Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-05-07
PERSONAL.

Major-General Samuel P. Heintzelman of
the retired list, U. S. A, died in Washington
Saturday. General Heintzelman was ma
tive of Pennsylvania and was born about
the year 1907. He was appointed to cadet
ship at West Point in July, 1922, graduating
July 1, 1896. After graduating he perform
ed the usual round of duty in the army until
the breaking out of the Florida war; in which
he took part, rising to the rank of captain.
In the Mexican war he served calamity, and
was breveted major in 1S47. In 1855. hav-
ing been promoted TO the rank of major of
infantry, he served several years in Calfor-
mia. Breveted lieutenant colonel in 1861 for
meritorious conduct while serving against
the Indians in California. he was called to
Washington on the breaking out of the war
of secession and appointed inspector general
of the forces collecting at the capital. On
May IA, 1861, he was commissioned as COL
onel of the Seventeenth Regular Infantry. u
new regiment. and as such held command of
division of McDowelps army at Bull Run,
July 81, 1861. He fought with great gal
lantry and was wounded in the contest.
May II, 1861, he was commissioned briga-
der general of volunteers, and in the winter
of 1861 held command of a division. From
that time to the close of the war he distin-
guished himself in number of important
movements, and was one of the most efficient
generals in the Union forces When he was
mustered out of the volunteer service, Aug
ust "a, 1866, he enjoyed the full rank of
major general of volunteers and the brevet
rank OF major general in the regular army.
Since the war he has been employed in vari-
GUS duties, and in 1863 was retired from &C
tive duty with the rank of major general.
Thomas Allsop, the last survivor of the
famous group OF friends, of whom Charles
Lamb, Coleridge and Barry Cornwall were
the chiefs, has just died in his S5th year. Al
an author, Allsop will be remembered for
his "Recollections of 5. T. Coleridge," and
for his Gold Fields of California" which
he had himself explored. He was gentle
man of the old school, and a man of bright
understanding, of refined literary tastes, and
Of large wealth.
William Hemphill Jones, whod died in WASH
ington, Friday morning, was sent to New Or
leans early in 1851 TO look after the Govern
ment deposits in the mint, and it was to
him, a quiet old gentleman, surrounded by
an Infatuated populace, that Secretary Dix
telegraphed to Take possession of the
revenue cutter, and if any one attempts to
haul down the American flag shoot him on
the spot'-au order which Mr. Jones dis
creetly RETAINED from attempting TO obey
and left for Washington without delay. He
was native of Delaware, first Mayor of
Wilmington, a member of the State Legisls-
ture, and for twenty years Deputy First
Comptroller Of the Treasury.
The will of the late William A. Howard
gives TO the various Presbyterian Boards the
interest on sums amounting TO sea, O0O, and
81 900 each to the American Tract and
American Bible Societies.
Merrie old England is likely soon to be all
the merrier from the influx of number of
our best actors. McKes Rankin and wife
and Boucicault are now playing in London
with great success. During the next month
John r. Raymond, Mr. and Mrs. W. j.
Florence. the Mastodon minstrel, Frank
Mayo, Saulsbury's troubadours. Nat Good
win and Edwin Booth areall going across"
most Of them with their engagements al
ready made. Sothern will go over, of course
and John Mccullough is again reported
going