, 1864-10-28
! OUR SAN FRANCISCO Letter
Destruction OF the Steamer wasnoe-
The Industrial F4ff-FOIiticnI-Ne-
vada Mattere-A Chfnese Temple
Description Of tho interior.

From Our Special Correspondent i,
! sAs FRANCISCO. Sept. 20, 1854.
The world Wags on Is usual In the De.
p:1tmeDt Of the Pacific, and there Is little
very EcW or staruiEg to communicate be-.
yond That the telegraph has, already given
| yop- Since my last, the steamer Washoe.
one OF the haudsomest aud swittest steamer
have ever seen, while going up the sacra-
mento river at lightning speed, exploded q
boiler, and cent one hundred human befops
into eternity In an instant, while half as ma
! ny more Weae MANNED for life or severely in
jured; all through the villainy Of the boiler
makers, who used rotten Iron where moth
irg but the best should have been used.
Agreat industrial Fair, under the auspices
ofthe Mechanics Institute, has been going
On emit N t9is city for, three a. weeks, and IL still
the bnilding in which it Is held, covers inst
about the space included within the railIngs
OF Jour City Hall Square in Chicago, aud
that 1t Is fl1ed to excess Fith the products
Of the Industry and skill Of the people of the
Pacific slope, have told you about all that
l can make your readers fally understand,
save those who Rave been In California The
most interesting part Of the exhibition Ia the
| Photographic aud OIL printing pictures, four
In number, which are worth the study,
for days. OF connoiseur. The pure dry air
9. Ga'uol1m u PecM;ary laeolaole 70 tne
tn4s 4oes.apusa opelaLonss s ana .ae paesases
rnauaa3 m5 ~ ~ ~! m Lne 'e tnose
The exhibition Of quartz crushera and gold
and silver ama]gamators Is very fine and
crowds OF new comers alWays stand eagerly
Ga wstGshipg their a Operations: There is cheese
atee1r R,.,tTsr - paoaods~o .anSa ssnte r, 1rtm,
county, ~bfch was donated to the Sanitary
Fund, and is earning about slGo per day Ia
siphf at n Ira nett p1af1ht ;a g'aon 1Ss Ao4 ~
vi J. Be sent east for e9hibifion CIV when aen' ths s
davis milking Of tho cnwa M tha rancb s'9E,e ~
exhbition oi fnfts is also " annsrh nathn ne
| like it can ever be seen In the did sfatea ~
I Furone Another oh;ert whtch Won1d of.si.a -
the fancy OF an Eastern harha,,'n "a a cnr,.
Gus toy, which might be set down a. - q nTim-
tive species Of caioric engine. It vas con-
! structed Of paper, split rattan. and few bits
Of wire. by lh Lam an emn1a,e in tie M stnrs Ds
| Of CIV Lnng & Co.. aleadinr Ghineae who,e.
sale house. wnose card T sent yon m Nav
YEARS. day. ~ 1''"
Its q mfriature Chineee temn}a th,aa mr.
four feet in heieht. Within the IL wer stoTv
number Of fieures Of CeIestIsls M g. on horse. 1s
back and on to1f. travel in n sor, 11 nf n;rcns
| fracr arnnnd tarre '1,nrieht cv,frfar ~
! ipht, cnlnrcd T,aner IN Whf1h aeia fsh ond
cfanfisf swim ato1f IN the nsf pa an5 on5
Ife.llke nnnncr imaeinshie' n a ths aaco3d o3d
| ethrt+ r]nf 3,+1.
Similar snbstaEce ridea don ~ sha u sons
matariai sna q nn1ahsp ~ ntSas ~ at auS nae eae
f1rnres rerntra arnnnd n rfoc NJ gso.ssaae
n6wer ri;ci, keena lie who: ,nanb;aar ane m9.lss
OPERATION is The heat T from c comsnn a;s,r ~
ine candle. ~ w ~ ''A e'''t
Sim ana resaSd Il - "a ne n,esn t:;hn3 N
nohIe c,.a1;tv hr an idn1e,or and o;.;ea "
ne 1:entrsI ,oar a. suHnJ. H1;r au1 c.'tzsn u
| knoWltdptment Of nsefa1nees' and the a@ emo. a.
bling oneration Of Ghristian chsrit1 tue arou
sarth rtb1s' y 'ne o'tefmost parts OF the
Since nv last the Co66erhaad. b.va be7a
their Stat. Convention and have nominatsd @
Der election, and have ratified the nomination
OF McCle'lan and Pendleton by two enor-
nous meetings;SSte held in Tue Piaza 1 in
urday evening last at PIatt'a Hail. nm Monf.
| gomety street and in front of the ha1i and
| In the streets on ettber side. which urara
| crowded with hcotinp, 1o Wing and tfrht.
| irg rabb1e, all yaliinr for McCiellan. si~.
nifcant fact connected ] ~ WITH these demn6. a s,
ftrat{ons ia thai vear sfnce the ss,,a aaetE
dared MT otfam1t, t hoid edes s anb nane patty
in the c,tr nronar - bnt want NV ~ th metans
skirts, and On he ere Of electinn beid i1 sIn.
gle meetrg, having frst Obtained TAI strour e.n
sante6 q! ~ vt iai h. ~ Mete hot az
while t,,a resr fSaf, 1aaat;. y ~ ouoh msn,
tha ,s1niie sIe ana safs tha, sssEs a5e neld 10
wiz mne3r anS ha1nora u1e n,pre,a pas1ne lug elty
,ancies haar,n1 @ tbo t,nst ;sfa sf.lng .tAnsga'
mo+voes aind,na n " +ha inannsl5 ansalt-
nsS1 ~ y Il tb,."a r 1 nus on3on palty as
~, W, AaGe3 ,nlgge1s, murder
o,s ,n+srfaras g!th e'c, etc', ana no
snnr n4snnata.a Hhu 1sm. LasI year fcw
a7ia1e " e.aauus ~ tue coa@unlty would
1ith +ha Gac1,a,hasd ~ +io " uesa ~ connection
thst. sn o. .ne Vupgetneaa usket' Whlle thts year
Tnie,,as ~. ~ pseslaea oyer by Wm. 4:
Sn. E",s Sne y. w neAsnest meLc1aaIs oI
es a Ma1Io,,ta auu Gae caii 1or tae formation
~ ~ ,,.a men.euan ,h Iea,ta1 CIap- signed
oy large numoer Of tle heaviest business
"En oi the city. The Jews, who are
! very numefous IN california, and es.
peclal'y IN san franclsco, are this
yeH Almost unanimous In their
foppo1t o1 tne Cepperhead ticket, while Last
fSaeon tSa 5ne sotea Mlth u.s. Ihs 1s partially
Ms Heuit q lolod'clous and fa1atical attacks
maue on t6em oY pro1essionA patriot, Who
IN an evil hour was started In business here
as neF spaper proprietor, oJ the Union men
o. san francisco. who did not dream Of his
TSe M a9 a3s u me msents Wss
McGiellan neket; fhis, no "eyer, Is nothing,
as aa9y t9ey sotea ior Downey, the Copperhead
s11uuluatHe, - MsL ee1son, When t1ey tell short
" ot,ee hyaag hnd t,a me j., eta5e ny ie,VU on the
secessinn5sta n - santRs-a nuMpEf Hf .. slo1eht
w wn ,,nI.9L3 nIde5 no circumstances vote
!en !on neGtelAn, put II an ont and out
| lece UeuoCtat u nominated las nope
1G. ma5 w VII SoIe n 1ody ior h1s
WEAK Wheakteaang tne strength o. TIE CopPerheads
1a aoou. ls ~ n9ca as GIFTS Is Weakened By the
t tUse - lne veMs; 14e DTA auu EVefett men
VINO nA'e heretofore deciloea acting with the
hspnonGans ana Ill. $1,000 aioot 1rom The Union
~ .,,nni mn!S1 ph VIII u.s. aeose On tne runs OF
LIZ nt os,g!u41I neRupucaa Rae1y, VII LMs year
~ tots tUl Llncolu T. ~ Ime, ana 9s tneFe can
sa u1 siena ~ .!sAe. IN tna aelo on tne r.
fari S!ups, .anh NJ suat LIE 5ea! ea1fy
~. ~ .a.,e,ts @ auo ~ ogpuson put tae ngat VIII
emsm "s" WIG A1o 1n7 naa1oi1ts aeeessasily
hr;noing snn+har sso4a tato ~ nIia n,seI -
tbe C6npe rhcads c1ected fheir can5iSa pay to
III tas terrItorfai ot1ces Tne yata Maststen 1ue
at the same tine for Terr;tn,5aI Renresanta. .sn
Tive. md for a. ara;nst tha Gnns+iinfion ana
organIzation as state' Tia i1nion csnd;. nda
dale T%s he notorions Tam F,tch wbo onnna
Hnn,;rhed n ChSnaon ao ~ x9hn.a' %mmouuee %
4ho enst ,n5r,ne't ne az 10 aMueo natta Huu
& uE G5a Sus' 11u :Vta1eas % LIE eo!t2r q tne
-,oaas oH1 t., nM aa,x 1,s sIa4uca HIt onloa
taRGs % ~ Gotumu atlEle " = fatca 8 IN reply
~ nte eus M cHM "u1cA " n!sRpssa oi the Tnole
t!a ~ &C., - 20 LILY toM rtt;n tninks
va mu "e1 e. uSAs nlm' let an!ta caalenge ne;
au5 ~ aG sta1 eulnhe W eaa9ot PROVE nun
Ia1;na1 - Mn 1 sI9uu.Iel, s les ultn sue Us
ara 49, III 49, ao ~ nus eue VI caausnSe.
Mna1,.d 11u mnne tae CONSTITUTION wv aaoplea ms
Luppetmrsaa st..e msa opponenI Has eiEcse9 20 Con
gffssans gfta ans uece5t porn9n 81 me Union men
W 1AG tc114toIy us5ustt0 ~ Iue 1uea OF D. |