Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-08-27

TFrom the SENrrNEL's Correspondent

SAN FRANCISCO, aug. "a.
EDITOR SENTINEL: Stocks are "a shade
better, but, like the weather, or wo-
mans mind, are liable to change be-
fore this letter reaches the SENTINEL
readers. Business generally does not
seem to improve-they are all waiting
for the fall trade. Aside from stocks,
the only exciting topics we have are
the Chinese and small poX.
Free.LOve.
Those long-haired men and short
haired women, who are each disatis-
fed with their sex, because they were
not created otherwise, have in this
city what is called a ''Lyceum for Self
culture" They meet Sunday after
Moons; admission, a ''short Bit" It's
worth a dollar, and better than a half
dozen circuses, "all under one canvas"
Some sallow-faced Reuse for a man,
with feet about the size of a hand
maui, and legs as attenuated as pipe
stems, will get up and snort about
physical love, and the proper mating
of man and wife, for the preservation
of a beautiful and healthful posterity,
and all that sort of stuff. Then some
sour-visaged termagant, whose face is
a better protection to her virtue (f she
has any ieft) than her w self will,
bounces up and delivers a TRADE on
the "brute man." But, after all, there
may be some excuse for this intense
opposition to 'love shackled by law"
The majority Of these free-lovers are
men whom no refined woman would
have, and of vixenish old maids who
were neglected by the men in their
early prime of life-or, perhaps, they
were not neglected enough.
Frauds or the Re yeEue
Recent developments show astound.
ing frauds In the matter of the collec-
ton of revenues. The "ring" lisa form
liable one, and is known TO have
been in existence from the time of Tom
appointment as Collector of
the Port. In 1871, Shannon was
Speaker of the House, and put up the
fight for Sargent. In turn
for these services he was, on Senator
Sargent's recommendation, appointed
Collector of the Port of San Francisco.
Giles II. Gray was in the Assembly
also, and voted for Sargent. He is now
Surveyor of the Port. So, it seems,
other things besides kissing goes by
favors. 1t is a notorious fact, and has
been often charged by the press OF this
city, that the Government is defrauded
out of at least fifty per cent. of its
revenue. The custom officials are in
league with the Pacific Mail, and each
one OF those steamers from Japan and
China bring thousands of dollars worth
of goods that are no on the regular in
voice. These goods are smuggled
ashore in the dead of night in small
boats. The Government is thus swim
died of its duties; but it is considered
very certain that the Custom house
and Pacific Mail officials, who drink
lemonade through the same quill, do
not lose anything by this midnight
transaction. The whisky ring has
succeeded in driving away special rev.
enue agent Mills, and now there is not
a revenue detective agent in the city.
Consequently these Republican Off
Gals have none to modest or make
them afraid OF punishment. While
shouting Justify fAr Whays and Heel
err" and crying out against imaginary
rebels, "Southern outrages," etc,
they are robbing the Government all
the while. This is the reform the
Republican party proposes to give us.
eco West
May be good advice, but there are
times and seasons for all things, and
this Is the time when the advice should
not be needed. Our city is overcrowd-
ed. There are 5000 or 5000 out OF
employment. Daily the places of busi-
ness are besieged with applicants, will
ing to work for almost any price, and
the crowds in front of the various en-
ployment office "skin games," i'm
press one with the idea OF a county
convention.
A stray Black Sheep.
Parson Rodgers, late Of Eureka, a
'gemman" of some color, lectured
a few evenings ago to a motley and
str~ong-scented gang of the descend
ants of Ham. The title of his dis
course was "The Rights and Duties OF
Colored People," He omitted to
mention their duties to white credit
ors. A collection for the poor Mas
next in order, and now the man and
brother sports "sto' close" He is
quite a favorite with the flat-nosed
feminines, and another high elope-
ment in colored life is expected.
The whipping-Post
Is advocated as a panacea for CARROT
ers and burglars. This severe punish
ment also prevents many from COM
hitting crimes, who do not fear i'm
prisonment, but rather look npon it as
a vacation OF pleasure.
journalistic.
Laura de Force Gordon's Oakland
Democrat made its appearance Tues
day. John 1. CHM dishes up the local
items in good style.
r.. d.. Bogart, late of the Virginia
will 0 start a weekly lit
erary paper in this city.
Richard Lambert, Washington cor
res pondent of the San Francisco Post,
has just returned.
Personal Mention.
Hon. A. C. Cleveland, Familiarity
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