New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-11-02
PERSONAL.

Mrs. Louise Chandler Monitor is about TO
write American literary letters for The AMoneum OF
London.
Mr. Edison is so far recovered from his ILL
ness that lac again hard at work his face half buried
in his turncap coatcollar and looking sadly pale, tnn
and worn He Is indefatgahly industrious and tire
out the sturdies of his wOrkmen wEO are also very
busy at present.
Monsieur Octave FoUillet. the distinguished
French novelist rents two stories above the he lives
in quiet place to write in. He hates
railway and always rides down with post-horses to his
Summer residence in Normandy. scDding his family
ahead Of bin by rail He ehertshes hVely regard Tor
the Empire ana is a deyOut Catholic.
The Duke of COnnaught, it is reported, has
ordered charming siver-mounted leather bet TO he
in London for the Prussisn princess his betrOthcd
Among the scent-bOttes. scissors. tablets etc.
pended from this bet Is cigarette case. The Duke 10
quoted approving OF the young lady's OF that
article and saying that she would probably make
OF it, The duchess ~ Edinburgh Also 70 Ia stated
smokes cigarettes. All this is probably nonsense.
OF Edgar Allan Poe, Dr. Bransby, his Eng
lsh schOolmaster once said that he was quick and
clever boy and would have been very good boy II 10
had not been spoilt by his parens. meaning tho Aans
but they spOilt him, and allowed him extraysgant
pocket money which enabled him get into
all manner Of mischief|stii liked the boy-poor fs
iOW his parents epoilt mimi Al another tune lie said
Allan was intelligent Maynard, and wiliul."
The present Sultan has a grave and anxious
in European sshion-with the exception OF the fez
and jewery but plain pearl studs In his
trout He wears no orders nor rband, except upon
State occasions As ne talks q melancholy smile fire.
duently his features he has weary, what
sad air He leans his head little forward habituSlly
though thinking and while talking he has a habit,
when not smoking OF playing with some article other
which may chance to lie on the table.
The late Bishop DupanlOup is said to have
been the possessor OF unpublished tragedy In nve
acts By Lansrtine When young, he happened ouce to
be staying in the hOuse with the poet who one
evening read aloud this tragedy to their hosts These
hosts people opposed to the rising Romantic
movement and its influence apparent In the
work. that they cOunselled Lsmartine publish IT,
He left the manuscript tho table that night and
morning. concluding TO follow their advice, destroyed
II, saving that he had other copy. The young
Dupanloup, however, was so impressed by the poem
that he had crept down stairs in the night and copied
the whole OF II. LamartUe SAID 70 have known
OF the existence OF this copy.
Governor Hampton's feeling for the colored
Is rather peculiarly illustrated by writer IN The
Springfield Republican, who declares that the Governor
Is all soul" This writer says that Hampton when
riding during the last campaign among the Tceheds
had his carriage stopped by furious cOlored woman
who held pneknot in her hand, and swore she'd kill
him. 4" The Governor took s. note and banded it to
the wretch. She gazed al him then at his money
'Maema he said, that Is not buy your vote; women
can't vote What is it for asked the stupefed wo.
man. H. as child slept many hour In my old col
ored nurses arms and feel kind for your race am
your friend. woman, but you do not know It, Tears ran
down that swarhy face she 10 the field by with
81 her speed and led her husband back by the hand
Man. SIZE said. Governor Hampton glib Cis So.
DC iuSt money nap gio 70 me since freedom Rebel
Al quiz YOU such Is the man. He Is all soul"