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PRETTY SIGHTS OF THE
ISLAND OF CURACOA.
Attractions and -Delights of a
.Little Dutch Paradise Off
; .'.--.; South America's Coast.
QUAINT ARCHITECTURE.
Mountains of Phosphate of Lime That
Have Yielded Fortunes — Wil
helmstadt and Schattegat Lagoon.
A Charming Climate— The Mar
ket Girls and Washerwomen—
:. Unique Tramway.
•=»:» UK year 1199 was one of the most
{"'I ■"'* eventful in the Inst decade of that
Jiy^ century so pregnant with momentous
events. Not the least remarkable of the
Spanish voyages to the Now World was that
of Alonzii de Ojeda, who had with him as
adventurer Anient us VespuCius, whose
claim to distinction everybody is familiar
.-with. Coasting the country now Known as
the Spanish Main, with many strange ad
ventures and frequent detentions from the
friendly natives, Ojeda and bis crew finally
sighted an island bearing the aboriginal
name of Curacoa. The ludians inhabiting
here were of great stature, but not so large
nor so numerous that they were not soon
exterminated, sharing the fate of all the
islanders of the Caribbean Sea. •
Curacoa, this island thus discovered in
Ihe last century, writes Frederick A. Ober
to the Boston Globe, is about forty mites iv
V'a'er front, inner harbor, Curacoa.
length, with a varying breadth of from
three to seven miles, off the coast of Vene
zuela, the blue mountains nf that portion of
terra lirma known as the Parafjuana being
in plain sight, on every clear day, from the
hills above the harbor. From the sea, as
'the voyager approaches, Curaioa appears
like a volcanic fragment, rent from beneath
the waves. IU coast is everywhere rugged,
with deep fissures, as harbors, leading to
extensive inland lagoons. The hills are not
high, but abruptly broken off and sharply
cleft. It wrtild seem Ibat the island is
! (i.M VAST DEPOSIT OF PHOSPHATE LIME,
That there are mountains of it, for more
phosphate is mined here than the markets
."'will carry. Fortunes have been realized
'here and fortunes yet await the owners of
this vast deposit. The works of the mining
company firm a little settlement isolated
from the others of the island, and the treas
ure they guard is jealously kept from the
. view of prying visitors. Traditions are
afloat of the strange doings of the company
in possession of L'uracoa's only treasure
trove, that no • cue cau peuetrate the
Charmed circle they have drawn about their
wealth, that the visitor is hospitably re
reived and royally entertained, the linest
fruits and meats and choicest wines being
set before him, but that no blandishments
can .open the inner portal. It is a question
whether or not all these precautions be
necessary, but the company is said to pay
the Dutch Government over $200,000 each
and every year the mines are worked.
Phosphate was first found here by a poor
Cornish miner, who first secured Hie refusal
el this otherwise-waste land, the Dutch
being ignorant of any value attached to it,
and then leaped suddenly into affluence.
• As we sail the southern shore of the
island, a bright lagoon opens out to view,
below 'the piiospbate region, called the
Spanish Water, and a castle of Spanish
tune- commands it from a beetling cliff.
Spanish possession of Curacoa extended
from 1499 to liu'4. The Dutch then acquired
it, ; lid have held it ever since, except for a
few ears' occupation by the English. And
to-day, though Spanish in nearly everything
save its Government and its architecture,
Cirracoa still pertains to the people who
rescued it from tne marauding Spaniards.
The barren bills that form the backbone of
the island are rent apart at about its center,
and give egress into the safest and most
securely land-locked harbor Id these seas,
perhaps in the world. It is so narrow that
the ."entries of the two forts guarding It,
one en each side of the entrance, can hail
each other from their respective stations.
One of these forts is failed Tort Riff, and
the other Tort Amsterdam. They are old,
and their cannon are obsolete, while their
garrisons of funny Dutch soldiers are
enough to make a mummy smile. The in
let is dee i and straight, and leads into a
capacious harbor, of perhaps baif a mile lv
length, beyond which is .
A GREAT LAGOON,
Called the Schattegat. A pontoon bridge
spans the harbor just inside the forts, and
this has to be opeued, of course, every time
ii vessel of any kind seeks entrance.
As our steamer draws opposite the inlet,
she whistles warning!}', and in a moment
there conies back to us an answering
whistle in a minor key. Then, as* tbe
pilot takes the wheel nud the bow is pointed
toward the lagoon, we see one end of the
bridge slowly crawling toward the opposite
side of the harbor, its propelling force be
ing a very diminutive steam launch. The
strip of blue water grows wider and wider,
f^^^^^^SfSr,.
Specimen of Dutch architecture.
and at last, when the bridge of boats lies
. parallel with' the shore, the little steam
launch toots again, and it is safe to enter.
The stnatner sails superbly in, giving us
viewn of forts and houses so close together
that we could toss a biscuit into them
standing on the deck.
The lagoon, of which the harbor proper
forms a part, consists of three sections, like
a clover leaf. There are two lagoons lying
parallel to the shore, with a coral strand
only separating them from the ocean and
the stem and central leaf pushing straight
into the island. It is about the center and
the right-hand Clever leaves that the town
. is built. The finest houses line the main
. harbor and they are eminently respectable
.. as well as picturesque. As I have said the
architecture is Dutch, only modified to suit
■ the exigencies of a tropical climate. No
wherein the West Indies will you find such
; substantial, such comfortable bouses. They
- are as solidly built as any structure along
the Zuyder Zee, with stone and mortar
■ walls, bricked courtyards and tiled roofs.
••• - They ■ are exceedingly' quaint, even to the
, height of nicturesqueness, and so suggestive
■ ef comfort and homelike attractions that
, many a American sighs and shivers
when he recalls the barren and cheerless
• easas of the Latin people on the main. The
. windows are broad and open, with glass
• instead of gratings, though balconies and
: corridors are shielded by green jalousies.
: Aside from their shape and contour these
■ houses -attract by their rich and various
colors. -.The tiles are red that cover their
.'■ roofs, the walls are yellow and pink, picked
out with colors that please and harmonize.
As seen from the sea or from the cactus
covered hills that rise inland a prettier
''..picture than this little Dutch paradise it
'." would be difficult to present. The town or
' .: ...•' I '•-" :'■ 'city OF WII.HI.I..MSTADT
■*. Is divided into Pieterniaay and Schardo on
the right of the harbor as you enter, while
:' the "other side" is literally rendered in the
" name Olrabanda. - In these names we see
■ ■ the curious mingling of Dutch and Spanish
tint forms the prevailing speech of the isl
. and, called Papiamento. . Two or three of
the streets. are quite broad, all are well
paved; and, indeed, the roads throughout
the island are very noarly perfect. Most
interesting, however, are the narrow lanes
that Intersect Pieterniaay, where the sun
only reaches the pavements at midday,
where the balconies on either side nearly
meet, and where the evil odors that prevail
are most startling in their strength and
variety. Here you may see the clTsuriug of
African, Africo-Dulcb, Africo-llispaiin,
Dutch, etc., snorting themselves in the un
adorned garb of Eden. This is a costume
in great favor with all the juvenile portion
of the population, uu to the age of 8 or 10,
without regard to sex. It is always of th"
same cut, but there is infinite variety of
color.
Hays the ancient historian, Ilaklyt: "One
of the mariievlnus things that God useth in
the composition of man is colour."
liliiip
Donkey ear.
The old historian reasoned well: "Color
is to them natural, and not by their going
naked"; and this is proven by the fact that
the little Dutch youngsters, who toddle
about, are naked as Adam before the lit;
leaf was invented, ami retain in later years
the flaxen hair ami pink and white com
plexions. "Itis to them natural," also, to
speak the barbarous dialect of the island
called Paplaniento, a patois inure barbarous
than any I have heard anywhere else In the
West Indies. The Papiamento is structur
ally Spanish, with an intrusion of Dutch, a
little English and African, molded in the
mouths of ignorant negroes. The residents
claim that their island Is singularly exempt
from disease and certainly, there seemed
to be none, except universal poverty. Many
years ago the negro slaves were freed, and
since then they have had to shift for them
selves, so that labor now is very cheap,
barely supplying these simple folk with
food and raiment. An English shilling per
day i.- a fair average wage earned by
laborers, while skilled labor does
not receive much more than double
that amount A master mason or car
penter receives but 00 cents per day ; yet
there are no troublesome strikes, for the
laborers know— if they know anything—
they would be futile. The fact is, there are
mure negroes than the island can care for,
more even than it can feed.
All the steamers of the great " Red D"
line, which make the island of Curacoa
their rendezvous, rely upon the natives to
load their ships, ami even ship them as
common sailors for their voyages. They
are honest and faithful, and work for less
than the laborers of the Venezuelan main
land. On the arrival of every steamer a
crew of Curacoa laborers is taken aboard
for service throughout the round trip to
Venezuela, via the ports of Puerto Cabello
noil La Guaira. There may be about 20,000
negroes and "colored" people on this
island. The land is poor, mainly sterile,
even bananas and plantains having to he
brought from the mainland, to be found in
the market in quantities. The phospbatic
hills are rich in the elements of fertility for
other and distant lands, but are not capable
themselves of producing a crop of cane or
corn. The valleys of comparatively fer
tile land are too few to be considered, and
the poor laborer is even worse off than he
uf liarbadoes, where the land is rich, though
devoted almost exclusively to sugar cane.
The vegetation, such as it is, has a tropical
cast, and in the gardens you will find all the
members of the citrus family, pineapples,
paw-paws, custard apple-, sour sops, man
gos, guavas, cashera apples and many other
fruits and vegetables. The Island is cele
brated for its "nisperos" or sapadillos.
There are
NO. STREAMS AT ALL,
Either above ground or below, and the peo
ple depend upon the heavens for their sup
ply '1 water, storing it up in great cisterns
and doling it out carefully. The fields and
bills are dry, covered with cactus and
prickly pear, but they have a beauty of
their owl. There is a comfortable inviting
look about them i that (unless you stick a
prickly pear spine into your shin) entices
you to wander abroad.
A i arty of us one day set out on a hunt
ing expedition to a distant plantation. We
rowed up the lagoon some miles and landed
at a wharf on a mangruve-1 ringed shore,
» here tlie herons, perched, the lizards
and iguanas basked in the sun, and the
fiddlecrabs crawled by thousands over
the mud. This gieat lagoon is called the
Scbatlegat, and is deep enough ami iarge
enough to float the entire Dutch navy, It
is completely land-locked, and is protected
by a most picturesque fortress, perched on a
cliff, and Used now as a signal station, be
hind this towering cliff t)ie pirates of the
Spanish Main used to lie in wait for their
prey, their masters watching from the
rock, their masts hidden completely from
sight. Through the narrow passage to the
sea they used lo slip out warily, spread their
sails and bear down upon the richly
freighted galleons bound with treasure to
Spain. Many a ship's crow has been mur
dered within sight of these gray cliffs, and
many a million id treasure here divided.
Pirates and buccaneers have long since
passed into the unknown, and the blue
waters of the peaceful lagoon are rarely
vexed by any keel whatever of any size. I
fear I haven't made out this tropical islaud
to be the
HAPPY HA VEX OF I!EST
I myself have found it; but 1 describe it .is
it appears, without exaggeration of its
merits or defects. Perhaps its charm Ilea
in the climate, the air is so cool in the
morning, though so hot aft noon, but de
licious aud refreshing lit evening time.
There is here a perpetual invitation to
rest, and the 27,01*1 composing its popula
tion have not disregarded it. The Govern
ment, as I have said, is Dutch, Paternal
and beneficial as far as it can be, and one
should visit the old fortress church, the
fort and the Government building to see
specimens of Holland architecture modi
lied to suit climatic conditions. This is a
free port, Curacoa. The shops are many,
and tlie goods are cheap. Most of the busi
ness seems to be in tlie hands of the Jews,
although the Dutch hold the wholesale
trade. There is an immense libreria, or
book-store, here— tint of lilt mcourt, whose
piincipal trade is in' Venezuela. Commun
ication is maintained between various
parts of the island by means of excellent
roads, and around tlie lagoon of Schearlo
ruus a tramway. 1 may be accused of
adopting an English term instead of an
American, in calling this a tramway, and
not a horse-car line. Hut the truth is the
car is drawn by a donkey. The car itself
is not over large, and perhaps nine people
can secure transportation at one and the
same time, while the donkey is hardly as
big as a billy goat. It may not always be
the same donkey that draws ii, but if it is
not there is a strong family resemblance,
especially as to size. One day a party ol
three ladies went on shore from a newly
arrived steamer, and seeing the car stand
ing there boarded it. As it was rear end
on they did not see the donkey, and when
it began to move they were rilled with won
der. They made the Hip around the lagoon
and back, alighted and went aboard the
steamer delighted. "How lovely it was!
And what a charming ride that was on the
electric car!" "Aud all de time," said
the old Dutchman who told me the story,
*'dere vas a man on der vrout seat, una dey
didn't see der yackass !"
Tilt. " SIGHTS " OF CCIiACOA
Are peculiarly West Indian, and the peo
pie, especially the blacks, objects of never
ceasing interest. Everywhere, squatted
against the walls along tint streets, one
sees groups of aged negresses and young
girls, their rags scarcely hiding their skins,
keeping guard over small heaps of fruits
and vegetables. Exceeding the market
women in interest, the washerwomen at
tract the attention of the stranger. After
they have worried the life out of a garment
—a shirt, for instance— smashed all the but
tons off and punched It full of holes, they
spread it out on a cactus bush to dry, or
fasten it down on n rock with jagged frag
ments of coral. Witnessing such a sight
makes the average man unhappy, and it is
small wonder that many of the natives seek
to drown their sorrows in the lb. wing bowl.
Their favorite tipple is that delicious drink
bearing the name of the island, Curacoa,
which is made iv Holland, but receives its
flavor from a peculiar orange peel exported
hence to the land of dikes Gin also being
very cheap, about 30 cents a bottle, is much
approved. And so, reveling in the luxuries
a free port invited to tlieir doors, blest with
a delightful climate, secure in their envir
onment of sea, ami imbibing the golden
nectar of the gods, these exotic Dutchmen
abide in perfect peace and are content.
An Insine l; . _:. is).
John Baron, a bigamist, was taken before
Judge Murphy yesterday for semence, but
became obstreperous in the court-room and
had to be removed. He was at once exam
ined by physicians, and on tlieir report that
he is an epileptic and insane, Judge Mur
phy committed him to the Asylum for In
sane at Agnews, with the order that he
again be tried if he recovers. Baron has
attempted to commit suicide since his con
viction, and gave the jail officers much
trouble.
—^— — — ..B^-
Veterans' Home Association.
A meeting of the Directors of the Veter
ans' Dome Association was to have been
held yesterday afternoon, but failed for
lack of a quorum. Bids for the erection of
• the new buildings at the Veterans' Home
at lountville were opened, and will he con
sidered at a meeting to-morrow evening.
THE MORNING CALL, SAN FRANCISCO, SUNDAY, JULY .27. 1890-FOURTREN PAGES.
THE CALL'S
PORTRAITS.
A Number of Prominent Ladies
in Oakland's Best Society.
Mrs. Ex-Gcverncr George C. Perkins, Mrs. C.
C. Webb, Mrs. Edward M. Hall, Miss Carrie
Wadsworth and Miss Alice M. Tubbs.
•T" lIE Portrait Column of The Call to
•£|£o t,aj presents another collection of
jlfb Oakland's best society representa
tives, some of whom have been born and
raised in California; others who came to
the State in the days of their youth, and
have thus had the advantage of watching
the steady and rapid progress of this land
of gold and sunshine for the last thirty
years. The ladies who have been out of
town during the season are now beginning
to return to their homes, and preparations
for entertainments are visible on all sides.
It is a well-known fact that the Indies of
Oakland are noted as much for their gener
ous hospitality as for their charity and
great personal beauty.
MUS. GEOBGE c. i-ebkixs
Is the wife of the former Governor of Cali
fornia, a gentleman ns popular among men
and the outer world as bis wife is in
the home circle. Mrs. Perkins, although
born In Europe, was brought to Cali
fornia as a child and has consequently
made this tier adopted home. She is a lady
perfectly devoted to her husband and the
large family of children she has raised, the
family hearth having more real charms for
her than all the glitter and sheen of the pol
ished horde, and yet when called to social
duties, ns was expected from the wife of
our Governor, she was fully up to the de
mand and carried herself with a gentle dig
nity that won for her many friends.
The subject of this sketch is a great stu
dent, lias written much, both rose and
poetry, for magazines and the daily press,
and is decidedly progressive in her views
and style of writing. She was married in
Marysville, and for several years lived In
Oroville. Her eldest daughter is now Mrs.
J. E. Adams of this city. Her son George
has gone to take charge of an extensive
ranch, and another son, Fred, is at a naval
school in the East. Miss Susie, a second
daughter, is a lovely girl now in society.
The "baby," Pansy, is her mother's fondest
pet. Mrs. Perkins expects to be in her
handsome new residence, which the ex-Go
ernor is building on Vernon Heights, some
time in October next.
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v
MRS. E. M. nALL .lit.
Is the eldest daughter of Mr. Hiram Tubbs
of East Oakland. As Miss Eillie Tubbs
-he was a great telle, but when she married
the son of the well-known capitalist and
broker, Mr. E. M Hall, she settled with
her husband on a large vineyard at St.
Helena. Tl.eir marriage was the result of
a love match of a schoolboy and girl.
Following her mother's character, she is
herself a devoted mother to a couple of
little boys and a baby girl. *Her marriage
about ten years ago was celebrated nt the
old home-dead in East Oakland, where -lie
lirst saw the light of day. Her first-born
was named Hiram, after his grandfather,
the pioneer Mr. Tubbs. Mrs. Hall is very
pretty, slight and graceful, and of the
denii-blonde type. She is quite an artist,
and rather excels in oil-painting. She is
exceedingly charitable, both in thought and
deed, and does much to soothe and assuage
the trouble of others. Mr. and Mrs. Hall
Jr. with their family are stopping with. the
Tubbs family, where they will remain until
the elegant home which is now being con
structed for them is finished.
J
y t% \
MISS ALICE MAY TUBUS
Is the youngest of Mr. and Mrs. Hiram
Tubbs' six daughters. Like her sister,
Mrs. Hall, she is a dp mi-blonde, not very
robust, but pretty and gentle, devoted to
horseback riding and quite an expert with
the mandolin. She has recently returned
from Monterey, where with her family she
has been spending the summer. She is
classed among the young heiresses of Oak
laud. Hut little more can be said, for a
young girl's life is so uneventful, especially
when raised in the lap of luxury.
<] IP? \
Mits. c. c. WEBB.
As an occasional contributor to the liter
ature of the day the name of Louise 11.
Webb is not unfamiliar tv the California
reader. Her poetical articles, among which
was "Jubilate," "Sans Peur et Sans Ite
proche," "Naming of the Baby," 'Tansies, "
"My Troubadour," "The Bees," etc., have,
from time to time, appeared under the aus
pices of some of the leading journalists.
Who that saw the magnificent si ectacle of
the grand chess tournament composed of
living characters, which formed a promi
nent feature of one of the charity carnivals
of a few years ago, will forget the name of
the originator, Louise 11. Webb? Alnoru
iug paper at that time, in speaking of this
brilliant and original creation, said : " The
grand cl.oss game of last night was as fasci
nating as it was novel. Il was a counter
part of those historic tournaments of which
the troubadors of Normandy have sung,
and the lavish self-indulgence of Charles
the Bold wrote on one of the most pictur
esque pages of r French history." Mrs.
Webb is a daughter of the late John Bedd
Ilord, who belonged to one of the old fami
lies of Virginia, n family of which Mrs.
Irving M. Scott and the late Mrs. Gustavo
Brown 'of East Oakland are members.
Mrs. Webb is the mother of two sons, both
married and in business for themselves.
The readers of poetry may yet see seine
thing mare from the peu of Mrs. Webb. •;
MISS fAKIIIE WADSWORTn,
Who with her family resides on Alice street,
is one of the accomplished belles of Oak
land. Her early education was obtained at
Fields Seminary, while the finishing points
were procured iv the best European schools,
receiving musical instruction at Berlin,
French in Paris and art in Italy. She was
a resident of the Old World for over two
years and traveled much with her parents,
who aided her in studying European his
tory. Miss W ads wort is much sought
after in society and is a great assistant to
her mother, Airs Henry Wudsworth, when
the doors of the elegant mansion are thrown
open for entertainment to their large and
fashionable circle of frieuds. iliss Wads
worth is at present with a party of friends
camping at Point Arena, but is expected to
return home during the present, week.
DON'TS FOR AMATEURS.
SometliiiiK of Value to Those
Starting Flower Gardens.
ISWON*! plant seeds as small as the eye
E'i It °* a needle, such as petunia and
*\ssJS portulaca, under an inch of soil.
They should be merely covered, and that
with soil as line as you can make it.
Don't pour water on plants or flower beds
out of a pail, or a dipper, or anything else;
use a sprinkler or hose with a fine spray.
Don't let auy one make you believe that
luck has anything to do with success in cul
tivating Dowers. It has not. Unfailing
watchfulness and industry, with a mixture
of common sense, is worth all the luck in
the world in flower gardening, as in other
things.
Don't begin with high-priced novelties, or
failure will most likely attend your best
endeavors. Select for your first venture
kinds and varieties of flowers and plants
most easily grown. Any friend who grows
flowers can tell you what these are.
Don't fuss too much over your plants;
they like to be let alone when they are do
ing their best, and so do you.
Don't follow everybody's advice. Se
lect some good authority on plants, and be
guided by it. Above all, don't try "every
thing" to make your plants grow. Noth
ing will kill litem sooner than persecution
of this kind.
Don't let failure dismay or discourage
you. One must serve a sort of apprentice
ship in flower-growing, as in other occupa
tions, study your climate, your soil, the
location of your flower-beds, and the kinds
of plants particularly' adapted to your lo
cality.
Don't do as the lady did who said that
she watered her plants regularly every
Wednesday and every Saturday, whether
they needed it or not, because she believed
in having "a regular system for anything."
Water your plants when they need water,
and at no other time.
Don't be too eager to buy seeds and plants
where you can get them the cheapest The
best is always the cheapest, and you cannot
get the best for nothing or for half price.
I once had a bare, ragged, sickly looking
flower garden all summer, as the result of
an experiment with cheap seeds and plants.
Don't think you can't have flowers because
you haven't half au acre of garden. Won
ders can be done ou ten square feet of
ground, and 1 once saw a flower garden in
an old was lit that was a thing of beauty
from June until October.
Don't be stingy with your flowers after
they have come. Give them to the poor,
the sick, and even to those who love flow
ers but cannot have them became of living
in blocks or flats, or boarding.— Vick's Mag
azine for July.
BAILKOAD BOTES,
Expiration of a '1 line Limit — Kf>|>airi*je
1 lis* Sllnw-Siieili..
J. A. Fillmore, General|Superintendent of
the Southern Pacific, says that about 5325,
--000 will be necessary to put the snow-sheds
in condition. Work on them has already
commenced and before winter they will be
ready. The cut-off line in Cow-creek Can
yon is being rapidly built. The Templeton-
Santa Barbara extension is about to be
abandoned as Impossible, and "anyhow,"
added Mr. Fillmore, "I think it will be a
great many years before the extension is
begun."
The limit of time fixed by the San Jose
Railroad Convention lor the acceptance or
rejection of its proposition to the Southern
Pacific Company for the completion of its
coast line from this city to Los Angeles ex
pired yesterday. Nothing, however, could
be learned of what action the company in
tends to take, since the leading officers
were absent irom their headquarters all
day.
C. Canlield, freight agent of the Chicago,
Milwaukee and St. i'aul, left recently for
Los Angeles for the purpose of establishing
a general freight and passenger agency for
his road in thai city. It is said that Frank
K. Fair, now chid clerk in ihe Southern
Pacific freight and passenger office at Los
Angeles, will be appointed to the position.
Land Agent Jerome Madden reports the
sale of 820,000 worth of land thus far in
July, which is rather slow and unusual.
J. W. Adams, general agent of the Chi
cago and Alton, arrived in town yesterdy
aud will leave lor Portland tl is morning.
<;. I!. Garland, traveling freight and pas
senger agent of the same road, left yester
day for San Jose.
John Clark, general agent of the Union
Pacific at Los Angeles, will return to las
station to-day.
•I'eter Harvey of the Baltimore and Ohio
returned yesterday from Los Angeles.
KEAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS.
Richmond Villa Association to Joseph Win
■burn, lot on W. line of 'tenth aye., 200
N. of A ft., N. 26x100 : $950
A lhoin 11. Harmon to J. tin Kleililiaiis, lot ou -
NE. cor. of I. t. ami Eighth are., N. 25:10.
E. 146:.., S. 18:6, W. 146 10
Bedel hi Boyd et at. to Chin Shin eta!., 1.. 1 mi
w. lino ol Waverly place. 160:4.. N. of
Sacramento St., N. 33, W. 68:6, N. 6:101 „,
W. 25, 8. 39:10 ■_. I-:. 98:9 10
George 11. Pippy to J. J. Dwyer, lot on 8, line
of Frederick si., 100 W. of Masonic aye.,
W. 35x100 10
Jacob 11. •' ii. :l ij to .lane l.alrd, lot mi E. Hue of '
Thirty-second aye., 100 S. of I St., 8. SOx
120 10
Herman Llebes to Annie Brandt, undivided
half of lot on 8. line of Bush St., 137:6 W.
or .sough, W. 68:9x120 i
C. E. Knickerbocker to Jn.lsmi Wheeler, lot
on N. line of Oak St., 100 E. of Scott, E. 25x "-•
137:6 10
E. T. Kennedy (by administrator; to W. 11.
Greenwood, lot ou S. Hue of Army .st.. 95
E. of Church, n. 60x114 1300
Frederick E. Kennedy to same, same , 1200
A.li.li.li Si'liwerili to Alwlne Schwerin. lot on
E. line of Minna St., 105 S. of Fourteenth.
S. 50x80 ' Gift
Market and Stanyan Improve Company
to Ailolph Sutra, beginning at Intersection
of W. line of Slaiiyan with E. line of land
sold by l'lochc to '! heller, S. 283:2 V;., W.
46:1, N. 286:11 „.,'... 10
Adel |h Sutro to Market and Stanyan Im
provement Company. beginning at Inter
section of E. line of Stanyan st. with NW.
line id San Miguel Kauclio, NF:. 60, S.
303:6, N. 264 10
Henry P. Sonutag (as referee) to Henriette
Weyl. lot on 8. line of Sutter St., 109 E. of
Van Ness aye.. P.. 31 _il2ll 000
Mary A. Fritz to Carrie 8. Palrelillil, lot on '
W. line of Tremont aye., 335 S. of Fred
erick St., S. 76x80 10
Ellen Peiinessy to 1). 11. Mills, lot on E. Hue
of Octaviast., 100 8. of l, olden Gate aye.
5.25X100 , 10
AI.AMKDA COUNTY.
W. P.Clark and wile to J. I). Maedmiald, lot
40x120, on S. line of Taylor aye. 40 E. of
Third. Alameda ; 10
Helen M. Hooper to 11. Koerber, lot 50x110
on N. line ot Santa Clara aye.. 50 E. of oak
st., Alameda 10
W. T. Golden to. i. Walsh, lot cor. Center st*
and Third aye., 222:9 E. or Hudson st., SOx
168:2 .
J. A. Caiiipo"eli"t'o'"w'.'Hiie'yV'l'it"'o3xi"6'6"on
HE. line or Minn aye., 497 NE. from East
' Twenty-fourth st. 10
C. H. Melvin to K. Brlggß. lot 85x100. on"v
line of Union st., 100 from Clinton St..
Lynn, Oakland 10
K. P. Weston to J. West Martin, lot on BE
cor. or Hawthorne st. and Telegraph aye ■-'*
S. .9:6, E. 127.70, etc .. . ' ' 10
Mary K. Clark to F.rull Klopfer. lot 40x120
on 8. line of Taylor aye., HOE. of Third'
Alameda ,;,, ' 3 goo
A. Gunn and wife to Mary c. W 'lcksiin'. lot'box '
100, on N. line of Cbannlnx way, 176 W of
Ellsworth St.. Berkeley 10
A. Barstow to W. K. Miller, lot 12x160, on 'ii
line or Franklin st., 960:6 N. of Four
teenth , , - (ti t 10
Builders' Contracts.
Jacob Nickels with P. Klatt, to build on NE. cor
of Hough and Page sts.. E. 27:6x120, $7730 bonds
$5000, li. Joost and J. ¥. Kennedy sureties.
J. 8. Franklin with Ovid Brault el al.. additions
etc., ou 8. Hue or California St., 34:4i~ w of
Sielner.W. 31:41^1137:6: $5700. '"
■ W.K. Stevens with Orrle E. White, to build on
N lino of Pine st., 30.53 X- of Scott, £. 6444 X
137:6; also on S. line of California st., 62:6 E. or
Scott, 225X137:6; $17,585. - - *• -
$17 V 9o Stev<!U3 to ,L . w -«'a-nson, plumbing, same;
General Fremont was the hist survivor of the
four r-ricuer.ils appointed early iv the War
Tiiey were Ftemont, JlcClellau, Halleck aud
Wool.
FEATURES OF
OCEAN TRAVEL.
Gradual Retain to Life From tho
Torpor of Seasickness.
Magical Effect of Ozone — The Litest Ocean
Greyhounds — Ihe Vast Tide of
* Travel to Europe.
Special Correspondence of The Sunday Call.
TrO-tIVEKPOOL, June 28.-If your steamer
l»fe'k have "-"' liD like a pleasant passage,
|^/i shortly alter the banks are passed there is
' a gradual return to life from the torpor or
horror of seasickness, and you will lind that a
majority of passengers will come back to cabin
aud deck chastened and bettered from their le
cenl bitter experiences. There ls a general
recognition of what has been going on, but no
one is so Impolite as to discuss the matter. The
giaciousness ot late comers Is something won
derfully genial and admirable. dabbed old
fellows who snapped like turtles at the begin
ning of the voyage actually ciave your acquaint
ance with radiant humility. Aity young leliows
have become excellent listeners. The ".Miss
llavishiims"'*aud laded old dowagers have a
sparkle ol condescension in their llshy eyes,
while Ibe fall belles ol I tie voyage are positively
angelic to all. There has been an avci aging up
process all around. Fiom this lime ou your
uceau voyage is tiuly delightful. Yrn wonder
how you could have misjudged Ibis one, over
looked ihe meiits 01 that oue, or failed at hist
lo recognize lite pleasant characteristics of
another, lv short, theie Is less bile aboard ship.
The ozone of Ilie sea is giving its magical elation
to all. Ailabihty has delbioned Irritability. En
lotceil test has become a soothing nurse to the
sore and hurt American nerve.
lv this kindly mood there are -endless trilling
exchanges ol couitesles that yield the heartiest
acquaintanceships, which often glow into the
warm, staunch friendships of a lifetime. .Men
value each others' experiences on shipboard.
There is no place like it for measuring your fel
low-men justly. On shore we dash ahead lit our
own little orbit and Imagine all that is valuable
to the world is within the atmosphere of our
own immediate firmament. The long hours of
eutoiced Idleness yield valuable enforced com
parisons. We Hud thai Innumerable other
activities pievail, each essential to social cosmic
pei lection and good. At sea Is the only place
v. i.i-ii- men stand still lung enough to well ob
serve tins, bo it must be regarded as a benefi
cial thought aud experience exchange. But
whether these
FEASTS OF CONVEItSATION
Which are constantly occurring on shipboard,
front cabin 10 steerage, touch upon theology, so
ciology or industrial activities, tliey universally
Plum and end upon some feature it steamship
Hie aud service. What Is our ship's best run?
What w..s her run yesterday, to-day, ami what
will it probably be to-morrow? What Is tube
the limn of these crack ocean liners' speed?
Can ocean service be still tnoie Improved '.'— and
a score more similar Inquiries upon which many
an excellent Idea, and much general 11110100111011.
might be gathered by the managements ol the
companies lueinselves.
Out of Ibis, and Hum much personal Inquiry
among practical promoters of ocean travel, are
gathered a lew prevailing ideas. These are
cliieily upon lite vital questions of c.tp.tcl y,
st ecu, safety and service or maximum of com
fort to passengers. The latest ocean greyhounds
Have a capacity of 10, 000 tons or better. One
company 18 now atwoikon a 11, 500 -tun ship.
Two liners now 111 commission are 11.85 feet in
length, or live bet longer than the unwieldy
(ileal Eastern, now being broken up tor old iron
at l'.aslham, hi the liver .Mersey, just above Liv
erpool. Naval architects believe mat before the
year 1900, we will he crossing the ocean iv
steamships of 15,000 to 20,000 tons btiiibeu,
upward of 750 net 111 length, which, will make
the passage in Irom four to four and a Half
davit, and comfortably carry 1000 passengers,
while llieh salely may be absolutely assured.
All this is claimed to be simply a question of
money; and it Is believed lb vast lucrea-e of
oceau travel will warrant tue necessity exieudl
lute. Oue bundled thousand people now an
nually cross tbe ocean from America. This in
volves 1.11 outlay ot (110,000,000. Each year tins
Increases. Shortening lite time of passsge Is held
by steamship managers to augment the pi 01 .or lion
of natural inciease In ocean travel. Briefly, it
is the general conviction that while the travel
amounts lo 100,000 annually Willi six and veil
day boats, 11 would reach 150,000 with live-day
bo.its, 200,000 Willi four and a half day boats,
aud 300.000 with tour-day boats. The btuldets
on the Clyde say 10 the companies: "lieutle
men, II you wish to put 12,000,000 Instead of
51, 000,000 into single steamships, we can pro*
duce the four-day boat." This is an open se
cret, and II is to-day nut so much a question of
whether 11 can be done as whether lite steam
ship companies are wining 10 have it done. The
reason loi iheu hesitancy, and that they ate an
proaciiiuc the limit by easy stages, is obvious.
Any one company which would date to astound
tugly outdo the others by putting upon the ocean
lines four, or even live, day ships, must be ore*
pared financially to withstand a deadly war of
passenger and (l eight tales Horn tho coiiiblucd
trans-Atlantic lines, us well as at the same mo
ment to hud all other of their own steamships a
dead loss 011 their own bauds. None 01 the Brit
ish companies will do this. An Anieilcuu com
pany with a capital nf $60,000,000 (of course,
budding on the Clyde and thing tlie British Bag)
could do so, .ii.ii could instantly command
THE CUEAM OF lilt: OCEAN TRAFFIC.
There Is an Important elemeut In the matter
not usually considered. That Is tbe already es
tablished fact that the class of Americans who
aie most desirable passengers, to the steamship
hues, and Indeed v.ho aggregate the great bulk
ol ocean tiavel. aie positively Independent of
any consideration as to fates. The fast and
luxurious steamers now get, without question or
objection, from >2uu 10 l-iooo per tiip for choice
actoiniiiodaiioos; aod these very steamships
have, every trip, proportionately a larger num
ber of passengers at these liguies than lor their
oidliiaiy. ..id silli luxui lons, accoiniuuilattous
at Irom 880 to (500. Only Ibis season a leading
hue neatly doubled its rates for is two crack
six-day boats, expecting lo Huts give tlieli
higher-priced passengers a little more elbow
room; but theie has so far been scarcely any
peieeillble diminution In the numbers carried.
YV hen ihe four-nay ship arrives In New York
Harbor, and 1 believe a good while belure that
lime, llieie will come a 'evolution hi the in tin*
lier ol serving loud on in Atlantic liners. At
preseut theie is enough wasted to provide for
twice the number served. And yet, win very
meager exception, the ocean cuisine Is an abom
inable travesty on delicate dining. Theie is no
excuse on shipboard for illy-served food. The
catering is bountiful, extraordinary, superb. Hut
the system of compelling live bundled ladies
and gentlemen to partake ol cola aud clammy
courses al given hours, whether or no, Is un
qualifiedly unpleasant. 11 there Is one spot or
lime in the individual's life when captivating
dishes should be served 111 a captivating manner,
il is when that individual Is perhaps First realiz
ing what a honlble instrument ol loiture lite
stomach may become. At best, at sea the aver*'
age person is in an excruciatingly captious and
vagoious mood about food. At one hour of one
day he may lie ravenously hungry; al the same
hour ol the next, wholly untitled tor even
the contemplation of food, it Is wrong to
force repletion or starvation upon one niter tins
uninitiated fashion. This is entirely outside of
ihe manner In which ship's food is cooked. Tbe
long walls at the pantries and the long, culd
dralts hi the passages chill your soups, cuts
and roasts until they vie simply cold grease
and flesh. 01 all me great ocean passen
ger lines, but one serves food any other way;
and this line makes celerity and sauce do what
ictnedy Is done. Its system is quite as faulty as
Hi., rest. Vit litis life past lew years. 1 have sug
gested the change 1 would substitute, to between
two uud three hundred of the millionaire fre
quent ocean travelers, and locbief stewaidsaod
mauageisof a few of the linger vessels of the
more i uieipilslug lines. The passengers live
universally asserted that the lust new steam
ships tv adept such a plan should have their own
and their (r lends' patronage; while stewards uud
managers have admitted iliat i lie system was not
only feasible, bul that the constant
DEMAND FOX IMPROVEMENT
lii ocean steamship service would compel its
near adoption, itrlelly.il is the substitution lor
the Ironclad, unvarying, remorselessly regular
thiec-mealsand-l\vo.|fruclies-perday system tor
a regular, but lesser, d'hote service,
for those who wish passage to include
meals, and a Delinonlco a la-carle ser
vice. Independent of passage money, for those
whose taste, convenience or disposition (or In
disposition) would make this loi in oi eating
iiuougti a week's Imprisonment a real godsend.
We Americans pay from Sir, in JBO pel day for
what Utile we gel liiim New Yol k to Liverpool.
II oidliiaiy passage money were llxed ai from
f-75 lo Sinn the steamship companies could well
nlloid all in ■ v now give. The same accommoda
lions, without meals, should be secured for fiom
$."iOlo»loi». The rich could pay their $200 lo
(500 lor luxurious suites. Then, with a half
dozen compartments, similar to those provided
on ilie latest built liners for children's
and servants' mess-rooms, and make them
as gorgeous as could be wished, • one
could eat, as deslie prompted, hi peace
and comloit. audit would be a sony wlgbl who
would not be willing to pay handsomely for ihe
change. These ocean restaurants, ordinaries,
snui!geile«, or whatever you might wish to call
it, em. should atrrit be Closed until midnight, and
auy seasonable (uod or funis procurable In the
Have you used 6 - 3^
PEARS Soap?
•■:"'•" SUB EUW*
best restaurants in New York, London or Tails
should be securable, to order, ai any hour of the
day by any cabla passenger on shipboard. It
must soon dawu upon the minds of those en
gaged In ocean transmutation that while the
question of speed Is an Important one to a few,
the question of comlort Is a more vital one to
many. Client speed Is being secured. Almost
absolute safely is already assured through the
" compartment " plan of steamship building.
The problem of perfect ventilation has beeu so
thoroughly solved that one can sleep 111 as pure
air ihiee decks below as upon ihe hurricane
deck. And now the great steamships must serve
food to passengers as if to ladles and geDtlemeu
entitled to gracious and hospitable attention, and
00l as though the COO souls tv their charge were
so many cattle destined for the Birkenhead
slaughter-houses.
• Copyrighted. - ErxiAß L. WakemaN.
BIDS CONSIDERED.
City Halt Cutumis.uiii.rs Award a Couple
of Contracts.
The Board of City llall Commissioners
met yesterday morning to consider the
bids opened at the last meeting. , Mayor
Pond presided, and Commissioners Flour
noy and Strother were also present.
The following progress estimates were
passed to print: alelann & Kiddell, on
Contract No. 12, $11,233 29; il. J. Healy
& Co., contract 14A, $4723 83; contract 141$,
George Goodman. 8777 15; Hughes &
roster, S3HU2S; MeGowgO it Butler, $-1771);
Contract No. Hi, 54770 00.
The final payment of $344 50 to Con
tractor liaiidinan, for staining the w alls of
the inner court, and the award of the con
tract for finishing the brickwork on the
northeast wing, for 846.982, were passed to
print.
Uu motion of Commissioner Strother, in
structions were ordered to ba given Con
tractor Goodman to prosecute the work of
laying the stone pavements.
The following contracts were awarded :
Henry L. Day, for finishing the interior of
the northwest wing, 877,320; K. L. Kreling,
for furnishing the County Clerk's oflice,
$19,927.
The Commissioners then adjourned until
next Friday morning.
'J HE stoi:k market.
The week closed rather shaky yesterday at about
Friday's closing quotations, with several exceptions.
Trading was not very active.
Local securities were dull and not materially
changed.
The nelchcr assessment falls delinquent la board
to-morrow.
The Overman statement for the quarter ending
Juneaotb shows 4232 tons or ore milled. The
it-Id was $76, 114:1 and the total cost of production
was *D5,80a. Yield over cost of production, $20,
--335; yield per ton, 818.
The lowest and highest prices for the leading
stocks last week were as follows: Belcher, Ji'-'ti®
2 95; Beat's! Belcher, *:t 6001; million. S3© I 15;
(hollar, S3 2l>@l; Con. California & Virginia, $3*4
(at; Challenge, $2 bo©3 20; crown Point, *-' 00:31
3 10; tJould A Curry, $2 53©2 75; Norcruss, S'J 60
@3; .Mexican, CBO3 65; Ophir, S3 7t@si<n Over
man, $2 lli-i .' 70; I'otosl, CJ</ij@S3/8; Savage, S3 70
©I 35: Sierra .Nevada. *.!.,• .1 35; Union, 83VV@3:
Yellow Jacket, $-' 9u@3 SO.
Variations in local securities during the week
were: S. V. Water, t9D@9BH; Safety Nitro Pow
der. »U©l4V4; Electric Light, »20%@-21%; Ha
waiian Commercial, :,©!".
t.-''-in' n'- l'«'lllllllt>. '
The following is all.tt nt assessments nowpentlln<-:
Company.
Kb J
l»ciltM)ijl
Aint. in tl»! S.ilel»:iy.
Board. |
* lui.Junaio .An« 2
Bo| .Inly S .Au« 19
02V.. .July 211. Sept 15
20 -Inly 10 .A hit 11
.July 10 .July 81
21 .July 1, .Auk '.'■_•
.July 17l.Aug 15
10 July 21' .An; -M
oi July 26.Aiijr '_•;(
6O .July .Aur 'Jl
•J5 .July so Ann IS
25.A118 I!.AU(t 2»
10 .AUg 4 .Atlg 'J5
•JS.AU,; 10 .Sept 4
Oj . Aug 11 .Sept 6
•Alii; la.Alli? 30
05|.Au 17 ! .5ei.l 11
I lOi.Aupc Itil.Sept '1
lei Aui! 2Uj.Sepl 4
'J5 Aug i!l Sept 15
I IO.AUtf -- Sept B
i lui.Aiij; 21)|.Sept b
True
>:ik t un
Itandard Con
>ue Con
•liver Km^
lav flower U
lodie Coil
'rocker ,
Inn. I'm Iflc
'ciriikolf
lelr.Der ...
lo den l'rize
Iri'scent
'ruUsti.nik
jxt-uecjuer
i"na Tors ■
kllUOllt
'ou. Imperial
i. Bonanza
'nil Mien<t;iu
'nlori con
invajoljueen ;.
'rojun
4'
i:
1!
i
1)1!
41
•A
1»|
Jiotf — Assessments of mines not listed on the
la ai d fall delinquent in oflxe.
Ills i. :*-ii.ii. iie.'iare.l.
COMPAXT.
ISOAI.D MALES.
yellowing were the sales yesterday In the San
Francisco Mock hoard:
XH.II.AK SlssifiN — 9:30 A. m.
200 Andes 65 '00 Eureka..4.oo 600 ovrmn....2V<.
ISO Uelcher..2.7o 25 3%Uou Folusi. . .&*/«
5 2.60 200 ii i C ...a.tio 800 sa-s
100 11 151e... I. 'ill 10 2.68 'JSOSaViWS..:i.7O
160 HA' 1i....3 ,i 250 ll* N\..2.70| 70 3 :, / 4
150 H0d1e....1V, 500 Hendricks 10. soli 3.80
550 liullloii..:t.lo 100 low* 60 150 3.85
350 3.05 ! 60 Justice.. 1.45 300 Sl)*M..l»i
100 Caledonia.. a ' Jail Kenttick 1.00:400 3 N«T... 3.110
250 iliiil 0.. 11.90280 Mem in.;)' . o 3.15
21 11 (.'h011ar.. .31 50 M 11ui1.10.2',. 535 Union. ...'.'.'Hl
100 3.20 200 li Isle.l.ao 60 o tan 95
195 C «'.v V.8.88 00 0i.«"ii1....1.30 JO J WConi 45
20 J Cltua 41 l| .lOOOplllr ft l -. 1«0 40
100 35 860 5-'„ 100 1.1.i ' >."i,....Vi
1.10 V Poln t_ 2.Bs 170 s'< 1300 H>'..
100 2.901 15 Slfel 25 3.40
Following were the sales in tbe FaclflcSCoclc Board
yesterday:
IHM'IAR srssiox— lo:3o.
400 A1pha... 1.30 500 C P*cinc..lßj2Uo P0t051..'..6%
2110 Andes 68 300 0 l'oint..'.' .Bs 400 6V 4
100 67 180 Kxcneq....9o 300 5Va
100 Belcher. .2*., 150 87 120 5%
150 2.70 200 85 300 Savage...:!. So
150 11 A U....:p<» '200 tt A C... 2.65 100 3.90
1.10 3.X1.120 2.60 300 4.00
450 Bottle... 1.30 200 2.70 200 3.95
4UU I .... ■:...■-■ II .'. N'.. 2.70 4.05
400 3>/4:20U Kentuck 1.60 200 1.1
300 3.18 300 Uazleau..3>... 100 Slit 51.1.80
300 3.10 JOOOecidur..l.3U 100 1.,
300 3.05 200 l'/4'4UO 8Nev....3.16
15 3.00 SOU 0ritur.... 6 1,2 -.'no 3>/4
100 OtUall 0.2.85,6410 s:(a 101) 3.20
200 2"„ 1110 5',, 300 5i1ver 11... 31
100 (.'Hollar ..3s* taio 6.00150 Uni0n.... 2.85
130 3.201270 si» aimer.. a
2110 0 LA V.. 3.90 200 0vnnu.... 21., 300 . ...... 3.56
200 3.8.1 1300 Peer 16 400 3.40
400 i' 1mp.. 37 V.. 200f0tu11....5 ! }. 100 3.45
6UO 30, I
CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
Satckiiav, July 26—12 m.
Sid. AlKfd.\ tint. Asked,
Alpha Con 1.30 1.3.i Hale A N0rcr»..2.70 2.75
Alia 1.20 1.25 Julia 20 25
Amies 65 70'JllStlce 1.45 1.50
Baltimore 50 — Kenturk 1.55 1.00
Belcher 2.05 8.70 Lady Waslingn. 30 St
Belle isle — 1.25 Locomotive — 10
Best Jt 8e1cher.3.75 3.8" Mexican 3.45 3.50
Ilodie .1.20 1.25 Mono 60 —
Bullion 3.10 3.15 Nev Queen 8U 85
Blllwcr 25 —IN Belle isle. 1.25 1.35
Caledonia 40 —]N Colliniiiwlth.,2.Bs 2.90
Central — 10 occidental 1.25 1.35
challenge C0n.. 2.80 2.Bsiq>uir 5.00 6%
I holi.ir 3.;6 3.30 overman 2.45 2.50
Coiiitnon»ealtli3.4o 3.50 Peer 10 15
Con Cal* Vir.. 3.80 3.85 Potosl 6's 6.6U
Con New York.. 35 Savage 3.05 4.05
Continence 6.50 —IS B A Hides C..1.70 1.75
Con Imperial... 30 35 Scorpion 20 25
Crocker 25 30 sierra Nevada..3. 2o 3.25
Crown P0int... 2.80 2.85 Silver Hill 30 36
Eureka — 4.00 Union Con 2.80 2.85
Exchequer 80 UOiUtah 95 1.00
Gould a: Curry.2.7o 2.75 Weldon 10 16
Grand Prize 45 — V Jacket 3.40 3.60
MISCELLANEOUS SECURITIES.
Saturday. July 26—10:45 a. »c.
Sid. Asked. Slit. Asked.
US J1d5.4'5...123 — PacidcLlghtg. 7i)'/a 81
ClitaCoWllds. 08 100 8 Gaslight.; 58" _ 68' *
DupntrSt Uds.los — stktou U.V. il. 30 60
l.vCllseHjli. loo^.llo Cal-StKK 108 -
JI.VPKKBds... — 90 Central XX... — 19
Mkt-st K118d51231,i124 lUity XX. — 100
Coast HK. — 103 r'ACHseKv 35 37 -
Npit I: 1 l " 4 116>.. Ueary-st It K. — 100
Uy.ifCalllilslOOi... — p. .v M R It. — 54
O lliusClld.llSau — Omnibus XX. 77 821/.
PJ£ollßl!ds...ll3 120 Presidio It X.. 16 30
paclllivllin. — 106 Anglo .lev As. 86 89
powl-stliyßd. — 120 California lnsl 10 116
Sl'llHArl/.ililslo.iii — Commerc'llus 85 - —
SPliltCalllils.llui.. — Fireman's Fd.155 —
.SPltKCall'.js.lll'J''. 104 Home -Mutual. 140 _
SPBrUCalßdalllVii — State luvestm Tti>_ —
SV Waler rt's..l24 125 Union Ins —" 90
8V Water — 961 _ Atlantic Pow. — 45
AngloCalßnic. 83 89 jCal Powder.. .l4o 190
Hank or Cal... — 276 Uiant Powder 65 76
CalSareDeoos. — 61',. Sa'lyNltPow. 14 15
FTrstNatßaiik.l7o — VlgontPow.. — 7%
LPAAniHank.l23i_ — Vulcan Pow.. — 18
L A- 8 Bank. 35 — Cal Elec Light 81% 21*1
Pacific 8ank. .160 165 Cal Klec Wks. — 6
MercbExßuK is 23>/_Hnw'n Com... 15 16>_
nine Lakes w. 18 — illutcli'n Suirar 20 24 '
CoutraCos W. 90 91 juds'iiMTgCo — 80
Marin Co W... 46 60 Oceanic S S.. 97K.100
8 V Water.... 98 98i,i Pac It S.l 8... 66 —
Central Gas... — 95 Pac In A- Nail. — 35
Los Angs Gas. 55 — I'ac Phonogh. I HA
Oakland Gas.. 34% 35 PacWooduw'e 25 —
Pac lias liv Co 63 03:.
MORNING RALKS.
Board— s4ooo Market-st Cable Bonds, 123; $2000
do. 123 6 Pacille Lighting Co, 80.
Street-SSOOO SV 6 „ Bonds, 1210.; 20 Oakland
Gas, 35. 2__
McGregor Granted a New Trial.
A new trial lias been granted Robert 11.
McGregor, who lias been convicted of as
saulting; three young girls. Judge Murphy
has grave doubts of the prisoner's guilt,
notwithstanding the verdict of the jury.
JPKY GOODS. _._■'--■ -_~~-
CITYOF^PARIS!
SUMMER CLEARANCE SALE!
THIS "WESESISL!
Five Lines Great Values!
"Wliite Ooods.
White Large Marseilles Quilts, %£■ : IS &, IS &55 S3
White Double Family Blankets, aST^ftft ft&ftJSi '££ ?35
White Heavy Linen Damasks, Z -;;£• %•%? ft* iS
White Linen Huckaback Towels, r.^.'-'-'- /£: ft 2% £ £5
White Guipure Lace Curtains, ffffitegfffijffifiSiS-
G. VERDIER & CO.— -VILLE DE PARIS,
Southeast Corner Geary Street and (.rant Avenue, S. F.
MOTTO-"HONEST AND RELIABLE GOODS SOLD CHEAPEE THAN ANY OTHEE HOUSE."
G. VERDIER, Paris. . A. IUSE>OT, San Francisco.
OUR LINGERIE SALE WILL CONTINUE DURING THIS WEEK
J\ 27 Til 2t . .
MISCEIL^AJtIEOVS^
(gpHlfNlY
Lv-- Joy l^&J i r
II b
TRADEMARK,
HOSIERY!
3-OREAT SPECIALS-3
FIHST.
500 dozen CHILDREN'S FAST BLACK Kill It ED
HOSE (lleruisdorf dye), all sixes, rrom 5 to BV_,
Hoc per Pair,
Regular price 50c per pair.
SECOND.
200 dozen CHILDREN'S SPUN SILK RIHISED
HOSE, in Seal Brown and Navy lllue, sizes 5 to 8,
75f per I'air.
Regular price $1 50 per pair.
THIRD.
500 dozen LADIES' F'AST IILACK COTTON HOSE
(Onyx dye), color guaranteed.
'Abe i»»-r I'air,
Regular price 3 pairs for $1.
•IPS" Country orders, whether small or large, re"
celve prompt attention.
fir,-" our Illustrated Catalogue mailed free on
application. .
mm *
TB. 'i » * » Sa. »
125 to 131 Kearny Sires.,
And 209 Sutter Street.
jas it su
Dtgm m paNESS e\ HEAD NOISES CURED by
pa Aa &-• l '< xk '" INVISIBLE TUCUIAI EAR.
___ _(-**_ § CUSHIOr!?. Whispers heard. Com.
f ,r, .U-. Dl r.l -h-r- sll ll.ro. ll™ fall. Sail! „ T. Hl-1( HI.
©al j, Si3 llr'd.aj, hew l.rk. Writ, far bosk af jirvaf. FttJUt.
fe'j ly SilWe.CWy
OCEAN STEAMSHIPS.
PACIFIC COAST STEAMSHIP CO.
DISPATCH STEAMERS FROM SAN >J_g_
Francisco for porta in Alaska 9 a. if., $f.^~\'~£
July '.:». Aug. 3. 13, 18, '-'8. Sept. ami Oct, 2 and 17.
For l'.riiisii Columbia ami Puget Souud ports, 1
A. M.. July '-9. August .1, 8, 18, IS, 23, 2si, Sept. 'J. 7,
12.17,22,27.
For Eureka, Humboldt Bay, Wednesdays, 9 a. k, ■
or Mendocino, Vest lining, etc., Mondays aul
Thursdays, 4 P. '1,
For Santa Ana, Los Angeles, and all way porn
every fourth day, 8 a. m.
For San Diego, stopping only at Los An^olei. Santas
I'm I'.u.i aud San Luis Obispo, every ij.iriii da/ a:
11 A. at
For ports in .Mexico. 25th of each inoncn.
'llcket Drrice-'Jll Montgomery street.
oooOall, PERKINS * CO., oener:U Alßntl
Se3o 10 Market street, Sail Francisco.
FOR PORTLAND &_ASTQSIA, OREGOM
rpHE UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY— >*__
1 Ocean Division— and PACIFIC C^»AST£_S__t_J__
STEAMSHIP COMPANY will dispatch from Hi-ear-
street Wharf, at 10 -.. m., for the above ports oue of
their Al iron steamship*, viz. :
STATE OF CALIFOItNIA-July 31, August 12,
24, sept. 5, 17, ii).
CoI.L'MHIA-All^llßt S. '-'0. Sept. 1. 13. 35. .
OKKC.ON-AU£r.nt 4, 11. 28. Sept. 9, 21.
Connectmg via Portland with the Northern Pacltls
Railroad. Oregon Shore Line ami other diverging
lines, for all points in Oregon, Washington,
Uritlsh Columbia. Alaska, Idaho. Montana,
Dakota. Utah, Wyoming, Yellowstone Pars-, and all
point:. 1...-*' and South aod to Europe.
Fare to Portland— Cabin, $10; steerage, $8: roual
trip, cabin, S3O,
'llcket offices— l and 214 Montgomery street
GOODALL, PERKINS * CO.. «iem.*ral Agents,
D.r2S 10 Market street, Sau Francisco.
PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
if HE COMPANY'S bI'EAMERS WILL xt--a
Isail __£!_SK
FOtt NV'W YORK, VI V PANAMA,
fteamship "SAN JOSE," Monday. August 4th. at
12 o'clock m., taking freight and passengers direct;
for Mazatian, Acapulco, ocos, Cbamperico, san Jose
de Guatemala, Acalutla, La Ltbcrtad, Corluto, Puuca
Arenas and Panama.
for hong kovo VF\ Yokohama.
CHINA Thursday, July 31st, at * p. vt
CITY OF PEKINU, Saturday, August -3d, at J r. at.
til Y OF KIO DE JANEIRO. Tuesday
September Kith, at 3 r. si.
SPECIAL N<»TICE.
Until further notice all our China line steamers
(both ways) will touch at.VICTORIA, B. C.
Round trip tickets to Yokohama and return 1:
reduced rates.
For freight or passage apply at the office, corasr
•tlr&taud liraiinaii streets.
branch omce— 2o2 Iront street.
W. K. A. JOHNSON, Acting Gen'l Agent.
delfttr itEOKGE IL ________________
OCEANIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
Camilla? United State", Hawaiian au.l Co*
lmiiiil Mails.
lirilX LEAVE THE COMPANY'S j-f-rtt
IT W hart, foot of Folsom street, fIHK
Fur Iliiiiultilit, A (H'klan.l and Syilni'y,
WITHOUT CHAS'GK,
The Splendid New 3000-tou Iron Steamer
Mariposa July '■SOU*, at li HI.,
I'. II- llflliollllll,
6S. Austral li (3000 tons) Aug. 15th, at 13 «.
Or immediately ou arrival of the English mails.
tr~ For freight or passage, applv at office, 317
Market street. JOHN I). SPRECKELS a liß.is..
se'JO tt -ieneral Aleuts.
CGMPAGNIE GENERATE"
Ili A > AT L A TI <* E.
French Line to tia.T".
COMPANY'S PUSH (NEW), 42 NORTH _*•_«
llivcr, foot of Morton st. Travelers by ffLffiff
this line avo. li both transit by English railway and
the discomfort of crossing liio Cuauuel In a small
boat.
LA BOURGOGNE, FrailßCUl
Saturday, August 2d, at 5:30 a. st
LA BRETAiiNE, DeJousseiln
". Saturday, August 9, at 12:00 al
LA CHAMPAGNE, Traub
Saturday, August 1 fit to. 5:00 a. m.
LA NORM A.N UIK, De Kenabtao
Saturday, Aug. -J. i.l. at 10 a. vi.
LA IiOUUUOIiNE. Kraugeill
Saturday, August 30tu, 4:30 a. m.
ts'l'or lrel^ut or passage apply to
A. FORGET, Agent,
No. 3 liovsll.ig Green, New York.
J. F. FUGAZI A CO., Agents, 5 Moutgoiuery ave.,
San Fraucisco. uir2P tf
ANCHOR LINE.
At.:.. fcxprt-s.-. Service. .
LIVERPOOL via QUEENSTOWN.
Steamship "CITY OF" ROMK" from New York
I l: DAY, July 20. Aug. 23, Sept. 2o, Oct. 18.
Saloon, S>iin to siui, Second-class, >:ji aud 933.
GLASGOW sKitviti-;.
Steamers every Saturday from New York to
CLASCOW and LONDONDERRY.
Cabin passage to Glasgow or Londonderry,
$50 ami •*•!!>. Second-class, H3O.
Steerage nassage, either .Service, 9 .-.i
Salmm Excursion Tickets at Reduced Kates.
Travelers' Circular Letters of Credit, ami Ura'tl
i for any Amount Issued at lowest current rates.
For Books of Tours, I ickels or further Information
Apply to HENDERSON IIKOTIIEKS, New York,
orGEORUE W. FLETCHER, US Market st. jor T.
1). McKAY. 32 Montgomery St.: or. F. FUUAZZI
& CO., 6 Moutgomery ave., Sau Francisco, or GEO.
is. SEAMAN, 1073 Broadway, Oakland. nir.il 61110
~~~ WHITE STAS LINE.
Uuitcd States ami Royal Mail Steamers
lit: rwKh:N
New York, Queenstown & Liverpool.:
SAILING F.YKIiY WEEK.
CABIN, $50 AND UPWARD, ACCORD- ; "'_6*_'
lug to locallon of berth and steamer se- c3S3i
lecteil; second cabin, $35, $40 and $45. steerage
tickets Irani England. Ireland, Scotland, Smd-ii.
Norway and Denmark, through to San Francisco, at
lowest rates. I Tickets, sailing dates and cabin plans
■nay he procured from W. 11. MAUEE. Pacific Mall
Dock, or at the General Office of the Company, 613
Market St., under Grand Hotel. G. W. FLETCHER,
ap.ii TuWelrSu if Geo, Agt, for Pacific Coast
RAILROAD TRAVEL.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPAIwT
(I'ACUXC SYSTEM.)
Trains Leave ami Are I>ue to Arrive at
. BIX FItANCISCO.
LEAVK FKOM JULY 14, 1S!*0 — ARRtVa
7 :30a Hay wards. Nilt-s and Sari Jose *3:15f
*J:'3oa rimt-nto a Reddloft via luvi, 7:l.'*r
7 *iIOA Sacramento, Auburn, C'dfax 4:45?
fc:OOA Martinez, Vallejo, CalUtoga and
Santa Itosa 6;1 5f
V :(.'Ua Los - Angeles Kxpress, Kretiao,
Bekenfleld, Mojavu and *...*;.,
and Los Angeles lU:I3(k
£:SoANlies, Kan Jos-, StocKton, lon9.
Sacramento, MarysvlUe.urovtUa
and Ked Klult. 4:4 ! »F
12:«0m ll. i. \- ;i[.|s. Mies and • -v.Tii.ore.. «:4^p
*1 :oOp Sacramento Hlver steamers •♦6 00a
3 :00r liaj wards. Mies and San Jose.... '>■*■>
in'.-;ui' Second class tor O^Uen and. i-.u. i»;ijp
4 :Uui' bll..M J t koine. Atlantic l.\|'f",
santa Barbara, Los Angeles,
Demlug, El iaso,->ew Orleans *
and East . 8 :45 P
CsOOPUartinex Vallejo, Callstoga and
. .Santa Ho sa U.154
4 :00p l.at. r«, and Stockton 10:15a
4:3oi* bacraiuentounU KulKbfa Landing
via Davis 10:15a
♦4.30i» Mies and Llvermore..,.. *8;45a
*4:itop aN lies and San Jose 1t5:15i?
b:ooi* Hay wards and Mies 7:45a,
c :uut- Central Atlantic Express, Ugdeii
and Kast 0:43a
V :Oot* Shasta Route Kxpress, Sacra-
mento, Marysvilie, He. id
furtiaud. Paget Sound and East 7:454
n v.M i CIIVZ ttIVISION.
;7:-».*>a Excursion Train t.' .Santa Cruz.... .-:•).>*
6 :15a .Newark, Centervllle, San Jose,
Felton, Boulder Creek nul Santa
Cruz ti:2oe
•2:451' Centervllle, Sau Jose, Alinadeu.
I ii tun, boulder Creek and Santa
Cruz *11;20a
4 Abv Centervllle, San Jose ana Los
Qatus,and Saturdays A Sundays
to Sauta Cruz 9:.">oi
COAST .-IV ls*S — I'.iii-.i hum T>.\vni.-ii.i
7t2SaSan Jose, Aiiua-ien an<i Way Star
tions 2:30r
j"'.soa Uouttrey and bantaCrns Sunday
Excursion 18:25p
t;3OASau Jose, Gilroy, Tres Pinos, Pa-
jaro, Santa Cruz. Monterey, Pa-
cific tirove. Salinas, . .,.' 1.1.1. Sait
Miguel, l'aso Kobles and Santa
Margarita (Sau LulsOblspo) aui
Principal Way Stations fl*l2p
10:30a Ban Jose and Way Stations 7:30p
12:011' Cemetery, Menlo Pant and Way
Stations 5:13p
*ii:3of .-iti.i.<- i,( :■ aicuio i'ark, >,in
Jose, Gilroy. p.ijaro, Castrovile.
Mm t r ■•' and '• '->■:.■ -.p-vp ... •] I*ls^
♦3:3o*»San Jose, Tres Pinos. Santa Cms,
Salinas. Monterey, Pacific Grove
and Principal Way Stations *10:094
•4 Menlo Park and Way Stations.... "7:56a
6:2opS.u» Jose and Way Stations 9:0 J a
6:30? Menlo Park and Way Stations o:isi
t11:45f S;tn .!-•-. ■ and Principal Way sta-
tions t___2gp
A rnrMorulut7. 1* for Arternnon.
•Sundays excepted. tSaturdavs oalr*
.Sundays only. "•Mondays excepted.
SAN FRANCISCO AND N. P. RAiLWAY.
'"Xhe linn in- Iti-.inil-G.'iilKe ltnuto."
('OMMEXriMJ SUNDAY. JULY 13.1K!W). WD
until further notice. Boast, mill Trains will leave*
from uiml arrive at tli*- Mm Francisco i'ajss.-njer
Depot. Market-street Wlmrf. •» follows:
From San Fninois,',, for Point Tilmron anrl Sail
Babel- Week nay,: 7:40 a. m.. l>:20 a. m.. 11:31) A. ft.
1 ::m l'. m.. 3-30 P. si., .".in v. si.. BtSSv.x. Sundays:
8:00 a. ,M.. 11:30 A. M., 11.00 A. si.. I :«0 r. M., :,:. ...I-. \i.
fi:oop. m.. 6:10 P. M.
From San Batftei for San Francisco— Week 'lays:
•■SOA.JC.B-1) I A. M.. 11:30 AS!.. 11:40 AS!., 1:4 IP, .*c_
3:4. M., 6:05 p. M.. 0:.:.i i '. st. Sundays: 8:10 A. st,
U:4«IA. M.. 11:10 AM.. 1:40 P. M., 3:40 P. 51.. 6:00 I'. itl
6:2 9 P. M.
From l'oint Tilmr.'n for Sun Francisco— Week .l.iv,:
7:15 a. m., t>:-'n A. St.. 11:5.1 A. M., 12:05 P.M, a*o3 VI-
-4:05 I'. M.. 5:30 M.. .M. Sunday..: X:.::, a. .m..
10:05 A.M., 11:35 A. M., 3:05 1". M., 4:05 P. U. 5:3J
I', si., li :30 e.Jt. ■ _,
Leave I In.- riMA-l Arrive In '
_ San Francisco. I tiu.v. I__ San Francisco.
WKKK ' SUN- I . . - I SUN- | KBK
Days. bays. I ■ I mass, i Days.
7:40a. at 8 "ini I Petaluma 10:40 A. VI B a. it
S-30P. M li::«)A.M ami u:O5r.M 10UiOA.S(
O.OU P. M s:oui'.st ! Sta Kosa. 7:',5 1-. m I «:o.'.r M
I ton I ~
Windsor.
7:40 a. m 0.00... 11-aldsb'K -.„- _ -.10:31 a. st
3:301'. M o-ooA'M LittonSpa '-*'• u i i.-.ji'.n
Ulov r.lalti
A Way Sta ■ 1
- I llovlaud I
7:40 a. M 8.-00A.M . and 7:25 P. M 6Mi Cat
1 1 PMah. ■ I 2.
7:4«> A. si l B:(X)A..M : liuernvle . 7 .25 P. M 1 10 30 a. at
Bao P. at I I • I I ti<!5P.M
7:40 a. m RrfslA.M I .Sonoma 1 10:40 A.V I 8:50 A. at
B*oo P. M 5:00P.M I GltfuEll'n I 6:05 P.tt 1 6:05 P. x
7:40 a. M 18-nOAjJ I 51 .,,, „,,-, I 10:40 A. -i II" :''l A. at
8:3" P. si I 5:00P.M 1 ssena'top ' [ u^-.p}. | 8: „-,|..sj
Stajtes connect at Sauta Bosa for Wnlte Sulphur
Springs and Mark west Springs; at (levscrvilld
for Skajsja Springs; at Clovenlale for the i;-.-.
iters: at llop'auu f.r Iliichlatui Springs, Kolser-
vtlle. Lakeport, Ilartlett Sprint**. Lower Lake ami
Zeitrler mirsiat I'kiah for Vichy Sptinm, siaratosp,
Springs, lllue Lakes. Willits. Canto. Capelta, I'otter
Valler. Sherwood vallevand Mendocino City.
EXCURSION' TICKETS, from Saturdays to Sl on ,
davs— To Petaluma. 41 "sl; to Santa Itosa ♦- 2~; to '
H.-aMslHiri;. f.i 40: to Litton Sprinirs, 43 >•'■ to Clover-
dale. 44 50: to Hopland. 45 70; to Uklah. *■;:-., to
(Juernevllle. ,3 75. to .Sonoma, ,1 50; to <■-.■. i-.l •■ i.
11 so.
EXCURSION TICKETS, for Sundays onlv -To
retaluma, ,1; to Santa it.. .a, 41 50; to Heal t.oilrc
4- 25; to Litton Springs. t'J 40; to Clovstfaale, ,3; to
lki;ili.«t BO; to Hoplainl. ISO; to Betas topol. I so, to
Guernevttle.4-50; to Sonoma., to Ulen Ellen, ,1 JO.
H. C. WHITINI). ueneral Manager.
PETER J. Mi'iii.VNN, » Ticket v,-t.
_Ticketofllces at F«rry au.l --- Moutgoiu-ry street.
BAUSALITO-SAN RAFAEL— ftUENTIH
WORTH PACIFitTcOAST RAILROAD.
Tim TABLE.
Cominrnrliiir Sunilav, April 6, ISO and
until lurtlier notice, boat, ami trains will run as fol-
lows:
From SAN FRANCISCO Tor SAPSALITO ami SAM
RAFAEL (week days)— 7:3o, 9:30,11:00 a. at.*
1:30, 3:..0. 5:00, «:.'0 P. M.
(Suiiduys)-S:00. 11:00, 10:00, 11:30 A. M.; 12:30,
1:30, 2:50, 4:20, 5:30. 6:30 I*. at. Extra trip on
Sundays to Saii-salito a; 11 :tiO a. m.
From SAN FRANCISCO tor MILL VALLEY (week
(lays)— 9:3o, 11:00 a. ii.; 3:30, S:OJ P. at,
(Sunda>si-8:00. 9:00. 10:00, 11:00 A. M.; 12:30,
1:30, *g:3O, B: 10 r. ft.
From SAN RAFAKI, for SAN FRANCISCO (weeK
days,— o:lo, 7:45, 9:30,11:15 a. at.; 1:30,3:25,
5:00 P. ft.
(Sumlays)-8:00, 9:50, 10:55 a. v.; 12:00 ft.: 1:15,
2:45, 4:00, 5:00, 0:05, P. m. Extra trip on
Saturday at 0:30 v. ft. Fare, 50 cents, round trip.
From MILL VALLEY Tor SAN FRANCISCO (week
days)— 7:55, 11:05 A. M.; 3:35. 5:12 p. at.
(Sundays)— B:l2,9:2o, 10:10, 11:15 a. at.: 12:20,
1:40, 3:00, 5:15,0:30 r m. Extra trip on Saturday
at 6:38 p. M. Fare, 50 cents, round trip.
From SALITO for san Francisco (week
davsl-6:45, 8:15, 10:05 A. at.; 12:05,2:15,4:10, Jj
6 -'10 p. m.
(Sundays)— B:4s.9:4s. 10:40, 11:10 a.m.; 12:45,
1:55. 3:30, 4:40, 5:45,0:50,7:45 P. if. Extra trip
on Satur .ay at 7:10 p. at. Fare, 25 cents, round
trip. ■ - ■
THROUGH TRAINS.
1:30 I". M., Daily (Sundays excepted) from San
- F'ranclsco for Cazadero ami intermediate stations.
Returning, leaves Cazadero dally (Sundays ex-
cepted) at 7:00 a. m., arriving in San Francisco
at 12:35 P. at.
8:00 A. SI. . ( Sundays only) from San Francisco ror
Ci/ailt-r.. and intermediate stations. Returning,
arrives in San Fraucisco at 8:15 p. at., same day.
EXCURSION RATES. "
Thirty-day excursion— Round-trip Tickets to and
from all stations, at 25 per ceut reduction from
single tariff rat*. 7 ' . '
Friday to Monday Excursion— Round-trip Ticket,
sold on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, good to
return following Monday: Camp Taylor. $1 75:
Tocaioma and Point Reyes, 82 00; Tomalcs, ?'-' 25,
Howard's, «3 50; Cazadero, »4 00. ..' * -,
Sunday Excursion— Round-trip Tickets, good ou day
sold only: Camp Taylor, $1 50; localoma and
Point Keyes, 1 75: Tomairs. (2 00; Howard's.
t'J 50: Duncan Mills and Cazadero. 83 00.
STAUE CONNECTIONS.
Stages leave Cazadero dally (except Mondavs) rot
Stewarts Point, (lualaia, Point Arena, CurTey,
Cove. Navarro, Menducluo City and all points oa
. the North Coast. __^
sUsO. W. COLEMAN, F. B. LATHAM, "
General Manager. . lien. Fan. A Tkt. Aft,
. General Offices, 321) Pine Street. apSl tt
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