Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-11-09
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
Emprovemens 10 Business Circles
The Inst fiicIser Of the Carntvai
The Potitical Drit.

DEAR HERALD: There is no ques-
tlon of the fact that the long
night of business depression which
has lowered over San Francisco is
giving way to the first streaks of
jocund morn. 1t is not so much
that there has so far been any great
change in the actual business
status, except such as has resulted
from the enhancement in the value
OF many lines of goods which were
held In stock by the merchants at
the time of the revival East. But
the opinion is universal that we
have seen the worst, and that every
change hereafter will be one for
the better. Another belief is be-
coming universal, and it is begin
ming to largely and favorably influ-
ence opinions of the future, that is
that great deposits of mineral
wealth lie around us on every hand
in California, Arizona and in Ne
vada, Independently of the Com
stock lode, and that they are GER
tain to be energetically developed.
There are not wantin G experienced
mining men who assert that in the
thirty miles of mineral territory
between Bodie and the Mammoth
mine there are resources of wealth
greater than have ever been devel-
nped in the Comstock. This con-
victlon is giving renewed conf
dence in our mining resources.
THE CARNIVAL BALL.
In the history of the Pacific
Coast there has never been so sig
nal q success from pecuniary
standpoint as the Authors Carni-
val. 1t was an era in Charity. Sat-
urday terminated the Carnival
proper, but the managers thought
it good thing to wind up the af-
fair with a grand ba II Thursday
night. 1t is difficult to exaggerate
the splendor and opulence of the
toilettes of some of the ladies who
personated characters of the courts
Of Marie Antoinette, Elizabeth or
Mary Queen Of Scots. The display
of diamonds in the coiffures of some
of these danes was marvel, not
less than fifty thousand dollars
worth flashing radiance from the
blonde locks of one of them. Prob
ably one of the most brilliant and
picturesque sights ever witnessed
on the American continent was
when the formal procession, in
which were representatives of
every character in fiction,
broke up into groups to
dance the lancers. They complete
ly covered the ample expanse of
the Mechanics Pavilion, which
was carpeted with white canvass.
1t is right that it should be known
that much of the success and en-
joyment of both the Carnival prop.
er aud the ball were due to the I'M
remitting energy and courtesy of
Major Ben G. Truman, late of Los
Angeles, who represented Mr..
Crocker.
THE DRIFT OF THINGS POLITICAL.
During a stay Of three or four
days in San Francisco your cores
pendent has given much attention
to the drift of the political current
In this metropolis of the Pacific
Coast. AS a result l think l am
warranted in stating that the star
of Denis Kearney has set, never to
rise again. In few weeks Kali
loch and the other real leaders of
the Workingmen's party-of the
real, respectable Workipgmen's
party-will get together and pro-
ceed to depose Kearney from the
arrogant position which he has
succeeded in maintaining hitherto.
He will simply have to go as Presi-
dent of the organization, will he,
nil he. The truly weighty men ol
the party look upon Kearney's of.
fensive leadership as the cause ol
their lack of success. AS the Pres.
idential campaign, approaches they
are sensible of the necessity of MAX
ing a united front against the Re-
publicans. Gov. Irwin's appoint.
ment of White has given this,
which will approve itself the con-
trolling element in the Working
mems organization, great satisfac.
tion. They fully appreciate the
necessity for a union with the De-
mocracy in the next Presidential
campaign in order to assure the
safety of the Republic itself.
On the other hand, there is a
deep-seated conviction amongst the
Democrats of this city that their
State Central and local com mittees
must be reorganized and the huck-
stering politicians compelled to
take back seat. The latter are
looked upon as having wrecked the
party, and there Is no limit to the
Indignation which is openly ex-
pressed at their incompetency, and,
as 1t is put in the case of some of
them at least, treachery. There is
no contrivance which politicians
can invent which can prevent the
elements which are opposed to the
continued ascendancy of the Re-
publican party from presenting q