The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-05-01
CALLS. QUERY. COLUMN.
Sketch of the Fast American
...- Clipper Challenge. :.
Clusters Last @Battlo-Th New Liquor Law.
NATURALIZATION of MinOrs-G A. R. En-. !.
: :: oampmsnt Largest Cities:

!. CLIPPER CHALLENGE F. A. A., City.
The clipper-ship Challenge was built in
New York in 1851 by W. II. Webb for n. l..
and G. Griswold. Captain r. III. Water.
man, one of their most successful masters.
who was noted as having made the run from
Canton to New York in 1916 in the Natchez
in 70 days, was given her command, arriving
out in San Francisco on October %, 1851, 1913
days from New York. 1t was reported that
he was TO have received $4,000 if he brought
her out within 80 days, as the ship was capa-
bic of it, but light and unfavorable winds
delayed the passage. Leaving here on De-
cember 20 for Hong Kong. under command
of Captain Land the Challenge arrived out
on February Is, 1852 returning to San Fran
cisco under the same master on April %, in
her celebrated run of SO days. Continu-
ing under the American flag in the
China trade for several years, during
which she had many spirited races with her
British competitors on that run, more
especially with the little Challenger of
London, the Challenge was ultimately
sold to Wilson u Co. Of South Shields,
England, her name becoming Golden City.
Under this style she appears listed In
Lloyds as late as 1876, when it Is presumed
she met with disaster, but OF what nature
was the end of this. one of the fastest and
most beautiful of the old clippers, authorities
here have not Information.
New LIQUOR LAw-G. b., City. 1t is not
for the Q. c. to interpret the act CT March
H. 1891. to prevent the sale of intoxicating
liquors TO minor children. A strict reading
would seem to prohibited even the grocer
from sending any Intoxicating drink
by his child to a customer. but acts
must be read and construed literally.
The language Of the act is as follows:
Every person who sells or gives. or causes
to be delivered, to any minor child, male or
female, under the age of Is years, any IN
toxicating drink in any quantity wbatso-
ever, or who, as proprietor or manager Of
any saloon or public house where intDXcat-
ing liquors are sold, permits any such minor
child under the age of Is years to visit said
saloon or public house where intoxicating
liquors are sold. for the purpose of gam
bling. playing cards, billiards. pool, or any
game of chance, shall be deemed guilty of a
mlsdemeanor, etc.
CUsTER's LAST BATTLE. G. p, City.
OF the actual movements of General Custer
and the five companies under his immediate
command at the battle of the Little Big
Horn scarcely anything is known. He was
killed aud his entire command was oblteT-
ated. The only living thing that came out
Of 1t was horse. The entire loss was
II officers, PAT enlisted men, civil
ians and Indian scouts killed, and
2 officers and 81 men wounded. The
Seventh Cavalry. which was Clusters regi-
ment, had about GOO men and horses and
started out under General Terry with about
400 infantry. The best account yet pub
lished Of the affair Is that which appeared
recently in the Century Magazine. AS no
one witnessed the actual conflict resulting in
the massacre of Cnster's detachment The
account must necessarily be conjecture.
STATE LEGIsLATIoN-F. K. City. No
State can legally legislate on subject
which is a matter for Federal legislation.
In limited way it can pass laws with re-
gard to the voting. qualifications OF its citi-
zens at Presidential elections. but they must
be in harmony with the United States law.
That Is the only answer to your groping-in-
the-dark question.
NOTHING INCONSISTENT = G. f. Mex,
Davis Creek. Cal. The crime for which
Goldenson was hanged was committed on
November 10. 1856, and he suffered the
penalty of death on September IA. 1888.
There is notEing inconsistent, therefore, III