New-York tribune., 1877-07-20
PERSONAL.

All the Cabinet officers are said to be very
fond OF billiards so is the President.
Dr. j. G. Holland has bought an island In
the ST. Lawrence. ana named IL Bonny Castle lie In
tends TO build SWISS cottage onl
Mr. Swinburne is writing study OF Char
lotte and Emily Bronte poets Their verses were iew
but these had a delicate, original and finished beauty
Edwin Booths is one of the haf-dOzen names
which appear on the OF contributors to the Shakes
peare Memorial theaer at Straford His subscription is
500
OF Prof. F. V. Hayden, Prof. Shepherd OF
Obern says that lie OF the greenest boys y
that ever came TO college. He worked his own way
through college chiefly by teaching during vacations
lie hard student, and made his study tell
The Tichborne claimant, hearing that his
about appeal to certain authority In refer
ence TO the treatment husband receives writes learn
cdly to say that might Just well appeal tO OF
the worshped by the Anthropophag OF Tongataboo
To gentleman of this city who sent to John
G. Whittier the reply Of Mr. W. A. Crout to the poem OF
Bishop Cleveland Coke the Eastern the Quaker
poet writes as follows: "Dear Friend: thank thee
for sending the excellent verses OF Mr. Crof1t IN
reply TO tho war-nctng Bishop. lt would be much
better If our poets would oener celebrate the boodes
victories of peace and good will am often reminded
OF the lines Ossin: The battle ceased along the
Inv friend JOHS G. WHITTIER"
The Emperor of Russia has been leading very
simple life at Ploiesli. He worked without ceasng
signing hundreds OF documents daily. Every document
read TO him, for he Will give no signature
which is merely mechanical Tothe entreaes OF his SER
take things easily he has always the same
answer: " neither old enough nor I'll enough to r.
leye myself my obligations" The Car reached his
ify-uinth year the 23d Of June. His dncr is served
regularly at twelve O'Clock noon, after which he takes
4 drive, usually with the Crown Prince
Gen. NOyes, the new Minister to France, is
a graduate Dartmouth. Prof sanborn is the old and
wolkuown Latin professor that college. IL has been
his habit The Cncnnah gazette says, to make memoran
da in his journal of the Impressions made upon him by
the members Of the successive graduating classes He
looked back the other day what he thought twenty
years agO of Gov Noycs aud found ths entry: " Ed
ward FJrusbec NOyes "a bright, active man. earnest,
prompt, fluent and eloquent His rams as scholar was
high; his conduct hrepiOacha5ic; bis influence good;
MS popularity great. He gave promise Tor uncommon
usefu uness."
Mr.. Bret Harte's name was recently attached
to story which did WRITE ami lie sends letter to
The Nation Of ,shngton in which lac says sweetly and
gently: ut small matter but as observe that the
careless practice OF signing other peoplcs names to
cheques ami drawing the money therefrom appears to
be steadily growing INTO dsfavOr in commercial circles,
il seems TO me that the placing OF aut bors
without his consent, to article not written by hi
should practced under sort OF restraint and only
with the decacy. should II you, proceed
cautiously any comments yon might make; attrbut-
Discrimination to "a VITA my name 10 that uni
yefsa hu nan weakness which extends 10 a desirable
control OF ones wardrobe and toilet articles. and even
castOn clOthlng.
HARRISBURG, Penn. July 19.-AttOney-
era Devens Secretary ana party arrived here
DIS D H. They left 4:25 o'clock for Washington.
During the morning they mad visited the iron establish
mems Lebanon Valley and also the Cornwall
mills. At Lebanon they tue guests OF the IIoD q.
Dawson COemdn