Weekly Trinity journal., 1867-08-03
SAN FRANCISCO CORRESPONDENCE
ESPECIAL TO TUE TRINITY 5ovxnAI.]

ESPECIAL TO TUE TRINITY JouKHAI-
REFORMING THE JUDICiARY-LABok AND ClPfrAL--
VISITORS FROM CALIFORNIA AT rHE rARIs EXPO
sITIoN = THE GREAT BEIDEMAS LAND SALE =
MORE OF THE scHELL.NAGLxE CASE AENExA.
TIoN GOSSIP NEW FLYING MACHISE-gasIr-
GALS, ETC.
San FRANCISCO July 2sth 1867.
EDITOR TRINITY JOURNAL The old question
" Can any good come out of Nazareth 2" is an.
swered at last in the Affirmative. Amid the sim
mer and bubble Of politics the Union County
Convention, at one of its late sessions, voted to
defer the nominations for Police, County and
Probate Judges until next September. By this
means the judicial Offices will be separated from
those which come under the denomination OF
" political" and the Beuch be relieved from a
stigma which has for a long time attached to it,
in some cases deservedly, in others perhaps with.
ont sufa2ent cause. The necessity for main
tanning in these positions none but men of the
most unimpeachable integrity and highest legal
attainment is SO apparent that all honest men
must hail this novemen. with satisfaction, as an
indication of a better time to come.
The Democratic journals have been induleing
in all sorts of vituperation and falsehood, but in
spite Of all they can do, the Union party is
steadily progressing. 1t is now almost a matter
Of certainty that it will control the Congress
sional, State and Legislative Offices, and it is be.
lieved that the friends of Mr.. Gorham will Sc
cure the nominations. The uneasy element is
the Workingmen's organization, q portion of
which was tricked into endorsing Haight for
Governor. Many of these who are perpetually
denouncing the "genteeler" classes would be
surprised to hear that, generally speaking, book
keepers, clerks, statesmen, agents generally
and men of the liberal professions, are the hard
est worked men in the world-especially those
whose avocations are of a mental character.
frAn rrht NJ kNf x-fa
there is justice and reason at the bottom of this
Workingmens movement. The principle from
which it springs-a just and equitable distribu-
of the proceeds of combined capital and labor
and a proper equalization of business profits be-
tween those who supply the money and those
who furnish the labor-has long been the sphinx
which has puzzled the brains of the political
economists, and will one day undoubtedly be
the lever which will move the whole civilized
society of the world.
As it is indisputable that the interests of CAL
ifornia demand imperatively that the State
should be represented for the next two years by
men of Union sentiment, friends of enterprise
and progress, there can be no doubt as to the
issue.
A great many of our townspeople have gone
to visit the Paris Exposition, and letters now be-
ing received here agree in representing it as
'one gigantic humbug on the part of Johnny
Crapeau. Mr. Pickering of the EUening Bulletin
is there, taking care of Mrs. Fitch, wife of his
partner. George Guthrie, formerly of the Her.
aid, is there also, managing for an opposition to
Gahgnani. E. Gould Buffum is there, who used
TO be an editor of the Alta So is Upton, now
corresponding with the same paper. And SO are
many whose names would be familiar to you.
They are all tired already, and "want to go
home"
Folks here are very busy getting enrolled as
voters. At the close of last Saturday there were
upon its pages II, ,s67 names. Thus far the ma
jority of those having their names registered arc
naturaized citizens.
The Collector of Internal Revenue returns a
total of $722 ,29l as the income list for the pres
ent year.
Those who have not visited this city for year
or 80 can have no idea of the vast Improvements
which have been made and are now making.
This is the immediate result of the recent settle
ment of land cases at Washington. Since the
De Haro claim was rejected the railway men
have projected new road 70 carry passengers to
oayview, and the town is growing rapidly in
that direction. A few days since another was
removed by the sale of the Beideman estate,
when Platt's Hall was crowded with eager bid
ders. Said estate occupies large proportion of
the land in the western suburb, and, being very
eligible property. the whole realized $3.50, 900
truly respectable sum for the heirs of old Ja-
cob Bedman, who came to his title by squat
ting Many ladies were present, and there was
some protestation, but the title was vouched for
by J. B. FELTON, and the transfer was consum-
mated.
The suit brought by Mrs. Mary l.. Schell
against General Nagee for breach of promise
created an interest here that has not yet subsid-
ed. The unhappy Mary says the hero wrote her
some one hundred and fifty letters of an exceed
ingly amorous nature from the seat of war,
which letter.. she had collated and was about TO
he IL
of the fierce moustachios, Major Jack Stratman,
when INDUCTION was procured, which the
Fourth District Court yesterday confirmed. She
asks only SlO0 900 from the General, but, mean.
while, finds other consolation for her woes.
The city is orer-running with vice and crime.
The rape of child is added to the police records
of the week - the culprit being spiritualist
known as Doctor J. R. Sproul, who calls him
self an ' inspired physician" All the parties
to this case are "inspired" people likewise.
The Doctor rejected legal aid, saying that he will
be defended by the spirits He is said to have
caused the death of Mrs. Goss, the childs step
mother, some months ago, by bis spiritualistic
tampering.
The talk of annexing British Columbia has
been revived here, and creates great deal Of
interest among our foreign residents. This time
the proposition is likely to come from the colo
nists themselves, for British Columbia is in
for, an annual expenditure of S7oO, 900, and its
annual income is not $3.50 900. If Uncle Sam
should effect this proceeding be will show some
sense
It's proposed by an ingenious mechanic to
build flying machine in opposition to the
Avi,or," which, by the way, is now pro-
nounced failure. Old Marriott, the protector
is daily visible in the streets. His hair has turn
ed white and he looks twenty years older than
before he commenced the undertaking.
In theatricals there is but little animation, ex.
cept at Maguires Opera House, where Mr.. Ed
win Adams is drawing crowds nightly. On
Monday last new drama was produced, found
ed upon Tennyson's beautiful poem Enoch
Arden" and during the week fve-act plav by
the late Judge Conrad, entitled I" The Hereto !"
an episode. of the days of the Bas,ile and the
Huguenot massacre. Adams is conceded to be
the best actor who has visited US for many a
year. On the 10th the tsro Martinet,i troups are
to depart for Australia. We shall miss the
mirth- provoking "phiz of Julien, but more
than all the airy figures Of Madame Marzetti
Desire Mattiren and Julia Lehman. The reign
of the ballet is, for the present, at an end. To.
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