The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-12-18
TELEGRAPHIO.
THE CAKIFoRN1A sENAToRsHIp.
LOGAN.

THE CAELFORNIA DICTATORSHIP.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.-Senator
Farley, tof California, arrived hero
last night, and was in his seat tO.day,
There is nothing, he says, in ths talk
Of a probable Democratic United
States Senator from California to sue
coed Mr.. Booth. A Republican will
be elected.
GENERAL GRANT IN WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON, December 13-The
weather this afteynoON was most
pleasant for the reception of General
Grant on his visit to Washington.
TIE freeS had passed from the atm0s+.
phere and the ann shsns brightly.
All the Boys in Blue in the execu--
tive Offices were given holiday in the
afternoon. Gen. Grant was met by
Generals Beail, Logan, HawIey and
Burnside, and number of Others.
Gen. Beall took charge Of Mrs. Grant
and drove her 10 his residence in his.
private carriage. The reception at,
the cars was enthusiastic, though
not, strictly speaking, formal ono
After a few words to his friends Gen.
Grant started to the carriage that
awaited him. AS he passed along he
was loudly chssred, returning the
same by Uncovesiag his head. There
was y couple of thousand persons
gathered about the outside OF the de.
pot, who cassrsd lust sly as hS took 81
seat in ere Of Cen. Realps carrixsss,,
accompanied by Gems. Logan, Burn.
side aad Hawlsy, who represent the
national committee Of the Boys in
Blue and of which Gen. Grant is
eonansandsr. The various posts of the
Boys in Blue. numbering in member.
ship even or eight hundred, com.
pany of the Veteran Reserve Corps,
letlby the United State Marine Band,
followed in procession to the resi-.
dence of Gen. Beall, at the corne' of
Sixteenth and H streets, whsre'he-
stopped VIXEN he visited the city
about a year since. Here General
Grant, from the earriags; reviewed
tire procession. In the meantime Il,
salute Of seventeen guns was fired on
the Agricultural Grounds, andt tho
sfaEses Of the Metropolitan Church.
rung peals of Welcome" "Hail to-
the Chief,"" Hail Columbia" &c.
PENSACOLA IN ASHES.
PENSACOLA, December IA dis
astEous FIRE, which started in L.
DansiaAi's confectionery store. burn
ed for eight hoars hast night. Five
blocks. in the heart Of the city were
burned, i@yolving loss of over
$500, o0e-possib;y S750,O Pslafox
strset. from Wittich's corner to the
middle Of the block opposite the
plaza, is swept clean. The fire stop
ped Old Government street, at the.
City Hotel, east, and one square
back Of the Curtin House. Over one
hundred establishments are gone,
embracing the main business build
Tags, and turning out about fifty
families from their houses. The,
Curtin House, Postoffice, Merchants
Hotel, Brent's bank, both telegraph
offices, both newspaper Offices, Dunn's
Exchange, Wright's dry goods house
and the county clerks Office are.
ameng the buildings bnrnsd. The,
county clerk La Rus), for the fifth
time in his term Of Office, saved the
records but while the old man was
dsing this his own residence was
burned and his family rendered
homeless. The main steam engine
was out of order, and had to be re.
paired by machinist before it could
work. AT one time the loss Of the
railroad depot and adjacent mills
seemed inevitable. and locomotives
stood all night fred up, ready to
draw the company's equipments and
other property out of town. Much
suffering must ensue.
Insurance is held by those who
were burned out to tho amount Of
about S250,0O0. 1t may reach $780,
600. The loss. however, is much
greater. All The custom house papers
were lost The postoeice and United
States Court clerk saved their mails
and papers.