San Mateo County Gazette Redwood City, San Mateo County, California Saturday Morning, September 10, 1859, Vol. 1 No.23 THEY ARE COMING - A thousand wagons with an average of five persons to each, have passed Omaha, Nebraska, on their way to California. The Election The agony is over. The great struggle of 1859, in California, is over, and the excitement is already beginning to subside. Sore heads are not wanting in the ranks of any part, still, so far as we can learn, those who are, or suppose themselves to be, defeated, take the matter like philosophers - look upon it as one of the fortunes of war, and attribute their want of success, mainly to a want of votes ….. (Transcribers note - only transcribed the county position returns) For Judge of the Twelfth District Court John B. HARMON (Democrat) - 177 J.V. WATSON (Anti-Lecompton) - 4 Samuel H. BRODIE (Republican) - 153 For State Senators Solomon A. SHARP (Democrat) -389 Elisha COOK (Democrat) - 299 T.G. PHELPS (Republican) - 404 Leonidas HASKELL (Anti-Lecompton) - 501 Caleb BURBANK (Republican) - 46 Henry B. TRUETT (Anti-Lecompton) - 133 For Member of the Assembly Wm. T. GOUGH (Democrat) - 445 Wm. B. MAXSON (Anti-Lecompton) - 471 For County Clerk B.G. LATHROP (Democrat) - 496 W.C. CROOK (Anti-Lecompton) - 420 For Sheriff John W. ACKERSON (Democrat) - 454 Silas HOVIUS (Anti-Lecompton) - 463 For District Attorney Charles N. FOX (Both County Tickets) - 808 For County Treasurer C.E. KELLY (Democrat) - 445 Curtis BAIRD (Anti-Lecompton) - 407 For Assessor Charles ELKINS (Democrat) - 283 J.D. ROSE (Anti-Lecompton) - 630 For Public Administrator R.O. TRIPP (Both County Tickets) - 896 For Surveyor A.S. EASTON (Democrat) - 514 S. Barr GILBER (Anti-Lecompton) - 399 For Coroner Wm BLANKMAN (Democrat) - 327 W.D. CHURCH (Independent) - 67 Dr. LAMBERT (Anti-Lecompton) - 475 The following Township officers are elected: Third Township - Supervisor, J.V. DILLER, Justices, J.W. TURNER, Andrew TEAGUE, Constables, J.S. KEITH, Chester PARSHALL. First Township - Supervisor, R.S. THORNTON, Second Township - Supervisor, M. WOLF ACCIDENT - On election day, as Wm. CLARK was about descending from the deck of the new schooner, now in process of construction here, he missed his footing, and fell through the staging, striking first his chin, then the back of his head, in his downward flight, and finally striking the ground with force, on the top of his head. It was at first supposed he was killed, but he was soon restored to consciousness, and his injuries proved to be slight. PASSENGERS FOR THE EAST - The Golden Age carried away on the 5th, 579 passengers, and the Uncle Sam 716. Horace GREELY left on the Uncle Sam 5th inst., for the Atlantic States. GENOA, Carson Valley Sept. 5th - Judge CRADLEBAUGH opened his court to-day for this district. He appointed a Clerk and Deputy U.S. Marshal, and then adjourned until the 10th October. Judge CRADLEBAUGH will issue a warrant for the arrest of O'BEY, who shot DALE, immediately, and take him from the mob. To see other old newspapers, visit http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php