Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-09-15
THIRTY TEARS AGO.
ALLEGED CONNECTION CAUSED BY THE
FIRST WHITE WOMAN.
The Circus Elephants on the SALISBURY
Ranch-The Terry Frederick
DueI-Etc.

Some curious and outlandish stories have
been printed of early life in California, and
they created such an impression of Califor-
MIA that in some parts of the East the peo-
pie have not yet been able to disabuse their
minds of the belief that Californians are
still not much more than half civilized.
One of these early-day flake" writers on
California life was ]. W. Palmer, who lived
in San Francisco in 40, where he was
County Physician He wrote what pur-
ported to be description of the scenes wit
messed there on the arrival of "the first
lady" from the East. She was represented
to have landed from a ship, and made her
way with her husband up through one of
the streets, creating an immense sensation
as she passed along. They crossed the
plaza diagonally from Clay street to Du-
pont. and as they passed there is repre-
sented TO have been perfect Jubilee, some
OF the alleged features of which are thus
described: I'm the little white shanty on
the rise Of the hill, where the curt Alcalde
held occasional Court and administered ex-
pensive justice, a premature lawyer was
outpouring Arkansas eloquence and crush
ing the claim of some sacrilegious ranchero
to fifty-vara lot in the middle of paper
cemetery. Presently plain black bonnet,
bordered with white cap, came within
range of the window. Forthwith that i'm
petuous counsel forgot his client and his
case, dropped the thread of his argument
(which has never been picked up again)
and performed wild vault through the
open window into the open space in front.
In the old adobe the Collector of Customs
was counting his cash, and pert permit
clerks, with a variety of bad language,
were explaining TO bewildered foreigners
the peculiar institutions of our country.
Here she comes was whispered on the
veranda. The Deputy Cashier caught up
the words, and, like the hill beacons in
the Spanish Armada it flew from desk to
desk. At once an informal recess was
taken, and frenzied aliens, frantically ges-
ticulating, were suffered to abide in
blasphemous impotence till the phe-
nomena had passed. At the FL Dorado a
free fight was adjourned for the occasion,
and drinks all round substituted there
after by mistake. Across the open space
an agile, sun-browned, nervous. looking
Mexican comes caracoling on his fretted
steed. Respondent is he in a holiday
serape of hues as multifarious as Joseph's
coat; respondent in foppish sombrero,
and famous for the precise cut of his
ranchero's jacket. A musical man is
he, jingling as to his spurs, iingling as
to his horses bit and headstan,
juggling as to the high peak of his saddle,
jingling as to his leggings. In moment
he is almost upon her. One sharp
jerk at the savage bit throws his culver
ing horse upon hishaunches; and paus-
ing so he sits, the model of an
equipped caballero, INSCRIPTIONS and gal
liant. That night solitary wayfarer, with
heavy pouch at his belt, makes his way
over desperate road to the Mission Dolores
unscathed. An unerring knife had been
whetted for him, but beam from an an
gels eye had sealed it in its sheath. In
front of the Bella Union Melodeon Sam
Roberts and his Hounds are marching
two-and. two, in carnival attire mixed OF
Mexican, Chinese and Indian garments
snatched with impunity from the nearest
shop, without money and without price.
But now they halt, and forming in line
lift their hats, even grscefully-surely with
some hopeful show of respect-and salute
the First Lady No flames from Chilean
tents alright the quarters of Clark's Point
that night; no shrieks of violated women
make that night hideous. minister of
grace bestowed the talisman, though no
grateful lips do homage to the saving
hand" This kind of twaddle might have
! served to interest people in the East who
knew nothing of California, but, as a mat.
| ter of fact. there were at least dozen re
fined families living in San Francisco as
early as the beginning of 1919.
ION the 18th of September the ele-
plants Victoria and Albert entertained the
good people of Folsom. After the per-
Torrance was over they started with their
fnr 4
| taken a little something to keep his spirits
up, and was also probably tired with his
nights work. Accordingly he fell by the
wayside and went to sleep. The elephants,
however, concluded they would go on
little tour of inspection on their own ac-
count, and at very early hour in the
morning called upon T. g. Salisbury at his
ranch, above Paterson's Station. Rather
than disturb him, they went TO the stable
to help themselves to fodder. In order to
effect an entrance" they found it neces-
sary to knock the barn to pieces. They
disposed of all the barley in sight, scared
all the cattle and horses off the ranch, and
then went to the house to pay their re-
spects to Salisbury The latter had q yery
green Irish girl in his employ, who, hear
ing noise outside, went to the door. The
sight that met her gaze nearly paralyzed
her with fright, for she had never seen an
elephant before She rushed ED
stairs and called to Salisbury and
the family that 1.-THE Diyil an
brother" had come to carry them all off.
Salisbury got up and went to the door,
when the mild eyed monsters greeted him
pleasantly. He took in the situation at
glance, and for a couple of hours had lit
tie circus OF his own. He assumed the
role of ring master and put the beasts
a Of hot
new to them. Salisbury had Texas
herder on his place, however, who was
worse frightened than the servant girl. He
struck out for the hills in the wake of the
believing cattle, and did not show I'D until
the elephant keeper had slept off his booze
and come up with the elephants, and the
latter had left for this city.
$3.50, On Monday morning, September -.
1859, David s. Terry and David q. Broder-
lex, accompanied by their seconds, left San
Francisco at o'clock in the morning to
fight their famous duel. They were fol-
lowed by the police. however, the duel pre-
vented and the men arrested. They were
taken before Judge Coon, who placed them
under bonds to keep the peace. The next
morning, the 18th, they met and
fought in small valley about mile
from the Lake House. That was Just thirty
years ago last Friday. Some seventy per.
sons were present. Broderick's seconds
were ]. c. McKibbin and General Cotton,
Terry's were Calhoun Benham and DIR.
Aylette Leonidas Haskell was of the
Broderick party, and S. 81. Brooks of the
Terry party. The principals took their
places at o'clock. As the seconds stepped
back Cotton gave the word, and the princi-
pals raised their pistols, which had been
pointed toward the ground. On the rise
Brodericks weapon went off prematurely,
the bullet striking the ground several feet
in front OF Terry. lit is said that 3roder-
lex had been given hair-trigger weapon
for the purpose OF causing just such an
accident Thsre he stood, defenseless,
while Terry slowly and deliberately raised
his weapon and fired. Broderick suddenly
turned few inches, braced himself for
moment, and then slowly sank to the
ground. He was taken to the city and the
bullet extracted, but he gradually sank
until death ended his pains. The ball
entered his right breast and lodged in his
left side.
ION the 9th of August. 1859, Flora
Temple defeated Princess in three straight
heats, over the Eclipse course, L l in
2:223311 -2:22-2 :23l. The former was driven
By J. McMann, and the latter by Jim Eoff.
PorteT'S Spirit of the Times, the great turf
authority in those days, concluded long
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