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...Century is "going in" for California articles as violently, just at present, as ever it did for war articles in the days of its Civil War frenzy. In the January number Charles W. Shinn writes of "Pioneer Spanish Families in California;" John T. Doyle, on the "Missions of Alta California," and there is also a flourishing department of "Californiana." The California articles, as well as one on the old homesteads along the James, by Charles Washington Coleman, are accompanied by most artistic and picturesque illustrations. A foreigner seeing them must wonder why Americans can complain at the lack of picturesqueness...
...December Century may be called an Early California number. The opening paper. "Lite in California before the Gold Discovery" by Gen. Bidwell, is a plain, unvarnished tale, its romance being all concentrated in its brilliant illustrations. "Ranch and Mission Days in Alta California," is more picturesque in effect though written with equal simplicity. "Trading with the Indians" and "The Date of the Discovery of the Yosemite" complete the California quartette...
Senator Stanford has given orders to deed in trust his three immense ranches, known as Vina, Gridley and Palo Alta, for the endowment of a University and schools about to be erected at Palo Alta. The three ranches comprise 85.000 acres, and represent a value of $3,500,000. It is Senator Stanford's intention to make this institution the best in this country or Europe. The best professors will be secured at home and abroad...
Dalles. - Boston Advertiser, Boston Transcript, New York Times. New York Tribune, Springfield Republican. Semi-weeklies. - Evening Post, Chicago Inter-Ocean. Weeklies. - Cincinnatti Gazette, Philadelphia Times, Louisville Courier-Journal, New Orleans Picayune, Atlanta Constitution, Alta California, Boston Home Journal, Burlington Hawkeye, Texas Siftings, Harper's Weekly, Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, New York Clipper, The Spirit of the Times, Life, The Judge, Puck, London Times, Illustrated London News, Pall Mall Budget, Punch, and Frankfurtu Leitung...
President Barnard's skill as a pugilist was favorably commented upon by the papers the day after the rush.-[Alta Columbiand...