Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-09-29

Charlton 7. Lesis, the pressat managing ell
tor Of the n. Y. EreEiug Post il probably the
most scholarly journalist in New York Of his
age,-hei is under 40 He has hal curious
career, having been clergyman, school teacher,
stock-broker, lecturer and editor. lie
attracted the attention Of Parke Goodwin ~ writ
ing several brilliant and striking articles on The
operations il Wall street, when Fisk began the
first Of his brilliant mlueuyrys ia Erie, aud in
consequence was offered position On ;ts Posf,
which he accepted
Chas A. Dana, the editor Of the New York
Sun is a fue Greek scholar, and st che tine
began 10 collec, material for Greek lexicon.
Charles Nordhod, late mlnagiug editor ofthe
ErsEing Post has resigned his position on the
New YORK Tines. he is SO much Of free
trader that he could not stand the protection
ideas of the Tima.
Then. I. Correspondent oftheS Springfield Rsp1i-
iican ssys Mayor Hall seems quite to have lost
his head, anil talks ss If ne had been commit
ting book Of elegant quotations 70 memory.
Everybody views hin with CONTEMPT, as lite
r.ry N ultebank, 81 / he must be smart indeed
if he can escape the political ruin which seems
in store for lin. The Lotus club now propose
asking him to resiga, and that will be the IN
kindest cut Of al. as, if there is an thiag be IS
proud Of. it is his literary reputstion AMI posi-
ton, and that, Ike his political reputation, is
gone where the vooi5ine twine,h.
At the burial Of Walter Montgomery. the
English actor whc lately committed suicide, bis
wife knelt over bis grave ani dropped therein
the orange flowers worn st Ter welding two
days before
Gen. Burnside has gone % Europe
Bishop Roseeraus, brother Of the general.
had an exciting little engine ride near Iroatoa,
o., recently. After proceeding snort distance,
the wind seized bis poniifcal Ia, sni the loco
motive was stopped Tor its rescue. soon after,
the eagiue Jumped fron the trsck anl struck in
IT em5ankmeut, TIE bishop barely escaping
with bis life.
Oliver johnson Of the New York Tribune.
free religianisi. has given sn organ to the Con-
gTegatioas church 10 his aaiive town Of Peach
an, il this State. The church which bss re-
Gently been reconstructed WI. be Is-lpelei On
Thursiay next when MIR johnson Will take
part IN the ezsrc SEES. delivering an allres,, aad
contributing hymn.
The address @: Dr. Goldsmith of Rutland On
the Objects snl Methods Of Investigation ueces-
sary to the development Of Dairy interests IN
Vermont, cad before the Dairyuea's A,s1eia-
ton st s. Albsrs year a 20 last viatcr, Is re-
produced at length from the transs- ions Of the
Association, with prope- ereli;,in the September
number Of the .'rit Journal published in Lon
don, England
When John G s4Is vas rallied ty same i've
ly young ladies about being lion. his wife,
who was present, slyly remarked that sometimes
be might be considered bear Whereup1n the
poet, with merry tWinsle in his eye. respond
Ell when a woman calls he, husband a
bear, it's easy to tell what's a b-svia' %
Miss Harrie; W Terry Of New Haven aud sis
ter Of Maj Gen. Terry, has been appointed to
the lady princpalship Of Flssar college sni
Will al once assume It's duties Mss Terry has
Alresiy earned a wide reputation az the head Of
ladies' seminary in Nes Haven, which she
hss conducted successfully for many years.
Anna Dickinson's rev lecture Is on "Deml-
gogues aai Workinguen."