Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-03-23
Personal AND POLITICAL NOTES.

L. N. Carvalho editor of the Turf Field
and Farm, died in New York city Tuesday,
aged sixty.siS
The Polish novelist Kraszewishki-whosc
name, If You have a cold, you can sneeze-
has written 400 novels.
A man in Ohio has been Sentenced to the
penitentary for one year for Offering bride
to mcmbsr of the legislature.
The President has appointed A. N. Wy
man, assistant treasurer Of the United States, |
to be treasurer, rice Gllfilan resigned.
Only IL of the LOG members of the lower
house Of the Texas legislature arc natives Of |
the State.
The bill reducing the State debt of Tcnnes. |
see onc-half and fixing the rate of interest at
three per cent has passed both branches of
the Tennessee legislature.
A movement is on foot among Republican
members Of the Ohio legislature to nominate
Senator John Sherman for the governor
ship next Fall
4 bill has been introduced In the Penn
sylvania Senate TO prevent the crematiug Of
human bodies The bill makes the penalty
for violation fine of not less than $500 nor
more than $1,000, and imprisonment of not
less than one nor more than three years soli-
tary confinement.
Frederick Nichols Crouch, the writer of
kathleen Mavourneen," is living in Balti-
more aged and poor, and says that he needs
helping hand more than Payne's bones
need new resting place, even ut "home."
Ex-senator Tabor proposes to build hand
some residence in Washington this summer,
and launch into society next winter
John p. King, who was born during the
administration of the sesond president OF the
United States, and who sat In the Senate
earlier than Clay or Webster, still lives, in
feeble health, at Augusta, Ga.
The Massachusetts legislative committee
on the liquor law will report resolution
providing for such an amendment to the
Constitution as shall prohibit the manufac-
ture and sale Of intoxicating liquors in that
State.
Father Taylor was at one time very i'll,
and his nurse, seeking TO comfort him, said /;
"fou will soon be with the angels to which
he replied. "What do care about angels !?
| want to be with folks"
Judgment has been entered in the Supreme
Court at Brooklyn, NJ Y. against Henry
Flemming for $4,000, the amount of the
verdict obtained against him by Mary Alice
| Almont Livingston in her suit for breach of
promise Of marriage. Judge Pratt also
granted her counsel $4,000 extra allowance,
the largest amount allowed by law.
A Paris police court had in its dock re-
Gently descendant of the Portuguese navi-
gator Magellan. Asked for his name in full
he gave it, with an apology for being oblig
ed to occupy so much Of the judges time in
pronouncing it, as Jcronimo Calao de
Maghalaeus do Cana Moncz Vallasco Sar-
mento Alatcao Bulhoes de San de Maria
Salema.
One Jim Dunno has been made keeper of
the Brooklyn city hall BY the Democratic
board Of aldermen Dunno was one of the
pail bearers at the funeral of jim Elliott. and
has distinguished local reputation as a prize
fighter, and for having badly beaten District
Attorney Morris IN his office few months
ago.
A colorcd man named Zach Taylor, living
IN Beaufort, S. c., who never went 10 school
in his life, can build mill, repair a watch,
tune piano, or print newspaper. The
most remarkable gift lie has, however, is the
ability to repeat Scripture, which he can
do Tor hours at time without making a mis-
take.
|, The New York, Sun which favored the
election of Mayor Edison of that city, says
he is "a dcpOrabic failure, and charges that
he has violated his promises and appointed
an excise commissioner who twill exercise
the authority conferred upon him, not in the
interest of the people, but in the interest of
the GU mills and Of politics of the baser
sort
The name Of Bonaparte on lawyers sign
is rather startling but in Baltimore on St.
Pauls street, is displayed the sign, "Charles
j. Bonaparte, attorney at law" This grand
nephew of the great emperor is busy men,
Der of his pr ,fesson, and frequently argues
cases with ability and eloquence,
Professor Nordcnskj old will lead the en-
nloring cynedi,ion ,o he sen, out in Nav hv
Dr Oscar Dic,,so, 10 tho oos, ooos, % c.oo,
~ Wv e"'' oo''' Vi " een-
land, where he VIII search for the remains of
Oslerbygd, the o!d Morse colony whose peo-
PIE were eXlcrlnlnated by the black plague in
ed of 100 VILLAGES bnt no traces If il have
ever yet been found since the plague
NJ De Lessons is Mt present engaccd in
studying the plans for the projected canal
across the isthmus of Malacca a work which,
when carried ont, will abridge by four days
the voyage OF vessels plying between Europe
and the lar East via the Suez canal The
King OF sam, VINO taxes warm interest in