The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-03
ACROSS THE BAY.
Organization of the Presbytery
of Oakland.
Grand Jury Inquiry-A Wigwam for the Cam
paign-Jewelry Taken Of by Burglars.
The Deed Is Straight Now.

byterian Church (Rev. DR.. Chapman last
evening. with Rev. Dr. Chapman unani-
monsly elected Moderator and Rev. II. b.
Mcbride Slater Clerk. Short addresses
were delivered by ministerial members of
the new presbytery. The first Of these was
by Rev. Ii. III. Rice of the Second Church
on "The Field" He presented map show
in gthe territory OF the new presbytery. in
GLIDING Alameda and Contra Costa coun-
ties. demonstrating that the line dividing it
off is inside the presbytery limits with the
county of Contra Costa and the townships
of Alameda, Oakland and Brooklyn as the
territory included. He referred pleasantly
to Mount Diablo as being in the center of
the presbytery and the presby terry as being
in the center Of the synod. spoke of the i'm
portance of the field occupied by the new
organization and expressed the hope that 1t
would do good work in the Masters cause.
The business of the presbytery will be con-
tinued at $50 o'clock in the forenoon and
2 o'clock in the afternoon to-day. At $3.50
o'clock IN the afternoon "Woman's Work
at Home and Abroad" will be discussed by
the ladies of the Home aud Foreign Mission
airy societies.
ALAMEDA COUNTY GRAND FURY.
The members of the Alameda County
Grand Jury have examined the report OF
Expert Hughes on the County 1uirmary,
near San Leandro. and all the officials of
the institution, as well as the hospital itself.
The members were up some ten days ago
at the institution, an another visit was
paid to it yesterday. The officers at the in
stitution deny that there is any laXness in
reference to accounting for supplies. 1t is
said that the jury will make some recon-
lpu dat 81 n ar
some taxpayers who believe that the County
Hospital and lntirmary part of the institu-
lion should be separated from the poor
farm y part
David Hughes appeared before Judge
Greene yesterday In answer 10 the order for
examination, and explained all about his
property. lie thought that his creditors
would realize considerably more than 90
cents on the dollar. He had made no effort
to hide any OF it.
Harry Coleman, the Superintendent of
the Oakland and Berkeley Railroad. has re-
signed His successor will be David Ruth
erfOrd Of this city.
TO BUILD \ wIGwAAL
Members of the Republican Alliance Club
OF Oakland have formed an association tor
tile purpose OF building wigwam for CAM
paign purposes. The following Directors
have been elected: George G. Perkins. l..
l.. Bromwel, G. o. Alexander, W. Il. Ham
ilton, f. E. Brigham, f. S. Denison. f. S.
Strattom. n. W. Spaudins and Z. NJ. Her
rick. The officers are: E. S. Densnn,
President; \. w. Spaulding, Vice-Presi-
dent; Narney W. Gaskil, Secretary; First
National Bank. Treasurer. The capital
stock Is $4,000 IN 1000 shares.
The inventory of the estate of Elizabeth
NJ. Jessup has been filed. The thirty acres
i'll the Rancho San Lorenzo have been APP
praised at 5000 acre. The total apprais-
ment is SIS 135 81.
Anspacher Bros. have sued John Elliott
ma. sraH ~ -
bnled hay, or $3.50 value thereof. with $500
damages.
ASSAULT WITH a CLEAvER.
William Owens, a cook at the Contra
Costa Laundry, struck Il fellow emplOye,
named 1. w. Patterson, with cleaver, on
Sunday, VIII lie disruting about the Saliva
ton Army. Owens was arrested on
charge of battery, but the charge was
changed TO assault with a deadly weapon
and set for examination in the Police Court
on Friday.
Miss Louise Ullrch of San Francisco, who
was arrested Oh suspicion Of insanity on
Sunday, was examined yesterday, and
Judge Greene signed an order for her CON-
mltment to Agnews She will be taken
down tbis evening.
The Scotch revivalist, Rev. Z. Armstrong
Teller, Is holding 4 series of successful
meetings In the First Methodist Oh urch.
VISITED BY BURGLARS.
The residence of Max Marcuse, the attor-
ney, at Twelfth and Myrtle streets, was en-
tered by burglars on Sunday evening, while
the family was out, and jewelry to the value
of about $500 carried away. In their haste
the burglars overlooked $1,000 that Ml. Mar
cuse had IN the house. This residence Is
only two blocks from the Merriman resi-
deBce, which was entered last week.
William Butcher has been arrested on a
warrant from Shasta on q charge of eyad-
ing the payment Of his boarding house bill
there He is brickiayer and was working
at his trade Ill Shasta few weeks ago. An
officer will come down to Oakland for him.
Mrs. Howell accompanied her husband to
court yesterday. The case WAS continued
and set for rial on the 9th inst. before
jury III Judge Greene's department.
OVERLAND MAILS LATE.
The overland mail was three and half
hours late owing to an accident between
Newcastle and Penryn, Placer County, in
which two coaches jumped the track while
rounding a curve. No one was injured
The track was torn up for some distance.
The change in timetable brings the mail in
at II 10 O'clock in the forenoon but it did
not arrive until about O'CLOCK in the after
noon yesterday.
The descriptions in the quit-claim deed of
the Water Front Company to the land for
the boulevard around Lake Merritt have
been verified by the City Engineer and as
sistant aud the deed returned to the COM
pauy's Office as correct Ii will soon be for
warded to Mayor Chapman for record.
The final account OF George Walter KEEL
ley as administrator of Eliza Simmons
Keley's estate shows total amount received
was S26, 1876 and the disbursements S6l6 90.
The administrator asks for S1255 10 as fees.
The total amount in the City Treasury
yesterday as reported was S1l4,67S.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
AT the meeting of the City Council last
evening a lot OF street work was passed upon,
and long discussion was had on the plumb
ing ordinance and the amendments to it. 1t
was finally passed to pint, but motion
was MADE to reconsider. The ordinance for
the opening Of Chestnut street from Fifth
to Twelfth streets was finally passed, and
an adjournment was taken until next Mon
day evening.
Alameda.
City Trustee Randolph has been quite i'll
during the week, but is now convaescent
The Board of Education will hold a meet
ing this evening and will act upon bids for
furnishing the new Wilson hool-house.
Rev. Father McNaboe, pastor Of st. Jo-
sepa's Church, has been confined to his bed
for the past month and his condition seems
to be growing worse.