The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1879-08-28

pa'ture Tor Europe that be would sell
his stock il certain director were not
made director OF the new company,
aud bis wish was disregarded He
bad not avoided Field since that gen.
tleman's return from Europe
THE say PHANCI>Co EXCITEMENT.
Extraordinary excitement prevails in
Ssu Francisco ON account OF shooting
ARRAY growing out Of the political
canvass now progressing in that city.
Parties there as well as throughout
California are In mixed aud to some
extent chaotic condition, owing 10
large degree to controversies growing
ont Of the adoption and action Of
the new state constitution. That in
strument is not entirely satisfactory to
anybody. 1t appears to be thing Of
shreds and patches, embodying as
whole the views of no organized party.
There are four tickets in the field, Re-
publican. Democratic, Kearneyite--
called Workingmen's- aud the Honor
able Bilks. The Honorable Bilks party
is mongrel conglomeration of NAL
contents from all the other parties, and
owes its designation to the notorious
sand.lots agitator, Dennis Kearney.
The Kearneyites and the Honorable
Bilks are especially furious against
each other, and their journals and ora.
tors are by no means choice in the se-
lection Of language in which their
mutual revilings are couched. A few
days ago the San Francisco Daily
Chronicle, leading organ Of the Honor.
able Bilks, the proprietors of which are
Charles aud Mike II. De Young. pub
lished articles reviving an old scanda
Of more than 20 years standing, in
which the Rev. Isaac s. Kalloch, the
Kearneyite candidate for mayor, be.
came involved while pastor OF church
in Boston, Mass, coupling with it GER
tain reflections affecting the reputation
Of Kalloch's father, long since deceased.
Thereupon, Kalloch publicly announced
that be would address a mass meeting
at Metropolitan temple Friday evening,
assailing the De Young brothers. and
also read an article which appeared in
the San Francisco Sun January 81,
1874, processing to give details of their
history. Ka!looh held his meeting and
made a violent assault upon the De
Youngs. criticising their character aud
anteeedents. The attendance was 90
large that many could not obtain ad.
mittance into the building, aud SO
Kaloch made second speech outside.
IN the course Of which he called the
De Youngs the bastard progeny OF q
prostitute He did not, however,
read the San, but said it would be pub.
lished 10 the newspaper organ Of the
Kearneyites, after which, on Tuesday
next. he would deliver another address
commenting upon it.
The result Of Kalloch's performance
was a murderous assault upon bin by
Charles De Young, who drove to the
Metropolitan temple Saturday morning
in carriage aud shot him twice with
revolver. inhlcting dangerous il not
fatal wounds De Young himself was
then set upon BY gang Of Kalloch's
supporters, aud badly beaten. He
would probably have been killed but
for the interference Of the police, who
succeeded 10 taking him to jail. where
be was voluntarily joined by his brother
Mike. The Kearneyites assembled 10
great masses and would have taken the
De Youngs out aud lynched them bot
for stringent measures adopted by the
authorities. A turbulent crowd as-
sembled at the sand-lois. and il was
with difficulty that aa attack on The
jail vas prevented. kearney himself
was absent ia Vallejo, but arrived in
San Ffaacisco Saturday evening 10 re-
spouse 20 q dispatch. but. contrary TO
the expectations Of the great body Of
bis adherehts. discounteuaDced any i'm
mediate act, Of yiolenee. and succeeded
10 persuading them to postpone their
vengeance. Yesterday be spoke again
al The saud lois 10 his accustomed
swGggefing Nay, Boosting Of the near
approach Of day whca his party
wcald have eontrol Of the municipal
government. aud could work its pleas.
ure without fear Of consequences.
Worthless demAgogoe as the mAa is.
S4n Francisco owes TO him lie cEemp-
tion from . fearful riot on Saturday