott Later, he was the military
commsndant Of the Pacific Division. In 1854
| he resigned his commission and devoted him
| self to philosophical researches. In 1855 he
| printed phamphlet in which he claimed the a.
chemists were students Of man, whose perfection
~ss symbolizei by the philosophers stone. Ia
1867 he published " Remarks upon Alchemy
and the Alchemsts," and in 1855 " Sweden
borg, an Hermetic Philosopher -" and year
afterwards two volumes entitled g Christ the
Spirit - also, a mystical Interpretation Of
Colin Clouts, the Rel Book Of Appiu and the
Gen. Hitchcock took an active and energetic
part in suppressing the rebellion. He was most
Of the time on duty at Washington, and WAS
warm personal friend and to some extent
military adviser of President Lincoln. He was
man Of 6ne culture. Of great purity Of char
Acter and commanded the respect Of all who
knew him.
Hon. John Pendleton Kennedy Of Baltimore,
died at Newport on Thursday. lie represented
the Baltimore district in Congress three success
i've terms, snd was Secretary Of the Navy under
President Fillmore's administration At the
time Of his death he was Trustee Of the Pea
body southern EDUCATION Fund
4 London correspondent If the New York
Timer writes that paper as follows, under date
Of July IL;
OF course the scandal Of ." the lien in wo-
mems clothes =" s as familiar to your readers as
to those Of the English papers. AMI no doubt
special attention has been attracted to the fact
that Mr. J. 5. Fiske, United States Consul at
Leith, (Edinhurgh,) is alleged 10 be implicated
il the affair, snl has been arrested and com
mitted FOR trial upon charge Of conspring
with Parke Bouiton. Lord Arthur Ciiatop and
others, to outrage public iecency by aiding and .
abe'ting the two irst-usmel in frequeuting pub +
lie places IN female sttire. and passing them
selves of IS women. still graver charge
against " the two" (Boulton and Park has,
a. you know, been withdraw, Snd they have
been released on very moderate bail, to await
triAl next December. As TO Mr.. Fiske, | msy
SAY that | have made it my business TO
thoroughly investigate al the facts Of the case,
and have had an opportunity to examine the
indictments and 10 read every syllable Of the
testimony by which the accusation aga.nst Mr..
Fisk is to he sustained, and have been amazed
10 ind thst there is not d" fact nor the
shsiow Of fact against him. beyond the cir
cumstsuSe o. his having been introduced to
B1ulton in Eiingburg by gentleman Of high
connection and moving IN the beet society, and
having on one solitary occasion seen Boulton IN
private house in female sttire, in clothes open
y sent to him by bis own mother , aud mss
much as Mr. Fiske was at the same time III
1rmei the; Boulton vas 10 the habit Of playing
female parts At mas4ueraies mi in private thea
-ricas, and was received by ladies' AID gentle
men Of respectsblity, no suspicion Of impro-
,riety seems 10 have arisen in his mind. Il Is
lot even alleged by the prosecution thSt he
VAS in frequent association with Boultou,
Psrke he never saw, or that he ever saw him
sewhere than during bis (Boultonsl visit to
friend in Elenburg. or that he ever saw Boul-
on in female dress in public, and the whole
ase against him is, that after boulton left Ed
nbgrgh, Wake in mssquersiug spirit, ad-
ressei a couple OF eXtrSyagsnt letters 10 HIN,
q HE female character. in neither Of which is :
here the remotest suggestion Of improperly,
nd the sentimental extravaganza Of which ;
srries on It's face the strongest evidence Of
heir having been written in Jest
Bret Harte is reported to have tired q Cali
1rnia, and to intend making New York his fa-
IRE home
Tom Hughes, the genisl author Of Ton
iroEn's School Days" has reached Quebec on :
is way to the United Ststes. He comes for a g.
ay through the winter months :,
Mr.. Bovles Of the Springfield Republican, finds y
slow work travelling in Europe. He attempt 2
! t. pass one Of the moving armies, and accom- n
Iished eight miles IN four lays n
The Philadelphia Pres is authority FOR the s
atement, that J. H. Lambert, one Of the red i !
ottest Of Brick Pomeroy's Democrat writers, il
about to become editor of Republican paper
Milwaukee e.