The age-herald., 1898-07-31
PEOPLE IN GENERAL

Captain Robert Charles Clipperton has resigned the office of British consul at Phil adelphia, which he has occupied for twen- ty years.
 M. Chauvin, the barber deputy of the last French parliament, who failed to be re- elected, has excited surprise in Paris by going back to his trade and setting up a barber shop in the Tivoli passage, where he slaves and cuts hair himself. F Percy Boedecker 10 years old, while walk ing in his sleep at his home in Mount Yer non, Pa, a few nights ago, fell from the roof, a distance of thirty-five feet. He struck a tent in the yard before reaching the ground, and when picked up was not only unhurt, but still sound asleep.
 Lieutenant Jules Garesche Ord, who was killed in the battle before Santiago, was a son of General Ord, of civil war fame, and was named after the famous French General who was his fathers intimate friend. Lieutenant Ord was for some time an attache to the United States Legation in Brazil.
 At the sale of the Morrison cameos in London a Greek gold ring set with an in- taglio of Bacchus from Tarsus was sold for $1 ,150, another ring with a figure of Bac- chus for 1925, the signet of Asander, King of the Bosporus, from Kertch for $2,300 the Sessa ring for S725, and a fine intaglio bust of Donmtia for s420.
 According to Fl Herado de Madrid Don Pedro Verdie, Lieutenant Colonel in the Spanish army, has been compelled to stand on the street corners in that city and beg for aims that his wife and children may not starve. He commanded a regiment in Cuba, and having been severely wounded, was invalided home
 Mme Clancy, aged So, has obtained a judicial separation from M. Chaney, en- graver, aged 85. She was the sister of Mime. Victor Hugo, and acted as the poets secretary at Guernsey. She had lived apart from her husband for over thirty years. When the case came up a year ago the judge put it off to try if 1t were not pos sible for persons of their age to make up their differences.
 Edward B. Drew, formerly of Massachus- etts and now a prominent member of the Chinese imperial customs service at Can ton, has been raised to the dignity of a Mandarin of the second class, civil rank and is consequently entitled to wear a red button. MT. Drew's elevation is due to his services in connection with the Chinese foreign loans, and in drafting the regula- tions opening China's rivers to foreign com merce.
 While the recent brilliant exploits of Dewey and Hobson have attracted atten- tion throughout the world Private Cornell, of the First Alabama deserves recognition. Cornell was tried by courtmartial for over- staying leave of absence, and it came out in the proceedings that the young man, within the period of twenty-four hours, had collected $17.70, got married, and joined aI,,, ,all xva cod
 Wolodia Roujitzky is the name of the latest musical prodigy in London. The in- dividual who comes when called by this name is an S-year-old violinist, grandson of Russian composer, nephew of an opera director and son of Alexander von Rou- jitzky a well known teacher. Trained at the musical school of Tekaterinoslaw, the child made his debut in Berlin last fall and was heard in Paris and in Nice before his father took him to England.