New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-07-19
action it will be strong evidence Of the fairness ans
good intentions towards them of tho dominan.
PERSONAL.

Mrs. Janet Chase Hoyt's wildwood article In
| scrrbner is illustrated by sketches OF her own, mod
quaint and dainty.
Mr.. G.. Il. Beauregard will court the health.
full gales at the White sulphur Springs ia Virginia during
| the rest OF the
Senator Blame of Maine has not gone to
California After the Woodstock speech he retired 70
Rye Beach, and returns TO his home this week
Mr.. J. w. Ferrier who has just had novel
published by the Backwoods is the grandson OF Chris
TOPPER North aud the granddaughter Miss Ferrer the
| author OF" Marriage" and Inheritance"
| Mr.. Robert Burdette, who writes newspaper
wticisms, some OF which truly witty says that
humor came Of tribuation. His wife being IN aid,
he felt it his duty to be lively possible the
house. and always making fun for her benefit" She
asked him why he didn't write of for publication II
his merry-makne, and at last he followed her snggeS
| ton.
Col. Robert Ingersoll, while giving his lee
lures recently San Francisco suffered severely the
hands his his lecture he called them
as bad the inquisitors OF old. And yet he said he
couldn't EXPRESS how gratfed he had been TO find In
California many men who seemed "to have the title
deeds to their own heads" 10 be resolved 10 think
| they pleased
| Senator Bayard, if not poetcal himself is the
cause of poetry in others He inspired Dr. f. W. Par
during recent visit to Massachusetts, that that
grave and clever gentleman dropped into thus:
"To a Senatorial pilgrim to the shores of the Pilgrim
Fathers:
40 gracious Light OF Iavi our earliest state,
Grave senator receives yOu ts shore
Their seat Of Right the pledge ioreyeIInore
May Peace with you bright as this shore abiiel"
Mr.. Gladstone has just had narrow escape
from death. While walking the House OF Commons,
a hansom driven at reckless speed, nearly went over
him. as the cabhorse upon him. Mr.. Gladstone.
attracted by the shouts of the bystanders sudden
jerk forward and saved himself. Two three Mem
par WIN VIII he
remon strated with the csbman for his ndiscreoD and
poice-constable took the delnquents number About
three years ago Lord Beacon,feld nearly knocked
down by cab II may provoke smile that L1ru bea,
cODsed ierked himself backwards, while Mr. Gladstone
jerked himself forward, but such were the facts
Salyini, whom New-York did itself no honor
by deprecatng has been making great success IN Der
lin The Emperor william has sent him
splendid diamond ring accompanied by letter
from Privy Councillor BOrk stating that tho
Emperor had frequently attended signor Sal
vinls performance and had always followed with great
interest his versatile which bore marks
OF deep study and Of the most correct understanding;
that the actor had also succeeded in gaining the unqua
flied approval OF the Crown Prince and Princess; and
that the Emperor well the Crown Prince and Prn-
ces desired TO express their fullest recognition OF ms
Ia ents and had selected the accompanying ring az
marx Of their satisfaction aud souvenir Of bis stay IN
Berlin
The poet LongfellOw's daily life is something
like this SAYS The Boston Herald: He rises early,
takes comparatively light breakfast, and the day Is
not rainy, sets out for a walk, which takes up an
hour two, according to his inclination His gait 10
firm and hearty and he walks he holds himself per-
fecty upright does not ramble two mornings In the
same direction but varies his route daily. Every day or
two he calls his printers the University Press and
receives or returns proofs OF his works II lie has any
thing in type, which mostly the case He studies ms
matter carefully 1t is in print Little If any, OF his
poetry as published Is written on the spur OF the mo-
ment THE Divine Tragedy" is said 10 have been re-
written after it was nearly all in type. During late
years he has been in the habit OF publishing bis
poems in the IN gazines and after having obtained a
sufficient number adding few ones 20 them,
aud issuing them In book form He brings his copy 10
the Office OF the University Press which Is only hal
mile on so from his residence, written leadpencin
small very much like the average newspaper
mans style OF handwriting, clear anu mostly IIee nom
mterlineatons and ensures His magazine poems are
always revised aud corrected or at least altered more
or S. before their publication In bOokiorm so tha the
reader rarely encounters one in exactly the same shape
as in the periodical
Mr.. James Russell Lowell when writing dis
cards the table seating himself midway between It
and the fireplace IN broad easychar. he employs for
the purposes OF desk a st piece OF paseboard resting
il conveniently upon his knee His essay or poem Is al
ways mapped out clearly in his head before he reduces
any Of it to writing. He puts it together, so to speak,
Joint by joint until he has the skeleton completely arc
ulated and he nils 1t ont. His handwriting Is char
actersc and copy" is unpopular with printers be-
cause OF the changes the nterlinelons and erasres
he constantly makes although tho handwriting itself Is
fai. and uniform lie through his proofs after the
manner of clergyman supervising his sons college ef
forts and makes many and often general corrections
The publishers used to send him proofs OF his matter az
ter the plates were cast bat he male such havoc with
his rcvses that they forced to discontinue such I'M
profitable concusiOnjumping. III amous aud widely.
read glow Papers" have been very much altered and
corrected since their Origa al publication He Is hard
reader, and with him this means proouno DOCK stu
dent for nc rarely ads books purely for amusement or
superficial instruct on. HIS classical knowledge sur
passes that OF any man around Bosom. not excepting
iongfeow and his realing OF Dautean literature has
given HIM an acquaintance with II that is believed by
many to exceed Nr. Long frllows.
LONDON, July 1S.-United States Minister
Perrepont received gold watch from nine snryiy-
ors Of the British emigrInt ship strathmore and
ber friends for Capt Clifford of tho American whaler
Young Phoenix. When the Strathmore was wrecked in
the South Pacific Ocean, pt Clifford rescued the sur
yivors, supplied them with clothing and treated them
with great Kindness.