The morning call., 1891-03-31
ACROSS THE BAY.
Impeachment of Grand Jury
fer Alameda County.
Alberta Hough's Claim for DivOrce-Fatal
Mistake Of Drug lerk-Meetings of
Supervisors and Board of Education.


Judge Greene was ill with an attack of la
grippe and was not able to be present
Heretofore grand juries have been drawn,
impaneled and charged alternately in the
three departments of the court, but new
rule has been adopted by which the three
judges will sit in bank. The following
named were drawn: Arson Barstow, Fore
man; j. G. POorman. Secretary; John
Trotter, W. r. Story, Edward Niehau9, j.
+. Betancue, A. w. Schaffer, j. G. Wright,
Albion I. Robinson, w. S. Canty, l. b.
Haynes. Jacob Collier, IL. n. Mar
quand, T. c. Phillips, Charles Jurgens.
j. H. Inwall, Henry Smythe, James
Quinlan. The jury was charged by
Judge Ellsworth rather briefly, but to
the point. He reproved the usual useless
and expensive custom of junketing around
the county at the cost of the tax payers by
instructing the jurors that they have no
right TO resolve themselves into n visiting
School Committee, as it is not their duty to
visit the schools, unless they have some rea-
son to believe that some otfenSe has been
committed. They have no right either to
criticize public officers or to express an
opinion as to how their offices should he
conducted. The Judge said that the prev-
Gus Grand Jury in its report made an unau-
thoTiZed attack on the Board of Public
Works, rs no charge Of ma!feaSaIce in office
had been preferred against the board. Such
a line of criticism a. that made in the re
port that the Board of Public Works should
be abolished, or men appointed upon II who
could transact business acceptab!y, Judge
Ellsworth stated, should be stopped.
NOT AS IN RoMANCES.
In the evidence in the case of Alberta
HOugh for q divorce from George III. HOugh,
a farmer near Elmira, is little romance
which turned out rather differently from
that usually given by story-writers. Two
years ago Alberta was Il resident of Central
Illinois and aged then 10. She saw lii 4
paper from California an advertisement
that George II. uough, near Elmira. SOlano
County, wanted wife. She answered, and
after a tive months Spondence Alberta
came to Elmira. When she arrived George 5
father Id her that lie was subject to cpl
leptic fits, but that he was much improved
and he believed would entirely Recover.
She had gone so far that she concluded 1t
would not do TO back out, and so the we'd
ding took place. One week after the mar
rage he had eight fits in one day, and dur
ing the six months that she remained with
him fit Was of almost daily occurrence.
Then as neither he nor his parents would
provide her with clothing she came down to
the bay on IS, and securing employment,
10 sue for a divorce. As soon as the decree
is granted she viii g. back to Illinois.
THIS evening a reception will be rendered
TO A. j. Buckles, Department Commander,
and to his staff by Lyon Post, No. s, &. A.
r, at Grand Army Hall
DEATH FROM OPIUM POISONING.
The e-year-old daughter of Thomas
Farrell of IDS Peralta street died yesterday
from opium poisoning. The child had been
ailing for some weeks and 4 prescription
containing camphOrated tincture Of opium
was given. After using up one bottle 1t
was rrfilled, and the drug clerk, i. X. Smith,
by mist Ike used tincture OF opium lauda-
mum instead of the camphorated tincture.
The child died after receiving the second
dose. 4 C0roner'S jury last evening rem
dered a verdict OF death from opium poison
ing, charging the drug clerk, Smith, with
gross c6relessness.
The new chapel of the First Unitarian
Church, although not completed, was used
by the congregation on Sunday morning
and Rev. Edward Everett Hale preached a
sermon. The entire edilice will be COM
pleted in a few weeks, but the chapel will
be used for services until the main au-
ditorium is finished.
A Dane named Jens p Anderson, while
laboring under n tit of insanity at San Lean
drO. chopped off his left hand and left foot
on SATURDAY evening. The hand had to be
ampulated at the wrist and the leg just be-
low the knee.
COUNTY SUPERVISORS.
At the stated meeting Of the County SUI
perYsorS yesterday large number of resi-
dents of Peralta and Loyn school districts
appeared before the board for and ag inst
the annexation of a portion of the Peralta
district to the Lorin district. The matter
was taken under Amusement, but finally re-
ported against by committee and rejected.
A petition for the widening of the Niles and
Alvarado road through the nursery of the
California Company 10 siXtY-siX feet was
referred to the District Attorney, the
nursery company opposing tue widening.
The petition OF L. ID. HoskIns, K. NJ. FfiZ-
gerald and others for a street railroad was
referred to the Ordinance and Judiciary
Committee.
The Coroner's jury found yesterday that
the body Of the man found alongside the
Oakland mole on Saturday morning was
that Of Frank Y0b. native Of Austria, 80
years Of age, and that he committed suicide
by drowning. Word has bren sent 10 his
widow at Santa Rosa asking what DISPOSE
ton, If any, she desired to be made of the
remains.
Among the last of Mayor Glascock's Off
cal acts were the approval of the ordinances
declaring the specifications for putting
down Certain asphaitum DavementS and
idewalkS, and the reduction Of the license
on theaterS.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
At the closing meeting If the retiring City
Council were passed last evening the or
dinances changing the name of Oakland's
water park 10 Lake Peralta" from Lake
Merritt" and apprupriaIing $1,000 to pay the
expenses Of the election. The city officers
and boards presented final reports, and the
Mayor. John r. Glascock, read a lengthy
retiring message. The retiring Councilmen
introduced to each other the members of
the new council and then adjourned sine
die. The new council was called TO order
by City Clerk Brady and J. w. Nelson Of
the Third Ward was elected President. He
made brief address and then the new
Mayor, u. Chapman, read ms inaugural
message, when was OIL some iemsth: freSl-
dent Nelson aIhouhceu Tue loiioWipB coh-
mlttees'
Ordinance and Judiciary-G horne, Watkin-
son, Maeuonaa' EAR anu ~ mo"i gu rot,r
q, HuI Rrass sI,o and Siarfnnrme '0in
'' Stte a. MardonaId HeitmJn Wt,kins Earl
and Johnston.
Fire aud Water-Watknson Earl, Brosnahan,
Macdonald and Walklnson.
Streel'hghts ana lamp posts Bfosnahan'
e,Iman. SonnSt on, Eati anu Niacuonalu
tbnrna 'InSnsIon Wafkinson and Hniimssn IN"
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