Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-03-23
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he was to deliver at the University of
Pennsylvania.
1t is believed that General Jose Chin
chills, late Minister of War of Spain, may
become Governor.General of Cnba.
AlPhonse Daudet, the famous Partisan,
is an inyeterate smoker. The blacker the
pipe he uses, the more he enjoys it.
William Morris, the poet-author, is a
lover OF the sea. Nothing pleases him so
much rs to be mistaken for sailor.
Lord Beresford has been offered the
command of the Turkish navy with the
understanding that he is TO reorsanize the
service.
joaquin Miller's handwriting is the de-
SPAR OF all readers OF his manuscript.
kumor also has il that it DISCUSSES some
eccentric spelling.
Ralph Disraeli, a brother of Lord Bea-
consheld, has just retired from the Office of
Deputy Clerk Of Parliament, which office
he mas held Tor fifty years.
The ex-Emperor of Brazil has recovered
from his domestic grief, and is ambitious
OF further political renown; but his physi-
clans fear that his brain is affected
The Manarajah Dhuleep Singh has be
come thorough Partisan. He spends his
time III srumbling at the English and tax
ing his pleasure like Frenchman.
The Crown Princess of Sweden is in such
4 delicate state OF health that her physi-
clans have decided that she must reside
for several years in southern climate.
Nine. NJ. Staal, the daughter of the
great Goblet, has just presented to the
library of the University of Leyden the
collection Of books which he had lett her.
Charles Emory Smith of Philadelphia,
sails for his Russian post April ID. He
10Th ana 10y the Philadelphia newspaper
men Monday, March 3lst, will be enter
tanned.
\ memorial to Elizabeth Barrett Brown
ing in the shape of a tower clock in the
principal street is to be erected in Lud-
berry, at Hope End, near which she resided
from childhood to womanhood, and wrote
many of her poems.
Here is one more of the late Frank Sal
tus' stories about the elder Dumas: Being
asked what kind of time he had at re-
ceptlon the night before, he replied very
seriously: 1 would have had dreadfully
dull time if hadn't been there myself
Mrs. Humphry Ward, author of "Rob-
ert ElSmere," is now living at Toynebee
Hal, in Gordon Square, London. DR..
Martineau and Stopford Brooke are
among her prominent allies in the move
ment on the new religion outlined in her
novel.
The latest rumor is that another daugh-
ter Of the Prince Of Wales is TO follow the
example of the Duchess of Fife and marry
out OF royalty, the man of her choice be-
ing an English Earl. 1t looks as though
the Prince of Wales were getting some
anchors out to windward.
Edna Lyall, the novelist, whose real
name Is Ada Ellen Bayly, lives at East
bourne, England. She thinks of visiting
this country. She has found material for
stories IN Italy and France. She is now
anxious to make an American background
for novel. Miss Bayly has been an in
valid for some time.
Madame Tacon, the venerable governess
of little King Alfonso of Spain has lust
received the title of Countess of Peralta
from the Queen Regent, as a reward for her
devotion to the child monarch during his
recent illness. The new Countess is over
70 years of age, and has been in the serv-
ice of the royal household for more than
halt a century. She acted us governeSs TO
all the children of Queen Isabella, includ-
ing the late King Alfonso Nil
Arthur Balfour, the Irish Secretary, is
reported to be engaged to Miss Margot
Tenant, the daughter of the enormously
wealthy baronet OF that name. Miss Ten
nant is one OF the most popular and clever
girls in London. She is an immense IA
vorite both with Mr.. Gladstone and Lord
Tennyson, and accompanied them on their
yachting trip to Sweden and Denmark a
few years ago. Mr.. Balfour is constant
visitor both at the Glenn, Sir Charles
splendid country seat in Scotland, and also
at his town house in Grosvenor Square.
Emperor William, unlike his ancestors.
is passiopately fond of horses, and an ex-
cellent rider. The HoheuzolIern family |
have always been Indifferent horsemen. |
Frederick William III. and Frederick |
William ~. knew nothing about riding,
and the late Emperor William rode horses |
only which had been very carefully trained |
for him. The present Emperor even trains |
horses for himself, and is fond of all ath- !
letic sports. His fondness for life on the |
water dates from his school days at Bonn, |
where he used to do a great deal of rowing.
Marie Therese. the French Sister of
Mercy, who has Just received the cross of |
the Legion of Honor at the hands of the |
Governor of Tonquin, has lived noble |
life. She was only twenty years of age
when she received her first wound in the |
trenches of Balaklava. She was wounded |
again at the battle of Magenta. Later she |
pursued her chosen mission under her |
country's flag in Syria, China and Mexico. |
From the battlefield at Woerth she was
carried away suffering from serious injuries, |
and before she had recovered she was again |
performing her duties.
Miss Amelia Edwards, in spite of the
breaking OF her arm at Columbus, goes on
with her lectures. This was her appear
ance on the platform at Pittsburg: The |
wounded arm was carried in a sling. and |
about her shoulders a large cameps hair |
shawl was pinned. That Miss Edwards
was suffering severely could be readily de-
tected by the great drops of perspiration
which stood out upon her face at times,
and her enforced withdrawal in the midst |
OF the lecture for medical attendance
Her apology for appearing in the roll of
an invalid was to the effect that, though |
she had broken her arm, she did not in
tend to break her word"