Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-08-25

Workingmen and touching the course Of the
De Youngs reflects severely on the Chronicle,
t1ons OF men: women and girls In San Francisco
for years. From first to last, says the Alta, the
course OF the Chronicle has been demoralizing
The Chronicle's leading article on the shooting
OF Kall0ch is as follows: "We do not propose t5
comment In detail upon the deplorabie event OF
for calm and candid discussion of the merits
OF the case; but II there is in this great city one
human being In the shape of a man, and pre-
tending to the dignity Of manhood, who could
tamely have heard the mother who bore him
assai'ed in language too vile to be repeated
without 0ftenSe to modest ears let that deSpica-
OF the grossest insult that was ever offered to
woman venerable In years and irreproachaole
In character. Let those who are disposed to
indulge in harsh judgment in this case make 1t
their own"
CARTRIDGES FOR THE MILITIA.
Great fears were felt that the workingmen
would mob the jail and commit other excesses
Saturday night, and Brig Gen. McComb, COM
maDding the state troops teIegraphed to the
Secretary of War as follows: " The city of San
Francisco is threatened with riot. Unlawful
State troops called into service by civic author
ittes. Governor absent from capital. Necessary
to have ammunition at once: Respectfully re-
be authorized to issue $4,000 cartridges to state
OF California, direct to me-"
The Secretary of War replied as follows:
N. Oi.
Commanding Benicia Arsenal, San Franci.co:
You are authorized to issue to the authorities of
state OF California $4,000 cal tridges, to be
cnargea to the state on ts anota "a for arms and
kallOch and De Young.
SKETCHES OF THE TWO MEN.
Charles De Young, the senior proprietor OF
the San Francisco Chronicle, is the oldest OF
three brothers. he was OF poor family, and
commenced life lie as nsWsbog ana naturally
acquired almost the only education he received.
In 1859, before he had served out his appren-
ttceship. he started the Dramatic Chronicle
which was the beginning OF the present Chroni-
Gle. The original paper was devoted to dra-
matte news and gossip. with such advertise
ments as he was able to pick up. The venture
IoWed the type with which he ''set up" the
initial number. He is still proud Of that first
number, and exhibits specimen copy that he
las m framed In bis Office. Though the Dramatic
appearance, yet the news Items and gossip were
attractive, and rendered it success from
the start. He was soon enabled to pur-
added weekly TO the attractions OF the little
sheet, frequently publishing news In advance OF
his larger rivals. Finally, the business got so
yancing in favor, It was converted into the San
Francisco Chronicle after the war, and is at this
time valued at $25o,0oo. Charles De Young is
man Of great energy and untiring enterprise.
from want Of education to write an editorial
himself, he knows what is good, and prints
nothing but what reflects his own views. The
mother OF Charles De Young is now 20 years of
age, and his love for her has been evidenced In
the care that he has taken that none of the
slaIders upon. the memory Of her long dead
husband should come to her notice. These
the Sun, long since extinct, and, while the
Chronicle was engaged in denouncing them,
special edition OF one copy was nightly printed
f1rf fha oP "a n1A 1oA oAn
clude all Botice Of the troubles. But for the
shooting of Kalloch the mother would probably
never have known that she had been mentioned
A telegram from Boston, says:-The Rev. 1. S.
Kaloch, the workingmen's candidate for
mayor OF San Francisco, first came into public
Congregation a. Of the Tremo%nt % Temple N S recently gently
destroyed by fire. His congregation and the
good people were astounded at his being
f5ehcr f9r aa wa Mrs Sis Se o, Beat rat
his congregation, after an inquiry, declared the
charges baseless. The evidence brought for
ward On the trial consisted Of fifteen persons at
the hotel whete Mr.: Kalloch had brought a fe-
male who was not his wife, who witnessed his
conduct while In private room. The ordering
whisky toddy and other circumstances had
maid, and She prepared a trap through iS % which
she could see and Overhear all that transpired
in the room on their return from q lecture that
he had delivered E On the trial the jury faed
him, his usefulness as preacher was gone, and
he accepted call to the Laight Street Baptist
church In New York, and from there went
West. He reached Leavenworth, Kansas, i'm
mediately after the close OF the war. He was
by turns minister, politician, hotel keeper and
farmer. When he was called to San Francisco
he was pastor OF the First Baptist church Of
LeavenWorth at salary OF 1000 per annum
he was failure In Kansas except as minis
ter. he was at different times candidate for
Member OF Congress, governor and q. 8. Sena-
sEQ0lQl there
with women while in LeavenwOrth while acting
as minister, yet the old history of his Boston
escapade always lessened his popularity as q
minister In spite OF his eloquence. He has been
tory became pretty well known from details
published by the Chronicle on his first arrival,
and occasional squ1bs on the subject In that
journal.