New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-06-11
PERSONAL.
Agriculture.

Despite all the rumors of his failing health, 1t is
authontatiyey announced that the Compile de
! Chambord is going this week a chamos hunt i'll
| the Syrian Alps.
| The Rev. DR.. Adolphus J. +. Behrends, the pastor
of the Central Congregational Church, in Brooklyn,
where he succeeded the Rev. Dr. Henry Scudder,
was married in Cleveland, Ohio. on Wednesday. to
Mrs. Fannie X. Otis, of that city: DR.: 3ehrends
has purchased house for his bride, In Spencer
place. Brooklyn, near his church.
Although he is wealthy, the Marquis of Lans-
dovne has found his income seriously diminished
by the Irish agitation, and thus additional rea-
son was furnished for his acceptance of the Coy
nor-Generalslip of Canada. The bulk OF the hand
some family fortune is in Irish land, the estates
comprising 125,0O0 acres there to only 1000 In
England.
John G.. Whittier often writes impromptu verses,
in albums and elsewhere bright with gayety that
does not often appear in his more important works
Not long ago he wrote in the album of young lady
who with her friends had been rallying him on his
bacbelOrhoOd-the following lines:
"Ah, ladies' you love to levy a tar
On my poor little paper parcel OF fame;
Yet strange II seems, that among you all
Not one Is willing 20 take my name
To write aud re1rlte, I'LL the angels pity her,
The weariful words, Thine truly, WHITTIER"
A fine memorial tablet in honor of the late Rev.
DIR. Alexander II. Vnton has been placed in En-
manuel Church, Boston. by his former Pensioners
there. 1t is of bronze and bears a fine medallion
portrait executed by Mr.. st. Gaudens, who designed
the Farragut statue in Madison Square. The inscrip
ton was written by the Rev. Phillips Brooks and
runs as follows: Alexander Hamilton Vnton.
Born In Providence, r. l., May 2. 1907. Died in
Philadelphia. Penn, April 20, 1881. Rector Of
Emmanuel Church from 1869 to 1877. An earnest
Christian; learned theOlOgIan; wise legislator;
a true frend a faithful pastor; an illustroU3
preacher; patriotic citizen good man."
Captain Henri Riyiere, the French officer recently
killed in Tonquin, was q sort of French Captain
Mauyat. He was good officer, but better writer
Of stories. mostly Of fantastic choiaoter like
Snarleyow" and "The Phantom Ship" For
twenty years past his writings have given
much amusement to readers of La Rerue des Deur
Mondes lie made his literary reputation b. a
single lucky stroke, with a couple of little store,-
Pierrot and CAM He was then. In 1850, a
secretary at the Ministry of Marine, and one of his
superiors seeing him very busy one day after office
hours, asked what he was writing t nSyel for
turned the other, "such work is good practice for
writing reports"
Mr.. Blaine WILL according to The Philadelphia
Press soon leave Washington for Augusta, where
he will continue work on his history, the first vol
ume of which, containing about 600 pages, will he
In the printers hands by fall Six hours of hard
labor are daily devoted by Mr. Blaine to literary
work, aud he seems to enjoy 1t heartily. He pro-
duces daily about fifteen closely written fOolscap
pages of manuscript every line being carefully
penned and revised, without the aid of ste
nographor There will not 1t is said, be in the book
a single extract from any speech, report book,
pamphlet or document. The brief quotations that
will be used are copied out by Nr Blaine's own
hand, and will geographically be distinguished
from the body of the text only by quotation points.
A crusty old lawyer once, relates a writer in The
H. al fha bar ~ In
town for years with rod of iron. He was man of
ability, originality and high attainments and
partly out of respect for his real WORTH and partly
because he was ugly when crossed the bar and bench
were content to let him have his own way. But
at last there came to that town for the first time
young United States District Judge who was known
to have a good deal of will of his own, and every
one was curious to see how he and old Judge Com
pete would get along. The latter had the first
case on the docket when the court opened, and at
once began a ponderOus argument with view to
overawng the young Judge. But before he had
gone far he was interrupted with: Judge Com
pete you needn't pursue tins line OF argument any
further. You know that is not the law" The
startled old counsellor could hardly believe his own
cars 60 What did you say. sir ~ he asked sharply.
" | said.' repeated the young Judge, unabashed,
" that you need &C no further on that line
Of av 5s % Tsr' % Ref stating sRI
the old gentleman. taking OFF his eye, glasses
nervousy, perhaps your Honor knows the law
better than do 4" and then, in a moro lnsolent
tone, your long experience no doubt enables you
TO speak" 80 Mr.. Clerk" said the new District
Judge, quietly, enter up fine. of $25 against
Judge Complete for contempt of court ," and
Judge Complete, routed for the first time in many
years sat down In daze. II was wholesome
lesson not only to him but TO bis brethren of the
bar The man who taught it was Walter Q.
Gresham, now Postmaster-General OF the INTEL
States.