The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-10-18

one.
SAN BUENAvENTURA.-Froma letter to the
San Francisco Bulletin, we extract the fol-
lowing:
San Buenaventura-about p miles south
of Santa Barbara-is one of those queer little
| Mexican towns that here and there dot the
coast of Southern California. The town is
: located almost upon the beach of the Pacific,
! and under the base of an elevation of few
hundred feet. The main thoroughfare is
about the only one of responsibility, and is
nearly mile long and hundred feet wide.
| The population consists Of some 400 people,
two thirds of whom are native Californians,
the balance being Americans-of course,
counting under this democratic and cosmo-
poi:an appellation our friends with the rich
| Irish brogue and the sweet German accent"
| There are great many stores here and con-
siderable trade, the country round being very
rich and well settled. There is sort of road
stead at this point, where, during a favorable
state of the wind, freight may be landed with
safety. The Mission of San Beunaventura
was founded nearly 100 years ago.
What strange characters we meet in this
world Ell: l should say so. An individual
of this hump-backed burg took fancy to me
at first sight, and has bored me excessively
BY taking me round posting ME up"
etc. A few days ago I accompanied my
queer friend thirteen times up and down the
street. You see that man over there:' he
remarked to me, upon one occasion. at the
same time pointing with finger which re-
sembled the tongue of an OK cart, to a dilapi-
dated looking shrimp with yard of tobacco
juice cOurSing its way through ditch in his
whiskers. | answered in the affirmative.
well, sir" rejoined my cadaverous COM
He's the smartest man in this town-he shot
a fellow at ball about three weeks ago. A
short time after, my companions fist fell upon
nv shoulder like a trlp-hammer, and bring
ing his enormous index finger to bear upon q
biped ofabout three hundred pounds avoirdu-
pois, he calculated, "There's a man l want
YOU to know-he shot Mexican right through
the head last Wednesday," Hardly ten min
utes had elapsed, when down came the pom
derous fist of my rutfianly acquaintance upon
nv port arm, with, There, there! there's
old Puck you must know him; doggone my
buttons-hes brick. you bet your bottom
dollar-he put charge of buck shot into a
Dutchman last week, and dug hole in his
head big enough to saw wood in" | was on
the point Of making some expression of sym
pathy for the unfortunate 1euton. when nv
attention was turned to Emphatic looking
female ri ght across the street. with, " here
by juniper there's the smartest girl in this
town; you ought to know her-her father
jackass took the first prize at the fair last fall
YOU bet We, she's sn art" | wanted TO ask |
him if she'd shot anybody within week, but
for fear that might get dose of buck shot |
which would dig hole in my head big enough |
to saw wood in. | affected Undesirable |
amazement IT the brilliant creature to the
nlucho gnst0 Of my chuckelheaded bore.
The patron saint Of this place-as one may
infer from the name of the Mission-is San
Now, by right, the people here
should celebrate the feast of this eminent di-
vine but they decline doing so on account of
the 18th of July occurring in harvest time
They must celebrate somebody or some day,
however, so they have pitched upon San
Miguel's Day. which comes on the 29th Of
September. The great feature of this day is
the worrying of bulls. Bull fighting was COM
menced here on the 9th ult., and kept up for
three days, during which time neither bull
nor horse. land sad to relate) no man was
killed. The Plaza de los Toros was an i'm
proyised affair. enclosed by fence about six
feet in highth. Within this enclosure first
appeared fourteen men on horseback, with
red cloths, gray blankets, checked shawls and
other implements of torment in their hands.
Presently bull was drawn in, and tripped
up and thrown upon the ground. While in
his position, the tips OF his horns were sawed
IF, after which the fighting" commenced.
The piecadcres would ride up to one side Of
he bull, shake a cloth or blanket at him, at F..
which the animal would become enraged and
ush at them, the riders always taking very
rood care to just escape the horns of the in l
uriated beast. In short time the bull would {
,ecome exhausted, taken out of the arena,
md his place filed by another. In this way
hree hours were used up on Tuesday after
loon, during which time eleven bulls were ,
Worried The feats of horseman ship display
d were splendid, but on the whole the Eight" :
vas very tame. On the second day several !
uils were brought into the square with sharp 9
orns, and three or four horses were famed or :
therwise hurt. On the third day an inebri- J.
ted Indian went into the arena on foot; but :
n few moments came out head first. The r
rst charge of the bull struck him abaft, but !,
he escaped with his miserable !;
fe.
SEYMOUR RouGHs.-A lot Of roughs con- !
regated in the Uncle Sam beer cellar, on :.
street, last night about 9 o'clock and ..
reated terrible excitement for a while, !,
urrahing for Seymour. In passing on the !,
pposise side ofthe street we heard pistol, u
red by one of the party, and of course we :,
ent for an item. We came very near getting u
&C ,.. ro,obod tho StepS our feet | =