Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-06-09
PROMINENT PEOPLE.

d. L. Moody has returned to Northfeld,
Mass, for the summer.
Mrs. Russell Harrison is now in Mon
tana. She sought the mountain air for
her baby's health.
Ex-Mayor w. w. Carson has bequeathed
Sl5,6O0 to the Newburgh (N. Y Home of
the Friendless.
During Murat Halstead's absence in
Europe Colonel F. D. Mussey, of the Wash
ington staff, takes his place.
Miss Frances Willard says that while the
Southern people are Prohibitionists, they
do not like the word prohibition"
Miss Frances f. Willard attended eight
State Conventions of the Women's Chris
tlan Temperance Union in the South.
Sir Edwin Arnolds forthcoming book,
" In My Lady's Praise" is collection of
poems written in honor of his dead wife.
General Sherman has accepted an invi-
tation to be present at the grand celebra-
tion to be held in Denver July 4th, 9TH
and 9th.
The Baron de la Rochette one of the
highest authorities in the French sporting
world, has just died, at the age of seventy
five years.
Sir Charles RusselPs wife was formerly
Miss Mulholland Of Belfast, sister of Miss
Rosa Mulholland, author of that charming
book "a Fair Emigrant."
Robert Louis Stevenson intends return
ing to England via Australia. His step
son, Lloyd Osborne, is now his collaboration,
He has shown high talent.
Ex-Minister McLare has presented to
President Carnot photograph of statue
of La Sale, presented to the city of Chi
cago by Jud dge Lambert Tree.
Algernon Charles Swinburne has been
asked to write poem on Prince Henry of
Battenberg's latest baby. This looks as
though Swinburne would succeed Tenny-
son as poet laureate.
Minister Reid has taken the house of
the Countess de Grammont, on the Avenue
Hoche, Paris and pays therefor a rental
of $4,000 year. This is 81, 800 year
more than his salary.
The celebrated engineer and architect.
Gustave Eiffel, whose big tower at Paris is
a wonder, has in his study, which is in
many ways curiosity shop, Buddhist
shrine that is over 800 years old.
The famous lawyer and orator, Daniel
Dougherty, who is to be seen every day
walking along Broadway, relates that lie
never gels on his feet before an audience
without feeling the agonies of excessive
stage fright.
During recent address on the functions
of the brain, Professor Ferrier predicted
that physicians will eventually cure GER
tain brain affections by actual handling
and examination of the great center of the
nervous system.
The Shah is to lodge in Buckingham
Palace after all, as the guest of the Queen
during his visit to London. When he was
quartered there in 1873 the cost of clean
ing and redecorating the apartments
which were occupied by him was $4,000.
Spain is excited over the news that
Bizco del Borge, the famous brigand, has
been killed in the Cordovo Mountains. He
was young man of noble birth, who some
years ago got into a love difficulty in
Madrid and killed his rival. He was
obliged to flee, and took to the mountains.
Paul du Chaillu has returned from
Morocco completely restored to health
Mr.. du Chaillu did in Morocco what he
did in Norway He went right into the
country and the friendship Of the people,
and became familiar figure in all the vii
lages within a radius of ten miles of Tan
giers.
During his sojourn at the Cars winter
palace the Shah of Persia occupied rooms
magniicently furnished. Decorations of
red silk, enormous vases of malachite, and
doors made of tortoise shell pleased his
oriental taste. Fifteen carriages and forty
horses were placed at his disposal He is
travelling with retinue of fifty-fye per-
sons.
Emerson in his recently published diary,
relates this: Henry Thoreau told me as
we walked this afternoon a good story
| about boy who went to school with him,
Wentworth, who resisted the schoolmas-
ter's command that the children should
bow to DIR. Haywood and other gentlemen
as they went by, and when DIR. Haywood
stood waiting, and cleared his throat with
a 'hemp Wentworth said, You need not
hem, doctor, shan't bow p"
A good story is told of the Rev. Canon
| Melville, who has just resigned the rectory
of Great Witely, Worcestershire, which
was presented to him by the late Earl of
| Dudley in 1857. At the time the living
became vacant Mr.. Melville was attached
to the household of the deceased noble
man in the capacity of chaplain, and hav-
ing to preach at Whitley before his noble
patron he boldly declared his desire to be-
come rector of the parish in a sermon
founded ON the text, Lord, remember
! David" David is the Canon's Christian
name Lord Dudley at once gave him the
| living.