The Placer herald., 1871-09-23
TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY.

san francisco 70 w asuinSon wy
14th inst. Major j. L. Hodge, U. D
Paymaster, has robbed the government OF
s473, $3.50. General Brice says Boutwell, is
responsible for Hodges defalcations not be-
ING detected sooner. Six men were killed
and eight wounded by an explosion at the
Union Torpedo works, in New York city, Oh
the 14th inst.
Massachusetts Democratic state Convention
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, September lith.
The State Democratic Convention was held
here o-day Three hundred and seventeen towns
were represented by 1,0H delegates. John
Quincy Adams was nominated for Governor Dy
ncclamation and Judge Abbott and Colonel
Charles g. Greene. of Boston, Gen raj W Glllon
Of Worcester, and George W. Stearns Of Chi O.
pee were chosen delegates mt large to the Nation-
al Democratic Convention. Resolutions were
adopted demanding reform in the national ad-
ministration and free amnesty and equal rights
in the South; accepting the new amendments
and the new DEPARTURE calling for reform IN
taxation and tarfffor revenue only; denouncinG
tho prohibtory and State Constabulary laws;
declaring against railroad monopohes and en-
dorsng the candidates nominated.
he Iull TICKET Is as IOIlOWs.
For Governor, John Quincy Adams Of Quincy;
Lieutenant-Governor, S. U. Lamb oi Greenfield,
Secretary Of State, Luther Stevenson, Jr, OF
Efingham; Treasurer, Low Haywood OF Gardl-
ner; Auditor, Phineas Allen of Pittsfeld; Attor-
ney-General, William W. Warren Of Brighton.
Two hundred thousand dollars worth OF
property was destroyed at Saratoga by fire,
on the 18th inst A negro woman 13O
years old WAS burned to death at Philadel-
phia, on the 14th inst. DIR. Livingstone
has been heard from at Zanzibar, Africa,
certain. A fire at St. Albans, Vermont,
on the 18th inst destroyed property valued
at $500 900. .. Professor Mahon Of West
Point, committed suicide by jumping off
steamer and drowing in the Hudson River.
go. The Boston Adrertiser says; 4" We
have seen Senators Sumner and Wilson, and
are authorized by them to say that they
deeply regret and deplore the extraordinary
canvass which General Butler has precptat
ed on the commonwealth, and especially the
attack against the existing State government
and the Republican party of Massachusetts,;
and that in their opinion his nomination as
Governor would be hostile to the best inter
ests of the commonwealth and the Republi-
can party" "A. s. Reuser (colored),
Observation-Disclosures Of South Caroua, and
Chairman of the Republican State Executive
Committee, has Published letter in the
Nstos strongly opposing the proposed decla-
ration Of martial law lie thinks the civil
power amply sufficient for repressing existing
disorder, and that martial law, az Il remedy,
'@6ull be worse than the disease The
smallpox is raging in lowell, Massachusetts
rwenty-ouc new cases occurred in one day
90. The London Adrertisey blames the
Americans in the Corcan affair, and says the
result will be that foreigners will! be driven
out England Will not join because she was
not consulted previous y., Post-ofice or
ders between America and England commence
on the "a OF October. The Knight Tenn
plara have visited Mount Vernon and held
Masonic services at the tomb of Washing
ton. One hundred carriages, containing
the members of the Grand Lodge, and 3 900
odd Fellows marched in procession in the
streets of Chicago, on Tuesday last . The
remains of ex- President Lincoln were placed
in the new tomb this week. Joachim
Gcst, German, murdered his wife, near
Chicago on Wednesday, by pouring boiling
coffee down her throat. Over 900 hogs
were on exhibition at the National Swine
Exposition at Chicago this week.
Summary Of Coast Dispatches.
A large barn and two horses were burned
at Truckee on the 18th inst. Heavy
frosts have injured gardens in portions of
Oregon. The fine clipper ship Anna Sise,
loaded with coal for the G.. p r. r., from
Sidney, went ashore at South Farrallones,
on the l4th inst, and is a total loss. :.
Gallegos, Democratic candidate for Congress
in New Mexico, is elected by 500 majority
go. Heavy rains have visited Arizona. 49,.
A desperate break occurred at Nevada State
Prison, on Sunday last. Referred to else
where, Colonel d. Norcross wants to be
Adjutant General under Booth; so does
Captain Ed. Cove. =, The wine vintage of
Los Angeles is estimated to reach this year,
i $50 900 gallons. E. Artesau water has
been reached at sixty-six feet, near Los An
geles. Monday night as steamers Flora
Temple and Washoc were maneuvering at
San Antonio creek near Oakland with the
apparent intention of catching the opposition
ferry steamer Chindu-W an between them tho
latter backed suddenly and the Temple went
at full speed iuto the Washoe, smashing her
gusrNs and carrying away her own rudder.
doing damage at least to the extent of 81 900,
temporarily disabling both and producing the
creates. consteynation among their passen-
gers. The calliopa on the Chin-du- Wan