Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-07-22
PERSONAL.

Walter c. Jones, a munifcent English.
man, has recently given $500. 600 for the
religious missions in Japan and China.
Professor John II. Wheeler, of Bowdoin
College, has accepted the chair OF Greek
language and literature rendered him by
the authorities of the University Of Vir-
ginia.
William Elliott, ex.champion Of Eng
land, now declines to row a race with
Courtney, because 1.-THE American people
consider him as good as Hanlan, and the
latter gentleman outrowed me very easily.
Mr. Courtney, however, has, on several
important occasions omitted to prove to
the American people that he is "as good
as Hanlan."
A correspondent writes from Rome that
Mario has recovered from his bronchitis
and still looks very handsome, with his
white hair and beard, roseate complexion
and piercing dark eyes. He has now taken
up again his favorite pastime OF carpenter
ing, and recently showed with glee the
mutilated remains of a splendid gilt table
of great value which be had been saving
into very ill-made brackets.
Queen Victoria's frequent absence from
Windsor must be source of considerable
profit to the railway companies, as enor-
nous hampers of fruit and vegetables are
daily dispatched to Balmoral or Osborne
las the case may bel from the Frogmore
gardens, and large consignments OF cream
and butter are forwarded from the royal
dairy-all these supplies for the Queens
use being invariably sent from the Wind
sor eatah Iishment
An amusing story is told about Alexan-
der Dumas and Garibaldi Dumas was
yachting in the Mediterranean when the
Red Shirts took Naples. He at once made
for that port, and on arriving there ad-
vanced $4,000 francs to Garibaldi for his
men. The General, in return, appointed
him Minister of Fine Arts. Dumas, who
always keeps an eye on the main chance,
proposed to pay himself back with the I'M
explored treasures of Pompeii, but the
people rebelled against the idea of a for
eigner holding Office, and he had to return
to his yacht more speedily than he left 1t.
The loss Of memory experienced by
Ralph Waldo Emerson during his last
years has frequently been spoken of, and
pleasant story is told Of him in this con-
nection, showing that something of the
element of humor remained with him DUR
ing times of his difficulty in this respect.
As he was going out one day his daughter
saw him searching for something which he
could not name. She mentioned two or
or three articles, to which he returned
negative At length he turned to her with
twinkle in his eye, and said 1t is the
thing that people take away" She at
once brought him his umbrella, and all
was right.
When General Sheridan was fishing at
Putin Bay recently he told the following
story of himself to some fishermen, with
whom he became hail fellow 81 was in
Kansas town one day, and the landlord of
the hotel being clever sort of fellow let
him have drink of some particularly fine
Bourbon that 1 had with me in case of
sickness. That's bully whisky, stranger
said the landlord what might your name
be? Sheridan, said l. ANY relation to
General Sheridan? 'W-ll, replied, Il
don't mind telling you that l am General
Sheridan. You be hanged, said the land
lord, looking me over; "a little duck like
you? I've got General Sheridans picture
hanging in my sitting-room, and he's over
six feet high"