Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-05-17

A little girl described an ostrich as a
bird with bonnet tail.
The frightfully dirty condition of Phila-
delphia's streets is due to the fact that
dresses with trails have not been fashion
able for some time. Philadelphia Herald.
The man who never saw railroad train
has again died, this time in Terre Haute,
Ind. He was almost 100 years old, and
had often expressed wish to see the cars,
but never had an opportunity he was
blind.
At breakfast the other morning New
York dude declined piece of shad. He
had been told that fish food made brain,
and he didn't want to unfit himself for the
position he occupied in society," Norris.
town Herald.
A school boy gives it in composition in
this way: Enterprise is good thing.
Columbus enterprised America. If Colum-
bus hadn't done it we should be nowhere,
for nobody knew anything about America
but the Indians, and they wouldn't tell. )"
A Goldfish was recently taken near Port
land, Me-, weighing 100 pounds. 1t was
taken by TRAVELLING. It measured in length
five feet five inches, and the length OF its
head, from the tip of the nose to the ex-
tremity of the gill flap, was seventeen
inches.
There are "raisins" why something
about Malaga should be interesting to
Americans, for a million and a quarter
boxes of them are shipped to the United
States every year, being half the entire
crop produced in the district. Spring
field Republican.
A gentleman had his boots BACKED by
one of two boys, and gave the sinner 81
bill to get changed. After waiting some
time he said to the other boy, Where's
your partner p 'Oh," said the youth,
with a grin, =" he's bust up, and I'm his
assignee. ri Church Union.
The Denver and New Orleans Railroad
Company has brought suit against the
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad
in the sum of 81, 600, 600 for damages sus.
tanned since May by the latter's refusal to
exchange business with the former in &C.
cordance with the decision of Judge Hal
lett, recently rendered.
"M'ria, heerd de boss readin' from de
paper dis mawnin' dat there's gwine ter be
a change in de ministry in England. Ispeo
some OBJ dem ar ministers hab been foolin
aroun' somebody's premises when de hus.
ban an fader was away down in de cot on
patch, an OATS kase why dey change dem.
Mira, dis should be wa'nin' to ye, for
we am all wums, an we should profit by
| de 'struction dis lesson 'fordg. Texas
Siftings.
Tbs Prince of Wales has brand. new
palace car to travel in, which is described
as marvelously esthetic and utterly utter.
1t is fifty feet long, and contains a saloon,
study, two bedrooms, two dressing-rooms
and bathroom. The Princes bedroom
is hung with old-gold silk, and the furni.
ture is upholstered to match. Mirrors are
let into the door-panels, and the whole
suite can be lighted either. by candles or
electricity.
The old lady seemed very much worried
about something Finally, as the train
passed Hinsdale, she caught Eli Perkins
spasmodically by the coat.sleeve and ex.
claimed: 1.-The next station is my place,
isn't it, conductor % So can't tell you, u
said Eli. 81 don't know the name of the
place you are going to. What's the name p
"Why, can't remember" said the old
lady with a puzzled look. SIT is very
queer name, though" What does it
sound like, madam % "Why, slidin' on a
scantlin' and - so, Ypsilanti is the
place, madam. said Eli, while all the pas.
sengers smiled.
"A dispatch from Springfield, ILL.,, says
that the Grand Continental Railroad Com.
pany has fled articles of incorporation
with the Secretary of State. The contem.
plated route is from a point on the Chesa-
peake Bay to Puget Sound, thus uniting
| the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, the prin-
cipal Offices to be located at Quincy, with
branch offices at New York and Boston.
! The capital stock is fixed at S35, 900, 600,
and the incorporators are William A.
Richardson, William W. Hess, John II.
Coats, Michael Piggott, John A Burbank,
Beverly 81. Bonfey, Clinton Wooda, Will
lam Strickland, Lyman Evans, John c..
CLANCY and Henry Root.
After securing check for baggage, the
lady and her dog entered the ladies' coach,
where the former took a seat, while the
latter crouched down at her feet. Soon
after she had assumed peaceful attitude
the train hand entered the coach, and, no.
ticing the dog, started to drive it out
The old lady objected. but the train hand
would not yield, although he saw the dogs
mistress in tears. A commercial tourist,
who had been silent witness to the entire
conversation, stepped up and asked the
train hand to let the dog remain until he
could return. Tie train hand complied,
and the tourist left the coach in hurry.
He returned, bearing cheap valise in his
hand, which he opened. After cutting a
large hole in the side he placed the dog in
the valise, and, pulling his head through
the hole, closed the valise. With smile
he deposited the valise on the seat by the