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

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has just married a third wife.
The Democratic newspapers of Iowa, in
lheir comments on the defeat of Prohibition
piousy cxclaim, "Thank God for this re-
suit"
The seats in Rev. DIR. Talmages Church
a: Brooklyn, are let, for the current year. at
over seventeen thousand dollars.
Mr.. John b. Cough has not yet recovered
from the attack Of sickness that seized him
while lecturing IN Brooklyn, N. Y. last
month, and has had in consequence to post
pone the fullilment of several lecture engage
ments.
Crown Prince Frederick William of Ger
many has given 10, 600 marks for distribu-
tion among the poor on his silver wedding
day.
The Canadians are said to be very much
pleased with the announcement that Lord
Wolseley will probably be the next Cover
nor-General.
John NJ, Clay the only living son of
Henry Clay, lives on fine farm of 300 acres
near Lexington, Ky.
Mrs. Langtry now says she is going to re-
main in this country another year. She has
new play. which she will produce early
next season.
Of Oscar Wilde's future plans the London
World says: lie goes back to America in
the Fall, then to Australia, and ultimately to
heaven Could he not be induced to re-
verse the order of his trip
Oscar Wilde is stared at in England as if
he were the largest calf ever received from
America, which he probably is, remarks the
New York Mail
Iowa is all cady preparing for next Falls
campaign for the election of Governor and
other State officers. The election will be in
October, and will be complicated with tenn
perance issue.
Katie Stokes the famous circus rider who
was professional beauty and public favor
tic only few years ago, is now an inmate of
the Cincinnati House of Correction, sent up
for drunkenness.
and fractured his right arm in several
places. Being an old man, the physicians
say that he will probably never recover the
use of it. A surprising fact is that he has
learned to write with great facility and rapid.
| ity with his left hand, and still conducts his
own correspondence.
Miss Jennie Flood, Of the Pacific coast
has $4,000, 900 in A per cents 1t is little
strange that some Pacific coast youth has not
yet learned that there is a tide in the af-
fairs of men, which taken at the Flood, leads
on to fortune"
The Crown Prince of Germany is already
grandfather, and has been married twenty
five years, and is still condemned to wait pa
tiently for the Imperial inheritance, which is
always coming, but has not yet arrived. His
father, the old Emperor, is nearly ninety
years Of age. and still flourishcs vigorously.
Lieutenant. Governor John Marshal lIamil.
ton of Illinois, who will succeed Governor
Cullum when the latter enters the Senate, is
only 80 years of age. At the age of fourteen
he entered the army and marched to the
front, where he was discharged on account
of his age. AT the age OF sixteen he again
enlisted, and remained in the service unit
his command was mustered out. He subse.
quently entered college at Delaware, o.,
where he was graduated at the age of about
twenty three.
Representative Moore OF Tennessee, who
by the way, is a Republican. desires to have
the eleventh amendment to the constitution
repealed in order that Congress shall hav,
power to compel dishonest States to pay
their Just debts
1t is given out, apparently by authority
will not be candidate for reelection to the
United States Senate. lie has had enough o.
political Office, and wants to devote his tint
to making more money.
One of James G. Blaine's daughters is en-.
gagged to Col. Coppinger, "a discindant OIL
the Irish kings" who is described as hand
some man of 40. He is q Roman Cath
Ole, and Miss Blaine, it is said, will soon
"profcss the faith" She first met hin
at one of our HARVEST military posts, while
visiting the family of the commandant.
Mr. Charles Downing, the venerable pom
ologist, la, 50 far recovered from the effect!
of the injury received by being run over by
horse car in the Bowery as to be able to re
turn to his home at Newburg. Mr.. Downing
, was confined to the house for almost three
, months by reason OF the accident, but is nov
able to walk. Though his SGD birthday il
approaching he still maniiests the livelies
interest in horticulture.
The latest applicant for q pension is Pri
vate Dalzell of Ohio, who petitions Congress
to pass a special act in his favor. on thu
ground that he contracted typhoid fever il
the war, from the effects OF which he ha
never recovered, and that he forgot to appl.
for pension in time to receive the benefit o
, the arrears act.
Miss Mary Dickens, eldest grandchild o
,, Charles Dickens, aged nineteen, is about t.
, become an actress.
Mr.. Blaine has accepted an invitation o
i Commodore Jacobs of Boston to travel througl
$ the South in the Spring. The private vessc
, Blaine will be used for the part of the jour
ney which is made by sea-
The Legislature in Nebraska is serousl.
considering u proposition TO abolish the gram
jury system from that State, on the groun'
= that its effects are more pernicious than ben
{ eticial to the administration Of law.
The children of Kit Carson, the famou
:, scout who, when he died, was lieutenant
= colonel in the army. are living at Las Vegas
:, New Mexico. Mrs. Carson is dead, tho cid
u est daughter is a widow, and there are fou
:, other children, all of whom are in needy cir
cumstancos. A bill to grant them pension
4 was INTRODUCED in Congress Monday.
! The Republicans in the Indiana Leglss
+ turc are strongly in favor of submitting til
n prohibition and woman suffrage amendment
| Ia tho .,onnla II Ia cynpcted that ennu u