The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1864-04-07
VOLUME q NUMBER "A
San Francisco.
A correspondent OF the Milwaukee New!

A correspondent OF the Milwaukee News
thus pictures San Francisco:
SIT is a beautiful city, full of life, busi-
ness, and money. 1t is unlike other cities
unlike them in every custom, appearance
and manner of living. People live inde-
pendently and queerly. The prudence ol
northe rn society would receive a severe
shock to hear of ladies and gentlemen liv-
ing in furnished rented rooms, eating at q
restaurant, aud owning a residence one OIL
two miles outside the city limits, to which
they retire as suits their convenience, stay
ing at one place at night. another during
the day. and boarding at restaurants. Not
such restaurants as you have in your north-
ern cities-undergro und, windows of stain
ed glass, bar, and fit only for loafers-but
elegant saloons, fitted up with taste and
style. with dressing rooms for both ladies
and gentlemen, private and public entran-
ces. reading-room, and every thing equal to
splendid hotel.
"Every other building nearly has fur
nished rooms to let, and restaurants are to
be found in all parts of the city, near every
corner and every place of public business.
People look happy, contented, and mind
their own business, and seem to be very
busy at that. No crowds or clubs of lazy
men stand on the corners peering into the
faces of passers-by, or loaf arouud the steps
of hotels and saloons, with nothing to do
but pick their teeth and revel IN petty gos-
sip. Everybody has employment. Rich
and poor dress in the height of fashion; and
wear the most costly of fabrics. Montgom =
cry street is almost palace of stores aud
store palaces. I should be considered an
immense falsifier if 1 should tell the weight
|. of apples, pears, and grapes in this State,
Think of pears weighing from one aud a
half to three pounds-potatoes (not fruit,
however, ditto-and grapes weighing five
aud six pounds the bunch-the most deli
cious tasting grapes in the world are to be
found in California. San Francisco has al
most foreign appearance, yet enough of
good old America to m axe it a home for the
American who endures the foreign habits
which have become ruling customs from
the foreign majority which once existed
Spanish customs, names, and fashion pre-
vail over the city. People never speak of
park, but a plaza, lovely spot in the
heart OF the city, now fragrant with fresh
blooming flowers and the shade trees that
eucrcle it. The Spanish custom of ladies
remaining indoors until three O'Clock in
the afternoon is carried out by the ladies in
San Francisco generally. You see few la
dies in the street before that time. The
Cinnamon, or rather the Chinese popula-
ton, form a very prominent feature of the
city. They are on every street, and one
part of the city is devoted entirely to their
trade and business. At any hour of the day
the poor Chinaman can be seen with his two
baskets on his shoulders, his hair ia long
braid quite to his feet, gathering up the pa
per and rags in the street. The principal
and best paying occupation of the poorer
classes of Chinese is washing: their odd
looking signs are hung out all over the city
They look queer indeed, and we would inn
agine the names meaningless; for instance
Chung We,' Sing Team and 'Ya Chong.;