The union Democrat. [volume] (Sonora, Calif.) 1854-1946, 1871-01-21
TELEGRAPHrC NEWS.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.-Adm.ral Porter
was stricken with pleurisy on Friday night
last, and was confined to his bed until late
hour this evening. lie is now better and en-
tirely ont of danger.
At the request of the San Domingo Com
missioners Professor William Blake, formerly
of California, has been appointed Geologist
and Mineralogst Of the Commissioners. The
Professor has been engaged for some time on
the Paris Exposition reports, now completed.
lie is well known to the professional world in
connection with the geological explorations
in the West.
men OF New York to-day resolved that the
members should attend en- masse the recep-
ton to be rendered to the released Fenian
prisoners on their arrival here.
A criminal suit against Il. Weir, wealthy
cedar street merchant, for def-auding the
Government Of the tax oh 81 ,000, 900 income,
was settled Yesterday and Withdrawn on the
payment of S. 900 fine.
All but five of the shoe manufacturers in
this city lately suspended on account of the
Crspin strike have resumed work, generally
conceding the Crisrin terms. One hundred
strikers are still idle.
The attempt Of the United States authori-
ties TO confscate the ground on which an lille
it distillery in Brooklyn stood will be resisted
by Attorney General Champln of this State,
who holds the proceedings 70 be unconsttu-
tional.
Pinton, who confesses to the murder of Rog-
ers, robbed the Park Bank of this city Janu-
airy ODD, 1862 and is now under sentence for
that crime.
WASHINGTON, JAN I6.-The admission of
four out of seven representatives from Geor
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State to tho front again. The various Sena-
tors elect are waiting the slow movements of the
Senate Judiciary Committee. There appears
to be probability Of two contests before the
next House. A certificate has not been is
sued for the Fifth or Augusta District yet.
DIR. Tiff is the Democratic claimant. ana Ma
ior Whiteley the Republican. The latter al
so aspires as Senator elect to seat in that
chamber until the 4th OF March next. Both
gentlemen are candidates Of their respective
parties for the present and next Congress-
The Governor has not vet decided to issue "a
certificate but will, it is believed, set the cleo.
ton aside as void. In one county the ballot
boxes were destroyed bv mobs, and in anoth-
err the Judges were forced to sign false returns
at the peril of their lives. In all probability
new election will be ordered by the Cover
nor. Whiteey claims that but for the violence
indicated his majority would be more than
200.
WASHINGTON, Jan. IA dispatch from
Dover tDelaware) says Governor Eli Sauls
bury, brother of the present Senator. was
nominated in caucus last evening for United
States Senator.
HARTFORD Conn., Jan. 1.-THE Demo-
cratic State Convention, for the nomination
of State officers, met to-day. The present Of
ficers were nominated by reclamation.
ST. Louis, Jan. l7.-Both Houses of the
Legislature voted separately for United States
Senator this evening, with the following re-
suit: Senate-Blair, Is; Henderson, Il; alb
sent, &c. ilouse-Blair. 81; Henderson, 43.
Total for Blair, 100; Henderson, GO. To-
morrow vote will be taken in joint session,
when it is expected Blair will receive three
more votes from the absentees.
CHICAGO, Jan. T.-llon. William Window
was to-day elected United States Senator
from Minnesota, his term commencing on the
4th of March next.
CHICAGO. January 1S--A special from
Lincoln, Nebraska, says in reference to The
election of Senator, for which purpose both
Houses met in joint convention to-day, that
the excitement runs high, and matters look
as though no choice can be had for n few
days. Although the first ballot in joint con-
vention will result in material increase of
Thayer's vote, it is doubtful if the requisite
twenty.seven votes will be cast, while his OPP
ponents are so evenly balanced that neither
will surrender add allow the opponents of
Thayer to unite on one man.
MANCHESTER. On. Ii. J, January lS.-The
Democrats of the Second District nominated
III. Bell, of Manchester. for Congress to-day.
LANSING mich, J, January lS.--At noon
to day the Legislature met in joint convention
and formally declared I. W. Ferry elected
successor to Senator Howard