Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-05-05
Personal GOSSIP.

A clergyman in Connecticut boasts the title Of
the Rev. Hezekiah Fiddle, D. D.
Richard Wagner has received from William l..
very valuable diamond ring for his &c Imperisl
March, which he dedicated to the Emperor Of
Germany.
Camille Urso has been surprising the Lon
doners by purchasing Of a dealer in rarities
cremona three centuries old, of the genuine
Amati manufacture, and giving 81 GOO for it.
Sergeant Bates, who acquired temporary
notoriety by walking through the South, carry
| ing the United States flag, insists that Gov.
I Holden Of North Carolina offered him O,OOO to
abandon his purpose.
William " Ward, the chancellor Of Memphis,
| Tenn, formerly prominent rebel raider under
/ Morgan, yiolen; advocate for State sovereignty
and Of the divine right to hold "nggers, died
recently in that city.
Ralph Waldo Emerson, who recently went to
/ California, has been planning, it is said, to visit
the Pacific coast FOR ten years 4; but until this
season has not been able to leave the work to
which he is so much devoted
James Tyson, now living near Des Arc, Ark,
claims to have fought in sixty battles and skirm-
ishes on the side Of the rebellion, and to have
received more than forty wounds. lie is still
able 70 manage a small farm.
James Green OF Holyoke, Mass, (sailor) re-
Gently received flO0 from Great Britain for
imparting such information as he had g4nel of
the missing Earl Of Aberdeen, who was for some
time his shipmate
Louis Napoleon is reported i'll at Chsehurst
confined 10 his ROOM His hair is said to have
grown white since the surrender of Sedan. and
he ascri5es the change to his confinement at
Wilhelmshohe.
Anna Dickinson will lecture during the whole
month Of May IL Kansas, Missouri and Iowa.
She hss postponed her visit to England to an
other year but Kate Field goes over in May.
Father BurnelI. of Middleton, Conn died a
few days since, aged Is years. lie was one Of
the earliest ab0liuonsts in the State. and about
thirty-fve years sgo he was roughly handled by
a mob for attempting to ring the Methods,
church bell for an anti-slayery meeting.
Abner Il. Wenzel, Of Marlboro, Mass. who
shot himself ten times some two weeks since, in
consequence Of scandal that wss circulated
about him in that town, died from the effects Of
the wounds Saturday, az the residence Of his
faher-in-laW in Medhed
llazzini and Garibalii have recently fallen out
again. Mszzini wrote a letter in which he Sc
verely censurei Ga-ibsldi for taking up arms for
France, and Garitslii returned the letter with
al indignant snswer. English friends then tried
70 bring shout reconciliation between the tTo,
but their efforts we're unsuccessful.
Wilhelm, the composer Of the famous '' Watch
on the Rhine which, Bismarck Is reported
to have said, aided the Germans in the iate war
more than we'll equppei army Of 100000
men, diei very suddenly Of apoPle1y recently.
Hon Thomas Fitch, late member Of Congress
from Nevada. hiss gone TO settle ia Salt lake
City to lecture on the Saints and Sinners Of that
region next is.l, under the auspices Of the B1s-
ton Lyceum Bureau.
John M0rrissey is in New Orleans, and the
Bulletin. having interviewed him, expresses
belief ia him as s'the greatest man Of his town,
because he speaks so iorcihly against the repab-
lcaus
Mrs My1i Clark Gaines Is Just beginning TO
reap the reward Of her pluck il trying to obtain
possession ot her New Orleans property The
United States Marshal there has Just put her in
possession Of several valuable tracts Of land
within the city limits, with Al, the improvements
on the property. under the decision OF the United
States supreme Court.
James Glaishsr, the English aeronaut, is said
TO be seriously ID, never having recovered from
the effects If bis balloon ascension from Wo,yer-
hampton, lsst September. when he reached =
height ot seven miles, the grestest ever attsinei.
IL is suppose be then burst come blooi-vesse.s.
Alloys Rca'c-. a 'esrnei German theologfan.
mas been detected n stealing books from the i'm
periA library az S., Petersburg, sud on search
ing his lodgings il was found he had stolen less
than seven thousand volumes, al selected with
admirable taste AMI Judgment.
The ez-Knc George Of Hanover is outdl.ng
Charles y. 90 his ecceutrcities. He not only
regards himself as i'tei for desth, bG; believes
he is actually deal one Of his favorite anus
meuts IL 10 walk 40 ut the house in a shroul,
and to sleep at night ia q co.ia.
Mrs Sarah Van UIlem Of Pitts5urg has re-
Gently been converted from Christianity 10 Ju-
dasm, and expressed her stste Of mind publicly
at the L zh;h Stree Synagogue. TIE rabbi who
ofi1iaiel furnished ihe lady with certificate Of
membership q the synagogue, after asking her
questions 90 regard go her belief in Col, Moses
and the OH Testament
John Slzjon. Editor Of the OHIO Repository,
who d,cI az Canton, stark county, on the 18th
ult, was one oi the Oldest editors in the United
States. ile commenced the Repository Al Cln-
ton in 1919, ali published it cansecuuvely for
So yesrs Almost go the Gay Of his death he con
t.uuel O. work Is o coupositor well a. 90
write for hi, paper. He cas-; his fire. Pre-. dem
tial vote for Madison, and has voted at every
Presidential election since. He was a Wing
while the Whig party existed since then be
hss been Republican.