Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-12-10
CALIFORNIA LETTER.
A sunday in San Francisco--The
CIim House RoRd-SRn Francisco
p ksannrN -|I1Ouo Mo umtafn Cemetery
pLThc Iiasi ON Dolores.

here and there by few feecy clouds
the advance guard of fast-approaching
columns, for which the earth is weary
waitiDg-makes it seem almost a shame
to remain indoors this glorious Sabbath
morning, and if the attractions of the
country were only in character with that
Of the day, ] am afraid your correspon-
dent would have been tempted to engage
in some other occupation than that Of
writing to the Courier.
SAN FRANCISCO SUNDAYS.
AsIwrite German military company
is passing by my window, and the band
has attracted some hundreds OF people in
its wake, who will follow, on to Wood
wards Gardens and there revel in the
mild enjoyment of lager, quaffed under
leafy bowers, or stroll with wife and
children in front of the Gagged animals,
while the uniformed Tcutons will make
merry, and enjoy themselves by shooting
Of imaginary Frenehmen, typiied by
target.
RELIGIOUS DANCE MUSIC.
In Difference to the remnant Of Puri-
tanism that still fingers in our midst, the
proprietors of most Of the suburban gar
dens advertise Sacred Concerts for their
Sabbath patrons. In reality the selec-
,lons consist OF ,ne usual opera.,G ueu s
cys,interspersea WIN aahce, iiusic anu
natlonal airs, Dut tne supposeu eohves-
sioni answers us purpose oy atIactihg
many who would De norrineu AT tne . ldea
OF attending an openly announceu oecu-
lar Concert
THE CLIFF HOUSE ROAD. .
fashionable San Francisco considers
N decidedly vulgar to drive out on Sum
days. 40 the day is given up to diamond
sh;rted bar-keepers' fast dry goods clerks,
gamblers. snoring men. and representa-
tives Of the genus gent generally. The
only decent road out oil the city rs 10 the
Chh house' ana every procurapie yenl-
cie, that our nuiuludlnous lively STABLES
can iurhish conVerges IN tna. uitecIon.
buggies, hacks ana tanoums powi aiong
~ dusty succession, haii o9scurea ia lhe
clouds OF hne SAND wnich rise on tee
shgntest provoca,ioh ol nolses nuns,
ana which powuers polh noIses ano
drivers with a dusty wnlteness' .eas I sooh
detraets from me appearances Oh broad
cloth and harness. '.,.H4fa
LONE MOUNTAIN. 7'ida
The hroad skirts the base of Lone
Mountain. where deaf to the everlasting
roar of the great Pacific sleep San Fran
cisco hundred thousand dead. A rude
cross crowns the summit, and looks down
ON n succession of rolling slopes chez
nered with fen thousand grave stones.
The monumental record of the rich citi-
zen. the humble tablet of the unknown,
and the public memorials erected to
those who have deserved well of their
fellow-men. are mingled one with the
other. There is no pottersfield for the
moor and no place apart for the rich.
6nly religions distinctions are recor-
nized. al wall separates Catholic from
Protestant and there il hut a small gate
through which YOU can pass from one
gronnd to the other. -.tr
mu, nr.n ur,rurv
IN D,A
In the midst OIL the rrotestant Duriai
ground IS square building OF grey
stone.. II yon were near enough 70 II
you would see that u Is closed with mas
siye iron doors ana tnat we scroli WORK
above them Is ornamented WITH VII strange
and grotesquue characters. ms IS the
Chinese vault, aPiaced on shelves. duly
coflined and labeled, are the remains Of
the Aslatlc strangers VINO nave died ~
ourimldsti IN course OF time they will
be boxed ana shipped nome ana II the
deceased has children, his name and
memory WIN 6e apotheoslzed ava wor-
shipped by an tne generations oi III, ms ae-
scendants; Iwice a year tne o1ihese
gather IN front Of TINS edliiee ana oher
prayer and sferlhoe OF 1000 70 tneir de-
parted ancestors. while every DAY some
one brings special offerings 10 avert
sickness OF threatened caiami'y' lill
s BAKER AND BRopERIcK.
Driving by the foot of the hill, two
rnonuments from their prominence, at
tract attention. They are near each
other, and somewhat aiike IN arehltec1
ture, ana are erectea ABOVE s 'se grases o. oi
TWO men Wnose names anu ieihe are in