The morning call., 1890-10-03
ACROSS THE BAY.
The Missing Runyon Heard From
in New York.
Opposition to the Beer syndicate-Another
meda-Trains TO San Pablo Canyon.


miraculous how the animals escaped in
jury for they crossed two culverts on their
route and trains are passing every few min
utes during the day. How they managed
to cross the culverts without going through
can only be conjeetured.. No one was on
the wagon and three cases of eggs in the
wagon were not damaged when the team
was stopped.
Rev. Stephen G. Emerson, the assistant
pastor of the First Congregational Church,
has arrived In Oakland with his wife from
Biddeford, Me-, where Mr.. Emerson's
father is pastor Of church. A reception
will be rendered to them by the members of
the church one week from TO- night in the
parlors of the church.
The new entrance to the City Prison
through the patrol-house and yard will be
completed to-day, and the spectacle of stop
ping the patrol-wagon in front Of the City
Hall to unload druDks, etc., will be dis
continued.
= RUNYoN HEARD FROM.
George P. Runyon, who was married on
September 18th last in Oakland, 10 Miss
Daisy Runk, but abandoned her after thirty
six hours of married life. by taking the over
land train from Sacramento, where they had
gone to spend their honeymoon, has turned
the Fifth-avenue Hotel. He has telegraphed
that he will come back home, if there is no
objection, to CORTLAND, where his father
lives. He made an unexpected trip to New
York once before.
A number of German liauor-dealers of
Oakland, dissatisfied with the purchase of
all the breweries by the English syndicate,
held meeting and subscribed $1,000 to-
ward building new brewery in Oakland.
Another meeting win be held this evening.
a Der of liqnor-dealers in o kland are
running their saloons, it is said, without
liernsps, because the council has not yet APP
proved the applications, and the city is
minus the amount of the license fees.
BRUTALLY TREATED HIS MOTHER.
Hugh Hopkins was sentenced yesterday
by Judge Henshaw to sixty days In the City
Prison for brutal treatment OF his mother.
He had pleaded not guilty and demanded
jury. Tie jury was in attendance, but Hop
kins on his own motion withdrew his plea
and pleaded guilty, evidently being afraid
that the jury trial would go hard with hIm.
The mothers story of the ill-treatment of
the son for years was pite0us and she asked
the court TO keep him away from her. He
is % years of age.
AT the conclusion Of the testimony for
the prosecution in the case of Thomas Nee,
the section hand charged with the homicide
of young Gee Sing the market-gardener.
motion by the defense to instruct the jury
to bring in verdict OF acqulttal was
granted The testimony was TO the effect
that Sing died from the effects of disease.
James Granger, who passed two forged
checks on Oakland merchants signed w. j.
Reed, each for va, anu payable TO James
Wilson and James Rollins. was sentenced
to three years in San Quentin on pleas Of
guilty.
The branch postofices at West aud East
OAKLAND Will hereafter be called Stations
A and B respectively.
ANoIHhh MISSIONARY SOCIETY
Inc iauies OIL the rirst united i,respy-
de-, ii and NTssinnar S o,a as,.d Ia,
at the residence of Mrs i A. Calhmn' The
following officers were elected for six months:
President, Mrs Gleason; Vice-Presdrnt,
MrS. Nettie NJ; calhoun; Secretary, Miss
iahe mehry reas a, MIS- Z. Marvin.
old soc;.ty and onns n'nn,b for ,nisso aa az
nnrnose.
The cansi,ing of , email ,.oobt oT To,o
Wharf vestardsv VI comssa ns snH S''' On i1o
The owner iumned into his fem -5.-,...ii.
and saved himself waiting 1s
was riding al anchor some dist gr Inazp
the wharf and an attemnt 10 sA.sf-I
in the stron.r oreeze was iRs "a s,4t a.a
cjdent.
George Leirs ton Yesterday Is
Cam. the CITY of Oak land aud a p,.....e. u.
other parties to Quiet title to four acres of
the West Oakland marsh. between Elpl-
teen and Twentieth streets, claiming title
under the estate of Joseph p. Irving. These
four acres will be within the boundaries of
the proposed West Oakland park.
The monthly report of the CITY Treasurer
shows SlOs. 949 on hand on September Both.
The income for September was s499O,
~
Alameda.
The CITY Trustees will hold an adiourned
n,estipg 70 consider the tax law III. ra.a
~ " ~ no nv % - go law
last year was W cents on tue eloo.
The railroad company is now side-tracking
its freight-cars on railroad avenue, between
ho,,,.a, T,,an+v s.oo,d .pd T,,art, ,h;ra
s,raats "a tormar,,
60 rshman ,,b;,o ,soair have.
,.s, WsdneSaav had fin gsr ,orn off Nv tbs
~, eiv;ng . snada, isrS Tho rona Thinb
he had Wound around his hand cuttine the
digit off
The work Of constructing bridge across
the tldal G nal cut Is sun DELAYED. Ihe resi-
uents OF Aidineua, anu especlatly the ousi-
III, H. Or nuAiou' 'i"' 'iii' inipio'e-
nieus , Snan ue inau A..
mt are , os .ne tb
.r hssGo,at,om idit esenhe sGe subject OIL
o efee painting was oiscusseu, ana IL was &c
W nd shad. VI ueeo su,a9ie Ioa
vi III tn"nion.a, anu snaue PuiposeS, anu uige
t the I}dl 10 pant tnem along
one o Staem ans ,h iapoi.ans matter
1i1 Mas ,ne un' 81. assessment.
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; rac'o are asseiseu " .i,d aole' WINE az
maritast ;n},o,ioa an5 napSs 90 lts 10
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