Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-04-25
Personal.

The following story.of Lincoln Is recalled
BY a Washington correspondent; An active
asolitionist had been appointed BY Mr..
Lincoln to be Secretary Of one of the Terri
tories, upon recommendation of MIR. Sum
ner. The man tur0ed 0ut to be- dishonest,
and the fact was reported to Mr.. Sumner,
who, incre1alous. went to see the President
Mr.. Lincoln laid the proofs Of the man )
dishonesty before Mr.. Sumner, assuring
him tina. the man was undoubtedly "a bad
egg Mr.. Sumner was obliged to admit
the force Of the evidence, hut be said
Why. | can't tell his friends that he is a
psd egg sob. yes" said Mr.. Lincoln.
THAT expresses it exactly. You tell them
that say their man il d bad egg" And
the classical Senator departed with this il
elegant message, which he no doubt altered
into mere polished phrase b,fJ7e inparting
it.
Charles Godfrey LclinI. best known BY
his Hans Brci'maqa bumor, Is sIii to be
living very pleasantly 10 Llui0n, where ne
hiss spent the last ten years, and is ye.
without any definite idea OF returning TO
his native country. lie is described as
looking very little older than when he set
tied down in England DE might b. mistaken
for forty or Whereabouts. though IL IS fifty
five. Like other literary Americans who
have taken up their a6ols IN L,Adln, hs Is
very busy IN mIking mlnu7cript liz il
writing a serial novel for one OF the maya
zines, and such parts as haze appeared show
that 1t vii! b. marked success. lie Is
also preparing T. LIT, OF Abraham Lincoln
Tor the new "P.utarch Series 70 n, issued
by London house.
Mr.. Moody, the revival preacher. after six
weeks stay in Baltimore. will return to
New Haven Conn, and hold meetings for
a few days \ son was added to his family
d week ago lie has now two sons and
daughter.
Mrs Ellen $ CSr, daughter of the late
Eey Leland Howard. Of Rutland, and wife
of Rev n Cyr, died at Cambridge. Mass,
on Friday evening last She was a most
family of tive children. Her remains were
taken to Rutland for intsrment
DR. Charles IL. Giberson, Of Brooklyn.
n. Y, who died in that city last week.
graduated from the Medical Department OF
the University of Vermont. in ls6l soon
he was commissioned an Assist
snt Surgeon in the nited States navy, and
during the war served with credit IN the
Mississippi squadron After the close Of
the war he settled in Brooklyn where he es-
tsblished lucrative practice, and acquired
Il high position in his profession lie was
a member of the Church OF the Pilgrims,
and of numerous medical associations. He
jeaIes widow aud segersl children. The
disease OF which he died is in most .nstau-
'es brought on by the lodgmsut in por-
ion Of the intestines of some hard foreign
substance, such as grape or orange seed
Hons. +. A. and Albert SJwleS, OF 81.
Adams, have placed IN the Methodist church
n that village, beautiful stained glass
neIao1ial window il memory cf deceased
lunt,
The New York n0r'f slys that Colonel
Crhardt Is regarded By good many peo-
bio of Judgment a. the only active and
,fhcient member OF the Police Board.
1t is sad that no American ever filed 80
psny public positions as John A DIX.
ieneral DIX was rOst enthusiastic sports