San Mateo County Gazette Redwood City, San Mateo County, California Saturday Morning, May 11, 1861, Vol. 3 No. 6 BIRTH At Purissima, San Mateo county, May 3d., a daughter to the wife of H.S. Loveland. In Redwood City, 9th inst. A son to the wife of S.L. Stone. MEETING OF SUPERVISORS A regular meeting of the Board took place Monday, 6th inst. Present, R.S. Thornton, Chairman; J.P. Ames, and J.V. Diller In the matter of the forfeited bonds of G.W. Colemeyer, it was ordered that the suit commenced against the bondsmen be dismissed on payment of $100 within thirty days from this date. In accordance with a late Act of the Legislature, the Board proceeded to elect a County School Superintendent. H.S. Loveland was the only candidate before the Board, and he was unanimously elected to serve during the term of the present Supervisors. The salary was fixed, as by law, at $300 per annum, with bonds of $2000. The following bills were presented and allowed: R.S. Thornton, $601.50; B.A. Rankin, $400; N.C. Lane, $143.80; D. Little, $77; McClannan and Breedlove, $13.50; A.S. Easton, $201.44; Dr. Angle, $55.50; S.S. Stanbaugh, $55.60; B.G. Lathrop, $13. Total, $1,561.24. NEW ARRANGEMENT. - On Monday last, Mr. E. Earnest, proprietor of the Accommodation line of stages plying between Searsville, Redwood City and San Francisco, commenced the summer arrangement, by which the convenience of his patrons will be much enhanced. His stage will leave Redwood City every morning at seven o'clock, arriving at San Francisco at eleven. Returning, will leave San Francisco every afternoon at two o'clock arriving in Redwood City at six o'clock. The comfortable Concord coach now used by the accommodation line, places it in every respect, as to equipment, upon an equality with the best stage lines in the State, and the happy adaptability of the proprietor to his business has made him popular with the entire community. PASSED THE ASSEMBLY. - We observe that on Saturday last the bill to place the question of the removal of the county seat before the people of San Mateo county, was introduced into and passed the Assembly. It is believed that the bill cannot pass the Senate. STATE NEWS The Governor's Message to the Legislature on the Santa Clara Settler's troubles, says the law must be maintained, and asks for an appropriation of $100,000. The ship Sea Nymph went ashore Saturday last, three miles north of Point Reyes. All the officers and crew were saved except the steward, who was drowned. John S. Ellis, late Under Sheriff of San Francisco has resigned, and will be a candidate before the People's Nominating Committee for the office of Sheriff. The steam saw mill of J.N. Turner, on Rock Creek, two miles from Nevada, caught fire at about eleven o'clock on Tuesday evening, April 30th and was totally consumed. The people of Knight's Ferry were considerable excited last week by the discovery of rich and extensive copper-lodes at Mineral Springs. The State Treasury has been entirely emptied by the Legislature. Judge McKee, of the District Court, San Jose, declined to hold Court the present term because the judgment of that Court in the present term because the judgment of that Court in the Chabolla case had not been enforced. His course in so doing has been generally approved. In adjourning the Court for the term, he said that he would "not degrade his office by engaging in the judicial farce of holding a Court whose judgments and process are dishonored by this people." To see other old newspapers, visit http://www.newspaperabstracts.com <http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/>