Weekly Trinity journal., 1865-07-01
Letter from the Bay.

FRIEND GORDON Il see by reading the Journal
that you have no regular correspondence from
this place, and thinking that some of the most
important events which occur here would not be
wholly uninteresting to the readers of your pa
per- will, if you choose 10 publish it, give you
a weekly summary of the local news which
comes to the knowledge of your humble servant,
" Films, instead of - Dclins, your former in
teressing letter writer.
The weather during the past week has been
unusually warm for San Francisco. and many of
our old residents and philosophers have been
predicting earthquakes but rs yet none have
occurred and this City of Sin" has been per
mtted to remain above the briny waters of the
Bay tor one more week.
very destructive fire occurred on last Sunday
evening, in which a great amount of property of
almost every description was destroyed. The
fire Is supposed to have been the work of an in
ccndlarv, and was first discovered in 4 large hay
and grain establishment owned by holmes 4 Co,
extending from Market to Sacramento street, just
below Drum, in the TRAN gular block formed by
the intersection of Marketand Sacramento streets.
The buildings were mostly of i very infiammabc
nature, and a strong breeze blowing ut the time,
the flames spread with frigh:ful rapidty, and it
was only by the utmost cXcrtions of our gallant
hremen that the fire was finally checked having
consumed an entire block and damaged several
several houses the north side of Commercial
street. The total loss is estimated at one hun
drcd thousand dollars. The fire WAS the most
extensive which has occurred in the cty for "A
long time. 1t being carly in the evening. great
crowds rushed to it, and soon the streets
stcre completely blockaded every housetop and
lumber pile on the Wharycs was black with men.
women and children. This. with snreng to and
fro and loud shontings Of the tiremcn the shrill
whistle of the steam engines, and steady rattle
al the brakes the !urid flames ftfnlv darting
upward to IN enormous height rs if the fire de-
anon were wrought to the utmost fury: and,
above all the ovcrhnnging cloud Of black muir
~ spOke- through which could occasionally he
seer The tall kiie rigging of the shipping IL
the hdrb1r formed >cege ahch will not soon
I've forgotten by those who wtncssc it.
Srlcrne AND LIRFL.--A man namcd Peter Ne
D1ugal committed suicide last Ii onday afternoon
the corner of Front and Washington streets
by cutting his throat. He was observed to take
out his knife and raise il To his throat, when a
glnzier who the mo, emeLt, ran to dsarm
him, but before reaching him he drew the knife
across his throat. scycring his viz! pipe lie fell
ON the sidewalk in font of the Office OF the
Fast Freight Company, bleeding freely. he
IaS placed in a wagon and conveyed to the sta
ton House, and few moments after reaching it
Il
who saw him thought he was laboring uDder an
attack Of deirium tremcnS.
LlREL.-Thc libel suit against y g McCurthv
editor of the AmerieaR F1og- Instituted by James
Nisbet, of the BuiietiR- and which has elected
considerable feeling both sides. was tried in
the County Court, before Judge Cowlcs. The
jury failed to agree, ana were discharged, eleven
being for acquittal and one for conviction. Ii is
uncertain whether the case will be tried again
III 81.
for sharp criticisms on both sides. shall make
no comments on this affair. being strongly pref
udiced against the Bulletin and its editors. Not
knowing your opinion in regard to this matter,
| will say nothing but the impression of all good
Union men here is that the b tietin is not sound
on the main question.
RoBBERy Only one innocent victim during
the past week fell into the hands of the thieying
bandtti which inhabt the underground dcns
along Pacific street. Nearly every week from
one TO ten robberies committed in some of
the = holes" extending along the entire length
of Pacific, Jackson, Dupont, kearney and Mont
gomcrv streets Pacific street has become noto-
rious for the many deeds of rapine and murder
enacted in the dark alleys and lager beer cellars
which border on and undermine it. The only
ono that has come to light this week was perpe-
trated on a man named Meagher. He went into
n cellar to take drink, when he immedi
ately surrounded by fat-headcd waiter girls and
induced TO play game of cards, after which
they took another drink One OF the girls whiS-
pcrcd something to the barkeeper, who went out
and returned with four five ruffians, who in
sisted on his playing with them He played
while, and then s'arted to go home, but was fol-
loved by two Of the gang. Fearing an attack
by them in the dark street, he returned to the
saloon, considering that the safest place. SIEVE
raj times he started out, but each time was dog
gai as before. Once while out, he slipped his
money into his boot, and agan returned to the
I" pit" Thus matters stood till it began to grow
light, and one by one the brazen-f faced creatures
who had acted well their part, skunk away to
their holes that they might not witness the cul-
Faination of the crime they knew was about to
follow Meagher began to congratulate himself
upon his safety, thinking they would not dare to
attack him in the light of day. But his self
congratuation was suddenly dsssipated by his
receiving blow on the bead which felled him
to the floor. Four Of them then held him while
the fifth (the barkeeper) pulled off his boots and
emptied them of their contents Four of the
villains have been arrested the fifth is still at
large.
Theatrical characters scarce. Hoping to
have something more interesting next time. allow
me to subscribe myself,
Your obedient servant, ELrs