Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-01-07
PEOPLE IN GENERAL.

pneumatic ny uuiiiilS kui'i 80 ''iNusiJ Nv al
| San Francisco with some montal disease.
Sara Jewett, who was once n popular nc
tress. is living quietly in Cambridge, where
she is recovering from n severe attack OF
Illness
Gen. Alger presents several hundred news
| bows each with a suit OF new clothes every
wear at tho holidays, and did so again this
year.
Since Bouangers death in exile his
! bronze busts have been banished from the
mantelpieces of his quondam admirers, aud
no less than 1870 of these images have boen
disposed of at pawnshops.
The patent lawyers of most Of the large
cities are said to i've preparing protest
against the confirmation OF Judge Woods as
one of the new circuit judges on the ground
that he is not competent 10 decide patent
cases.
The Rev. Howard MacQueary, who was
disciplined last year for certain heretica!
utterauces AMI subsequently went from Tho
/ Episcopal to the UnyerSai,t church, is 20
be married on January / to Miss Harris Of
/ Virginia.
Rumor has it that j. ii. Reagan. OF
| Texas, who, after having been United States
senator and inter State commerce commits
sioner, finally went down TO the Lone Star
r
sion. is considering the idea OF entering the
senatorship campaign ouco more. With
Hogg, Culberson and Reagan to contend
with, this would hardly improve Colonel
Roger 9. Mis's prospects.
Ven Buow, the riauist, who has been
reported as seriously Ill, was designed by
his parents for n magistrate, and was edu-
Gated at Leipsi1 and Dresden with that idea
in view. But as a child he had shown great
aptitude for music and, being warm adj
rnirer of List lie ventured to seek that
artist and ask for advice liszt perceived
Won Bulow's talent quickly, took him for a
pupil, and thus determined tic youngter's
career.
The New York Press says that Miss Helen
Gould would be recognized as beautiful if
she did not have a 800 100000 father or
any but a calico dress
Stephen b. Elkins the new secretary Of
war is a man of no small vices. He neither
smokes nor drinks, except to take little
wine at table, and l1os iuexpensively for a
man Of his means.
While the Grant memoirs were sold to tho
number of over 800 600 and made a fortune
for his family, the sale Of the Davis memoirs
will not reach 20, 900, and has been dis
tinet failure.
Mrs Poultney Bigelow, who is the latest
New York society woman to break into liz
erature, is said 10 possess 81, 000 90 in her
own right. Most women possessing such n
fortune would rather .pend their time writ
ing checks than booas.
} Cardinal Manning does all his literary
work on a small writing pad which he rests
on his knee. The famous English prelate is
now past IS years Of age and growing fee
be-
Eugene D'Albert, the pianist having 90
tanned divorce, is about to marry Nine.
Teresa Carreno the American pianist, who
hos also succeeded in securing decree OF
divorce, brought in n suit against her second
husband.
Gov Fleming Of Florida has appointed
Edward J. Tracy State treasurer in place OF
Francis j. Pond deceased. Mr.. Tracy has
been the governors private secretary since
1889.
viii Carleton does not look like tho con
; ventional Idea of a poet. He is tall, broad
shouldered and dy-fuced. Carleton works
l for money, with fame secondary con
. sideration. He believes in getting as muci
for poem or an article 1T viii bring,
; point on which he and his publishers hav
= frequently differed
= 1t is recalled in indianapolis that Jane
$ Whitconib Riley was in his younger days a
= enthusiastic and clever amateur actor. 1t j
> believed that had lie gone on the stag
:, permanently his career would have been ia
= nous.
! Mr. Stickler one OF the world fair com
:, missioners from Germany, has in his posses
= sion the original sword carried by Christie
h pher Columbus at the time of his discover
!. of America. The sword belongs to the Mu
y, scum of Sazburg, Germany, and has bee
? lent for exhibition at Chicago IN 1893.
\ Lem Lincoln, a full cousin of Abraham
, Lincoln, lives near Liberty, No He wa
= raised with Abe until both were young men
a almost grown, and they were like brother
"a together, SO close was their connection. Mr.
Lincoln is prosperous farmer, but is
q great sportsman, and is u man who is fon
a. of the fellowship of other men. He says All
"a was q rail-splitter, and made good rails.
0 Josef Holman, the child pianist has faile
Y to keep the promise Of his marvellous precC
,r city. As he grows older his fingers seem
4: lose the magic suppleness OF his childhood
ID his ear is less susceptible to delicate intont
m tions, and his once absorbing taste for must
st appears to be deserving him
a. ISIS Ethel Parton, the daughter Of til
IA late James Parton, is to be her father
Id biographer.
m Ople Read, the well known writer
[y Southern stories, has retired from tn
x, editorshp OF the Ariansaw Traveller.
Niscornt George lie Beu5hn of Belgiur
in on Saturday became private in the L mite
re States regular army, having last week Ell
z listed as cavalryman at Baltimore
of John Davis, the last survivor OF the Gre
ne Of the United States steamer Jenestow
s. that carried the relief supplies to lrelan
d, during tho famine 43 years ago, lives
II, Deer Isle, Me.
al Burdette, the humorst who is describe
IN as fiat, jolly little man, with twnltlin
rs little eye" lives nowadays in Ardmor
is ore of the pretty suburbs of Philadelphia
ie He is AZ years old and has spent % years
in life in attempting to amuse the public.
IS Prince Henry of Orleans, the Oldest So
ne of the Duke OF Charities, who has alreaC
". acquired some reputation MS an explorer, n
ST gone on another expedition to Asia,
". 1t is very probable that Lord Wolselt
AT will be sent out to Canada as governor ge
", eral should Lord Stanley Of Preston carr
u out his intention to rotire,
T., Mrs. Grover Cleveland is progressing b