Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-08-19
The QUEEN CITY.
An Interesting Letter From che Her
aids Special Correspondent -
Woafher-Mouay-- Inv - ReIfriOn-


hills in glory and power, serene and
happy. The weather, that never-fail-
ing subject for comment, is pleasant
and genial; the sun shines forth glori-
ously, evidently trying to make amends
for dereliction of duty in the past,
when he wasn't to be seen for days to-
gether. The winds are hushed and
silent, no longer playing hide-and-seek
with the skirts of the ladies. The
fogs have gone->whither no one can
tell, but certain it is, that they will
return in the fullness of time, to fold
us once more in their soft but delusive
embrace, and sending us to the CRATE
for comfort, and to whisky straight
for consolation. Discomfort we can
endure; consolation we must have.
How long we are to be favored with
this fine weather, is problem which
requires time for it's solution; it may
continue for days, perhaps for weeks
or even months, but alas may van
ish before tomorrow morning. Put
not your faith in San Francisco
weather, for it is more changeable than
the stock market, more tickle than the
mind of women.
Is plentiful and cheaper than it has
been for years. AS a consequence of
this low rate of interest, the number
of buildings both for dwelling and
business purposes in process of con-
structiOn, is unprecedentedly large.
There is a constant and increasing de-
mand for dwellings,, small houses of
eight or ten rooms being generally
preferred, proprietors experiencing no
difficulty whatever in renting their
houses, as soon as completed, to desir-
able tenants. Business structures now
being erected are represented by the
Palace Hotel, to be one of the largest
and finest hotels in the United States;
the Government building, corner of
Washington and Sansome streets, and
various others, although buildings
of minor Importance.
A HEAVY LAW SUIT
Has been commenced by Michael
Reese, one of the moneyed men of the
city and we'll known as defendant in
breach of promise case few years
ago, against the California Pacific
Railroad Company, and several prom
inent business men of the State,
among them that prince of bankers,
Milton S. Latham, on account of GER
tain alleged fraudulent transactions
whereby the plaintiffin common with
other stockholders of the company
were swindled out of the comfortable
little sum of seven million dollars.
Latham has thought it necessary to
publish a card for the purpose of vim
dicating his integrity, and threatens
to carry the war into the enemy's
camp and to make things lively gen.
orally. 1t is broadly limited that Reese
is the only nominal plaintiff, being
used by the Central Pacific Railroad
Company as a convenient cats-paw to
draw the chestnuts from the fire.
Whether this be true or not, it is evil
dent that there is something rotten in
Denmark, and that there is rascality
somewhere, but just where the burden
is to be laid may be difficult to deter
mine. The case offers rich field for
gentlemen of the legal profession to
exercise their learning and ability up
on; and should it 60 to trial, develop
ments may be expected rather start
ling in their nature.
THE NEWEST THING IN RELIGIOUS
CIRCLES
Is the Independent movement, lately
evolved with DIR. Carpenter at its
head, which, at least, possesses the
merit of liberality; as may be seen
from the following rather startling
proposition taken from the "Articles
of Confederation" "This society
shall not be identified with any other
sect or denomination, nor be so rep
resented or regarded, but while each
individual shall be at liberty to retain
his own religious opinions, the minis
ter in charge shall be left entirely un-
trammeled in his pulpit utterances."
Here, at least, all may meet in one
common brotherhood of love; the Jew
and the Gentle, the Catholic and the
Protestant, may all clasp hands under
one minister, in one church Organiza-
ton, but with creeds innumerable.
This curious anomaly is to be man
aged by thirteen male and like num-
ber of female managers. DIR. Carpen-
ter is well-known divine, heretofore
of the Presbyterian faith, and is re-
garded as one of the ablest minds of
the city. He is man of broad cul-
ture, a profound thinker, and cogent
reasoner; one who possesses original
ideas with strength Of character suffi-
cient to maintain them. This new
movement will be watched with in
terest by the intelligent members of
all classes, whether associated with
any church or standing alOof from all
such organizations.
FASHION NOTES.
The latest freak of fashion in the
way of bonnets, is, paradoxical as it
may appear, a hat-and, shades of our
grandmother!-a mans hat; oh, hor-
ror! The wonderful TRANSFORMATION
which changes a masculine "beaver"
into one of the feminine persuasion is
all brought about by single feather.
Oh, the power of feather! We shall
never say light as feather, again; it
has more weight with the feminine
mind than gold or silver; gold and
silver she can dispense with, as they
are but dross, but featherin her hat!
ah, she must have feather-it is per-
fectly heavenly. Imagine u dowager,
fat and forty, sailing along with
burnside" perched upon the attic of
her chignon, the observed of all OBJ
servers, she wouldn't trade with the
angel Gabriel; no, not even if he
should offer her his trump in the bar
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