Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1879-06-08
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CALIFORNIA.
The Last Of Ksarney's Convention.
BUCK TAXES THE PLACE or JOHNSON For
ASSOCIATE JUSTICE.
CLrTUs BARBOUR FOR CONGRESS.
Cs.ssssAsseA virgi.is Dissassd.
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SAx FRAycIsco. June =.
The Third District Railroad Commits
| sioner delegates met Immediately after the
| adjournment Of the Convention. last night.
| and nominated George III. StOnem2n for
| Railroad Commissioners by aeclzmstion- A
resolution was adopted pledging the can
didafe, if rates of fares we're lowered BY
transportation companies to destroy or
prevent competition, not TO raise them
from such reduced rates during their term
Of Office. The First Railroad District Cor
veution assembled Immediately after the
adjournment Of the State Convention and
nominated H. s. Larkin, Of Fl Dorado
county. The Railroad Convention,
second Railroad District. placed in
nomination c. J. Bserste :cher and Gil
tus Barbour; bat without final action ad-
journed. The First Congressional District
Convention placed in nomination for mem
Der of the Board Of Equalization, A. P.
wilson, e. Swift B. c. Duffy and N.
Proctor Smith; but adjourned without
FINAL action.
Ciitus Barbour was nominated for Gen.
gress BY the W. p. C. Convention in the
First District. P. ]. Hopper's nomination
was rescinded in the Second District. aud
E. B. Williams, of FL Dorado county,
nominated instead.
The city delegation met At Humboldt
Hall this morning. and adopted . resola-
lion deferring the nomination Of Railroad
Commissioner and member OF the State
Board of Equalization TIL Monday, asking
in the suggestions from business
men and property Owners Of the city Is TO
suitable names for these positions.
Judge George A. johnson, Of Sonoma,
has declined the nomination Is Associate
Justice.
The W. p. C. Committee, consisting Of
one delegate from each county and the
members Of the Executive Committee Of
tbs party. which was recently appointed
by the State Convention of Workingmen
70 revise the ticket in case . revision uas
necessary, met his afternoon At Liberty
Hall and nominated s. n. Buck, of Hum
boldt. in place Of Geo. A. johnson, Of Sa-
mona, . dispatch from whom had been re-
ceived. declining 70 accept the nomination
Of Associate Justice OF the Supreme
Court.
July next, two SIX DAYS contests, one for
lady and the other for gentlemen pedes-
TRANS, wiz take place in this city. Each
sex will contest for q gold. diamond and
silver belt. and $1,000, which will consti-
tuse the frsf prize. S75e the second, $500
the third and $3.50 the fourth. The con-
test for gentlemen will on the
10Th Of July. and the second. for ladies. on
the 18th Of the same month. The rule
viii be go-as-you-pleAse- The one making
the greatest number of miles in the SIX
dsys. 70 receive tie first prize.
Lzst evening . young man, named John
Allison, residing At 3S5 Tenth street with
his parents, attempted 10 commit suicide
by cutting his throat With 4 raznr. The
instrument was dull. however. and be only
succeeded in making a few small gsshes in
his neck The young man works for his
father. James Allison. in the latfer's GRO
Gerry store. and alleges that he refuses to
pay him \ salary or feed him
The Consolidated Virginia declares q
dividend Of so cents . share.
YOSEMITE Cal, June z.
ExclrsionistE are arriving rapidly. The
valley has never h<en % full ~ ~ present.
Seventy more are expected tomorrow.
Camping parties are also coming in.
The Chapel viii be occupied With YES per
service today At sP. T. and dedicated to-
morrow af ii A Il The assembly promises
70 be . success
The first Sabbath School c=sr held in
Yosemite Valley VII be opened tomorrow
II 3 O'Clock