Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-09-07
Personal.


Alstead, n. H., Dec. 10, l7S6, and removed
to Windsor in ls0G. For many years he
was President OF the Ascutney National
bank, and held the office of State treasurer
in 1887 lie leaves three sons-George,
Henry Cashier OF the Ascutnoy bank and
Edward also four daughter NJ
wife 0. Secretary Evarts Charlotte, wife of
A. e. johnson, editor of the Troy On. W
Wing; Elizabeth, wife of the late L. Il.
Harrington, Of West Chester, n. Y. and
Martha, vile of Z. E. Lamson. of the firm
OF Jones, Lsmson Il Co., Windsor.
Capt. James g. Eads, the well known
engineer OF the iron bridge at st. Louis. and
who is identified with the jetties at the delta
of the Mississippi, has prepared plans Tor
bridging the BosphoruS. thus connecting
Pera with the Asiatic shore. Capt. Eads
has been assisted in his calculations and
surveys by \. o. Lambert. Il civil engineer.
aud the result Of their effort Is a. follows
The bridge will be COCO feet long and 100
feet vide Ii will be almost entirely built
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longest spans ever contemplated. The main
portion Of the structure Will be hity ieet
thick, built of solid granite blocks fastened
together Win iF"h "'"''''
are to be go feet high from foundation to
summit. Ii will require SIX years to build
:, on5i.wilI co,t from SIs eco OGOto S25,-
40, oo,
0OU'V'V' 800. -.
pliEn"n oui'S 80 -,
cholera mofouS' SuPsIindu'i"S III '.i-'''"
ton OF the po"eiS' 'o'4o"eu ny 'on'ih%I1
swelling until IeSpiTa'IJu was S"pp'O' -,
was Conscious OUT ouN oiA'nJ
questions during Inc last ior'S-eigh' "oIiS.
Brig : physician (hlS nephew c"Iieu
in the most trusted Gentle ply Sltian IN oal'
Lake City when Young became unconscious
and this physician advice was adopted.
Tho Mormon nolicv of LAYING on of hands
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E. L. Sianton, son OF the late Secretary
of War. died in Washington. Wednesday,
of,,r an illness of same weeks. Stanton
p.,,,,;, os c-.d,
was nAlI'o Vi Ien'iSS iNHui"' ""s
ated at Kenyon College, Ohio, IN 1868, with
the inquest hohors, anu ai'et ~ 4 aS
,nItrsd ~ The bar in Washington in ls6S.
lie has been secretary of the District of
Coiumoia anu us Attorney eilu ISS usen
- ,ii-,'a1 T,r,ra,v Tbo disease Of which
he died is supposed to have been induced by
overwork in his profession.
Rev. o. G.. Wheeler. of South Hero, has |
5o,1;,,5 a o,Ii f-o., tho Cnnereg.tionaI
.S,,r,b n W,noasti
nose hytlhse' Tue popul"i "o'ieSS' ""S
refused to have her photograph |
taken. The result is that she has her life |
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the photograph gallery agents Inc Other
day she let 1t be known that she proposed |
taxing swim at North Beach at San |
Francisco. Cal. When She left the hotel an
exnrrss wagon with a camera in IT followed |
her carriage. The next day she received a |
polite note. inclosing the proof of mega
tiye taken as she emerged from the briny
din. The note pleasantly intimated that
unless Miss Eytinge reported for a legiti-
mate sitting by noon next day. 10 geo comics
ike the one furnished would be immediate
q ruck eff. She capitulated.
II, 81, .4 IS ,I..;.r d,
i"e C'"'" l. "li'Oun'ot VI N4''i''"' ma
'haei Seumes, who, during the war, com
handed the famous cruiser Alabama, and
made hi. name torror among those on
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'aged IN our lheFcnan' MARINE s'l'ice' he
vas born in Charles county, Maryland, Sep
ember -, 1909, entered the United States
Navy as a mid>hipman in 1876, became lieu
enant in 1887 and commander in ls55. In
1884 he studied law, and was admitted to
he bar. He served in the Mexican war on
BOARD ship and a. an aide to General Worth.
When the war of the rebellion broke out he
esigned the SecretaryshIp of the Light
house Board at Washington, took command
# the Confederate steamer Sumter at New
Orleans, ran the blockade, and captured
eyeral American merchant vessels in the
iulf. lie then went TO Southampton and
vas there watched by the United States
teamer Tuscarora. Although the latter
essel was compelled by the British author
ties TO wait twenty-iour hours after the
'umrer put to sea, she followed to the
straits Of Gibraltar and blockaded Semmes
o closely in the port of Taneier that be sold
lie vessel and went hack 10 ENGLAND In |