The mountain Democrat., 1865-09-30
Letter fron sau Vransi.so.
San FaAxc,.co. Sent. oath. 1886.

SAN FRANcIscO, Sept gath, 1863.
EDlToRs DEmOcRAr: feel greatly tempted IN
inhicI up"'n E"u n Hhurt gutS'pi,inR letter, not
that have amy news To communicate. but that
l want I" keep my hand in" 81 that may
not forget hOW tO write.
The Citv ot San Francisco IL at the present
time insufferably dublin fact. grass il grow
ing" in many mf the public highways. The
0nly relief fr,'m "ur dullnrsa lately has BEEN
the attempted (but mt accomplished; ieat ot
the Distinguish ed rlOwn. Cta'ke, = walk. IN =
single rnI.e. ninEiv feet above the "rAgng tide, I"
trum The Cl.h llOnse 10 the Seal RaVkG. sun.
days eh'rt WAS failure -in dav he will d. IL,
he SAYS oF ''perish in the aitemIt." Much
money will change hands IN the result.
The poliIicnI w"rld il quiet just INV. The
DeuOcr tic element il IrAveninE things beau
iifullv. and the world q mean the Eurlh Amer
lean wnrldl, NAV ''cnlcWlaIe" that there il
meaning i'm President J"hnsOn's declaration
that he is still DcmOcrat, and that be is too
old I" change his opinions now.
Of l"ral uatters little can be said. The
usual criminal calendar comes up bef're the
g~'d Shrl.heard daily, Dat, tas6k G0d, 01i
Huch = calendar NJ the annex d. from The Sac
ranIenI" Uni"nH New York correspondence:
1.-THE b"ti"mless pit has olened, and vomn-
I'd its choicest Imps intn the streets If New
York. We have Krlchum furgetie-, Windsor
defalcaIi"nS, jenkins Annurs, und Mackerrl-
willie rutiHHs' murders, nj b drunken pngi-
neerS' SlaughierS IN cur railroads, and fire.
men, midn 'xht riOtS, until the morning jhnr-
mails have come tn resemble The NewgHIe Cal.
endar. and our Police Courts p"tiCAl mass
meetings. The caia."gue uf crimes. rs found
in our criminal courts, is indeed appalling. -
jefferson Market Police Court was
filled To nverhUWing One murnng last week,
and nineteen "f every twenty complaints that
were preferred were i"r crimes Of higher
grade than mere assault"
And yet ~e are not Pharisees. We thank
Got, in the fultneSS Of our hearts, that nur
society is not quite % deprAvtd as is that Of
our older sister.
OF "ur smusements much might be written,
but have not the patience u write Of them
A friend from FL D"radn has given NE bis i'm.
pressmns. which here insert:
"0ne "f the difficulties a stranger encouu-
iers here Ia 10 ird taIInnAl entertainment TOR
his leisure hour. IL y"u believe the daily pa.
perS. there is no lack Of trst.rate attraction At
the ThraiIeS: but INV experience has failed IU
verify their laudit"ry notices. The fact II, the
drama has degenerAted inlO a mere suxillary
Of vice, " huse end and aim appear IT, be IL At.
tract thirsty ctuwd TO the bar room generally
attached l" the establishment. "ul ui the prof
lis Il winch, m many cases the actors drI end
for their salaries. Alter making the rounds " I
these claI'-trHP entertainments. and treling
myself Sold a. each successive iIial INV at
ient"n WAS called tn the " Anatomical Muse.
nm." On PIue street bel"w Montgomery. VI
course ! expected I" lind another catchrenny
exhibition ''n par with the "lher public amuSe.
ments \" highly spnk-n Of bv enthusiastic
| newspaper men. But in his case MAS must
Sgrreablv disappointed. On entering the spa
cInuS hall. u glance COnvin' ed me that une Wis
II would scarce suffice 4" RraIiiv the curiosity
which the extensive display inspired in mr.. |
never before realized The Wonderful machinery
"f the human body winch is here displayed in
the most minnie detail. In nv Schuml. boy dAVS
cudYelrd INV brains fnr months v ith the rle-
menI> Ot Ph hNsIoi"py tu ucquire less knnW ledge
~ Nature than WAS here impaired to me clear
ly III u single visit. The Wunde'S "i The brain
"f the senses. "f br\ Ol"gy- dI>pla vlng Ium
the earliest IL the full period "f grstaiiOn Lni
Accnnchement, the prugteSS nI diseases rrSuli.
ing iInm the vices which surround us, and
wonder iul I h-m'mena "t nururr, are ht r.
VeAcd ~ rITnrly ~ tu SIIike The 6ehnlder viii
awe and admiration. The exhbltnn is open
I" gentlemen only. although tIr IrS>ons il con.
vev- would be OT lnrnlculablr h-neti Ia II.
males. There Is 81 xiv atmosphere IT "mnr-
atv prevailing here. huwevrr, that gives an
impure c"l'rlng IL everything not strictly III
accordance ~ i'll hVuuCrIiical cant. VAS aH
ionl>ird I" learn that some parties had rec nj
~ prosecuted The proprietor t"T Aeep'ng hn
obscene rXhIbltl'n. The jury. lnwevrr, vI>irrd
the place and promptly rendered verdict "i
acqnital. Indt-d. how ANY sensible. iulr grown
individual c''nld arrive al any 'thrr c"nclilrh".
snIp Ipa>srS INV comprehension. | irrl ms though
| we're indr bied "a the w"rihv gentleman VITO
"w MS It ~ whom | du moi know Uy sight rvrnl
tr mn eXhILiii"n that has lett useful aud last.
ing impiesSI''nS IN ny mind. | Can now fully
md"rSr the <.htinIrubthHi
''Viee is monster Of such hideous mien,
That to be hated NEEDS but1O be sren."
Your t'rner big Chlei tPar. L,nthl s now
niue hast at the Nightingale. al the Mission
aud ,'ur Late Chirl meet aim 1T daily "n
M"n'g"meiv v sir' ~. a{T aItnlv engaged in
Collin brnuIieS from the mnvlny panorama
With The enrneS hope that you ate prosper
ing according To your merits nay, moIe--l
AM, a%ever.
Yours truly, PuEELix.