Weekly Trinity journal., 1863-09-05
Our sen Francisco NcWs Letter.


SAN Francisco, Aug 80, 1863.
FRIEND GORDoN The approach OF battle
causes great commotion in the ranks of the peo.
pie. Meetings are held nightly in different parts
Of the city; bands OF music, bon6res aud pro.
cessions precede speeches. The whole city is
plastered with pacards and handbills the Cop
perhead Convention continues its sitting as per-
mancntly as the National Assembly of France,
and Copperhead tools have often in few nights
past attempted TO disturb Union meetings. but
before this meets the eyes Of your readers, the
die will have Leen csst, and all disloyal men
throughout the State will be mourning their
utter and terrible defeat. Great excitement was
created when the telegraph announced that Gill
more had battered down the walls Of Sumter and
was pouring Greek Fire into Charleston Thous
ands clapped their hands and said " Good for
Gilmore" Coppe!beads and secesh said it was
too bad Beauregard was right; it is infamous
to employ such agents. But not word of con
demnaton had they for Quantrell-a more mer
cless murderer than the French Butcher, Carrier
No rules OF civilized warfare are violated when
a whole town is slaughtered, children and de-
fenseless old men cut down, women violated and
their quivering bodies cast into the wells Tha.
is chivalry Southern galIantry! An English
paper says that our war is fast degeperating into
one Of absolute determination. So far as guer-
! yilas are concerned determination ought to be
the rule. Greek Fire, Ul2her, brimstone and
hell fire ought to be poured upon them until the
earth covers every one. Charleston, in partcu.
lar, should receive ali the concentrated horrors
of war upon her heud. From her halls went
forth the first cry of traitors, and now she re
| ceives the doom of Nations vengeance. When
its fall is heralded over the land the people viii
feel that the of TREASON is rpiit and the
bald monster Gnaliy exposed.
Next to the war news the debut of Adah /
Menkin is the most exciting event of the day
She made her appearance as Mezcppa, dashed to
the wild horse, and after The first shock OF human
modesy produced by beholdng female nudity,
strapped TO stallion, was destroyed, the mascu
line desire to see became supreme, and a general
rush was made from every quarter into every
available part Of the Tbeater. Seats are engaged
two days in advance. and the first question of
exchange at all hours is have you seen Menkin
rs MeZeppa?" Adah is an Amazon. She is
we'll formed, something like the old OIympan
wrestlers, md the modern Mulligans, with a
straight and muscular neck The most powerful
opera glasses cannot serve to detect aay pads or
stuff1ng abou; her proportions. She is the rage,
and one who says that the character she assumes
/ eh0 L. -.
wanting in taste. Lamont, Backus aud the Jack
ass at Gilberts Meodeon. form complete set
Of. 1t is curious the similarity of taste which
causes such run at both houses. In one congre-
gate the sailors, just in port from long cruise.
soldiers. fremen, newsboys pick pockets, and
market state keepers, who are ready to applaud
to the echo Of any vulgar and lceniious act or
illusion. The house is filed to ovcrfowing every
night with the same characters and we'll does
| nudity know how to entrap the fierce attention
OF such behoders. But at Maguire's throng the
bon ton Of the city. The scenery is massive aud
grand. Fashion, confined 10 the Dres. Circle in
common times, nvades the Orchestra aud perches
in its ribbons and aounces on the whitfield and
pictured seats of the upper tier" Young
girls and young men are there. Old men whose
expectations even make them blush, await the
ring which is to send the curtain up and "rcveal
what lies behindn Old women with gold framed
spectaoles and flashing diamonds, mocking the.
decay of years, are there, and the galleries fairly
bend under their load. Fans 1uttcr like thou.
sand doves wings and muymurs attest the odiousy
ness of the green rooms delay. But at last the
grand denOHement is made Menkin appears.
aud with one brazen look and confident altitude
in flesh colored tights, drives hack tho rising
! blush of thousand modest hearts The con.
quest is completed Addison himself Nigh! drop
his critic pen aud silver the floor with applause
Such ankles such limbs. arms, waist, bust, neck,
head, face Such complete and generous aban.
don in all her attitudes; as much as to say I know
you have paid to see-see all you can Lamont
and Menkin have made our people wild You
both serve the same taste. The Legitimate Drnma
has nothing more to recommend il. A new star
is in the zenith Menkn is going into the in
terror. II she comes TO Weaverville be careful
that the sides Of Thomas Thcater are braced M
well, and the gallery supported. If Lamont
I should ever como tho same precaution will be
necessary.
The wild catp corporations are producing
their natural results. few specimens of rock
piled upon desk and capital stock of $50 000,.
100000 il 100000 shares are not fair representa-
tives of real value, aud the blindest fools begin
to see it. One or two of all the hundreds OF
companies organized, are paying any dividends !;
all are paying assessments. The wary whose
pockets lined with worthless stock, cannot be
run to purchase any more. No one will buy
theirs. The raid is about finished, and it remains
to be ascerained how much OF practical benefit
will accrue to California from all these companies
The excitement about the placer mines OF Colo
rado continues undated aud hundreds will leave
Tor the new fields Immediately. Truly,
DEIIUs.