Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-07-26
THE BAY"
Happenings Of a Day at the
Metropolis.
SAN FRANCISCO MINT AFFAIRS.
Meeting of the Commission OF hives
tigAtion.

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SAN FRANCISCO, July 25th.-The Commits
| sion, consisting of ex- Governors Ramsay, of
Minnesota, and Young. of Ohio, and ex-Con-
gresham Houghton, of California, met at the
Mint in this city to-day to investigate the
charges against Superintendent Dodge which
Congressman Page fled in the office Of the
Secretary of the Treasury. It is alleged,
among othsr things, that the Superintendent
favored the Anglo California Bank in the
purchase of bullion. The Commission or
ganizsd BY the election of ex Governor Ram
say Chairman and j. 3. Broadhead Secre-
tary. W. Ii. L. Barnes appeared as counsel
for Superintendent Dodge, and George G.
Blanchard as attorney for Representative
Page. No testimony was taken to. day. II.
G. Burchard, Director of the Mint, was
present.
EX-ATToRNEY-GENERAL DEyENs AND THE
WASHINGTON SITUATION.
A CAL Reporter this evening interviewed
ex-Attoruey. General Devens, who recently
arrived in the city. He gave, as his opinion
in brief, that in the event of the death of the
President. and the disqualification Of the
Viee-President on account of foreign birth.
that it would be in accordance with the equi-
ties of the case for the Secretary of State to
convene Congress for the purpose of ordering
Presidential election, and while expressing
no direct opinion on the point, left it to
implication that the Secretary would dis
charge the Executive duties ad interim.
DEMOCRACY AND woRKINGMEN.
At meeting of the Democratic City Con-
vention this evening" the committee to confer
with the Workingmen's committee reported
that the latter had agreed to the division of
Offices proposed by The Democracy, subject
to ratification by the Workingmen's Conven-
ton. The offer was to give the Working
men the Sheriff, Treasurer, Tax Collector
Auditor, City and County Attorney, two
Supervisors and two School Directors. The
Convention deferred action on the report I'M
til Wednesday evening. The straighter sect
of the Democracy oppose giving the Work
ingmen any of the Supervisors.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Alexander Z. Olarovsky, the new Russian
sul-General, has arrived via Siberia.
In the base ball match between the Oak
lands and CALIFORNIA; the former won by 10
to 5.
The three Industrial School boys who
escaped Sunday night have not yet been re-
captured.
The receipts for duties at the Custom
House for the past week were Sl63, I'll OF,
making total since January 1st of So, $685.
$50 OF.
Hermann Ehrlich, who attempted suicide
on Friday, is thought to be recovering,
though the bullet passed through his head
from side to side.
The price paid by Mr. Mcguire for half
interest in 'La Belle Russo" to David
Bslls;o, now announced as the author of tue
play, is said to be 1850.
Four different arrests came into the City
Prison between l and hatf-past l. Sunday
morning, covered with blood. Ali got their
injuries in drunken fights.
Henrietta Cummings, at SOC Bzoad way,
swallowed a lot of chl0roform liniment with
SsAASAee>t lLtC-b. IL why IudtC GA.
| and at the police hospital an emetic saved
| her.
| The arrivals since Saturday noon have been
quite Free embracing three ahips from New
| y5.&S-s two from Australia, one from Liver
pool AID one from Calcutta also a ship at
| Wilmington from Liverpool Most of this
! tonnage is reported to be open for charter.
| The bail bond of Joseph Van Steenberg
has been forfeited. He was jeweler, and
was under charge of embezzlenent for co1-
fscating watches, chains, ETC., left in his care
for repairs. He is denounced az swindler.
The man is said to have gone to Kansas City.
Tommy Mccormick the prizs-fghter and
rough, visited Beatty's saloon, on Stockton
and OFarren streets, and as is customary
with him created row. The proprietor
| pommeled him with the butt of a revolver,
administering most terrible beating, ard
| inh'cting Wounds on the pugilist's head, face,
arms and hands.
A four cared White hall boatracs, for prize
of $40, took place Sunday mort ing between
| VIM. Daley and c. Robinson, and j hn
| Daley and Nicholas Stafford. The course
was from the Mission Bay warehouse to and
around the man-of-war Democratic and re-
turn. The contestants were evenly matched,
and the race proved an exciting one, VIII
liam Daley and g. Robinson arriving at the
starting point one boats length ahead of their
competitors.
The negotiations of the Golden Gate Club
| for the purchase of the Club house, boats,
| furniture, etc, of the defunct California
Boat Club, having proved successful the
Golden Gates yesterday took possession Of
the premises. The property consists of the
frame building occupied as a boat house aud
| meeting room; the four-oared lapstreak
! May Howard, recently repaired and fitted
with sliding seats; the fine lapstreak Barton
Hill; large lapstreak barge and one single
wooden shell. The Club viii add to the
above list of boats their pretty barge Gov
ernor Perkins.
The steamer City of Toxic, 25 days from
| Hongkong and l64 days from Yokohoma, has
II lived with the following passengers: Mrs
| Ed. Fischer, c. w. White, II. G. o. Chase,
S. Tashiro, g. J. Cooper, DIR. J. w. Fisher,
r. N, Mrs. Nichols and daughter, Rev. H.
du Rose, wife and ) children, a Z. Oar
ovsky AID son, r. w. Little, j. A. Waters,
Miss Norma St. Aubyn, John Nutter, p. K.
Damaresy, wifs and 3 children, Miss Fire
brace, Miss G. Firebraee and maid. R. J.
Firebrace, Mrs. DR.. Carrow and infant, W.
B. Scruggs, Captain J. Kenny, and /. GA in
| the steerags.
Thirty-two Chinese tsn-players were ar
rested in a Dupont-street cen last night by
policemen Fields, Duncan and Wallace,
while in the indulgence Of their strongest
PASSION. The officers met with some consid-
e,abla resistance in making an entrance to
the place. The layout and $50 were con-
| 6acated. In the room were found five pis-
tolls, ranging in size from the smallest pocket
pistol up TO double barreled pistol nearly
two feet long. and having more the appear.
| suce of a foWl;np. niece than of a Distol