New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-09-27
PERSONAL.

Mr.. Emerson's favorte book is MOntaigne's
ESSAYS. "A must have mind and knowledge to
read Montaigne,' nc saws.
The London Academy wears an air Of greedi-
ness when it complacently clms Mr. W. W story as
weilknown European artist"
Sir Joseph Hooker has been visiting Prof.
Eaton III New-iIaven. He was very mucn pleased win
Prot. Marsh's collections. He sails on October o.
Gen. f. f. Spinner has been fishing in the
Adirondacks. Notwithstanding his seventyhye yeas,
he climbs mountains, walks. camps out" and hunts
with ali the energy ana vigor OF youth.
The President makes jokes. When Judge
Key spoke Nashville OF the com imentary reception
given him at Bennington, Mr.. Hayes interrupted Him
with: That, Judge, was on account Of your good
lJOKs," and everybody laughed
The Herder yesterday brought over Mile.
Alexandra Hinan, soprano, from the Vienna Imperial
OPERA who is engaged for the season by Mr. j. C. Fryer
director Of the Wagner-Meycbecr Opera Fest, which
opens in Philadelphia, October s.
Mrs. Custer has written very pretty letter
to Hoods Texas Brigade, acknowledging their resolu
tions honoung her husbands memory. She says: " IL
prove the higher and better nature of men when
soldiers can admire tue gaantry and herosm OF each
other even when dferin, III sentiment and belief"
Ex-Goy. Chamberlain is described as in his
youth the light of debating society in Worcester Mass
lie not only practised meetings, but also
every gathering of the City Council and carefully
watched proceedings acquiring knowledge as to the
methods of transaeting legislative business He visited
also AL the conventions 10 Wcn ne could gel admission
1t was expected by many of his friends in
this city that exGov. Hendricks would be among the
passengers by the steamship Russia which arrived here
late Tuesday night Among his political friends here
there was no expectation. however of his arrival by this
steamship. letter received here by the last European
mail that he had not then decided when he should
return To this country.
| Mr.. w. H. HerndOn, Mr.. Lincoln's former law
partner. whose attempted suicide by audlnum re-
ported a short time ago, writes to THE TRIBUNE con-
tradcting this statement with genial Particularly
never attempted to commit suicide" he says never
took laudauum WELL happy, hearty, doing well, and
hope TO live just one hundred years. and to do good to
| my fellow-man to the end"
| Col. Robert Ingersoll holds strong opinions
cookery. lie says that cooking is Of tue ne
that il takes far to be excellent cook than
a tolerabe lawyer and that he ID a good cook himself
| and has other accomplishment Of which he is so
proud Aud he adds with what may reasonably be- called
emphasis "Thrrc 0ngt to DE- Law passed making II u
crime punishable with imprisonment III the penentlary
| TO Try beeisttak"
NJ. Victor Hugo's new book called Historic
dun Crime Deposition dun T6mon," WAS written at
b. ussels IN the Winter OF 5l'52. VI. Hugo Presi-
dent of the Cnsei d. Resistance and he here describes
all that he did with his friends, aud everything saw,
day by day. and hour by hour. II u said to be OF the
most interesting aud important works ever written by
hm--as dramatic romance. ana IL startling as the
| reality II describes
DIR. Hollands new lecture on Hobby
Horses is reported to convey the IDEAS that, While to
be successful in It, mans chief pursuit in lie must OF
necessity be speciality, 1t must that II may not
become hobby norse, be supplemented 10y culture;
and that in his education also. his special line of knowl
edee-necessarily "a narrow one Tor almos, any
ho rounded Dy culture or his hobby OF learn
| ing will be TO run away with him.
| Gen. Simon Cameron, speaking the other day
at "A meeting the old church at Donegal Penn. sand.
! with much emotion thar lie and his brother william,
who died few weeks ago, intended II permitted To do
So erected home for snperannated clersymen,
and endow IL with $4,000. The death Of his brother
frustrated the ran But Notwithstanding this he said
ne would chccriully subscribe for that purpose TIC sam
o 5000 II Ike amount WAS subscribed by the Hiends
| OF the church
The Ahengum says: "After series of alb
| surd announcements respecting the plans of Mno.