Year: 1870

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The city treasury is minus some five thousand
dollars for sand removed that would have been
better done by an afternoons brisk breeze, and
that amount of money has been dsbursed
amongst the working class whose necessities
were supposed to be so exigent. | say supposed
because while a great deal of distress undoubt-
edly existed, the actual getters up of the demon
strations were political demagogues and " Bar
barry coast " rangers. The former saw an op-
portunty to air their eoquence and the latter
chance to make a raise. What connection there
is between the numerous two-and-a-halfs paid
out for work not done, and the general drunk
that prevailed on Saturday and Sunday amongst
the residents of Pacific and jackson streets, do
not pretend to know, but am certain that the
q houses of refreshment in that cheerful
! locality did better business on those two days
than any time since the Fourth of July.


All the papers from San Diego 10 Klamath
have now had their say about the late Legisla-
ture, and the opinion is almost unanimous, ire
spective of party distinctions, that a more cor
rupt body of men never sat in cOnclave. Mr..
| Eugene Mccarthy came out with nice revela-
! ton the other night 1t cost him, he said,
twenty thousand dollars to put the mortgage
repeal bill through. That was the price of FIVE
votes, necessary to ensure majority. Then we
have the discovery that these charitable and
! immaculate lawmakers, soOthed their con-
sciences by appropriating fifteen thousand Of San
Francisco dollars, as gift to the Presentation
convent. What other Developments there may
be. the Lord only knows, but fancy a slight
quarrel between the Democratic chiefs would
reveal some pretty doings. Truly, there
cause for Mr.. Badlam's resolution for a day of
thanksgiving.


What a nice thing it is to have political
influence, especially when the "nfuence " is
ones own paper. Walking along Kearny street,
yesterday, met youth not unknown to fame,
but whose celebrity is not of the desirable kind
tHat transfers men into heroes. Young Hoye
is the son OF gentleman high up in Democratic
councils, and Notwithstanding the advantages of
good education and social position, prefers
to make his friends amongst the Lroken-nosed
gentry with whom muscle is the only power
Several times he came within the scope of the
law, generally through acts of violence, but
respect for his father and hope he would re-
form saved him from the penalties of law break
| ing. Even the press reporters sympathzed with
his relatives and crossed many readable items
about him from their note books. Some five
months ago he stabbed man in a low drinking
saloon, and after a desperate resistance was
arrested. Bail was refused and he commit
ted to the county court, but two or three days
after the door of the Broadway jail was left open
while he was near, and Mr.. Hoye cody walked
out and was again at liberty. Though he ap-
peared publicly on the streets no efforts were
made to capture him and the officers would until
now have remained oblivious to their duties
had not the escaped subject again got into
trouble. This time he went in for assassination
putting pistol against one Dwyer's head with
the avowed intention of scattering that gentle
mans brains on the floor But unfortunately
(for Dwyer' loss would have been socety's gain
/ Ia1 ha nhcfn caxl hull obat
jaw or two and disposed of a few teeth, for which
little affair the offender was again incarcerated
And now 1T was supposed his career would be
closed But not bit of it. Mr.. Hoye Junior
has political influence, is not in the least likely,
to be punished, and if he has an idea of lower
depth than he has yet reached may run for the
Assembly. Such is Justice in San Francisco.
General Hoye, whose misfortune it is to have
such a son, is universally esteemed, and it would
surprise no One if he was brought forward
Coles successor in the Senate, but that is no
reason why young tiger should be allowed to
make war on society with impunity.


large dispute is at present. waging between
the California theatre on the Que hand and little
Figaro, the gratuitous advertisement sheet, on
the other. Figaro is a spicily edited paper, full
of good things and in much demand, but from
some reason other was excluded from the
Bush street temple. Then the proprietors sta
toned his carriers outside of the theatre door,



This gave great ofIense to the &C Students" and
factors yclept Lawrence Darret, and on Mon
day evening he was so annoyed as to forget for
the nonce the dignity of art, and stepping from
the tragic stage Eye Gods tis 'true), made a raid
on the small boys who were distributing the OBJ
noxious programme. The affair created much
| amusement, and the remarks made were not
very complimentary to &C Rosedale"


The officers of the British ironclad ZeaIous, at
present in port, are making themselves very So
ciable, and have won many friends by their gen
tlemanly demeanor. They gave a private ball
on Saturday to about forty ladies and gentlemen
On Thursday they were invited on board the lit
tie steamer General Nc Pherson and taken round
the bay. The invitation was rendered in con-
sideration of the manner in which Admiral Far
quar- had shown his respect to the memory of
General Thomas. BY the by, it is subject of
remark that on Friday last while the whole ma
tion was in mourning, and every Eastern city
put on the habiiment of woe for the great man
| that day buried the British Consulate's was the
only flag in San Francisco floating at half mast
Altogether this Golden State has been the least
sympathetic of any in the Union. The night at
ter General Thomas death the San Francisco
lluzzars had the exceeding bad taste to hold IA
grand ball. This is rather stale news, but has
not been commented on before, and it certainly
ought to drawn some mark of disapproval.


1t is perhaps wise providential arrangement
that the weather is at present so unreasonably
disagreeable, as it prevents people from SHINING
! by taking outdoor enjoyment, and gives the la
dies an opportunity to study the display of
spring fashions. can t possibly describe what
these are like. | have a fashion book upon my
table which am requested to review, but |
don u understand the meaning of half the words,
and if did couldn': spell them. SO must go


in for lie and say never received it. | hope
Madame - won't see this in print


The greatest literary treat San Francisco has
enjoyed for some time was Mr.. Vincent's lec-
lures on Monday and Tuesday nights The Mer-
camille Library hall was crowded with an appre-
ciatiye audience, and with the exception of
Charles Dickens | never heard a non political
speaker so applauded. 1t man was writing
to the moon think he would leave his subject
if he had anything fresh to say about the au-