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

Paris with its Illuminating gus, aud subsc-
qucntly adopted that city rs his home. This
son is warm and generous Republican of
marked ability, and one of those prominent
in the convention Of 1878 in urging n treaty
OF reciprocity between his county and the
United States. lie is the pOsscssor Of large
wealth and owns charming chateau of an.
cicnt times on the river, near Tours.
Rev. DR.. ~. A. Willils of Philadelphia,
who, for lecturing in Cincinnati theatre on
Sunday for the benefit Of Unitarian asso.
citation, was Temporarily suspended from the
ministry by his presbytery, has received
call to church Of his own denomination in
Louisville, Ky, lat n salary much above what
he was receiving in Philadelphia.
In England women are still hanged. The
latest victim was Louisa Taylor, who had
poisoned Mrs. Trcgellis at Maidstone, When
Marwood began the pinoning process, the
prisoner merely asked for a glass of wa
ter. She walked steadily to the scaiIold
her last words being, Lord, receive my
spirit"
Edward s. Stokes is in negotiation for the
| old Park Theatre property in New ork,
and has offered Mr.. Horace c. Ely
S4OO, 900 for it. The upset price is $780,
900. Should he secure the property he will
build the finest theatre in the country on ii,
and n. {. Goodwin, the comedian, will prob.
ably be the manager.
John E. Kenna of West Virginia, who is
candidate for the United States Senate in
place of the present Senator, Henry G..
Davis, is only thriy-flvc years of age. He
served in the Confederate army as a private
and left it, eighteen years of age, poor, OBJ
scure and uneducatcd. He settled in Wheel
ing, and by great and self-denying efforts &C
quired an education and became u lawyer
When twenty nine years of age he was elect
cd TO Congress- where his career was one Of
usefulness aud credit.
Bas,ien Lepagc, the famous pcasant-born
French painter, is said to have made his first
apptaranc in Partisan society on all tours.
His pictures had won him celebrity, and one
night he was invited to a reception at n very
hnc house His name was announced, and
he entered the saloon, only to trip over the
door-rug and plunge PROSTATE at the feet Of
his hostess He scrambled up, retrcated,
and entered a second time, on this trial with
out a mishap, and found himself the lion Of
the evening.
The other day Hon. j. r. Ducltel of Ak
ron, Ohio, formally presented to the college
that bears his name the sum of 500 900 in
his own behalf. and s25 900 in behalf of Mrs
Lydia Messenger. He stated that he intend
ed making heicollcgc his resduary legatee
at his death, and as he is worth S2,000000,
and has few relatives to leave much of his
propocty to, the institution will then have a
handsome endowment, Mr.. Buchtel has
, now given the college 100000. Mrs. Mes
, scnger has given it $50, 000 and she also au-
nounccs her intention Of making it her rcsd-
uary leg ,tee.
Messrs Moody and Sankcy have been Ia
boring with great acceptance in Dublin. A
large, influential and representative commit
tee of evangelical Christians We're engaged
for some weeks preparing for their reception
Not only have the Christian UniOn building
Z been crowded. but ''overilow" meetings hive
been held in several of the adjoining church.
: cs. In addition to the evening meetings q
8 MONDAY prayer meeting and II Bible talk
have been conducted daily. They will visit
-. Belfast early next month, and many ar,
looking forward with eager interest to the
arrival
= 1t is now finally settled that the late Ed
. ward d. Gale OF New York stole from tina
' city during the six and one-haf years from
September of 1915 TO February of 1Ss2
about 100000 Gale was leading light it
l. Tammany Hall, personal favoritc and pro
n tegc of John Kelly, and was one OF the tax
4, collecting attorneys under the Corporation
70 Counsel. Under the Tammanv system o
government he held the Office until his dealt
y without ever being suspected of wrJng-doinL
although during his whole term lie turnct
4, over TO the Receiver of Taxes only 50, Ill
II and the same Tammany system is now agail
: supreme in the control of New York city.
1t The Chaplain of the New Jersey Lcsisla-
turc is making novel praye's this session
, Here is n quotation from one of them MAY
- the members Of this House not neglect I'll,
cxactins and often unpleasant duties of tn
n committee room to seek publicity in noisy
'e championship of popular measures on til,
y floor Of this House. May they not ask them
selves; How shall | curry favor with tn,
bosses: 2 nor How shall line the vest o.
= some editor and so make myself the subject
IA of editorial squibs, dripping with sweetness
&c but may they ask themselves continually
# How shall l conduct myself so as to win III,
10 endorsement of my own conscience the ap.
proval Of my constituents and the favorable
judgment of Almighty God 2 May these As
l. semblymen so act as to escape the necessit,
If of explaining to an inqusitivc constituency
, how, leaving home poor, on the meagre salary
of $500, they return rich.