Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-07-01
PERSONALS.

Cardinal Newman used to be fine vio-
linist.
Herr Won Bodenstedt is about to return
70 Germany. He will, however, come
back to America and make a longer visit.
Alsop, the brewer, who has just secured
. baronetcy, is discovered to be descended,
on his mothers side. from Richard Plan
tagenet, father of Edward ". and Richard
III.
Mr.. Bmerson's health is good and his
mind is unimpaired. except that he cannot
well remember names and faces He is
still much interested in the work OF the
world.
Senator Brown of Georgia looks like
Methodist preacher. He is tall. slender,
slightly bald, wears his upper lip shaver
and large, pointed white beard, and
dresses in black.
Dr.. Brunncmann, an authority on the
rench revolution, has completed a bio5
Iaphy of Gobespierre, which, it Is said.
will contain information never before pub
liahed N relation to the subject.
Henry Ashworth, who died recently at
florence, Italy, at the age Of Sc years, was
prominent leader IN the English anti
corn law agitation. lie was an intimate
friend oil Richard Golden and John Bright.
The Pope has recently undergone sue
ocsslully a surgical operation OF painful,
though not of dangerous character. He
IS far frora strong, and it is thought advis
able that he should not spend the summer
n Rome.
Richard Golden four daughters recently
gave a performance of Goldsmith's Good
natured Man" to raise money tor the es-
Enlistment of the workingmen's club and
reading-room which they have projected in
their fathers birthplace. Heyshott.
Won Moltke seems to be a model land
lord on his country estate where he lives.
He is writing his history of the war; but,
notwithstanding his soldierly career, his
coat of arms, which surmounts the gates
OF his park, bears three white doves.
Admiral Porter is said not to have mill.
tary air, looking no more like an old salt
than any business man. He Is OF medium
hight, his figure is erect and shapely, his
dark hair and whiskers are tinged with
gray, and although 65 years old he looks
tiiceen years younger,
Count Corti's remains have been taken
to Milan for cremation. 1t has now be-
come the fashion for aristocratic Italians to
have their bodies reduced to ashes and at
Milan incarceration has become 50 ordinary
a thing that the Administration has pub
lished regulations concerning it.
John R1shin, in recent letter to George
Jacob Holyoke, the apostle of cooperation,
gave expression to the following cheerful
news Every year secs our workmen
more eager TO do bad work and rob their
customers on the sly. All political move
,nent among such animals [ call essentially
fermentation and putrefaction-not co.
operation
1t is mentioned as possible that Mr.
I.onafellow viii add some rhyming verses
to the blank verse OF his Mask of Pan
dora. to serve as songs for the leading
roles when it IS produced as opera. 1t is
TO be brought out at the Boston Theater
early in the coming season. The costumes
are to be strictly accurate, even the ballet
is to be dressed in flowing Grecian robes.
Miss Elizabeth Stuart Phelps is an in
valid, and therefore, says the Boston Her
uld, is unable to maintain any regular sys-
tenn of work she writes waen she is in
the mood and health to do so. Her chief
trouble IS sleeplcssness, and on day that
follows night of sleep she does her liter
AIRY work. She is slender. graceful
woman, with sympathetic face and a
gentle voice. She is kind and charitable
and full OF good deeds.
DIR. Blrtol says Of Mr.. Emerson that
from extreme Radicals he recols can be
used by no party TO become partisan,
thinks that to drop the Christian is to
drop all. and has his name on the regular
parish list in a congregational way, in the
village where he lives. The Doctor adds
that the highest exercise of our nature with
Mr. Emerson is prayer, and he holds that
life is unlovely without God. OF his per-
sonal appearances DIR. Bartol says that
Z" the nose shows long and bony strength,
seconded by the ample hand and foot that
serve his tall, slender, angular yet supple
body, which seems Indian, Persian and
Yankee by turns. A trieni gazing on his
countenance in sleep so felt a strange or
ganic force and swiftaess in his form ami
look TINT he was afra to wake him up,
not knowing what he would do F"