Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1881-08-09
CALIFORNIA LETTER.
.,QaKLASn. August 2. 1881.

nj slIt, u. this country. npw, and ex-
ian R-,s.nln. Ii is "A safe thing Il,
say, THAI. there is not, a person IN Gal
ifnrl,ia-s !, wunld like tu see Guitcau's
deed t,>;,,ated 10y tire death Of l'res-
dei; ia lie d
P IHl.f.' amin ,sitiesr are entirely
la i aside au,i all i i'll. fratrlally III
HE .;..Il-.see prayeri for his recovery.
'i3 81 wh.Its. ,litics ard political .op IL
'h,siafr. ..Iirtly tipr1st from .liis great
nat '.i.;rl.erl;-"lt,. they are thrust npon
tine ut4pl..s.r st.,. 4'ra,cisen iatrcry
manner; and lrnn>s.ll<i i'fec;;onS... " i;li-
Ia Inc past two weeks liN.s. lfa"s, been
no less t.iau twelve n,uiiIIatIn:-' c,Iii-
v.ntl,nS in >es~i,,n, S me oi which are
still at wmk The Republicans have
their caet Completed, and altogether
1t is Il good nur; int still IA better one
could he put up; whether it will or
Mt is Il Conjecture. Tne Democrats
,le split, t. ere being TWO c'hlventtons
Of them, viz: The ManhafIalr and W.
S,lnilc. Tie U. z C.-a1e.- ~k.n 4 III. ,
me win ! t,har~'s4.I,I ttel y .iseniIr
club aud th-- ,HN.r' independent. Tue
)cln,cratS stU.d 4 linz. chance of car
rying ihs city at the municipal cleo
1 on tliisai..ll, and that means victory
i, the State election next year, hut as
y: :--.A', they ettheir patriotism, or
whatever yali-calI it, run away with
them. Efforts are being made to heal
rn-sd fife ". ,.eud the rival wings
q ~. = ct Consolidate
Iirc uxcclieucy,. netni-I carney, has
ljs,' his grip, and no arcrv he leads the
hard handed working zen to battle
He still delivers his Sunday afternoon
A-rar. .ues, which are-chietlv composed
of appeals to his f:cmer followers to
r,j,.iu his forces a'Yi attack the mo
nopolcs, etc, and eloquent outbursts
Of vnlgarity, which are chiefly show
cred upon his rival, DR.. G G O'Donpf,l
Sannuai candidate for Coroner.
The rait crop this year is immense,
and G.iIsnrnia fruits are shipped every
where. The crop in the east is f..il
ure, ,ah hence the: t.Atse to rely upon
impttGtions from this State. Cali
fornia r,.it is alstysent to England and
other parts Of 'Gleat Britain. An eli
thusisat on RS subject -cs:ss.. lately
thct, 7tt.wotri>, not be long +..cfsJh.. lcs ~ we
wess. e - shipping oivos' -ttS y tea
TO Chilf., and Liz berger cheese to
Germany" Whether he intendcd the
latter commodity for fruit or not, |
do not know.
Crops of all kinds are good this
year, and this State is certainly among
the blest.
Tue building boom still continues,
and will evidently last, Several very
fine ediices, both brick ans} etone have
been put up this season, ana 'impro-c.
ments seems to tie tie order Of the
day. S. Mosgrove and Bro have yust
opened fine stock of imported goods
IN their fine new building on Pot
street, in the city. The building 1T
one of the finest furnished in l.ss' tity,
and a person is dazzIed cn ent64 iHy
The Palace Hotel has snst acdiYed's
new coat of pais t-and stafs,a outliko
some hugt seetsTo Ekssee Va white.
1t is no <S>sy task 10 paint this gigan-
tic structure, and it requires great
nerve and Ingenuity on the part of the
workmen.
Rf,ead building Isl in vogue now,
and Aere are some five or SIX roads
alreNy laid out--on paper. The