Weekly Trinity journal., 1870-08-06
OUR SAN FRANCISCO LETTER.
SAN Francisco, July 30, 1870.
TINE CrNeuc


THE CENSUS.
10 about ten days more the San Francisco
Census will be completed and it is stated that
the result will rather reduce our dignity We
have always claimed a population Of l75 900,
and thought we lived in a fast growing city, but
Uncle Sans enumerators say that our calcula-
tion Of inhabitants is about 80, 900 wide Of the
mark. Rejecting for a moment that our weekly
death rate is only about So, the mprobability of
such small mortality in a population Of 75,-
600 is at once manifest, and gives sufficient ev-
idence that we have been mortgaging the future
for OR statistics. Even 1875 600 is an increase
OF more than 100 per cent. since the last census
There were 56, ,S35 then, and to double it in ten
years is not so bad. Anyhow, we can spare
several thousand without hurting the property
of the city, as the place is much too crowded for
the amount Of work and business done in i. .
The principal excitement of the week has been
the
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY ELECTION
held last Monday. A foreigner stroing 10 the
vicinity Of the City Hall on that day, would have
formed but a poor opinion of the dignity of
American citizenship, had be judged by the
smaples congregated there of gentlemen who de-
voted their time, talents and influence for pal
try pecuniary considerations) to procure the
success of ward candidates The main issue
involved was the supremacy of the two wings Of
the harmonious unterrifcd, and the result was
the triumph Of the Irish, or McCoppin faction,
over the cbvalry element. Apart from this last
struggle, the election had no significance, and
does not in the least affect gubernatorial candi-
dates.
GEORGE FRANCIS TRAIN,
the gentleman who has so solemnly sworn to
fraa Ira1 bnl n )
inhicting four more lectures on our patient city,
as San Francisco's proportion of the series of
one thousand, while one his way to the White
House. If George francis differs with most peo-
pie on the main questions of the day, there is no
doubt he is profoundly sound on financial topics.
He has two theories OF finance. One of them
he illustrates on black board for the benefit
of his audience to jargop Of Bank of California
humbug- onoply-green back currency, etc. the
other he illustrates at the door for the benefit OF
George Frantg Train, ana he is generally
well supplied with Libertys beautiful profile
stamped in gold, one of his theories is certainly
correct.
LAMPS LETTERED.
Rurai Caifornians, unless very drunk, can
now wander through the city after dark guided
by Typographical descriptions of locality painted
on the lamp posts. Every lamp has been let
tered with the streets name, so that except on
municipal moonlight nighta-about twenty each
anonth-there will be no necessity to ask ques-
tions of designing strangers. 1t would be a
good plan TO beacon the Barbary Court for the
benefit of country visitors and whisky-logged
craft of city register.
THE CHINESE.
Judge Lake, of the new criminal court, deals
out justice in a style that almost frightens the
unconvicted into honesty. Three knights of the
Jimmy got twelve years each on Saturday for a
small burglary two Others were secluded from
society for three years, in consequence Of their
lax notions respecting the rights Of property,