Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-08-03

SAN FRANCISCO. August 2d.-The invessi-
cation of the charges preferred by Congress.
man Page against Superintendent Dodge, of
the Mint, is still progressing, although so far
nothing of a startling nature has been brought
out.
OPENING OF THE MECHANICS FAIR.
The opening exercises of the Sixteenth In
dustrial Exhibition were held at the Grand
Opera House this afternoon in the presence
of very large attendance, which almost
filed the capacious building. Hon. w. W.
Morrow delivered the grafton, which was re-
ceived with applause. Miss Ellen Coursen
then sang with great effect the "Star.Span.
gled Banner" receiving quite an ovation.
The exercises terminated with an interesting
and beautiful tableau of mechanical arts, in
which the artifcers were observed hard at
work at their various trades.
THE DEMOCRATIC SPLIT.
At the conference of the Yosemite and
Manhattan wings of the Democracy this
evening all negotiations failed. The Yo-
semites, as an ultimatum. offered their
opponents one-third the representation,
which was rejected, and the Manhattans
withdrew. The breach appears at present to
be beyond repair, the Yosemites having
effected arrangements with the Desmond wing
of the Workingmen but there are those
who believe that the Manhattans will eventu-
ally fall into line on the terms offered them.
THE MISSING COUNTY CLERK.
A gentleman of this city reports that last
Sunday Stuart, the missing County Clerk,
went to Napa Junction on the morning train,
and there bought ticket for Lathrop; that
at Lathrop he took passage for Los Angeles,
and on his way made inquiries regarding a
trip to Tucson and the connections from that
point for Mexico, The gentleman referred
to has just returned from Bakersfield, and
says he got his information there from per-
son who had come down on the train with
Stuart, and was personally acquainted with
him.
SUICIDE OF A GIRL.
Mary f. Lyons, aged 10, committed suicide
tonight by taking strychnine, because her
mother forbade her to leave the house during
the evening.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Five saloon-keepers have been arrested for
selling liquor without licenses.
Judge Halsey has granted the application
Of the Pacific Powder Company to disincor-
porate.
The County Clerk collected 81, 100 80 dur.
ing July. New suits to the number of 372
were begun and 179 marriage licenses issued.
Tax Collector Tillson has turned s123 6l3
over to the Treasurer, being the amount
realized in two days from personal property
taxes.
John Donahue was arrested by officer
Cockrill for passing a spielmark on 2. T.
Flynn at the corner of Eighth and Howard
streets.
The city and county has brought suit against
L. j. Baldwin to recover So, $50 municipal
and State taxes on mining stock for the fiscal
years 1879 so.
J. Fl. Kessing and Charles Cuneo were
arrested by officer Hooper and special Hun.
ter, charged with violating the fish law, in
selling salmon out of season.
The number of arrests made during the
past month by the police was l, 99S INDECENT
same period provided with lodgings.
Public Administrators Reynolds annual re-
port just filed shows that he has administered
upon thirty-three estates during the past
year, and that four estates have been distrib.
uted, but not closed.
Daniel Carmack, formerly waiter in a
hotel in Modesto, was arrested on his arrival
here yesterday by detectives Dan Coffey and
Whitaker. Carmack is wanted at Modesto
to answer charge Of burglary.
Harriet Keers has brought suit to recover
S4, 440 from James Perry for services rem
dered in New York, San Francisco and else
where as defendants housekeeper from April
10, 1872, until July u, 1881, at $40 month
L. L. Steinman, the Bailiff of the Railroad
Commissioners, has been arrested on charge
Of being drunk, and upon another of having
unlawfully carried q frearm. When ar
rested he had revolver full cooked up his
sleeve.
On the 20sh of last month, Feliciana Moia
was struck on the head, from the effects of
which she died last Saturday. The Coroner's
jury found the blow was inflicted by John
Miller, alias Mailer, and charged him with
mansiaughter.
In the case of Charles Dillon, charged with
conducting a dancing school without license,
Judge Rix sustained the demurrer to the con.
of the ordinance under which
the prosecution was brought, and dismissed
the complaint.
The Railroad Commits sioners met at half.
past 10 o'clock yesterday morning. Present
Messrs. Beerstecher, Cone and Stoneman.
On motion OF Commissioner Beerstetcher,
the meeting adjourned until the 10th instant,
without transacting any business.
The large feet of deep-water vessels ar
irving in this port the past thirty-tix hours.
generally report rough weather at times.
They are mostly from Eastern ports and
coming, as it were, side by side, each ex-
perienced similar weather. No material
damage to the vessels are reported and the
casualties are few.
AT 10 o'clock Monday night young woman
attempted suicide by jumping into the bay
cued and taken to the Receiving Hospital by
officer Tennis. The woman gave the name of
Harriet G. Homer, and stated that she
wanted to die because she was financially en-
barrassed. Almost two years ago her hus-
band committed suicide.
Charles A. Molitor was fined 800 for con.
tempt by Judge Sawyer, of the United States
Circuit Court for disobedience Of preim-
mary injunction issued in the case of the CAL
ifornia Stone Company to enjoin him from
infringing upon plaintiffs patent in laying
down pavements for sidewalks. Mol;tor has
fifteen days within which to pay the fine, the
alternative being months imprisonment.
The Postoff supply of postal cards hav-
ing become exhausted some time ago, an I'M
usual scarcity of this convenient style of
messenger has prevailed in the city for several
days past. Monday, at about II o'clock,
500, 600 cards were received at the Postofice.
This news of their arrival spread rapidly
through town, and before 2 o'clock 70. 600 Of
them had been issued. In few days 500, 900
more cards, that were ordered will arrive
here.
The fruit store of James Barry, on the
corner of Sixteenth street and Railroad ave.
nue., was entered by burglars on Thursday
night last and quantity of goods carried
off. The arrest Of a man named Cain on sus-
picion of being concerned in the burglory fol.
lowed. From information furnished by the
prisoner thepolice were led to believe that one
Frank Galendo was implicated. Officers
Presho and Bennett espied Galendo at
Hunters Point leading away with felonious
intent horse belonging to Richard Cotter.
The officers conveyed him to the southern
station, where he was booked on q charge of
burglary, and an additional charge of grand
larceny.
The failure of james +. Blethen. Mayor
of Oakland and owner of the Pioneer Planning
Mills. is announced. His principal creditors
are Knowland Il Co., of San Francisco, lum-
Der dealers, $1,000; DIR. Samuel Merritt,