Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-11-02
Personal,

Horatlo N. Taplin, an aged and wei
known citizen of Montpelier, died October
ED.
Thomas w. Wood, the Montpelier artist,
has painted in oil colors n lfe-like portrait OF
the late DR.. julius Y. Dewey, which has
been put in the room of the president OF the
National Life insurance company.
The Washington Capital thinks that Con
gresham elect Stewart will be one of the
strongest men on the Republican side next
Congress. He has the physical and mental
makeup of Garfield, and is perhaps the most
eloquent man in Vermont.
MIR. Bainc's book, to be entitled "From
Lincoln to Garfield" is now nearly COM
plctcd and il is said that he has sold it to a
prominent publisher for $40 600 in cash, and
further royalty Of 10 cents volume.
This is higher pay than Scott or any
English writer, except Macaulay, ever re.
ccived.
Mrs. Belva Lockwood, the female lawyer
has been disbarrcd from practice before the
pension office. She has been committing the
crime of Withholding by fraud pension claims
that she had collected. District Attorney
Corkhill SAYS she has laid herself liable to
six years imprisonment in the penitcnti.
ary.
The case of Alexander Wheeler, admihis-
traitor of he estate of Mrs. Abigail Arm
strong, against Warren X. Blodsett, was
decided in Boston Saturday in Whecer's
favor. The suit was 10 recover money
and securities to the value Of $3.50, 900,
alleged to have been retained by
the defendant to his own use while
acting as agent for Mrs. Armstrong
during the last ten years of her life. 1t was
nj nd that Mru ip,a
and that undue influence was exercised.
Blodgett is indebted to the estate about
$1,000 600.
A Chicago gentleman says that Senator
Logan has written two plays, and one of
them has been produced In private with some
success. II is a drama of Washington life,
and was intended to be the Senator's master
piece; but some who have seen both con-
slider the other the better. 1t is n military
drama after the order of "Thc Spy and the
incidents are based upon the generals own
experience In the war. One of the generals
plays was once produced in Washington
boarding house by amateurs, the author him
self taking the leading character.
There is already row over the property
left by Turgenef. Before the remains of the
Russian novelist had even been removed
from Paris, dispute had taken place. M.
Turgencf left will bequcathpg his proper
to to Nine. Viardot, in whose house at Paris
and at Bougival he had lived so long and
written SO much. There is, however, an
other claimant in the person of the husband
OF natural daughter of Turgenef, who is
separated from her husband. Turgeuef had
it seems, recognized his daughter according
TO French but not according TO Russian law.
There is talk, to-, of Russian claimants to
the property.
st is pleasant TO know" says the London
Times, THAT Burns has still representatives
in the flesh WHO cherish his memory. His
third son, Lieutenant Colonel James Glen
CARR Burns, left daughter by his first
marriage, named Sarah, who married Dr.
Berkeley Hutchinson of Cheltennam, and
who las a son and three daughtrrs. These
are the great grandchildren OF the poet, and
are his only direct aud lawful descendants.
James Burns was twice married, and by his
second marriage he also left daughter, who
is still Miss Burns, and who resides at Chcl-
ienham with her hali-sistcr."
In the interview between Mr.. Bccchcr and
Matthew Arnold, at the church OF the for
mcr, the brooklyn divine, warmly grasping
the hand of the visitor, said, although
have never had the pleasure of knowing you
personally, you have been my master for
many years. / have read all you have
written two or three times over, and always
with profit, including the abuse" Mr.. Ar
mold ut one time referred to Mr.. licccher as a
cheated barbarian" but to-day he said that
the divine reminded HIM strongly OF Bux.
ton. 81 am afraid it was unjust abuse"
replied Mr. Arnold apologetically. mo, no;
not at all. | deserved it all, and it did me
good" After this mutual confession the two
rpmnipnI in rot ~ far ylnrt
time.
Some weeks ago Lieut.. John F. Simpson,
of the Third U. S. Cavalry, was tried by
court-martial, found guilty of conduct un-
becoming an officer and sentenced to lie
dismissed. Tie charge was that he had
married woman who had been his mistress.
The sentence was disapproved and set aside
by the President, and as most people could
not see any grave offence in mans render
ing to an injured woman the only rcparation
in his power, or find anything 10 blame in
his choosing to live in marriage rather than
in an unlicensed relation, the Presidents
action has found general approval. 1t now
appears that Simpson is in hospital at Whip.
pie Barracks, AIizora, and that he is
regarded as insane. 1t is also stated thai--his
marriage was very scandalous affair, which
the authorities could not afford to ignore
The woman was one Of the most degraded
and notorious residents of Arizona, and it
could not truthfuy be said that she was, or
ever had been, the mistress of the officer,
The two contracting parties went to the
magistrates Office from the house of illfame
of which the woman was proprietor Per-
haps the most plausible explanation of Simp-
sons very remarkable conduct appears in
the statement that he is probably insane, and
II may be that his mind was unsettled by the
death OF his first wife, which occurred very
short time before the marriage that brought
upon him the condemnation OF military
court.
The father of the late Duke of Portland
used to say that he was the wcathiest living
Englshman, for, though his revenue might
not be so large as that OF some others, no
one had more available cash. Lord Derby
is in similar agreeable position. HIS IN.
come from land alone is flG7 900 per annum
and he may be credited with at least as much
more as will make up G2000 600 per
annum. For hiss Irish estates, which he
wisely sold, he received EGO, 000 Then he
has $4,000 year officially. His wife has
large jointurc from the Salisbury Estates and
he is chdlcss. Then he has but one place
to keep up, kuowsey; for his little villa in
Kent can hardly be counted place, aud
knowslcy is neither an Eaton nor Chats
worth. The park is vast, but as cattle are
admitted at so much a head for pasturagc, 1t
is not particularly valuable, aud the gardens
are ordinary. He might live with cxcep-
tional splcndor, and salt down flO0,0O Il
year. But the Liverpudlians say he gives
away nothing but advice. His father was
fond of horses, his grandfather kept an ex-
pcnslvc menageric, and his great-gran
father was mighty hunter and cock-f ghter
but his only hobby is tree planting and
pruning, by which money is earned, not
lost