New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-09-13
AFFAIRS IN CALIFORNIA
Ipsu Our Own Correspondent.

AFFAIRS IN CALIFORNIA
Isn Our Own Correspondent.
SAN Francisco, Aug. 90, 1850.
The chief topic Of discussion during the last
week has been Dir. Greeley, bis movements, aud
lis -, ipys lie arrived in this city on the morning
Of she I6, b inst having been met at Benlca by a
Con mittse tf citizens, including the senior ed ors
Of The Alta and Buii.tin who accompanied him 10
San Frsnci,co and escorted him TO his hotel
During tho 10th and 18th he received visitors
s,est numbers Of them. On the evening of the
I7tS be made speech an hour long in front of the
OIieotsl Hotel, on the Pacific Railroad, before
about s, 600 persons The meeting was very en-
tAusiastic, spplaudiDg Mr.. Greeley and his ideas
sftsp, long and loudly. The daylight OF the 18th
was spent by hun in looking at the city and writ
ing letters to The TRiBUNE in the evening he deiv-
cred lecture in the FUst Cougre gational Church
before the Mechanics Institute. Yesterday he
went to zee our public schools; this evening he will
deliver lecture before library association; to-
ponow Sunday be will lecture in the American
1hrsier before the Dashaway (Temperance) So.
e,ssy, end on Monday he will 90 down to Sac jose
10 SEQ one of the sgrca districts of the State
and t. visit Mrs. Alden q daughter of ThurlOw
Weed), who lives OH ranch ia Santa Clara Valley.
Some Of the newspaper editors pretend 10 Do as
tobi.Led to zee that Mr.. Greeley wears btach
eo.t and clean ,hirt. The Mariposa Star tells the
following story:
"StysI. Of The passengers who arrived in sr posa
On lsst Thursdays stage speak IN high terms OF the
far. and scconmoos,icDs between TINS piSe ana
Stockton. Roast pRs turkeys, chickens, aud luxures
~ mstcb, adorned the tables all along on the rosd;
Excellent dinners ser, where least expected, aud
sgena air Of beatLess. and everything In order pre-
vailed at very stopprg place. Upon inquiry it vas
ascetsIed that he driver had reported that Horace
Greeley would be up that day-but az he hapP ned
10 G, me by pr,vae conveyance, our Mar'posa friends
Toasted on hs extres prepared expressly tor Horace
The shsnes rascels to be rather tckled at the
idea of tesstipg on Greeeys dinners, aud say they
hope be will travel on this road
Mr. Greeley will start for the East on the over
lAbd stsRe which will leave here on the %oth INST.
The Peoples party OF San Francisco have noml-
mated the following ticket; the nomination IN the
present state OF our parties being almost equivalent
10 the election:
DI tcr judge Of xrh Judicial Ds.rictsAsuEL H. BRo'
V..dsns Of the Board of Supervisors =. TrscHE-
County Cle,l-w..nrxeroS BARTLETT.
Chit Of rclice-MsiIN J. BvnxE.
Ss,oasrN'.sIs n MsNus,r.
s...s..r-Wm rrLIxsSAsr
Auei,o,-ErnG Mi.KLE;
Tan Collector JoNATHAs HUhr.
Ass<ssor-CHARLEsk boAp.
sepbn.nd.n nj Of Common schaol'-wnLIAN SHERMAN
supern, nd.nt Of Pubic Highway. H.
Ti.pet AT, I'd, y-H,RyEy s. BKows.
HslbOr hsster-w. I. raonP'os.
The Germans of this city held a meeting last
we.k to take measures II put stop to the im-
poTtation of dancing girls from Germany. Large
numbers of Germ,n girls from II to Is years IF
age are now employed in this State at low dancing
houses which are open every evening and free to
ALL These places are freQuented by men of coarse
psnDers, who dance with the girls, and at the end
OF each piece each man is required, by custom, to
take his partner to the bar aud treat her. the two
drinks costips rs cents. 1t is expected toat the
girls will sccept every offer to dance. Acquaint-
aDce, neatness of dess, or gentiity of conduct is
not expected in the men partners. During the
day time the giIs 90 about the streets, usually IN
couples, play ing the tambOurne or ACCORDION, and
singing 1T the doors of grog shops or inns, where
they demand "two bits +" each payment of every
bystspder. OF course these girls are exposed to
many temptations, aud it is matter of wonder
bow well they guard themselves, and how faithful
they ale 10 their employers. The lstter make con
tracts with the parents in Germany to pay large
price, varying from 81 " So per day, for the girls
during period Of several years, and to pay their
passages to California ard back. These contracts
are usualy faithfully kept by the employers; aud
the girls rarely break their part Of the bargain 1t
is the interest of the employer to prevent the grls
from falling to the lowest grade of humanity for II
they should 90 fall they would desert him and de-
prive blm OF his profits; 90 he manages 10 always
keep two or three girls together, and make them
serve as guardians for each other; and their CON-
parative success deserves to be set down as Psy-
Geological wonder, due, perhaps, rather to the
Phlegmatic inertia Of Germany than to the active
virtue Of humanity. Most Of the girls come from
Hanover and the vicinity of Bremen and they are
10 be cent to all parts Of the State Several Of them
were arrested in this city day before yesterday,
and an effort will be made to have them sent TO the
House of Refuge. The German meeting referred
to passed resolutions, and requested the Consuls of
tie various German States to address their Gov
ernments on the subject Of tae dancing girls.
We have heard that pesce has been made be-
tween France and Austria and that the latter
retaios Venice; but We have rot received the par.
e.culars Of the treaty. The news, as We now have
It, has caased . great classification among the
french and Italians. While we were receiving
the news Of the progress Of the war; the Italians
would hoist the Gag Of free Italy on their houses
whenever . report came Of victory; but when
they heard Of the peace they put up their flags
dfessed in Grape. Lat Monday, the Fifty.irst
anniversary of Louis Nspoleon's birthday was cele.
brAted, according to Arrangement made q long time
since, BY Ts DEAN in the French Catholic
Church. Some Italians, on the morning Of that
day, posted sbOut tho city sPlacard reading as