Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-08-01

SAN FRANoIsco, July S1st-County Clerk
Stuart appears in the missing :" list, and ru-
mors are rife of large defalcation, by some
said to be as high as $4,000. The deficiency,
whatever it may be, is mostly caused by the
Issuance of duplicate warrants as payment to
his deputies, he cashiug one set and the dep
uties getting the Others cashed by brokers,
who viii be the principal losers. He has not
been on duty at his Office for several days,
and all efforts to find him since Saturday
have proved futile.
THE COUNTY CLERKS FLIGHT.
It is now known that County Clerk Stuart
has gone East He went on Friday last
The amount of money he got away with is
not known, but must have been large. The
law allowed him SO copyists. He run 81, fer
which demands have been made out, the coin
for which he pocketed, leaving the people in
the lureh. 1t is supposed that many of the
demands were dummies. He also borrowed
several sums, which he did not pay.
FIGHT IN CHINATOWN.
There was big fight in Chinatown this
afternoon. Pistols and knives were used, and
several Cinnamon were more or less hurt, but
none were killed.
ARRIVAL OF SHIPS.
Seven deep-water ships arrived from
foreign ports to-day, making twenty large
vessels that have come into port since FRI
day. Theses arrival aggregate over 10, goo
TONS oil e,,ito lfa Gov x,,LaaE
MISCELLANEOUS.
The steamer Alice CARAT, and not the
| Mary Garratt, broke her shaft in the San
Joaquin river few nights ago. The Mary
CARAT returned her passengers to Stockton.
The Mechanics Fair will open on Tuesday
| Several changes have been made in the ar
rangement Of the building which will be a
great convenience both to exhibitors and
patrons.
| The Mechanics League have resolved to
nominate a municipal ticket, comprising a
| Mayor, Board of Supervisors and Board of
School Directors, and will meet next Satur-
day night for that purpose.
The Greenback County Executive Com.
mIttee met in Charter Oak Hall, w. w.
Copeland, presiding 1t was decided to call
the County Nominating Convention together
on Tuesday, August ID, in Charter Oak Hall.
| Property-owners have petitioned the Board
of Supervisors to have Suffer street, between
| Larkin and Leavenworth, recovered with
asphaltum, and to have Post street, between
| Leavenworth and Jones, repaved and re-
paired.
Officers raided Chinese tan game in a
room in the old Chinese theater building,
and captured sixteen Cinnamon who were
playing the national game. They were
marched to the Central Police Station, where
they were charged with having become visi-
tors to place resorted to for gambling.
The French Republican electors of South
San Francisco have organized branch OF
the French club by the election of the follow
ing officers K. Trottemant, President V.
Lhomme, Vice. President L. Mason, See.
retary After brief address by NJ. l..
Evain, resolutions indorsing the Republican
| ticket were unanimously adopted.
Frederick Jordan, mate of the ship Davy
Crockett, who accused Daniel Cummings, a
seaman of the vessel, of an assault, was yes
terday arrested on the complaint of the lat
ter on two charges; one of beating and
wounding on the high seas, the other of COM
uniting an assault with dangerous weapon.
He was released on 81. 900 bail on each charge.
The license collections during July amount
ed to S44 69S, which has been paid into the
Treasury, distributed as follows General
Fund, city and county, $50. 165; General
Fund, municipal, S647 90; Street Depart
ment, $685.; Special Fee Fund, 81. Az
Dog licenses, amounting to 81 092, were col.
lected, and the amount realized from the
stock certificate tax was $l32 %.
All demands against the general fund viii
be payable after next Wednesday, at which
time the Tax Collector will make his settle
ment of proceeds from personal property
taxes. There are $50, Geo in demands regis
tered against the fund. Mr.. 1illson paid
into the Treasury yesterday s109, 74s, collec.
tons from personal property. The total
amount collected by him and paid into the
Treasury during the week was 1888. 60s.
A movement is on foot to establish kin
dergarten school at the Mission. The minis
tiers OF the vicinity are interesting themselves
in the matter, and there will be meeting in
! furtherance of the object at the Sixth Bap.
fist Church, on Twenty-second street, on
Thursday evening next, when Mrs. Cooper,
Mrs. Ravens and others will explain and
| illustrate kindergarten methods of teaching.