Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-08-28
Personal AND POLITICAL.

connecticut daily rides bicycle.
The New York Hcruld called the effort
to honor General Grants memory "monu-
mental nonsense" and asks if memoir
ial to Gen. Gordon is not "much more
practical"
Ten years ago some one asked Emerson,
"Is not Mrs. Hunt our best female poet ?"
and the philosopher replied, "Why not
omit the word female ~
Sir Moses Montefiore's New York monu-
ment is to be II home for ncurables of all
crecds.
a son of Congressman Kelley of Penn
sylvania, is implicated as correspondent
IN Il divorce suit brought by Il prominent
citizen of Philadelphia.
Pierre Lorllard puts some of his sur
plus money to use by giving excursions to
the poor of Jersey City
The Ohio department of the Grand
/ Army of the Republic has bought General
Grants birthplace, and will repair the
house and erect monument beside it.
DR.. jenkins of Dresden, having inform
ed the American people that Bismarck is
[ no more II Protectionst than is Professor
| sumner of Yale college, there is some
| curiosity to know who "Dr. jenkins of
| Dresden is.
Mr.. Howells, Mr. james and Mr.. Cable
receive $4,000 each for their serial stories
/ in the century, and as much more for
the right to publish their stories in book
form
Ex-senator Slater of Portland, Ore,
denies that he wrote the letter to Presi-
dent Cleveland concerning certain Federal
offices which called out the Presidents
now famous reply.
DR.. Clark Whittier, brother of the
poet, has bought 10000 acres of land in
North Carolina, and proposes to divide it
/ into 1000 farms of sixty acres, on which
he hopes to settle 1000 families.
Mrs. Clusters attractive memorial of
Gen. Custer, entitled Boots and Sad
dies" has reached II sale of H. 900 within
six months.
Chief Clerk Tweedale of the war depart
ment will act as Secretary of War during
the absence of Secretary Endicott he
secretary will be absent from Wasting
ton until about October |.
A despatch from Berlin says that United
States Minister pendletOn has abandoned,
because of illness, his proposed visit to
! kiel to meet the United States men of
are now at Copenhagen, and, us Il result
of Mr.. Pendleton's inability 70 go to kiel,
they will not go there either.
Mr. G.. w. Calderwood. recently editor
of the American PrOhibiiiOHiSt, proposes
to make a dozen speeches in Ohio, and in
each speech he promises give the names
of the three prOhibitOry leaders VINO We're
most prominent in the bargaiDs made
with the Democratic managers.
Since April Il the President has appoint
ed seven Territorial judges, and now the
hunt of the Washington correspondents is
to find which of these was so unfit as tC
cause the memorable correspondence be
tween II Democrat and the President
! BOStOH ,JOuIHul.
1t is announced uno1icially that Gener-
al Luther VI. Meiley of Lima, o., has been
appointed assistant commissioner of the
general land office and will assume the
duties of the position upon september |
the date when the resignation of Luther
Harrison takes effect.
There is some discomfort among south
ern Democrats with Indian Commissioner
Atkins for putting his son, his nephew
and other members of his family into tn,
easy clerkships in his bureau. The feel
ing is that Atkins has misunderstood hi.
appointment to mean the whole family
go 49,
Mr.. /. Thomas Fortune, editor of thu
New York Freeman, NO 4 Cedar street
New York CITY. Inns been onnnintnd Inv IN,
national monument committee a receive
OF SUBSCRIPTIONS from c0lorel cltlIehS IL
n,n,,pnnront to Gnr.,I Gr,n T'''''' io' 'i''
'''o'' 80 ~ Wv '> ''' o''''
Gen. Grant had a capital sense of hume
and said many good things ON the spur o
The moment The last Tina he saw Jnb,
Roach he said to him os he mat him " RI
extended hand "Well, Uncle John, yol
are still building ships, | see. YES wa
tne shlppullder reply ana tiie Tree
Irtie press keep hothdlhS me An
Weli, was 'ne Eeherai 4t'lGk reJolhdeI
YOU hho", Wneil we were poSS we al
, ways stole" Tue oest Tree III the oIcharu'
, The Yacht Sunbeam, on which Mr.. Glad
, stone and his wife and dourbtar oro IN
. ,,,,ast, ~ -. III. -.
49,, ol n.r t"o',''' piInnsei, re"cH ne,
GlnIsinne has been grentIv hemtitted l.
| his trip. On Monday, while the Yacht wa
at anchor, he went ashore and walke