The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-12-08
ACROSS THE BAY.
Action on the West Oakland
Marsh Proposition.
Precepts Presented by the Pastors in tia
Churches Of the City OF Oaks-In-
sanity and Divorce.

William Nolan has been granted divorce
from Betty Nolan by Judge Gibson.
Henry Frsius will be examined to-day on
a charge of insanity. He is 40 years of age.
j. a. Davidson had his right ankle frac-
tnred while attempting to board a moving
train near Center-street Station.
The funeral of Nelson King. deceased. a
native of Riga. Monroe County, N. Y, aged
49, took place yesterday afternoon from his
late residence, 57S Sixteenth street.
The funeral of the late DR.. j. 3. Trembly
took place yesterday afternoon from his
late residence on the corner of Eighth and
Myrtle streets. There was large attend
ance of friends and acquaintance.
Mrs. Margaret Manning had her husband.
Dennis, arrested about two weeks ago on
charge of insanity. The day the examina.
ton was to take place the Sheriff advised
the Judge that he did not think Manning
insane, but that he had been sufferin from
alcoholism. Mrs. Manning afterwards ad-
mitted to the Court that Manning did drink
Il good deal and that liquor might have more
to do with his madness than insanity, and
Manning was discharged from custody. Mrs.
Manning, however, concluded that she can
not live with him any longer, and has sued
for divorce on the ground of cruelty. They
are both past middle age.
In view of the success of the Lake Merritt
boulevard proposition, and at the sugges-
lion OF those who want to see both improve
ments 90 through together, the West Oak
land Improvement Association, at its meet
ing at the residence OF Rev. Father McNally
on Saturday evening, got down to business
on the West Oakland marsh park PROPOSE
ton. map was presented showing the
ownership Of every lot within the bounda-
rieS of the $50 acres included in the ordi-
bnfnra a (titu
tlonal names were added to the Option Com
mittee, and an Auditing Committee was ap-
pointed, consisting of a. A. Williamson A.
ID. Wilder and j. p. Gariick. 1t was de-
clded to hold maSs-meeting on the 18th
inst at Hansen's Hall. William Walsh and
Rev. j. B. McNally were appointed COM
mittee to have circulars printed sh owing the
objects of the association. The following
resolution were passed:
ReSotced, That this association requests from
the City Council an assurance OF its support in
getting options on aud donations OF marsh land;
that such support Will be best furnished by men,
befs OF The Council fayorlng condemnation OF such
tracts as are held at excessive prices.
Has Suicide Justifcalion?' was the
subject of Rev. Frank Dixon at the Tenth
avenue Baptist Church.
Rev. DR.. Stanton, who occupied the pulpit
OF the First Presbyterian Church in Oakland
a number oil Sundays, is now preaching in
Berkeley.
The evening subject of Rev. DR.. Ollie at
the First Methodist Episcopal Church was
The Bible and S0-called Higher Criticism"
Rev. .. II. Tracey not being able to
preach at the First Free Baptist Church
yesterday Professor l.. p. Meads occupied
the pulpit at II o'clock, and preached on
This Present World
The Faith of the InfdeP' was the theme
of Rev &. w. Wendte of the First Unitar-
ian Church at Hamilton Hall. The new
church of this society at Fourteenth and
Castro streets has been inclOsed.
Rev. DR.. Alexander Calhoun of San Jose
has been appointed by the Board of Home
Missions TO take charge of the First United
Presbyterian congregation of Oakland until
some one is sent from the East DIR. Cal
houn took charge yesterday, and preached
morning and evening.
The English Lutheran services were held
at o'clock yesterday afternoon, owing to
Rev. Philip Graft. the acting pastor, preach
ing in TIE First Presbyterian Church in the
evening and the Second Church Of the same
denomination in the morning.
Rev. III. III. Rice of the Second Presbyter-
ran Church on Union street, between Ninth
aud Tenth, occupied the pulpit of the First
Presbyterian Church yesterday morning
and Rev. Philip Graft of the Lutheran
Church in the evening The CALL did not
say that Rev. DR.. Sprecher of Cleveland had
been called TO this church, or would be. 1t
did say, however, that there are member
who would like to see him recalled, but that
DR.. Sprecher himself has iniimated he would
not accept call unless it was unanimous.
Under the present circumstances this is not
probable.