Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-10-29
PERSONAL.

DR.. Tanner announces that he is making
arrangements with DR. Il. W. Richardson
| of London TO fast there DIR. Richardson is
opposed to the use of alcohol as medicine,
| and challenge is to be issued to the brew
ers. distillcrs and doctors, for Il fast OF 40
| days, DIR. Tanner to take water only, while
his opponents will lie allowed the use OF
wine, beer or any spurious liquor.
Sir Henry Besscmer has taken out no less
than IA patents The freedom of the city
of London has Just been conferred upon him.
Before his steel process was introduced INTO
Sheffield the entire make of steel was 81, 900
tons year; now ii is 100000.
Mrs. LYDIA Maria Child, lady of much
distinction in American literature and public
life, died Wednesday at Wayland, Mass,
at the advanced age Of ~. At the age of 20
she wrote her first book, UDJ0mOk, an Indian
story, which was well received, and was fol
| lowed al frequent intervals by Others, novels
essays and biographies. Mrs. Child early
devoted herself 10 that anti-slavery move
ment with which the name of Mr.. Garrison
| is UNNECESSARILY associated, and remained I'M
| flinchingly true to il to her last hour. She
wrote number of anii-slayery works and
for abolition journals, and had her full share
of that hard labor 10 which the Abolitonists
had sentenced themselves, and their reward
for which was no commentator but much
| condemnation. During the civil war Mrs.
Child was an earnest laborer in the Cnion
cause, and did her part in bringing the pub
| lie mind up TO a recognition OF the chlel re-
quirement of the time, that slavery should
be abolished. She cxertcd herself strenu-
ously in behalf of the Freedmen and devoted
much time and literary labor TO the promo
| ton of their cause. Some OF her books
| were produced after she was sixty years old,
and they showed no falling off in that power
| which had charmed her countrymcn forty
years before. In 1861 she published story
entitled. a Romance Of the Republic
| strong and effective story, illustrative of
the workings of slavery, and which proved
very popular.
While in Hartford, Gen. Grant explained
how he became attached to a cigar. When
at West Point he tried to join other cadets in
smoking, but the experiment did not agree
with him aud he did not form the habit, nor
did he begin to smoke much until he began
fighting the battles of the war. Engaging
in the carly contests he found..a cigar of some
service in relieving the mental strain upon
him, and when a battle was in progress he
often had cigar in his mouth but still was
not an nveteratc smoker. On other Occa-
sions he probably did not smoke so much as
most men Of moderate indulgence. To his
surprise he found the newspapers making a
point of his smoking, and very soon boxes
of excellent CIGARS bcran TO arrive at his
Headquarters from all paris Of the country.
There we're so MANY that all officers attached
to his immediate service were supplied. and
with such = supply he assisted in the sam
ping until, as the campaign went on, he en-
joyed his cigar on all occasions, and has
since smoked as much as the best of men
lie thinks the newspapers influenced him
good deal on The tobacco question.
Senator Justin 5. Morrill, arrived at New
York from Europe by the steamer AGriatic
on Friday, with his family.
w. ,oor, Ia. ,,.or Of Nor,ro.., of,ho doo,h,
of D1rid pnss Wool FSn after = Short in.
NC a, Inc hove !, C,lora,io Snr;ngs nj
Mr. Wi was y rr,bna,c If tbe i-niversitv
of Vermont the class of i3. among his class
mates being Hon. W. {. Smith, James
OHallorin. Bradford Rixford, John W.
Lypdc Rev. DIR. l.. +. Dwinrll of Cali
forna and Judge f. II. Bennett of
Taunton. He was for some wears we'll
known lawyer and merchant in Montreal,
and was afterwards concerned in extensive
mining operations in the Eastern Town
ships of Canada Some years since he went
TO Coiorado Tor ms neaith' ana became per
niihcn' ies'!e't ". '"i"."uo 7p!i'.=S' Mhelc
- p,I IL iii o,,nrn,;sns IT,, |
married Almira Co,;in daughter Of the ,,tc
Nv Ca,ii, and s;s,c,, r. ,hc Iate How "
ra;I;n r. Pur,;nrtor WIZ S,,rr;vcs him
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,roai onJ Two danah,nrc
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20 Mss lilsii Is ueileu. ohe IS Dit twenty
lour years oi asc, Is Younger 'ii'ih ms eiues'
uaush'er ana piite de'o'ed 10 s'Iiuious pnt-
SUITS one Is librarian at the interior Ne
pdrtinel'' anu occasioh'h aHianuehsis 10 the
secretary IN his foreign correspondence as
she was thofoughiy eunca'ea III FRENCH ana
herman uuI.ns her la'nei colsulSiliP III
i'fcS,'eh' II Is rtPo.tcu liiat slie Is gong 10
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Mr; James ituSSeil Lowell recently t"in some
thhi,h w"Fhihsh'en ,nat lie learned Italian
ehiifcN "F''nsc Oh Iis interest III Dahle'
anu II lhel "lsheu 10 irarh language ne
wouiu ADVISE thTii To take some great doom
iney "ou'u o,'iy hccu u'T,IohaiN' 'hcS
"ouiu not neeu slai'ii'iar' MS own ca
periehGe was 'ha' hihe oui Oh Ten persons
learned 4 language Dcl'er IN ms way tlan
ny learning grammar lhey were saved an
OF time often spent on grammar TO no pur-
pose.
The funeral of the late Chancellor Benc-
dict took place from his late residence Mon
day afternoon. The pall-bearers were Chief
Justice DAILY. Judge Donohuc, Judge Batch
ford. Hon. Henry L. Picrson of Albany, Ben
iamin ID. Siiman and James VI. Morrison.
The funeral was very largely attended by
members of the legal profession and clergy,
representatives of the Geographical and Ills
torical Societies the Union League Club