Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-10-24
TEMEGRAPHEC NEWS.
SPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE GAZETTE
ELECTION HN WEST VIRGINIA.
Radical Majority Reduced.

WHEELING, ". Va, Oct 23.-Wood coun
ty, formerly reported Democratic, gives
Radical majority of $50, which secures The
election of Duvall to Congress in the First Dis
trct BY about 1000 majority
Marion county gives Radiea majority oil
about 200, which is small Democratic gam.
The Radicals claim Monongahe!a county by
from 500 to 700 majority.
Partialreturus from Marshall county show q
Radical majority OF 500. The Radicals claim
that their majority in this county will equal
that of 1866
Writ county gives reduced Radical major
ity.
The Democratic gains thus far are not sufi-
cient to overcome the Radical majority of 1866
which was over 5000. Tonight, the Radicals
claim the State by 1000 to 5000 majority.
The Destruction by the Earthquake
i'm California, &C.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 23.-Details have been
received Of the destruction Of property by the
earthquake, Of the Dist inst, in the interior Of
the State.
Alameda county suffered the most damage
to property.
Extending in all directions, back from San Lean
dro numerous assures were opened in the earth,
from some Of which came clouds Of dust, and
from others volumes Of water.
San Leandro creek, which had been dry Tor
months, Is now running rapid stream. In
some places hot water and steam gushed forth.
The villages of San Leandro and Hayward
arc almost in ruins, the brick buildings having
all been thrown down Or rendered uninhabitable
Only one building escaped uninjured,
Alameda, Brooklyn and Oakland all suffered
severely The destruction Of property was
also great at San Jose and Redwood City.
A brick and adobe house at the Mission
of San jose is a mass Of ruins
At Sacramento, Stockton and Evansville,
the injury to buildings was only slight.
Petaluama, Healdsburg, Santa Rosa, ValIego,
anG Martinez, telt the full force Of the shock,
and in those places many chimneys and walls
we're thrown down. ~
At Los Angeles the damage was considerable.
Santa Cruz Monterey and Watsonville suffer
ed but little loss.
In the State Of Nevada the earthquake was
scarcely felt.
A committee OF architects in this city re-
port the City Hall to be unsafe, and the build
ing will be taken down.
The damage to school. houses is triaing, and
the schools will open as usual on Monday next.
The u. S. Marine Hospital building has
boon condemned, and will be demolished.
The patients are at present encamped on the
ground adjoining the Hospital
The Custom House was wrecked to such an
extent thatit possibly will not be occupied
again.
An army of laborers arc at work to-day On
the shattered buildings, and removing the de-
bris from the streets; our merchants showing
no disposition to abandon their property or To-
cations.
The shock which occurred at Is this morn
lug did some additional damage to the build
ings which were already injured.
Some chimneys of various manufactures
which suffered considerably from the first shock,
now have to be demolished and rebuilt.
No definite estimate of the amount Of the
damage to property can be made until the COM
pletion Of proper survey of the entire city.
Some place the loss at $500, 900, others at
So, 900, 900; the latter figures being probably
nearer to q true estimate.
The 1T. S. Sub-Treasury shipped secretly,
half million dollars in gold coin to Washing
ton by yesterdays steamer; making total of
eight millions since the 1st of January.