The Placer herald., 1870-06-11
SAN FRANCISCO LETTER.
[From our Regular Correspondent

avenging missions, in broad day light. near the
most crowded blocks; and on each occasion to the
imminent danger OF peaccable souls who had not
the least expectation of becoming impromp,u tar
gets for quirrelsome fools. The last occurrence
excited considerable public Indignation, not only
from the deliberate attempt TO murder, but at the
utter disregard OF the peoples lives shown by the
vindctve assailint. Colonel A. p. Dudley. the
well known lawyer. has pleasant connection in
| the shape OF a nephew-in-l,w named lnghim.--
| This Individual WAS employed at the Mint alon .
| with Dndlcy's sons. and when the lItter were Off
ciaily guillotned, Ingham WAS blamed rs The
cause, and iamily quarrel ensncd that led TO n
| prolonged GOODNESS. Meeting his uncle at the
| Grand lio,el. some recriminaion was indulgn in
which led 10 iier dispute an exchange OF shots
and the sem scalp ping OF an unortun tie bystand-
er who intPrclcd. AS us Dudley's sons
hear'So the afiair they buckled on their weapons
OF war and started in search OF their relative
| meeting him ut the Cosmopolitan. Pistols were
| again fired. Ingham receiving ball in the nus
cles oi his chest. but so spent by contact with a
button a TO do no injury. On Wednes lay ma
tual friend opened negotiations for peace. with
such success tn It Dudley, Jr., and lngbam shook
hands. talked the matter over in "A friendly way
and started together for the purpose OF hnding
Colonel Dudley. This amiabiliiv lasted for one
block. when an alteration followed, and without
more ado hOsiiti"s we've resumed. Dudley IAN
across the street for the protecting care of an cX
press wagon. accelerated in his fight Ivy Il couple
Of shots. aud people scattered TO he right and
| lett leaving he two gentlemen to fight it out in
their own time. Dudley was on the point OF
opening his pistol battery, when couple OF po-
lice arrived on the scene and took both parties
away to 20 through the farce OF being hailcd out .
preparatory to Il re commencement Of the quar-
rel. There seems TO BE- no protpcior for the pub
lie, so we have to take our regular daily chlnce
OF getting shot, and trust to luck or Providence
| for an escape.
MACE AND ALLEN.
| Amongst the distinguished visitors who have
lately announced their intention OF honoring the
State with their presence are Mace and Allen
The pugilisc fraternity is consequently on The
| tpoe OF cXpectaion AMI revival OF first class
black guard IN may he confidently expected -
Since the dep rtnre Of Co6urn. the noble art has
somewhat languished. so that anything that tends
10 galvan re the sporting public into temporary
activity will be eagerly welcomed.
NEvAD, NOVEL.
Robert Gre0fbouSe is the title of novel by
John +. Swift, Esq. author of Going to Jericho
that is likely TO create more than ten days sem
sation. The scene of the story is laid in San
Francisco and Virginia City ten years ago. dur
! ilS Nlit hbSuOt tAClitmeHl. ann lHt plOt tNrn5
on the rascalty AMI secret workings of the Wild
| Cat mining companies formed at that time Most
of The drnmntis persone are well known local
! characters. such "a Senator Stewart. Charles lie
Long. Hall Nc cAllisrer. Colonel james Miss Lilly
| Hitchcock. and many Others San Francisco
shoddyism receives some hard hits the corrup-
ion Of bench and bar. and the system of bribery
hat prevailed cover the mountains" during the
first flush Of thc Comsiock discoveries are pxposod
so unspnrringiy that those not acquainted with
| the tact1 are likely 10 consider this portion Of the
| n1rrative gross exaggeraion. while the bcanti-
! ol mechanism bv which sh ,rcholdors were robbed
| for the benefit of the inner ring is explained rs
only one who has suffered by such jugglery coud
explain it.
SrBJECr OF IMPORTANCE.
San francisco is voting to.d,7 on the proposed
subsidy the Southern Pacific Railroad. and al
| though tic question is one of hat sl ght interest
IFS advocates aud opponents hive money TO kick
up lively chmor. While politicians are TINS
squahhling over the peoples money. n subject of
superlativc Importance has engaged the attention
of qnicter ctiz"ns.a snhicct that more directly af
ects the people of Cliirorui, than all the local
| elections that have been hold here for the past
| twelve months. 10 is pronosed Ivy the State
| Board of Education % effect an almost total
change in the school text books, and the rpSoll-
! tion has been introduced 81 qriety with the evi-
| dent Intention Of smuggling it thrnn h be o @
there is tim" for pn3lic discussion that il is only
within the last few days that an al ,rm has been
| sounded. The immcdile point of attack is Will
sons series Of readers. which have been in use for
| four years with universal satisfaction. Conci-
dent with the advent OF riv publishers agent
| from New York. members of the Board discover
that NcGuffrys readers are preeri he. and rnmor
scandalously whi prrs that p"cuniary arguments
| caused this sudden change OF oHnon The cost
OF new re tder- alone will amount to $50. 600 and
| If we add grammars. gcographies nrithmetics
| etc the aggregate will reach hundreds of I on
sinas. The question is not only one Of cXpodi-
| cncy. hut whether it is right in The present de-
pressed condition Of the State TO put parents 10
snch great expense for the sole purpose of hen
ohiting publishers and their agents. San Fran
cisco will M Ike anlhl" protest next week and if
the rest OF tHe State speaks up ihr PROJECT will
he defeated: Otherwise. some thee hunirpd thou
sand dollars will he taken out of The peoples
pockets. without the least equivalent Tor the cx-
penditure.
THE BosToNIINs,
Whose wealth was heralted by press dispatches
10 days ahead of their arrival. have materially
afforded to swell the weeks sensations. Three
thousand San Frlnciscans stood in shiverinc
waiting for eight hours in order to give them a
cordial greeting, and gaze at train of cars that
had come all tn" way from ,ssachusctts bav to
the very doors of the Grand Hotel Of the Paciic
Cahlornlans are neither respectcrs of wealth nor
sentiment. so that the bare announcement of the
coming rithos did not ovarwhem us with awe.
nor the bottled pint Of Atlantic seawater secure
our reverence. In Iced. this ceremony Of oceanic
TRANSMISSION svored so much of the ridiculous.
mat all the papers, with the exception Of the
b"nefin. which never laughs. have been poking
endless fun ut the sentimental Bostonians. and
the end is not yet. The weather has been on its
good behavior since their arrival so hat they
have formed an exalted opinion OF our California
climate. Hospitality has been showered on them;
and last night the climax was reached when they
were the recipients OF grand ball, rendered by
Messrs Otis, Barnes, and Blanchard. on behalf of
the merchants Of San Francisco. To day large
party left for the Yosemite. others started for the
Geysers, some for more distant portions of the
State, and they are all evidently enjoying them
selves in sensible. undsmonstrative manner
YSRBt RUySL