The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1891-09-25
AMERICAN LETTER.
SAN Francisco, Sept. Is, 1891,
CALIFORNIA.

Inc QlVlDe MDe. narau IotThlidTut
-(Did l say divine? Divine signi-
lies something heavenly, aud Sarah
is anything but heavenly, in fact she
is altogether earthly)--has just fin
ished Il weeks engagement at the
Grand Opera House in this city.
The houses were good, tickets high,
her dresses elegant, and her acting
did not differ from the ti9erisI ex-
celence of former Bernhardt engage
ments. On Friday night her COM
pany rendered "Paullne Blanchard,
a new play given for the first time
in America. Sarah has fondness
for the City of the Golden Gate, for
her houses are crowded with the
elite of the city and she is wined,
dined and showered with flowers o.
every visit. She leaves this week for
New York.
Consul-General Mckinley has re-
turned from flying visit to Ohio.
The steamer Zealandla has gone
into retreat for thorough repairs, and
the Mariposa may possibly be Undue.
ed to carry freight for the time be-
ing.
San Francisco is fast becoming a
network of railroads. A franchise
has just been granted Irwin G.
Stump, Abner Doble, W. r. Hearst,
p. n. Lilienthal, w. S. Chapman
and VIM. Hollis, for new line to
extend from Market and Sixth
streets to South san Francisco All
of the material is to be Of California
manufacture. At least $40, 900 is to
be expended the first year and 2 per-
cent of the gross receipts of the
road is TO be paid over to the city.
Grape, the symbol OF mourning, i.
floating from the door OF 1920 Pine
street, and constant stream of
weeping friends, passing III and out,
tells the passer-by, that one honored,
loved and revered, has gone to her
long home. Mrs. Theresa Far,
home on Sunday afternoon, after an
illness of two weeks. She bad been
ailing with Bright's disease for sew
eral months, although the immediate
cause of her death was fatty dcgen-
Grafton of the heart. She passed
peacefully, quietly away while sleep
ing. Mrs. Fair was fortyslx years
old and a native Of the State of New
York. She came to California when
but a child with her parents, DR..
and Mrs. Rooney, and settled at
Angels Camp, where she met James
G. Fair, and was married to him in
1862. She leaves four children,
James G. Fair, jr., Charles Fair,
Mrs. Theresa Oelrchs and Miss
Birdie Fair, who is not quite seven
teen. Mrs. Fair was divorced from
her husband eight years ago, she
taking charge of the daughters and
the father the sons. The latter
owing to their bad habits were any
thing but comfort to their mother.
A more charitable womaa never
! graced San Francisco than Mrs. Fair.
She not only supported many poor
families, but also the Infants Shell
ter on North Beach and other charit-
able institutions received the aid of
her helping hand. She was most
devout Catholic and the gifts to the
church of her choice were valuable
and frequent. She was a leader of
social events and entertained at her
home, in most brilliant and delight
full manner. Her estate Is valued at
5000, 900, the greater part of which
will 90 70 her daughters, it being
understood that Mr.. Fair would pro.
vide for the sons. After the funeral,
Miss Birdie Fair will 90 to New
York to reside with her sister, Mrs.
Herman Oelrichs, at The request of
her mother, although her father was
anxious to keep her with him, she
having always been his favorite child.
John Mackay and Richard Dey are
said to he the executors of the estate.
How fast the legal lights of San
Francisco are passing away. On
Sept. 9lh the remains of the late U.
$. Circuit Judge Lorenzo Sawyer
were laid to their long rest in Laurel
Hill Cemetery. Among the pail
bearers were Senators Stanford and
Stewart, ex-Congressman W. W.
Morrow, Chief Justice Beatty of the
Supreme Court and VIM. Phelps.
Maurice B. Curtis, an actor we'll.
known in his character of "Sam'l
Posen" and which brought him into
notoriety, shot and killed Police
Officer Alexander Grant who had
arrested him last Friday night. Cur
It's was intoxicated and the feeling is
very bitter against him.
Col. VIM, Harvey, manager of the
Golden Gate Wooden Mills, San
Francisco, was killed in a collision
on the Southern Pacific railroad
few miles west of Tehachapi, Tues
day night. Several others were
badly injured.
A. M. SproulI, of Honolulu, is a
guest at the Palace Hotel.
POLITICAL NOTES.
According to special from Wash
ington Attoruey-G General Miller is to
be appointed TO one of the Circuit
Court Judgeships created by the last
Congress, General Wallace will be
made Secretary of War, Noble may
be transferred to the Department of
Iustioa and Gonarol ElarLenn an