Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-07-22
GENERAL NOTES.

GENERAL NOTES.
President Tyler's son, Lyon G. Tyler, is
writing biography of his father.
The design of the certificate of the Long
fellow Memorial Association has been made
by nephew of the poet, w. P. P. Long
fellow, of the Boston Art Museum.
In reply to letter, asking DIR. Atticus
Haygood, President of Emory College, Ca.
why he declined the Bishops robes, he
said =: "When l came to Oxford bought a
lot in the cemetery. l mean it"
The Santarian says city street-mud-
that made by the sprinkling carts, out of
horse. droppings and other street dirt-un-
der the influence of summer days sun is
fruitful source of stencil and disease, and
ought to be interdicted by public au-
thority.
In one of her recent articles on gastron-
omy, Miss Juliet Corson described a soup
made of white wine eaten cold, and which
she affirms to be favorite dish in Austria
Another winesoup she describes is made
one-half of comsomme and the other half
of claret.
These polite and modest Frenchmen
"Why should not the two poets here
drink their own health ?" said Victor
Hugo at table the other night, turning to
Francois Coppee. "Oh, dear MASTER" re-
piled Coppee, "there is only one poet
here" ''And l." asked Hugo, "do not 1
count?
At fair of the Congregationa,ist Church
at Palestine, Tex, forty young women
gave an exhibition drill with fans, showing
how gracefully and bewitchingly these ar
ticles can be used. Then the fans were
sold by auction, the prices depending on
the popularity of its contributor, the whole
profit reaching $3.50.
Captain Frederic Howes, we'll known in
the commercial world for the application of
double topsail yards to shipping, which has
given the invention the name OF "Howes'
rig" died suddenly of heart disease at
Yarmouthport, Mass, recently. He also
invented the mode now in general use of
singing lower yards.
At recent revival meeting held by
Brother Barnes in Frankfort, KY. the
highest Judicial officer in the State, Judge
Thomas L. Hargis, of the Court of Appeals,
received the special appreciation OF the
evap gelist for taking colored penitent by
the hand and sitting next to him when all
others had Stunned him.
Signor Mencci, Garlbaldi's old friend,
was arrested for having the door of his lit
tie beer room at Clifton, Staten Island,
open Sunday. 1t appeared, however, that
no drinks were sold, but that he was
merely treating couple of Italians who
had come from New York to discuss ar.
rangements for pilgrimage tie Garibaldis
old house, and that they were drinking to
his memory. The Justice dismissed the
case against him.
Congressman Deuster, who has been
prominent in advocating the bill for the
benefit of steerage passengers on ocean
steamers, argued from experience. He was
twice delayed in mid ocean for several
weeks and took occasion to investigate the
condition of poor immigrants, which was
terribly wretched. He then resolved to do
what he could to mitigate their suferings.
The President vetoed the bill, while ap.
proving its purpose, because Of some i'm.
practicable provisions.
The Paris Figaro gives the following
original recipe for making free tour of the
world adopt the Jewish religion and 90
to Russia. Thence you will be elected, and
forwarded by way of Lemberg to America
by the emigration agent. In America as.
sumo the garb and appearance of China
man, and you will be dispatched to China.
There give yourself out as a Russian, and
you will be returned to that country, from
which you may again he expelled as Jew
and returned to Austria"
The late James Wick, of Rochester, not
long ago received a letter from woman in
another State inclosing some money and an
order for seeds, the writer, however, neg
lecting to sign her name or give an address.
In about fortnight letter bearing the
same postmsrk was received, this time in
a mans bold handwriting, stating that the
writer had two weeks previously send him
a prepaid order, but, woman. like, had
forgotten to sign her name" etc. The
letter he then closed, but without signing
his own name.
a Chicago mans new cham Der suit be-
haved well all winter, but in the spring it
grew uneasy and restless like. But let him
tell the story {" I didn't know what was
the matter with it until after an uncom-
monty warm spring day l went home, and
1 hope to die If the blasted thing hadn't
broke all over with buds The lumber
was SO green that it had sprouted, and in
less n a week there was one of the pretti-
est little groves of waving walnut branches
you would ever wish to see. It made O
beautiful shade, and it was the beat sum-
mer bedstead l ever knew"
A novel decoration for sunshade is q
tropical bisi, neither too large nor yet too
Insignificant in size the plumage must be
gay. This tiny efigy may be placed with
outstretched wings, as on the point of
flight, Or may appear as if poised for mo-
mentary rest on the top or side Of the
shade. A large. brilliant beetle is some
times fixed in similar fashion, but the
bird is the most effective. A very hfe-hke
little orange-snd- black Indian bird,
perched on satin sunshade founced all
over with blaek lace, is one of the pref
test specimens OF pathological garnitures
among variety exhibited.