The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-08-26

time practice Of watcbmen making their ROUNDS
and giving utterance at intervals 10 the reassur-
ing cry, 'All's Welt" The idea seemed TO please
the little one, and for several weeks she
mad, In the sleepless, painful watches oil the
night, looked for the coming OF the solitary
guardian on his beat, propped up on her couch
by pillows In position from which she could
view the street both ways by the aid OF an in'
valld's window-mirror. The officer became
aware OF MS little unknown frlend's Illness,
ana each night responded TO the cheefy Alfs
weit' with which she greeted him by a hearty
"AlPs well. my little MISS" Yesterday the
patient sufferer died, and the white token on
the door told the big-hearted fellow more
plainly than words that he had lost friend.
i've four at home" he SAID to a belaIed re-
porter to whom he told the story while standing
under the dim light OF a street lamp, "aud IL
seems TO me like I'd lost one OF 'em."
B. b. Crockett, who resides near Los An
geles. is In the city attending the Democratic
convention. he IS one Of the pioneers In this
State, having first come here in company with
Ex-Governor Robinson OF Kansas, VINO recently
died in that State In speaking of the gentie-
man, last night. Mr.. Crockett said that he
finally settled Ia Sacramento, after snort time
spent In mining and prospecting, Whefe ne
opened an eating house, meals at thaI time
costing from 40 cents TO 81 90 each. when
trouble broke out between squatters and the
spectators who wanted their claims, Mr.. ROD
inson became the acknowledged leader OF the
former class. They held their claims under the
United States presumption laws, then IN force,
and elsewhere in the country rigidly enforced;
willie the spectators claimed title under
purchase from one Captain Suffer. of Mexi-
can-Spanish title 10 all that area OF territory,
the boundaries of which had never been sur
veyed or def1ed In the riots which followed
Mr.. Robinson was severely wounded, and The
Mayor Of Sacramento, who was with the spec
ulatOrs, was killed, for which MI ROBINSON
was indicted, but acquitted on trial. Ibese
are, of course, familiar matters OF history Dut
they obtain a certain degree OF Interest when
coming from the lips OF one who was witness
OF those stirring times. After Mr.. Robinson
returned 10 Kansas aud was elected TO the
Office of Governor OF that State. Mr.. Crockett
paid him visit, and found that the Governor
had not forgotten his California friends, as sew
eral Of them were in his official family.
To a brokers window on Montgomery street
is displayed a piece Of money similar TO the
widows mite" spoken of In the twelfth chap
ter OF st. Mark ana ia the twenty first chapter
OF ST. Luke in the New Testament The coin is
of bronze. nearly circular, about nine-siYteenths
Of an inch In diameter with beveled instead OF
milled edge. 1t weighs thirty grains. which is
littI6 more IMAM the gOiQ dollar, tDe weight OF
which is fraction over twenty grains. On
one side are two horns OF plenty and on the
other is poppy head. The cOrnucopia denote
plenty and She poppy head is said TO mean
peace, rest or sleep. This piece OF money was
issued in the time OF HerOd the First, whom
most chrOnOlogisIs say died the year that Christ
was born. The piece was originally worth
little more than a mill, but In Christs time it
was valued at about half a mill. 1t was so
small that the giving OF less than two mites was
not permitted by law. The value OF the coin Is
hard 10 determine, but 1t is said they can be
purchased at from 50 to $40. according to their
state of preservation.
w. p. Maltby has been one of the interested
iookers-On at the Democratic convention dur
ing The past week. He is a large landowner
living near Moskiman, Ill, and came up from
Santa Cruz TO see how we run conventions 10
the West. IL was on MIR. Maltby's land that
peculiar cave was found some months ago. A
party of hunters noticed that a landslide bad
uncovered hole on the side of a hill, and fol-
lowing narrow passage way penetrated about
two miles into the earth. There they came
upon series Of small rooms, divided with reg.
uarity, ana which have every appearance of
having been Inhabited. Human bones were
found and weapons hung upon the rocky walls.
The spot is so isolated that Mr.. Maltby says no
one had ever thought Of going over it.