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Show SAX Fkan'c.'s.Co, August 14. The ! Chronicle's Yuma correspondent made a trip to the town of Lerdo, Mexico, j which was reported destroyed by the 'earthquake July : I. He reports the I accounts of the eaithquake exager- ated. No houses were destroyed. He i failed to lind t''C place where the Col-j Col-j orado liver was reported to be pouring ! into a fissure in the earth. There was I no tidal wave in the G ilt of" California j and the shock was hardly felt. New York, August 13. Richard Crocker, the Tammany Hall leader, was asked w hat lie t bought of the proposition prop-osition to nominate Cleveland for governor gov-ernor of New York. He replied: "I do not think he would accept the nomination. nom-ination. so what is tlie use of discussing; bin as a candidate? He would refuse the nomination of itshould it be olfered to him. I.eisa candidate for President Presi-dent and would not run for governor.'" " Would Tammany Hall support him, if nominated for governor?" "Certainly ; and Tammany Hall will support him loyally and zealously if he should be nominated for President. Our organization worked hard and earnestly earn-estly for him for governor in 1S,, and for President in LSS4 and lssS." Chairman Edward Murphy, of the Democratic State Committee, said: 'Oh, what is the use of talking about Cleveland running for governor? I do not, believe he would accept the nomination nomi-nation if it were tendered to him )by acclamation."' .I 1 1 |