Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-11-08
NEWS NOT BY TELEGRAPH,

The population of Pitcairn Island now
numbers ninety.six persons. The latest
tidings from that strange community re-
port its health and contentment as perfect.
The Philadelphia american believes that
Congress should divide surplus revenues
among the States. This would prevent
extravaganza In appropriations and relieve
the States of the necessity of direct taxa
tiop.
The Norristown Herald mentions the
fact that the Democratic organs of Massa-
chusetts devote ten months of the year to
abusing General Butler, and the other two
trying to have him elected Governor of the
State
A patient in the Maine Insane Asylum at
Augusta was strangled to death recently
by fellow inmate, who had been 60 harm
less and peaceable as to be made an at.
tendant upon the helpless man he muir.
| dered.
1t is estimated that fully 100, 600 persons
in Massachusetts rely upon the fishing in.
dustry for their support. The capital in.
vested in this industry is about Sl4, 1884 :.
$50. and the gross value of the product is
IS, IA, $50.
Passengers on the Midland Railroad in
England fell into a habit of fiinging their
emptied bottles out of the car windows.
After several persons had been hit the com.
pany put up placards requesting travellers
to be more considerable.
The resting place of Samuel Taylor
Coleridge, at Highgate, is amid a scene of
desolation and decay. Within the past
year there have been twelve applications
made to the man in charge by persons who
wished to visit the place, and eleven of
these persons were Americans.
A certain English Major on sick leave
from South Africa applied to go to Egypt
on active service. But are you well
enough? ?" said the Horse Guards. The
Major at once produced medical certiii.
cate to the effect that he was quite fit for
duty. He was accordingly promptly or
dered back to the Cape.
j, Z. Bannister has five walnut trees in
his garden at Winnemucca which bear this
year. Several of them are loaded with
nuts, and one is literally down with them,
so that the top, bending beneath the load,
was broken off by the wind. Walnut trees
seem to do as well there as in the Western
States, where they are indigenous to the
climate.
According to a recent return published
in Paris, 80, 222 vehicles and ~. OBS horses
pass along the Rue de Rivoi every twenty
four hours. The next most frequented
street is the avenue de POpera, with 80, AGO
vehicles, the Rue de Pont Neuf with 90.
6S2, the Boulevard les Italians with 90.
l24, the Place de rEtoile Is, 81, the Boule.
ward de la Madeleine II, 534.
Garibaldi's hoe, which he used in his
garden at Caprera, has just been given by
Vecchi to the Garibaldian Museum, soor
to be opened at Rome. Its authenticity i:
to be attested by letter from Garibaldi
in which he says that this hoe is testi
mony of his idea that iron had better be
used for getting something useful out o.
the earth than in cutting throats.
During the Chartist demonstration in
lS4S, it was feared that an attack would
be made upon the Bank of England, anG
considerable preparations for strong de-
Tense were made. The roof was fortified,
strong garrison was placed within, and th,
ancient doorway was closed and complete
ly built up. The doorway is about to b,
reopened in order to facilitate the vas-
business of the bank.
The New York Silk Exchange is to es
tablish colony for the cultivation of silt
in New Jersey. 1t has not yet been fully
determined where this will be done, but i
will be within twenty-five miles of New
York city. Six families, composed
with one exception, entirely of women
who have been teachers in tho publ,
schools, have already expressed their lnten
ton of joining the colony.