The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-13
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.

ExChief of Police Byrnes of New York says
that he has declined proffer of $15 900 per
annum by foreign Government that requires
his services.
In 1866 the late Duke OF Hamilton laid
f1S0,000 to 10000 against Hermit for the
Derby. Fortunately for him, friends inter
vened and the bet was Cancelled.
Aecu Atopie, negro from the German col
ony OF Togoland, Africa, is one of the best
students in the scientific college in Cassel,
Germany. Emperor William was once stu
dent in the gymnasium there.
Mother Mary Gonzaga, who is said to be the
Oldest sister of charity in the United States,
celebrated the sixty-ninth anniversary of her
initiation into the order at Philadelphia on
Friday She is IS years of age.
Rev. Mr. Wheeler of New Brunswick, who
rides wheel on Sundays when he feels like it,
has declared in his last sermon: 81 see no more
harm in spin ON one of our streets on Sun
day afternoon than l do in a walk on the
same"
The Italian Deputy and ex-Minister Barnar-
dino Grimaldi, speaks 200 words to the minute
''What mercy" exclaimed some one, "that
Grimaldi was not born grill" "Yes," replied
the other clancy such a speaker growing up
Colonel Spohr, in a German military news
paper, points out how frequent is the case in
his country of horsetrainers forcing their ami
mails to indulge in alcoholic "pick-me- cups
The writer declares that the effect of alcohol
on horses is of highly injurious nature.
Although he is s5 years old, Senator Morrill,
of Vermont is said to have announced that he
win accept another reelection at the end oil
his present term. His fifth term In the Senate
will expire in March, 1887. Up to date he has
served twenty-eight years in the Senate and
twelve years in the House.
Over seventy years ago Joseph Dudley oil
Waterford, Me-, conceived the idea of putting q
large clock outside of his house, over the en-.
trance to the place. For that length of time
the clock has been running regularly with the
original works in it. Neither the rain nor the
snow ever stops it, and it's as regular as the sun
Five generations of one family are living
near Hamilton, Ohio. The oldest member is
Mrs. Margaret Nash, who is 80 year old, and
the Youngest her reat-great-grandchild, Ruby
Cleveland, who is z months old. Mrs. Nash
had seventeen children, and her daughter had
fourteen. The grandmother of Ruby is only
"a years old and her mother is II.
1t is said that Arthur Balfour, the new leader
of the House of Commons, never wears his hat
in the House. When addressing the House he
generally holds himself together by the lapels
OF his coat. He is al extremely nervous man
and moves about good deal, both in his seat
and on his feet He is indefatigable, alert well
posted, fearless and generally good humored
in debate.
The miracle of the Red Sea, which enabled
the children of Israel to escape from Pharaoh,
has happened again, reports Major-General
Tulloch to the British Government. He has
been surveying the route of the exodus and
saw it with his own eyes last spring. A wind
arose so fierce that within few hours it had
driven the entire waters of Lake Menzaleh out
of sight beyond the horizon, leaving all the
sailing vessels resting on the sand bed.