The daily republic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1853-1853, 1853-08-12

From our CalISbnia exchanges we CLEAN thu
following items Of news,
The two political parties have had their respsc.
tive conventions, and the following are the nomi
nations Of either party for State oi6cers:
WAlgs.-0overnor, William Waldo; Lieutan'
ant Governor, Henry s. Emo; Judge Supreme
Court, Tod Robinson; Attorney General, ID. X.
Controller, G. T. Winters; Surveyor General
Selim E. Woodworth; Superintendent of Public
Instruction, Sherman Day.
Democrats. --Governor, John Bigler; Lieuten.
ant Governor, Samuel Purdy; Judge Supreme
Court, Alexander Wells; Attorney General, J. II
MCCONNELL; State Treasurer, S. A.. McMeans
State Controller, Samuel Bell; Surveyor General
S. III. Marlett Superintendent of Public Instruc-
ton, Paul X. Hubs"
A fire broke out in San Francisco on the 4th o.
July, and destroyed several stores. Loss, gil 600
II occurred while the military were parading
The fire department is in admirable order, for in
four minutes after the first alarm stream of water
was pouring from an engine on the burning build
ings. m
The funded debt of San Francisco is 81 SIT $50
500, 900 WAS redeemed in 1852, and up to July
$22, 800 in 1853. a-p
A silver tea service had been presented to Bev-
erly G. Saunders, esq.,, ex-collector of the port,
by the merchants of San Francisco, as testimo-
NAL of the honorable manner in which he had
performed ms OHlclai dutlcS.
The corner-stones of New Baptist, Unitarian,
and Catholic churches had been laid in San Fran
cisco.
Within the six months ending June 9th two
hundred and sixteen American vessels, having a
tonnage Of 1882 tons, entered coastwise the
port Of San Francisco, and eight foreign coasters
One hundred and five American and two hundred
and thrty-one foreign vessels, from foreign ports,
also entered during the same period.
MAcH.-The Chinese are perhaps the most Gun.
ming smugglers in the world. An instance oc-
Cured few days ago which illustrates their sys
tenn of tactics. A vessel had arrived from China
with large number of Celestials on board. A re-
venue officer was usual placed on board to sec
that no cargo was landed without authority. Among
the passengers on board, one iolly-looking ole
fellow attracted attention by his extreme portl
ness. He had, in fact, stomach of almost Fal
staff proportions. But some how or other he die
not seem easy His movements were ungainly anC
constrained; and the officer approached him and be
gan to poke him loosely about the paunch, when te
his surprise hollow sound was given back. He re
peated his punches this time for object and found
John to have prodigiously hard and unyieldine
stomach. Here was discovery. custom Of
fcer on the scent of a smuggler is like a cat ir
pursuit of a dainty mouse. John was soon di
vested Of his tunic and appurtenances, when 10
he appeared to have tin stomach! and further
that it could be detached without seriously inter
fering with his digestion. A post-mortem exami-
nation was held upon the tin corporation, and
strange to say, it was found full of opium. Whe
Their John insisted that he had eaten it., and it,
dsagreeing with his natural functions of digestion
had compelled him to resort to an artificial recep
tacle, or whether he acknowledged the corn,
we know not. At any rate his entire tin stomach
contents included, were cOnfscated as contraband
and will doubtless be sold at auction one of thes,
days for the benefit of Uncle Sans Golfers.