Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-04-24

A strike of colored washerwomen in South
Carolina is said to be a rising of these PEG.
pie in their Dinah-mite.
In Breslsu, Germany, a chimney 80 feet
high has been erected of paper pulp, chem
icaliy prepared to resist combustion.
After g session of 100 days, the Penn.
sylvania Legislature has passed only twelve
bills, five OF which have been vetoed.
4 little girl, in coming home from a
pqrty. told her mother she was 60 happy
she couldn't be any happier unless she was
bigger.
a Sunday school boy gave the following
definition of faith It is feeling per-
fectly sure of thing when you have moth
ing to back it up.
The art Journals definition of versatil-
ity: "Wagner has not the versatility Of
Verdi, because he cannot borrow what he
lacks from others.
"Why did you not send for me sooner -
asked doctor of patient. "Well, you
see, doctor, couldn't make up my mind
to do anything desperate. "
A gentleman in Evansville, Ohio, has l65
separate editions of the collected works OF
Shakespeare, and his other accommodations
in this direction are said to be rich.
A Southern Journal rather spologetically
announces that in certain encounter the
assailant shot his adversary four times, in
stead Of three, as previously stated.
A Raleigh editor declines an invitation
TO the Cars coronation, intimatipg that
while the pies would be an attraction,
other probabilities interfere with pleas
ant anticipation Of the festivities.
Lafayette Hall, Pittsburg, where the ma
tional Republican Convention that nomi.
mated Fremont met, is to be turned into
an Oil Exchange. The Convention of Free
Soil Democrats met in this hall in August,
1852, four years before the advent of the
Republican party. At that Convention
John P. Hale, of New Hampshire, was
nominated for President of the United
States, and G. w. Julian, OF Indiana, for
Vice President.
The Kentucky Superintendent of Schools
furnishes these statements OF every 100
of the States population, 10 cannot read
of every leo whites over 10 years old, Is
cannot write of every 100 negroes over
10 years of age, 40 cannot write of every
100 white men over 81 years old, II can.
not write of every 100 negroes over 81
years old, IS cannot write. The whole
number of men over 81 years who canno.
write forms an array of 376, 22l.
A Rev. Mr.. Clark, of Italy, is lecturing
at the East in the interest of Protestant
school, to be established at Florence, for
the education of italian young ladies Of
the higher classes, and of such American
ladies as desire to spend two or three years
in Italy and whose friends may prefer their
education in Protestant rather than in q
Catholic school. Mr.. Clark says he has
met with much encouragement in this coun.
try, and the opening of the school next
spring, in place already granted by the
Government for that purpose, is assured.
The crsnks who spring up periodically in
England to assert that the Anglo Saxons
were the lost Ten Tribes of Israel have
overlooked an argument of the best kind
which came 60 light few years ago neal
Abingdon. This was no less than Jew
ish coin of the year two of Simon Macca-
beus, found with a coin of Ptolemy VII
ard some Roman pieces. On the diverse is
in Hebrew, "Sheqel Yisrael, with cup
or chalice, and "year 3" above it. On
the reverse central device, possibly
Aaron's rod, and an inscription, "Yerusha.
lynn hak .kedoshah," Jerusalem the Holy.
The diamonds displayed in Washington
last week by the Diaz family, or so much
of it as is swinging round the circle with
the Mexican President, are reported to
have set the ladies of the Capital wild. In
bracelet that Mrs. Diaz wore at an after
noon reception in her honor, there was a
single stone of twenty carats, as we'll as
several smaller solitaires. This bracelet
was composed of several tiny bands of gold
linked together, forming several rowe, each
having diamond on it. Her earrings
had each two very large solitaires, one be-
low the other. One get of diamonds which
her husband presented her when they were
married, fifteen months ago, cost $25, COO,
and included earrings, brooch, pendant,
necklace, and tiara for the head. Another
set was bridal present from the present
President of Mexico. The best of it il
that Mrs. Diaz is young, pretty and &C.
complished enough to bear all this spark
ling sulendor