Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-07-09
1.-THE BAY"
Events and Happenings at San
Francisco.
NOMINATIONS OF REPUBLICANS
The Dead Body of Journalist Found at
Alameda.
Etc.

SAN FRANCISCO, July Sth.-The body of
Richard Hayes was found in the water near
Alameda Point this evening. Deceased was
journalist by occupation, and has been con-
nected with number of city papers as
sporting reporter. He is supposed to have
fallen from the track of the narrow-gauge
road, as his head was cut and bruised.
SUICIDES.
Michael Kelly, barkeeper in the saloon
at 1856 Jessie street, committed suicide behind
the bar this evening by shooting himself
through the head. Cause, dependency at
the loss of a relative by death.
An insane Chinaman suicided in one of the
Chinese hospitals. this evening with opium.
FURTHER REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS.
The Republican County Convention this
evening nominated Judge NJ. G. Blake fer
Mayor and ex. Revenue Collector John Sedg-
wick for Sheriff.
Miscellaneous.
The Board of Education has resolved not to
cut down the teachers salaries, though re-
in order to bring the expenses of the Depart
ment within the sum allowed under the new
appropriation.
Registrar Tharp and Chief Deputy Walter
Holmes are at present puzzling their brains
with the intricate financial question of how
the expenses of the coming campaign may be
paid with the 200 estimated by Auditor
Dunn, whereas the expenditures required by
law equal or exceed S25, 900.
1t has been arranged by the committee of
French citizens having in charge the Four
teenth of July celebration, that Governor,
Perkins shall deliver the English oration,
Daniel Levy the French, and that M. V.
Papini shall speak for the Swiss. The deco
rations, etc, at Woodward's Gardens will
be extensive and elaborate.
Cornelius W. Morton, the travelling COM
| panion of the San Diego Tichborne, who was
convicted of petty larceny, was sentenced by
Judge Rix yesterday to pay fine of $50, or
| in default to suffer thirty days imprisonment.
AS Morton's credit is poor and his exchequer
depleted he will be compelled to undergo the
alternative sentence. This will afford Sir
Roger a chance to pay San Francisco his
| promised visit without incurring the danger
of suffering bodily injury from his whilom
comrade.
The Territorial Pioneers of California have
elected the following officers to serve for the
ensuing year President, William 7. Car
raft First Vice. President, William Pear
son; Second Vice President, Matt. d. Carr !;
Secretary. Lowell J. Hardy, Jr.; Treasurer,
| Robert Dinsmore Marshal, Robert Bell; (;
Directors Captain C. Nelson. John W. Nc
Cormick. Sol. w. Brastow, j. W. Wesson,
Samuel Figel, Domingo Marcucci. Dallas A.
| Kneass, c.. II. Reynolds, Ely l. Hutchinson,
.Jr., Benjamin B. Stansbury and David
Stern.
The contest over the License Collectorship
| has not yet been determined. The present
incumbent, r. III. Sinton whose term of ap
pointment expired on July 1st, still retains
the position By sufferance of the Supervisors.
! The Mayor, Auditor and Treasurer on Tues
day night last were prepared to submit to
the Supervisors for ratification the name of
John Parnell, but owing to small attendance
of members the name was withheld until the
next meeting of the Board, when it will be
submitted. The name of d. r. McNail is
also mentioned as in the field for the position.
The first meeting of the Young Mems
| Christian Society since the renovation Of the
| building was held Thursday evening, there
| being a very large attendance of members
and invited friends of the organization. The
| improvements observable in the various de-
partments OF the edifce were complimented
by those present, and the ladies through
whose indefatigable zeal the work of renova-
ton was rendered possible were the recipi-
ents of unstinted commendation. The rooms
are very neatly and tastefully furnished, and
present an appearance of thorough comfort in
marked contrast with that of former years.
! A programme of interesting exercises was
carried out.
AT meeting of the San Francisco Yacht
| Club Messrs Coolidge Eidridge and Fol
lansbee were appointed a Committee of Ar
rangements for the regatta of 1881, which
takes place on the 9Th proximo One hun
dred dollars was appropriated by the club for
| purchasing flags for prizes. Arranged ents
vera also discussed for race on the 18th of
September, in which members are to sail
their own boats. The prizes will be flags,
and the club will allow in the race eight
members to sail schooners. five to sail sloops
and yawls, and three to sail plungers. The
races are to be over the new course and under
new rules for time allowance, one minute for
difference in mean length.
The Coroners jury ia the case of Herman
Becker killed last Sunday by n. Hochguertel
has by majority rule found the man was
| killed in self-defense. A minority found de-
| fendant committed mansaughter. The testi-
mony went to show that the two had dis
| pute in regard to some oysters which Becker
was opening, when Becker called his en-
ployer an obscene name. This angered Hoch-
guertel, who ordered him to leave, and sent
| for Chinaman to take his place. Becker,
who was under the influence of liquor, re-
peated the vile expression, and stabbed his
employer in the head and left shoulder.
Becker was about to stab him again, when he
picked up q knife and struck blow which
caused death in fifteen minutes.
The Executive Committee of the Demo
cratic County Committee held secret session
Thursday night. A committee from the Man
haitian Club, whose candidates for the Demo
cratic Convention were defeated at the recent
| Democratic primary, presented protest
| from that body. demanding representation IN
the Convention, and charging that the Yo-
semitic Club and its allies had at the recent
election succeeded in carrying the day by re-
peating and other methods offraud unknownto
the honest voter What action was taken by
the Executive Committee upon the protest
was not officially divulgei by that body, but
| it was sem-o off cially announced that the re-
| port of the committee would be against allow
| ing the Manhattan any representation IN the
| Convention.
Within the past few days direct Informs
tion has been received from Frank Braga, the
| abscondit, Secretary of the Portuguese Be-
nevolent Society, who fed from this city sew.
eral weeks ago. taking with him the money
and mining stock intrusted to him by "a num-
ber of his countrymen, who had full conf
dence in him. The information is in the
shape of two letters, bearing date New York,
June 18th, and addressed to Joaquin Coelho,
| the President Of the Society, aud the other
to his barkeeper. One of these contained
$50 in currency and stock, mostly wild
cat" valued in the aggregate at 81, 100. In
the letter containing this. Braga directed that
4 $50 should be paid to his bsrkeeper, being
balance of wages due; that the remaining $50
should be paid to Manuel Lavarino, and that
forty shares of yellow Jacket, twenty shares
of Ophir and ten shares of Belcher should be
returned to Joseph Francis. One hnndred
shares of Best & Belcher, which Francis had
given to Braga in trust, were not returned.
In the letter Braga announced that he never
would have become defaalter If it had not
been for acting upon the advice of certain
men, whose names he mentions. He also an
nounced that on the following day he would
| sat coil for Pre1i1 Eropn tho host ad vioes