The morning call., 1891-06-17
ACROSS THE BAY.
A Vial Of Morphine Emptied by
an Infant.
Salaries Of Justices Of the Peace Adjusted
Two Victims Of the Collision
Stringent License Law.

Charles c. Coopman moved on Monday
into recently vacated house. Shortly after
moving in his wife noticed their three-year-
old child lying on the floor with an empty
vial in its hand. AS it could not be reused
physician was summoned and it was as
certalned that the child had taken a NOR
phine solution left in the house by the for
| mer occupants. The child was not allowed
TO go to sleep during the night and only a
little yesterday. 1t is now believed to be
out of danger.
Mayor Chapman, his wife and party of
friends ara on a two weeks visit TO the
Yosemite Valley. They took camping
outfit and went by boat to Stockton. j. w.
! Nelson, President of the City Council, is
acting Mayor.
Letters were asked for yesterday by Grant
Lapham on the estate OF John " Lapham,
valued at $1,000 and consisting of real prop
erty in San Francisco.
SALARIES OF JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
An ordinance was presented to the Ala
media County Board of Supervisors to fix
the salaries of township Justices of the
! Peace and township constables under the
new law, but the board could not agree,
and it went over until the next meeting.
The following are the fees named in the
ordinance: Township Justices of the
| Peace-Murray $50, Washington $50. Eden
$50, BROOKLYN SIS, Alameda $50, oakland
| $40. Township Cons tableS-Murray 500,
| Washington $75, Eden $50, Brooklyn SO,
! Alameda sos, Oakland S100
! The estate OF Mrs. Sarah E. Parmalee-
consisting 0f real property in Oakland, de-
! posts in Oakland and San Francisco banks.
! stocks in the Chicago, Rock Island and Pa
Its nd
llnes-has been appraised at SAT ,6l9 "A.
Mary c. Tobn has sued Charles b. TObin
Tor divorce. He is eabinet-maker.
| VICTIMS OF THE COLLISION.
The funeral Of Charles IL. SDurgeon, the
! young postal clerk who died on the train
| between Port Costa and Oakland on Mon
! day from injuries received In the COLI SION
| took place yesterday in Oakland, and the
! remains were sent 10 Santa Ana. A large
! part OF the university student body was
! present and brought many floral offerings.
| The Phi Delta Theta fraternity was well
! represented.
| Engineer Abbey was reported last even
ing as Improving. and it is hoped, il he con-
| tlnues to Improve, that he will not have any
| serious trouble, though he Is not considered
! entirely out of danger.
! The closing arguments were made In the
| Piedmont Springs Hotel partnership case
| of James Is. Marvin VS.. +. ID. Black, and
/ Judge Ellsworth.
! A stranded cable on the Piedmont road
! stopped traffic for several hours en- Monday
| evening.
SWINDLING BOOK AGENT.
A smart young book agent has been
sWindiug the women of Oakland by taking
! subscriptions for various works On de-
| livery Of the books two receipts are oSten-
sibly signed by the purchasers, one being q
| duplicate. 1t turns out that the second
paper is note, and these notes have some
OF them been presen ted for payment by a
| collective agency.
EX-oehoOl Director Chartrapd explained
| to the Police Judge yesterday that the rea-
| son lie failed to appear in court to prosecute
| l.. NJ. Aldrich was that the train from IT.
yingtOn, where he is no living, was behind
! time. His excuse was accepted and the at
| tachment discharged
Ann G0ley, spinster, aged 65, was sent to
! Agnaws yesterday. She imagiues that her
mother. aged so, and others are intending
to do her harm, and she has several times
| tried to choke her mother.
Tie suit OF ID. A. Jones for a divorce
| from Nellie NJ. Jones has been decided in
his favor, with the custody Of the child TO
| the mother,