The morning call., 1891-06-26
ACROSS THE BAY.
John Grueb Is Warmly Pursued
by His Creditors.
Another Of Ferrar's Schemes in the Balance.
Certifcated as Teachers - Campers at
Niles squaring Up Accounts.

John Grueb, hotel-keeper of Berkeley,
lied his petition in insolvency some three
or four weeks ago. In a week or ten days
his wife applied to become a sole trader for
the purpose of conducting q hotel. The
creditors objected to her application and
commended that she proposed to continue the
business with property that should be turned
over to the assignee for the creditors benefit.
The application for sole leadership was not
pressed and few days ago was dropped
from the court docket. Yesterday w. ii. IL.
Hussey, the assignee, fled complaint
against Grueb that he had not turned over
all his property for the benefit of his credit
ors, and an order 10 appear for examination
will be issued.
Abner Parker and wife have sued Thomas
ODonnell to recover S675 and interest al
legged to be due from him as money paid for
lot sold them to which he had no title and
from which they were ouSted by the re al
owner, James p. Dean.
The estate of Barbara Kadel has been ap-
praised at $4,000.
ONE OF FERRAR's SCHEMES.
Another of the many schemes of Don Lo-
renzo de Ferrar, otherwise known as L. M.
Lawrence, has about come to grief. He
Investment Company. He is great Oh
schemes that look well on paper. A num-
Der OF the Directors of the latest concern OF
his fertile brain, including DR.. Gray Smith,
Daniel Seisbuttel, G. ID. Coon, Alexander
Sullivan and Henry Chester, have resigned
without assigning particular reasons. Ehey
nave been examining into some OF the Don 8
deiunct visionary Shemes, and have evil
IDENTIFY come to the conclusion that the last
Is no better than those that preceded it,.
! The Don and several of the Directors are
residents of Oakland.
Jacob johnson has sued Marcelin Gage
and h. PrOnZini to compel their acceptance
| OF deed to the Germania Hotel, LiYermOre,
ana the payment OF $4,000, alleged TO be due
on an agreement to purchase the property
for $4,000. There was defect in the de-
scrlptlOn which he asks to have corrected.
The agreement or bond for deed read for
lot and half of lot 4, when the correct de-
scriptlOu was lot and half Of lot 4.
Judge Greene has divorced Jane Hurley
from Patrick ID. Hurley on the ground Of
his willful neglect. She was allowed 10 re-
sumo her maiden name of Jane Hare.
CERTIFICATES GRANTED.
The County Board of Examiners has con-
cluded its examination Of the papers of the
class OF applicants for teachers certificates
and has granted the following: High
School-Ellzabeth L. Garvey, Susie NJ.
Kingsbury and Amy e. CotreL Grammar
Grade-Mrs. NJ. Y. Boardman, Mary Ar
| moTy, ROwena Mitchell, h. NJ. FeTnald, W.
IL. DOEahue, Eva Crawford, Carrie Nichol-
son aud Lillian RQden. Primary Grade
Edwards. Belle Van Amriuge, Maybell W.
Ely, Clara Gibson, Eugenia G. LandStrUm,
Grace Gibson. Kate Vivian, Mary f. Ney-
Ian, josie McCracken, Elsie Clark, Mabel
Z. Palmer, Wilson Wythe, Emily Trngman,
Nellie Covert, Olive A. Squlres, Daisy v.
Howard and Jessie p. Featherstone.
Niles Canyon In this county is fav0rite
resort OF campers aud large community
has gathered there this season, over 100
tents being scattered along the banks Of Al
| ameda Creek. special commutation tick
ct is sold to campers and many business
men have their families located there and
GENE to their business IN Oakland daily.
Dick Seguin, City Prison trasty who es-
| capped about two months ago, has been
brought back from Salinas, ana will serve
the remaining seventy-tive days of his SEN
tence. lie was at one time Deputy Pound
| master, and sentenced TO 100 days for en-
beZzlmg horse Young Mird, who was
detained as witness aud who went with
him, has not been found.
sQUARING UP ACCOUNTS.
Thomas Kimball, miner. quarreled with
a tellow-mluer in Plnmas County in 1866
and killed him, for which he was sentenced
TO San Quentin for life. BE is now rs years
of age. j. NJ. Rosenberg, now of Oakland
! but formerly a merchant in PlumaS County,
was surprised yesterday to receive check
| from Warden Hale for $50, in payment Of
a debt for S24 contracted by Kimbal for
! goods prior 10 his difficulty. The Old man
| believes he will not live much longer. and
| he is DESTROYS Of squaring up his debts.
even though they are quarter of a century
| old and long ago outawed.
| The Typographical Union has passed a
| resolution forbdding the use of plate matter
| in any OF the three dailies. 1t is said this
| will cause walkOut in the office of one of
| the evening papers If adhered TO. That pa
| per charges that the pool gamblers are in
| directly concerned in the action of the
| union.
The Directors OF the new Sevilla Fruit and
| Vineyard Company, which has taken up
| several manifestations of land in Tulare
| County. have elected f. a. Leach as Presi-
| dent; Homer L. Bickel, Vice President
| W. K. Thomas. Secretary and Treasurer.
The appraised value Of the estate of the
! late Dr. X. T.. Cole, formerly President of
the Board of Education, is $40, TBS. Except
| forty shares of bank stock the bulk of the
estate is in Oakland real estate.
ATTEMPT AT BRIBERY.
A Celestial named Chin FoOk was placed
| under arrest yesterday for attempting to
| briee Police Officer Seaman to collect $50
| per month and shut his eyes 10 several lot
| terry agencies on his beat, He went to Sean
| lan's room, where two other officers were
| secreted, and there unfOded his scheme
| When he was through its recital before the
three witnesses he was taken into custody
| and locked up.
William ONeil, who died recently at
| Golden Gate, had sold large portion of a
| tract near there. An appraisement of his
! estate showed two tracts valued at $1,000
each, $4,000, Y et in his possession ana Il
| personal estate of S69,500, consisting of
money and notes and mortgages on lots
| sold.
Lewis Saver, arrested a few evenings
since for the attempted larceny of Mrs.
| WilmOre's p0cket-boOk while walking along
| Broadway, was discharged yesterday, there
being no evidence to hold him and several
credible witnesses testifying to his good
! character
Josephine Webster has sued James Web
| Sler for divorce.
Alameda.
Constable Henry Morris and family will