Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-01-17
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peake Tribe of the Independent Order of
Red Men. a charitable and patriotic organ
ization Of which we have little knowledge, (
but which must be d" good thing if .
'' Colt has taken hold of it,
Hon. james Van Ne4s formerly promi-
nent citizen of san Francisco and for some
years a leading member of the state Senate,
died at san Luis Obi~po, California. on the
2sth Of December last The decea ed wa
son of the distinguished Cornelius ? Van
Ness. and was born in this city in ls0-. lie .
graduated Mt the University of Vermont, in .
ls2j among hi class mates were Prot. Geo.
p. Williams. Trad c. Day and Dana Lamb. .
but three of his class are now living lie .
was educated To the law, but was one OF the Z
first Nermunter~ To- cmigrate 90 California. .
He located in san Francisco in 1850, and (
there practiced his profession successfully I
for many wears. A. he was "a man of fine .
intelligence and engaging manners. he was /
called much into Official life For several .
Years he was q member of the Francesca /
Board of Aldermen, and while holding that /
position he introduced and procured /
the passage of the famous ordl- /
nance bearing his name. which secured /
the po>-e-SorN titles, after certain /
fine to all the lands within the charter .
limits of lsjI Fhi- ordinance laid the T.
foundation for the quoting Of titles in the I
city. and was In it, general effects. a bench .
cent measure. which 20 some extent was .
precedent for the settlement. at later day,
of private claims 10 Pueblo lands, lying
outside of the old charter limits, which
after years of litigation were decided TO
belong To- the city by virtue of Spanish law.
In $50 and lsj6. Mr.. Nan Ness served as
Mayor and ex.oficio Police Judge, and was
the last Mayor under the old charter, before
the consolidation of the city and
county some time subsequently o.
this change. Mr. Van Ne-- remol-
ed to the southern counties OF Gait
fornia and engaged in agricultural pursuits
Mr.. Van Ne~~ had high reputation a. law
Yer and great personal popularity In poll
ties he was q Democrat. and year ago was
elected to the state Senate from the district
composed Of san Luis Obi~po and santa
Barbara counties. and served during the
session held last winter. lie had been lu
poor health for 81 long time, and his death
was not altogether unexpected. lie had
reached the age of 81 Although he had
enioyed sea sons of prosperity. he was care
les of money and died poor. The san
Francisco bulletin. to which We are indeht-
ed for the intelligence Of has DEATH says
The name Of Mr., Van Ness- will Away. be
y&4 b b a m cf iI'DlS VI batr men
toned. which. after many years. j., still
daily spoken Of and the handsome Avenue
aneu after MN VII H. 'r Ill., mean ID. "a nv
Lr,nrbt G,r iniermrnr to rbis city where
some of his family reside. EEMayor Ne
Coppm is ms -'n-in-laW-
Hon Robert : Hale N. {. elect mas
been appointed 10y Howard Ohi'eI7,'a ''
Washington one oil "a committee % '''l1a
tion outside ITS board oil trustees 10 s'-i'''
and diShurSe inndS i'F worthy '"u'=''''
students.
Among the Nermon'ef- III me Govern
ment frintinS Vlnce alt ""'''''- '-i ''''
Me~Sr-- Ellis OF Rutland Lime 'l D''-.'
and f. ;. Mathers' D. a. 'hur'H' " HI. y
Vri7wold and John M'i"nefnS OF '',7 ''''
"nr to"n~nah' oscar H. ''"' '.'7
turned from his European trip' iooNlns III
fine health Mrs. Burton, MIS- D''=77 '''',
his son, were at Nee at iaSi accounts anu
expect to spend the winter IN ltaIS'
We are sorry TO learn that frol' il'D's
W Hayne~ has resigned the enaF oil 'IT ,
IN the University, ana thar hf ana M
llaynes viii at once break up their nome
here, and 90 abroad Tor several years ms
change is a consequence OF the recent death
of Mr.. Haynes father, whose ample fortune
de-cend- to his children Prof Haynes
eminence as classical scholar, ability IN
his proieS~or~hip, and hearty interest 800
the University. make his departure seri-
Gus loss To the University. and he and
his most estimable wife will De greatly
missed socially. in oar community Their
many friends will however. derive Sati-iac-
tiop in the fact that the change viii give q
chance of scene to Mrs. Haynes, in her sor-
row and will afford to Professor IIayne, a
lono desired opportunity to pursue in
Europe the pathological studies to which he
Is devoted.
KIM Kamebamaha weighed three hun
Jr,d mounds at death.
Ir,i,or I Parker graduate of Mode
dlebnrv Colleue in 1859. is member OF
+be Senior cl,s- in th. Chicago Theology
81 seminary and John W. Bradshaw. Of
~. .ome ,.l,s.45n colleos is pursuing hi.
tI,a..lo,,;.oI s+r1ie. IN the Middle clas- IN
the nm institution
D,riJ q Hall ,r Boston. the well
known musician. and who has So many
friend. tbrouobour this section. sailed OIL
"Wednesday for Europe. His accomplished
wife has heen pursuing her studies for som,
time in Florence and Milan.
Our rs-pe.ted townsman. ). d. Kings
land. Esq. has been unanimously elected
member of the Advisory Committee. ap
nointed 10 co-operate with the Nationa
Committee. TO secure a proper representa-
p tion If American industry At the Vienn
1 International Exhibition
y Daniel & Tbompson son of the late Hon
b. d. p Thomson. of MONTPELIER. is at PIE.
# emf pr,,tirinu law with success in Ne,
VI
> iolA wy
/, StrakoSch has managed 10 accumulAl
n $500 goo
70 William Il Astor owns upyarIs of thre
,r thousand houses III Ne" iorA Guy
/ Alexander T. Stewart is worth over $50
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