The morning call., 1891-03-29

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MARIE WAINwRIGHT-R. H, Alameda,
Cal. Marie Page Wainwright, the actress,
is daughter of Commodore Jonathan NJ.
Wainwright, who commanded the Harriet
Lane in October. 1862. at the capture of
Galveston and was killed while calamity
repeliing bOarders of Magruder's forces
above the city while holding possession. In
ten minutes one-half of the crew was shot
down and the vessel captured Her mother
had died in Philadelphia on Christmas eve,
1854, and Marie was one of four chill
dren, who was in turn brought up by her
grandmother in Virginia and at the age of
by an aunt of Philadelphia. She was mar
RED in Paris in 1870 TO Henry III. Slaughter,
and the aunt, thinking to outwit him in the
marriage, which she did not know had
taken place, locked hersup in a room of the
or three days Of confinement. Marie kn0tted
sheets together, swung herself from the
window, and was received by her husband
at sec0nd-Story window, and for three
days the aunt did not discover her where
abouts, but then had a second marriage per-
formed. On arrival at New York of the cOu-
pie her guardian, not satisfied with reports,
had Il third marriage performed, being ac-
c0mpanied from Philadelphia by clergy
man and witness Three years after her
20 no indanandant lost
in speculation. Having always had talent
and i taste for the stage and not willing to
brook the feeling Of dependence for herself
and children, she readily acceded to the Sug-
gestion OF her husband aud went on the
stage The husband also had fancy Tor
this life, and while she was leading lady for
George w. Rlguuld he took a minor part in
the company, her first appearance being IN
Juliet. Trouble sDrang between her and
her husband and separation came at last
followed by her marriage to Louis James.
an actor She has played with him in COM
panies with herself as the star and, as you
declare, has supported the late Lawrence
Barrett.
LATITUDE AND LoNGITUDE-C. A.
Fort CASTOR, Cal. (D Latitude is reckoned
from the equator to the pOles-frOm place
on the equator having latitude % to the
poles 500 north and 90o south respectively.
Latitude is determined by observing the
meridian altitude of q celestial star, whose
declinatiOn or distance from the equator is
known. q Longitude is reckoned along
the equator from the first meridian, but as
nature has not, as in the case of latitude, sup
Piled fixed starting point, nations for many
years chose each its own starting point
though Greenwich, Eng, and WashlDgtOD,D.
o., are now the common prime meridIanS,
with France excepted from the compact. 1t is
determined by observing the Greenwich or
"a II "
zenith meridian; and knowing the difference
in time between them aud the place OF OBJ
seryatlOn, the longitude of the latter is
easily computed, a difference Of time
amounting to enc hour representing 10
longitude east or west rs the case may be.
Pursuant TO the resolution of the Inter
national Prime Meridian Conference loEgi-
tude is counted from the meridian of Green
wlch in two directions Up TO 1907 east lOngl-
tude plus and west longitude minus.
Longitude is reekoned east and west from
% to 1869, though astronomers reckon from
% west 20 1862 west, and never use east
longitude
BROTHER JONATHAN WRECK B. s.,
City. u The steamship Brother Jonathan,
Captain S. j, de Wolf, left this port at 10
o'clock ON the morning Of July 2S, 1865, for
Portland, and about 80 O'Clock on the
afternoon of the 30th struck sunken rock
off st. Georges Point (also called Point
Lincoln), some eight or ten miles northwest
from Crescent City, Del Norte County, Cal.
(2) The report Of William Burnett, Super
vising Inspector, says that she had on board
when lost, as nearly as can be ascertained,
140 passengers and 90 other persons being
officers and crew, though the accounts in
the San francisco papers OF the day
account in various ways Tor 40 CABIN
and Y steerage passengers and 90 as
ships complement 1t is certain. however,
hat anil nil of nm nbar
were saved-eleven men, five females and
three children. (3) Her ergo consisted of
about 700 tons, valued at ST., $50 10, and was
OF miscellaneous character, the three
largest consignuents being fifty cases of
cigars, twenty-five tirkins of butter and sew
enteen cases of tobacco. not forgetting two
camels. (D As treasure she carried about
100000 in legal tenders III charge OF Pay
master Eddy, who went north TO pay the
United States troops at Fort Vancouver and
in the Department of Columbia. (5) Once
loosened from the rock the hull of the
Brother Jonathan sank in some twenty-five
fathoms OF water, but no trace of her has
ever been found, notwithstanding the sew
eral searches made.
BRITISH ARMY DEsERTERs-J. F., City.
To mark the completion of the fiftieth year
of reign, Queen Victoria in 1887 granted her
most gracious pardon Ito all men who,
having before the date of this proclamation
deserted or abSented themselves without
leave from our regular forces, militia or re-
serve forces, or having fraudulently enlisted
within the meaning of Section Is of the
Army; also, that AL such men who en-.
listed before the Dist of June, 1877, or who
have been in state OF desertion or absence
without leave for period exceeding five
years, or who may be physically unfit for
military service. will not be called upon TO
rejoin for service, but will be granted pro-
testing certificates on their so reporting
themselves"
BURGLAR AND MURDERER-C. E. L.,
City, Charles Peace, alias John Ward, was
an English burglar, who, on November 19,
1876 six years out your reckoning) at
tempted to kill policeman, and on Novem-
Der 30 1876, murdered Arthur Dyson at
BannercrGss, near Sheffield, England. He
escaped arrest al the time, and young man
named William Habron mot HoDson) was
apprehended, convicted and imprisoned.
Peace was thereafter arrested, confessed the
murder, generating Habron. but threw
himself from train and was nearly killed
while being taken to Sheffield on January
%, 1879. He was hanged at Leeds on Feb
ruary %, 1889. and Eabr0n was released on
March 18th OF the same year.
THOMAS STEvENS--H. w. L., Alameda.
Cal Thomas Stevens arrived in this city
on January Z, 1887, from his trip around the
world on bicycle, an account of which has
been published in two volumes entitled
From San Francisco to Teheran" and
From Teheran TO Yokohama" (2) In the
summer OF 1889 he was sent by the New
York World to East Africa to learn tfdings of
Stanley, who had nOt,tben been heard from
for some time on his expedition for the re-
lief OF Emln Pasha. Stevens travelled in
land some distance from MombaSa in
northwesterly direction, but with no results.
To BE A POLICEMAN. c., City. Ac-
cording to Section "a of the act of April 1,
1873 mo person can be appointed Captain
of Police or police officer unless he be a
citizen of the United States and of this
State, and a resident and qualified voter of
the city and county" This is the act which
authorized the increase by 80 of the police
ofthe city and county Of San Francisco.
PoLL-TAx-C. F., City. The Constitution
says that the Legislature shall provide for
the levy and collection of an annual poll-tax