New-York tribune., 1878-06-11
Personal.

Governor Wade Hampton has bought cot
tage at SALEM Va. aud will spend the summer there
with his family
Madame Bonaparte, Of Baltimore, who is
about niney-six years Old is in the enjoyment OF fair
health having recently recovered from severe attack
OF illness.
Senator Davis, of Illinois, is said to find
great enjoyment in riding about pleasant evenings
after a favorte horse which he has given the remark
able name of "HOOde-Dug."
1t is stated that young Ensign Fremont and
his bride were married last October in this city not dis
closing that fact until recently. Mrs. Fremont de-
scribed as a bright and charming young lady.
The friends of NJ. Backhmetetf and his wife
once Miss Beae) have been rejoced by the news that
the bites inflicted by fayorite dog very slight and
that there were IN effects, as the animal was not mad
as was at first supposed
Mr.. John Gilbert has gone to his Summer
home at Manchester. Mass in excellent health. Next
November he will have reached the ieth anniversary
of his entrance upon the stage lie is reported as say
lag that he will not leave Wallacks Theatre until nc
proht OF $4,000 during the past season.
NJ. Henri Cernuschi, whose visit to this
country will be specially remembered by those inter
esed in the bimetac question is said TO have in bis
splendid house Paris the finest collection Of Chinese
and Japanese curosities known to exist One OF these
riosiies Is an enormous japanese idol In DrOnEet tne
largest pieee OF the kind 10 be found IN Europe
A private letter from an American artist IN
Paris says have just returned from the Salon. There
is a wonderful picture by BastienLepage, who by IT,
think has placed himself alongside Millet and Corot'
PicKneIl Boston boy OF tweutyfour has one OF the
landscapes OF the Salon. He studying in Brit
tany for three years Inere Is me piece VI scu'P'
also by Lefebyre-a group OF peasauts"
Mr.. Ralph Waldo Emerson, as he appears
In these days pleasantly described by writer IN inc
Herald of Boston. His spare features sharply out
lined his thin gray hair stragaes his head. DIS
clear eve twlnes with every amusing utterance his ar
ia that OF a student an inquirer He has frank cor
diality which is charming he listens TO you as II you
were teaching him. he you aud you forget that you
are i'm the presence OF our first American writer snu
ialk out your thought as 10 your own DrOher' s'
emerson Is quoted as saying that he had written hosA
Ing for several years Ibis work was done"
The EreaiRg Post correspondent OF Boston,
IN letter published in yesterdays edition. audes 20
inscription on the old elm Boston Common ana e'F
IDENTIFY indicates by his words, Peace TO the ashes Oh
Mayor smith, now or hereafter" that he does not know
whether j. V. c. Smith, formerly Mayor Of Boston,
alive or dead. Mr. Smith. hnely-preser'eo ou
gentleman of medium stature and light build may Oe
seen on Broadway almost every hne oay, hasi9S 9 mi
verse 10 the great Metropolis OF tio Nes,. i. Ina
"a a gentleman OF fortune, retired ifom business ,Ss
saoe time pduging passion for writing Tor tne pape
Not long ago was burned TO the ground ID
,hhaviue q O. the handsome mansion Of the h'e
Thomas O. Perrin whose signature led all the rest On
tho ordinance OF Secession passed by the South oaFon'
convention IL is said that in parlOr OF this MANSION
occurred the very last ofcia. action Of the Conedetsn
covarnment Mr.. Davis and his Cabnetspent the hs.
AZ Mr. Perrins house "a they passed through ADo'''
or their retreat westward from Richmond Then ap'
there It was formally resolved TO disband MI Ds'y~
min, the Secretary Of state, consulted Win 'n" 'O