The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1854-07-15
L III E G. A L EDO MAN.

Il III II
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT CON.
vENT1ON.
The Wigs Of District No 2. are requested I,
meet in Convention at White River Junction. OF
thursday, July 27:!l, at o'clock. r. NJ. for til,
purpose Of selecting Candidate TO be supportef
by the Wing. Of said District at the next Congress
ional Election.
JOHN PORTER.
Al. WILLARD. Nxrc,
4. W. CLARKE, (ommittee.
BtRNHAM MARTIN,
July II, 1854.
he following Resolution was adopted at the D;.
trlct Convention in 1852, bv which tho severn
towns in the election Of delegates will be governed
R,sotred, That the District Convention shall bC
called as Mass Convention: each town shall bt
entitled 10 one delegate and one additional delpcaft
for each hundred Wing votes latter the first hun
dred) as given at The last preceding Governor cleo
!ion and giving me to each fraction MY or over
mat The several towns shall be entitled to elcc
heir delegates, and III respect to towns where none
are thus elected. those present in Convention from
such towns shall appoint delegates from such town.
respectively.
Two WEEKS LATER FROM CALIFORNIA
The steamship George Law, with the Cal
iiornia mails Of June 18th and Sl,ljO, 900 in
specie, arrived at New York the 10th a.
mong her passengers was Capt. Adams, L. 5
n. bearer of dispatches from Com. Perry
and the Japanese treaty.
The California news is Of but little import.
ance. The markets we're dull and unchang.
cd. Serious disturbances have taken place
IN San Francisco growing out Of recent de-
clSlons adverse to squatter right. The two
political parties are organized for the Sep
TENDER elections, and a great number of
names are brought forward in connection with
the prominent offices; both parties hold State
Conventions in july.
On the 9th ofJune, in attempting to re-
move squatters from lot on First street. San
Francisco. claimed by Capt. Folsom, MrDil
Ion Smith, Of Philadelphia. was killed. and
two persons wounded. The parties elected
subsequently got possession of the lot. and
erected a sort of fort. within which thew AS
srmblcd to the number of IL, arminc them
selves TO with guns, pistols. &c., in the wav
Of keeping possession Of the lot. The ex-
cItcment was intense, and large number of
citizens met at the Musical Hall. and organ.
lied themselves into an association for the
protection OF property holders.
ROTIN LAWRENCE BETWEEN AMEEl-
CANS AND FoHEIGNERs.-A serious out
break occurred in Lawrence on Saturday az
trrnoon. In the course Of the afternoon an
Ancriran flag was raised from the roof of an
Irish house in Oak street, Union down. upon
the top OF which was cross. This Insult
raised the ire Of the Americans. who collect
cd together Immediately, and pulled down
the ilag and cro>> upon which it was immrdi-
atelv raised as before and again torn down
10y the excited mob. who raised it themselves
the third time. with the Union up. The a.
mcriranS paraded the streets I'LL nearly mid
night. hootinG and shouting. but no collision
happened between The parties \ party e
Americans returning to their homes through
Common street. were assailcd hy the Ir,l,
residing in an old hous" known in the town
as the Bangor House" Several guns an!
pistols Were discharged from the house which
was afterwards demolished by the Americans
Other buildings adjoining the latter house
were more or less injured Ivy the missiles
thrown from the street
The city was in a state of great excitement
during Saturday night and there is a feeling
ofdccp and bitter hostility between the bel
liycrcntS.