A new article has been added to: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=319 California Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?action=detail&id=59423 Article title: Sacramento Daily Union Article date: March 10 1863 Article description: City Intelligence; Board of Education meeting; County Court; Probate Court; Police Court; To the Union and other Miscellanous News Article: Sacramento Daily Union Tuesday, March 10, 1863 CITY INTELLIGENCE Defalcation of J.H. Gass - A decided sensation was created in the city yesterday by the circulation of a report that John H. GASS, an attorney of high standing, and an old resident of Sacramento, had left the city and the State, a defaulter to a considerable amount in his dealings with various parties with whom he had been connected in business. He had lived for several years at the corner of Tenth and G streets. During last week his furniture was sold at auction, and it was generally understood that he designed to remove to San Francisco. His sister, who had been keeping house for him, stated, however, to some of her neighbors, that they were going to remove to Washoe. A few days later, on Tuesday last, she went to San Francisco, and there told W.M. HARRON that they were going to sail for Australia, and requested him - he being an old sea captain - to examine the vessel, the Shawmut, and give his opinion as to her reliability, etc. He complied with the request, and report! ed favorably on the vessel. GASS left the city for San Francisco by Friday's boat. On Saturday he wrote a note to H. HARRISON, of the firm of HARRISON & ESTEE, requesting him to take charge of his library, etc., until his return, without stating definitely when that would be. Yesterday morning A.J. SHOBE received a note from GASS, through Wells, Fargo & Co.'s Express, postmarked San Francisco, March 7th (Saturday). It reads as follows: "Sacramento, March 6, 1863. - Dear Sit: I was compelled to leave hurriedly for Sinaloa, Mexico, where I will be absent six weeks or two months, in relation to a mine matter, for certain parties. Upon my return, I will transfer you the land, and also the interest in the El Dorado copper lead. I have directed my brother-in-law to indorse to you the Young Winemucca and Esmeralda stock." The above facts, taken together, render it altogether uncertain as to what course the traveling party may have taken. The San Francisco dispatch to the Bee of yesterday contains the following paragraph: "Mr. Fred FRANKS and wife leave for Australia to-day and join Joe JEFFERSON and company." Mrs. FRANKS is said to be a sister of Mr. GASS. The developments of yesterday show that GASS was heavily in debt. Two suits commenced against him - one for $525, and the other for $345. He had had in his possession mining stocks belonging to A.J. SHOBE, to the amount of $2,000. SHOBE had purchased from him, but had not yet received the deed for, two hundred acres of land in Yolo county. The note above published promises to set the matter right in a few weeks. Sylvester TRYON purchased, on the 18th of February, from GASS, certain property at Eleventh and K streets, for which he paid $1,250. The deed purported to be signed by F. FRANKS, in whose name the title to the property was vested. It was acknowledged before W.H. BEATTY, Notary Public. The deed was duly recorded, but it is now believed that the original name in the document was J.H. GASS, and that that name was erased after leaving BEATTY's hands, and that of "F. FRANKS" forged in place of the original. In another instance we were shown a certificate of mining stock, on the back of which the name of J.H. GASS had been substituted fo! r the original name, which had been erased. The certificate, purporting to be worth $1,400, was then assigned to GASS as collateral security for borrowed money. It is reported that Dr. PEARIS is a sufferer to the amount of $1,000, and a Mrs. GREEN to the extent of five or six thousand dollars. There are many other reports afloat as to the financial operations and delinquencies of the defaulting party, which will doubtless assume a more definite shape in a day or two. GASS has been a resident of California since 1849 or 1850, and of Sacramento the most of that time. He has enjoyed the almost universal confidence of the community as a lawyer and a citizen. BOARD OF EDUCATION - A special meeting of the Board of Education was held last evening. Present - President and Bidleman, BIDWELL, HILL, MORRILL and THOMAS. Absentees - COLLINS and HARTLEY. Petitions from Mrs. McDOWELL and John G. HYER, for the privilege of sending their respective children to schools not in their districts, were debated, and a good cause being shown in each case, the petitions were granted. (The rest of article is cut off). UPSET - On Sunday evening at half-past seven o'clock, a small boat containing a party of Mexicans - four men, one woman and a child - were upset in the Sacramento river, near the foot of N street. The party had been out on a boat ride and were about to land when the accident happened. One of the men floated under the keel of the vessel and was nearly drowned. The others were rescued without suffering so severely. The child floated about a block down stream before being taken out. Louis, the man who was nearly drowned, was entirely unconscious when taken ashore, and was restored to consciousness only by the most vigorous exertions on the part of Dr. CLAPP and his friends, who spent a half hour or more at work upon him. COUNTY COURT - The County Court met yesterday, pursuant to adjournment, Judge CLARK on the bench. The business transacted was as follows: Thomas FARRAR vs. A.W. BUTLER et al. - On motion of J.P. COUNTS, attorney for plaintiff, it was ordered that the appeal in said cause be dismissed for the reason that the appeal papers were not filed with the Clerk and the fees paid therefor within thirty days after filing the undertaking on appeal. W.R. ROSE vs. Margaret HARRIGAN. - Motion to dismiss appeal herein denied, but the appellant is required to file a good and sufficient appeal bond within ten days, or the appeal to be dismissed. PROBATE - Estate of Seth BRIGGS, deceased - The hearing of the application on citation heretofore issued, to show cause why the administratrix should not file her inventory and appraisement of said estate, coming on to be heard, ordered that the administratrix have until the 23d instant in which to file the same. Estate of Mary JOHNSON, deceased - Ordered that the letters heretofore granted to the Public Administrator be revoked, and that letters be issued to Archibald BROWN, upon his filing two bonds in the sum of $500 each - one as administrator and the other for rents and profits. NOT OVERJOYED - The owner of Young Tecumseh, J. PEASLEY, informs us that we did him injustice in stating that he rolled over on the race track from excess of joy on the occasion of the late triumph of his horse in the contest with Lancet. The facts of the case, he informs us, are that a number of those who had bet and won money on his horse made such a congratulatory rush upon as to push him over and roll over on top of him. POLICE COURT - There was but little business done in the Police Court yesterday. In the case of Hugh O'NEIL, charged with assault and battery on William BROWN, the defendant demanded a trial by jury, and the case was continued until to-day. In the case of M.T. CROWELL, charged with assault and battery on P.D. BURBANK, one witness examined and the case continued until Saturday next. APPOINTMENTS - Gilbert T. WITHAM - not WILLIAMS, as was erroneously given yesterday - has been appointed by Governor STANFORD Captain of Company M of the First California Cavalry. R.C. VOSE has been appointed First Lieutenant of the same company. Both are residents of this city, and members of the City Guard. LEG BROKEN - On Saturday evening last Joseph SWINDEMAN, who resides on the Georgiana road, six miles south of the city, had his right leg broken above the ankle, by jumping from his wagon while his horses were running away. Dr. SIMMONS was sent for from the city, and set the broken limb. GOING AGAIN - We understand that Young Tecumseh, PEASLEY's horse, will trot in the course of a few weeks against Garibaldi, and also against Governor Downey. One of these matches will take place on the first of April. FOR TRIAL TO-DAY - The following is the calendar of the District Court for to-day: B.B. FORDYCE vs. C.P. ELLIS et al.; W.G. ENGLISH vs. B.B. STANSBURY; Nellie E. CLARK vs. Edwin A. CLARK. BY TELEGRAPH TO THE UNION Incorporation - Insolvency - Tax Title Sustained - Donnery Acquitted - Rates of Passage - California Traitors for Texas - Arrival SAN FRANCISCO, March 9th The following mining companies incorporated to-day: Summit Pass Gold and Silver, for Columbia, Tuolumne county - capital, $315,000; Creosus Gold and Silver, Washoe valley, Nevada Territory - capital, $200,000; California Copper Smelting Works, Contra Costa county - capital, $1,000,000. Robert J. ORDWAY filed a petition in insolvency - debts, $1,100; no assets. In the case of D.S. ROBERTS against the proprietors of the Asylum on Pine street, the Fourth District Court gives a verdict for plaintiff, sustaining a tax title. F. ACKER, the engineer who was hurt on board the steamer Yosemite, has died of his injuries. The examination of Edward DONNERY, charged with setting fire to a house occupied by Mrs. Catharine GUNTER, involving the loss of herself, resulted in the acquittal of the accused to-day. Rates of passage by steamer Moses TAYLOR are, first cabin $125, second cabin $100. A letter from Los Angeles gives bad accounts of the State Range mines - that they are merely outcroppings, and soon exhausted. The Mazatlan paper of February 26th says: "Last Friday a party of eight persons, consisting of Judge D.S. TERRY, T.T. BOULDING, Duncan BEAUMONT, Isaac HEITT, W.T.ROBINSON, Jonathan LOVELESS, Tod ROBINSON, Jr., and Ed. GRAYSON of this city, took their departure for Texas. The party were well mounted and armed, and had an excellent outfit in every respect." Ship Osborne Howes, from Manilla November 7th, brings 2,100 bags coffee, 41,568 bags sugar, 800 bales hemp and 137 bales jeans, to Coleman. 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