Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-10-21

Nai Ch1 is the usne Of Sl4msss youth who
has l,teiy been admitted 20 the Freshman class o.
Lt'syette tJieg,.
An intimate friend Of Charlotte Cushman Te-
Gently received 70 .e.t.r frcm Ter dared At Rome,
where the great ac-rcss is slowly dying from
cancer. iu which she says there is 10 possibility
Of her ever returning 10 this country although
il Is her earnest wi,h to close Ger life IL
America.
Miss Lena Ksrj o.. Of Koscia.ko county, In
diana, recently Won 4 wager Of so by walking
eighteen miles in less than dye hours.
Fanny Fern makes answer to a paragraph
which has been going tue rounds, u the effect
that she would conclude neT literary labors this
year, thus &c The auove announcement is wholly
-ratuitous Being woman. have no inten-
uou of stopping TIL get through
Miss Angie King. the unsuccessful candiiat,
for pcst-,fnce appointment in Wisconsin. Is
about TO revenge herself on the country by COM
ing u as an Interpreter Of the poets.
l, is said that Miss Clara Louise Kellogg has
restored the lEnis upHn which sAe proposed 10
build a villa 81 New Hartford, Conn TO The ori-
g.nal owners, sn aged couple, who we're begin
uiug to suffer good deal At the thought of leav-
iu- their Old homestead.
Miss Lillian Elgar'ol, who as a lecturer has
achieved much popularity in very short time
belongs 10 family somewhat distinguished for
their literary s1d ors'oIical talents. Her sunt.
Mrs Sarah EIgarton Mayc. vas a writer q.
much ability, and her brother, Professor Warren
Edgari,u, = well known as IN elccutonist. Her
ability clmes as naturally 20 her as her rare
beauty.
Murst II Hts;eal. Of the Cincinnati Conner
ciGl, and Prof Henry, Of the Smithsonian Inst
tutr. arrived Ia New YORK Wednesday frOm Eu-
rope Mr. Il-is,ead has been acting as war CORES
pontenl 10 his paper. and his graphic letters have
been among the nost Interesting Of their kind
which the war has produced
Information from all sections Of the country
received By the Republican Congressional Com
ni,tee IS 20 the efecJ that the Democrats will
not gain nearly g. many C0ngressmen in the
next House a. II mas generally supposed twJ
months ago they would. The advices are ths
asa general thing they ar not making nuc1
headxay ia doubtful districts.
The Barnstaa,e. Nass.. Patriot slys that the
attempt Of Democratic clique to set aside John
U Adsms this year will hot prevail. judging
from the choice Of delegates 10 the Democratic
State Convection ;hrs far.
IN active canvass j. nov IN pa Sit.S IL hloni-
gan for the election OF = Legislature, which will
have % choose Unitei States senator to succeed
the Hon. jacob II. Howard. The western part
of the state claims the Senstor, and Ex-Governor
Blair is the most prominent candidate
Secretary Boutwell, has been urged to take the
stump in Pennsylvania, but thinks his lsbors in
the Treasury Department are effective as any
spesch ne could make. He will not probably
take part in the political canpaign this year.
E. Avery Of Brsintree. is the Democratic nom
inee for Congress in the second district of Massa-
chusetts, and the labor reforners Of the ninth dis
,rict have nominated Alvsh Croker OF Fitch
burg, Who it is said. means to contest the repub-
lican nomination also with Mr.. Washburn
It is stated that ex-Prssident johnson
could easily have secured the nomination to
Congress from K. K. Buffers district, but that
be Voluntarily Withdrew from the feld Had
Johnson accepted the defeat Of Butler Is re-
raried a. assured.