Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-02-11
PERSONAL.

The ex-Empress Eugene is thin and pale,
but still very handsome. She and her son
live in plain and unrretending way al
Chiselhurst the late Emperor's place at
the table is daily decked with little bunch
Of fresh violets The Prince is well made,
good looking. and begins TO display dark
brown mustaehe.
The Oldest man in the National House OF
Representatives is Chester W. Chaplin. OF
Springfield, Mass. lie is II.
Ex-Governor g. Gra,z Brown. of Mis-.
souri,, has just begun again the practice oil
law in St. Louis.
Henry Walter Depuy. of New York,
whose death is announced, was the author
of work entitled /" Ethan Allen and the
Green Mountain Heroes Of &c. with the
Early History of Vermont lie was 3
constant contributor 10 the press, ana the
author of several poems.
William Hewitt is eighty-foar and Is still
hale, hearty and busy with pen In Rome
where he and his wife. Mary, now reside
1t is sixty years since he published MS hrst
book.
The statement that the Earl OF Dlnrayen
eloped from Quebec with the daughter oil
Mr. Rowand il pronounced utterly false by
him. Two of DR.. Rowand's daughters who
were visiting New YORK were placed in his
charge by their father
1t has been ascertained that the assets OF
Joseph Bork. the defaulting City Treasurer
of Buffalo, n Y, are four hundred thou
sand dollars in excess of his liabilities. and
that both the city and the individual credit
ors of the defaulter will be entirely lndem-
nitied
Mr.. Walter n. Greene, Of the firm Of
Bronsons, Weston, Greene Il Co, has re-
turned from the Bahamas. where he has
been passing the winter. and Is now at his
brothers residence in 9hinebeck.N. \. We
regret to learn that Mr.. Greene's visit to
the Bahamas proved useless. as far as the
recovery of his health was concerned. and
that be is now in a very feeble condition.
The Hon. Po,iphar Peagreen of the Geor-
eia Legislature rose in his seat. the other
day, and asked a member the meaning OF
the word geology. The member told him 1t
was a species of vaccination.
DR.. Daniel G. Dodge, Of Rouscs Point,
has been invited to resume his old position
as Superintendent of the New York State
inebriate asylum at Bingham.0n.
The New York Tribune Of Saturday prints
in foil the answer fled By its attorney 10
Mr.. T. ". Parks libel suit. which repeats,
and under the protection given BY the New
York code, adds to the original libals.
Rossi, the tragedan. is n appear at
Booths theatre, New York, September 20.
Ofienbach has been engaged to appear in
America during the month Ct June next,
for $50 900 gold and travelling expenses
A contemporary gossips about the editors
Of the leading American magazines. The
editor in chief Of the venerable Norh Amer
icaa Rerieio Is Henry Adams. son Of
Charles Francis Adams. The AiiaRtlr has
for its editor, as everybody knows, that
clever story-teller, Mr. W. d. Howells. His
assistant, who has held the position for only
a few months past, j. Mr.. George ?. La
thrOp. the author Of a recently published
volume Of poems and the sOn-in-law Of
Hawthorne Haryer's Monthly Is under
the editorial supervision OF Mr.. Henry NJ.
Alden, gentleman of many accomplish
ments. with several assistants. To the stan
of this magazine Mr.. George William
Curtis i. Of course. still attached, hut
writes only the Easy Chair ~ ESSAYS DR..
j G. Holland i the well-knoWn editor o:
Scri5ner's Monthly. but be has under HIM
as managing editor Mr.. Richard Watson
Glller, author OF inc recent volume % y ~
and sonnets entitled - The New Day. OF
the GALAXY the editorship i now confined
to one of the magazines founders. Mr. vii
liam c. Church, his brother, Mr. Frank P.
Church. who has been SO long associated
with him. having Just accepted an impor.
tant position on the New York NuH. Iappn-
-on's Magazine Is under the sole editorial
charge OF Mr.. John Foster kirke. who wrote
the - Life of Charles the Bold. published
q few years ago.