The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-07-18
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.
lachim vas 6O on june 26th.

Joachim was 60 on June 20th.
Balzac's statue will be put in the Place of
| the Palais RoYale.
H. C. Wheeler, the Republican candidate
| for Governor OF Iowa, owns and cultivates
5000 acres.
The Countess Clancarty, Belle Billion"
| is the owner of five fast horses, of which
her favorite is Cream Tartar
During her career Sarah Bernhard has
| received 6,J16.000 francs. She began at the
| Comedie franchise in 1867 at salary OF 200
francs month.
Mrs. Mackay's famous portrait By
Meissonier, which was once said to have
been DESTROYED, hangs in her house in Carl
| ton House Terrace.
William Ross, the Queens head piper,
who has piped for her Majesty for thirty
seven years, died at Windsor recently. His
were mostly piping times of peace.
GregOr Lechner, who has obtained a
worldwide reputation as the Judas Is
| CARROT" in the celebrated Passion PLAYS at
| ODerammergau, recently died at the OF u.
Mrs. Elizabeth Faucher, who died in Car
| roliton, Ark, last Sunday at the age OF %,
claimed to be lneal descendant of that
| daring revolutionary soldier, Mad An
thony' Wayne.
Ex-Governor Ames, one of the richest
men In Massachusetts, is one of the plain
| est in attire and manner He wears an in
| conspicuous business suit, and his head is
| covered with eroad-Orimmed Quaker like
| straw hat
Mr.. Gladstone is taking outdoor exercise
| daily in Hawarden Park, and is gradually
recovering from the shock 0ccasioned by the
| loss of his son; but 1t is not probable that
| he will resume his parliamentary duties
this session.
Prince Bismarck's income, according to
| Berlin papers. consists of State pension OF
| 105, $50 marks, 300, 600 marks accruing from
| his pgtHtnS q All tine int m ID,
| posted in banks. Altogether his revenues
amount TO about S22j,000
The house linen in the trousseau of Prin-
| cess Louise of Schleswig- Holstein was all
made by order of the Princess Christian,
| the brides mother. The handkerchiefs were
also made in Ireland, being the handiwork
of the poor factory girls of Bangor.
Professor Seymour of Yale, who exam
| iDsd Miss Colt for admission to the college,
| says she passed an excellent examination.
| Miss Colt Will be Yae'5 first woman stu
| dent, but the college will undoubtedly Sey-
mour OF them In the years to come.
Johann Most can scarcely complain of an
| interference with his freedom of speech,
| for he is permitted to send out from his
cell To his fellow 'reyolutionists" of New
York incendiary letters that should bring
him within prison walls If he were not there
already.
By Henry Irving's special desire his son
| Henry will commence his theatrical career
| under john Hare, the lessee, manager and
leading actor of Garrck's Theater. Young
| Henry VIII make his debut at that theater
| during the coming season as Lord Beaufroy
| in the "School for Scandal"
The Marquis de Lenville is defendant in
an odd suit. He arranged with Mr.. Henry
| RentOn in 1889 to manage his establishment
| known as the Institute of Heraldry and Art,
| ana then, says the latter. wrongfully dis
| missed him. Renton claims $500, and the
,ic nt.r l,.f, For L:
business through the plaintiffs gross mis-.
conduct ana neglect of duty"
Moritz Wengraf, editor-in-ehief OF the
| well-known and influential Viennese Jour-
| nal, Neues Wiener Tageblatt, died recently
| in the Austrian capital. Wengraf, who was
GO years old, was man of influence and i'm
| portance IN Austria for more than thirty
| years. He was well acquainted with all the
celebrated men of his country, and was
especially courted by the politicians.
Sir William Gordon Cumming is not the
| first intimate associate of the Prince of
Wales who has come to grief at tho card
| table. Some time ago another pal of the
Prince, Walter Hartford. was caught cheat
| ing at cards. Though brother OF Lord
Sufield aud a Major In the Seventh Hus-
sars, his family influence could not save
him. He was cashiered from the army, ex-
PEELED from the clubs and universally cut.
Jules Verne published his first novel when
he was 80 years old. Since then he has writ
ten an average of two books year, and is
now the author of sixty volumes of more or
less fascinating Interest. Writing book
with Verne is work of prodigious toll.
Before putting single line TO paper he men,
tally prepares all his material. makes his
maps, lays out his routes and reflects upon
his work for months. Then when the story
has been written he corrects it at least ten
tunes before giving the final proofs to the
printer.