Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-07-03
Personal.

Hon. James f. BabcCek. who was recent
ly appointed Judge of the City Court In
New Haven, Conn, died suddenly, June
18th. in that city, at the age OF 10. Mr.
Bahc0ck was for many years editor 81 the
New Haven Palladium. and was prOmi-
nent member of the Whig and Republican
parties. lie was appointed Collector oi the
port of New-Ilaven by President Lincoln
and retained that Office under President
johnson, whose policy be supported. lie
subsequently acted with the Democratic
party. By whom he was nominated for Con-
gress after an angry and excited contest IN
the Convention OF the second district, held
in the spring Of 1865. DissenslOns IN the
party resulted from his nomination, and he
was defeated by Stephen W. Kellogg. the
present member. Mr.. BabcOck was elected
TO the State Legislature by the Democrats
in 1873. and was appointed by Gov. lnger-
soil, Chairman of the Labor Commission
while member. lie was elected Judge of
the Police Court of New-llavcn by the
present Legislature. and has since been en-
gagged IN the discharge of the duties of tina;
office.
Mr.. VIM. A. Seaver, of New York. who
amuses his hours of relaxation from insu-
rance presidency with genial editorial work,
new phrase. Commenting in one ot his
personal paragraphs in Hrper's Weekly on
certain stories attributed to Thomas Jeifer-
son, he insists that if Mr.. jefferson told
any such stories he must have been an
awful-expert at archery"
The Hon. Robert {. Winthrop has been
invited by the Bunker Hill Monument As
sociation to deliver the Grafton at the one
l.b of the bpftIp Ot
Bunker Hill, which occurs on the Eth OF
June. 1875.
President Grant has consented to attend
the formal opening Of the new bridge at
St. Louis ON July 4.
DR.. Cannop Thirwall. the eminent Eng
lsh historian. has resigned his position OF
Bishop Of ST. David's, which he has held
since 1910. The career of this distinguish
ed man i full of extraordinary achieve
ments. His father says OF him that at
very early age he read English so well that
at the age of three years he was taught
Latin, and at four he read Greek with an
ease and lluency which astonished all who
heard him." At the age of seven he COM
posed A discourse on the" " Uneertainty OF
Life" His subsequent life has fully equal
ed this astonishing precocity. His numer-
Gus historical works are esteemed as stand
ard everywhere. and, in the language OF
Mr.. Grote, are marked by learning, saga
city, and candor.
The will of John Carter Brown, of Pro-
yidence, gives Brown University $500
for the erection of a fire proof library build
ing, for which purpose he had previously
given fund, now amounting to $50 900,
and a lot of land worth $35 ,0O0. 1t also
beaueaths S25, 900 to the Rhode Island Hos
pital S5 900 to the Butler Hospital for the
Insane s., 1000 to the Redwood Library, at
Newport. The bulk of his estate goes to
his children.
Speaking of the return Of jeff DAVIS
from Europe. mild-maunered New York
Democratic paper ventures the opinion that
he =. has survived his usefulness" 1t is,
indeed, to be feared $3.50 little probability
exists that he will ever be hung.
Extract from report Of the sale of Sum
ner's personal property "F. W. Bird
secured for S95 an old Roman lamp having
the inscription, The Good Shepherd giveth
His life for the sheep to these words Mr..
Sumner had added, of all colors.'
Hugh Donahue, who is attempting the
feat OF walking one thousand miles in one
thousand consecutive hours at Springfield,
has developed heart disease by the effort,
and physicians say it will cost him his life.
though he may possibly hold out till Satur-
day. the 27th, when the time for his walk
will be up. Up to l2 o'clock Thursday night
be had made eight hundred miles, but the
labor begins to tell fearfully upon him, and
he sometimes falls sound asleep while walk
ing. lie is fair illustration Of pedestrian
ism run mad.
Gen. Sherman. says the st. Louis Demo
crot, - holds his own" remarkably we'll and
retains all the dash and vim which charac
terized his manner in the field, especially
when he took that little trip to the sea. He
is as unassuming in his makeup as Of old.
and with his black felt hat. which shows