Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-08-04

gyaphs--Ths Sand Lots-0phir's Fifteenth
Jump Distinguished Visitors -Angslsnts
IN San Froncisco.
DEAR HERALD: The Palace Ho-
tel Is surmounted by the Chinese
nag on the Market street and by
the stars and stripes on the Mont
gomery street side. The Chinese
banner is gaudy aud peculiar. On
= background OF yellow appears
M emblazonea creature which 1
am at loss to classify. 1t would
nerve as an excellent GROSS between
= devil fish, dragon and Flor
ida alligator, and is done up IN
blue. Blue and yellow are the
Chinese national colors.
Sunday the embassy and suite
were driven to the photograph
gallery OF Bradley & Rulofson,
where they severally and collect
lively had their "counterfeit pre-
sentmsntsn taken. A fatter or a
better humored looking collection
Of Mongolians, or Cauca SLAMS, for
that matter, it has never been my
lot to lock upon, For the first
time In my experience l saw, in
the Ambassadors suite, a be-
spsckled Chinaman. They were
dined ami wined by their country
men in Chinatown on Sunday, and,
altogether, they are having a
sshigh old time" of it.
1.-THE SAND LoTs"-"oPHIR
A visit to San Francisco would
Of course be incomplete without an
appearance at the "sand lots"
They aSjoin the mammoth and in
complete new City Hall, and they
are appropriately named, Whether
or no the habitu6s of the sand lots
imbibe much sound political doc
trIne may be an open question; but
as to their swallowing enough
dust to surfeit a vitiated appetite
and begst serious affections of the
eye and threat, there can be no
doubt. I would estimate the at.
tendance at about twelve or fifteen
hundred. The absence OF Denis
kearnsy at the Esst does not seem
to have abatel the local enthusi-
asm.
The other day there was one of
those excitements whose periodical
recurrence seems to be an insepa-
rnbls incident OF the California
stock market. Ophir, after selling
down to $34. made prodigious
leap and touched $5i. Almo ost in
an instant was the transition eff
fected. 1t was much such scene
as L witnessed in the New
York Stock Exchange the day
when Daniel Drew "shorted" fifty
Thousand shares of Erie, that stock
falling $13 share in three min
utes by Shrewsbury or any other
clock. Since this sporadic episode
Ophir has shaded off heavily but
there are Indications that that
thing dear to San Franciscans
known us "market" is not far
off.
THE CLIFF-AN EMBRYO PARK.
A visit TO San Francisco would be
Incomplete without taking in the
famous "Cl.f House." which is not
quite 50 romantic spot as it was
pictured to be several years ago in
Harpey's Weekly, but which has,
neverthe associations connect.
ed with the ocean and a thorough
cuisine which makes 1t very well
worth trip. The return drive took
US through the Park, which is yet
In it's infancy, but which promises
pleasant results in the near future.
The drive lay through region, be-
fore we attained the Park, which
recalled to my recollection the
chapparel, cactus and sage of por-
tions of San Diego county. 1t did
not require much effort to make
me believe that l was once again
in the section Of "great expecta-
tionsp and deferred Texas-Pacific
Railways. There were the same
superb natural roadways which are
= feature OF San Diego and Los An
geles counties. or course the Park
is as yet little better than q trav-
csty on the Eastern style of thing,
but they are vigorously at work
upon 1t and, in portions OF its wide
expanse, very charming effects
have been already achieved. Ow-
ing to the practice OF irrigation
prevalent In all parts Of California,
the Park Of San Francisco, when
completed, will have q much more
attractive look than its Eastern
rivals. 1t will be perennialIy
green and with the bright verdure
which is only begotten by system
attic and regular irrigation. The
dun color Of the surrounding sand
hills will bring its brilliant emer-
AID hue out finely, very much as a
does his stones in the set
ting.
DISTINGUISHED VISITORS.
The Palace Hotel is now hon.
ored not only by the presence of