New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-08-25
PERSONAL.

Another meeting of the Selden family is an
nounced at Hadlyme Chief Justice Waite was present
Mr.. Wilkle Collins owes Z" thank you to
The Spectator OF London 1t declares that "Armadale
is perhaps the stirring sensation vel that has
ever been written.
Mr.. Henry James gets well praised for his
novel, "The American" in The London Examiner 1t
says that enough to clearly what he meant
do and then steadily did it, signs of broken oceupa
uon OF diverted interest, are wanting TO this book
Mr.. f. A. Thornton the sOn-ln-law of Mr..
John T. Fore of Baltimore has just committed suicide at
his country residence by taking overdose Of audanum
Mrs Thornton died two weeks ago. and her husbands
ucde is said to nave the result of his Both
died the same day OF the week. ana al about the same
hour.
Mr.. Jefferson Davis's old c0achman, the col
ored man employed by him at the time OF his capture,
and who is now living at Raleigh n c., says that Mr.
Davis was not disguised woman. He was dressed in
his ordinary clothing with cavalry boots waterproof
over his dress-coat shawl thrown his shoulders,
and on his head broad-brimmed white drab Texas
hat Mr. Davis went to the tent door, and was ordered
by the soldiers to surrender He replied that he would
not that he would die first AT this Mrs Davis pressed
To her husband aud her arms around his neck beg
ging the soldiers not to Kill him, both she and the
children crying piteously.
The King of Italy is hunting chamOls on the
Alps where he leads trdppers life. He rises early and
the rugaty of his table often forces wry faces from the
gentlemen OF his suite There is rarely anything
the royal table except roast meats homely harco Of
mutton Bordeaux and Macon wine. The King knows
his life depends upon his taking exercise He is very
stout His neck Is unusually thick, and his physicians
advise him hunt the exercise best adapted TO
apoplexy from him. He Outwalks the best walker, and
il never tired. He baggy trousers of velvet,
roundabout OF the same material, and Tyro hat.
NJ. Victor Hugo appears to have pronounced
opinions on the subject OF "Womans Rights He says
in a recent letter: Courage alas! lie must have who
will be just towards the weaker The weaker Is woman.
our Unbalanced society II It would take from
her all that Nature has endowed her with In our codes
there is something TO recast Ii Is what call the
woman law Man has his law he has made IL for him
self Woman has only the law OF man. Woman Is
ciyilly n minor and morally slave Her education is
imbued with this twOOld character OF fefOrty Hence
many suerngs to her which must also justly share
must be REFORM and 1t VIII be TO the benefit OF
civilization. truth aud light
Detaille, the French artist, is a man about
thirty-nve, straight and TALL with large hnelycut
features light hair aud large blonde moustache wen
massed and easily expressed in sculpture He Is always
perfectly dressed; saw him In Sloyeny
attire Mr. H. Bacon, who describes Detaiile, gives
pretty picture OF the weekly artistic meetings IN Edousru
Freres library At EcOuen The wives ana daughters OF
the artists accompanied them and were welcomed by
Madame Frere: "on every Monday evening We met