Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-08-21
ODDS AND ENDS.

Mr.. Bergh is endeavoring to exterminate
the cats of New York. They disturb the
repose of the horses.
James Gordon Bennett is pretty evenly
dividing his time between the north pole
and Newport polo.
The New York San was bitterly opposed
to the hanging of the late Mr.. Ba bo. Per-
haps Mr.. Balbo couldn't swim.
1t appears that Col Bodine had his gun
case filled with silks and satins--the right
sort of ammunition when hearts are targets
In lecture at Wyoming. Pa, a few days
ago, DR.. Mary Walker said that the time
was coming when she would be elected to
Congress.
The Duchess of Edinburgh has just re-
covered from the measles--and they were
no better than anybody else's measles,
either.
Mr.. Moody has sent out circular call
ing convention for prayer to be held at
North6eld, Mass, from September lst to
September 10th.
DR.. Tanner has very greatly reduced the
time between meals. He has to be very
act OF eating.
Boston girls battle with perfect security
from sharks. They merely put on pair
of blue spectacles and look intellectual and
the sharks light out for deep water.
Patti is at her country house in Wales.
Nicoliui has been arrested, brought before
some Welsh magistrate, and fined for shoot
ing game without license.
The late Dr. Bethune asked morose
and mlserly man how he was getting along.
The man replied What business is that
of yours % Said the doctor go, sir, I
am one of those who take an interest even
in the meanest of Gods creatures"
At a fashionable wedding up town, re-
Gently, quite number of people congre-
gated to view the bridal party on their
exit from the church. a passer-by recog-
nizing one of the hackmen, said "Wait-
ing for a job" No." was the laconic
answer, "Pm waiting for the tied. u Bos-
ton Advertiser.
The son of Prudhomme, lust from COL
lege, has aspirations for a literary career.
He has written novel, which he read to
his father. Just think! p said the latter
to one of his friends 90 that boy of mine
has written such novel that out Of regard
to his youthful innocence I have been
obliged to forbid his reading it !"
The question, Who shall nominate the
minister is just now being earnestly dis
cussed in the Established Church of Scot
land The Congregational Committee APP
pointed by the AsseI3 bly,, insists that the
authority solely reSs with it, while the
local congregations feel that they should
be permitted to name the minister.
Carlyle once asked a question of
butcher, who ignored what the great man
said, and went on talking to trader about
quarters and hides and weight ON the hoof.
A gentleman stepped up to the butcher and
said $. 1t is Thomas Carlyle who is talk
ing to you.r "And confound him." said
he, &c doesn't he see that am talking to a
butcher!'
So much has been said and written about
people who did not so to church, and about
churches that are empty, that DIR. Withrow
of Boston has lately written series of
articles to prove that more people go to
church than to the theater or the lyceum
lecture And no attempt has been made
by the opposition to disprove his PROPOSE
tion
The Jesuits are conducting their legal
campaign against the authorities with va
rying success. At Bourges the Court de-
clared itself incompetent to deal with the
question of breaking the seals affixed to
the Jesuit chapel At Nancy, on the other
hand, the tribunal maintained its compe-
tence to adjudicate on the matters brought
before its notice.