Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-01-02
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Gov Van Zlndt of Rhode Island hiss ac-
ceptcd the Russian mission.
The will of the late Alexander Stuart, the
wealthy New York sugar reiiner, who died
last week leaves his whole estate, real and
personal, whichis valued at about 1000, 900,
to his brother, Robert l.. Stuart, and appoints
him executor of he will.
W. Hepworth Dixon the well known his
torian, and for many years the editor Of the
London 4GenGuha, died on Saturday. Mr..
Dixon was born January 30. 1921. When
- years old he settled in London, where he
soon became known by his writings for vari-
GUS periodicals. His first literary work was
fiveaCt tragedy. Becoming interested in
social questions Lee wrote for the London
Daily Necs a series Of papers, which were
afterwards revised and enlarged and publish
ed under the title of London Prisons In
1919 he publisheda memoir of John Howard.
which has passed through many editions,
both in England and America In 1851 he
published a Life Of William Penn, in
which he rcfuted Macaueys charges against
the great Quaker A life of Admiral Robert
Blake appeared the following year. Mr..
Dixon made a tour of Europe in 1852, and
on his returning in 1853 became chief editor
of the iNtHPgm 10 which he had contri-
| butcd historical articles in previous years.
He continued his editorial connection until
1869, when he resigned. In 1864 he made Il
long Journey in the East, and on his return
published The Holy Land in two volumes.
| lie assisted in founding the Palestine Explo-
ration Fund, and was an active promoter of
| the excavations at Jerusalem. In 1866 he
visited this country, the result of his travels
being two works, ore entitled New Amer
lea and the other Spiritual Wives The
! latter is work on the Mormon question
and has had very wide reading. He has
made other extensive tours since then, and
nut of them grew his two volumes on Free
Russia (lS70) and The Switzers" (1S72).
Among other works which he has published
are ''Her Maiesty's Tower" and the His
| tory of Two Queens, Catherine Of Aragon
and Anne Boleyn.'
| Recorder John X. Ilackett, who died in
New York on Friday, was son of the
famous actor, James H. Hackett, and was
born in Utica in 1921 He studied law with
Horatio Seymour and Francis Herman as
| fellow students. He went to California in
| 1850, and formed a law partnership with
| Eugene Casserly, afterwards United States
| Senator, and was elected Corporation Coun-
sci of san Francisco lie returned to New
ork in 1857. In that city he held the offices
| of Assistant Corporation Counsel and Re
| corder, filling the latter Office since 1866.
| He was taken I'll while presiding at the Court
| of General Sessions, the LIST of October, 1879,
] L Il t1..
| The Recorder was noted for severity toward
! offenders.
During his journey to Mexico General
Grant will have an opportunity TO revisit the
scenes OF his first military exploits. He will
land at Vera Cruz, which he helped capture
in 1916, and 90 over the ground between that
place and the City of Mexico, which he
| traversed with the army of Gen. Scott.
| Grant was only 90 years cid when, as n strip
/ ling officer, just out OF West Point, he was
was sent To Texas with his regiment. lie
| fought nj Palo Alto, Resaca lie la Palma and
/ Monterey and then went 10 join Scott before
/ Vera Cruz He missed the battle of Buena
| Vista by this transfer, but, with the single
exception of that engagement, he took part
| in every battle Of the war There were few
| other officers who had the luck to be where
the fighting was hardest from the beginning
to the end Of that struggle. Moline del Rey
gave him his promotion 10 a First Lieutenan-
cy. and his Behavior at Chepultepec earned
him 4 hrevct Cap,aincy.
| George H. Stuart, the well-known philan-
thropist and Christian of Philadelphia, has
lost his priucely fortune by the failure
of another whose pnlorser he had be
come Mr. Stuart was the president of the
sanitary commission during the war, and de
voted himself 10 TIE humane and patriotic
service for which the commission was or
ganzcd with an earnes,ness and zeal which
made his name not only known but beloved
in every camp Of the Union armies. lie sur
rendered his entire estate 10 the creditors Of
the party for whom he endorsed