New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-10-08

eono. cl.,s but OF oure sill sigser charge, hal
- ~ made for the better accommsdchrl a. 49,
~ uerp conv enieo'lS cru rdcd, heaeo ono III.
sla IRE whole population 80 eons,euu' -
"a va .I,ny, while which added gres % Us oppH
,snt numbers Fooly people did no 'iS.p -
,he, Il least vorsed, eat AID eEustp. hir = -
uovds. But even a. uitnt 'ees y In rows of coz
- .o,,,,ced ard 6,by bunks fss eneo toihe ~ea'hef-
hosdr from foOr 20 ceiiins, Ia ~ncn WI III nen.c
yvsrus Of feas ard o'oI noh
80 lod mo oouses and bot'I- every super a. 'si lnch
s'' a.. ,h'es henche-, shelvee snd beis--E vas
covered si,h Ior,ion Of -eary hur6nsy
No c,e,t improvements in this respect had taken
place 90 recently as 1907
m. ,o,uIs,jou Of both the State and city wss
.rsc Increased In 1882. The departure by "a from
Ssn frgucisco were only 23,l96 wh,e there were
"a ess arrivals. Tbs immigraiOn VA about double
bs an omit that hsd taken plco in 1881. The inmi-
c-.nis ON the lantc States gensrssy crossed the
fsthu,us while the greater lumber OF Euro Je4n for
eigper- came round Cape Horn. The Gcrm4ns O
rnnst vscabe aud industrious caes OF msn--snd the
French, uerhaps ny nature not quito so stesly ao3
tsr-xorkIg a race thoug1 siu useful body Of citi-
Eens-sere year by year arriving In large numbers,
and were readily Unmarked among the motley popula-
ton. The most untu'ored eve could distinguish and
oontrrst the nstura phegm aud cOmmoo-sef SO phos-
otby of'the fst Teuton, sro the lean aud hungry
look" and restless gesture OF the Get. Both races
we're generally "bearded Ike the psrd, tough N
this fespect tboy Only like the cOmmOnaly OF
SsD Frsnc-co, who pr dc themselves much Gpon hair.
Tie people named cDersoec many Of their old nstOn-
sities sDd generally frequented t1es oTn particular
boa dug and eatII houses AID places Of -oatLOn.
The EbgIlsh, Scotch and Irisb immigrants, also
numerous, but their cherac'eristsos, although soms-
thing fIereDt, css dsngushablc from those of
pative Americans than were the nannero aud customs
Of other foreigners Be-id- these there always
sriyirg LUMINOUS specimens OF most other European
pstois span ierds Pcrtug Italians, E-s, Greeks
Hupgarisns Poles kussah- Prussiaas, Dutch, Tedcs
Danes Iurks too-s visi cd California Many OF
fhea, m the mues although u cDusIOeTa Ile
portion OF item left San Eancsco. The country
sDo ~ wide enough 70 bOli them all, and rich
enough Ia give them all sseer ate ndcpoEceuC In tho
cour-e Of a Jew years a considerable number %
German and French acre instantly arriving,
a. ao many Of the eex rom tho At a1tic sta'os.
Tn feusle part Of the population, though still nurer-
caly very far ieov the male portion was incroasog,
perhaps foster IL propor Ia their previous nuabcrs
tie sticets were thloky covered with black rotten
mud. T. were the proper dOnghi 10 OF tho town, m
we're mace general deDOt for all kiaos o. rubbish ADD
bous. @ sweepings oifals and dlth SJmetines tho
rsiDs can down ard scattered the sboaioable stuffs,
carr, rg psIt Of them into the bay; at otser times the
beats ,rsdusily b led TEN 40. Rais-huge fat, lazy
thinl t-,iOwlod about al pleasure, and TED on the
dain parbage TIE pedestrian AT night, stumbling
along he uneven psveDeDts, and through srtots that
were only series Of qnegmlree, would Occasionally
IN nd o. the lOathsObe, blOated squeAking creatures,
and starr bscb In oigust horror mutt ring
or two at such a villainousiy unclesn town. Thee
min ale OBJ undei 10 ruch great numbers that ontire
lacbs ard barrels of flour and bread have been
desroyec by them on a einRle night 10 storehouse.
They Of several varieties each differing 10 color.
Beside The gray rat there wore Others white
blue bla X. These latter descriptions have nate
rally decreased in numbers Of are; the gray fellows
being TIE stronger having, il is said either driven
svay destroyed them Sickenng stcDche5 porv <dcd
every quarter. Ogipg 10 TIE raising of the streets 10
the lower part Ct 'be city when establishing the
grades, maUy Of the buHdlng blocks became great |
hollow spaces, eu rounded the four sizes by high
banks Of earth. H. tbese places aso which had no
drainage, every foul thing and unsish'ly rubbish we've
cGtltssly thrown, and soon deep pools OF sagnant
water collected in the midst Beneath the houses and
snots which had been formed over the Bay, end !
which bao been only partially filled up, there was
tccumu'arg vast mass of purid substances, |
vhenct proceeded the most unwhoesone and offen- |
rive emells. In soy other place pear the tropic
these tLirg would undoubtedly have generated Oos
thence; but here the cool sinde from the which
prtvei during the Summer AEON, gid which at times
are "a uuplesssnt 10 te shivefDg lnhabant bad the
beneficial effect Of neutrslizing many OF the bad
e t. which must otherwise have arisen from the want
Of Gle AMI, over oil the city.
NJ mi Ortaut change had occurred in tho social or
mccall o"idOE Of San Frarci.co during 1852. The !
character sics of the peoe which were noticed ia
ryiew If the previous yesr s existed fbe old dizzy
round Of business and pleasure continued There |
we're now orly more peoole. greater wealth fnor |
hOus shops and st"res, more work, trado aud
profits more pia es of dissipation and amusement,
mcie uIphng aid ewearing, more druukenuess aud
ptrO,a outrages, nearly as much public gambling
and orr private play. lhe e we're aso y few moro
modest omen an0 many more Of snoAer claes;
bcI, violent Institutions a-d orphans asyuns more
Re companies, military companies and masonic
lO0lea Like wise there were more Newspapers that
citcourseo el"quendy, ever raliog IN good sct
terms against corruption in hAh places, but which
not b,rg supported 10y the sincere feeling OF pure
ard hopfst ~ oplc eco sucn irresistible body u
uic opinion az thev som. times do in other countries.
Then the were cburcdes, more moral teachers
and rei lous publications, OIore sabbath aud day
SCI oOls and too Of every thing that 6as beau1-
pl arc bad vice desauohery and folly, and per-
tspe also hie real religion, aud 81 netmes
deal of outEs'd decsucy. The moral sepulchro was
occ8s na pc-viSg iresh coat OF paint. II should
not be fsrt often at tho same time, that with the In
Greece Of DO pulson there was also increase Of oc
casio, al charts aud high minded liberal deeds
These things d0oe In secret, or they lose their no
bic character. The pubic generally knoS not of them
How ever much the sordd nrSuit of wealth may cloud
the tue fiendships AID generous ectloos OF many of
the san Frauciscans The native worth of heroic and
pure souls will at times shine through ALL As kings
eigLcd bt fore A. tmnon, 30 thelo are here great
and worthy, honest and true men, as VOL "a there
have been e.seshore. Their exact number cannot be
counted but he student OF human nature, according
10 his tempe sment and means VI Information, may
hazard 81 estimate on the subject
Nor with regard 10 the present moral and social
condition Of San Francisco DO our suthors present
very encouraging accounts:
Ssn Francisc ans can now ssk for nothing more on
the score of domts ic confOrts. Their streets aud
houses ere well lighted b. beautiful gas sht th,9
dwell IN eleX aut aud handsomely turnis1e houses
their tshlcs largely supplied with hsh, hesh and
5ow from the mCuuIsins, rivers and valleys of their
;,n,isR land they have pure aid hnpid ~ater for
orIk and cleanliness III no stinted me ssures; and,
finally, they have discovered, near al home, b0and-
ts suIpl Of eScocn nj stone COAL sufficient 10 satisfy
al their demands for fuel M cooking their meals,
melting their sold driving their steam-englnee aud
CRYING their housee In their wet seasons BeinshaIn
IL, FINN AZ demand v.