Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-02-09
PROMINENT PEOPLE.

John Walter, the new managing editor
of the London Times, is only 50 years OF
age.
Prince Bismarck has presentment that
he will reach the age of the late Emperor
William
Mrs. Margaret Arnold, who claims to be
112 years old, is believed to be the Oldest
woman in Ohio.
Ouida, it is said, has made more money
by her labors than any woman OF the cen
tury except Patti.
Senator Wolcott, of Colorado, is said to
be the most "dressy," if not the best-dressed
man in the Senate.
The Rev. Thomas r. Bacon, son of the
late Leonard Bacon, has been made pro-
fessor in the University of California.
Enoch Pratt, the founder of the free
library of Baltimore, has past four-score
years of age, and is still active in business.
Frank B. Sanborn, almost the last of
the Concord literary group, will 60 abroad
next month to spend some time in Europe.
William Thornton Bluefeld of Hickman
county, Tenn, claims to be 127 years old.
His grandson died last year at the age Of
76.
William E. Gladstone has been offered
$4,000 a year by an American publisher
for the exclusive use of his literary out
put.
Milton George has transferred 800 acres
of valuable land in the city of Chicago for
the use of an industrial training-school for
boys.
King Humbert, of Italy, has been obliged
to have all his teeth pulled. This mis-
fortune is the outcomO chronic dys-
pepsia.
Mrs. Alexander, ..se author of 'The
Wooing OFT has written new novel
with the engaging title of "a Woman's
Heart"
George Vanderbilt's reported engage
ment to lovely but dowerless young
Southern girl is emphatically denied by
that gentleman.
Robert Buchanan's views on social and
religious questions are to be proclaimed
in the new monthly review which he has
undertaken to edit.
Antonio Joseph, of New Mexico, enjoys
the distinction of being the only Terrific
rial Delegate in Congress who was born in
the Territory that he represents.
Charles C. Harrison. of Philadelphia,
who has been prominently mentioned in
connection with the Russian mission, is re-
ported to be dangerously i'll with pneu-
monia.
Abby Burgess, now Mrs. Grant, has had
charge of the Matinicus Light, north of
the Penobscot river, Tor twenty-eight years
at first as assistant, but was given full
charge in 1866.
Nine. Viardot, who possesses the orig
inal manuscript of Mozart's ''Don Gionan-
ni.D has announced that she will leave it
by her will to the library of the School of
Music at Paris.
George w. Childs has lately added 800
clocks to the number he had on hand, and
he is now the possessor of over l 100 tick
tack time-pieces, which he keeps in room
set aside for the purpose.
Pietro Marcolini, beggar of Rome,
who has Just died, enjoyed the distinction
of being the only mendicant who was per-
mitted to follow his profession within the
Church of st. Peters, He had license
from Plus TX.
Mrs. Shelby is sexton of one of the larg-
est cemeteries in Louisville. She attends
to all the duties of the position, keeps her
own books, records, ETC., in thorough and
systematic manner, and has achieved
most creditable success.
DIR. Frederick Bramann, who operated
on Emperor Frederick's throat in 1883,
has lust been made Extraordinary Pro-
fessor of Surgery in the University of Ber-
lin. He graduated in medicine and sur
gerry only about ten years ago.
julius S. Morgan, the London banker,
har made a gift to the Yale University
and TO the Connecticut Historical Society
each of a copy of the work of the fac
SMILES of manuscripts relative to Amer
lea from 1863 to 1888, in the archives of
England, France, Holland and Spain.
The wife of Calvin S. Brice was before
her marriage Miss Olivia Nelly, teacher
in the public school of Terre Haute, Ind.
She began her career as a teacher at the
close Of the war, and held her position In
school No of Terre Haute for i've years.
Mr.. Brice was at that time young lawyer
at Lima, Ohio.
Earl Cairns died young. He caught the
influenza while attending his aunts fu-
neral. He was poor specimen of young
English nobleman, but never committed
worse sins than propping up stage en-
frances and getting into difficulties about
promises to marry. He will be remem-
bered as the Lord Garmoyle who Tilted
Miss Fortescue, the actress, and paid SoO,-
900 for the pastime.
The late Mr.. Tupper had many harm
lessly amusing ways of taking himself
seriously. He was accustomed, 1t IS said,
to enter the book-shops in any town he
visited, glancing round the shelves till his IS
eve lighted on his "chief authorial work, 2
remarking, "Ah, l see you have my book" !"
and then informing the bookseller that he
had the honor Of being addressed by the
author of "Proverbial Philosophy" He
was vain, but he was good and kindly
man, too.
Cardinal Newman has all his life been
vigorous worker, but now he rarely
breaches. and writes little. He still rises
early, as he has always done, and his
mornings are given to devotlons and to
looking after the affairs of the Oratory
that he loves so well, and which he es-
tablished some years ago. The love that
The students and priests at the Oratory
bear for the aged Cardinal Is touching
Retween all of them and the Cardinal the
warmest friendship exists. The youngest
as we'll as the Oldest of them finds II the
old man one who is always ready to sym,
natbize with and assist them when called
upon. The same gentle character Which
made him so popular at Oxford has moi
been changed by age. The Cardinal can
not receive so many visitors as he once
did. The task would be too great.
The Author of Comic O. Valentines
First the magazines refused him;
rI,l.nr, ti,n acr1nfrr nress abused nm.