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Show IV EST ERA". Cnllfbrnl. San Francisco, 5. The primary election elec-tion passed off very quietly, though in several wards the contest was sharp and there was considerable drumming up of voters. It was a square fight between the two factions of the Gerhain party; result no: yet known. The U. S. steamship Resaca was sold to-day fr $41,000; Goodall & Nelson purchasers. Work on the Texas Pacific railroad will be commenced within a week. There have been abundant rains in all sections of the State, north toiouth, but no floods. The storm is not yet over, and it is still raining in this locality every night and day. The epizootic has broken out among the hor;esat Gilroy. A large tobacco manufactory is about to be established at Gilroy. The steamer Idaho is at Acapulco with a broken shaft, and will be towed to this port by the Great Republic. Valltjo, Cala., 5. Quite a number of capitalists from San Francisco and other points attended the government sale of the ships Vanderbilt and Resaca at the navy yard to-day. At the annual meeting of Wells, Fargo Far-go A Co., to-day, the following direc tors were elected: Llovd Tevis, W. G. Fargo, A. H. Barney, B. P. Cheney, D. O. Mills, Leland Stanford, J. B. Haggin, Oliver Eldridge, and Mark Hopkins. An old man tried to drown himself to-day, at North Point, and when rescued res-cued aid his two daughters abuse him and ho did not wish to live any longer. His name could not be ascertained. Santa Barbara, 5- During the late storm two and one half inches rain fall. There was heavy thunder,lightning and hail. e-htngle Spring?, 5. J. Freys, living about half a mile from here, was found desd, to-day; supposed to have died from the effects of liquor. Sacramento. 5 A vig'lance committee commit-tee of about 100 members has been organized or-ganized at Shingle Springs, since tha murder of Erans. Thej' have notified several parties in that vicinity that they must behave themselves cr find other quarters at once. |