Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-06-08
PEOPLE IN GENERAL.

T. #. Bayard, ambassador to the court
OF St James, sailed on the American line
steamer Paris, Saturday. June B. He ex-
poets to be in London by June 10.
Mrs Jessie Grant has one OF the most
vnluabl, collections in the country OF an
tique caudlesticks some of them gold, some
Of silver, and others of rare pottery.
Rev. Charles S. Albert, the newly elected
president of the general synod OF the Luth-
erau church, is pastor OF st. Marks, Balti
more, and formerly Of Carlisle, Pa.
1t is estimated that the recent visit Of the
German sovereign to Rome cost King UNI
berto moro than ., 200, 900 francs. The
breakfast at Pompeii cost $50, 600 francs.
and 80, 900 francs was spent in preparing
apartments for the imperial visitors.
The new National Union bank of New
York, of which Joseph c. Hendrix OF
Brooklyn is president, will open for bust
ness June /.
The sultan OF Johore at last ndvices, was
at Constantinople, intending a visit to
Carlsbad before leaving Europe for the
worlds fair.
The friends of Mr.. j. f. Spaulding, a lay
instructor at st. Paul's Episcopal school at
Concord, N. H.. deny that he has returned
to the Roman Cathslic communion, as an
nounced by New y ork newspaper. Mr..
SpauldIng is still an instructor at st. Pauls
school.
Edgar Scott, son of the late Thomas a.
Scott OF Pennsylvania, will visit Sweden
and Norway this summer in his yacht On
reaching the age OF u in August last he
came into income OF 81, 900, 900, and
this will DO doubled when he is %.
ExGov. Taylor of Tennessee propose to
succeed |. e. Harris in the United states
Senate two years hence.
ExAdjt. Gen. Ketjn, governor of the
Soldiers home at Washington, Is dying
from cerebral hemorrhagss.
Mrs. Myra Bradwell, wife Of Judge Brad
well of Chicago was the first woman in the
United States to apply for admission to the
bar. Since her admission she has worked
by her husbands side, and has been of great
assistance to him in his law Office.
Mr.. Howells says in his 'conversation"
with Prof II. II. Boyesen in the first num-
Der of McClure's Magazine that he wrote
bis "Venetan Sketches" for So a column,
for the Advertiser, sending them as CORE
spondsnce during his service as consul.
| Dwight i. Moody, the evangelist and
! Ira d. Sankey have received from London
q lengthy document containing an earnest
appeal for them to come to London to
! gage in evangelistic work.
The claim of Miss Sickes that Congress
made the appropriation OF s., 800, 900 as a
personal favor to her rather than to aid the
exposition shows how women mistake their
mission when they lobby or meddle with
politics.
Commander In Chief Weissert of the g.
A. X. will be the guest OF the famous An
cient and Honorable Artillery company of
Boston ut its annual June meeting.
Ths first wife of Brigham Young is in
Chicago with her daughter. She is descri bed
as a sweet, dignitied woman OF -, of med
ium size, with gentle face and kindly grey
eyes
The daughter Of Kirby Smith is assisted
in her poItot!ice duties by of Preston
Brooks, the assailant of Charles Sumner.
Mr.. Charles Warren, son OF Mr.. Winslow
Warren, will be appointed private secretary
to Gov. Russell, in place of Mr.. Roads, who
goes to Washington. Mr.. Warren is %
aud WAS graduated from Harvard in the
class of 80.
Mr.. George Parsons Lathrop, who went
over to Catholcism not long ago, has ac-
copied the editorship OF thu Visitor, Ro-
man Catholic weekly, published in Provl-
dence, r. |.
DR.. John Macintosh, the Scotch histor
ian, to whom has just boon granted TiJL
from the royal bounty, wa, originally a
working shoemaker. lie devoted 80 years
to collecting material for his History OF
Civilization in Scotland" and 10 years tc
writing it.
Mrs. James G. Blaine, Mr.. and Mrs
Walter Damrosch and Miss Harriet Blain,
sailed from New York for England Satur
day. Mrs. Blaine has leased house il
London, and will make the British capita
her home at least until October.
Seven thousand persons have been addel
20 the membership of the evangelical
churches of ST. Paul, Mimi, since Rev. i
Fay Mills began his revvals there