, 1875-05-13

ot1ler combinations Of letters. made necessary
b. Tsnt ot t5gs which G'ew , to hs t's A1a
of tho Pacific. Rl'crmau's idea wa, tI,as
lsoncia was tito proper place, wl1l1o nthefa fast
cnod upon tLs town "noar tlo mouth Of tue
wliu lad cllnrEe Of ferba luena saw tho flnpor-
lance OF naIc. and 30, IN town coutsci1, changed
It TO batl ftanciscc. II am convinced" HAya
best elto for = commercial city ain satisfied:
and, had half tho mouoy and lalf tho labor hlnco
Eestowed upon Ban Francisco been expended
upon lnnicia, NO should At thia day hare city
OF raFaccA OIL lilo chT,luincz Stra!ts. Tho nAtno
II non ts."
TIE 1oLn-fEyrn.
Con. Hhorma,, opoaks III lls Highest tormH Of
The fidelity sud henealy Of tho commander. Col.
Mason, who used tono OF his power to aggraa-
tlizo lMmsclf. On oEe occasion he opened q htoro
at Corona, inveatlng $500. and rccotvug 1880
ns hia sllaro Of tha rrotits. Tlsero wns groat
camp; oyon tl!o acrsants--e.eryi'oly-tan mad
with tho Eold-forer. Two colored boys, named
Aaron and Isaac. kept their faitL, and thcir
cotdtct" saya tho 1eaersl. "haa given mo .
makes mo l1opo tt,a. tl,ay will lind status II tile
juuDlo Of alIairs In wl,cli ~o now live Thato
appeared also singular character called baron
6teinbefgor. WHO ''lloastcd that be had helped
~ nlEn& tIl4 bultCA FiA+G0 1tAuk bY Uelt1 lH-
lcbte to 1t 81, D00 oDo." rle Daron weut tnto tho
butcher business, md he waa tho first butcher Ia
San Francisco. lilo tnslc Efoas doal Of rnuney,
aud became ouu Of tho fictost and Inoat intu-
ontial mon" IN California; wan finally caught,
and locane t,upelcanly bankrupt, followed Ere
i,oht to st. 1.ouiH in 1861. and huon aftor dlol
pauner In ono Of the llosptsats." Tho Second
Infantry came nchf deserl,nE III bulk. Captains
and ma=teEs Of slli; abandonel their Veasels
and cargoou to rush to tho nincs, w'lis preach
ers and profeaHorh forgot their crocds 10 take to
tionetal itiluiged in ijstlo Misrepresentation
Which brought htm \ profit Of SG,00l. Labor
waa 40 high that SIG day WAS rood carpen-
tors vagca. Euigran1a camo pouring over the
mountains, and we're aayod from atafyation by
the provident forcthougls Of tho Comm.ssary
Department OF tho army. Finally, III 1850. tho
yoNug ot''csr returned to tho East by way Of
llnnans, tho bonrer Of dispatches to Gen. Scott.
NAnAIAOE AND roJtrIC5.
Gen. Bhermau arrived In New York nbont tho
eio.e Of Jannary, and put up at "Deinol,ico's.
on bowling Grccu." 1hon tLcro cano dinner
terrible civil war" Thonco to Washington,
where Sherman became ali inmate OF tho family
nf tho lion. Tnomas Ewing. Secretary OF the In-
| lor impressed tho young Officer, By hs " tlne
iin.nnora." In May, 1850, shern,an marrlod
tho daughter of Mr. Ewug,-tho mar
EiNEC>EulQMiIu3 10l1lt1 NtkotA4CA Qy lAlEO
aud distinguished company, embracing Daniel
| Webster, Henry Clay. 1h0u.as A. Bonton Ir6H3-
don't Taylor, aud all hls CaEsnot." Taylor died
| within few months, aud Sherman, in company
| with Con. Scds,.1ck and William L. larry, then
| Captains, WAS Of tho military escort At bis
! fullerat.
! r''''t = OF yyEnarrN.
1?.cfe w., t;itl2ll1g timos; coulpron1ao moas-
,ltus wtra al tim tapls, and we hayo a descrtn-
Wcbsturfu crcAt 7th Of March sDoeeh in
tho Old 'sonato Chamber, now used
BY tho Supreme oeurt, corwin, Of ohio.
introduced, Sherman upon !hc floor
Wolstor aud uear Gea. Scott, and hoard tho
| whole OF tile speech. 1t WIS heavy in tho cx-
tretne and / confess that was dianppoinsod
mud tired long before 1t WAS finished. No doubt
tho speech uaa fu!l of fac: and srslment. but
IT Lad none ot tho fro Of oratory or tAo Intensity
of fcsfluS that marked all Of Mr. ClayB ef-
forta.
| DAHKEn IN oA11FonSA.
Ihenco tIle young ofticor wandered to tho
| Wcst and to Now 0rleans uudor orders, aud in
1853 in July, We find him again In California. NJ
! banker. His description Of tho wild methods
Of conducting buBlneaa In those days ~ vivid,
and might 10 road with instruction now.
| THE VIGILANCE COMMITTEE.
In 1856 tho Vigilance Committee took possea-
sion OF Han francisco. Con, sAcrmnn'a descrp.
ton Of this singular phenomenon in our history
| ia 80 vivid that Wo rcgrot no caunot republican
tu0 MAUiu VI IL. 4QAk4Ca AAA OGCUU6 4 Fe&Ala-s
| profitable, corrupt buBncss. There was sucl .
tAing III BheriI paying 510o, 900 to DO nominal
Cd fer an oftlco tho nominal Ealary OF which was
$4,000 year tos four yeazh. 1a.nos Casey, vino
waa sttcrward hanged BY the Committee, pub
lished small paper in tho building occupied by
Sherman "a bauk. On ono OCCASION
. Mr.. alather, D banker and partner
Of Drnxel, connplainod that cAsoy'o paper at
tou1ptcd to hlackn,ail tho banks. aAt that
timo." says Sherman. "ns vera all laboring to
roatoro confidence and I went up-stAirs found
Casoy, and pointed out to him tho objectionable
nature Of hia article, and told him p1ainlY hat
l could not tolerate Its httamps to print and
circulate s!a,1dors In our bulldog md, Ii he ro-
peated It, I would cause him and bis press to be
thrown ont Of tie window. IIe took tho HUT
aud moved to more friendly quarters" Tho
rival journal, tho Bulletin, published aone
Documents showing that Casey had onoo
been sentenced to New York penitentisry.
| Casey Informed tue oaltor, James King, tint ho
would ''shoot him on sight," That evening, as
was arrested. THO ciiixat.s, under lho control
OF William J. Coleman, formed Committee
| The Governor evidently weak creatute.i in com
! many with r. X {tarrtbbff au1 Et,erman erlan.