Los Angeles daily herald., 1873-12-27
Our Christmas Letter from San Francisco.

Vur CnrtStmas Letter from %" rTa"c'sco'
To yourselves individually, your
readers in particular and everybody in
general a happy Christmas. The time
to forget old grudges and forgive Of
fences has once more arrived, and for
the nonce, kindly greetings, roast
beef, turkeys and Christmas gifts, sup
plant mutton chops, ill-will, meagre
fare and misery.
THE LONG TERM
Election gives satisfaction to every
one except the Alta, which by the bye
has Of late pursueda a very undignified
course. In its issue Of the 14th inst. it
went after the CAL and the Chronicle
on their circulation quarrel, and in a
terse editorial characterized the dispute
as mean, mud-slinging squabble, by
which each paper was lowered. The
editorial was very dignified, but was
unfortunately followed up next day by
column and a half Of the worst kind
of imaginaray fish-wife conversation
supposed to hive been heard by an alta
reporter in the Lick House billiard
room. The suppositious interview re-
lated to Booth and was as foolish as
false. &'tsN"~ te@'tt" a-N
9 6 THE SHORT TERM
Election terminating with victory
for Hager elected little comment. An
ti-monopolists claim victory and rail-
roadists are satisfied. 1t Is conceded
that he is a good man and his Goat
Island action is referred to with pride
by his supporters. A'4e'~ -s.- it
THE BEAR BOY
has been returned to Plumas against
the wishes Of Captain Scott his tempo
rary guardian. The Captain Is Secre-
tary Of the society for the prevention
of cruelty to animals, and although
the legal champion of brutes, has
worked hard to rescue poor imbecile
human being from the hands of his
selfish exhibitors. The 'proprietors"
of the boy assert that he is worth at
least $50 q day to them, and as the
guardianship of Captain Scott only
extends to this State, it is feared that
the brutal shOwmen Of this defOrm-
ed child will take him out of the State
and continue their traffic in his unhap-
py flesh. The boy suffers from curva-
ture of the spine, and cannot stand
upright. Rough treatment and ILL
usage have not improved his appear
ance and with the aid of plaster and
some false hair along his spinal col
'umn, he has been exhibited as brute.
THE MARKETS
on Christmas eve We're gorgeous. The
heaviest beast on exhibition weighed
1880 pounds, dressed, and there were
many more nearly as large. The meat
was decorated with ribbons. and in
most cases bore some celebrated name.
The show of poultry, fruit, fish and
vegetables was magnificent, and the
markets were SO crowded as to render
progress slow and difficult.
THE DOLLAR STORE 4lJ
of Ackerman, on Kearny street, must
have contained tonight over three
hundred persons constantly filing in
and out. How any one got what he
wanted, or even knew where to go for
what he wanted, must ever be mys-
terry, yet the file going out seemed
heavy laden and as anxious to reach
the street as the incOmers were the
store. The whole basement is filled
with costly goods, and it is. now only
dollar store in name, though Of course
a great many cheap articles are on
sale.
THE BROKER NUISANCE
by which the corner Of California and
Montgomery streets is SO crowded az
to render passage impossible, is on the
increase. The majority Of the men
who infest the corner are outside stock
gamblers, and even the peanut vendor
seems to distrust them as he has put
wire up over his stand.
H.f THE FIRE CONTEST
still continues, but Scannell has the
best of it. From first to last, it has
been political ring squabble.
~ CHIEF OF POLICE COCKRILL
is assailed in bitter terms in to-day's
(Wednesday's) Chronicle, He Is ac-
cused of allowing the gamblers, whom
Crowley had suppressed, to openly
continue and re-instate their houses.
He is also accused of carrying on a
wine and liquor business, contrary to
law, and of giving greater license to
houses of ill-fame. Inasmuch as the
Chronicle devotes two editorials to
him and a long paragraph, the charge
is probably true, at least, in part.
GOVERNOR DOwNEY.
You will have noticed last week,
that in spite of Governor Downey de-
clining the nomination for the short
term, there were several who insisted
on balloting for him. Had he gone
up to Sacramento before SO many
members We're pledged, his chances
would have been, to say the least
very favorable.
HIS ROYAL HIGHNEss, THE DUKE OF
s. a. azsa GENOA, sa. .5,sss -
is here. The court journals OF San
Francisco speak Of him in this sort Of
way: H. r. H. the Duke of Genoa,
received the news Of his promotion
from midshipman to lieutenant. III.
r. HI. expressed himself as much graft
fed. H.R. III. will not attend the rep
resentatiOn at the California Theatre,
as he is in mourning for the Queen of
Saxony. H. r.. H. has many Of his
fathers qualities, etc. etc. His ship,
the "Garibaldi," is laying near Bran
nan street wharf, and is being over
hauled and repaired. At present her