The weekly Placer herald., 1852-10-30
san FRANCISCO, Oct. 2Nh, 1872.


to take confidential peep into the politi
cal lcauldron which has already been
placed over the fire, and is boiling with
such fDry as to threaten the total annhi
laton of the umbragous combustbles
which ncites it, you would say as many
have said before, sthose whom the Lord
wishes to destroy, hs first deprives of
reason" Without doing an injustice to
either party, we maNsafely assert, that
the position assumed this year, in this
city, by either of the parties contestant,
are without parallel or precedent in the
political annals of republican government
That there is something rotten in Dem
mark, is proven by the fact that there are
already two tickets for each party in the
field, and another "Independent'' ticket,
without distinction of party. | had near
ly forgotten the "Abolition" ticket, though
trust | might have been pardoned for
the omission; this ticket, however, does
not appear to be either as popular or as
dIsagreeable to the masses, from one of
the best reasons in the world HARDLY
one-tenth of our citizens dream of its ex-
istence
Pierce and King, and Scott and Graham,
appear to be forgotten in the all-absorb-
ing question Of City and State nomina-
tions; the conscientious of each party,
have pitched their conventional nominees
to the ID, most of them, and have come
out with almost entire new ones;and unless
compromise is effected, which is ex-
tremeIy dubious, the sins Of the next ad-
door Of any one clique. From present
appearances, the best of each will be
elected, unless, like the people of the
French Republic (?) in AS, flaming
speech will turn the tide. h. .t
The temperance people turned out last
evening in large numbers, and marched
in procession around the principal blocks,
preceded by fine band of music, and
bearing transparencies on which were
communicating the intelli-
gence that a temperance meeting was
about to be holden on the Plaza. After
their parade, they assembled and had
quite spirited meeting, addresses being
made by several eminent speakers.
could not help noticing an incident which
occurred as the profession arrived at and
began to ascend the steps of the stand
which they were to occupy. a., Irish
woman, so drunk as to be hardly able to
retain an upright position, was in the
way and had to be taken from the steps
ere the teetotal band could take their
seats. That one scene had, | believe,
upon those who witnessed it a better
effect, than all the temperance discourses
ever delivered.
Within the last week there have arriv-
ed but few vessels calculated to produce
a change in the markets. At the present
time there are one hundred and nineteen
vessels on their way to this port, which
have been out one hundred days or more.
Owing to the large quantities of goods
which arrived, it was expected that prices
would be considerably reduced; as yet,
they have experienced no decline, and
the sellers keep them at rates which
buyers appear to think cannot last longer
than Saturday; consequently but very
little has transpired this week thus far in
the way of trade.
Since the fire in Sacramento street, the
people here are very watchful. There
were two alarms of fire last night, and
one at one O'Clock this afternoon; all false
or at least without sufficient cause to
create general alarm. An incendiary
attempt was made last night in Howison's
Pier, between Battery and Front streets,
by placing quantity of paper and other
material under mattress but
it was discovered before il got fairly
under way.
The Marion Rifles make their maiden
excursion this afternoon, accompanied by
an excellent band Of music, to Sacra-
Inento, under an escort of six from the
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