New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-20
san FRANCISCO.
POLITI-
THE FAIR IVORCE-PERSONAL, POLITl
CAL AND THEATRICAL.

CAL AND THEATRICAL.
lFROM An OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNEl
SAN Francisco. MAY 1O.-The Fair divorce suit,
which has been the talk of the town for the week,
Will prove bad business for the absentee Senator
from Nevada unless he makes n compromise. The
Bonanza men have never been anxious to divuge
Their affairs N court and the Senator is no e&cep-
ton to this rule There a4e many in this city who
believe that the husband has been the nstigator of
this action in order that he may live life of perfect
freedom at Washington. At any rate, the bears
a close resemblance to the Tabor scandal in the
sudden wealth of the man. his mean instincts his
absurd ambition to be statesman" his disregard
of the wife who was his manstay in the days of
noyertv and who never lost faith in him until
political aspirations turned his head and hardened
his heart Here and on the COmstock the sympathy
is altogether with the wife, who has been devoted
to her husband and children, and who has never ex-
hibited any OF the passion for vulgar display OF
wealth shown by some of the newly -enrched people
on this coast She lives quietly with her four chill
dren in large house in Pine>t and evidently feels
keenly the uncnviable notoriety that has been
thrust upon her FAIR is living at the Occidental
Hotel though he makes frequent visits 70 his chill
dren. He has few friends, for the good reason
that he las proved 4 dangerous man IN whom 30
place any confidence. The name Of those who have
have lost : legion and the sobrquct of Slippery
jim" which Lee gained on the COmstOck, seems to
be well deserved.
Nothing shows more clearly the transient charac-
fer Of the scum that gathers on the pool of party
politics than the fate of the two meu who only
three years 20 ruled this city ami State. Kalloch,
the clergyman who disgracel his cloth, was then
Mayor. and carried things with high hard. He
exefted himself 10 the utmost to gain the United
STATES Seratorship but even his retainers had no
confidence in MIN and grew angry at his rapacity IN
levyIng percentage on their salaries After his brief
strut on the municipal stage, he dropped so com
pletely ont of sight that not even sensational ser
mons at his Temple" could bring him that noto
rietv which had become the breath i'll his Dosrils
Recently the "Temple' was shut up, and the
preacher was given a leave of absence-a graceful
term for dismissal. The building which had heard
so much cheap aud prOfane buncombc uttered in the
name of religion has now reverted to the hands of
the German owners, AID will probably be converted
into beer garden. Kalloch, 1t Is understood, has
gone into the stock-raIsng business in Santa Cruz
County. while the son, who murdered Charles
DE Young and was acquitted by the force of whole
sale perjury and false sentiment, roams about the
Stare by turns preacher editor and pot-house poll
tician
The other leading figure Of three years ago is
Ke,ruev the ex-drayman, who lsc1ed the nerve to
he q thoroueh-gong Communist and fell TO the
level of a Sunday orator on the Sand-lOt and a
chronic seeker of petty offices which not even the
ward bossts viii waste upon him.
The country press Of California has scored point
against the politicians. short time ago William
F. Boggs. Napa lawyer, was appointed by the
Democratic Governor az Fruit Inspector The place
il a good one. and the chief duty Of tie incumbent
&c 10 travel about the SatN investigate the pests
that prey Oh fft aud devise remedies for their
termination Boges is a clever man. but he didn't
know ANYTHING aboat entomology or fruit growing
Hence there were designations from the Fruit Com
mission. who were disguised az the "ppointmrnt,
and q general c.OrHs of dlsap rOyal from the rural
eattor4 Tins did not seem 10 distress tlcGnvcrnOr,
.ut A. showed BogQs that he had stepped INTO the
,cru0 ulacc and be gracefully resin. d. HIS sue
cs.soi is san jose fruit grower, vino wall not have
10 20 through course oi instruction 10 II him iof
! his work.
| Tho dramatic world hero ha, suffered a sea
| clange bv tie adVcn' of Modicsta. she opened a
four-, cpk} clinog cement al BE California Theatre
| ia " Adrjcuue LccOuVT -ur" to ono OF The largest
aud most brilliant audcIccs ever gathered IN has
! city. aud received welcome ol winch any ailISi
uigit D. proud. II was here that sho fret cS5aycd
| acting ND EugIsn and that her genus was rcc0g-
nizcd II ~ singular tact that after six years of
| Uraciicc I'D Tire language, she speaks to-day with
! more pronounced dccrn. than sac did ddrhs that
| first engagement.
| the success Of tie NcCauil Opera Company. They
! haze al crna ted " Tie Queen, Lace Handkerchief
with TIE Merry War" and each has attracted
| iarg, and appIeclatIve houses.
| (;ounod's Redemption was sung On Tuesday
night by the Choral society oi the First Cong'eaa
ti0nalit Church under the lee drrship OF Che pi,stOT
| tle Rev DR.. {. ID. Burrows The accompaniment
| was only organ and piano, as the cost OF copyright
ON tlc orchestral paris was too great The performs
! aucc lacked richne7s ANA variety but was pro
| nourcrd satisfactory.
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