The Placer herald., 1857-02-07
THE PLACER HERALD
Editorial Correspondence.
SAN Francisco, January 81, 1851.

SAN FRANCISCO, January 81, 1857.
Dear Herald:-This city is certainly quite
dull. There was murder the evening | ar
rived here, and the gossips about town are
smacking their lips over a delightful tit-bit of
scandal, yet this as everybody knows, fur
nisbes but meagre food for California pub
lc This wouldn't more than supply one of
our mining towns with a weeks small talk,
then how must this city suffer!
Business seems quiet and cash exceedingly
scarce The theatres lack interest was one
night at the Metropolitan to see the ''Sea of
Ice" performed. Aside from the scenic
beauty got up by the painter and carpenter,
it is mo great shakes" The plot is prepos-
terous and among other things are exhibited
the absurdity of great sea, frozen into ice,
on the coast Of Mexico. If could have
mustered enough imagination for this it
would have been crushed out by a great BIG
BOBBY who figured as the captain of the ship
and who mouthed and chewed up his words,
until they swashed out, all mush
The Negro Minstrels are the centre of at
traction for the fun-loving; ''Sambo's Dream"
is worth seeing, it has mirth and some CAPT
tai local hits in it. The menagarie must not
be forgotten among the curosiies here. 1t
is kept by an old mountaineer who PLAYS
with his pet bears, Of which he has a great
variety, AS If they we're SO many pet dogs.
He has seal in one of the cages, that
struck me as being one Of the most inte-
gent animals of the collection. As it foun-
ders about at his bidding, and peers at you
through its great soft black eyes, you wonder
it does not speak, or in some way give voice
to its remarkable intelligence
There was about twenty of the employees
Of the Custom House discharged this morn
ing-probably to make room for Others.
Some Of the lads look mighty chop fallen.
Its a bad state of affairs when young man
can only make a live of it, by hanging about
the Custom House of San Francisco Better
play 'honest miner and retain habits of in
dustry, frugality, and insure good health,
even if one did not ''strike it rich'' one would
make sure of those blessings and retain ones
self respect.
Since arrived here, have been informed
that it is in contemplation to revive the
Vigilance Committee. 1t strikes me that
there is not the state of facts existing, that
will excuse such movement, and that the
people of the State will not sustain them as
they did before
Let the Vigilantees be warned in time
The people of the country have no interest
in this local war. They will neither tolerate
another edition of the Committee, nor sym
pathise with the opposition Vigilance Com
mittee known as the Young Mems Demo
cratic Club.
Enough is as good as a feast" and for
| ciui ,ft b,, ho,
of the Bulletin, and the vituperation hiss of
the Hirold and .San. Good morals on the
preservation of the Constitution, are not the
object but personal revenge IA.
The DAILY BEE, is the name of new
paper in Sacramento, the first number Of
which was issued on the Sd inst
Of its pcrantaye, birth, and future course
the editor says.
This morning begins the publication Of
The DAILY BEE, the closing number of the
California 1neericaa having appeard on Sun
day last. The material OF the paper is the
same, and indeed almost everything connec-
ted with what has been known as the Gulf
0,n'a american, excepting its past response
bllltles and its dependence upon party, and
the advocacy of party principles, for its sup
port. Its present conductors have resolved
to steer its course far ont of the stormy ati-
tudes of mere partzan strife, into which it
was originally launched and through which it
has just passed."
1t will be seen that the chief organ of the
great American party has ceased its dulcet
strains, and as a parting kick the editor says
OF the leaders Of that party, that "They
have seen the American organization crushed
beneath the weight of corruption which it
was compelled to bear in the person Of men
who thrust themselves forward AS the friends
of reform, when they were in fact the most
loathesome moral and political lepers. that
ever tainted the atmosphere of the world
with their presence.
Buzz on little Bee your visits are wei
come in our hive
Rifle Box has sent us communication
In answer to that of Jack" in which he
says that Jack can satisfy himself of the
truth of his assertion bv going short dis