Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1881-11-12

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themselves with great retinues,
these overgrown mansions are re-
lieved Of their ghastlinsss, and
seem appropriate. The donjon
keeps and battlemented towers
there encountered speak OF the
times when each baron gathered
around himself hosts Of trusty
armed retainers for protection and
to insure success to the numerous
maraudIng expeditions in which
he delighted to indulge.
BY the way, talking Of Jim
Flood, the time was when his 10.
vial laugh rang out as loudly as
that of any man in California.
When he was pushing the bonanza
mines into prominence he was per-
sonaliy a very popular man. They
say that his great riches have
made him morose, like so many
otheis spoiled by fortune. 1t was
only necessary to look in the face
of Mr.. William B. Astor to get an
excellent definition of the word
veruice. 1t Is SO with many OF
the plutccrats Of this earth, bring
ing into play the great doctrine OF
compensations.
CLUB LIFE IN SAN FRANCISCO.
In no respect Is the cosmopoli-
tan and even European character
of life in San Francisco more out
lined than Ia the number and ex.
cellence of her clubt. Taxing
population into the count, in this
respect the Golden Gate would be
found to rival London. The pure
ly social clubs, like the Paci fic and
Union, are the resorts of the most
noted characters OF the city. La
the former, particularly, may be
nightly encountered the leading
legal and professional lights of the
city. But San Francisco has spe-
cial clubs, Of highly interesting
character. A visit to the Bohe.
milan club is fraught with greatin
terest. g'nally designed as a
resort for artists, Journals lists aud
the odds and ends Of humanity,
whose pursuits are specially de.
pendent on the Intellect, the club
has expanded 50 that it now num-
bsrs in its mbership most of the
notabilities of any line In the city.
The quarters of the club are COM
modious and woll fitted to the pur.
poses aimed at, and the walls Of
the several apartments are en-.
rched, in addition to valuable
works of art Of all ages and coun-
tries, by contributions from the
pencils or the brush Of many OF
the gifted members of al institu-
ton which has for years been IA.
nous for the wit and accomplish.
ments of Its membership. To every
sketch hangs q tale. High Jinks
Hall has been the scene of many a
splendid intellectual tournament,
Of which mementoes abound on
every hand. Portraits Of famous
members Of the club are scattered
through the numerous spartm snts,
It 10 favorite resort Of the many
distinguished people who happen
to sejourn In San Francisco.
The Law Club Is quite as COM
plete a thing OF Its kind. Its APP
pointments are elegant, spac ious
and complete. The faces of the
iliustrious jurists OF California look
down from the walls, and on every
hand are evidences that the limbs
of the law take a pride in their
bantling.
PERs oNAL NOTES.
Angelefios ars in the city In
great numbers. DR.. J. D. Dunlap,
Deputy United States Marshal for
Southern California, lie here with
some sacks OF ore from his Silver.
ado mine, which he is having as.
ssyed. He telis me that Siiverado
10 certain to take up u whole page
10 the brilliant mining lexicon OF
the coast. Mr.. J. J. Mellus is put.
ting up at the Palace and will re-
main some days dispatching busi-
ness pertaining to the estate Of his
late father-in.law, Col. Whiting.
Hon. D. B. Woolf ia here, and he
Is more than ever in love with Les
Angeles and determined to makeit
his home. Yesterday I encounter
ed Mr.. John Grant, Of San Fran
cisco, who, for some time past, has
been staying in Los Angeles. He
tells noe that be Is determined to
settle there and take bis four broth.
ers with him-a stalwart and most
desirable colony.
To wind up these brief personal
notes, I yesterday had the rare
pleasure OF meeting Col. Joseph U.
Crawford, who is stopping at the
Palace, and who arrived yesterday
from his reconnaissance, supposed
to be in the interest Of Jay Gould,
OF new line of railway to this
coast. The Colonel, although he
has reached his thirty.ninth year,
is pervaded by an atmosphere of
indsstructible youth. His legion
OF friends in Los Angeles will be