Year: 1871

known to Trintarians as the author of the Reg
istry Act, has brought himself prominently be-
fore the public, during the past week, by execu-
ting another of those impracticable Deeds of
Trust by which he has managed to obtain such
cheap reputation for philanthropy. 1t will
perhaps be remembered that some months ago
Mr.. Halves decided large tract of city property
of great prospective value for the purpose of
founding an Industrial Institution, and loud was
the chorus of praise that went up from the local
and Eastern press at this unexampled instance
of benevoence. 1t seems, however, that Horace
literally repented him of his deed and so he very
quickly withdrew it, so quietly in fact that until
day or two since no one, except the Recorders
officers, knew that he had done so. Now he
again comes forward in the role of


COUNTERFEIT PEABODY,


and masking his unnatural hatred of his wife
and relatives under the plea of desiring to bene-
tit future generations, conveys in trust the whole
of his Sun Mateo estate for the purpose of estab-
fishing University that is to rival the modern
glory of Oxford and Cambridge, as those insti-
tutons rival the acadames of Ancient Greece
But as the song says, " Do you really think he
means it ?" Not bit of it. If Horace Hawes
has desire to emulate Abou Ben Adhem and be
written down as one who loves his fellow men,
he wants it done without it costing him a cent
The bequest is merely one of the cleverest arti-
fees ever devised for securing his wealth to his
heirs in such manner that the immediate sur
vivors of his family shall not benefit by it. One
of the conditions of the gift is that six millions
of dollars are to be raised by the people within
a given time, in order to perpetuate the magnii-
cent vagares of the venerable San Mateoist and
in default of this or any other of the anomalous
and contradictory provisos with which the Trust
is hampered, the whole property is to revert to
his descendants, and therein is the whole gst Of
The matter. Mr.. Hawes has purposely saddled
all kinds Of impossible conditions to his Utopan
scheme, with the intention of making the oe-
queath unavailable. He is the Ananas of Phil.
anthropy, cold, hard-hearted, avarcious, old
man, whose life has been devoid of warm prac-
tical charity, and whose death would not cause
single eye to gsten with a tear of grief.


AN UNLooKED-FoR HONOR.


What SAVIOR of fragrance haugeth around the
African citizen, now that he can vote. That
unpleasant odor, that once used to assail the
Democratic nostrs, is no longer perceptbe ;
that abnormal Development of heel, that was
once regarded as natural badge of inferority
no longer irrtates the Democratic vision. Two
or three years ago, certain portion oe the Dem
ocratic party could not brook that the colored
men should join with them in celebrating the
birthday of American freedom. Even last
Fourth of July, the Sacramento Democrats or
ganized a separate procession for the purpose of
excluding Africans. But we have changed that
little now. An election is approaching, and
every vote, whether cast by black or white skin,
is equally valuable, so it is advisable to WOO the
African and soothe him with sweet fattery No
better plan of doing this presented itself than
by inviting him to participate in the ST. Patrick
festivities. Accordingly Ham has been honored
with an invitation to shoulder his musket next
Friday, and tramp through the streets at the tail
of the Irish Societies. to the tune of " Paddy
Rafferty's Breeches - But the colored people
are not quite such fools as folks imagine. The
bait was perhaps tempting one, but the hook
was little too apparent, so they have decided
that it is inexpedient and impolitic to take any
part in the OCCASION and st. Patrick will have
to content himself with only Celtic allegiance.


COMMERCIAL MAYsLAUGHTER.


Some few months ago one B B. Thayer, a
chemist of this city, whose bond is worth lit
tie more than his worhand both are at a dis
count, introduced to the public a new patent
medicine called Chloral-Hydrate, the properties
of uvh oh orav hut
no means to advertise it, it is said and believe
with truth, that he entered into an arrangement
with the CaU and Bulletin by which they were
to receive one-thrd of the profits on condition of
proclaiming its virtues widely as the circua-
tion of these journals would permit. However
that may be, it is certain that Chlora-Hydrate
soon became in great demand and under the in
fuence of vigorous putting its sale was forced
up to about five hundred bottles week. Soon
the medical men of the Eastern States began TO
find out that whatever were the virtues of the
new drug, it was occasionally very dangerous
in its operation, and they cited numerous i'm
stances in which people had lost their lives
through taking it. But all this was carefully
kept out of the Call and Bulletin, so that the
non-medcal readers of the California press
would have remained ignorant of its harmful
properties had it not been for the denuncations
of the Chronicle, whose hostility to B. B. Thayer
is only exceeded by its animosity to its business
rivals. The Chronicles expose of Chloral-Hy-
drate was not made any too soon. There is no
doubt that DR.. Rowell was killed by it and three
or four others of less prominence have fallen VIC
tins to it, the last one no later than week ago
On Saturday Mr. Hxon one of the proprietors
of the Alhambra, foolshly took large dose of
the compound as concocted by Thayer, and not