The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-09-29


be Dispersed without accomplishing II slngle
point, A Mr. BpmaR, lawyer, got up nGd
spoke 20 tie poigil hia speech was opon aud
frnuk,he denounced tho "liOunda' Who Wero
present, ~ Iheir iAreH-lhrew open hls Uphl,
aud TOLD them % fire " they dared, ~ iho
Hnme limo drawing u pistol for his defence
This WIS enough, The people we're prous,
ed-hlmost every man present enrolled nEd
armed himself 20 hunt them up md bring
them 20 justice. Companies nl ten were
formed, aud wiih loaded murketA, occurred
every gambling hole In Town liriufs night
fiiirrn men w,Ts marched up 10 I'm Office
pat IN irons and Heni on board man-ol-wnr'
The Alcnlde would hive nothing % do with
thu mHttrr, md resigned, A Jury WIS turn
ed aud the result ofthe iTAl sou viii read ~
newHpnprr which ! send you.-- We pub
lished the sentence alluded 10, last week.
10 prevent any attempt Ia rescue the
"lluunds,"a patrol watch II kept every nighf.
Nine others and myself compose The waeli
for This district, aud Hre oui I've boHra esefy
night, well armed with nuskels aud dirks, u
n not bad fun, Gambling 10 The order Oi llin
day. Some ufThese old Splulardr gamble
away n fortune IN n day on the gnme ot mon
h. sAw a manrpm up $4,000 IN doubloops
on ono bHi Ia the centre IS lhn table y n
henpiIg pho ofg0l i-cOin aud gold ,iusi ~ Ire
amount uf3O, 10, and sonrlmes f3OUuO'
" looks Wicked 10 ace ~ much money slcfi.
feed, They 10 not seGlu ~ krow tllu value
or money Alrn ihnI have boon fortunate ut
the minrs, come dawn aud gamble away NIL
ihoy have dug, md then return for new
supply. There IN scarcely word spoken AZ
The table, II a mnu loses n large nmouni leo
takes II M coolly as though IL were a Eve dot
lar gold pirco. A simple slirug Of The slioul.
dcrs, or coutoriion Oi the iohlurcs,is all the
emotion he exhibits Almost every street
has ila dozen on more gambling snloonA
Tho principal holel here cost NEARLY 5000
600; IL IL built Of wood, and IA kept Ia si'lUB-
did Style, with billiard rooms Sc. Somo
kinds of goods NJ present puy good profit
4 few articles OF hardware 10 well ~ retail
| The fact IL just Ibia liza nmn wants q thing,
~ ia desirable article II scarce, you cHu got
amy price for IL. People hhvo llciiy ofmon.
ntsti are ~ illist==tu=yruy- Hrryrirr'r-
they want Shippers NJ home make great
mistake IN sending out poor goods 20 Cnlior-
hin. The beet Of everything phys the best
profit.
--S San Franeiseo lie no fool orn place, To
be sure. the greater phri of the people ,lfcss
very poorly, aud live much wore, md mny
: ie worth liiile fortune tint they don't lct
every body knnw nboui, for nll liAt. Bui the
old established houses hers 10y NJ niurl rinim
/ 10 nfistocracy NJ any w Boston or New York.
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deal that IL Imaginable mud ridiculous iu the
way some people do ihings. 81, IL Is lively
ard exciting; something new comes M eve
| ~ day. Sunday ~ the great holiday A.
buui half the sliops nre open and do business
rs usual Gamblers do their best business
aud srnkc their largest sums on Suulny.-
No church, no schools 10 pIienk Of There
are few Americans IN town with their fam
lies hu, m n general thing women are scarce.
| have not seen more Than dozen women
IN the street since have been heyc. Moth
ing but The old Mexican signOrus, and there
ave plenty ofthcm.
Every tnnn is on an equal footing here; you
feel nl liberty TO stop and speak 10 any one,
aud they answer you ciylly md politely
Every body Tint comes To California Is nfone
mind, aud belongs to tie Snme family. There
are so many people from Boston that feel
rs if were really nj home:- Some new fam
iiar inccs ! meet constantly. THE morning
] struck on s. B., with the same cont, pants
aud hni that had scen him wear into LIS
Thousand times. Mr. y. has nude money
lie has little place called Tue ''Stepn Shop"
and sells hardware, tin pals and wooden nut
megs, loHveS Of hread, bricks, snusnges and
burnt coflre-in fact liulo Of everything
llo made money Ia real estate, having hrriv-
ed hrrc six months ago, md bought land for
comparatively nothing. Money making time
seems to Ice all over. II ism pleasant recol-
lection for me, cernnly, TO think lhnt Ind I
been here six months ngo, or even conc n
cross the lsthnus, might ha,o done tho
same. expect TO rennin here q year or
more ifnorhing happens TO drive me of IL
is difficult to tell what will happen in that
time in this hHl'-hnzard place. Although eve.
ryIhing is quiet uow,iI would not tutc much
10 mnke y goo,l-trn of trouble. ia fra
should get under why nothing could savo
the town. Built as IL is on The side ofn hin
with strong wind blowing down the street.
every day which would spread fire beyond
nll control
- viii give you some rIbe prices current;
Board, .S2l a week; washing, SO n dn2cu; for
good wagon, $500; whale boat, 500;
tenmsicr charges 80 load: ale, 90 bot,le
eggs, so cents apiece; milk, GO collts II qunrt;
everything else IN proportion. Trade is good.
The beach IN front ofthe town is loRded with
merchandise. There is grea, demand nj
Sacramento City and Stockton for goods
The climate of san Francisco, think, is.very
henlthy, for ! never felt hotter aud stronger
thnn have since arrived hcrc--Hnd every
body says the same Tho wind blows strong
very'nitrrnuoIs-nndk keeps the air pure. The
days are moderately warm, Int the nights arc
very cold. always wear mn ovcrroat in thu
evening. One wants flnnnrls OIL all the year
rou1id. This is II very dirty rlHcu; the. dusI
is flying nbout continually, AMI every man
you meet has dirty face, OF little he8t Of
dust in the corner OF his eyes. A wiite col.
lar would he black five minutes nfler il wus
put OF. Simmons, Lilly s. Co. nrs nnnking
money. They do smashing business, aud
have sent ont every variety of gnuds, from
Mrs Kdder's Cordial,upwardI. Their Nag
ons paid n grenI profit -I
We had passage of lEo dnys- from Bos-