, 1875-07-18
The Democrats Likely to Take Ad-
vantage Of Republican Dis
sensions.
Arrival Of the First Oriental &
Occidental Steamship.
Current Street-Gossip in Relation to
speculations of Sharon and
Jones,

ONE OF SAIEnE's FARES
fh.4 canppt be oye1praised- 1t has neither the
xde expanse Of An Illinois valley, or the sublime
er.aaeur Of Colorado canon. yet it is = land
int charms Ut first yiew. and fasclnates the be-
hoder on uo1e intimate acquaintance Who.
.1e1 wants 10 50 there may get aboard the
ttesaer It the foot OF Broadway, San Francisco,
md. afisr yoyags up the bay Of one. hour and
~,ha,fe duration, leave the bo4t at Vallejo,
.t.n,iug On the Cars for Naha, st. Helena
md GalistosR. The steamer rads is pleasant
enough; barring the freeh cool Winds that tuah
throuph tho Golden Gate, aud 1ender outdoor
.xtn-seeing t1itle uncomfortable, but the real
MEASURE Of the journey is not gained until you
ie,7e Vallejo and begin to ascend the valley By
Mi. Above Naha City, between that town and
6t Helena, the Ioveliast places are seen. Here
,pu naxsee the blending Of ofmountain and valley,
u woodland and plain. There is u charm about
the ve1y whas1-feids with their clustering and
souta,v oaks whose dropping branches casees
lie ripensd grain. There is the contrast OF
faiasp beautifully pictured In the pines that
cling to the coast range, sud the orchatds that
dxsl] se1enEy in tho valley. The land does
not dnw with milk or honey as that did which
a.1esAd tho admiration OF Moses, but ihp wins
is tha zomen srn hxndec.:=, and the men
.res s.reean,e il aemeanor and speech to their
s.y,.,. -hs h.3 tte n;sfoytnna tn ha ea.t or thu
Rocky Aouutsaua IN 1849.
1ho zstleySa IN "ld1h from to miles,
Ihn DWELLINGS,, SONG OF them mansions, bu.
tnostly caoveuieut oottagesor two-storg houses,
sre nestled among pines and other native trees.
fhe wataI, .ohtained from adjacent mountain
ntrs&ue, i oonvesedan papes to snAu reservoirs
.mis:1.
x,-x,, ,,pr,,r,x.. .,r,> .,,,-r.vs,xo
e1.1s.- ~1>0
dhe h'ls'd's display wealth OF vineyards
producing thousands OF tons OF granes- The
v.ncs yield, according to thar age, from 2 to
10 tons OF erapee annually. On the bottom
Ina. bon-1ror,no ;s =, ;,nnor+.nt hr,nct
a .ericp!tu1a ope farmer to1s me
4a44 hs gathered .bout 1000 pounds
to the. ar1e annually, and sold them in
t&a Hranclaco At prices 1ars1ng from Is to
81 cents q. pound, SIS being the present
3aaoe And 1or ~hlch sum ne could oontfncs to
EEL h's etnE1ng crop. Hop-ralsing, however, is
expensive The poles alone. $50 being used to
tas acre cost S40 per 1.00J. considerable
outlay is also required to gathet. dry, and bale
ne products OF the field It is estimated
9aat IN average yield With, average prices
2sy. profit Of 5000 to the acre. I
11lnk 1he grower. with whom l talked, will IT,
eaze profit CT Sl5,0oo tbs Eeazon from
xs,ess e NED Of hops: dont glVs, ,,;is:s these
osnes 10 encourage auy one to leave 1lt.nois.
.aHa or any Other thrifty State, Tor the farmer
aeanoned hero Ealuad hs reputation and suc-
eets aa hop-gro"ef by years OF toll self-saeI1-
ioe, and enterprise, Again, he succeeds Wholly
sheu his nelIhhois only achseEe partial SUCCESS.
apound, there is no p1ont in raialng them.
FRUGAL FAhE.
In the bush OF the evening group Of passen-
gers OF which Was one alshted from the train
"a drove Z M es IN California chariot.
ne fAatcd Ut q farmhouse daoked on either side
TOW % coi.ases, ~ ana mere fss!eo qnui tne
uA*n OF Nonoas. We @o1shlpea 10 the "nfst
temples, and, ike the e1ueo Duse IN ne Arden
1osea' 1onno sermons In stones pooKs u the
running 'hlooks, anc good IN eTe1yth'ng. A.
nfeak1as& onf tranquility was dis
!ufoeo % Tue unWelcome news
t? 9n our ianolaoys huscand-the old host
aluseu-nAa eamhle4 away vast estate, lncind-
og 'a1ns 81 ano tine hoases 10 the Sacramento |
'Ae!. LUG manner Of 1mpa1t1ng the news
Ss1hea cur PARTY TO suspect thAt tho o!d manhad !
asen hand IN Gnue the night before, bat the
! tIae o. sympttnv ebeed when "e learned that
m 1.e ,9es occurred twenty years ago and was only
u .eesaeo s - memory 10 soften the hard features
q S 10asolos-nonae Afe And thus It Ia, the world
~ ~ no squ esraSeilne sentlnent OF pt1de,
- ~ -! !a anAu-e1pseesed apology 1or honest toll
80 Aafs toss tne naturA law OF compensation
ta,.r9a asn 49, ooeseo' when the OLD man lost hts
@o@@"oe 'oe "otio gained pretty good landlord.
POLITICS
c,.4 tne 0emoctate Of California have held their
1~ee Coosenuon, made fair platform. and
111nlaa'eo good ticket The delegates I'd
ioalaeo tae convention last evening, after three
uase n&9o wore Their candidate for Governor, |
.ae oon- William Irwin, Of Slsklyou, il SELF
Rsae snd sef-confdent man. An influential
democrat Of the Calhoun school, he adheEes
aoasa,astiy a to the old doctrine Of State-RightB
:. no 4ounfy proclsins for ''Free Trade, dard
4 n1oneS, ana Home-Rule." he was born in Ohio,
u 1896 He devoted the first years Of his
nAGnood TO the occupation OF school
teseatng, but subsequently engaged in tho oc-
.eaple: and editing newBpApcr-the Yreka
e.' S'uol ne is now Lieutenant-G Governor OF the
ss es.e or virtue OF having been President pro
u: OF Inc senate when the resignation OF Gov.
800 av*a called Lleut-Gov. pacheco to the Guber-
s.st;a -nsA oaace The Post and Examiner, Demo
+41 sa papers OF this city, gtve him 4 cordAlsup-
fus' nas 1t 1s"oEthg Of note that the San Fran
~ ostegauon did not fasor him in Convention.
~ o&ate Temperance Convention also met
r! LAHORE yesterday, and noEninated W. E.
nS'e4 aos Governor. Gen. BdweIl the Dress
=. taoe o. nominee Of the Booth Society, coQnetted
s s@ toe co|d~water vote in a apeech before his |
1.;h.* invention but, peEceiTinf after maturcr
tn1t. aa:n that the favor of total 1bstihenoe
trts. .s n1aeht atlenate the German vote from his
ff:eh - ne suubbed the Temperance people by re-
aer.1T % accept fhelr nomination Bldwe'l blun-