Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-09-22
FROM SAN FRANCISCO.

The CalifeFnla Electien-The Fifteenth
Amendment-fhe State Fair-rhe Bed
spread Business-Gambling-N Cure
for Drunkenness-Hsrse.r Re.
trenchment Committee in Oalifernia-
sen. carl Shurz Musicked and Ovated-
A Cincinnati Party Doing California.
Wnrlespondence OF the Washington Star.l
n4n RANoseco, Sept. I3, Is69.-Between the
elef sfhe Annual State Fair, and the visit.
ine pittees of the @ reat Moguls this city
hac enabled to keep up excitement in
quaNl-D to suit all tastes for the past week or
two. The energy displayed by both parties 70
elect their favorite for Mayor, was enough to
Tax ordinary beings TO their utmost capacity,
and the natural inference is that there was none
tospare-a conclusion not hastily formed may
as well add. The voting was very evenly
divided, and tho the candidates are both
Democrats, Selby requested the votes of an
independent party, recently and hastily orga-
nlzed, , promising TO be governed by their
wishes, one OF which Is the adoption OF the
Fifteenth Amendment, and by a letter pub.
lished the day preceding the election secured
votes enough to elect him over the present
Mer' McCoppin) by 11O majority.
Everybody goes to the STATE Fair at Sacra.
mento, so l wended my way thither and was
sold most unmercfully. The whole affair is a
first class fraud. particularly the industrial
portion, where l soon found two immense
crowds collected, all anxious to see ana exam.
Inc something which / thought must be inter-
estng, and after ar i'll spent hour in ascertain.
ing the magnet which would attract two such
diserderly female gatherings, found the first
TO be bea spread by nj rs. Somebody containing
$50 pieces, and the next another bed spread by
Mrs. Thing -a-bob, in which she s1saw' Mrs S.
and went e32 pieces better, No. ontainine
1,352 pieces; you can rest assured l thereafter
saved my time and evaded all crowds and
consequently bed spreads. In making my exit
discovered Wheeler d Wilson with female
attachment, (very pretty,) but 1t was labelled
Hands OF, and the rabble didn't go near her
Gambling is carried on in the most shameful
publicity, the announcement OF the authorities
that II would be prohibited, Notwithstanding
l cannot condemn them, however, but think
they have done good work and taught great
moral lesson In permitting the thing TO roll
we are forever invoking the protectcR OF the
law IN behalf OF weak men thus led into tenn
tatlon. why man who will be in nyeigled by
the sound OF q fife and a fiddle into one OF those
dirty, beery, keggy, impromptu saloons opened
there on K street, and who will there buck off
MS money deserves not the protection Of the
law. We are asking law to stop RambIing
close dram.shops and save drunkards also. /
say II man will be a drunkard give him ali
the whisky he wants; send him barrel; II be
can't come for 1t, haul Ii TO him; let him drink
himself to death as quickly as possible; gel
him on the communIty's hands and allow some
better man to marry his widow and support
his family. So win gambling. Open ali the
gambling saloons; make it public; make il dis.
gusting; let these who will ruin themselves by
Ia &c s 10 perdition as quickly as they can, and
beZzling aEnoyances. Don't make fish OF low
gambling ana flesh of high-toned gambling.
We envelop the latter In q fascinating secrecy
and my stery that aids to draw in and ruin haif
the boys, just as secrecy, mystery and conceal.
ment ruin girls.
A pair of twin calves is shown at the Fair
Tor an extra twenty-five cents. / didn't 60 in
on account OF the expense, having been accus.
TONED to much cheaper exhibitions on Penn.
sylvania avenue.
The horse-racIng is the attraction for the
n fnrnn
largely predominate; on all sides can be con.
stantly heard the chin king Of gold and loud
voices OF men proclaimIng that they would
"bet $500 to $500 they conld name the winner,
or 500 even on ssRegulator," &c The time
made by the horses nas been quiss ordtnary,
and butfor the chance to snake raise, (" wouId
De OF no interest TO the majority OF attendants
their way Eastward to-day alter having been
allowed 10 investigate at their leisure the ad-
vantaees or otherwise of California over the
Auantic States; NO demonstrations having been
made In honor of their arrival or stay, except
IN the case OF Senator Carl Schurz, who was
paraoed, and musicked and fed, and what is
Detter, was rendered by his German brethrep
several handsome presents for himself and
"iie, an OF which were promptly accepted.
ders, and this week the famous .sFsed Stock
ipgs," OF the Porkopoiis, will arrive to give
Californions an idea Of base ball playing, but
tney Will have 'perfect walk away - for the
best nine they can raise here would be unahle
TO conquer the energetic but unfortuuate Po.
tomacs OF your goodly city.
Pds pas on "a bien loin, but l have not the
neart 10 ask you 10 follow me further.
FRANKLIN SQUARE.