The bridegroom did not appear
at a Sacramento wedding until an
ho ir after the appointed time. His
excuse was that, in going to a saloon
for a drink of brandy to brace up his
courage' he had unaccountably fallen
asleep over the glass. A subsequent
investigation showed that he had
leen drugged at the instance of a girl
with whom he had broken off an en
gagement"
"Where the people will all find lodg
ing in Washington, during the time
of the inauguration of President Gar
field is an unsolved question. That
the crowd will exceed the capacity of
the hotels to lodge them is evidenced
by the fact that at this remote date
from the inauguration most all the
hotels have engaged their rooms.
Where, oh, where will the multitude
lodge ?
The coming of Sara Bernhardt to
this country has greatly moved city
church congregations and the ques
tion of going to theatres will be more
generally di-rf-Ussed by church people
this winter than ever lefora Per
haps it will result in a deliverance by
the respective ecclesiastical bodies of
the country, as to the action that
shall govern church members when
they live where shows and theaters
are kept, find when a show or thea
ter comes into the neighborhood in
which they live.
