The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-10-15
Our San Frsncisco Correspondence

Our San Frsncisco Correspondence.
SAN FRANCES sept II, 1850
Local Politics in San Ffd,lcisco--Dou2Ldas oIfr'~
Ae Re E<ttion Of Senator Gwin-Ths San yaa" V'e'.
hon IL Discussed IN a Donsiai CoarsTtsor-Aaopaon "
R4sotuiions Dselaratory Of the FandRy o "e e"Ae0
NAE, Clam 20 that hlaHd-firss and Loss OF Lac
-, s S,,,.,lt;,s- r7ay and Ndral Macs, &c dc.
n, dine emf political parties engaged In making
.,n.,or, for local and legislative Offices 60 far the
urlas apd aies Instructed 70 use every honorable
mesus 10 de's election Of Gsin IL is considered
,hst me Ice,ss OF Breckenridge would to the
es,, Of Gwu go that section Of the democracy has 10
garry the dead weight OF very Obnoxious individual
max rlANp or JuAS-DxHArx IN DOUGLAS CONVENTION.
Al The Democratic (Dougas) Convention held week
.plstfprm adopted Of truly national stamp. No
sulhern ably object TO its declarations.
The seeding delegates from We Blt more Convention
are denounced AID resolutions favorable the Pacific
Railroad, dang NAH and telegraph passed.
The Convention declared that title TO the island
Of san Juan, in Puget Sound, is good is to the
District Columbia that the delays OF diplomacy
dangerous interests, and that tho aimin.
uat,on that iii allow foreign Power (England) q
second time " overreach us vii merit and receive the
h~th indignation of the American people Tue latter
fwel known In New York) took active part Mr.. c.,
without saying Of bin than he deserves Is one OF
the Abis lawyers California, and stands high for In.
"'N-h
Supporter OF lhe Buchanan administration
LIVES Lost.
On Sunday evening" last about hall past eight O'Clock,
q FIRE broke ths house Of Bryan Donnelly, tue
Pertrero distance from the city, BY the sping Of
camohtne from lamp The flames spread with great
pidiy, ana tbe b,use vas sooa consumed. Ars nonne
y IN Der attempt to save the lie Of her sleeping child
burned 10 death by It's side Mr.. Donnelly himself
hal rescued hs wc when she was nearly smother
ed from the nau but when she found hat her child
was sti IA the burning building she ran back 10 make
another effort 10 save Il Mr. Donn.ly also rushed in
again. bat THIS occasion he suffered injuries
he ded sst evening IN the hospital 81 the Sisters ., Aer
cy N great agony Mr. nnely arrived Ia California in
1850. Ae Der Of the Monumental Fire Engine
co1riny formerly, and in lsS4-65 vas on the city po
lice
The hotel at 81 Helena, Sapa county, was burned to
she ground sept g.
cRrMrs, CASUALTIES, ETC
German named Peter eierbrets nttcd suicide al
the Mission Dolores LAst Friiay, by shooting himself
through the heart
Tao China1uen got into dispute on The yth last a,
Oakland caucernirg the digging Il lot OF potatoes one
stabbed In the back q the cad the knife blade
break ing N two inches in the skull aud killing him Ia
staUty The perpetrater OF the deed then cut HE
throat, bot not fatally and IN this condition cr,wed 10
e dead body oi hs aatsgoaist and with razor almost
severed tho head from the corpse The murderer is in
prison
Christopher Selfish, a German, committed suicide by
shooting himself IN Nevada last week.
BeaoSa, convicted Of murder Of J. Roberts has been
sent.Icsd - be hanged Al Mosellmue Hi. October Q.
Three Cinnamon al. to be hung for murder same day
man named Dutch Leafs was killed at Tcrry's ranch
on the hokeiumne rver on Tuesday last By Mr.. Bat
tbs u is ssid that Battles kiliei tue self defence
Henry Fitzgerald was drowned in the hay the Ssh
inst Be Was working % ship lyiag a, one Of the
vharves, and fell overheard
A company working On the Raxhlie ranch, near Co.
lumbia, Tuulumne county, have taken out nearly a
6oshel OF gold iron the wonderful doposlt lately disco
vertd TIE cEo tao ZACH es wide Tho claim Is called
Mount oph And $50 pounds OF the rock estimated 10
Dc worth sl0 per ounce.
Tie following usued officers of the United States were
At Ls Angels lsst we,ks-lAeu'. tryor,J X Nc
Call ais Hard-asIe; Lieut., cheler, DR. Letterman,
Capt Boggs, United States navy Caot W. Greenxel,
United states Coast survey liz at o. H. Moore, Ulised
sa.ss army, arrived In this city yesterday, from the
south.
The Of The Topr III Infantry ha. arrived
hare from The Oregon Department last week. and subse
quepty proceeded 10 os Angeles where they have
Tissd, to take poet a, follows
tailed % Fort Scjav company e. any Elk men Lieuts
II Dryer and Jas Nc an, 70 50 10 Fort Yuma
re,ee al Fors sosye bS S1mpaay sonT,h MAJOR ' Hal
lea and Major Amisteads company, AZ Fort Ypna Ia 20
g. 20 san Diego, to be replaced oy Company +, Fourth in
hntry
Ssjor Hsicr's command in the ersgss Depart.
met {, or erred 90 san Franc'Sso.
The q lrraie Sarsnac remains stl nj AHe Island
NAVY Yard. undergoing repairs.
Ieul Mercer. OF Conp.ay v, First Dragons arrived
al ienRma Wednesday last, from The Big Bend Of the
CaTsan, where n has been stationed With hs company
for tine past No has been relieved by Com ANY
A, u Tie regiment lie that they haze beca
building very large 81 tSeniy ave miles east OF Yr.
gria CITY, m which three companies will be stationed
His eaInpany have returned 70 Fort Crook where he will
joln them ia lev days The health Of the troops has
besn invariably good all summer but indications or
sickness appeared previous TO bis leaving
SAY FRANCISCO, sept 81, 1880.
Tie Pqvla!ion q cahfrnia-Bnih War Fesses in
P0t-HoV S,ndior Latham Ta.lled to tie Eas.-TAe
Oysgon Sndiorial Election, DC
Te census marshals have about finished their work
They report that the population OF California about
$50 600 aud that Of san Franchise does no, exceed e5 eco
THIS wi rather surprise who have estimated the
number of Inhabitants at much higher figures, but
the general opinion that the enumeration h1 been
more than have galned during the year from sea
travel that the whole Il would tha, California
had more Inhabitants In 1865 than in lseo Under the
next appor,oIment viii be entitled four Members
N the Houte q Representatives.
The English line of.bAt,leshp Ganses and The steam
ffgnte Termaraut arrived 10 This port last nigh; from
Poret Sound Tho latter 10 ts1 tons, ico horse power
carries SO officers and aad % guns Tho Gangcs
has $50 ofacers ard crew, ant carries - guns Bah
shrs have BEEN oruEiog In The sound for year.
and Il e sapposcd that he GlrEea Z homeward bound
LATHAM rRsvKls To ms
n =. latham len here few days since with bs wlls,
by the Bntterdeli overland route FOR Washington &c
has hai vehicle constructed in this city specially Tor
The journey. description y 4 has been plbshsd-it
wagon, sct springs and thorough braced Iso seats
witA sprug paCss and cEhoas are PLACED within il, bat
T1sJd oat IL tiu way at statpas apca tle who's
body II hs wages, stcrean tac Iijcr nay deep 10 c1us
Gortaby - 10 Ais osl h51sa, VIA only g,ntc earth
qoeke sheoA roars he.p~ hehina 40 rfrtf's ssAti
wlch elA le enl- tbat ud ~ curtain nom tne iR.
to- ttfsfs g. tbs shsotnT IRONS a. ar tho apparent
eofNcneuce ct Soc csrt.aFs, Al Invalid m.ght crrss
he eontatet 10 II villnt oacs scttrg lOat
o-trsrei IS uoa asef, tot $40 ba boo tea h
srcu.e r.oi teut.sUaa "a ~ rrds J, taat gttet 70
haoc wlsn i loeas sss.s,Ig u :. l.a.a fsr
= d. y uce .rn th meg iftE Is. lar ssffarc ras
tent L e sea aaaT uar @atatgts tolt Nata 81
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