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The morning call., 1890-04-15
MANHATTAN DEMOCRATS.


They Hold Their Eirst Annual Meeting
and Elect Oficers.
The Manhattan Democratic Club held its
first annual meeting last night at the club
house on Stockton street. Quite a large
number of prominent Democrats were pres
ent and formed an enthusiastic assemblage,
over which A. Andrews presided.
The ballot for Board of Directors for
the ensuing year closed before the meeting
was called to order, and the following Of
ficers were declared elected: c. l.. Acker-
man, President; T. l. O'Brien, Vice Presi-
dent; A. L. SPOTS, Secretary; William j.
Bryan, Treasurer; w. b. Wiltshire. Max
Pepper, 5. b. Carleton, C. A. Buckley,
Daniel Hanlon, Samuel Newman, j. D.
Gibbs, Directors.
According to the Treasurer's statement
submitted at the meeting the clubs ex-
penses for March and April. including fur
nishing, etc, were S1792 80; receipts and
transfer of cash from Tammany Society,
$1,000 10. The total assets were SS406 90 /;
liabilities S770S 10, leaving balance of
ST03 so in favor of the club.
The total membership is 295, of which
number 278 take an active interest in the
club.
The morning call., 1890-04-15
ALONG THE RAIL.
Messrs. Huntington and Stanford
to Be RecOnciIed.
The Rate-Cutting War Still Goes Merrily On.
New England Pioneers-A Care
less switchman.

c. P. Huntington was out of town yester-
day. Senator Stanford positively refused to
be interviewed and MIR. Croker and others
were very reticent as to the misunderstood
ing between the two gentlemen
Mr.. Croker said that he hoped TO effect a
reconciliation and did not believe that any
investigation would take place.
Nothing definite could be learned regard
ing Mr.. Huntington's visit to Santa Rosa
yesterd ay. 1t was limited, however. that
the trip meant an examination OF the Dona-
hue road, with view of purchasing the
same when it is put upon the market.
RATE-CUTTING.
The Burlington road, by making cut Of
So IN the Chicago rate, are filling their
Golfers to the great discontinue of the other
roads, not openly, however, but by the
Commission method"
1t was rumored on the street yesterday
that one of the lines engaged in the present
struggle had made n rate of $50 to Chicago,
thus cutting under the Burlington. Nothing
could be found TO substantiate this report,
but the rate-cutting for the next few days
bids fair to be exciting and productive of
still lower rates.
NEW TIMETABLE.
a new timetable is out for the Santa
Cruz division of the narrow gauge, which
hunters train, which formerly left at 8
a. NJ, is discontinued. The 2:I5 P. NJ. train
now leaves at :45 P. NJ, aud the 4 rs P. NJ.
train Will 20 through 10 Santa Cruz on Sat
urdays and Sundays.
Work on the Oakdale extension is not
being vigorously prosecuted, and there is no
prospect of work on this branch for some
months.
NEW ENGLAND PIONEERS.
The New England Society OF California
Pioneers, en- route to San Francisco, arrived
III Chicago Saturday afternoon. They were
met by a committee of the Chicago society
and given rOusing reception. Mr.. Graves,
Secretary of the California Pioneers, was
asked yesterday what steps mad been taken
by his organization to give them a reception
on their arrival in this city. He said that
the Board of Directors constituted a COM
mittee to entertain them while in the city,
ana that banquet was TO be given them
during their stay by his society. Tie party
numbers 139 men, many OF whom have their
families with them. Nlnety-seYen out of
the 139 are from Massachusetts.
q careless switchman came very near
causing a serious accident at san Jose yes
terday morning. He left a switch open near
a bridge which crosses Guadalupe Creek.
Into this switch the Monterey express run,
and only the slow rate at which they were
moving saved the train from being thrown
into the stream below, which would have
caused the loss Of many lives. AS it was
the passengers were given hard shaking
up, many sustaining severe bruises, though
none were seriously injured.
The morning call., 1890-04-15
CARBOLIC ACID SWALLOWED.
a Young Woman's Mistake in Taking
nnr Medicine.

A Young Woman's Mistake in Taking
Her Medicine.
A young woman named Susie Mcfarland
and aged about 20 years, took small guam
tity of carbolic acid last night about half
past 10 o'clock in her room at 10 Turk
street, and is now lying in precarious con-
dition from the effects thereof.
According to the statements of the per-
sons in the house, Miss Mcfarland has been
i'll for some time and has required the at
tention of a nurse. Last night the nurse
was called out of the room and when she
came back Susie said she had taken a
spoonful of something out of bottle and
that it had burned her throat. She pointed
to the bottle. and the nurse saw it was
a vial containing carbolic acid. DR.. Lustig
was called in, and endeavofed 10 relieve the sui
ferer. Evidently the quantity she had taken was
small, and the doctor said that while IL might
cause pain fOr awhile there was no danger OF
death.
Other stories were circulated regarding the
matter among persons who knew the girl to the
effect that she had been Tilted by young man
who knew her very well, and had been paying at
teuIiOns to her, and In consequence had taken
the acid with the design OF ending her lie This
was denied by her friends.
The MOrgue officials were notified to come for
the body, as the people in the house believed
that the woman was dead when they heard what
she had DONE On learning the true state OF al
fairs the MOTgue officials withdrew
The morning call., 1890-04-15
A CLERKS MISTAKE.
1t shortens a Criminals Incarcerati
Five Years.

1t Shortens "A Criminals Incarceration
Five Years.
Frank Harper was released from San
Quentin yesterday, on habeas corpus, by
Judge Finn. He was convicted In San Jose
OF arson in the second degree, and on Feb
ruary 3, 1888, was sentenced to a term of fif-
teen years.
The writ was granted on the ground that
the sentence is in excess Of the penalty pre-
scribed by law for the crime Under the
law the maximum sentence for arson in the
second degree is ten years, and the Judge
found that Harper had earned forty-two
months credits under the Goodwin Act. en-
tltllng BIN, with the term he had served, to
liberty.
The prisoner had prior conviction against
him, which warranted the sentencing court
! in giving him fifteen years, but through the
neglect of the clerk of the court the prior
was not entered in making up the judgment
The morning call., 1890-04-15
MEDICINE FOR NAE SICK.
Annual Meeting of the Pacific HON
oPathic Dispensery.

oPathic Dispens7ry.
The annual meeting of the Pacific Home
opathic Dispensary Association was held
at 943 Howard street. Mrs John Mckee,
the President, occupied the chair and Mrs.
Darville Libby acted as Secretary.
The Secretary reported that the assoeia-
ton WAS out of debt and had a little money
in the treasury.
The sale of medicines has almost sup
ported the organization. 1t NaS hoped that
some rich person would bequeath a sum of
money to establish children's hOspi-
tai, which is the ultimate object of those
interested.
According to the Secretary's report the
cash on hand is SIS 80. During the year
the receipts were $500 10 and the disburse-
ments S4O1 CO.
dent; Mrs. Z. L. Gibbs, First Vice-President ;
Mrs. ID. Libby, Secretary, and Mrs. X. II.
Taylor, Treasurer.
or the committees appointed, Mrs. w. T.
Reed viii be Chairman of the Auditing
Committee, Mrs. c. N. Bean of the Visit
ing Committee and Mrs T. j. Haynes of the
Supply Committee.
The new Directors for this year are Mrs
John Mckee, Mrs. d. Libby, Mrs. Thomas
Donnigau, Mrs. L. j. Haynes, Mrs. NJ. E.
Watson, Mrs. c. NJ. Bean, Mrs. G. L. Gibbs.
The following list of attending ana con-
sulting physicians was reelected:
Attending physiciaas-Dr. S. A Ballard, Dr.
j. stow Ballard DIR. A L. Norton Moore, DIR. w.
A. Dewey. Dr. L. S. BreyfogIe DIR. E. n. Lo wry,
Consulting physicians-Dr. j. A. Albertson,
DR.. j. n. Eckel, DIR. r. H. Curtis.
The morning call., 1890-04-15
state Camnairn Work.

The Republican State Central Committee
will meet at 4l9 California street Wednes-
day, April 22d next, at o'clock in the after
noon. The object of the meeting is to fix
the time and place for the Republican State
Convention to nominate State officers to
apportion the number of delegates TO which
each county may be entitled at such con-
vention, and for other campaign business.
The morning call., 1890-04-15

Mrs. Walker was the lowest responsible
bidder for street-sprinkling in Stockton. She
put up good bond for $4,000. The CounciI
rejected all bids, and ordered another cali
for the work. Mrs Walker consulted n
lawyer, and if she does not get the con-
tract the city officers will have lively fight
on ;heir hands
The morning call., 1890-04-15

George Aull, President of the Subscribers
Club of Cortland avenue, states that Of the
1884 subscribed to carry on the work of i'm
proving the thoroughfare but S149 20 has
been collected, and that latter sum having
been expended work was stopped. The
The morning call., 1890-04-15
Indecent Illus,ratious.

b. F. Jacobs, manager of a sporting
paper, was arrested yesterday on complaint
of the Society for the Suppression of Vice
on charge OF selling indecent pictures.
The pictures complained of appeared in a
recent edition OF the paper. Jacobs was
admitted to bail Immediately after his ar
reet
The morning call., 1890-04-15

The California Safe Deposit and Trust
Company has elected the following officers:
Dlreetors-J. ID. Fry, j. M. Shotwell, l. q.
Wickershan, Z. Ii. Woods, Henry Williams,
Samuel Dam, George Bradley A. d. Sharon.
Charles Main, James Treadwell, Thomas r.
Hayes; President. j. ID. Frey; Secretary j. Dai.
zeil Bum; Manager and Treasurer, j. NJ. Shot
well.
The morning call., 1890-04-15

The trial OF Josiah NJ. Wilson for an as
sault to murder r. E. Geering by shooting
him on January 25th, was begun Yesterday
before Judge Murphy. The men were car
conductors and rivals in the affections of
their landlady, Mrs. M. S. Monchamp Of
40 Devisadero street, and the shooting
grew out of their jealousy.
The morning call., 1890-04-15

Robert Newell was convicted of robbery
last evening by jury in Judge Firms de-
partment of the Superior Court He was
charged with having robbed George Gear
OF S105 on January 9th last in saloon at
the corner OF Market and Brady streets.
The morning call., 1890-04-15
Mr.. Armstrong; Lecture.

William Jackson Armstrong will lecture
tonight III metropolitan Temple in reply to
the Princess Engalitscbeff. MIR. Armstrong
Is the pioneer champion OF the cause of the
Russian nihilsts in this country.
The morning call., 1890-04-15

Superintendent of Streets did not stop the
work further than to require that the ,por-
ton already commenced be completed pc
fore any additional improvements were De-
The morning call., 1890-04-15

of the several special and Executive COM
mittees made a very creditable showing.
}. c. b. Hebbard, E. B. Read, l.. L. Ewing,
A. Isaacs and j. Fl. Page were among the
speakers.
The morning call., 1890-04-15
The Bear Club.

The Bear Club held its regular weekly
meeting last night. Stirring speeches were
maze by prominent citizens and the work
The morning call., 1890-04-15
THE CHIEFS AssAssINs.

Some New Facts Discovered Regarding
Their Treatment.
After a quarter of century there has been
issued an executive document by the Senate con
tanning orders TO the Commandant of the Wash
ington Nayy-yard, some features of which have
never before been made public concerning the
prisoners arrested in connection with the assas-
sinaiion OF Abraham Lincoln. These important
prisoners were confined on board the United
States monitors anchored in the Potomac River.
The first or those orders was TO Commodore j.
b Montgomery, COmmandant of the yard, and
dated April o. 1865, the day OF Lincoln's death.
IL Iead az fOlnwS.
The morning call., 1890-04-15

George Dixon, in speaking about his 90
with Matt Mccarthy at the South waite Club
last MOndaynight, said if he had had a fair
show lie would have settled Mccarthy be-
fore four rounds. HE did not knock me
down once with blow" said Dixon, but
he wrestled me down repeatedly, and had
there been referee l would have won in
the first round on foul. If Mccarthy Will
fight me 20 finish / Will guarantee $1,000
purse, winner 10 take all, and my friends
will bet him or his friends $1,000 to $500 as
often as they want"
Gays the Irish Times of March 18th: The
Irish team delighted some 10000 spectators
on Saturday by their fine play against the
pick of English Rugby football. When
they troOped out Of the pavilion into the
open, all attired in emerald green, the huge
crowd received them with as much enthu-
siasm as it instantly afterward showed on
the appearance of the English champions,
all clothed in white samite." White and
green were pretty much of a hue before the
conclusion of struggle which virtually re-
suited in a tie
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-04-06

roar og RICHMOND. APsfL 8, iol
khRIyGD-
steamer Aris,. Doyo, Norfsik. nsrsnasatso
ssnooner Bsa,smla Courtney. Roekpors ss.
Richmond leo Company.
schooner Alfred Keen. RochIsnd. lime. war
nor Moore.
SAILED.
steamer Goiisooro', o'Neii, Philadelphia
nercnasdiss sad passengers; J. w. xecsfries,
agent
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-04-06
And This in Northern Town.

PrrrgBURGH. Pa. April "a shooting
a1ray occurred on Fifth avenue tonight, re-
sultlng in the killing of John OHara, seven
teen years old, and the serious wounding of
Martin Fabey. a youth Of about the same
age. The shooting was done by q negro
named Iichtnor. ard the victims, who
were white. wereiDuocent by-standers. The
colored Knights Templar were having a
parade and ~ thcy were passing McNulty's
hvary-stabie . white woman was l0stled
bv the marchers An unknown man ex-
postulated with the colored men. when
party Of five young negroes standing on
the pavement took up the quarrel. Light
ner. VINO was one of the party, pulled his
revolver and fired three times into tho
crowd. The street, were full OF people
and two Of the shots took effect, one pass
inc through young O'Hara's heart and
killing him instantly and the other enter
inc Fahey's back below the left shoulder
blade. In the excitement following the
shooting Lightner escaped. but two of his
friends were arrested. The victims were
standing on the sidewalk watching the pa
rade when shot and had nothing to do
with the quarrel. Tahey will recover.
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Personal.


Queen Victoria will be godmother TO the
new girl in the Duke Of Portlands family,
ana the child will be called Victoria Doro-
thy.
Australia has sent to England a new con-
tralto whose voice Is SAID 10 be Of eXcep-
tional richness. Her name Is Helen Rowe,
and she Is a great tavonte IN Melbourne.
General Greedy Chief Of the Signal Ser
vice, gets about twenty letters a day from
cranks who hold him personally RESPONSE
ble for the weather.
The Georgia railroad has, il ia claimed,
the envGDle reputation Of being the only
railroad in the world OF its size that has
never killed a passenger and never had
mortgage omit.
The Empress of Austria has caused her
wedding dress to be cut no and made into
q SET of vestments for the Church of -.
Matthew in Pesth. The material is white
brocade with silver threads embroidered
with silver roses.
Job Biggs, the mail-carrier ON the Camp
bell N. e. route. delivers his mail 10 the
offices on foot. walking "a miles one day
and 81 miles next day. During year he
steps over S.42i miles. and at this rate
would cover the circuit Of the globe IN
three years, exclusive of Sundays.
King Lobengula. Of Matabele Land. il
pictured ny recent visitor as giant;
weighing more than $50 pounds. Never
writes the visitor, have 1 seen such a
brutal, sensual, and cruel expression as he
has. However, he received us very well,
and after our royal letter had been read
and translated, some excellent beef was
produced. and we were soon busy
tearing II up with our teeth and fingers.
Next week commences the big war-dance.
so proeaoiy we shall not get away tor 40
least fortnight. The King returns TO ms
capital tomorrow owing 10 cout. be -
now being attended by witch doctors. Last
September and October he killed 400 peo-
pie. but has never touched European"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-04-06

The Treasury Department has sustained
the appeal OF Mr.. John Wanamaker from
the d5cisiou Of tle Collector Of Customs
at Philadelphia assessing duty az the rates
OF A. and 50 per cent. nd rd'Orem on certain
so-called bead ornaments.
The First National Rank Of Parbersburg,
". Va. and the state Savings Bank have
consolidated under the name OF the
former. with a capital stock Of $4,000
0he LARGEST bank of West Virginia., and
the eavings-bank features have been aban-
donCd.
Obed i. Green, n prosperous farmer OF
Brooke county, ". Va, was found dead IN
he wagon last Friday evening, 1t j. SUP
poeed. from hcart-dlsease. On the arrival
Of bis team at his house bis VIE went out
to meet him and found ham ~ the wagon
dead He WIS spoken 10 about hall milo
from the house.
GEORGE Warner. Of Gettysburg. FRIDAY
afternoon attempted 10 cross Rock creek.
which had been swollen by Tho rains, IN
a SINGLE team. When IN the middle ot the
stream the horse was swept of his feet by
the torrent and drowned. the WAGON COM
uletelv wrecked, and Warner, nearly ex-
hausted. SWAN ashore hall mile down
the stream.
Two thieves entered W. J. Nitcholr3
ieWery-stOre az noon Friday and stole Gm-
monds to the value OF $500. wnlie Air.
Mitchell was out 60 LIS lunch and the store
was in charge Of n girl. While one man At
tractod the attention Of the girl on the
uretpxt of buvinga clock the other stole
riuc diamond stones and foTtY-eight dlI-
mond-set rings.
Jacob EilTnrr. IN oil mau Of seventy
living near Eatons tunnel, on tine Baltl-
more and OHIO railroad, went % the homo
of Widow RAY, an oged lady, living ~ Dog
Comfort ". Va, introduced hlmselt, and
SAID be had heard tina; she had said thai
she wanted 20 GET married. She acknow-
ledgcd that fact, and after twenty minutes
talk. he went 10 Richie Courthouse for
man and wife. While waitlngt for the train
Mr. RifnCr purchased five cents worth of
cakes for himself and nickers worth Of
snun for his wife.
Inventor Herreschof, the blind boat
builder. was at the Navy Department Fri
day making the final arrangements for the
last payments of money due him for the
construction Of the tOrpedo-boat Cushing
The report Of the Trial Board was quite
satisfactory. and her acceptance i a mat
ter az course. The contract price was $50
600, and the amount 10 be paid Nh Hey
reschoif i about S32 coo. leaving quite o
sum in the hands or the Government IN
The form Of retained percentages. which
Will be pad IN a few months. The per
Torrance of the Cushing on her trial trip
Was completely successful with the eXcep-
ton Of the working Of Ilerrescholf 3 IN
provised neutrality-suspicious. whichfoamed
rather badly.
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THE DAMAGE AT METROPOLIS.
One Woman Killed ana Fifteen Persons
Wounded.

SPEMoTIrID, Ill, April 5.-Adjutant-
General Vance has returned from tho
southern part Of the STATE, where be was
sent to Investigate the damage done by tho
Governor FIfer yesterday. The report says
that at Metropolis one woman was killed
md fifteen persons were wounded, none
mortally. The damage TO property at Me-
trOpoliS IL $4,000: 10 farmers in that Vi
entity, $4,000. The citizens arc repairing
then damaged houses rapidly. The home
less are al cared for and there is no imme-
date suffering.
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I)f:ATHs

BRTTELHEIH.-Disd in Baltimore, on Fri
day. April an, Or. FELIX \. BstFhLH BIN,
sou Of Ney. DR.. A. s. iie!telheim, former minis
ter Of the Congregation Beth Ahaba," OF this
ciis.
Ino funera viii take place on Tire arrival OF
the .3- Z. 81. train az the Richmond Union de-
potTuts DAY. Friends and acquainiances are
respectfully invited. services at tho cemetery.
LoCKWOOD.-Di,d April I, 1890. az his rosi-
donce. al north Second street, EDMUND H..
LOCKWOOD; aged seventy-one years and
eight months
Ills funeral will take place at Grace-stress
Presbyterian church ut o'clock +. VI. TO-DAY f,
April 6th. Friends AID acquaintances arc in-
yted 10 attend. No flowers.
VAUGHAN-Died, at tho Arlington House,
SATURDAY. night, April 5, 1880, al $3.50 o'clock,
GEORGE, only son Of Mary A. and the late Or.
william x. Vaughan, In the tweniy-fourth year
OF his ago. 49,.
tho remains will be sent to Hampton THIS
INCOMING on the SD Chesapeake AMI ONO
train.
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fBy telegraph 70 No Dispatch.l

BITIMoBT. April 5.-Thc legislative COM
mlttcr maxim" AT inquiry into the financial
proceedings Of State Treasurer Archer have
found this much about the missing
Sl2.700- 90 wit. that since 1887 Archer has
been IN tho habit OF borrowing. either on
his notes or as call loans" from $1,000
TO 81 500 no various periods and
dcpositing IS collateral bonds Of the
Treasury Relief Loan. Frederick City
per cents. or bonds of the Baltl-
moro and Ohio Car Trust. Ho has renew
ed his notes frequently; has paid little
or no attention 10 them when Daturcd,
and has cvon told the officers Of tie
banks when they asked that ina
accounts be properly settled that they had
in the State securities held by them their
own protection. For three years Archer
followed th.s style Of petty dealing. with
the city banks. It was only when he es-
saved 10 borrow money IN the Merchants
National Bquo aud had carried on the note
renewing business beyond the patience OF
the officers Of tho bank that he met
questioning spirit. President Douglas
II. Themes had lent money 70 Archer
on two Frederick City ! per cents,
aud the State Treasurer kept letting the
note run until, IN the language OF Presl-
dent Thomas, the bank requested him TO
pay 1t This was at the beginning or tho
wear. President Thomas, who comes from
Frederick, obtained after considerable
trouble list of the bonds issued by that
CITY in the sinking fund of the state. lie
found he had surrendered 20 Archer upon
the latter paying his note two with the
same number as two IN the State'8 Keep
ing. Suspicion became a certainty. lie
communicated with Comptroller Baueh-
man. the latter talked with the Governor,
and Che Executive message OF Marcn as
tOushed the State.
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THE SOUTHERN PRESS.
To BE Wined and Dined nj n Great Rate.

tBy telegraph 10 the Dlspatch.l
CH,BLEsroN, s. c., April 5.-An en-
thusiastic meeting of citizens was held
here to-day TO make arrangements for the
entertainment OF the members of the
Southern Press Association, which meets
here April 3Oth. A large general commit
tee and several special committees were ap-
pointed. Henry WatterSOn, of the Louis
Vile Co'O1er-JoWRoi, will deliver tho
annual address in the Grand Opera House
on the night Of April 30th. On May fst the
editors will he taken on an excursion
around the harbor and given an inspeetiou
Of the phosphate-helds and large fertilizer
works. On that night they will be given
the geatest banquet ever served in the
South. Next day they will DO taken up TO
Summeville and given lunch in the new
hotel Just buiit there Charles 4. Dana, Of
the New York SIN; william Henry Smith
and ID. Il. Mckee. Of the Associated Press;
Congressman Amos }. Cummings. Presi-
dent Noryin Green. of the Western Union,
aud many other prominent visitors are ex-
pected.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-04-06

PRINCIPAL planters who will suffer IRE:
maios J. 4. Edmonds. Colonel Green Clay,
Mrs. Myers, }. p Given. w, A. Martin, the
Green place, DR.. Roland y. Franklin. Major
y. J. Nugent, George Wade, W. w. Rife,
y. -. Storm, Il. G. Miller. and George
scott; by adding tothe volume Of water
from breaks lower down the back country
will also be invaded, and the difficulties Of
the evil will probably DO increased. In
Tact, the main tendency Of the Catfish
Point break will aggrayate tho mischief
already done. Every effort 10 being made
70 close the gap, which. however. is said 10
be widening The river here at Roscdsle
- falling steadily. and other levees are
holding well.