The morning call., 1890-11-27
ACROSS THE BAY.
Services Announced for Thanks
giving Day.
an Action fer Dameees-Approval Of an ordi-
rance-The Agass:z frofessorship-str,ke
of Iron-Workers at Emsryville.

Union Thanksgiving services will be held
in Central Oakland at IL O'clock this morn
ing in the First Congregational Church. the
pastors being present, and Rev. DR.. Boyns
of the Asbury Methodist Church South
preaching the sermon. at West Oakland
the services will be held in the Chase-street
Congregational Church, Rev. ii. H. Rice of
the Second Presbyterian Church preaching
the sermon. at East Oakland the union
services will be held in the Pilgrim Congre-
gational Church, Rev. Frank Dixon of the
Tenth-avenue Baptist Church delivering the
sermon. Separate services will be held in
st. PauPs, ST. Johns and st. Andrews
Protestant Episcopal churches, and in the
First Hebrew Synagogue. The First United
Presbyterian congregation will unite with
the San Francisco churches of that denom-
ination in the First United Presbyterian
Church of that city, Rev. j. Charles Hanna
of Oakland delivering the sermon.
Rev. Mr. Gray, colored man, pastor Of
the Mission Baptist Church, is candidate
Tor Chaplain of the Assembly.
FOR PERSONAL INJURIES RECEIVED.
Walter and Martha A. Renwiek have sued
r. L. Thompson to recover $4,000 damages
for personal injuries sustained by Mrs. Rem
wick on the 9th Of last February. They
allege that on that date the roadway of
high street, adjacent to the property OF the
defendant bordering on that street, was
opslrncteo py arse amour. VI cu''insS
and large branches OF trees and brush negll-
gently placed there by. the servants of
Thomson. and that while driving along
cold straat tbe nluiutiff Martha a Rem
- 49, - a., H. - fro,, +ha
"i.h' was 'hio"h " INC e.ouiu i'o-i .'.o
vehicle in which she was driving ana re-
ceiyed divers injuries from which she mas
only partially recovered, and it may be that
she will never entirely recover.
Major j. r. Pico SAYS he will bring suit
against ii. Ii. Bancroft to recover 5000, the
value of certain historical documents loaned
by him to Bancroft and not returned.
Mayor Glasr0ck has returned to the
Council with his approval the ordinance
recurring the yacating Of buildings unit for
human habitation.
1t is understood that Edison +. Adams and
Thomas Prather have become interested in
the electric Street-rallroad from Oakland 10
HayWaruS.
THE AGASsIz PRoFEssoRsHIP.
The conditions under which the late Ed
ward Tompkins OF Oakland endowed the
AgaSSiZ ProfesSorship of Oriental Lam
guages and Literature in the State Uni
versity have been fulfilled. MIR. Tompkins
beuueathed, in 1872, forty-seyen acres of
land on New Broadway, with the provision
that it should be held until the whole OF
parL should be sold for $4,000, this sum TO
be devoted to the endowment of the chair.
The land has been sold for $4,000.
The hearing on the charge against Will
lam Ardeu was continued in the Police
Court yesterday until tomorrow morning to
allow a complaint to be made out The
charge is grand larceny. Ardell claims to
be from ST. Paul, but the police believe that
he is an expert sneak-thief.
ii. w. Outflow Jr. has sued John D. Will
son to recoyer-as the assignee of Edward
Mills. George Straut and Mrs. Kate Martin
1910 shares of Leigh Gravel mining stock,
valued at $3.50.
The suit of William Davis against the
Southern Pacific Company mas been com
promised and dismissed. He was injured in
the accident on May Both at the Webster
street bridge, and sued Tor S15. 156 damages.
Ii is said that a new morning paper Will
be started in Oakland about January lst, to
be Republican in politics, with E. Nj. Glib