Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-06-17
OUR SAN FRANCISCO LETTER.
from tho SENrrNEL's Correspondent

EDIToRs SENTI Ell: Business dur.
Ing the past week has been stagnant-
also the weather. The stock market
but you all know how that is. proba
bly, too much so. To look At the elon
gated faces on California street eagerly
watching the latest " Layout of quota
lions, one would think that the bedrock
OF the market had been reached; or, II
not. the bottom of their pockets Ger.
tainly is. A few fall by the wayside at
every cry for f" fresh muck" Even
the brokers are complaining Of the
scarcity Of orders; no one buys, and nc
one sells except when they sell soine
poor devil out "under the rules" In
t~hs.ahsence OF business local news ia
mlso scarce. The latest sensation in our
sensational city is the
Model Artlstes.
The propriety of moral San Francisco
has been rudely shocked, and, like the
blooming maiden, who was astonished
1t . kiss by her lover, meekly asked to
be astonished again. The "living pic.
tures," which have created such . fu.
! rore among amusement seekers. are q
half dozen beautifully shaped women,
| dressed, or rather ~undressed. in glove.
fitting. i~skin-colOred tights, grouped as
a representation of some ancient histO.
| fical sketch, such as Cleopatra before
Cesar" the Shower Of Cold" the
Turkish Slave Market" the "Tempta.
zion of st. Anthony" etc. Many who
ga W these living representations say u
the original was half so charming, they
do not wonder at Anthony averting his
head. People who had mover heard Of
these representations, and who care
nothing for art. fiocked 10 see them in
the flesh. Reserved seats were raised
from the usual price Of 81 to 81 SO.
Maguiro's theater was never before
crowded as now. After the second
night the police raided ii, and a com.
| promise was made To the effect that the
living statues should be emhellished
with a kind Of a fly leaf arrangement
in the interest Of the moral feelings OF
the highly Indignant public. The ad-
ditionai clothing is about rs transpar-
ent as a lady's white lace vail; but the
ends of justice have been satisfied, and
the stampede for front seats continues.
vi COURSE tuI6S hE0 OhtI gu Out9 IlbCu
sit there, with hats on, smoking, a. in
. melodeon, 70 which level the theater
may he considered as having practical
" descended. The proprietor is reap.
ing ''shower of gold now" but by This
transition from decency to vulgarity
he will lose eventually, As this, as in
other instances. when responsibility is
lost, it Is seldom regained. THIS trouIe
Of :. model artisies" vas run out o,
Washington; and what Washington,
the modern GoInOrrah, will not coun-
tenance, must be beyond the limits OF
vu'garity. None of the underground
molodeons OF this city have dared to Of
fer anything near as indecent, and yet
the polics permit 1t.
so.Callel Libel salty.
When an adventurous person fails to
make a fortune honestly, the usual
course Is an action against a newspa.
per or railroad for damages, for some
Imaginary cause. 1t is considered one
NJ the most difficult things known 10
legal Jurisprudence to get y judgment
against q newspaper publisher or rail.
road company: yet there are more
suits brought against them than any
other class of public b~enefactors. There
Is a certain class Of people who never
learn from the experience Of others.
and they are those who bring these
suits. In seeking a golden balm for
a blighted reputation, carried by a
I" libeious publication" the past his
tory of the plaintiff is generally shown
up in vivid c%0lors, during the pro-
press of the trial. The defendants
shrewd attorney general manages to
draw q great many things from the
injured plaintiff about himself, which,
though foreign TO the case, are damag-
ing to that reputation he seeks to heal.
or course all this finds its way into the
papers. when it is found out that h
/" much injured y person has no char.
acter to damage and the SUIT is dis
missed with costs to the plaintiff. A
few days ago a shyster lawyer oil ~
city brought action against one of the
morning papers for damages, IN a
prepOsterOns sum. for publishing q
news item Ia the effect that he brutal
ly assaulting a lady for retortinR to his
insults while she was on the witness
stand. The trial for libel proved that
the shyster, George w. Tyler, was q
particular friend Of the woman; had
called at her house and drank wine;
6tG0T WdIuH buou y tttdtl lOi hOA DIV"
finally, they went to Pescadero t.
gether. She refused to register at the
hotel on the European plan, but took
q separate room. The whole trip was
in vains Returning, he sued her for
legal services; she was victorious;
hence the assault, and subsequent
libal suit against the newspaper pub.
fishing the item. This is q sample of
those who invoke the law tor dam
ages-and get them.
Personal Notes.
Senator Cassidy, Mrs. Cassidy, and
Miss Mary Cassidy will leave for Eu-
| reka Thursday or Friday.
Miss Imogene Holbrook, q gifted
e~locutioDist of rare merit, will visit
| Eureka in two or three weeks, and give
a series Of readings. j. M. $.
The Reno Journal says: A day or
two since Belle, the little daughter of
w. H. Tredway, got hold of some
concentrated I've and, child like, put It
in her mouth. In a short time her lips
and mouth were badly swollen and
hnrnad. Mr. Tradwav washed her