Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-03-16
Personal AND POLITICAL NOTES.

library, and he is said to aspire 10 literary
fame.
Senator Morrill, will not return home to
Vermont until warmer weather.
Senator Sabin of Minnesota Mr.. WINDOWS
successor, was once clerk in the Treasury
Department
Pcrc lIyacinth and his wife will visit this
country this Summer, both in tho Eas, and
West. Arrangements bavc been made for
series Of lectures.
Listz, Gcrster, JosciTy and Rcmcnyi arc
of Hungarian birth, as well as many others
not so well known. The music of the Mag
vars and the gypsics is the origin of The
Hungarian music of to-day.
The bronze statue of the late Prof Henry
of the Smithsonian institution, by w. W.
Story, has arrived at Washington, and will
he unveiled April 10. President Porter of
Yale College will deliver the address.
The Washington Star Sl,ep.) says there is
good authority for the statement that Senator
Edmunds will resign the Presidency Of the
Senate Immediately upon the organization of
the next Senate, and that Mr. Anthony will
be elected to succeed him.
The wife Of Senator Brown of Georgia, is
described as exceedingly plain, goes but little
into society,and shrinks from publicity. Her
first journey in a railway car was taken
when shc.accompanied the Senator to Wash
ington two years ago, and saw him sworn in
MS United States Senator.
newspaper correspondent writing from
Florida, says: "On our journey we met
Mrs. Frank Leslie with her artists, and was
surprised to see 50 young and pretty a wom-
an Her diamonds were simply immense
brilliants, and should say equal to the gcus
widows garb, but did not see or hear her
| sigh, and rumor says those days are over,
and she anticipates the white VEIL
Miss Susie Richardson, daughter Of the
cotton king Of New Orleans was queen OF
the carnival ball in that city, and her dress
maker has just sent in a bill for over three
thousand pearls which were required to en-.
broider her majesty's point lace and white
satin dress.
George c. Min, the ey-preacher, now ar
actor, writes that he is coming East on {
professional tour next year. The tone Of
his correspondence Indicates that he is still
mourning 'thc flesh pots of Egypt"
Excluding pensions from tie oompariso,
the New York Times finds that less none,
was appropriated for the current expenses o
the government at the session OF Congrcs
just closed than at any session durin. tn,
past three years.
A quarter of century ago Mr. Newhal
erected the hotel recently burned in Milwau
kee. 1t cost quarter of million dollars
But the wheel of fortune revolved, and nov
he is peidling milk in that city.
The Democratic Office seekers of the Stat
of New York mean business. The Ithac,
JomHdl speaks of one who is so anxious 70
something that he has offered to stand in tn
governors room at : so per day, with hi
tongue out, for MIR. Cleveland TO moistel
postage stamps on.
Clifton X, Breckenridge Of Arkansas, mem
bcr-clcct of the Forty-eichth Congress, is
son of the late cx-Nicc President John {
Breckenridge of Kentucky, and at the tim
of the retirement of the latter from tn
United States Senate in 1861, was a lad o
some twelve or fourteen years of age.
We've had French and English actresses
and now were 10 have Russian. Mile
Etcka Borry, leading actress at the imperia
theatre, St. Petersburg, will make her frs
a IN ~ mil ot Ia
Fifth Avenue Theatre. She will use tn
English language, and will be seen, of course
as Adriennc and Camille.
Colonel Polk, the dciaulting Tennessee
treasurer, has rather gained than lost popu
larity by his errors The people have for
given him even the distrust of their GOO,
will implied in his attempt to escape int
Mexico. The few hundred thousand dollar
he took from the State treasury they do no
mind, because, since they refused to pa,
their debts, they have no special use for 1t.
For some months past the President Ia
desired to visit Florida and it is understood
that ii he can conveniently arrange to do s,
he will make the journey within the next few
weeks, The privilege of fishing in Florid
waters would be one object Of the journey
Besides, the President has been suffering
lately from catarrhal affection, which
short stay in Florida climate would be likcl,
TO remove. If he decides to make the trip
is probable that he will leave Washington
before the end of the present month
1t is stated that Don Cameron has bccl
much Frustrated most of the Winter by
fistula of aggravated form, and the use 0
opiatcs to enable him TO sleep under the con
slant pain has shattered his nervous system
and generally Frustrated him mentally ant
physically. The delay in submitting to tn,
surgical operation increased the violence O
the malady. In his present condition 1t i
feared he would not survive the operation
lie is in the hands of medical experts, and /
is hoped he can rally enough to submit t.
the operation without risk Of life. 1t is be
licvcd that if he can undergo the operation
without fatal shock he will speedily regail
his health and strength. To hasten the recu
peration he will 90 to South Carolina.
A brass tablet has been placed in the par
ish church of Bretby, in Derbyshire, by tn,
Countess of Chesterfield, IN memory of Lore
Bcaconsfeld. 1t bears the following auda
tory inscription: 'lu memory of Benjamin
Disracli, Earl of Beaconsiield, the foremos
man of bis age. Eminent in letters, in coun
Gil, in debae-a statesman far seeing an,
sagacious, patriot jealous for his country
honor; devoted servant of the queen, b,
whom he was trusted, honored and mourned
This tablet is erected by Anne Elizabeth
Countess of Chesterfield. A record OF
much priced friendship and lasting regret
"A wise mans heart discovcrcth both tim,
and judgment. "
The Rhode Island Republicans will hold {
convention next Thursday, for the nomna
ton of State ticket. The approaching can
vass promises to be made more than usually
interesting by the presence in the field of ex
Governor Spraguc as candidate for chief
i mn risi MN with llLn sunnnrt of lnnaanrnts