Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-10-09


Agassz to take the Office of superin-
tendent of the coast and geodetic survey,
vice PrJf. Hilgard, resigned,
DR.. Oliver Wendell Holmes, having at.
tanned the age of three score and sixteen,
tionary patriot-one of the men of 70"
Sir Richard Sutton and Sir William
Levinge sailed from New York on Satur-
day on the Etruria for Europe. A large
number of yachtsmen congregated on the
dock to wish the owner of the GeneSta u
pleasant voyage.
Professor Henry Farnham of Yale has
returned from hunting expedition to the
mountains east of the Yellowstone Park,
in the neighborhood of Clark's Fork.
Elk President Andrew d. White of Cor
nell university, at the request of the
trustees of that institution is sitting two
hours day for II three-quarter portrait in
oil, to MIR. Huntington, of the National
Academy of Design.
Arthur cambridge Hoff of Washington,
who has been appointed II cadet at the
Naval academy, is son OF Commander
William cambridge Hoff of the navy,
grandson of Rear Admiral Henry X. Hoff,
and great grandson of Commodore VIII
liam cambridge, who commanded the old
frigate Constitution when she captured
the Java.
If they want something new, l will give
them two points. First, since March 4,
1885, in fifteen States of the Union no
man can be appointed to Federal Office
who was guilty of loyalty to the govern
ment during the war second, Pillsbury
having attempted to steal II State, and
Mullen having been pardoned for. sup
pressing the ballot, the new administers
ton has written over the door of the
White House Welcome to any crime or
fraud by which the Democratic party
profits. Ex-senator HOdr.
Walking with the Sultan on the water
front the other day. Mr.. Sunset Cox asked
the unsuspecting sovereign "Why does
your Hlghness resemble that water ?"
Unlike his treatment of most things his
Highness gave it up, and Mr. Cox explain
ed Because YOU are the BOss-for-us. "
Truthtulness compels us to add that the
point did not penetrate his Majesty's in
telect for some time afterward, and when
it did he sent Cox two prayer rugs, and a
handsome glass pipe but little used
Phttddclphid Press.
A recent number of the Paris Figaro
contained an article on Ohio politics of
which the following is translation
the towns prominent of the America, are
of one nature most discouraging Under
| the leadership of the General John Tecum-
sch Sherman, the last rebellion has burst
out anew and threatens toingult the coun-
! try whole The General Sherman was
I cOmmaudant ut Georgia in the South, and
more recently was Minister of the Finan
ceS under the Government National. He
has been reinforced by the General of Mas
sachusetts town, which is the capital OF
Boston, to-wit, the Georges Frisbyhorr, {
warrior of talent and to fear. The reason
of the rising is for to prevent the re-estab
liShment of slavery in the South and thus
also the reduction of the tax on the sheer
and the cheese Industries occupying th'
rank the most high in the town of The
Ohio"
Anna Drinker, who thirty years ago
under the alias of Edith May" became
favorite writer of verse and other matter
for the literary journals and magazines
has just been released from the State asy
lum for the insane at Harrisburg, Pa.
. where she has been confined for ten years
She was the daughter of Il wealthy Phila
delphia merchant, and Il brilliant membe
of the society of that city, New York an,
Washington Her literary ambitions wer
first encouraged by n p. Willis in tn
Home Journal, although she also wrot
for PetcrsOn'S Mdgdzine and other period
lcalS. Her poems were published IN bool
form in 1861 Miss Drinker lost her reas
on and was finally confined in the Harris
burg asylum. Two months ago she wrot
pathetic letter to the State Lunacy Com
mittee requesting the secretary to visl
her and release her from confinement Ii
answer to the appeal the medical membe
of the committee visited her and foun'
that she was fully restored. The asylum
! authorities granted her months leave o
absence, and she was taken to the conval
escents' retreat. Since her arrival she ha
shown no symptoms of insanity, and tn
leave of absence will now be extended in
definitely.