The weekly Anglo-African., 1860-01-14
Board of Health last week was 217, z OF
which were colored. BANNEKER
OUR SAN FRANCISCO LETTER.
SAN FRAScIsco, Dec. 20, 1859.

SAN FRAScIsco, Dec. 90, 1859.
Mr.. EDIroR:-Two concerts were given
on the 14th and 15th inst. at Zion Church,
at which Mrs. Anne Pindell, alias the
BLACK Nightingale" participated. The
proceeds of one night were set apart for
the benefit of the church, the other for the
yocalistS, pianist, &C. Excepting this
event, there have been no efforts as yet by
our moral or religious persons, Of getting
up fairs for the usual benevolent" objects
during the holidays. We shall have es-
capped tax for once at least in these time
honored usages, excepting during the next
five days intervening, some kind-hearted
individuals should proclaim in favor of
some declining benevolent association, or
assume a church debt, and announce fair
for the benefit of those objects. In Marys-
vile and Sacramento our people have sig
niGed their intention TO hold, and invited
cooperation in getting up, fair at the for
mer city, and concert and ball at the lat
ter. At present the rate Of fare to
Sacramento (120 miles, is 90 cents deck,
and one dollar cabin passage, in conse-
quence of an opposition steamer. As the
fair was until lately FIVE and six dollars,
the above low rates may attract large
number as far as Sacramento; however,
from Sacramento to Marysyille, 65 miles
farther, the fare is four dollars; therefore
we will have to presume the Sacramentians
will be the most benefited by the San
Francisco visitors, in their benevolent Oh
jects. Thus Marysville will have to de-
pend mostly upon our mountaineers,
miners, &c; who, by the way, will be the
most profitable, though not the most finely
dressed visitors; as many Of our most re-
fined, respectable and intelligent men,
white as well as colored, when in the
mountain towns, from custom, consider
themselves best dressed with gray wool
en- shirt, which answers two purposes, for
ali outer as well as an inner garment:
pair Of dark pants, coarse boots, belt, cap
or wooden hat, constitutes full dress for
almost every occasion.
may be permitted to remark here, for
the information of some of your female
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localities, owing to the scarcity of single
females, our young men have no inclina-
ton to get shaved, have their hair cut, or
follow the fashions; but in many instances
do their own cooking, washing, and house
cleaning, with the cheerful and only con-
ISOLATION Of "a pipe to smoke" Pity but
that some Of the young ladies in the over
populous cities Of the Atlantic States could
possibly and suddenly make a descent
upon the cabins of some of those miners
who have isolated themselves since 1S49
and 1880, and drag them out once more
into civilization.
On Sunday evening, / lth inst, we were
attracted TO st. Cyprian Church, CA. NJ e.
by announcement in the papers the day
previous, of discourse to be delivered by
Rev. T. NJ. ID. Ward. This gentleman,
upon inquiring the next day, informed me
that he was a distant relation of S. r.
Ward, the distinguished orator. He is the
presiding elder, and Superintends all the
churches Of that denomination in this city.
As an eloquent speaker, he has but few
equals in the A. NJ. Z. pulpit
TALL son OF PENN.