Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-02-28

resignation was announced to the Senate
just eighteen years to an hour from the
time That he entered that body
Hon. C. H. Delano, Of Ticonderoga, Is
seriously i'll, and it is feared that his disease
may terminate in consumption.
J. H. Elliott, formerly of the Home jour
nal aad Of Brattleboro, has become one of
the owners and editors Of the New York
Dramatic World, anew weekly journal.
Thomas Hill, the artist. is dying Of con
sumption
Geo. Vandenhof, is very III with indam-
matory rheumatism at Troy, y Y
Thurlow Weed goes down town two or
three time q week. and Is in better health
than a year ago. His mind remains as clear
as at any time, and he take much interest
in the political situation
Prof Park, Of Ando7er, has recovered
his health sufficiently to preach, which he has
not done fJr the last four years.
The object Of Senator Wilson. IN making
his resignation take effect at the end Of the
session. is to avoid any suspicion Of desire
On his part to escape the investigation or
dered by the Senate.
Hon. Il " Beckwith, leading lawyer
ofWashington county. y. y, died at West
Granville on the 3D. inst. He was a member
Of the Assembly in ls56. and took a high
stand. He was man Of independence Of
thought and action, thoroughly sincere in
his convictions. was respected by the whole
community and beloved a neighhor and
friend
The report l. again revived that Cornelius
Vanderbilt. understanding that M Gree
ley's estate. when settled. would scarcely
leave his daughters independent, has sigui-
fed his willingness TO pay over the amount
Of his sons Cornelius Jr..) indebtedness
to the founder OF the T-s51ue. This report
rests on no basis whatever. The commo-
dore, long ago, peremptorily refused to dis
charge any Of his son S obligations and is
not the man % be better than his word. II
is now affirmed that the younger Wander
bilt. instead Of borrowing. as is generally
thought, 81. 1000 or $4,000 Of Mr. tree
ley. borrowed four OF five times tina, sum
through q series Of years and never returned
penny Why the great journalist should
have kept his purse open TO this perpetual
borrower is one Of the mysteries that never
viii be revealed
Hon. J. ;. Adams. of jacksonville, Fla.
has. in consequence Of the President order
forbidding T. 5. officials to hold State Off
ces. resigned his Office Of Commissioner Of
Immigration for Florida. retaining his Office
of Collector Of the Port Of jacksonville
The jacksonville Union says the change in
the Commissionership Of Immigration is
generally regretted. 80 and adds
Mr.. Adams came TO this State nearly SIX
wears ago, and has. during his entire resi-
dence here. identified himself fully with the
interests Of the STATE. and laborsi 10 ad-
vance Is material development 4 man Of
fine abilities, earnest purpose and an indie
fatigable worker, his influence has been felt
y
ment and his prolific pen has made
known 70 tens of thousands of people.
all over the Union - through his Official
and unofficial publications - the charac
ter. the climate and the advantages Of
Florida. Tie was by education and incii-
nation, peculiarly qualified for the office
which he filed, and, though the peculiar
embarrrssments which have surrounded our
state government f0r some time partially
neutralized his efforts and impeded the IN
portant work assigned 10 his department,
he nevertheless managed. by hard labor and
persistent effort. 90 accomplish great deal
for the state Mr. Adams has long been q
prominent member of the republican party.
TO which be has unselhshly given his time
and his services. and ranks a. one of is
ablest stump speakers. During the last
campaign he stumped West Florida for the
republican ticket and. after the campaign
closed as one of the State Board of Can
vasserS, he was mainly instrumental IN de
tecting and thwartIng the intended frauds
Of the opposition, and IN securing fair
and honest canvass Of the vote cast. To
Mr.. Adams, probably, more than 70 any
other single man, Gov Hart, and the other
republican officers elect. were indebted for
their certificates Of election.
Hon. Dennis Pagan, the successor Of Mr..
Adams, who viii enter upon the duties OF
his Office on the fourth of March next. i
also a thorough republican, and has been,
since ls6s, one of the most active leaders Of
the party.
Mr. Adams many friends in this State
will be glad to note the high estimation in
which he Is lin spite of recent false and e1-
aggerated reports 10 his prejudiee) held in
the State of his adoption.
The will Of the late o. l. Shafter, ex
Judge of the California Supreme Court,
and native of Vermont, which was re-
Gently filed in the county clerks Office at
Oakland, Cal, hequeaths the largest estate
that has ever come into the Probate Court
Of Alameda county.
Mr.. Froude, it Is said, tells his English
friends that he had a jolly time in this
county; he liked Americans far better that
he expected to, and he " didn't meet
single vulgar person in the country
1t is a singular coincidence that Governor
Straw of New Hampshire, who Is up for re-
election, ex-governor Weston, democratic
candidate for Governor at the next election,
and S. K Mason, the Liberal candidate, are
respectively, president. yice-president, and
agent. Of one and the same Insurance Com
pany-the New Hampshire Fire Insurance
Company.
The other day at the Arlington House in
Washington, Gen. Fitz Hugh Lee sat down
to dinner at the same table with Pinckback,
the eolored Lieut. Gov of Louisiana, and
didn't seem to find his appetite in the least
impaired by the proximity of that dusky
fellow-being An attempt was made after
dinner to quiz him a little on the subject.
"Well, gentlemen" said this sensible ex-
STAKEHOLDER and rebel, "Pinchback did not
disturb me, and hope my presence was not
distasteful to him. accept the situation"
Russia has just taken, quietly, in the
manner in which the Emperor Alexander
accomplishes all his reforms, another step
towards the cultivation Of self-relianee
among the people Hitherto the towns
have been administered, under a statute of
17s5, by military and police officials, many
of whom only used their power to enrich
themselves at the expense of the inhabitants.
Under the new communal law, each town is
to elect its OWL officers.