Weekly Trinity journal., 1870-08-27
OUR SAN FRANCISCO LETTER.
SAN FRANcIsco, August is, 1870.
JACK sTRATMAN.

Odenses Of every description are now punished
SO lenently, that just Judgment is apt to be
thought unnecessarily severe. In addition to
the six months, the Judges remarks were equal
to at least three more. If an appeal to the higher
Courts confirms the sentence, it is thought that
inc Governor will exercise his clemency and
save the Major from the indignity of nprisop-
ment. / am afraid that Jack S political Goose is
cooked, and that any future attempts to yet him
to dabble either in journalism or politics will
elicit mournful reply of-Neyermore.
LOTTERY SERMONS.
The clergy here take turn and turn about in
preaching sermons against the lottery Dr.
Cunningham OF the First Presbyterian Church,
gave his views on the subject last Sunday night
and mildly anathemized every one connected
with it. He declared that if he knew what ticket
would win the 500, 600 prize and could Law his
hand on it, he would neither buy it nor stoop to
pick it up. Nevertheless, be thought that when
lotteries were conducted " for the glory Of God
and salvation Of souls" they were Just, proper.
and ought to be encouraged. The present age
is not likely to appreciate such moral ethics.
especially rs it wckedly believes that il that
winning ticket was within the Doctors reach
he would suddenly find its possession essential
to the salvation Of DR.. Cunningham.
TARRAGUTs DEATH.
At the time of General Thomas's death re-
marked the very little manifestation of respect
shown throughout the city to the dead hero, and
the death Of Admiral Farragut affords another
instance Of want Of sympathy. Not more than
a dozen flags lloated at halEmast and all those
were flying from private buildings. Neither the
Post Office nor Mint lowered their banners and
if plain John Smith, of the Pioneer Society. had
departed this life, the outward manifestations of
I,
yet shown for the Nelson of America
PIONEER OBITUARIES.
BY the way, if any body in your section wants
cheap eulogistic obituary of grammatical con-
struction, the casiest way Of obtaining it is to
join our Pioneer Society. 1t is perfectly incon-
ceivable what amount Of virtue there is in
that association and if you haynt any virtue
it is all the same-they will still guarantee a
pleasant cpitaph Every member that dies is a
grown-up Sunday School scholar Of the immacu-
late type-a phenomenon who, by some mystic
rous means escaped the mortality to which
youthful piety is so subject, and lived to become
Saint Cheyalier Bayard and smart business
man at one and the same time. | have read all
their obituaries for the past six months, and
there has not been Il single sinner in the lot nm
to date. There is a certain sameness both about
their lives and their virtues, but as we know
there is only one narrow path it is presumed
trod in each others footsteps They were a
charitable crowd, and it is rather Il pity that
they are dying off so fast. If we were all Pho
neers, there would not be many vacant harps for
those who die after us, so it is perhaps rs we'll
we are not, just to give postcrity chance
THE WAR EXCITEMENT.
The excited crowds gathering round the Czroa-
icle, CaH and Bulletin Offices must be sufficient
to convince the student Of prophecy, that this
generation at least is not yet ready to convert
Its Springfield rifles into ploughing machines or
its cartridge paper into missionary bills
The crowd round the Chronicle Office is rener
ally very good humorcd one, although to
Judge from the scarcity Of clean shirts and the
strong aroma of whisky and tobacco it is crowd
out Of employment and not particularly anxious
to get in. Its composition is decidedly Celtic
and it is remarkably unanimous in the opinion
that one Frenchman is physically equal to three
PrhssiGns, that the dispatches about Prussian
victories are not to be believed and that all the
disasters to the French army result from not en-
ploying an Irish Brigade. 1t has also Il disposi-
tion to wager very large sums Of money on the
ultimate triumph of the Gae eagle, notwith-
standing that n disinterested observer w0uld
come to the conclusion that most Of the takers
were arguing on breakastless stomachs
Smaller crowds congrogate in front of the other
newspaper Offices, but they are not so demon
stratiye as the Chronicle throug, and are com
posed mainly Of men whoge thirst for war
knowledge has induced them to leave business
for few moments to gathor the latest intelli-
gence The excitement passes all reasonable
understanding and is daily on the increase.
MORAL ZEAL.
The froil sstorhood, Chinese and Caucasian.
are making unwilling contributions to the City
treasury Of almost $500 per diem They have
fallen under an Official law, victims to moral
zeal, and are no longer allowed TO stand at their
doorways and solicit passcrs by to enter their
abodcs. This crusade against iudccency takes
place once year, generally just before the Mu-
nicipial election, and lasts until the community
is thoroughly impressed with the vigilance of
the police, and the ladies become 20 wary to be
caught. If this temporary zeal only lasted long
enough, interior towns would have the benefit Of
an accession to their female population, but un-
fortunately it is only spafm Of morality, and
Will not continue for more than a week or two
CHEAP PHILANTHROPY.
A disreputab'e way Of obtaining money from
the public by appealing to its philanthropy is
quite frequently resorted to by our amusement
caterers Any one exhibiting " Fat Boy" or
Big Woman" or any other kind of second
class show, will announce that half the proceeds
are to be given to the % Orphan Asylum or the
" Chortab e Association" without specifically
designating the particular institution intended
to be benefited. The public then support the
entertainment under the idea that they arc con-
tributing to a charity, bpt as no special charity
is mentioned, all the coin goes into the proprie-
tors pocket. On larger scale, Camilla Urso
was an adept at this dodge, and played it very
successfully; but an lsraclitish gentleman named
Levy, who attempted the same game last week
was not quite SO fortunate. lie advertised Sc
ries of Promenade Concerts at the Pavilion, half
the receipts TO go to the San Francisco Beneyo-
lent Society. The public went in crowds, and
about $500 per night was taken in at the door
On Friday night the San Francisco Benevolent
Society applied for its share of the funds, and
was informed that none would be forthcoming
that the announcement was in fact only intended
to attract attention, and that Mr. Levy had not
the least idea of parting with the " rhino" The
Society's representative said nothing but next
night walked into the Treasurer's office, seized
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