Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-06-20
PERSONAL.

Earl Russell, now in his eghty-frst year
is the Oldest living statesman in Europe.
Senator Boutwell, will lecture next sea-
son.
The New York Commercial Adrertiser
says " Mr.. George William Curtis was
among the auditors at Rubinstein's last con-
cert. He looks Just as much as ever like a
member of the English house of commons :;
has the same old benignant expression of
eountenance ; the same old mutton-chop
side-whiskers is as fresh and rosy as
though he had never seen day s sickness in
his life, and only indicates his weariness of
the way things have lately gone. by a lazy
fashion of dragging his legs after him, as
if his boots were half full Of shot,
Cerebro-spinal exhaustion, the result of a
lifelong liability to epileptoid seizures,
acute bronchitis and locomOtor ataxy, are
what ails the Pope according to the London
Lancet
Henry Ward Beecher has been advised by
his physician to spend the summer inColor-
ado. He sa victim of annual hay fever.
Amid the bright anticipations of his ap-
preaching nuptials, Joaquin Miller remem-
bers his previous marriage long enough eve
ry month to send S25 to his daughter Maud
who lives in Oregon.
Ratazzi, the distinguished Italian liberal
recently deceased. was twice premier of Sar-
dina. His wife is no less celebrated, being
a Bonaparte and liberal in politics, and
regarding her late imperial cousin with
that peculiar hate to which kinship seems to
| give an added intensity
Stanley has placed his his little Ujiji fol-
lower in an English school.
Charles Francis Adams delivers the ad-
dress before the Phi Beta Kappa society at
Harvard college.
Schuyler Colfax is to deliver the Fourth of
July Grafton to the Cincinnati Odd Fell
lows
The late john Stuart Mil added music to
his other requirements Not only was he a
keen critic, but his playing and improvisa-
tions were distinguished by refined tastcand
striking originality.
Portland. Oregon, has raised nearly
$4,000 for Gen. Canby's widow. The ARMY
and Navy Club Of New York are also NOV
ing in the matter Of raising large sum for
the same purpose.
1t is intimated that George Cruikshank,
who illustrated Dickens earliest works.
and painted the extraordinary work called
The Worship of Bacchus, " is to be created
a baronet by Queen Victoria.
Following the example set by Mr.. BAN
croft at Berlin, the Prince of Wales recent
ly had a Sunday evening party in Vienna.
and orthodox England feels deeply scandal
lied
During the war Gep. Longstreet was one
of the chief idols of the Southern people.
\ brave cool-headed fighter, reliable and
successful leader, no praise was too lavish
to bestow upon him. Now since he has be-
come commander of Kellogg's militia, a
New Orleans letter says: - Our best citi-
zens refuse to speak to him ladies draw
their skirts to one side in passing him on
the street as Il he were leper In the
eyes Of the New Orleans ariStocraey he has
sank too low TO be noticed In the public
meetngs here he is denounced as a traitor.
a renegade, a black hearted deserter .of his
people, and, in fact every epithet is thrown
at him that malice can paint or ingenuity
can invent. But none of this proyokes a
response from L0ngstreet lie goes on his
way courageous bnt sad, turning neither to
the right nor the left, and paying no atten-
tion TO mud thrown at him.