Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-04-13
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL NOTES.

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or SO much as glances at newspaper, lut
the officers Of his household are all bright and
clever and keep him accurately informed Of
eVciylhing that is going on in politics and
society.
The amount which, by the Supreme Court
decision, New Orleans will have to pay Myra
Clark Gaines, is ) ,4i2,5 2j
General Logan desires to have il under.
stood that he is up for the nomination by the
next Republican National convention. lie is
settled in the conviction tina, the next Pfcsi-
dent will be taken from the West.
| An Indiana State Senator writes to an ln-
danapolis paper that during the recent scs-
sion, on one occasion, one-thrd Of the SEN
ate were too drunk to understand what Was
gong on, and an adjournment was found nee
essary.
Speaking Of the coming American tour OF
the lord chief justice Of England, the PdH
-NdH Gdsette SAYS that Lord Colcridge will
is believed, be accompanied by at least one
other Of her maicsty's judges.
1t is alleged TINT among the New York,
aldermen there is one who has been expelled
from apuOlic position for bribery, one who is
under indictment for receiving stolen gold3,
another who IS the keeper OF walter girl
saloon,' ami another who is homicide.
Mr.. X. b. Browning, son of the poet, IS
Studying sculpture in Paris and is engaged on
u group representing Apollo wooing the
Nymph in the form of serpent. lie has
secured the services Of professional snake.
charmer, who sits to him every day in COM
pany with tame boa.cOnslrictor.
Two volumes of the late Earl of Beacons-
fields papers may be looked for in Noyen
Der Of this year. The late premiers friend
and trusted secretary, Lord Rowton, has been
stirred mp 10y the recent attacks upon ms
chief, and will probably make such selcc-
ton from among the stores Of material at his
command US will not lack for ''actualityn a,
this time.
Edward lIanlan, the famous Canadian
oarsman, says he only learned to swim last
Summer lie can now swim only a little
the muscles Of his arms quickly becoming
tired-a singular confession. he admits, for
+ scullcr to make. Ills wife wants him to re
- tire from the scullng profession, and h
says he thinks he will soon follow her ad
4 vice.
Mile. Lima Braun, at whose villa at Bad
. Baden Prince Gort schakoiT died, will sue til,
sons of the late ex-chanccll)r for the 2S, COZ
G marks per year which her guest had proms
II ed her 1t is row said that the sons lad liar,
i work to prevent their father from tuhlliu.
Z his frequently given promise to marry Tia
u woman, who had completely fascinated lin
Il ever since the Berlin Congress. There i
: also story that Mile. Braun is no other thai
: Josie Mansfield
: Of all the States in the world, Georgia +
n undergoing a Temperance movement, Tn
1t law Of the State is that each county can VOTE
# prohibition for twoycar periods, at the cx
If piraiOn of which the vote is again to he tax
: en-. a large number of counties have givel
Y very large majorites for prohibition ; Clay
h ton county six to one. The prospects ar
that in a short time liquor will only be pro
Il durable in Georgia in the large cities.
n One of the last acts Of the late Congre
u was The pass lge Of II bill throwing open III
{, c. al and mineral lands Of Northern Alabam,
y to agricultural entry at 81 2j an acre Ende
II the operation Of this law tue government vii
% lose at least 81 600, 900, it is sal and spec
Il ulators will BE- able 10 complete the monopo
g lizlng of the mos valuable tracts by mean
r of fraudulent entries. Tho lands in question
c cover some of the most valuable coal an
u mineral deposits that this country contains
n excepting, possibly, that Of the Deep Rive
e country in North Carolina.
} People who are curious to know wha
|. claims can be male for damages by gentle
Is man who sues lady for alleged breach O
;, promise will look with eager interest 70
=, developments in the pending proceedings be
T. lore New York referee OF BarwiCk vs. No
u Lean. Mr., BarwiCk wants $40 900 for injur
u les alleged TO have been sustained in the en-
st gagcment broken by the fair defendant, Mis-
u Mclean. She is described as twenty scvcl
C. years old, with good sense, auburn hair an,
: $4,000 The scene of the drama is laid Il
Staten Island. They mot in June las, year
and were engaged, he says the next month
, she urging him to marry her soon, rs he
ii mother was in poor health and and likely t
ID die before long If she did die prophet.
ic would require Ion. postponemcnt. They
e. were TO have been married IN November bu
ic the mother died in October and delay follow
III ed. In January last their engagement wa
/. broken, but they made up the follOwin
nj day and arranged to get married Fcbruar
m 49, Two days after that she sent him a not
a. stating that she was going away, and the
s. did not meet again. Mr. Berwick claims t.
L. have been wrecked in his health By this dis
appointment, his memory impaired, an
that plans to make money in mining stock
, were abandoned.
/; Some hopeful people in Kentucky are Try
lie ing to organize an independent party for us
81 {, against the Bourbons next Fall
or Thrty-two new desks have been orderc
t. by Mr. Mcpherson 10 provide Tor the add
y, tioua! number Of statesmen who will sit i
$, the House of the Forty-cighth Congress.
&c The Savannah. Ga, aldermen have passc
lr an ordinance fixing the amount of the bon
l. given by plumbers and gas filters for tn
h capable execution Of their work at $4,000.
rs The following notice was posted in Ne'
l. llarbor, Me, Straight Green Back eau
II Gus to the lost sheep of iseral, better know
y. as the grcenback party, are requested t.
;" meet in the second advent Church Of ncy
~ llarbor, march to 10, 1888 at three o'clocl
. Z. NJ, for the purpose Of selecting town Of
20 hccrs, All grecnbackers not dcfunct o
~ stained with confusion are requested to NEE
70 in great force. Comitte'
sc A distinguished prima donna who has bee
Is cXasperated by some very unhandsomc an,
Va ungalmnt remarks Of Col Mapleson to
is newspaper reporter, retorts as follows =
&c can forgive certain weaknesses in your.
Il. mnn Inn Mhnn committed by nll iurn mn.