Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-08-29
California Intelligence.

OaIlGOIulH ulG9AuBence,
IFTOm the San PraieItco Herald OF August ist.1
POLIrICAL.
The Democratic State Convention assembled at
SucTunenlO oil the 18th ult., for the purpose Of
nominating two members Of Congress and a Clerk
OF the supreme Cont, and resulted IN formal
split oil The party and nomination oil two lGkelS
The Convention consisted of 2lS delegates. OF
these, 1893 were opposed TO The pnIty who at The
ST session oil the Legislature endeavOTed 10 force
on The election oil U. s.. SenutOr-63 were Flee.
llOniss, and the seats Of " delegates were con-
tested, The Convention assembled IN the Baptist
Church in SaoTamemtO; and the scenes of Towdy.
ISM thot were enacted exceeded anything TINT ever
took place.
Two ClaiInen were eleclel--twO Committees
/ on Credentials were apponted--twO tickets for
permanent officers were submitted and elected
aud alleg remaining in session till y o. clock at
night without lights, both parties quiltedthe church
tOgether--the dOWs wee locked, aud admission
I tile next dsy was denied to 10th. Two separate
Conventions then were held, and two tickets
NOMINATED, hs follows. Anu-EIectiOnislS For
UungIess--J w Denver aud p Y BeIbetl; Clerk Of
Supreme CouIt--C A Leake. EleOuonisls; For
Congress- A McDOugall and Milton S Latham,
(the present inoumbenIsO Clerk Of the Supreme
UOuIl--P X WOOdslee, (lhe present incumbenl)
AT The commencement Of the Conventions tie
Anti EleolioniSt side Of tue house proposed 10 al
low the delegates Whose sens were not contested
10 decide upon the contested seats, which WAS the
only rational course which could be pursued under
the circumstances but this offer was Indignantly
reject d by the minority who relied upon brute
force to carry cut their objects.
Since the adjournment Of tie Convention seVe.
raj parties have published letters, IN which they
state that they HEe authorized by both Of our Rep.
IesentatiVes IN CongtesS 10 withdraw their names,
lIf nominated, uhltss, indeed, their nomination
would be the means Of harmOnEing the patty
During the last few days there has been good
deal Of talk about compromise, but colnprO
mise will be enttTed into 10y the majority, (Anli.
lBlsClionSls,) only by an unconditional submission
on The part Of the minority, end The withdrawal VI
their candidates from the field. The Wings enter.
tain The strongest hopes Of cOTying the State, aud
they will IN oil probability succeeu, compromise or
no compromise. TLey held their Convention at
Sacramento on the goth ult., anu nominated
very strong Ticket, viz: For CongIess-Calhoun
Bellllam aud Geo w DOwiei Clerk Of the Supreme
Coult-Joseph X Beard. The ensuing campaign
promises TO lie one Of the most exciting which ever
took place in CalifOrnia.
TIIE CHINFsg.
For some time past IhsTe has been considerable
comlnOnoIi among The Chinese scattered through.
out tue State, and one instance pitched battle
(nenT aWeaVeTVllle on the THnty) was fought and
lwentyone Chinslnen killed. In other parts Of
the State similar sAguinnTy contests would have
taken p0os hut for tile inteIpOsllon Of the local
Authorities. ltOppgaTS that certain Chinese meT
clanlS high IN aull0nty in San francisco, Issued
AN Order for The levying Of ajax OF Ave dollars
head on every Chinamau, resident in the State,
for the purpose Of OHoTdng "maleIisl aid" 10 the
lmpeTinIlsls who have been signnlisng themselves
by several brilliant retreats IN the RlowsTy King.
dom. Those whose sympSthieS are with Iphae-
ping and The rebels, refuse TO pay the tax. The
lmpeIinsls determined TO enforce ii, and hence
The luminosity. In San francisco the Chinese aEo
1N...1s Al
OF SO many white men prevents them from COM
mencing open lOslilities. 1
The position occupied by the Chinese in this
county ls beginning 10 attract great deal Of att
tention. They are in facts nation within nation.
They IRE governed by the Trad and other socis.
lies, and IN their case laws are entirely imperative
and experience has shown how impossible :s to
procuIe conviction on ohintse testimony. The
emigration, too, Of Asialics 10 constantly on tie in.
cTenSe, and II Is thought that measuses will have
10 be tuken 10 prevent II. In connection with
this subject, we may mention the ARRIVAL at this
port week ago Of The bark LibeEtedj with large
cargo Of Chinamen, among whom the scuEvy lad
broken OUT The vessel was in the most filthy
condition. large number del on The passage
by the souIyy, and ON the arrival Of The vessel ut
this port Il was deemed prudent TO oompelih pas.
SengeIS TO perform quarantine. The sick Chinese
we're placed on Goat island, where O. lemnoTsTY
hospital was erected, Since their aItivhl some
forty OF fifty oil them have died. The feeling
throughout the country towards the Chinese is
anything but friendly, and IN some districts the
miners have refused to etthcm work.
correspondent Of the Shasta Courier gives Tie
following particulars Of the fight near Weaver.
Vile; *
Z The parties met in all Of their accustomed modes
OF waIlaEs--iheiT shields, lanees and hemlets the
same as used in their wars at home, Both parties
were out Diminishing and drilling. They were des.
gnqled by the small party and the large party; the
former consisting Of one hundred and forty men,
Tie latter about four hundred. At about three
O'clock ia the afternoon tie small party charged
on the Other. The cOnAjctwas short, but desltuc-
live, the sm6l party were victorious, killing eight
ofthe large party, aud driving them from the RIonnd
and capturing their hug hs . trophy Of wat. The
small party had two men killed. Some ten OF
twelve on both sides were severely wountled. One
white man, who was interfering in tue Eight by
hiS pistol al one Of the parties, was
siol dead by one Of the spectators, Of whom there
were about thousand. All day the greatest OK.
ciIsmt at prevailed throughout towns gome were
Tot, oihels hgai0st their Sighting. Our Sheriff did
all In bis power 10 stop tie difficulty up 70 the
very latest hour, but no could accomplish nothing
flight they would, and fight they did. But their
differences are 10 10 better condition now than
they were befote, Neither doTeg 20 to woTk ipneiS
aiTaid Of the other, consequently both are idle.-
20 matters stand az present, ID
Oh8nndny the laIgs party collected theiI dead
SV,d hmv,e ttevs a., az r~r, ranonok