The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-26
ACROSS THE BAY.
Thanksgiving Services in the
Athens of the Pacific.
Marlborough Sued By an Architect stegeman
Freed on a Technically Are
About-No Checks for City Taxes.

There will be four union thanksgiving
services in Oakland to-day. The orthodox
evangelical congregations in the central
part of the city. including the First COngre-
gational, First Methodist, First Baptist,
First Free Baptist, First Uaited Presby-
terian, English Lutheran, Asbury Metho-
dist South. Christian, Twentieth-street Bap-
fist, Welsh Presbyterian. will worship with
the congregation of the First Presbyterian
Church, and Rev. DR.. r. F. Coyle will preach
the sermon.
The liberal Christians and Hebrews of
Oakland, Alameda and Berkeley will unite
in service at the First Unitarian Church.
and addresses viii be delivered as follows !:
Thanksgiving for the Land We Live In"
Rev. c. W. Wendte, Unitarian Church, Oak
land; Thanksgiving for Our Forefathers,"
Rev. S. Goodenough, Universalist Church,
Oakland: Thanksgiving for Our Social
and Political Institutions" Rev. G, H. Dod-
son, Unitarian Church, Alameda; Thanks
giving for Our Religious Liberties" Rev.
DR.. Il. StebbiDs. San Francisco; "What
Reasons Has a jew for Thanksgiving To-
day." D. S. Hirshberg, First Hebrew Con-
At o'clock this evening high mass of
thanksgiving will be celebrated AMI an
appropriate sermon delivered by Father
McNally at st. Patrick's Church. West Oak
q. L
of the Christian Brothers and the Sisters
Of ST. Joseph viii chant hymns of praise
and thanksgiving.
The West Oakland congregations will
unite with the Second Presbyterian congre-
CATION on Union street. Addresses will be
delivered. by Revs. j. d. Bacon. j.. H.
Wythe Jr. and Z. II. Rice.
The East Oakland congregations will
unite in the Tenth-avenue Baptist Church
(Rev. Frank Dixon's), Rev. George L. Nc
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preaching the sermon.
JOSEPH MACDoNoUGH SUED.
Late yesterday afternoon Robert Frank
Simpson sued Joseph Macdonougb, the cap
italist, for S62. 600 damages. Simpson built
the Albany Hotel for Marlborough, but
some changes, and a number of liens were
foreclosed. There was much bad blood
shown at the time. In his complaint of yes
terday Simpson alleges that prior to two
$1,000 per annum, but that owing to the
plaintiff and the slanderous words used
against and about him lie has lost his bust
ness. He says that in the presence of ff-
teen or twenty persons. whom he names,
MacdoDOugh stated in the courtroom that
the plaintiff was drunk during the entire
nine months that he was building the AL
bany. Presumably, this was during Mac
d0noughs testimony, as he names Z. M.
Gibson as one who heard II and Ire was on
the bench trying the case at tho time. He
alleges that at other times Macdonough
called him ''a rascal" "a thief and "a
rubber," and that he made threats that he
would ruin him in his business, and this
Simpson declares he has carried out. He
wants $4,000 for the two years loss of
business aud 10000 damages for slanderous
remarks.
sQUIRMED OUT ON A TEOHNICALTTY.
David G. SteGemaD, young man in the
employ OF the Studebaker Company. was ar
rested on an attachment issued by Judge
Henshaw for refusing to appear and show
cause why he should not be punished for not
paying aIimony. He produced copy of the
order served on him and stated that lie
would have attended. but as it did not state
when he should appear he was awaiting
further notice. Judge Henshaw purged
him of contempt. David will probably re-
ceiye proper order in few days with a
date in il calling upon him to appear and
tell why he does not ''pungle up"
Ii is reported that a painter named George
Armstrong was shot at by four men at an
early hour on Tuesday morning while re-
turning TO his hnme. A miikman was
halted on-Iis round near Tenth and Alice
streets, and relieved by two tramps Of what
little cuin he.had.
So far as known now the trial of John G.