The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-10
PERSONAL.

HENRI RoCHEFoRT belongs to one of the old
est of noble French families. But he has dis
continued the titles, and as his sons are not
legitimate, they cannot claim them, so that
when the panphieteer and journalist dies they
will lapse. Strange to say, the last of the line
who bore the title, Henri Rocheforts father
ed some twenty years since in a lowly garrett
in absolute poverty.
IT Is SAID that NJ. Gounod, the composer. who
IS q man of intense religious convictions, once
spent an hour upon his knees praying for the
conversion of Sarah Bernhard, in that lady's
presence Sarah's response was short but not
very sweet, and at last she had to turn him ont
of her house Gounod country house was
threatened during the Franco-Prussan wars
Trusting TO his rams for defense, he put up the
following Inscription: The house of Charles
Gounod. the composer OF Faust" But the
marauding Germans burnt it to the ground all
the same,
AN EMINENT PUBLISHER tells very curious
literary incident One of his autlors-a lady
novelist who has won at least two brilliant sue.
cesseS-had in manuscript at the time She
was published work based on the very same
idea. 1t had been the work of years but she
DESTROYED it rath r than appear to have
plagiarized NJ. Bourget has; just related a
similar experience. He had four chapters
written of a novel for the Retue des Leftfes Ell
DIES Arts when Maupassant' ''Strong as Death
appeared with exactly the same plot As the
two writers had no communication, the incl.
dent illustrates how taagibiy IDEAS float in the
intellectual air, the same thoughts being sug.
gested in different minds by reading, or con.
versation, or discovery.
SAYS the Philadelphia Inquirer. SIT is moi
generally known that DIR. Croain the victim al
the murder which is now agitating two CONT
nents, was once q resident of the town Of Clear
field Pa. and that ne has many mourners there
In 1867 the doctor, then young man of % was
employed as a clerk in a large Clearfield store
Cronin was then of distinguished presence witt
tenor voice that was the envy of every Clear
field singer, and he soon became genera
faVorite in the town. A year or two thereafter
he started for the west, stopping at St Lollis
where he studied medicine. Not much wa,
heard of him for a number of years. INIT
mark I'd copies of the Celtic american. which
he publ she'd we're received by several of hi
former friends.
BY the death of George H. Calvert, says the
Boston Post, the oldest American author with
the exception of Mr.. Bancroft has passed away
Ia Boston he was well known, and through his
wife was connected with tie old time Thorndike
family she being sister of the late Augustus
ThorndiAe Rice. great grandson of lord Cal.
vert and a connection of Martha Washington
there was no doubt of the high distinction OF
his lineage, the expression of which fingered in
his appearance, even in advanced age, but he
bad nobility of character and culture which
was even more remarkable. If Mr. Calvert was
not man OF creative genius in authorship, he
was singularly accomplished writer and con
verser OF more than ordinary powers. That he
| should have been for brief period mayor oil
| Newport is evidence that his townsmen credited
| his capacity for affairs. He was one of the few
men of this generation who had seen and talked
| with Goethe, and he and Mr.. Bancroft enjoyed
| comparing notes about that colossus of German
| literature.