, 1877-07-16

F1rfa Cp!rsspoHd>Hce gdin.o~6 .fmtrteaA.
ber Of the French Academy orer noblo
Duke, whose only known lflerary work. ac-
cursline to Alexandra Dumas, who occupied tho
chair whic hss claims Wcro hclng discussed, was
tlls letter Incorrectly kpcllcaj which ho ad-
dressed to tho Academy. IT Was a ltttio too
bad however that he should have been Tue
Que to inform Malamc eardosl Of her husbands
election: l[nrryinx out, when tho 1na] result
Ind Just entered, anxious TO hcar Of tho rcsult.
Not knowing who H. was, she addressed tho
first person size met, aud had tho pleasure Of
hearing Of her husband,s success from his
h not thc first Wits, to whom he owes
everything that hc is. When 4 young
man he wns 10. poor Us 10 be at
deaths door from disease and atarvation. A
young Eirl living tn The SANG house, hearing Of
cincA and Fcstoratiyeh, aud nursod him through
q terrible attack oi fever which brought him TO
the verge OF the grave. Thrce years attcrxart,
Aotne employment at Que Of tho theatres through
f,ls trictlds Intimacy with Dsjazct, tho cetc-
hrntctl aetErss, they were married, und this &C
cident OF acquaintance with Detaxct turned his
attention IL dramatic compoatlon nnd nada
him what he Il to-day-tlic most successful
tlramatist Of hls time, with q hote! in town, u
magnificent tl0uso #, the Country, while to these
things Is NOW added tho cruwling honor Ut
mcmbcrrhip OF tho Frcnch Aratlcmy. The first
wits lid nut live 10 sco this last by 1eaf added
to Ills wrath, but she lived until he acquired
wealth an4 llo,ors, and died after tcu years Ut
happy welded life.
Oreetey'a I4ast Visit u tho New York Tslb-
une Ohlcc.
A conversation between Thomas Rocker, tho
old foreman Of she 7fltuns, and floracc Greeley,
this last tin the latter was III tue Tribune ottiec,
IL given III tho Troy tftss, and that paper says
II llaa nerer before been printed. AT, Grcclcy'A
denial of tho "crutnbs Vi Comfort astirle lad
been twtcu suppressed, uud the olti nnn climbed
tho stairs to tho composing ROOM TO VEG Rocker
heard NJ. G.eclcy ronl!ng, and knew the cau.r Of
tho visit. lilo rosu ~ Alr. Orcclcy approac'ed
l1.n, aIl.t offering him Ills hand sa1il, 4*Mr.
urceley, a.n very glad to acc YOU" Mr. Gree.
10y sail, 'Toll, o1 10 1t that that urtlclc that
ordered put under tho editorial head has been
!cy's l,aul tighter, and scplrd, ''Mr. tirceIcy.
lure rert!yc'l ur.lers to-day positively froI,.
tic siuekhaflcrs to lio longer recoTulxe y0u Us
sdttor'in.el'ist: | ALI very sorry, Sir. Grrelcy,
| 1t WIS q terrible blow 10 me after such long
mcut." Mr: Greeley. still holding Mr.. i!ooketa y
has,d. said, Tom, Is thi. my tuwardi Nood-
| by, Tom; shall never darken tho door of tho
1 editorial room Il the Tribune again." ,Tht 4
was on tho 6th Of NuyclnbcF, ana MF. Greeley
died two weeks later, q bsukcu.hcartcd man.
\ that h was "kiiletl.' wa i.nagine." conelaaes
tlis i,su, ~ that the Saa obtatned the original
document Nf It is Originally from Mr. Rocker,
| who undoubtedly preserved II, aud who. on &C.
count Of tho reccnt strkc, asas, wc believe, Aev.
cred Ills connection with the Tribune, aud con
sceret..f Whether MIR. Hooker l,a., Or has not
scyerrd lIs cunnrctioa with tue Tribune, It. Il
| iuUwn th1t le ID absent from htA poat and b2l
| been ever s!Eca the strike.