Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-01-05
PROMINENT PEOPLE,

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PROMINENT PEOPLE.
F. Marion Crawford will henceforth
make his home chiefly at Washington.
George W. Fetter, the head of the Phil
del phia Normal School, has occupied that
position for quarter of a century.
The Car of Russia has become an ex-
pert performer on the violin. His troubles
have evidently made him desperate.
DR.. Hans Virchow, son of the famous
Virchow, has been made Extraordinary
Professor of Anatomy at the University of
Berlin.
Governor Lee of Virginia will probably
deliver the opening address at the Sub
Tropical Exposition in Florida January
%, 1890.
Harry White, lately appointed Master
formerly connected with the Viceroyalty
of Iceland.
The late Franklin B. Gowen had mar
velous memory. After reading long
poem through twice he could repeat it
word for word.
Miss Florence Conger, the only daughter
of the Michigan ex-senator, has been ap-
pointed to a clerkship in the Census Bu-
reau at Washington.
Whittier refused an offer of 81, 500 for a
Christmas poem. Nowadays a trst-class
poet can make almost as much money as
second-rate ball pitcher.
John T. Graves, editor of the Rome
| (Ga) Tribune, and a Cleveland Elector- at
Large in Florida in 1884, is about to enter
the Presbyterian ministry.
The wife of DR.. Schliemann, the eminent
archeologist, is mistress OF several Ian
guages, and a thorough scientist. She
knows Homer word for word.
Bonum Nye, of North Brookfeld, Mass,
has lived under the Administration of
every American President, and is still able
to run railroad and manage bank.
William Henry Hilliard, the American
painter, always gets a great reception
when he goes to Amsterdam, because he is
a descendant of Jan Van der Heyden.
Cardinal Bonaparte, one of the oldest
members ofthe sacred college, is nephew
of the great Emperor. 1t was at one time
thought that he might be elected to the
papacy.
The oldest daughter of Senator Allen,
of the new State of Washington, although
but Is years old, is an expert typewriter,
and for some time past has acted as private
secretary to her father.
Sir Edward Guinness, the great brewer,
has given 9250,000 to the poor of London
and Dublin, to be used in the erection of
artisans dwelIings-e20e,00 ,00G fez ,Iapdon
and e50,000 for Dublin.
Colonel R, C. Ingersoll is always at
tempting to fathom impossibilities. He is
| announced for lecture next month before
the bar associations of New York, at AL
bany, on "The Imperfections of the Com
mon Law"
Franklin B. Gowen made a scrap-book
of the hundreds of threatening letters
which he received during his prosecution
of the "Mollie Maguires," and in after
wears often looked it over with grim
amusement.
The Imperial Society of Acclimation of
Russia, under the patronage of Grand
Duke Nicholas, has notified Colonel Mar
shall Mcdonald, United States Fish Com
missioner, of his election as a foreign
member of that Society.
One of the pet dogs of the Princess of
Wales strayed away the other day from
the Hotel Bristol at Paris. 1t took refuge
in shop, where it was recognized by the
inscription on its collar: Tommy belongs
to the Princess of Wales"
Rosa Bonheur, although quite short, is
robustly and compactly built She walks
with her shoulders thrown well back,
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carries her head proudly. Her cheeks are
show more silver than brown.
A complete series of fac-similes of man
uscripts relating to America from 1853 to
lI7S3, in the archives of England, France,
Holland and Spain, has been presented to
the Connecticut Historical Society by Mr..
Junius S. Morgan, the London banker.
The collection is in one hundred large vol
umes.
Herbert Spencer was recently quoted in
the London Times as favoring the national
ization of land, which drew out letter
from him repudiating tue doctrine as as
cribed to him. This led to a lively discus
sion, in which Professor Huxley, Sir Louis
Mallet and others took part, and variety
of views on the general question were ex-
pressed.
William Allingham, the poet, is dead.
He was native of Northwestern Ireland,
contributor of lyrics to the Adeneun
and Household Words, and in 1850 pub
lished his first volume of poems. For a
time editor of Frazer's Magdzine, he was
the author of several volumes of lyrics aid
ballads. His wife was Helen Patterson,
the English artist.
That poor creature, the Marquis of
Caux, is dead. He married Adelina Patti
for her money twenty years ago, and
Patti married him partly for his title, but
more to please the Empress Eugene, who
was fond of making matches. As Caux
was a roue and parasite the "diva" led a
wretched life with him, and finally she
bought him off with a great sum; he con-
sented to divorce, and she subsequently
married Signor Nicolini.
Captain Haggard. the author of "Dodo
and ], is tall, manly looking young fell
low, with broad, square shoulders, close
cropped blonde hair, a long, fair mustache,
and singularly honest, straightforward blue
eyes. He bears apparently a charmed life,
as he has been under fire hundred and
fifty times, and has always escaped with
out scratch. He is younger brother of
Rider Hsggard, and of Mr.. Haggard, of
the English Diplomatic Service, wha,
while Secretary of Legation at Washing
ton, in 1875, married member of the
Carroll family.
King Alfonso of Spain has had a great
many dignities since his birth The latest
one was his elevation to them the
iChurch's eyes-Serious function Of god
lfstherhood. He promised and vowed (by
proxy, of counsel, IN the name OF youth
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