Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-03-17
PERSONAL GOSSIP.

Mrs. Gaines, of New Orleans, is sued for
Sl21 900, lawyers fees, but she is used to that.
John Russell Young. of the Standard. is in
Europe as financial agent Of the United States
Government.
The Rev. Robert Collyer is reported to be the
most popular man, as well as the most popular
preacher, in Chicago
The Smith family is in luck, legislatively.
VIM. Smith is the Speaker Of the Illinois, VIM.
Z Smith Of the Wisconsin, and Edwin B. Smith
of the Maine House Of Representatives,
0'DOnovan Rosa, the Irish exile. has been en-
gagged to deliver twenty -four lectures throughout
the country within sixty days, for which he is to
receive $1,000 and all expenses.
Marshal Mcmahon is consoling himssf for his
military adyersities by playing rOuge-et-noir At
Wiesbsden, where he IS reported to have been =
large winner.
A foreign correspondent says that to see Dej4-
yet, the veteran actress Of -, and her daughter
Herminie aged 3S, "mSde up for the stage, it
is hard to tell which is the elder
The Crown Prince has gained so much and
such valuable military experience in the late war
that he talks Of publishing work on the subject
when he is once more at leisure in Berlin.
Robert Browning has grown very old in ap-
pearance since his wife's death, though the vigor
Of his constitution is unimpaired. Only IS. he
would be mistaken for 20, judged by his face.
1t is reported that orr countryman, VIM. ".
Story. the poet-artist, is so much dissatisfied
with the changes in Rome that he threatens TO
take up his abode elsewhere.
Disraeli is reported to have said that he IN
tends TO write three more novels. and then retire
from the field Of authorship They will be all
political, it is conjecturei, and one Of them will
attempt to shoS what England must DO TO retain
her prestige
The new King Amadeus Of Spain is said to be
very much attached to dogs, having taken with
him to Madrid fully 80 Of the qIsdrupeis, vary
ing between The Scotch terrier ami the English
bulldog.
Walt Whitman is reported to have said that.
before he went TO Washington be was never the
possessoT Of more than SIX dollars Al any one
time and yet has always been one Of the most
conten,5d Of mortsls.
Ii is understood that George William Curtis
has been requested TO repeat his course Of popu-
lar lectures. delivered several years ago, on
authors Of English fiction, and it Is thought be
will comply with the request before the season is
over.
The venerable Chef-Ius;ice Robertson. Of
Kentucky, when on his death-bed. expressed a
desir- to hear Miss Annie L. Cary sing &c The
Old Folks 1T Home The lady was sent for.
and the scene which ensued wss very touching
The music had remarkable effect upon the
dying man, making him almos; forget the pains
Of death.
The once famous Richard Adams Locke, the
author Of the most successful literary hoax ever
published, which described the inhabitants Of
the moon seen through telescope, aud which
male the fortune of the Slq, diei or Staten Is
lsni receaty A. the a.e ot seyeuty-t0ur. 1t was
his only success in life. He tried many others.
among thea the gold pill, and fiilel in
al.
\ Louisville paper, after consulting its ex-
changes. tells watt it knows about Olive Logan,
IS follows She Is "a witty Irishwoman - in
Philadelphia ",he descendant Of an Indian
chief, e. native Of Philadelphia -' an Eng
ish woman with French menuers,' - and '' Gen
eral John A. Logan cousin 50 in New YORK
'' born in Emira, in New York State - "A
daughter of ola Ohio 10 Columbus, Ohio
-' Hon John A. Logau's sister " in Washington.
ami Sc Go relation 70 John \. Logan " in Hi
uo.s
A story which Is p5pu,ar ia London amongst
the sets who are syerse 20 priuoesses marrying
husbands who are no, q the royal blood, IL 10
the effect that the young laly was given the op-
portuuiiy 5t seeing the available young peers Of
good character, a; a series OF tertdaments got
up for the purpose, AMI that she "a; first gave
her preference Tor young Esrl c., who, when
ne heard IL, got So frightened that be proposed
AZ once 10 a Iiir enc with whom be hal had a
Irritation, AMI succeeded in hurryiEg on his mar
TiIge g. as .'t 70 be safe ~