The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1850-05-09
Life and Manners in California.


The .fha California of the 26th Feb
ruary, gives the following, glowing, and we
may add, amusing description of things as
they are in San Francisco:
The condition of San Francisco is as
progressive as locomotive inc under
full head of steam. We have now two
theatres, nightly open for the amusement
of the public, concerts, balls, dinner parties
and splendid military suppers. The shop
windows exhibit all the elegancies that
civilization and art has produced IN all
quarters of the globe for the comfort and
decoration of mankind; all the products of
the earth, capable OF tempting the palate,
may also be had In our market In cans,
Theoretically sealed-for cash. Ladies,
gaily alfred may now be seen in our
streets, and dashing horse-women astonish
US by their grace and knowledge of the
equestrian art. We have marriages. too,
and our divorces, separations and unions,
alimony and pin-money. We have our
mel elcenary, mercantile marriages, where
woman's hand is knocked down TO the
highest bidder, like some article of uertu
coveted by many. ALPS fair in matrimo-
ny as in war. This is so the world over.
Then we have the marriages of inclination
where papa has kindly consented to say
yes, and mamma has unwillingly parted
with the blushing young lady. We have
our clandesine marriages also. Romance
and reality. Sacramento is now our Grctna
Green, and the Senator is taken in lieu of
the dashing "pochay and four" or the gen.
lie gondola, TO steam them on 10 the Sac
ramento blacksmith, who forges the chains
of III l. and ba al L. ut IN,
two places in the most approved manner
--"ior cash - We have been furnished
with the particulars Of an elopement that
occurred liz cul city on Tuesday, which
has given rise 10 these very sage refiec-
tons, in which we have blisstully in
dulged. Papa was adverse TO The mate
mamma withheld her consent. Ecander
was devoted and Hero was true. So
watching favorable moment, the gentle
Hero DOTTED her what d'ye-call-ems, and
donned pair of her fond Leander's thing
a-mys. And in this guise she shook the
dust OF her paternal roof from her shoes
and moved her boots 10 meet her lover
The last bell of the Senator was ringing
when the turtle doves crossed the plank
and stood upon the deck. He all smiles
and SHIRT collar-she, the very picture Of j
nice young man. Ere this, we trust, they
are mar and wife, and hope when the la
dy returns to the city, to ask the parental
forgiveness, that it will be sans cUtotteS.
We have al idea that this is the elope-
ment OF which reference is made in the
memorial furnished us by our California
friend, as follows:
The eiopement of Miss Wheelock, for
merly from Boston)with three young men
from San Francisco TO Sacramento, caused
much excitement. The police were in
pursuit when the steamship left.
The Alta California has letter from a
correspondent at Sacramento, dated Feb.
23d, from which make the following eX-
tract:
learn from gentleman just arrived
from the different mining depots on the
forks OF the American river, that the mum
ber of people bound for the mines was alb
solutely astonishing forming a perfect
caravan of teams mules and men. The
same intelligence comes down the Sacra-
menlo. Yuba, and Feather rivers of peo-
Pile going up in boats, and the rush for all
the northern mines now has never before
been equaled.
Many people have gone into the busi
ness OF gardening quite extensively, with
III few miles of the city. The result of
their labors are beginning TO show itself
above the surface of the ground, and L
think before the close of the first spring
months our market will be visited by green
vegetables in abundance.
The Great Convention of Women in Ohio
After a considerable tossing of bonnets,
smoothing down of dresses and mutual
criticisms ON each others tnroery the La |