Year: 1870

Inc ueaJn OF MISS ANNE mooney, an OukluHu
school girl, has caused more excitement in the
community during the past few days than the
meetings of political conventions, the move
ments of great armies or any of the small Incl
dents that make up the sum of the weeks events.
Miss Mooney is described as handsome brunette
only thirteen years and five months old, but pre-
cocious in person and intellect, free and vvacious
in manner and general favorite with all who
knew her. She attended school as usual on
Tuesday, and was afterwards seen to step aboard
the train bound for the ferry landing. From
that time until Thursday morning, when she
appeared at the Cosmopolitan Hotel and asked
for II room, her movements were mystery
After being shown to room she asked for Mr..
George Wood, n conductor on the Central Rail.
rond, with whom she had IL slight acquaintance.
! Mr.. Wood called upon her and according to his
own account-which there is no reason to disbe-
lieve-asked her so many questions about her
absence from home, that she became offended and
gave him short answers after which he LETT
An hour or two afterwards police officer went
to the room for the purpose of returning her
home and found her on the bed in state of
seminsensibilty. Friends and physicians were
summoned and everything that love and skill
could suggest done for her, but without
avail and at half past one next morning the poor
girl expired, having spoken no word from her
discovery to her death.


| The public mind has been so excited lately by
the numerous outrages young girls, that it
was Immediately supposed Miss Mooney had been
the victim Of foul play and the people of Oak
land were worked up into vigilance committee
pitch of Indignation An instant demand was
made for the arrest Of Mr.. Woods, and the Brook
lyn Indepdndent did its utmost to inllame the mob
to lynch that gentleman. A published statement
by the physicians that the girl had not been vo-
lated somewhat cnlmed the community, and the
efforts of the detectives in tracing her wander
ngs from Tuesday to Thursday, soon allayed the
general feeling.


1t is proved that after leaving home on Tuesday
Miss Mooney went to Martinez, stopped there
Tuesday night, and came to San Francisco next
morning, procured situation nurse girl in n
respectable family remained with them until
Thursday, and then weat, as narrated above, to
the Cosmopolitan. She was evidently suffering
from slight alteration of mind, and her death it
| is now believed was caused by fit, as no trace
of poison has yet been discovered in the stomach
AT the funeral, on Monday, Roman Catholic
priest made disgraceful attempt to nfame the
people against Mr. Woods, and nothing but the
GOODNESS of the authorities prevented the murder
of that gentlman by Lynch law. The case has
been very peculiar one and there was good
grounds for supposng foul play, but the mystery
has now been cleared up in very satisfactory
manner.


FEMALE GyMNAsTs.


A class Of sixteen young Indies commenced
the practice of calisthenics on Monday afternoon
at the gymnasium of the Young Mems Christian
Institute. They have regular instructor who
puts them through their initatory exercises as
ruthessly as Corporal drilling an awkward
squad. No unhallowed male eye was allowed to
rest upon the scene though the Young Christians
otered longingly around the spot and would
have given their best hymn books for a key-hole
peep.


PROFESSIONAL BEGGARs.


Begging in San Francisco is fast becoming n
profession. Hitherto the applicant for charity
has been content to assume the himsy disguise
of an organ grinder, or vender of unsmokable
cigars, or has appealed for aims through the me-
dium of vile fiddle, but latterly there has been
an influx of open and avowed mendicants.-
About year ago one Of the local Benevolent
Societies had fat, lusty looking blind man ar
rested for vagrancy, and proved to the Court that
he was worth $50 900, all of which he had made
from begging He is still in the city, and on a
fine day may be seen feeling his way about the
streets with a stick, stopping occasionally at the
sunny corners, and keeping his professional hand
in by holding out his bodily one for charity.


TIE "DEAD BROKE" MINER.


In the suburbs the " dead broke" miner is a
fayorte character. lie commences operations
after dark by approaching the homcward bound
citizen with n confidential appeal. @ Can have
few words with you Misler?' is the established
formula and having gained his victims attention
he prefers friendly request for the loan of two
bits, just to get a nights lodging. 1t must be q
profitable business for when once adopted the
applicant rarely seeks any other occupation
The man who has but two ten cent pieces and asks
you to exchange them for quarter so that he
can have a square meal is also numerous nd
vidua. In nine cases out of ten the person ap
pealed to hands over the twenty-five cents and
as often refuses to take the protfered last dimes
Excellent wages can be made by any respectable
looking persons who adopt this lay.


The woman with twins, one in each arm, has
not yet paid a visit, though masculine
looking German woman has stalked about with
a baby that never gets any bigger, and persist
, emily complained that she haint hadany breakfast
for some years.


} SUGGESTION TO sPEcULAToRs.


There is plenty of room here for few frs