Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-05-26
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The Next National Republican COnven-
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ATCHIsoN (Kas.l May .h.-Colonel J Ohm
A. Martin, Of this city, secretary of the Ma
tional Republican Committee, hos received a
number Of letters, making inquiries concern
ing the next meeting Of the committee, and
as to what action had been taken looking TO
the National Convention Of 1884. Replying
to these inquiries, he states that the commit
tee viii meet in Washington the II n of De-
cember next, 10 fix the cate and place for the
holding Of the Convention. AT the last meet
ing of the committee, he'd in Washington in
January, the following resolution was adopt
ed
ResoIred, That the call for the next Republican
NatORal Convention shall be so broad and liberal
to invite the cooperation, without imposing any
other test of all citizens who in favor of elevat
ing and dignifying American labor, protecting and
extending home industries, giving free popular edu
cation to the masses Of the people, securing free
suffrage and honest count of the ballots and ef
fectuaiiY protecting all human rights in every
ton of our common country, and who willing to
support the nominees Of the Convention.
The committee also fixed the basis of rep
resentation in the next National Convention
and the manner of electing delegates by the
adoption of the following order The Repub-
hcan National Convention OF 1884 shall con-
sist of four delegates at large from each State
and two delegates from each Congressional
District. The delegates-at-large shall be
chosen by the delegates of the State Conven-
tiop, called o1 not less than 8 twenty day
published notice and held not less than 80
days nor more than 60 days before the meet
log of the National Convention. Repub-
licans of the various Congressional Districts
shall have the option of electing their dele.
gates at separate, popular and legal conven-
tioEs, called on similar notice, and held at
any time within Is days next pIior to the
meeting of the State Convention, or by such
delegates as shall be chosen. In the latter
method, if not elected previous to the meeting
of the State Convention, all district dele
gates shall be accredited by the officers Of
such District Convention. Two delegates
shall be allowed from each Territory and
from the District of Columbia, similarly
chosen. Notice OF contests may be given to
the National Convention. accompanied by a
full printed statement of the contest
Perils of the Deep-Graphic Description
of shipwreck.
New YoRK, March 2t5h.-Among the pas.
sengers who arrived to-day in the Acapulco
is Captain s. H. Morrison, late master OF the
American ship Oracle, which sailed from San
Francisco January 18Th for Liverpool, and
was wrecked March 7Ch on Herschel Island,
about seven miles north of Cape Horn. He
makes the following report: after leaving
San Francisco we had fresh northwest gales
for nine days. On March 6sh we encountered
a terrific cyclone, in which a seaman was
swept from the wheelhouse overheard and
lost. Il flooded the cabin and filed the
decks. The wind cantered to the southwest
by south, with hurricane squalls which car
ried away the forward and new foretop sail.
At this time all hands were completely ex.
hsusted by exposure. The ship was driven
about seventy-five miles northeast by north,
at the mercy of the winds, waves and current.
At midnight, to our terror and dismay, we saw
the loom Of land on the lee quarter. We
hoisted the fore and mainstay sails and the
stern spanker. The ship swung off, but we
soon saw land ahead, which we could not
weather, but kept hoping to gain anchorage
under some lee, or go through, but the rapid
current killed the steersge way, and SO we
were driven into the breakers. We struck
heavily several times, and bilged. Got two
boats out before the ship brought up, and got
out the anchor 10 prevent her sliding off.
Got up steam and worked both pumps; then
proviaioned cur boats. Soon afterward
the ship sunk. The ship and cargo
were a total loss. After landing
on Herschel Island, and getting the boats in
boat for relief. March 16.h we started, and
anchored under the lea of Cape Horn then
ran IF about twenty-five miles, but could see
no vessels. Kept off for the straights of
Llmaire, where we arrived in good condition
Msy 17sh, but could not land The same
day we started for Falkland islands, hoping
to get picked up. At A. NJ we fell in with
the German bark Bessel, bound to Valpa-
raiso, where we arrived April 14th, with the
chief officer and five Of the crew. We found
the remainder of the crew here which were
left in camp, and had arrived two DAYS ahead
of Us on board the British bark Silurian,
Captain Cook. We called at the American
Consulate, where we noted a protest can.
celled the register, etc.
The Brooklyn Bridge-FIrst Days Traffic.
NEW YORK, May 25sh.-People have been
crossing the bridge all the morning at the
rate OF 1000 per hour, and curious and char.
acteristic see mes occur. 1t is remarkable"
said the tollma5ter, what subterfuges are
already attempted to beat the toll. Every
imaginable device is tried. A number of
drivers have attempted to drive through the
gateway and get away before they could be
caught Others, who have succeeded in getting
partially through before being called upon by
the clerk, have claimed that they had already
paid him, and one tried to lass the line by
asserting that his load was for the painters on
the New York end. There has been no order
as 70 the number of people who are to be al
lowed to each wsgnr. and couple of men
have slready started primitive stage line.
with one-horse express wagons, and are car.