New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-05

.;nal records group all materials on inc sa'ho SUI
;ect and arrange the whole for READY ieieien ,
From This brief of hstory-as 1t may DE ca'eo-"i'
parooft nrenores his work, supplementing ms mar
,ative by long photographed notes Ills eh'ei MI"
oss "a he TO get at the facts OF history ana 10 pre-
cont an inpartial estimate Of the men VINO tounueu
~, Sanisb emrire of the Pacific In this work he
,okes nothing on trust, but goes TO the original
sources This method results in the explosion OF
many time honored myths and ictions, but it lays
bore the truth of history Mr.. Bancrofts library Is
now open to all who chose to apply for visitor
card. and forms one of the sights of the city.
Society has been absorbed this week with the
Authors Carnival-a festival gotten mp Tor the
beneft Of six local charities In the various booths
which bear the names of celebrated authors
scraps of plays and tableaux are
presented nightly, while more elaborate
scenic displays are furnished on the grand S''nu'
The exhibition takes place in vast bulldins N"o""
ms the Mechanics Institute, and various characters
are personated by large number oil yours peOp'o
who have a taste for amateur thea'Ilcd's' "0
tableaux are often effective. ana the pressing
of the characters is good; but one ludcrouS eaVuie
of the entertainments will be apt to strike any
stranger to the city, This is the sngularly honue-
script character of the faces of those who persoae
some of the chief characters. Among me oreeAs
there only TWO faces OF uclOhl' " ~
and the same is true of other nationaies The hlper
MAN ype most frequently seen. and its snuD nose
and long upper lip does not fit well with classic
costumes or the flowing drapery of the barbara
last Here all races seem mingled ana AZ SOCIAL
order inset The wcarers of the richest SILKS lo?h
as though born to common calico, ana seem III
at ease in the tnery that sudden fortune mas 'hruSV
upon them.
A rage for incendiarism seems TO nave broken ou'
in the interior of this State. Yesterday l[uchee,
the pretty mountain town near bonner Lakts' WE i
swept By a fire set by some malicious wreuch' anu
ali the business part of the place. as wen as me- ne
greater number Of residences was DESTROYED. ING
loss is fully S150,000 as many OF the Stores nau
large stocks of goods. In the same way; curing h
the last few months. Red Bluff woodland, ireka
and Nevada City have suffered. judge Lynch pre-
sides with great expedi ION when the lncenalaI! Is
caught hut too often he escapes the clutches Oh tue
Western Rhadamanthus.
Reports from the largest wine-proddclng couh-
ties in the State-Fresno SOnOma, Napa ana Sacrasc
mento-shOw that the yield is fully up % that Oh
last year. and that more wine VIII be MADE as nc
early rams prevented vineyard-owners IRON senu-
ing many OF their best table grapes to market.
The political outlook of the Republicans through
out the State Is dubious. 1t is conceded now tnat
the Democrats will capture the solid German VOte
as well as probablvl the full railroad strength.
Stoneman the Democratic candidate for Governor
has lost many votes by his poor generashlp IN poi-
itics hut the side is setting toward Democracy hee'
and nothing seems able 10 stem IL.