Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-08-08
QUIZ San FRANCISCO LETTER
from the SENrINEL's Correspondent

Iff0m the SENTINEL'S Correspondent
SAN Francisco, Aug. 4.
EDITOR SENTINEL: Politics and
smallpox are all the rage, and both
threaten to become Epidemic. Nightly
the streets are blockaded by trxmping
ward clubs, and the ~unoffending air is
laden with discordant music. Daily
the Health Office, aud the various vac.
cination branches, are surrounded by
several hundreds of the unwashed,
waiting their turn for vaccination. In
deed, it seems that this disease, the
small. pox, Is assuming tho ughtful
consideration. From Is to Is cases are
reported daily, and probably there is
not one-half that many which are not
reported. The penalty for failing to
report q case, or not reporting the
house for quarantine, il a fine of $500
and six months imprisonment, or
both. Yet q great many violate this
law in preference to going to the small.
pOx hospital, or having their resi-
dences labeled with that frightful yell
low flag. Vaccination Is the order OF
the day and night, and the number
daily punctured Is estimated at from
1000 to 1900. Frequently tbs bovine
matter runs out, while the long array
of applicants are waiting their turn
without, and their mutterings and
growlings would impress one with the
idea of Q mob of Communists reading
the riot act. Fortunately, the disease
Is of . mild type; and this Wholesale
precautiOn will not only check its
spread, but prevent its increased viru-
lence also.
GarrOters amd Sneak Thieves.
Within the past few weeks our city
has become infested with more than
its usual quota Of midnight "thugs"
and overcoat guerrillas. 1t seems as If
Nevada generally, and Virginia City
in particular. had unloaded" on us.
Ganhlisg On she Green Bai.e
Is rather on the decline. 1t Is carried
on to some extent, but in the strictes,
privacy. Our police authorities seem
hard to satisfy. There is no end to
their greedy demands, and no sooner
are they "seen" than they cry fol
"more." The career Of the stop and
bottom" man Is abbreviated; the strap
man, who can vases the seound. hand
hotels for the green countrymen, Is ar.
rested rs . vagrant; and the confidence
man, seeking change for q spiel-mark,
Is Swallowed at every turn. Sellers
OF lottery tickets are strapped" and
heavily fined, and even an embargo il
placed on shaking for, the drinks
From this 1t would appear to q man
up In the sagebrush that we were be-
coming . truly great moral people.
But the "true inwxrdness" of the
whole business Is that our moral Do.
lice preceptors got caught In the re.
cent spring rise," and they are now
playing for even.
Places sf Amusemens
Are not doing . land office business,
A great many Of our city people are
out in the country rusticating and
saving board bills; money is scarce
and hard to get; stocks are crazy;
travel is light; everybody is saving 70,
"hard times"-and that's what's the
matter with us all. AS evidence, the
salaries Of some of the bad actors have
been reduced; others have been dis
char ged and are now living on their
histronic talent and free lunches. We
have five regular places of amuse.
ment, and about fifty irregular ones.
The latter pay when the former do not.
This Is owing to the debased taste oi
the vulgar rabble, who prefer vulgarity
and beer to refined pleasure and in
structive entertainment.
The ssDull SEASON.
Is supposed to be over with the ides of
September, or the beginning OF fall.
But there are no indications OF it. A