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UNION TICKET.
GENERAL ULYSSES 8. GRANT
Paes D tEDINGTON,
‘A TWEED, VAN DYCK.
‘FOR CONGRESS,
-_A~. SR BGENT,
“ae
&
msiverngngng i
‘ty that ever occurred on this coast. It
will.be-noted that many of the most
buildings of San Francisco
much damaged, such as the
Lincoln gchool ‘iouse—one of the finest
schoo] buildings in the United States—
‘were
the House, ete. Few buildings
were entirely demolished, and most of
falling fire walls, etc. The effect of the
earthquake. was severely felt in Alameda, Sonoma, Santa Clara, and probably
ail other counties aroundthe Bay. At
San. Leandro, the county seat of Alameda, a fine Court House was entirely
_ demolished. The damage extended,
no doubt, more or less, to every buildon the new made ground in San
‘will répair the damage. We
are told by the dispatch that the first .
shidek lasted forty-two seconds, begin. M
ming at8 o’tlock. The second lasted
5 seconds, beginning’ at 9} o’clock, and
: ight shocks continued at intervals antil 7 o’clock in the evening. The damBusiness of all kinds was generally suspénded, and the inhabitants of the great
city must have been in great consterna+ "Dhishas indeed been a year in which
fible convulsions, and we had hardly
of life and property in South America,
until the metropolis of our own State
was shaken to its very foundation. —
This;*héwevét, is’ not the first earthmake of violence felt in the United
. States throughout the area,
hemoath of the Ohio to the St.
Fiahcis fiver in Ar The shocks
meu: they” ocalities but not so
de iii nae fissures
were od, lakes disappeared, and
such s produced in the country
nO WM L Water that for eighty
, 8 ever since been called the
sunk cousiixy: "Traces of the ‘fissures
ed as now the destruction of life
town of Caracas Was deere
“'Phe-eauses which ‘produce the grand
and terrible. phenothena of earthquakes
are d6ubtless various. The generation
of gases by chemidal reaction, and the
development of ¢ volumes of
superheated steam, by the contact of
water ‘with the intensely heated interivt_of thie earth; are without doubt the
prow and’ potent, The distéthee below the surface at which these
GRAND DEMONSTRATION TheUnion
"a grand demonon the Bist.
[From our Extra of yesterday.)
The Earthquake at San Franeisco,
west. Theshock lasted 42. seconds and
}gathered violence #s it continued aatil
‘mear theend. The time of the second
shock was 9} o'clock, duration 5 secends. Lighter and brieter trentens occurred at intervals of about a half hour
until -12 o’eleck. The most prominent of
these caused fresh stampedes to the
street of these who were attempting to
conduct business or trying to work.—
The initial shock was ‘most severely
felt, along eastern side of the city and
within limits of made lands between
Montgomery and Water streets. On
solid lands outside, the thickly _ built
portions of the city no serious damage.
A number of brick buildings are badly
cracked so that business cannot be resumed in them and many will have to
ken down. Owing tothe excite—
ment inessis generally suspended.
The fatal lities resulted from falling cornices or walis. The greatest damage has been in'a belt extending several hundred feet wi
ning north-west and south
mencing near Custom House and endmolishing the following buildings ;—
on Clay street, Graves’ wire works ;
Howard’s building, corner Clay & Sansame ; A. 8. Rosenbaum & Co’s, corner
Clay & Battery: 8.P. Taylor & Co.:
J. Franks & Co.; M. Reese’s building
on California street ; one story brick
building.; Coffey & Risdon’s new building: Booth & Co’s ; Gas Co’s building ;
Howard, Fremont, Folsom street whart
The Custom.House is terribly damaged
and it is questionable whether it will
admit repairing. The building is clos—
ed and the business removed to Internal Revenue office. Coffey & Risdon’s
building is completely demolished.
The roof of old ‘Mechanics’ Miil on
ission street, corner Preniont, is pros—
in several places. Mechanics’ Co-operative at Mission street badly damaged
and machinery thrown out of place—
floor sunk in some places and raised in
others several feet, and the fire wall in
the mill sank down. Planking in the
centre of Mission streét in front ef tlie
mill, exposes opening 8 to 10 inches
across, and openings of ground plainly
to be seen on Freemont street in the
same Vicinity. The floor of Pacific
foundry raised about 2 feet in places.
In Union foundry, corner First and Mission streets most of the machinery is
n Francisco gas works suffered se—
verely. The tall chimney fell through
the roof, and the main walls badly
“cracked. On the Fremont street side
the destruction is still greateras great
quantities of coal was stored in the
building, and the presure of the mass
foreed the wall out from roof to foundation and for the space of about 50 teet.
The City Hall is in a bad condition, and
the only people inhabiting it at present
are the officers of the Fire Department.
The Courts are adjourned and prisonerg taken from the station house to
county jail. A line hasbeen stretched
across front to keep people away. A
part of walls of new Cavalry Church
felldown. A shed south side of Fol
som street Wharf was wrecked com
pletely: Atcorner Market and First
streets the ground opened several inches wide and 40 of 60 feet in length:—
At other places the ground opened and
water wasforced above the surtace.—
At No, 138 Natéma street Chas. Monepenny’s brick house a total wreck. At
144 same street, John Farmer's house
badly injured ‘and furniture destroyed.
All the patients in U.S, Marine Hospital were removed, the structure having
been declared unsafe. Howard’s building on Battery street, cornice and portions of fire walls fallen and demolished. The wooden awning and lower
cornices of New Orleans warehouse demolished. The fire wall on California
street demolished. Hooker & Uo. California street, the east fire wall on their
building demolished. Thurnauer &
Zinn’ building badly crackedOn
Sacramento street the chimney of mint
building so badly damaged it became
y.toclose up for repairs. The
walls of Kimball & Co's carriage factory, considerably cracked and workmen
left building. Fourth street opened in
some and at crossing of Harrison and
th the Railroad track settled about 8
inches, ‘the planks between the rails
ri about ten inches. The walls of
the Bremont House on Mission stréet
side badly shattered.
he Cahfornia gh Pa Sansome,
a large one weed brick building, formerly occupied 4 Hynemann & Co.
was wholly ruined, and adjoining one
visited by the severest earthquake)
shock it has ever-yet known. Its ger-;
eral direction was south-east and north .
ing at Folsom wharf, injuring and de}
trate and walls toppled over into street . ‘tremendous shock of earthquake occur}~
walls having sunken down and broken
to pieces. Some of the ornamental
}*marred. Nearly _ the windows of
fes on 3d street are broken. Linteoln school house badly dam Most
‘of the chimneys being off.—
-Many chimneys on houses in sout
part of the city was thrown down, but
6 one was setiously injured by them.
Mach furniture was destroyed in many
Kearney street, was a building between
Sutter and Vermont streets. The Mission Woolen Mills are damaged toa
considerabie extent. The brick engine house is cracked and the building
generally thrown out of line. The Pacific Knitting mill is slightly damagedNumerous mlaabre are thrown down
on 5th street. The large chimney on
Sugar Refinery was badly cracked, and
about 10feet of top thrown through the
The following casualties are report—
ed. W. Strong, a native of lowa, aged
26 years, killed ‘on Clay street. Wm.
Best, native of Ireland, aged 40, was
killed at the Occidental Hotel. Mansfield, a tinner was killed on Sacramento
street. A dead Chinaman was taken
out from‘under bricks on Clay street.—
A Chinaman was reported at the hos—
pital mortally wounded. A young man
named Joseph Nesbit, was struck by a
falling awning on Sansome street and
terribly injured about the head and
spine. Coffey & Risdon’s building buried in their ruinsa Mr. Shaw a.ed60
years. When taken out he was still
alive though there were no hopes of
his recovery. Two ladies on Folsom
street had their legs broken, and nurous cases of serious injuries occurin different parts of the city. The
o'clock in the évening. Martinez and
all places around t cag . the earthquake was very sévere~_The jail and
court house fell down at Leandro
and several persons killed.ward’s, Alameda Co., Edmundson’
warehouse is completely ruined.
flour mills of Hilsop and Morse is flat
. on the ground. . Tony Oakes hotel in
ruins, also Washington hotel. Chamber of Commerce estimate the damage
in 8. Francisco ‘nearly a million dollars.
PeraLuMA, Oct. 2ist. At four minutes before 8 .o’clock this morning;~a
red here. The vibrations were apparently from north to south. The damage was considerable. A great many
chimneys in different portions of the
city were broken off at the roof. ---A}
large stone residence had the entire
front thrown down. There were families in this building, but providentially
no one was injured. The south-éast
corner of American Hotel, a large brick
building, was cracked so that it will
r have be taken down. All brick
buildings in the city were more or less
cracked and injured. Goods in glass
crockery and drag stores more or less
broken ‘or injured, Maynard’s drug
store injured more than $800—other
drug and crockery stores in proportion.
At the moment of the earthquake teams
on the streets ran away. Nothing to
be compared to it has before occurred
here. :
HEALDSBURG, Oct’ 2ist. Severest
shock of earthquake ever felt here, occurred this morning about 8 o’clock
lasting about 10 seconds.
Santa Rosa, Oct. 2st. Severest
shock of earthquake ever felt here occurred about 8 o’clock this morning
Nearly all brick buildings in town are
injured, and chimneys thrown down}
Court House sustained most damage
MEETING aT EUREKA.—QOn Tuesday
night Denio and Edgerton were announced for Eurcka by permission of
the State Central Committee, but those
gentleman failed to come to this county
as they could not do. so and reach their
appointments in ¥olo in time. Notwithstanding the disappointment a
Jarge and enthusiastic meeting was’
held and addressed by John Knotwell.
P.E. Jeffries, Col. Potter and others
were called anid made short speeches.
The Union men of that locality will
show a “full hand” when it comes to
voting.
GARFIELD aT Grass VALLEY.—Garfield, of Washington Territory, will
address the Uuion men of Grass Valley
to-night. He is said to be one of the
most eloquent talkers on the Pacific
coast, and his speeches are every where
spoken of as most excellent. Quite a
number will go down from this city.
of them. The only serious injary on}
FALL & WINTER FASHIONS .
A. GOLDSMITH,
STANTLY ON HAND
The Largest, The Richest.”
—AND THE—
MOST ELEGANT STOCK OF GOODS
EVER SEEN
IN THE STATE!
A SPECIAL INVITATION IS EXTENDED: TO THE LADIES
TO CALL AND SEE THE
Plain & Changeable Silks,
Poplin Glace—Changcea ble,
Empress and Ottoman Cloths,
French Merinos, Poplins,
Mohair & Poplin Plaids,
OF ALL SHADES AND PRICES.
House Furnishing Goods.
Bleached and Unbleached, of
Napkins, —
fowelling, ete
Table Linen,
: Flannels of Every Description.
SK
Did you ever see the like before?
THOSE NEW STYLE CLOAKS.
AND THE CELEBRATED
BROCHET SHAWLS.
ae
NEW EMBROIDERIES !
NEW HOSIERY !
NEW HANDKERCHIEFS !
NEW LACES !
3<2No old shelf-worn articles. at
GOLDSMITH's !
Nearly everything come from
New York by the last steamers.
On hand a Gay Stock of
MILLINERY COODS! !
seen before in this icity
BONNETS AND HATS,
Ge" TRIMMED AND UNTRIMMED . _g3
e
Do you want Carpets ?
Call and see the elegant Stock!
___ & COMPLETE STOCK OF
LADIES’
and
CHILDREN’S
ee
SHOES.
IF YOU WANT NICE GOODS,
Gio tothe right place
wal ia xelszaged. !
AP) sherk
aayronaeiaroagy helningly, ™
be s
See of £3G9ER Tak Pawo
baa Wy
18 DAILY RECEIVING AND KEEPS CON.
Alpaccas, DeLaines, etc.
Such @ stock as has never been . .
. The Fall and Winter Campaign
HAS OPENED !
ox oe
Glorious News from New York !
BANNER BROS.,
. Triumphant in the Clothing Line !
The Cheapest House
ge ON THE PACIFIC COAST. gs
E WOULD INFORM THE PEOPLE or
Nevada and vicinity that we have extablished a
MANUFACTURING CLOTHING HOUSE
IN NEW YORK,
And are now ready to farnish the come unity
“a °
Fine Béaver Suits,
‘ Dress Suits, and
Business Suits of the Latest styles,
CHEAPER THAN THE CHEAPEST
Also, a large Stock of
BOOTS AND SHOES,
HATS AND.CAPS,
BLANKETS,
, Gents’ Furnishing Goods.
Of Evety Description at E9~GRuATLY REDUCED FIGURKS. gx
Our Goods and Prices
Defy Competition.
GIVE US A CALL
AND YOU WILL BE .
CONVINCEDOF THE FACT
THAT
BANNER BROS.
inm is the Best & Cheapest.
Nevada, Qet. 17th. :
ION
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PARTNERSH
THE — or
HEUSTON, HASTINGS & CO.
NEW YORE CITY 2
AND
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
Is this day dissolved by mutual consent, Mr.
H. M. Heuston retiring. The business will
be continued under the firm name of _
C. C. HASTINGS & CO.
New York, Sept. 24, 1868.
Having this oe hy ~ to Mr. C.-C, tings
my interest in business of HEUSTON,
HASTINGS & CU, San Francisco and New
York city, 1 cheerfully recommend the new
firm to customers of the ola house.
C. ©, HASTINGS & CO. ~
Have made ts for enlarging t
business. They make a
LARGE ADDITIONS
To their already
EXTENSIVE sTeOcCK
And continue to maintain the reputation of
the eld firm as atsTHE LEADING CLOTHIERS
—OF THE~
PACIFIC COAST.
sie Tye ct hee ma
HEUSTON, HASTINGS. & ©O.,
Will be forced off at Prices,
REGARDLESS OF COST!
©.0. HASTINGS & CO.
Lick House Block,
Mia Got. + San F sf ume