Show I 1 FROM THE WEST I 1 from alfrom the virginia union san francisco Jann january aryn 15 tho the opposition steamship america Ameri cabas has not noi been telegraphed notwithstanding the thousand th OU and one rumors to the contrary the town has been alive v N ith false rumors throughout the day clay until the public mind has ba i become unnecessarily excited on the subject of chol i era at one time it was currently reported that the america had bad arrived and that deaths death had shad occil ned during the trip another story bet act the number at whilo still another had the entire ships crow officers and pa down with the terrible conta contagion gion the trial of oad D 0 mccarthy and others for publishing a libel on IV 0 ralston kalston odthe bank of california was to have been had to lo day but the caso case was set at the foot of tho the ea calender lender in consequence of tho the defense requesting a sub subpoena licena to compel the production of the le books of the bank of california in court tho the proposition pio 07 position asi it ion under the circum stances involved intricate questions of law for the purpose of investigating which the casenas cas case ewas was continued the indictment against the co defendants of 11 mccarthy cCarthy was dismissed so that he bo alone will be tried an immense immense crowd attended the races at I 1 abay view park yesterday yeste iday the first race a single lash dash of half a mile for sloko 1 between amanda and stormy john wa won by the former in 51 seconds the second se ond race and the lace of the day between derringer and susy B moore mile heats best three in five was won by derringer derri er in in three straight heats time 1251 15 P 1522 S both were running races J L richards Bich Rich aids commenced suit today to day aga against dinst S lipman to recover damages lor alleged malicious prosecution the california steam navigation company has commenced suit against le the executors executor rs of the estate of samuel 3 hensley to recover recover certain property pio plo perty including block 1021 in in lone mountain cemetery and certain tra tracts acts of land in stockton stock ton and marysville marksville Marys ville which they allego allege was held by major hensly in trust rust t for the company captain ca p james antille Ir of the firm of james s vant me co a pioneer in merchant erchant ofsan of san francisco die died a in in this city yesterday the san francisco insurance Coni company pany b has declaimed declai aled ed a 1 dividend of li per cent on its capital stock for the last quarter equal to li 11 per cent per month the california Cali fonna insurance company has also declared a dividend of 6 per cent for the last quarter equal to 2 per cent per mouth month the motion for a new trial in the c case of peter M D hedley convicted of embezzle embezzling ng money fro from W well elac farao qa ao while acting i 1 as their agent at gold hill will bo be argued t tomorrow the stockholders s of the gould curry cuny mining company today to day authorized the board of trustees to subscribe a sum burn of money not inot exceeding toward the construction of the sutro gutro tunnel ION 4 or 01 TIM THE vice cybil Cy jn Jil a political toli political lecture by diederick Fie derick douglas at ho aboken on the alt on the 6 dangers of the republic Eo public he said eaid he be was in favo favor r of reconstruction not only of the states stateny but buffor for the more radical rec reconstruction instruction of the whole government he added 1 I am for forthe the abolition of the i cP residency there is no need peany of any extra ready made president kept out in in the cold waiting to come in in no more need bcd of electing a vice atice president Pies ident than 1 is for electing a second husband for our daughters dain liters in case the th first firs husband dies I 1 wo would 11 abolish the vice presidency and remove so thin a veil as assassination between a man mail and the tempting place of president odthe of the united states A vice president is a standing menace of the life of the president Pies ident your president will mill sit moi 0 ifa safa zand aind ailien tle the shadow of the vice president ceases to fall upon him in hi theli th the ePi residential chair wo we do not suppose that thalfred fred douglas meant anything personal in the above but bul t is not his suggestion slig worth some consideration CAPT JOHN J hoy hon r this allig officer officer who served through the peninsula campaign as in an arti artillery officer and who comman commanded at the 11 soldiers rest Best in alexandria Mex andria from the time of its completion left recently to join his le regiment 0 mill ent TJ S infantry at bich manc mond capt hoff who ranked as major in the volun volunteer beer bervice vice did the country good service service in in civil office in california the captain passed his examination by the board with jonor honor dlinn or OF mn mr hawkins awkins II for a long time editor of the gold hill ar nets bics and who was appointed consul at the of coltof tumbez peru peni some two years ago died at that place on the of november last this 1 ftc e learn leam from fi oin a private letter recently ece e fiant lumber virginia firginia i i 11 THE average e tune time occupied in transmitting tralis mittin g a 0 message aiom london to india is i 1 days 11 hours and 13 minutes |