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


EDlToRs SENTINEL: 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 1t 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, it
not. the bottom Of their pockets cer-
tainly Is. A few fall by the wayside at
every cry for " fresh muck" Even
the brokers are complaining Of the
scarcity of orders; no one buys, and no
| one sells except when they sell Oin
poor devil out "under the rules" In
the s6sence Of business local news IL
also scarce. Tho latest sensation in our
sensational city Is the
model Arsissss.
The propriaty of moral San Francisco
has been rudeIy shocked, and, like the
| blooming maiden, who was astonished
1t . kiss by her lover, meekiy asked to
be ~sstonishe.i again. The "living pic.
tures," which have created such y fu.
] rore among amusement seekers, are q
half dozen beautifully shaped women,
| dressed, or rather undressad. in glove
fitting. skin-cOlored tights, grouped as
. representation of some ancient histO-
fic~l sketch, such as Cleopatra before
| Cesar" the Shower Of Gold, I" the
Turkish Slave Market" the "Tempta.
ton of st. Anthony" etc. Many who
"A w these living representations say II
the original was half so charming, the J
do not wonder at Anthony xverting has
head. People who had mover heard Of
these representations, and who care
nothing for art. fiOcked TO sec them in
the flesh. Reserved seats were raisesi
from the usual price of 81 to 81 so.
MaguirO's theater was never before
crowded as now. After tia second
night the police raided II, and a CON-
promise Was made to the effect that the
living statues should be emi'ellished
with = kind OF a fly leaf arrangement
in the interest Of the moral feelings OF
the highly indignant public. The ad-
ditionsi clothing is about rs transpar-
ont as a lsdy's white lace vail; but the
ends of justice have been satisfied, and
the stampede for front seats continues.
OF course lsdiey are barred out; men
sit there, with hats on, smoking, rs In
. melodeOn, to which level the theater
may he considered a. having practical :
ly descended. The proprietor is reap
ing a''shower of gold now" but by this
transition from decency TO vulgarity
he will lose eventually, rs this, as In
other instances. when responsibility IL
lost, 1t IL seldom regained. THIS trOuI q
1 - - &x|l Aesxsnat ~ Nrno run nlaf n.
Washington; and what Washington,
the modern Gounorrah, will not coun.
tenance, must be beyond the limits Of
vu,gsrity. None of the underground
melodeons of this city nave dared to OF.
for anything near as indecent, and yet
tho polics permit It.
se.Calle I Libel salty.
Whsn an aventurous person fails Ia
make u fortune honestly, the usual
course IL an action against . newspa.
per or railroad for damages, for some
Imaginary cause. 1t Is considered one
nj the most dificult things known TO
legal Jurisprudence to get . judgment
against q newspaper publisher or rail.
road company: yet there are more
suits brought against them than any
other clasS of pablo benefactors. There
is . certain class of people who never
learn from the experience of Others
and they are those who bring these
suits. In seeking q golden balm for
. blighted reputation, carried by a
"Iibelous publication" the past his
tory Of the plaintiff Is generally shown
up in vivid colors, during the pro-
gress of the trial. Tho defendants
shrewd attorney general manages to
draw . 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 the
" much injured " person has no char
acter to damage and the u III Is dis
missed with costs to the plaintiff. A
few days ago q shyster lawyer oil this
city brought action against one OF the
morning papers for damages, In q
news item tn the effect that he brutal
ly assaulttng . lady for retorting 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 ct her house and drank wine;
afterwards sued . man for her; and
finally, they went to Pescadero e.
gether. She refused to register at the
hotel ON the European plan, but took
. separate room. The whole trip wa
In vaius Returning, he sued her fol
legal services; she was victorious;
hence the assault, and subsequent
libsl suit against the newspaper pub
fishing the item. This Is . sample 81
those who invoke the law tor dam
agss-and get them. u ss
Personal Notes.
Senator Cassidy, Mrs. Cassidy, and
Miss Mary Cassidy will leave for Eu'
reka Thursday or Friday.
Miss Imogene HolbrOOk, q gifted
elocutl0Dist Of rare merit, will visil
Eureka In two or three weeks. and give
. series Of readings. ssvwJ J. M. =.
The Reno Journal SAYS: A day o.
two since Belle, the little daughter 81
w. H. Tredway, got hold Of Some
concentrated I've and, child like, put 4
In her mouth. In q short time her lips
and mouth were badly swollen and
burned. Mr.. Tredway washed hel
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