Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-08-14

sad tnnt he Is NOT easily discouraged, Dul
looks always on the sunny side of life.
John 1aFarge, the well-known artist,
who was arrested at New York early in
May on Il charge of larceny of photographs
preferred against him by the Decorative
| Art company which bore his name, and OF
which he was the art director has
been honorably discharged by Justice
| German in the Yorkville Police Court.
| The Vanderbilt party on arrival at
Saratoga comprised VIM. H., Mrs. Van
derblt their only unmarried son, George
| Vanderbilt, Mr. and Mrs, George A. Os
good, two maids, valet, seven horses,
| four vehicles, two footmen, two couch
| men, two stabemen, three dogs and
| fifteen trunks-making u grand total of
| forty-three.
| The Ohio Democrats have come to an
understanding, and unless the present ar
| rangement is broken. GOV. Hoadly will be
| renOminated by aCclamation and eX-Sena-
tor Thurman will be returned to the Sen
ate in case the legislature Is Democratic.
| There is good authority for predicting
| that all factions in the party have agreed
| to bury the Ratchet and to carry on an
aggressive and harmonious campaign.
| Henry A. Pierce died in San Francisco
| Wednesday, lie went to san Francisco in
| 1S2S, where he amassed vast wealth. Dur
| ing the war he contributed $4,000 to the
| Union cause. He was appointed by Pres
| ident Grant minister to the Hawaiian
| Islands, where he remained eight years.
| The king of that country afterward made
| him chief of his Cabinet. He leaves Il
| widow, who resides in Boston.
| General Grant is said to have amused
himself at West Point by painting. Mr..
Borie, Secretary of the Navy, had in his
| gallery ut Philadelphia Il painting made
| by the Cadet ULYSSES =. Grant showing an
| ,.1,inf aXGhuntriptr Skins md n PC
| for provisions at Il trading post MI q.
| BOrie, it appears, had the picture engraved
| and the plate destroyed after one hundred
impressions had been taken.
The Lowell courier, referring to a re-
port that Mr. Marden is Il candidate for
the Office of State treasurer, says THE
editor of this paper would not accept
nomination for State treasurer if he
could be assured of every vote in the CON
vention, backed by every vote of both par
ties at the polls, and the tender of II bond
signed by every millionaire in Massachu-
sets We trust this is tUlerably explicit"
Mr.. Meade was removed from the post
mastership of Hazlehurst, Miss, because
he had presided at meeting which adopt
ed resolutions approving the killing OF
Matthews. Yet Mr.. Groome, editor of the
lNicksburg Commercials HCruld, expressed
approval of the same deed, edltorially,
commended Mr. Meade for his ''yeoman
service" and published editorials melting
Il riot at NazuO city, which resulted IN
several murders Mr.. Groome has been
lappuinted postmaster ut Nicksburg.
| Walker Fearn of louisiana United
States minister to Greece, Servia and Ron.
mania. sailed to-day in the "Edam' for
Holland. accompanied by his wife and
four children. They will travel overland
to Servia, and then start for Greece, SO as
to reach Athens in October. 1t is Mr..
Fearn's intention to remain at Bucharest
| some weeks and Il short time at Belgrade.
After this visit to Servia and ROumania
he will make trips there from Athens once
Il year.
President Bonney of the Citizens Law
!, and Order League of the United States
has invited Il delegation of prominent
members of that body to attend the tuner
al of Gen, Grant IN New York. Among
the delegation are to be Hon. John Is.
| Mead, vice president National League FOL
= Vermont G. c. Wyman, member eX
ecutive committee National League, Yer
mont and Hon. Rufus ;. Frost, vice
president National League for Massachu
sets
The President has decided not to return
= to Washington after the funeral of Gen
Grant, but will push on to the Adiron
dacks for his summer vacation. 1t is
5 probable that he will leave Washington
, instead of two days later, as has been an
lnounced While in New York he will be
| the guest of Secretary Whitney, and viii
not see otlice-seekers. Only a few per
sonal friends with whom the President ha,
appointments VIII be received. On Thurs
to day, if in New York then, the Cabinet
e meeting will be held in Secretary Whit
ney's library.
Frank llatton says that when Bob Bur
dette commenced on the HnlDkcyc he wa:
addicted to long sketches, which were
positively beautiful, but wholly unsuiteC
i by their length for daily newspaper col
L umnS. Burdette was aware that his work
+ was meritorious, and it annoyed hin
e because he wasn't quoted Hatton finally
told HIM what the trouble was. "Goul
| sketches are too long" said he. "Cu
them down one half do more paragraph
l. ing, and you will find your work COPIED
Y all over the country" Burdette fOllOwe;
he had the satisfaction of seeing himsel
l. the best-quoted writer in America.
J. Joseph Cooks house on his Ticondero
j. ga farm has two towers, and piaZzas OF
n the first and second stories, on the side
Is and ends, of an aggregate length OF 20
feet, says the Rochester DCmOcrdt. Tn
house rests in little valley, with Adiron
= dack peaks on either side. Mr.. Cook
e study is in one of the towers, from whicl
E. he can overlook his entire farm He rise
!. ut ), and devotes the first five hours t.
y study. The rest of the day he devOtes 1
d. general experimenting of his place am
to his family a bell on the house, whicl
n is rung three times per day, can be hear
II all over the farm. The bell is rum
II at 3 o'clock in the morning, at moo
ii and at O'Clock in the evening. A
NJ the latter hour the family, with the hire
$, men, assemble on one of the piazzas 70
~ evening prayer.
con the night of the day that Generf
=" Lee surrendered to General Grant at Al
u pomattoX," relates n Philadelphia Tintt
in writer, II met Grant at City Point, 1t wa
y, after midnight, and he had Just reache
Of City Point in the train from Appomatto
Court House. He was accompanied b
IN the members of his staff, and when /
~ emerged from the railroad car he was stl
= the cool, quiet, imperterbable Grant. II
y had on Il plain undress uniform, mudd
y top-boots and a fatigue cap. He hardl
IL presented the appearance of an ordinal
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