Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1849-03-09

PFeSlucnt or the meeting 10 nominate com.
mttee OF correspondence 10 communicate
with the other DISTRICTS and also To appoint
three Judges of elections of delegates
The folio wing are two of The resolutions:
Resolved, That we concur In .he senti-
mens and spirit of the meeting in favor of
provisional government which was recent.
ly held in the Pueblo de San Jose, and
that we recommend To the inhabitants Of
California that they hold meetings and elec.
delegates To represent them in convention
to be assembled al Pueblo de San Jose OF
Monday, the 4li day of March, lS49, al 10
O'Clock A. NJ. for the purpose of drafting
and preparing form of provisional govern.
ment; and that, in our opinion, such form
Of government, when prepared, should be
submitted 10 the people, that they may de-
termine by ballot whether they will or will
not adopt 1t
Resolved, That this meeting recommend
To the inhabitants of the town and district
of San Francisco on Monday, the 9Th day
Of January, lS49, for choosiiig five delegates
TO represent them in The proposed conven>
ZION.
The resolutions were unanimously adopts
ed.
The president nominated tiessfs. Gilbert,
j. Z. Ward and Hyde, as I; corresponding
eomritee, and MesSrs. Howard, Toler, and
Davis TO act as Judges of the election.
Mr. Buckaew offered two resolutions;
the purport of which was, that the dues coIs
lccted III Upper California since August s;
1913, when the treaty of peace was ratified
and military occupation of the province
hpp1Iup rirl,tf,il,r k..lno,r t,S
the people of the territory, and should be
reclaimed by tie provisional government
about 10 be formed.
The meeting at San lose, referred td
above, took place on the 18th of Deccm-
i, Der Charles White was called TO the cheir,
ana Dir. James Stokes. Major Ih5mas
Campbell, and Julius Martin, were appoint.
i, ed Wee Presidents: and y. b. Corr wall
and William l.. Bcehet, Secretaries. A
, committee WAS appointed 10 report preanis
he and resolutions, consisting 81 Captain
X. IL. Dimmck, DR.. Ord, Dr.. Bcnjaiu
Cory, Myron Norton, J. d. Hoppe. O.
! fC. Pratt, from Galcna, Illinois, addressed
f the meeting, urging, in Il very eloquent man.
ncr. the importance of the government.
Resolutions were reported and unan,;
5 mously adopted, of which the following is
the principal:
S "Th@t it is eEpedcnt and proper for tins
meeting 10 recommend, and urge upon the
citizens 81 the several districts of the Terri;
Rory OF Upper California, 10 send delegates
\ 10 general convention Tor the purpose of
nominating a suitable candidate for covers
= nor and for such ether business rs may bc
Eeencj eXpcd!eni by the members of such
= convention.
r Captain II. Djmmich, Dir. b. tust, anil
I J. ID. Hoppe Esq. were appointed delc>
: gates TO the convention;
TnRala1r SCENE il ScnooL IIorsr-
CHUdrca Lajurti:-A ighlfrl and serious
occurrence took place this morning about
10 o'clock, At Tie Pebble School in Cathr-
rinc street, above Third Southwark. THIS
school is one of Ihc largest of the public
schools in the city and county. shcrc EAittt
some six or seven hundred PH;iis, including
hoys and girls. Of ages rafifijg from six to-
fifteen years in attendance. The school is
in large two story edtirc, containing in
all, on the first and second floors, ten or
twelve rooms. The boys occupy tire lo!t-
cr rooms, and the girls the upper.
Some mi>che'ous hots in one of TIC
lower rooms, Ia alnuse themselves. lighted
pieces of paper and 3ut them il the lluc-
The Burning paper was carried upwards hy
The draft, anG hiazcd out through tho grrs
ting of The valve of the fac in one of the
front y;jCtns, up stairs. The scholarS-aH
4 -frlS-in lhs part of the building. nearing
the roaring sound ascen ling the Aue, and
seeing tie sparks und blaze made by the
ignlted conlhuStlblr, as was haiural Tor
children, became frightened, and thinking
that the scIonl vas OH fire, were instantly
ESelzed with a general panic, and no control
whatever could be eAcrtcd over them by
their teachers.
A terrific scene cnsued. The ah'righcd
children, numbering some two or three hum
drcd, ran screaming out Of the rooms, and,
wild ana frantic, rushed pci-fncIl down the
back stairs. At tie last descending turn Of
The flight. near the bottom, a mscrably con-
sIructed bannlsier gave way. with crash,
under the heavy pressure cl the animated
| torrent that came streaming rcSistlcssg
downwards, and the whole mass Of chill
dren were precipitated the distance Of seq.
crll feet, into the entry, Where ther were
literally piled Ten or twelve deep, upon EACH
other, with the fragments of the broken Ia-
ing 0n the top of them.
From this horrible situation the poor
child:on were relieved rs qtfickIy as human
cXertions could do 1t, by persons who.
hearing the connection, ami shrirks from
the outside of the barking, came 10 their
assistance. 1t was found that large num-
Eer OF the litle girls were more or less hurt
Some dozen OF them were severely injured,
and perhaps half dozen, seriously So
None were believed to have sustained a$
tai injury, though, We regret to stale hat
at least two ~ three were dangerously
wounded.
A Miss Hess, young lady about lonr'
teen years old, daughter of Mr.. Hess, baker,
IN Front street. near Calharine, sustalnctl@
compound fracture Of the leg, both tbs IbGs
la and libil being badly broken ybe cars
ring Of one girl caught in the FaiGaE, az she
was lunpbed IBto the passage w2y, and was
town completely from her Ear, leaving :,
shocking IaceraFIoH. Some fears were Ie..
for the life of girl, residing we were loIdh