Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-01-09
LETTER FROM SAN FRANCISCO.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan

DAN FRANCISCO, Jan. u.
Outside the stock excitement (Which
Is the all-important event of the pc
riod) there has been very little doing
since the commencement Of the year.
Business is very slack, which is as
we'll, as the people generally can grad
ually recover from their Christmas and
New Year. designations. What q
wretched New Years day we had here
to be sure. 1t rained in torrents from
early morn until long past midnight.
| Visiting was reduced to minimum,
PEELED to make few calls, were entire
| ly at the mercy of the hackmen who
reaped rich harvest by charging So
an hour.
DION BOUCICAULT,
The great dramatist, is serenely bask-
ing in our midst. OF course he has
been interviewed by the Chronicle re-
| porter, and his remarks have been
greedily read by his admirers. There
| is something excessively ludicrous in
| this interviewing every Tom, Bill,
Jack or Harry that comes here. How
| the great Dion must grin at reading,
| that his head is entirely bald, and that
his moustache is tinged with grey, and
so on. He will commence operations
here next Monday week at the Cali
fornia. Which play he will choose for
his first night has not yet been decided
upon.
ANOTHER RICH MAN GONE.
David Stern, partner in the great
house of Levi Strauss & Co., died last
week, and his funeral on Sunday was
one of the largest ever witnessed in
this city, the majority of the Jewish
population turning out. Stern was a
very wealthy man, having been for
tunate in business since his residence
in San Francisco. In addition to this
his life was insured for 100000. He
has suffered for years past, and toward
the last was in great pain; his constant
attendant has been his old porter OF
the firm, and it is said he has reward
ed him to the the tune of $4,000.
CoNvIvIALITY EXTRAORDINARY.
A convivial gentleman who takes
his glass of wine at the club and joins
friend occasionally in drinking
"many happy days" had drank just
enough to make him feel very comfort
able, he therefore walked slowly along
towards the corner of Kearney and
Bush streets to take the car for his
residence. When at the corner a friend
invited him to join in a toast to the
New Year; he took look down the
street, and saw the red light of the car,
and knew that he could join in the
toast and be back again in good time
to catch his car, (which by the bye
was the LAST, provided there was no
interruption in the saloon. But there
was delay, a consumption of twenty
minutes, and when our friend came
out, he looked aniously down the street
expecting that the car had gone, but
no; there was the red light, and he was
yet in time. After few moments
waiting and no movement Of the car,
he concluded he would walk down the
street towards it. AS he neared Mont
gomery street, the belated convivial-
ist found that the red light was in Wa
kelle's window and the car had been
gone long before. The nearest hack
was hailed of course. The idea of
waiting for Wakelle's drug store to
take him home was too ridiculous and
he railroad man, well and favorably
known in the neighborhood of the
Bohemian Club Rooms.
ACADEMY OF SCIENCES.
The Academy of Sciences is fast
raising itself into notoriety, the num-
Der of members and the collection of
scientific curious have SO increased as
to necessitate removal to more COM
modious premises. The spot pitched
upon, is the church formerly occupied
by Doctor Stones admirers, and situa-
aed on the corner of California and
Dupont streets. 1t is central locality
and plenty of room for the old fossils
to run riot.
STOCKS.
The stock spectators are crazy as
ever over some of the fancy stocks,
and look forward for balloon prices,
about the same as ruled nearly two
years since. The bulls have their own
way now, and can carry any stock up
to the highest notch. In few days
the bears claim they will have their
paws on the market, and selling short
! will create stampede which will
I knock spots out of the fancy non. pro-
ducing stocks.
ADJUSTMENTS.
The Naiad Queen, at the California
Theatre, is proving the greatest sue
cess of any play ever produced here.
At the Opera House, Micawber versus
Heep is the great attraction. Mr.
Burnett makes capital character Of
the tumble man. The great Tom Ma.
guire, the pioneer manager, will have
benefit at both his theatres on Fri.
day. The ladies are preparing for the
great ball of the season-the calico
ball of the Ladies' United Aid Society
on Thursday.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Weather very cold and frosty.
Policeman Shoon Is walking about
with a ball in his jaw, put there by @
burglar.
Barber attacked by a man and re.
taliates by slashing him up with q
razor.
City Hall investigation continues tc
favor startling revelations.
Rose Eytinge has refused 81, 900 pei
month to play star engagement here
Police Court definition of "hood
lum"-An animal that runs around
the streets yelling, hooting, and max