Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-09-20
GENERAL NOTES.

Oh, that was yesterday, saints above
And last night changed the lock !"
Chang Lee, Chinese resident of Cleve-
land, O., has applied for divorce from the
Irish girl he married. Mr.. Lee has evil
IDENTIFY learned what a skirmish fund
means.
A bill has passed the Georgia Senate
making it misdemeaner to bring intoxi-
eating drinks to public meeting. 1t looks
as if there were to be no more public meet
Ings in Georgia.
The aged historian, Bancroft, says that
the reason of his robust health is that he
eats light meals and walks. On such
premises it is safe to conclude that tramp
will live forever.
The Mayor of Quincy, ILL.,, has vetoed
an ordinance cutting his own salary down
to $3.50 per annum, but the dispatch
giving this information does not state what
part of Ohio the Mayor of Quincy came
| from.
Was-Seen-by-the.Na Nation and The-One-
That Had -Four-Robes are the two wives of
Sitting Bull. The latter lady evidently
enjoyed the confidence of Mr.. Bulls pocket
book to an extent unknown among civilized
people.
A small boy went to see his grand.
mother After looking eagerly around the
handsomely furnished room where she sat,
he exclaimed, inquiringly, "Oh, grand
mamma, where is the miserable table papa
says you keep"
1t is said that Sitting Bull has become
sad and despondent I; so much so that a
vague hope prevails that he may commit
suicide. This is about the only sanguinary
act he has not committed in his illustrious
career Detroit Free Press.
In Germany the mischief done to grow
ing boys by tobacco has been found to be
so great that the Government ordered the
police to forbid lads under l6 to smoke in
the streets. Thus does cruel and despotic
Government rob the boys of all that makes
life worth living, and leave the young gen.
tlemen entirely without occupation.
Ancient Greek dances have been intro
duced into Parisian fashionable circles,
hostesses having grown weary of the
eternal cotillon. Another society innova-
tion halls from New York, where, says the
London Graphic every fashionable boudoir
is now as fragrant as a Roman Catholic
Church after High Mass, incense being
burnt in elaborate bronze dishes on the
different tables.
An inquisitive old gent poked his head
in printing office door and asked, who's
dead ?" The man at the wheel answered,
Nobody, that | have heard of. )" The old
gent asked, "What is this Grape on the
door for p The boss then went out and
found that the "devil" had hung the job
Office towel on the door knob while he
chased lame pigeon up an alley.
Professor Huxley says that "tbe living
body is synthesis of innumerable physio.
logical elements. each of which may nearly
be described in VOLTS language as fluid
possessed OF Wis essentials and a solid
escibilitas, or, in modern phrase, as pro.
toplasm susceptible of structural meta
morphosis and functional metabolism. +"
That's precisely what we have been main-
tanning all along.
Nine. Ines Cache, of Paris, formerly a
lyric artist, will soon obtain the degree of
Doctor of Medicine. Three years ago this
lady was compelled to give up the theatri-
cal career by a chronic laryngitis. In 1880
she passed her examination as frst-class
midwife, and few days ago passed with
the note tres satisfait her first examination
for the degree of Doctor of Medicine before
the Faculty of Paris.
"Have you seen Mrs. Ms dress ?"
man asked at ball last season. "No;
saw her, but could not make out any
dress" At fancy ball in Paris the other
day, a well-known beauty appeared in
cloudy costume of green gauze-'s quite
too awfully" decolietee. "What do You
represent, Duchess ?" inquired Dumas. 81
am Amphitrite, simpered the lady. "Ah!
at low tide. Truth.
An Englishman named William Porter
was found dead in his rooms in the Rue La
Boetie, Paris, dressed in red and yellow
Punch's costume. On his breast was at.
tached with pins piece of paper on which
were written words of which the following
is translation 81 commit suicide in
this costume because l wore it the night of
the ball where l made her acquaintance.
1t is for her that die"
you make me think" John Williams
said, dropping on a sofa beside pretty
girl last Sunday evening, of bank
whereon the wild thyme grows" "Do
II" she murmured " it is so nice, but
that is pas step in the hall, and unless you
can drop out of the front window before |
cease speaking, you'll have wild time
with him, my own, for he loves you not"
His descent was rapid. II Detroit Free
Press.
A series of six etchings entitled "Car.
lyle at Home" has been published by the
London Etchers' Society The likenesses
represent the sage at various ages. In one
of them he appears in profile, with his
-brimmed hat on his knee, the coat,
black stock and high shirt collar of the last
generation, and an almost youthful face in
another he is seen in advanced age, sitting
on low garden wall, with face full of
contemplation.
81 assure you, gentlemen" said the
convict upon entering the prison, "that
the place has sought me, and not | the
place. My own affairs really demanded
all my time and attention, and may truly
say that my selection to fill this position
was an entire surprise. Had / consulted
my own interest l should have peremp-
torlly declined to serve, but as am in the
hands of my friends, see no other course
than to submit" And he submitted.
Old Uncle Nose went to Levi Schaum-
burgs store, on Austin avenue, to buy a
silk handkerchief, butwas almost paralyzed
on learning the price. Levi explained
that the high price of silk goods was
caused by some disease among the silk
worms. How much does yer ask for dis
hean piece OBJ tape % asked the cid man.
'Ten CENTS" was the reply. "Ten cents
Jewhilikins SO the tape has riz, tool
'spose de cause OBJ dat am, becase dars
sumfin de malta wild de tapewums. Dis
seems to be gwine ter be mighty tough
year on wums. anyhow. -'ITexas Siftings.
THE COMET AS SEEN FROM A BALLOON
NJ. de Fonvielle has described the appearance
of the great comet as seen from balloon
on the occasion of his recent ascent at mid