The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-11-16
THE TWO CITIES
ACROSS THE BAY.
PATHS Private Car Doing Duty
for Clara Norris.
Carleton's Check Was Forgery-A Challenge
by Pastors-Death From Broken Skull.
Marriage After opement.

The private car Cor0net. chartered by
Clara Morris for her trip of fifty-two weeks
about the country, is undergoing repairs III
the West Oakland yards. 1t was brought in
in leaky condition and the repairs are
quite extensive. The COronet is the same
car that was formerly known as the
Adelina Patti. and used by the prima donna
as her private car. The interior decorations
and furniture still bear her monogram, and
the costly $4,000 paintings are the same as
when the ear was used by her. The piano
was formerly her property and the mono
gram "a. p" carved in the wood teStitieS
to its former ownership.
Alexander Macdonald has written under
date of November 18th that his body would
on that night rest beneath the waters of the
bay, because his wife had, as he said, gone
to the bad" The same individual wrote to
the Oakland Postmaster some weeks ago
that he intended to seek watery grave in
the bay. He writes sadly of the days when
he first met his wife in 'auld Scotia"
HIS CHECK WAS FORGED.
1t turns out that L. B. Cartoons certified
check for $500, upon which he obtained
about $50, is forgery. and that is the rea-
son he has DISAPPEARED. 1t was drawn on
the d. o. Mills Bank of Sacramento and
was signed "Towles Brothers Company,
dated at Alta. Cal, where there is a lumber
firm named Towles Brothers Company. 1t
was assigned to his wife and she drew sum
of money on it, leaving it for collection aud
taxing a certificate Of deposit for the bal
ance of S1770 GO. Carleton took the certfi-
cate of de- osit of the First National Bank
of Oakland with him, but payment had been
stopped anu notice sent by the bank 10 all
banks in tie State and to its correspondents
elsewhere.
Rev. d. E. johnson, colored, born a slave
eleven years before the Emancipation
Methodist Episcopal Church of Oakland,
has taken exception to some portion OF
lecture on The Southern Negro by Rev.
Frank Dixon, pastor oil the 1enth-aVenue
Baptist Church, young man born IN the
South since the war, and has challenged the
latter to friendly debate on The Negro"
the proceeds TO 60 to some negro college IN
the South.
Patrick Dempsey. a carpenter, residing at
1863 Seventh street, died suddenly while
working on house on Chester street at
about 80 O'Clock yesterday afternoon fiom
heart disease. He was 30 years of age.
THE INJURIES PROVED FATAL.
Charles Pomeroy Up, whose skull was
fractured in a fall from c6ble-car, on
Thursday evening, died at about p. NJ.
yesterday from the effects OF tie accident.
His window and children are visiting Mrs.
Ups relatives in West Virginia, having
gone on the visit couple of months ago.
His brother resides in San Francisco, and
was with him at the Receiving Hospital up
to the time of his death. The funeral will
probably be under the auspices OF Lyon
Post No s, G, A r., of which he was an
active member.
William Mahoney, who was sentenced to
three months in the County Jail and to pay
Il fine of SEQ IN addition, by Justice Nelcker
OF Berkeley, for attempting TO obtain money
on false pretenses, was discharged by Judge
Gibson yesterday, on habeas corpus, on the
ground that he had served the three months
term and the fine was illegal.
Henry W. Baldwin, who took the Choral
hydrate on Wednesday evening, is rapidly
recovering. He is partially paraiyzed in the
limbs, but il Is believed tnat he VIII entirely
recover finally. His sister has telegra phed
from Cleveland that she would come to
California to take HIM home.
JUDGMENT FOR THE DIFFERENCE.
Judge Ellsworth gave Conrad Helmke q
Judgment against the city OF Oakland for
$500 damages to his property at New
Broadway and Tweuty-first streets, caused
By the raising OF the grade of the street.
Helmke proved $1,000 damages and the city
proved $500 benefits, SO that Judgment was
given for the difference. The Commission
eTS who viewed the work adludged the dam
ages and Dement'S equal. Dut Helnke was
not satisfied with their decision and brought
suit for $1,000.
Miss Rosa Try, the daughter of David
Try anu Manuel Vargas Couyant. both of
San Leandro, eloped, were married in
Oakland by Justice SnoGk and have gone TO
San Jose to live. Couvant is Roman
Catholic in religion and his wife a JeweSS.
The parents OF both were opposed 10 the
match on account of the difference in reli-
gions, but the girl SAID she would marry
Couvant when she became of age and she
kept her word. Her father is weli-known
butcher. Couvapt is a machinist by trade.
1t was mentioned some weeks ago that
Eunice d. Marion and Irving Marion would
apply Tor writ of mandate to compel the
Board of Education to restore the plaintiff,
Mrs. Marion, 10 the position formerly held
by her in the Swe School, Oakland, from
which she was dismissed on the Both Of
June, 1889. The petition was filed yester-
day afternoon.