Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-03-26

John Mitchell, the Irish Patriot"
whose death is announced in our te.eEraphic
dispatches, was born in Derry, Ireland. in
1915. He was for a time associate editor of
the Dublin Nation and then OK the
United irisAmGn, which, however. was
soon suppressed by the British GOV
ernment, and Mitchell was hanishei
for fourteen years 10 Australia. In 1854
he escaped and went to New York. suhse-
quentlv editing the Southern citizen. in
tennessee. During the rebellion ne edited
the Richmond EIdmiaer, one of the most
yirulent and scurrillOus of Southern jour
nais. His recent visit to Ireland and az
tempt to enter the British Parliament are
well known.
We learn that Mr.. Scion f. Carpenter has
severed his connection with the Rutland
Gl0be. on whose editorial staff he has served
from the start. Mr.. Carpenter has proved
himself an enterprising and capable jour
nalist. and we trust that in leaving the
GLOBE he is not lost to the profession.
Dr. j II. Hopkins, Rector of Trinity
Church. of Plattsburgh has Just refused Il
call to Parish in Philadelphia. The Dr..
has won golden opinions from all classes ia
his vicinity, and all are rejaiced at his DC
cision to stay in Plattsburgh.
Charles E. Wheeler, the student at $.
Johnsbury, who injured his back while
turning summersault. last summer, re
Gently died from the effects OF it at Lannox
vile, Canada.
Probably the Oldest bookseller in the
state pin Steen Of Brattioboro, who
las trade for AZ years. and Is now
over IS years old.
The Perkins family and connections met
on Friday at their old home in Ilitsyiiie, in
Woodstock, Vt, partly drawn together by
the sympathy of their sadness at the death
of Jules Perkins, the gifted young basso,
in England, last month, and partly by the
grave illness of the father. Orsou Perkin1,
now over 20. who is suffering from paral-
ysis.
Hon. John Colby. Of West F4iriee, Va,
died suddenly OF heart disease, on tnday
last. Judge Colby was seventy years OF
age. He was a member of the Orange county
bar for thirty eight years. 4 member oil the
State Legislature for seventeen sessions.
Jud se and Register OF Probate for Randolph
Dis,rirt four years. and has discharged
many y,her important pubic trusts, and
held %, the time of his decease the Office, Of
Town Clerk and Justice OF tue Peace i1T
his to~n.
Ir the recent accident on the Pan Handle
route. John G. SAKE, the poet. nearly lost
his lite.
Rev Edward Eggleston, who described
himself on the Beecher trial the other DAY
as preaching around loose, mas accepted
a call % a congregational Church IN brook-
lyn, at salary OF 5000.
Notwithstanding all his faults, DR.. henea-
" probably knows more languages DEAD
| and living, than any other man now IN fdr-
| Lament TO write most beautiful stanza
| in English and translate into Welsh, irish,
| French. Latin. Greek and llindusiani. Is to
! DR. Kenealy one Of the easiest OF all
tasks
Rev DIR. Leonard Bacon celebrated the
ssmi-centennial anniversary OF his ordina-
ton over the First Congregational Chnrch
| in New Haven on the 9th inst. The church
was decorated, very large audience at,
| tended and the Doctor himself preached
the sermon. DR.. Bacon is now seventy
| three wears old, and is Professor IN the
Yale Seminary. having given up has active
pastorate about eight years ago and holu
| Ing the place of pastor emeritus. LIS an
niSersary was handsomely brought 10
close in the eyening. by the presentation
TO him of two thousand dollars a GIT
| from the ladies of his old parish
Gen Robert Toombs, Of Georgia. has
| heay, law practice and is large planter
and occasionally dips into politics, though
he xv,rs himself an enemy OF the Federal
government and no longer a citizen OF the
Unirsd States but his influence has very
materially declined within the last three
YEAR. and there are few men IN Georgia
who now regard him as leader.
Mr.. John p. Farrar, of Chicago, whose
death is elsewhere noted. was brother-in-
law of Charles p. Allen, of Port Kent Mrs.
Farrar, thus suddenly widowed, was Miss
Sarah Curtis, formerly Of this city, and will
have the sympathy Of all who remember
her, in her SORROW.