New-York tribune., 1885-02-22
TOPICS IN LEADING CITIES
. SAN FRANCISCO.
SHARON AND AH-MININ9-SChoo'
RULES-PERSONAL.
fnY rELgGRAPH TO THE TB'BUNK.I


c.v Cp.xcrsco Feb 21.-The Sharon divorce
cosc has again come to the front, Judge sullivahs
liberal allowance to Sarah Althca having e4citeo'
h comment Despite Sharons assertion tbot ITO
meyer will nav alimony and counsel fees. goo" ia"
ers assert that the tactics of Sarahs lawyers h"'
paced it beyond his power 10 eVade pay ~,
Sharon cou:ts on having the case taken peio'' ~"
United States Circuit Court, and the Vaun.' -
.Lo u,orr;,oo contract passed upon at once III INC
oo, tract no declared forgery then he expects u
c,t = stay of proceedings Judge Sawyer, Oh '"o
Circnit Court has ordered the famous UNI
contract to be produced before him on I"c.',
next when important developments are pro'"' .,
Me,nwb,Ie sarah's lawyer, his clerks and Gamp'''
.,a avno,t have been indicted by the Grand Jury
for prcparing forged contract and obtah,'s
go, 40 for IT, As Mclaughlin. chief actor III '",'
comedy. who received the money Is III 'ho ''" y,
,ricb Islands the Indictment against HIM canho' "
scrred Sarah Altheas success has inspired hoi :"
frosh rovcnco She proposes next week 10 p."-
suits for perjury against Sharon, Barnes ms ''"s
counsel. and Nellie Brackctt so IL Will oo o.,
that the Sharon case. aside from the MAJ" nr'
will furnish work for lawyers for many moh'h''
7, tbo ccisature the most important shbJect 'h''
soss;op ia irrigatlon vet nothing has been accom-
nlisbed in regard to the matter ana only ''''
NIGHT remains The irrigators have hai ~aaers' "'
are divide among themselves aS To the pes. coa'
TO follow: hence their opponents who 'ho'"'
,i,,, man and great cattle raisCrs have thus iar
prcyented any legislation. 1t is probable tnat 'i,'
dnerent factions will settle on compromise p'''
which provides for the appointment oi coih'n''
sion thoroughly to investigate the subject OF irrs"
tiop and water rights and report some bill TO the
next lie sislature
An ottempt is being made in Plnc-st to organ
ize another mining boom although there is ho'hihg
substantial on which 10 make deal. Many brokers
have hecn driven ont of business. ana u u "cro
not for the speculative character {" the people 'o
remainder woull he compelled to shut mp shop'
Many rumcrs have come down lately from Nir-
gna CITY. Indicating possibility of uncovcring
bonanza in the near future but the hard iacts
remain that ont of one hundred mines on the COM
tock. now listed on the Stock Board here, only one
has pad dividends during the past year Most ol
these mines are run for assessments which are eved
regularly and paid bv poor dupes who bought STOCK
when il was high and refuse to abandon II 81 iong
rs they can scrape mp coin for assessments vi
mines outside the Coms,ock group. the Bodies nave
paid best. four ont of five returning DIVIDENDS las
year OF XIV other mines listed on the local board
only five have returned money in dividends 10
stor kholderS In anv community nut inns sh'n al
record wonld dampen stock brokerage. but here thc
mania for gambling is decp-Seated NAT h",h'tH
will ever break it Ip The day ot big bo1n+ noM :
ever seems 10 have departed along with the S''N'r
" bonanzas."
The Board Of Education has adopted this week
| two impnrtant rules in regard 10 public schools
One provides that when any female teacher In thar
hcparimcnt marries. her place shall become vacant
This ia the result of contest extending over seNcrai
| years rhe situation is somewhat different from
| that in the East. where female teacher wnp
| marries usually ahandons teaching Here many
| continue In schools after marriage ana this nc,
| tion of the Board IL the resnlt of genera
| sentiment that unmarried women sbnnld be gwen
the preerence in educational work. The other rule
| ndnntrd aholishes corporal punishment IN grammar
| and primary schools except bv the principal anu
| he a forbiden to chastsc pupils on the sane ua'
| that tb. offence is committed. The rule also pre-
scribrs that no cruel or unusual pnnshWent he a.
| lowed and that there he no corporal punishment IN
| high or evening schools or upon gris III any g'al,.
| Many eyperenccl educators declare that the rue
will impair the efficacy of the schools az mixture "i
races and carelcs>ncss of parents make large cIas
| vi children who can only he controlled Dy tho fou