The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-09-23
ACROSS THE BAY.
EX-POstmaster Pierce Studying
Law in a Jail.
A Sensation spciled-state Tax for the County.
Senatorial Candidates-Departure Of
the Missionary Ship.

Sheriff R. B. Purvis of Stanislaus County
was in Oakland yesterdsZsand took e. w.
Pierce, ex-Postmaster VksTurlock, in that
county, down to Modesto as a witness in the
case of l.. H Day on trial there for arson.
Pierce is serving out o sentence in the Ala
media County Jail as United Sta tes prls-
oner in connection with charge of misap-
propriating the funds of the Money Orde
Department of the office at Turock. lie
has many friends, who visit him in the Jail,
as well as his faithful wife. 1t is claimed
that Pierce accommodated friends by isSu-
ing money-orders on the credit plan; but
that when the inspector came around he
was unable to make settlement, and those
to whom the orders were issued failed to
come to his relief and pay up. He is spend
ing his time in the Jail in studying law, and
will, it is said, be ready to stand an eXamina-
ton to practice by the time his sentence has
expired
The result Of the autopsy on the body of
Mrs. Gertrude Kohler, of Piedmont way and
Mather street. who died suddenly while in
bed on Saturday morning, showed alcohol
ism to be the cause of death. and jury yes
terday rendered verdict to that effect.
sEvENTH-DAY ADvENTIsTs.
The Seventh-day Adventist Sabbath
school Association has elected the following
officers for the year: President. Elder r. S.
Owen; Vice President, Professor g. W.
Rine; Secretary, Clara Coney; Assistant
Secretary, Julia f. Caldwell; additional
members of the Executive Committee
Baxter, Howe and Elder O.. c. Godsmark.
The number of Sabbath-Schools added during
the year was thirty-four; total number,
ninety-eight. Amount of class contributions
from these ninety-eight schools, about
5000. Number of letters written by Sab
bath-school officers, 2200. To-day's pro-
gramme is: $3.50 a. NJ, educational meet
ing; IL A. NJ, preaching; 2:30 p. NJ, BlDIe
instruction; 7:3C, preaching.
A saloon at the corner Of Adeline street
and San Pablo avenue was destroyed by fire
at o'clock yesterday morning The l0ca-
ton is outside the city limits. but the city
tiremen responded and attempted to save
the building, which was large one and at
one time carriage factory. The entire loss
is unknown, but the saloon-keeper claims a
loss of $500.
c. II. Jacobs was discharged yesterday
from the County Jail, the judges of the
courts refusing to hold him for examination
Oh the ground that he Is not insane.
A LIyERMoRE MAN HELD.
EDWARD Karen. SalOOH-keeper at Liver
more, has been held to answer before the
Superior Court on a charge of assault with
a deadly weapon for shooting Peter Mad
docks. The latter, Farren claims, entered
his saloon and demanded a free drink, but
was thrown cut. He then commenced to
break down the door, whereupOn the accused
came out and hammered him over the head
with mallet. Farren.then broke window
and shot him through the leg.
A five-gallon oil was found on the
Alameda beach, near the Pacific Coast Oil
Works, cemented with plaster OF Paris and
the covering tied down with a bale-lOpe. On
opening it.a foot and other portions of a
human body were discovered. The can was
taken charge of by Coroner EyerS, and
the contents were found TO be parts of a
dissected body used by medical students.
They We're buried by the Coroner at Noun
tain View Cemetery, and great sensation
was spoiled.
William Hanna, the Liyermore farmer
who Filled his Farmland, Luders, has been
held in $500 bonds on a charge of man
slaughter. The defense Will be justifable
homicide in self-defense.
COUNTY SUPERVISORS.
The Alameda County Board of Superyis-
ors, at its meeting yesterday, received a
communication in which the total State
on the S1OO valuation. against Y
cents last year. The total tax, State
and county, last year was 81 10 on the SlO0
valuation. An effort Will be made this year
to cut it down to 81. The State Board re-
ports its assessment of the So IA miles of the
Central Pacific Railroad at S1,447, 346; the
1850 miles of he Northern Railway are as
sessed at SS1 .706, and the sc Of the South
Pacific Coast a; S473,379. The Southern Pa
cific Company. of its 1j2212 miles in Calitor-
mia. has only lao miles in Alameda County,
and is assessed at SIS, 1913.
The SjNtenDth District Senatorial ReDuD
ican Convent on last evening on the sec
ond ballot nominated Eli 5. Dennison for
State Senator. L. S. Culver and j. 6. Me
Gail were nominated for Assemblymen in
the Fifty-third ana Fity-fourth Assembly
districts. Culver is at present Assembly
man from the Flfty-third. Mccall is Pacific
Coast agent of the Erie Railroad Dennison
defeated Marcus d. Hyde for the nomina-
ton as State Senator. HYDE is present As
semblymau from the Fiity-fourth District
a number of Democrats who were inter
viewed yesterday with reference to the
County Convention CT their party indorsing
Judge Gibson for reelection stated that
there we're enough good Democrats who
should be cOmplimented with the nominal
ton.
CITY PRISON ENTRANCE.
The new entrance for prisoners into the
City Prison is nearing completion. Instead
of the patrol wagon driving up to the front
Of the City Hall on Fourteenth street. oppo-
site W Washington, a very public place, as the
entrance to all the city Offices are at that
place, the wagon will drive into the patrol
house on Fifteenth street, and through il
| into the yard in the rear and to the rear en-
| trance 10 the prison on the west side OF the
| building. There is high fence around the
ward and the entrance Will be entirely hid
from the view of the curious and from chill
dren, who often run up to the prison en-
trance as prisoners are being taken from the
wagon.
The missionary ship r. W. Logan will sail
for Honolulu to-day under command of
Captain Bray, General Secretary Of the Oak
land Young Mems Christian Associa-
| ton, formerly master of the Morning Star.
her permanent master, Captain Worth, and
First Officer Edward Tara. Among those
who Will 20 down to the Sandwich Islands
OIL the Logan are Sydney Lyons of London.
England, Frank Heath and Mr.. Dodge, of
Santa Cruz. Arthur Breed and A. +. Alex
ander, of Oakland, and Charles Campbell of
Sacramento.
Pedro Rossas, who shot Owen Smith at
Midway, two weeks ago, has been arrested
and lodged in the County Jail on a charge
of grand larceny, for stealing the horse and
saddle Of George Fox, which first he rode to
Livermore alter the shooting.
Mrs. Perkins, after fifteen years service
as Matron of the OLD Ladies Home at Tenn
eScal, has rendered her resignation.
AIameda.
The teachers and pupils of the public
schools are having their mid-term vacation
this week.
Miss Herbert, who sustained serious in
iuries on Saturday night by being thrown off
horse, was resting easy yesterday and her