The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1859-09-14
Correspondence Pac. Commercial Advertised
Letter from San Francisco.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. "a, 1859.
Mr.. EpIroR:-Hon. Horace Greeley, the renowned
philosopher and patriot of the .. white coat, arrived
in our city on the 10Th inst. and was publicly re-
ceived and conducted to the American Exchange,
where quarters had been provided for him by large
deputations of citizens;-all classes and all public
societies uniting to honor him. Among the rest was
quite a deputation of printers, as Horace Greeley is
n printer by trade. On the evening of the 18th he
delivered a lecture before the Mechanics Institute Of
this city, on Industry and the Mechanic Arts"
On the Doth he lectured on "Great Men, in the
American Theater, to a densely crowded house; and
on Sunday he addressed the "Dashaways' on the
subject of Temperance" He also addressed the
practical printers-of whom there weresk5O or SOO
assembled-on the same afternoon. He has visited all
the principal towns and cities of the State, and has
formed a favorable opinion of California. He re-
turns home, in a few days, by the southern overland
mail route, and will thus have an opportunity Of
comparing the advantages of each route. He is a
firm advocate of the Pacific Railroad enterprise.
The political cauldron is still boiling and ~seething,
and there is no lack Of fuel to keep the fires going
if angry debate and violent elimination and re-
elimination will supply it. The Peoples Nomina-
ting Committee have selected candidates for the city
and county Offices of this county. who will not fail to
be acceptable to the people, as they are all men of
worth and standing in this community. The Treas
urer of Alameda County-Breyfough-has proved a
defaulter to the amount of 81 900. He has been ar
rested, and refuses to make any explanation in re-
gard to the :. mysterious disappearance of so much
money. He has the reputation of being a gambler.
AT the time of his detection he was candidate for re-
election to the office of County Treasurer. 1 notice
that Gen. Ohio Hinton, formerly of Honolulu. is run
ming for the office of County Judge of Solano County,
under the regular Democratic colors.
The Furnishing little town of Vallecito has been
wholly destroyed by fire; two lives were lost. All
this loss of life and property is to be attributed to the
carelessness of one individual in handling a fluid
lamp.
Richard - ana, jr., an eminent lawyer of Bos-
ton, and the known author of : Three Years be-
fore the MAST is in this city. in feeble health. He
intends visiting Honolulu next, thence he will 60 to
China.
A meeting of the German residents has been held
in this city, to adopt measures for preventing the i'm
portation of German dancing girls to be hired out to
saloon keepers and proprietors of underground dance
cellars. This practice, which has been in vogue
some time. has exercised a demorarizing influence on
the girls-and the Germans are determined to wipe
out this stain on their national character.
.ssPacifc Railroad Convention is to be con-
Neneu III TINS city y II u lCtn D september next. 1t
be composed of delegates from each county of
this State, from Oregon, and the territories Of Wash
ington and Arizona. A mass meeting was held here
on the 18th inst. to discuss the P. Railroad question.
There were five thousand persons in attendance;-all |
in the cause. Horace Greeley was the
principal orator of the occasion. Resolutions were
unanimously adopted. urging upon Congress the
necessity Of the immediate construction of the work,
representinp the dancers of DELAY
The Sac. Valley r. R. Co. are making arrange
ments to extend their track to Marysville this fall.
A railroad from San Francisco to San Jose is talked
IF, and will doubtless be carried through.
The steamers of the 20th-carried away from our
shores 1906 passengers, and So, 132 SOC in treasure.
Late news from the Colorado River reports that
The Mojave Indians have resumed open hostilities
again. A battle had been fought between a large
force of Indians and a body of u. S. troops under
Major Armistead. which resulted in the defeat of the
Indians, with a loss of so or go killed. The loss of
he Us troops was very slight.
A singular case Of murder occurred on the night of
he 18th. A man named Barmore killed H. NJ.
zeefe, with a pair of scissors! Barmore was walking
lone to his house on Folsom Street, when two men
lrove up behind him in a buggy. He stepped out of
he way, but they seemed determined to run over
lin. Angry words ensued. and soon Keefe got out
f the buggy to fight. Barmore says he did not re-
member that he had the scissors in his hand: and
hat he struck Keefe with them unconsciously.
leefe died instantly. and Barmore gave himself up
the Chief of Police.
A sad accident occurred last night. While run
ing with his company to n fire, Mr.. W. NJ. Louder
of the firm of Louderback & Baldwin, tripped
nd fell, and a heavy engine passed over his body,
rushing him in a fearful manner. He died in a few
minutes after the accident. NUUASu.