The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-09-09
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ACROSS THE BAY.
Rev. Frank Dixon Is Now a
Member on the Floor.
Creation of New Office = Complaints for
Damages-Drawing Of Grand Jury.
Bernhardts Pullman.

The Advisory Committee Of the Tenth
avenue Baptist Church has been intrusted
with the duty of investigating any matters
Of grievances that may be disturbing the
spiritual harmony OK the church. Rev.
Frank Dixon has succeeded in having ex-
plunged the matters in the minutes of the
Baptist Ministerial Union rejecting on him,
has regularly resigned the craftsmanship or
presidency of the union and is now a mem
Der on the floor. He and his friends now
seem TO have the whip hand Of Rev. DR..
Morse, Professor J. T. Wallace and others
of the opposition.
Annie Smith sued Frank G. Smith yester-
day for divorce from him; likewise Clara
Ryan from William Ryan.
The sale of seats in the new Unitarian
Church was very successful, sittings ranging
from So to $50.
MAYORS CLERK.
The City Council has passed to print an
ordinance creating the Office Of Mayors
Clerk, as provided in the charter, and fixing
the salary at $500 per annum. Mayor
Chapman was called upon by the Council.
He stated he had not asked for clerk, but
he is not the legislative body of the city,
and If the Council sees fit to create the
Cf1ice it is the business Of the Council and
not for him to say. The term Of Office was
fixed al four years.
The estate of Mary Clancy has been APP
praised at S14, $50. 1t consists Of fifty acres
OF land in San LeandrO Rancho and S1373 in
cash.
The Oakland Morning Times appeared
yerterday in new dress. 1t is printed from
the type instead of stereotype.
FOR A BROTHERS. DEATH.
Frederika Anderson and her husband yes
terdav sued the California Door Company TO
recover SIS, 900 as damages for the death of
her brother, Charles Anderson, the teamster
of the Contra Costa Laundry Company, who
was killed by the explosion Of the door CON-
pany's boilers on the 10th of September.
1889, while he was hauling away sawdust
and shaving5.
George Noble, the young railroader who
gave up his position on the road and it was
reported had gone East to be rid of his wife,
returned with her from Sacramento yester-
day.
W. G. Reese. an Oakland contractor, fled
in insolvency yesterday. He owesS340O,
without assets.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL DELEGATES.
a The follOwing-named delegates have been
elected from Oakland. among others, to the
Methodist Episcopal Lay Electoral Confer
ence at Pacific Grove tomorrow: L. w.
Playter, c. W. Kins!ey, NJ. T. Holcomb
MI and Mrs Z. S. Finch, Dr. and Mrs j.
W. F. Lewis. II. A. Wastell, George Stone,
.. 3. Smith, O. j. Backus, P. Y. Chamber
lain, Miss Margaret Wythe, Miss Joetta
Evans and Miss NJ. c. Heaton.
There will be only one mail delivery to-
day-the early morning delivery. The
carriers window will be open between 10
and II in the morning. The general de-
livery and stamp windows will not be
opened except at that hour.
The whereabouts of James alias Andrew
Miller, who worked near Pleasanton, is
unknown. Miller disappeared about one
month ago.
TO RECOVER A DEPOSIT.
o. c. Logan has sued Phelan & Fish to
recover $4,000 damages. He entered into
contract TO buy tract of nineteen acres
of land in Brooklyn Township for SIPS an
acre. This was six years ago. he put up
deposit of $1,000, but afterward refused to
consummate the purchase on account of an
imperfect title, and wanted his $1,000 re-
turned, which Phelan & Fish refused to do.
The title was since perfected and the prop
eIty sold.
A young man named o. II. Scott living
on Eighteenth street, was arrested yester-