Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-12-06
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me Hu' eIhof eject OF LOUISIANA, W Dog. T.
kellogg, i, Nermonter, We believe
Benjamin Markham has resigned the Office
of postmaster of Sherburne. after having
served in that capacity most Of the time,
for thirty-fye Years.
Brighten Mcdowell. who has just l,ecu
appointed Maior-General United States
Army, vice Meade, deceased. is a native of
Ohio, from which State be WAS appoiute1to
a cadet-hip in the United Stlte, Military
Academy Mt West Point ia 1884 lie grad
mated in July. ls3s, and was immediat ely
promoted to the rank of Brevet Second Li,u-
tenant. He was assistant instructor 10 tg.c-
lies at West Point, from ;, ptember to No
yember 1871, and Adute.nt to October
ISIS he was promoted to First Lieuten-
ancy in October, 1872. Aid-de-Camp &c
General " DOL, from October, l5ij. 10 Max,
ISL, and took an active part in the war
with Mexico lie received the honorary
rank % Breyet Captain for gallant conduct
in the battle of Buesa Visa, Febrlary %,
lsl7 promoted to post of Assistant Adju-
tant- General, with rank Of Captain, in May.
lo47, and relinquished rank in line i'm Feb
runry, ISL Assistant Adj utaut-General,
with the rank Of Major. March 81, oj6
Breyet Brigader-General, May, ls6l He
was the General first in Command of abe
Army Of the Potomac. ami continued in
that position until after the battle of Bu D
Run when he was succeeded 10y Mcclellan
During the war he held many important
commands, and since peace was restored has
been in charge Of the Department of the
East as Ser Tor Brigadier in.the army
Gen Ho race Porter has resigned his army
commission a, Major of ORDNANCE. for the
purpose Of accepting the Yice-Pre-idency of
the Pullman Palace Car Company. At the
beginning of Gen Grant, administration
zen. porter was detailed for duty at the
Executive Mansion, and since acceptably
occupied the relation of the President Pri-
,ate Secretary. He will be succeeded by
Gen O. f. Babcock, Commissioner Of Pub
lie Buildings and Grounds.
Two pictures, the work Of our towa~man.
&. L. Heyde. as a private letter informs us.
are now on exhibition at the gallery of the
principal art store in Pr evidence. X. L. and
are pronounced unezcep ed byany landscape
pictures in the collection.
Ed p. Alderman, 70 rmerly editor of the
Brattleboro Record, on the Saturday after
the Boston fire. read an interesting paper
before the Faust Club. of Brooklyn enti-
tied Among the Rair-, " descriptive oi hi1
personal observations.
Mis- Sarah +. Golden. of Montpelier, has
been appointed to deliver the nledictory
! Address at the neg examination and CAD
uation exercises f the Massachusetts, Nor
nal School at 81 lem. She has also been Sc
lected a, editor ofthe literary paper to DE
printed for that occasion. These evidences
of her high star ding tell well for the train
| ing she receive in Montpelier Union School,
of which 81, was pupil and assistant
teacher.
Edwin H. Chaplin and Henry Ward
Beecher pre- ched upon the death Of Mr..
Greeley on Sunday. Each ofthem eulogized
his virtues and excused his faults. DIR.
Chaplin cl aimed that he was a working
Christian and good man who was con
stantly IL Misunderstood. Mr. Beecher pro-
claimed hat he died strictly from broken
heart
The Convention of the Episcopal Diocese
of NJ Assachusetts for the election OF A
bi-ho to succeed the lamented Eastburn-
asse nbles in St Paul's Church, Boston
to-r lorrow 1t will number some 400 per-
sorF-lOo clergy and 800 laity. The most
prominent candidates for the Office are the
Ttev. Dr. Dix, rector of Trinity Church,
New York the Rev. DR.. Potter, rector OF
Grace Church, New York the Rev. DR..
Burgess rector Of Christ Church, Spring
field. Mas; the Rev. DR. Leeds, rector Of
! Christ Church, Baltimore.
joel c. Baker has resigned his position Of
Register of the Probate Court for the Dis
trict of Rutland, to take effect December list
and viii hereafter devote his entire atten-
ton To- the practice of law.
Daniel Drew has been sued for $4,000,
600. said to have been embezzled by bin
when he was Treasurer of the Erie Company
H. took A prodigious pile, if the charge
iast.-but Jay Gould lsciE'rged with having
taken almost twice as much from the SAM
company.
Paymaster Hodge, who swindled the gov
eminent out of myriads Of money, has beel
| pardoned He was sentenced TO ten years
imprisonm emit and he b as had about twei'
! months Of the article.