, 1877-03-31
THINGS.
GOSSIP OVER MATTERS SINCE
LAST SUNDAY.

OOSOAA " 1As AA 1.-Two O1NO11
LAST SUNDAY.
CLOUDS FROM OUR mEERscHAum.
The San Francisco papers contain
mention of the death Ct Anthony v.
Ojeda, well-known steams hip engin-
Ger for many years in the employ of the
Pacific Mail Steamship Company and
the only one that ever. while in their
employ, became chief engineer without
being first assistant. In 1857 we were
passenger on the steamer Northern
Light from New York to Aspinwall At
the entrance of Navy Bay. the steamer
"a double beam engine) broke her port
crank-p PIN. Here was 8retty state of
affairs. The first assistant, like the
chief engineer. was man who had
been all his life on steamers but had
never worked in foundry. The second
assistant. a black eyed Cuban, came
forward and said be guessed he could
fix it. He rigged lathe from the don
key rnmp engine in the hold of the
vessel and in six hours he had the new
crank-pin in its proper place Fer this
he was promoted to the Chief Engineer
shir on the vessels return to New York.
tie met his death at the post of duty.
He was engineer at the Pacific Gold
and Silver Refinery, and was fatally in
jured there a short time ago by being
caught in be,t and drawn over a shaft,
Ojeda WAS formerly chief engineer of
the China, and is renowned As the man
who repaired the broken piston Of that
vessel in mid ocean. such feat not
having been deemed possible.
Balie Peyton once told US a funny
story about John Randolph of Roanoke.
II seems that Randolph went TO New
York and attended the races on Long
Island. A fashiIy dressed individual
wanted to bet on Ariel. while the great
ommoner was backing FlirtilIa. Ran
do ph was willing to bet hundred but.
being a stranger in that vicinity, want
ed to know who would hold the stakes
My friend. Mr.. Dobsor," said the
rowdy. Yes" screecbed Randolph,
In an unearthly yell, land who will hold
Mr.. Dobson ?'' This reminds us of
he recent trial of an old Turner named
rassey Stewart. at San Francisco. for
Offering brlbe to lack Chandler. to
render decision in his favor in a land
case. The jury acquitted him for the
same reason M in. the Randolph race.
They could convict old Stewart beyond a
doubt for trying to bribe Zack Chandler
but they we're puzzled to find a tribunal
10 convict Chandler for bribing the
Louisiana Returning Board.
The familiar spars and bluff bow of
the old bark Brontes, which has visited
Puget Sound lever since Mount Rain
ier was hole in the ground" will be
missed by the marine reporters and tug
boat captains for some time TO come
She has been sold to Don Nicholas
Bichard who will put her in the cod.
fishing trade about the Ochotsk Sea and
Choumagin Islands. The price paid
was $l.7O0. which was about all she
was worth. Just look at the magnii-
cent vessels that old box has survived :
the splendid steamers Golden City.
San Francisco, Sacramento, America
and Japan; and such sailing vessels as
the Flying Cloud. Great Republic. Hor-
net and Yiscata She wears q charmed
life and when she goes. it will be with
all on board. We need q Ilimsoll on
this coast. to put her and a dozen more
like her into the bakers ovens for that s
all she's fit for.
A first class failure in business is cer-
tainly first-cIsss sensation. We note
the total disruption of the stockbroking
firm of Callaghan, Lynch & Co. for
something fraction less than million
dollars. Jerry Lynch is about 81 years
of age and eight years ago was clerking
in grocery store in Shasta, at salary
of fifty dollars per month. We found
him in San Francisco two years ago,
estimated to be worth $l75, GEO. o>day
be is worse off than when he was sweep
ing out the little country store. His
failure will not only take all his money
but it will prevent him from seeking to
make any more by the ordinary avenues
of business. The Callaghans amassed
the basis of their fortune in slow and.
sure wav. Now tn failure of their son
sweeps from them all their savings of
toilpome years. 1t is the worst failure
since the panic which eliminated in the
tragical end of Ralston.
Tho averaging fighting editor is
dreary thing of the past. He is al
ready to be found in the straia of the
carbonifsrous perio whore tho dodo