New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-16

been made public until IL appeared short time Arm .
the Rerue Suisse The heirs had the copies OF the rev
seized for piracy, and instituted proceedings aga.t
oyson compel him TO give that and the other
scripts with the proofs OF the article "spain ana
Liberty" the ground that C0mie dc MOntalembert
who before bis death had xclnded Father Hyaclnhsi
the committee for the subsequent publication Of the
works. had by so doing implicitly Withdrawn from lin
the authorization previously granted.
Victor Hugo has written letter to a nuro.
Der of young who begged him TO give a word o, en-
couragement TO their plan Of forming Kind Of stuient
institute for aiding one another during their time o,
study The old author responded, In the characteristic
Hugoese, thus: my Young and Dear Felow-ctzens; I
commend you. Your idea is excellent Fraternity among
young persons IL force at grand and sweet That
force will be yours All the cearnesg Of conscience il to
be found in your generous You will form the eoali
ton Of upright hearts and valiant minds against despot
ism alseh0od in the Of liberty and light You
will continue and complete the great work OF our fathers
viz. human delyerance. Courage! BE the servants OF
VICTOR HUGon
Frau Freiligratb, the wife of the dead poet,
before her marriage Fraulein Ida clOs daughter
of Prof Meos of Wemar, and when child an
especial pei OF Goethe She and her sister tell many
pleasant anecdotes Of their life there OF their play
fellows, Goethcs grandchildren, with whom they have
always been terms OF close intimacy and OF Goethe
a beautiful old man, smiling and throwing bonbons
from his window to the group of children at play in the
garden below. Frau Frellgrath said lately TO q
respondent OF The Boston Transcript that she tall
mature girl with a wise, grave look far beyond her
years, and her playfellows always made her enact
Mignon in the tableaux vivant. She young she
did not know what it all about but she reInem-
beers she liked wearing the Wings Among the
treasures which her husband left is lock Of Goethes
hair which is dusky brown, with letters aud unpdb
lshed verse written for lottery at a fair In wemar
"Manches herrliche der Welt
Wer beschatzrt und crhslt
Hat das sclOI5te LoOs gewOnnen"
WetD,dr d. Sept, 1896 Goethe
DR.. Henry Reeve was a clever Englishman.
who, travelling the continent In 1905. called upon
Haydn Vienna thus described the great composer
in his journal which has just been pubished "He re-
ceved very cvllly; he calls himself very old man
49, but he has not at all the look OF many years.
He has Of the nfrmities Of age his head and hA
chest trouble him, and present he is unwe his nerves
weak that he do nothing. He cannot compose
WRITE which lie finds very hard and he ordered
to make any such exerton by his physician. He speaks
little English and about much French and Italian,
besides German. So made compromise; I spoke
French, German. and English. and he spoke German.
We managed understand each other very WELL and
talked great deal in half an hour. He spoke with
rapture of England; called 1t the first and best
country in the world said he had been there twice.
the last time In 1890 and had composed a great
deal OF his music while in London amid good eating aud
drinking. lie related anecdOte OF his dining IN com
was picture OF her hanging In the rOom representing
her listening to an angel singing Haydn SAID IL ought
TO be reycrsed-sle ought 20 have been drawn singing
aid the angel listening to her. He gOt Kiss for this
elegant compliment. He spoke or the delSht he took
in composing symphonies for the Scotch songs. His
figure about the size, rather short Ia stature,
his eyes dark, aquilne nose, and brown complexion,
marked little by the smallpox; he wears nicely pow
dered tail wig He in excellent spirits, very glad TO
me, and requested me to repeat my VISIT
HAVANA, March 15.-Gen. Martinez Camp0s
has arrived Havana from the interior to confer with
Captain-General JOvear.
TORONTO, March 15.-Dr. Alexander NJ.
Ross Canadian naturalist. has received the cross OF
Knight Commander of the Russian Order Of St. Anne
from he Emperor OF Russia.