Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-07-28
ALL AROUND THE WORLD.

The introduction of the electric light
has caused marked diminution of crime
in Pittsburg, Pa.
"See Naples and die" There were $50
suicides in that city las year, and the
deaths arising from the filthy condition
of certain quarters counted Up into the
thousands.
None of the railroads in India run bag
gage cars and no traveller is allowed to
take trunk Whatever he carries must
be bundled up, and no porter will move a
bundle three feet without demanding ten
cents.
In New Jersey the other day contest
ants succeeded in breaking the will of
man by proving that in life he had always
walked up stairs instead of taking the ele-
vator.
A new dog from Holland has long
name, short body, sharp bark, head
like pig, big ears and no tail. He has
appeared at English dog shows, and is
fashionable and expensive.
A Missouri farmer recently brought an
extraordinary bunch of wheat into Kansas
City. Itwas composed OF thirty two heads
and weighed fifteen pounds, or a little less
than one-half pound to the head. The
straw was five feet two inches in length
and very heavy. One of the heads was
shelled out and the naked grains just filled
half-pint cup.
A large emigration from Scotland is now
going to Chile, and the newly arrived write
home enthusiastic accounts of the country
and of the chances for securing an easy
livelihood there. At first it was only
mechanics, skilled and common, who
went, but now it is the farming class also.
There is regular Chilean emigrants' CORE
spondence department in some of the Scotch
weekly papers.
Tests made with much care show that
the addition of a fraction of per cent. of
aluminium greatly improves the quality of
cast iron, rendering castings more solid and
free from blow holes, removing the tend
ency to chill, increasing the strength,
elasticity and fuidity of the metal, and
decreasing shrinkage
Public opinion in New York is begin
ming to lean toward asphalt for the repay
ing of the streets. The metropolis might
do worse. There is no such traffic any,
where in America, or anywhere else in the
world, as on the Cheapside in London, and
there asphalt is exclusively used. When
ever little wear begins to show repairs
are made at once, on the principle that "a
stitch in time saves nine"
The General commanding the district
which includes Portsmouth was appealed
to by the Lords Day Observance Associa-
ton to stop the Sunday playing of the
military bands. He replied that nothing
would induce him to order a band to play
on Sunday, but as it was all done volun-
tarily and afforded great pleasure to many
people who couldn't get it on week days,
nothing would induce him to stop it.
Colonel Daniel S. Lamont is making
his mark as street railroad President in
New York city. He has equipped the
Avenue c line with new cars, drawn by
two horses each and with uniformed con-
ductors, two months before the time set by
the Board of Aldermen for the disappear
ance of the one-horse 'jiggers."
Antonio Aste, the prince of the New
York hootblacks, was married in great
style on Sunday in that city. He owns
number of the most valuable stands in
town, and is the proprietor Of several tene-
ment houses-all purchased by money
raised in backing shoes. His bride is
pretty young Italian girl named Annie
Berbieri. who wore on the occasion white
silk dress trimmed with valuable lace.
They will go to Europe for their bridal
tour.