New-York tribune., 1877-10-11
PERSONAL.
Mr.. Jefferson Davis has nearly finished tho
writing OF his memoirs

MT. Jefferson DAVIS mas nearly Hnlsncu tno
wiring OF lis memoirs
Victor Hugo say the Parisans, has ready
poem 200 lines long, entitled lie Pape" which poem
Is not TO appear until after the death Of Plus TX.
Theirs kept personal diary from 1880 to
the time Of his death and is rumorcd that the portion
relating to the history OF his presidency written in de-
tail ami with continuity.
Leverrier and ThIers had for the past
tnrty years been heartily good friends, though tney
were both "dfficle'-men OF peculiar and impatient tenn
per. II suggested that Tners, who mad lively tate
for asro Iony n,t ne c2nd naye extracted
fessor As irritable as he was himself
Count de Lalaing, the present representative
of 'ne noble Belgian famly IN which Rubens was
page, carries hereditary enthusiasm for the eat
painter far to dress in the traditional Rubens
tune with large hat and feather. black pourpoiDt aud
Spanish cloak. 1t is said that rIendness has been
kep up between the two families ever since the young
Kbens graced tne chlteaun Attendance on the countess
de Ldlaing OF his time.
Sergeant Cox, a clever Englishman, whose
title legal one. and writer and an invest-
gator IN Psychology and kindred subjects. well
good awye T, recently invited to large dinner at
Aberdeen The master of ceremonies, thorough pro-
vmcla asked what name he should announce. Ser
geInt Cox" was the answer. The Official had never
heard Of aay Sergeant outside the army or the plce
aud looked at Mr.. Cox dUuOtfuy for momtnt. I4en
he suggested IN very lnsinuating manner Ia prefer.
sir, II you would let me say Captain COXP'
Senator Morton's longtime physician says
that his patients paralysis partly from enormous
overwOrk during the war, and patty from hereditary
pred sposition "rhe Governors mother was a strong.
healthy woman, and to her he this immense body
those broad shoulders, and that Websteran brow. But
he inherited this disease His father and
grandarher stricken down with 1t, aud yet they
lived for years afterwar Two auns and an uncle wcro
similarly affected. but they died in Did An elder
sister is ug in the same helpless condition. But
Morton mad wonderful constitution anu no has got H
now. He never dill anything TO iDjlre It. It's more
trouble now 10 get him 10 dink ha dozen swallows 81
whskey brandy than luce most patients 10 take
mucn castor oil. II ne smokes 1t is never to excess"
The Prince Imperial is reported to suffer Sc.
riousy at present from lameness. Wnen very young,
Nelaton performed an, operation Oh his foot. and The
l,meness caused by this aggravated by an accdni
year DJrSing Som young officers returning from
Adcrshot prepared bonfire in the garden OF an noel
q surprise for the Prince ON his arrival there Wnen
the bonfire iu blaze. Of the officers took the
Prince upon his shoulders and carried hm up close to he
fire, standing with his burden broken pillar. 30 rs to
Dc able the heart OF the fire. sudden jet OF
flame from of the tbarres came so near the young
officers face that lie started ana the Prince Imperial
losing his balance, was pitched into the Dre he W.;
dragged out at once out not before NE ht sustli1e1
some severe burns, aud especially one on ms leg when
has seriously aggravated the original llneuess ina
story haS a somewhat fanclful air.
Mr.. Charles Reade is the most piquant OF
ettcr-wrters. In recent note mentioning some crt'
clsms OF the fase cOncords (French) in the Woman
Hator" he tells Mr. Yates tnat Here an Engiishman,
though fair scholar is liable To trip unless he writes
with his in dictionary; aud the greatest Ounce Is
sure trip If he writes with his nose In dictionary
aacauay good French scholar, yet in note to
his History OF glani no writes la royl7e Now the
French agreed tua all ournoys sculine. FOR my
part think it is little dscredtable to Macauay to
forgotten the Pseudovirity OF French journeys, az
it s little credable TO that happen, by miracle, to
remember 1t. However this Is not the general opinion
Fa se concors pass for the feonies Of bad grammar
promise, therefore, to avoid them III future, as my
critics avoid thcm-by going TO the dictionary.
Meantime, the press, by hammering on
this nail. Ia diyerting mems minds from the
valuable truths I'm a Woman Ha;cr," and creating
mewhat exaggerated notion Of my igu0rance, beg 10
send TO by tis post copy OF French comedy writ
ten by me, and entitled Le Faublurg Saint Germlui
ana feel may safely leave to r candor decide
whether requires French and more brains 10 take
down a dictionary ana avoid the sort " errors have
made in a Woman Haer," or to produce Ia Faub0urg
Saint G"rmau." niece der acteS 6cTite FrdHsls
(0u peu sen fduD par rOtrc Serytteur 6ies der0Ue.
CHARLES RBADB.
WATERTOwN, n. Y, Oct. 10.-Vice Presidant
Wheeler left Maloue this morning for Now-iorE,
where Will remain day two before proceeding 70
WashlugtOu.