The union Democrat., 1869-06-05
Letter from San Erancisco.
SAN FRAScrsra

FRIEND ARTHUR Accustomed as noun
tain men are to having air and equable tenn
lerature, the climate Of the Bay is doubly
abominable to us in the early morning fog
thick enough to cut slices from it to fry for
breakfast as they used to DO down east, y
hot enough at 10 TO fry that same fog, at |
n gale from the Ocean freezing your marrow
excoriating all exposed flesh, and AZ night,
cold. thick, drizzling, fog again. The peo-
ple here say it is splendid, healthy climate,
bu, it is probably on the old principle ''that
cells get used to being skinned" Amuse-
ments here are various and diversified both
in quality and price, from free concerts and
G. F. T., TO high toned lectures, sermons and
Theatres. The free concerts is an institu-
;ion, low, disreputabe and hlthy. there are
scores Of them in other parts of the city be-
sides on the Barbary Coast, where people
meet to drink lager or whisky, view model
artists and listen to obscene jokes.
Pic-nics are in vogue just now. cannot
see why. unless. that the exuberance of spirit
requires fog damper, wind rs an ex-
hitira'or. Every day there are societies.
comranies or orders enjoying themselves at
oakland Saucelto; at enc picnic, the
Order Of Red Men" 1000 people partic-
pated Tuolumne people talk Of having one
shortly. would like to be there.
Since my last letter two more Tuolumne
editors have crossed my path. j. w. Sulli-
van formerly of the Herald, and Robert Fer
raj once the talented editor of the UNION DEM-
.ocRAr. Sullivan don't seem to be in very
prosperous circumstances, but Ferral looks
ns though his lines were cast IN pleasant
places. Though, according to his account
Snnoma must he good place for Democrats,
vet evidently his heart yearned towards Tu
Tlumne from the inquiries he made regarding
prospects and persons Of this region
| notice hv the papers that the Railroad
excitement is not decreasing at home Here,
the project is favorahly spoken Of, lot only
in regard to Tnoumne but also to other
mountain counties. Even now fruit is brought
frrm Tualumne to this city and it seems to
be the general opinion that in Tuaumne the
Strawberries are larger and sweeter the grapes
are hct'er in quality and size, the peaches
more luscious, than from any other locality
lfv vou start your road yon can get help il
YOU can only show that it is feasible. AS for
stockton, it ought to be left out in the cold !:
there was nearly enough money subscribed
To commence the Tulare Valley Railroad,
contractors had offered to build it for Ii, :
coo dollars mile and take the receipts till
they were paid, but some Of the people who
had taken stock backed out, and the whole
thing was fzz'e. 1t is reported that they
were bought eff by the Pacific Il. X. WHO
want to make new cry at Shepherds Fer
rv; il don't make much difference to YOU for
your road can be brought to that point mt less
expense, anG yonr lumber, marble. wine &c.
thipFed direct TO this city. or continue on the
Railroad through Livermores Pass to Oak
land.
The schools here are in forrishing con-
dition thoreh the "Gradagrindn system is n
feature. The girls schools seem to be in ai-
vance Of The bows Of the same grade both in
d 'ipline ID proficiency. C,tv teachers nave
an easier time than our country teaehers.
the hitter having mixed schools teaching from
4, B, c, to Algebra, while the schools of the
latter are graded. and are only required to
teach the branches prescribed for that grade
The teachers in San Francisco in general are
genial and hnSpitahlr. the ladies being always
willing 10 divide their lunch with n visitor.
and tie gentlemen polite and pleasant OF
course there are some who are surlv and
upcorteous and there were some schools Wis
tied on special invitation, where neither book
nor seat were offered nor even nod cf recog-
milton. There was quite n breeze mt the Nor
NAL school exhibition: Miss Stone, reading
the sautatory took occasion to cast Il slur on
catholicism and also brought in the inevita-
lie niger the Objectionable passages had
been ordered out by her teacher but were
restored (as have heardl hy her friends; on
being read some little feeling was manifested
and Supt. Fitzgerald made some remarks in
pleasant apalogeuc manner assuring the
audience that 70 offence was intended and
that these slurS must have been accidental.
Some ot the audience hsscd bnt the hsSes
were drowned in the applause that followed,
and though 1t the conclusion of the remarks
he was again hisssd, vet the applause again
drowned the geese. DR.. Fitzgerald has ever
cudcavared to keep politics and religion ont
Of the schools, but it seems that little slv
ways ere rcscrted to in order to make some
trouble. The papers which have slanderod
the Superintendent seem destitute Of princi-
pie for they have not fairly stated the case.
George Francis Train is the rage lust now.
charlatan, and hpmhug he is; hutnot crazy.
lie attends large audiences and they applaud
his sophi~tries even when he treads on their
corns He often takes votes and last Sunday
night he sol1 the pups All those who
are in favor of woman'S wrongs say aye; -
laundering of ayes followed and it was halt
minute before the laugh showed that the
point was seen. lou should have him in
Sonora to talk for your Railroad. c.
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MAroH Ir.-Ay, Messieurs ofthe Faculty,