Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-01-24

trict of New York. will learn with regret
that he is now ut home, and is seriously ill.
His old complaint has returned in an ag-
gravated form, and his condition now IS one
which arouses grave apprehensions as to
the termination of it. lie was il the Senate
last week and had hopes ofhealth and vigor
to go through the session.
Vice-President Colfax will speak at the
annual Convention of the New Jersey State
Temperance Alliance at Trenton, on the
23d inst.
George Alfred Townsend wrote and print
ed in the Washington Capital scandalous
SANDER of Senator Chandler of Michigan.
Whereupon Chandler, arming himselfwith
a horsewhip, went in search OF the too i'm
aginative journalist, but the latter has
carefully kept himself out of harms way.
d" The imaginative journalist is farins as
we supposed he would, after writing such a
mendaeious screed as he did about Burling-
ton and Senator Edmunds, after his visit
here last summer.
Y notice that Gen MichaelT I. Donohoe,
a h p soldier veteran railroad conduc-
tor, and one of the - iorenenstest' men,
generally. presided over the New Hamp-
shire soldiers at their annua. reunion, at
Manchester the other day. Michael strikes
ont from the shoulder" well, commands
brigade with enthusiasm, makes an inter-
esting speech. and sings a capital song
The .'old man declined reelection "a
Sycamore of the New Hampshire Boys in
Blue. a. he now has his household in SOM
eryille. Mass Michael is one of the salt of
the earth and old Vermont soldiers a.
heartily appreciate him as those of the old
Granite State
Judge Adds and his associates on the
Southern Claims Commission. whose official
existence will terminate on the 81 of March.
will have an extension of time in which TO
finish their work.
Now that the death of Louis Napoleon
has set eyerybody's tongue wagging, we
shall have 4 fresh batch of Bonapartist
scandals. The Newark On j. Sunday
call gives US this:
Joseph Bonaparte, ex-king OF Spain,
without really confusing the lineage or the
possible succession of his abandoned throne.
PLAYED the mischief here in New Jersey
He built handsome place at BOrdentown,
intrigued, in a not very demonstrative way.
to get back the crown of Spain. and EN-
ploycd an assistant wife in the person OF a
Miss Savage, the daughter OF fashionable
milliner in Philadelphia. The pair had
three children. all girls, two of whom died
early in life The oldest, Caroline Della
foile. woman Of pure character. and, not
many years ago, Of high personal beauty,
is now Mrs. b. in Northern New York.
Il was illustrated in her very marriage no.
ticr how leniently we can look upon illegIti-
macy if il Is only ROYAL " Married, -
- b. to Caroline Delafoile, daughter Of
Joseph Bonaparte. ex-King Of Spain and
Compile de Survillers. The name OF
Delafoile was derived from an accommo-
dating Frenchman. who married Miss say
age in consideration Of very comfortable
estate in jefferson county, New ! ork, and,
by the way. the pair lived pleasantly To-
gether, and had a nice batch OF children.
When Delafole died. the widow played
ducks ard brakes with the estate, married
the deputy sheriff who served executions
upon her, and was keeping boarding
house in New York some year. ago. The
daughter. Caroline Bonaparte, really win
ming and lovely woman, has always had an
annuity from the ex-King Joseph.
CoNcREss IoNAL.-ln the Senate on Mon
DAY Mr.. Wilson. Of Massachusetts, present
ed a petition Of W Wendell Phillips and other~.
for the prohibitory law.
Mr. Carpenter, from the Judiciary com
mittee, submitted majority report adverse
toa bin for the relief of sufferer by the
Boston fire. and Mr. Edmunds, for himself
and Mr.. Wright. submitted minority re-
pot in favor of the bill, and meeting the
constitutional objections presented by ihe
majority.
Me-sr~. Elmund- and frelinshuy-en also
presented minority reporton the bill re-
/ ported from the Judiciary committee re