Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-08-04
The Utah Indians Charge the
M0rmons with the Noun
tain Meadows
Massacre.
Deaths from Yellow Fever at
Fort Earrancas.
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PACIFIC COAST.
San FranciLc0 Politics.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 3d-The In
dependent Senatorial Convention of
the Tenth Senatorial District, COM
prisiug Contra Costa and Marin coun
ties, met yesterday at the Russ House
aud nominated the Hon. Thos. J.
Abels, of Marin. Abpls has served
two terms in he A ssembly.
The primary for electing delegates
to each of the five Senatorial District
Conventions takes place to-day. The
Conventions will meet Thursday night
In their respective districts to mike
legislative nominations, and elect Dis
trict Committees, after which they will
unite and form municipal Conven-
tion to nom nate full city ticket.
The Joint Democratic delegation of
this city and San Mateo county to
nominate candidate for jnint Spna-
ator. met in Convention in the Fourth
District Courtroom last evening. The
report of the Committee on Platform
was read and approved. The platform
contains planks apposing the min
Cling of color in the schools, and To-
cal legislation on the liquor question
and favoring the ownership by the city
of the gas and water works. On the
first ballot Geo. II. Rogers, of San
Francisco, was nominated joint Sena-
tor.
DIR. Shorb addressed the Democracy
at Platt's Hall last evening and made
"A strong indictment against the Re-
publican party. Also, hit at Booth
and the independents.
The Young Mems Christian Assoc-
acion had an election of officers last
night and chose Jacob S. Tabor Presi.
dent and A. b. Forbes, VIM. M. Cur
berry, K. ID, Sawyer, w. H. Codington
and I. X S. Latham Vice Presidents.
Senator Sargent addressed a moder-
ately large audience at National Hall,
Stockton, last night.
SAN Francisco, Aug. 3d.-Legal
tenders to-day are steadyat Ssh buy
ing, S92 selling.
The Liverpool market is given to-
day at los. Sd, to lis. for average Cali
fornia, and los. 1Oi.@lls. Cd. for club.
These figures show an average and adj
vance of Al. on the prices last Satur-
day.
From July LIST to the 9th the ship
ments from the Gila mine were 81 1886.
The Virginia and Gold Hill Water
Company have reelected the old Off
GERS. There was nearly four million
tons of ore forwarded to the ConsOli-
dates Verginia mills last week.
The steamers Los Angeles, Salinas
and San Vicente will sail for the usual
ports tomorrow. The usual monthly
dividend of the National Gold
Bank and Trust Campany will be paid
on the 9Th. Picacho Mill anu Mining
Company have levied their first as
sessment of 10 cents per share,
amounting to $4,000 delinquent Sep
tember 18th.
The shipJ B. Brown, from Boston
for San Francisco, which went into
Monteveido May 18th with nine feetof
water in her hold, left for destination
here OH the Goth of June.
The Eureka Consolidated Mining
Company have declared dividend of
81 per share, aggregrating $50, 900 pay
able on the 9th. The dividend last
month was 50 per share, and it was
thought the same would be paid this
mouth.
The next steamer for Yokohama
and Hong Kong will I've the Belgic to
sail OH the 18th, to be folowe 10y the
City of Peking, on the lst proXimo.
The steamers are not getting as much
freight as expected and have reduced
the through rate on teas from YOkO-
hama to New York to CTS. per pound.
The real trouble is in The attitude of
the tea trade of the Z. S. and the over
production of Japan.