Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1867-10-30
Pictures Of San Francisco,

San Francisco is growing place, al
though there are frequent earthquakes to
shake the confidence in many-for its foun-
datioh is not upon rock, but upon sand.
The city is built upon series of sand hills
consequently the majority of the houses
are Of wood the stress and sidewalks are
planked with pine boards, and taking it
altogether it forms one of the greatest rat
dens on the continent. The town literally
swarms with fieas--ani tho little jumpers
are Of great annoyance. The season for
them, however, is nearly over, Business is
quite dull at this time, and money tight
gold and silver alone a,e current-dealing
in gaeenbacks being confined entirely to
the brokers. This is tie case with nearly
all the Pacific States. Living is compare
lively cheap. 4 man an live sumptuOusly
here on (specie) dollar day. The mar
kets are the most extensive of any city on
the continent, and the variety of edibles
are endless; fish, flesh md fowl, and every
species of vegetable an to be seen in pro-
fusion, the dearest thin being eggs, which
range from 60 cents to me dollar per dozen.
So, you see living is c; y here, if you leave
out eggs. Everybody seems to be for him
self here-everybody ONES here frst-and
this is ohe cause of Sc many people out OF
employment, when tlsy could make hand
some livings ON the rich lands of Califor
MIA, if they would only think SO.
San Francisco is on Of the strictest reg
ulated cities in the COZ ltry. 1t is SO close
ly regulated by muniC pal laws the slightest
improperly is detected and punished The
fact is, the laws are alilost puritanical Not
long ago a strong min, ID woman was taken
up and imprisoned foi wearning bloomer
in the street, and the most trivial offences,
which would be looked over in the Eastern
cities, even Boston, ars here punished with
extreme severity. fla demonstration is
to be made ON any important occasion, the
Mayor must be consulted and his consent
obtained, aud l suppose, although ! do not
know it to DO the case if love-slck swain
should desire to serenade the apple Of his
eye in the wee sma' hours OF night, he
would be laying himsSf liable to be prose
cuted for a misdemeaDor. Such things can
be done on the ely, Bat / have heard no
merry voices here on the streets. All,
young and old, are ever on the qusrlre for
the almighty dollar,
This is also the land or divorces; it beats
Indiana and Nebraska all hollow. Mrs. x.
has been married for aiew years to Mr.. x.
They emigrate to California TO better their
condition in worldly goods. On the trip
out, by land or sea, uey are like coeing
doves. Mr.. X. cant make it pay after he
gets there He starts ior the mincsi leaves
WHEY and probably lear little response
bility to await his return and his success.
He is gone a month or so. Meantime
wiley becomes acquainted with a rich man
sues for divorce upon trivial cause; gets it
and sets up for herself with the rich man.
The courts here average about three divor-
ces a day believe it is the climate and
the fear Of earthquakes that cause the wo-
man to forget their first love Poor dear
confiding woman in California sometimes
is too confiding. 20 marry California is
very hazardous You don't know what you
are tying to. Yet people do get married
here and some DO wen and live happily
but You let Mr. Husband 60 to cutting up
any of his shines, like same Of our Eastern
papas do. and Mrs. Wife viii soon let him
know that the courts are ever open to her
and plenty ready 70 take her off his
hands. The best way to get along in Cal
ifornia in the wife business is not to love
too well. but to love wisely.-jS. Louis Re
publican.