Year: 1873

SAN FRANCISCO June "a.


DEAR JoURNAL.-Local news Just now
is not intensely interesting-times rather
dull, and yet there is always something
going on. Politically affairs at the Bay
are rather chaotic, but mmittees of
which the people know very little are FIX
ing up the Fusion Ticket and we expect
it to be promulgated in few days. The
Democrats are waiting to see what turns
up. Leading " Boys" tell me that they
are with the Taxpayers and Peoples and
will fix up for them the " straightest-lac-
ed'' ticket ever seen in this religious
town. They are skirmishing like the
Warm Springs Indians for what they can
make, and like the untutored" Los
have suddenly taken strong to hymn
books and prayerbooks. There is fun
ahead, at least for this city.


The Board of Supervisors sustained
the Mayors veto of the Ordinance called
-" "Pig,tail." 1t is doubtful if they would
have done so but for the fact that one of
their number going beyond the narrow
limits of international laws and Federal
treaties, suggested that the ordinance was
so sweeping in its provisions that if any
of the Ring" members should be sent
to the county Jail Shepard would be oblig-
ed to cut off their back hair too. That
let them out and they fastened to a vote
sustaining the veto. We must look out
now for fearful influx of Chinese and a
terrible and rapid spread of leprosy.


HIGH TONED LADIES' SEMINARY.


Some of our wealthy ones have been
sadly victimized of late, and they are
very mad about it and very much alarm
ed lest their names should get into the
papers. Two dashing, black-eyed, high
ly educated and loftily accomplished
young ladies came here in April and "put
up at the Grand" They said, in fine
English, that they were widows of poor
Cuban officers. Their "officers" had
been slain in the cause Of Freedom and
they had determined to devote the rest Of
their sadly bereaved lives in the cause of
education. They desired to establish
here high toned Seminary for Young
Ladies, but war and death had made them
poor and they must depend upon the
generosity of our citizens for "starter."
With this pretended object in view they
sailed forth, and to the wealthy ones
presented letters of highest recommenda-
ton, not from scrubs either, but from
such men as Gen. Sherman, Secretary
Boutwell, and members of Congress, (al-
though they did not seem to place much
value on the notes of the latter, from
Gen. Schofeld and from Bishops Kip and
Alemany of this city. They raised $4,000
gold, in almost "no time" and were ne
gotiating for Tom. Iver's house as their
Temple of Learning. Pending negotia-
tions they declared it would be necessary
to have little rest and quiet before they
undertook the arduous labors of teaching.
They accordingly went to Oakland on
the 26th of May, next day took the over
land train to New York and of course
the gold went with them. In New York
they were seen by British Consul Book
er, of this city, who had given them $40.
They are probably there, victims of
" emotional insanity" Nice little chap
ter of fraud


KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS


to-day are dedicating their new hall and
making grand display.


TWO YOUNG BLooDs


in love with a girl, could not settle their
rivalry without fist duel They agreed
to fight down on the outskirts of the city,
and did fight, fought hard, hurt each 9th
er badly and are now trying to get rid Of
San Quentin, to which the new Code will
Send them if the proof is strong enough.
The young lady is inconsoable.


THE RAILROAD COMPANY


will probably soon have a chance to bring
ship and car together at Mission Bay
Front, and terminal questions may yet
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