Evening star., 1869-10-07

SAN FRANCISCO, GAL, 27th September, 1863
Editor Star The "news" from this lively city
to-day may be summed up in two highly i'm
portant items, one Of which IL that the ssRed
Stockings" played a match game Of base ball
with the Eagles" which was a very poor
specimen Of a game, and resulted in the defeat
OF the latter club by score Of 35 to 4. George
Wright gave the excited crowd a sample of first
class batting, and Brainard con WINGED them
that 1t would be hard TO find his equal as a
pitcher-there is nothing else about the game
that deserves especial mention. The same clubs
Will play the return game this afternoon, and
the visitors will play several games during
their stay, which set down for two weeks
The other item Is the weather which has been
more than warm for the past four days, and the
'Friscans" insist the change a fore-r runner of
earthq uakes, and are picking out their spots
for refuge at the first intimation Of their ap-
proach. have not yet selected mine, but If the
shake occurs in daylight, the Lick House dining
room will probably be the ruins from which l
am 10 be eXtricateu.
The approaching danger don't seem to have
depressing effect on the Industrial Fair, for
is sue cess. II the large receipts at the door
every day and evening is an evidence. The
display VI mechanical ingenuity and home
produce is very varied and liberal, bot II Is all
secrlf1ced during the regular evening paraCe of
live stock. who are led or driven through the
pavilion by their various erooms and drivers
There is too much OF IL, and a perfect disregard
of classification, and the ignoring Of dividing
lines which should separate the live stock on
exhibitions; still worse, IL Is permitted to roam
about at will, producing the utmost confusion
among both the disinterested male spectators
and the exhibited. The general effect produced
by a parade OF eighteen hundred girls-young,
old, or OF dubious age-is undoubtedly q pleas.
ant one and attracts the eye OF the superficial
observer. But how 1t will be possible for the
committee TO make unbiased reports and
award premiums fairly, IL is hard to surmise,
There are no entries for figure, style, action.
nor beauty. The thoroughbreds are mixed up
unfortunately with those of all work, and
each one seems entered for the sweepstakes
premium. School marms, school girls, brides.
past. present, and prospective; seamstresses and
milliners nobs from Rincon Hill and snobs
from Taylor street: ciergymen's wives and
Doctors daughters old girls, young girls, boy
girls, town girls, and country girls; girls with
beanx, girls with sulky brothers, ana proper
girls who come with ''paw.paw ladies in
silks, satine, calcoes and water proof suits:
large or small, high or low chignoRs; one curl,
two curls, fifty curls, spit curls and wonderful
cascades freckled face girls chewing gum, or
dark girls who chew parasol hanules. All
these are mingled In the widest confusion
Although the same specimens are regularly
exhibited between the hours of and Ii ID. m
owing 70 this state Of disorder, 1t Is almost i'm
possible to make a fair comparison between
the different members Of the same classes.
II the managers OF the Industrial Fair would
but ystematiZe this (the live stock) department.
It might be made one of the most interesting, as
1t is the largest feature OF the exhi ibitIon They
should do something; if they cannot make a
quartZ-crushing machine more attractive than
pretty girl, II Is not their fault; but il will be
their fault If the many fair ones who 20 TO be
looked at are not systematically arranged, so
as to appear TO the best advantage, and, at the
same time, greatly reduce the discriminating
labors OF the critical bachelor or the expe.
rienced Benedict.
The paImy days of California have been
revived in small way of late. A duel has
been fought by TWO young men well known in
this city, "a lady the cause, as usually and
though no privacy has been made of the affair,
grand Jury, and the Offenders against the law
are highly commended. In another case man
pointed a revolver at the breast OF the night
clerk Of the Lick House, and pulled trigger
but 1t happened to be the only nipple Of the six
that was without q cap. His provocation was
that his room bell was not answered as
promptly as was desired. Last week the editor
OF the "News Letter" was visited at his sane
tam sdRctorum by prominent character and
badly beaten with a club, for publishing an
article unsatisfactory 10 the cIubbist No
arrests.
MethInks hear you say Hold. enough"
and obey reluctantly. FRANKLIN SQUARE