The Placer herald., 1870-05-28
SAN FRANCISCO LETTER.
rFrom our Regular Correspondent

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To paint the Celestial eye with well directed
blow, to pound the Chinese skull with "a bit Nv
a shtick" or to dance Milesian hompipe on the
Mongolian ribs with pair of number fourteen
hob-nailed boots is considered by some to be
an amusement savoring Of angelic bliss but 1t
costs too much for frequent Indulgence, and is
| therefore not so popular as it might Otherwise
| be. When, however, John, of his own free WILL
cuts hacks, sashes and batters his fellow John
and the world can look on without expense,
the del ght becomes almost TO uproarous for de-
| scription. Such scene was enacted on Sunday +,
greatly to the qualification Of Anti Cooletes and
| other outside barbarians. 1t appears that the
| competition amongst the washermen had become
| SO fierce that it was lie ccssary to organize
protective association, and amongst other rules
vas one torhiding the opening oil an establish
ment within ten doors from any Other clothes
! cleansing firm. The linen purifiers hold week
| ly meeting, and an obsireperous dividual,
who believed in free trade in washing and had
| broken this regulation, WAS cited to present him
self for trial by Il jury of his peers Great in
! tcrest was taken IN the case and large crowd
of Protecionists and Free Tr.,iers congregated
| to listen TO the learned arguments OF counsel.
The evidence was all in, the cul cd Judge hath
| given his charge and the twelve good and true
men were about to render their verdict when
! gentleman in the audience took exception TO
one of the points of law and emphasized his dis
satisfaction by pulling the trigger ofa derringer
! with the barrel pointed Mt the Judges head.
This was the first, the signal gun. and war
grand scale WAS Immediately inaugurated.
Knives, pistols, clubs and clcavers were instant
" produced. and the rival factions went in for
murder with bravery almos. Caucasian. If
people in the streets had only attended to their
| own business and not beea SO confoundedy Gu
| ~ obout iha ming of SuCh n Rlltl . lla
and screeches, the Coroner would have had work
! for 4 week. and the cemetery an increased per-
centage OF Asatic deaths. But with an unwar-
ranaDle int erfercnce some one rushed oil to the
police station and invoked the attendance OF the
! peace guardians. Capt. Hanna hastily collect cd
| his force, and hurried 10 the scene Of conflict,
| mpressiEg en- route all the citiZens be could
muster. The advent of the officers caused an
| instant cessation OF inei nal hostilites and the
whole of the warlike element WAS turned upon
our 'active and eficients." Running the gaunt-
| let Of n pistol bait terry efecually placed at the
windows Hanna and his men charged up mar
| row fight Of seps at the top Of which stood
| a Chinese IIoratius, ready to dispute the passage
| against an army. cracked crown rewarded
this gentleman s hcro;sm, and the storming party
then fought their way inch by inch, eventually
taking each room at the point Of the ba ton. Il
! desperate sortee was made by the beseged
and CALAMITY repulsed, which so completely de-
| moraliZcd them that panic ensued and Napo
| leon 's " Tout est perdu" was no doubt uttered
by the Commander in Chief Prisoners were
| instantly secured numbers surrendered at dis
! creton aud some escaped hut the captured and
wounded remained on the bloody field. And the
! wonder is that the room WAS not strewn with
| dead, for seriOusy it was q desperate fight and
! more than forty shots were fired into dense
crowd The walls were perforated with bullet
holes. the floor slippery with blood, and even
the sacred Josh had a battered nose and a woa nd
/ in his wooden stomach from n T. clpnypr ThirtppN
iron b RS, six batches, four pistols and number
less clubs remained az trophies o! victory. and
the unfortunate captives will have an opportuni
~ to explain the cause OF their Sabbath belig-
erancc before an impartial jury of Americans.
THE coCos ISLAND TREASURE HUNTERS,
Who left here last December on the schooner
Mary Taylor, returned here yesterday some
what disgusted with their wilI goose chase They
| took with them Of those remarkable men
TO whom dying pirates always conlide The secret
hiding place Of their stolen riches, aud foil owing
this worthy's directions landed, prospected ana
dug for seventeen days. but found nothing more
valuable than tropical soil. Although the race
of Spanish Main buccaneers has been extinct for
nearly three-quartcrs Of century, it is wonder
rul what number Of their Intimate friends sill
survive. Every water front GROCERY has some
! one cOnUcCtnu VIII lie establishment VINO Guild
| u tale unfold about the disposition OF Kidd or
Morgtns booty, il sufficient nducement was
only off rod. These Cocos Islanders bear their
| dis ppontment with u s0cism thoroughly Cal
| Iornian and sld the rare maguanimity to bring
! the guide back, not only alive. but with q full
complement Of arms and legs. They had splen-
| did chance to wrcak vengence on their misin-
former, and probably would have done so had not
| that individual convinced them by his clcqucnce
! that the delunct robber must have made u slight
mistake in locality when describing the treas
nre cave. Notwithstanding the i'll success of
! This expedition, if any speculative genius was TO
| insert haning advertisement in the papers for
a Joint Stock Treasure Seeking Company plenty
OF fools would eagerly purchase shares.
STORY.
Il few years ago young girl named Nellie
| Freeman masie her appearance at the Eureka
Concert Hall. Apart from her beauty she had
nothing remarkable about her, and her stage life
will only be remembered by Theatre goers from
the incident that one night she came on the
boards with black arms and white face having
forgotten to paint the features. Alter leading a
rather dubious career she visited Honalulu and
coming homo on the .7ja1 made the acqnaint-
ance OF the Captain Cornelius Godfrey who
fell in love with his fair passenger at first sight
| The result was q marriage followed by few
lOuluS Ol III AlIluOuilI OIL 81. III icOoln, lOr
some cause or other. The lady procured divorce
and entered into domestic partnership with a
prominent journalist. The late husband was
so affected al the resul and il prayed so much
on his mind that on Saturday last be resolved
TO leap into the %aknown future, and arraying
himself in a black suit, placed his effects in or
der with the coolness OF one retiring to sleep,
and then ceased his earthly trouble by takirg
morp hine. y photograph of the woman was
| found in his memorandum book, and near the
picture WAS written in pencil. n thoroughly
heartcss woman On the back of the card was
this note "The mistress Of Daniel Wilder for
merly my wife; she is the cause of my death"
The decease was we'll known, universally re-
spected and his death has caused more regret
in our community than that of many Il man in
better social standing would have done.
GEoRGEw. DENT,
One of my "brothers-in law" has received the
appointment Of Z. S. Appraiser at this port and
only awaits confirmation by the Senate before