The morning call., 1891-05-03


! of an ADVERTISEMENT will not be answered.
Every inQulry must have the true and full
name OF the sender, as we'll as the correct resi-
dence. Any inquiry that has not the COR
| rect name and address of the sender will
be treated as II IL was not signed, and the
| writer need not expect an answer.
| CHARLES CRoCKER-H. NJ. H., Chicago, Ill
| Charles Croker died at Monterey, CAL, on
| August Ii, 1888.
To AND FROM AUSTRALIAN. B., City. OF
| recorded quick passages to and from San Fran.
| cisco ana Australia are the following: From
| Newcastle, N. S. W., October i5, 1887 Al days,
| British composite bark Windhoyer, built In 1863
| and lost September 8. 1889; 1862. As days,
| American ship Flying Dragon; to Sydney, Brit
ish bark Allahabad left San Francisco April 1,
| 1871, arrived at Sydney on December 10th, SO
days; American ship Glory OF the Seas left San
| Francisco March IA, 1875, arrived in 80 days
i and l hour-her log shows run OF 1905 miles
| for the first, 1436 for the second 1881 for the
| third. 1901 for the fourth and 952 for the fifth
| week-tOtal distance traveIsed 1925 miles, an
| average of S1s miles per hour for the trip-she
| was very crank on account OF not having enough
| ballast, and with the wind on her beam lay over
| nearly on her beam ends ana had to send down all
| her royal yards and stunsa booms TO Newcastle,
| n. s. W., AmeTic n ship Swallow left October
| 81, 1871, and arrived in 80 days; TO Auckland,
| n. T. British bark Novelty left November 20
| 1850. and il is claimed made the run in 20 days
the exact date OF arrival has never been known
here so hat no veTifcation OF the claim can be
had ana the same is not considered authentic.
BENCH SHow-F. j., City o." For common
sense sake tell one of 100000 why you fellows
IN California call dog show bench show? III
there is any prize tor a bench, tell me where
| can get my Old woman'S Wash.tub bench on COM
| petition, and let us have the difference between
| the En glish dog show and a San Francisco bench
shOw?" A bench show referring to n cOllec-
ton of dogs exhibited 10 The public is and has
| been called because the animals first and
| are usually placed on benches or raised plat
| forms. The q. {. also suggests that you kick
! against the use OF The term "bencll" as meaning
the seat OF justice or tile seat where Judges sit In
| court
| REGARDING THE TIDEs-A. X, City. a. The
| times given in the Coast Survey tide tables for
San Francisco tides refer TO North Beach. The
| times on The bar at San Francisco are twenty
niue minutes earlier, and it is fair proposition
| to state that the march OF the tide will be such
as TO reach the beach near Mussel Rock at nearly
the same time that IL reaches he bar. Subtract
thirty minutes from the published times of The
tides at San Francisco and you viii have the
times at Mussel Rock on The ocean beach below
| the Cliff House. (2) The slow water large" is
the lower OF the two low waters OF each lunar
day.
| STEAMSHIP GREAT REPUBLIC-J. s., Sausa-
| Ito, Cal The steamship Great Republic was a
baIkrigged, three deeked sde-wheel steamer
| of 1882 tons. She went ashore on Sand Point.
! mouth of the Columbia River, on April 10, 1879,
! and proved total loss. Fourteen of her crew
| were drowned She was valued at 100000;
| insured for $4,000. aud the cargo for $4,000,
on a valuation OF $4,000. AS the @. G. has
| been informed by gentleman. who is a very
treasure-mint of Information regarding marine
| matters, her walking beam was used as sort
| OF beacon until couple OF years since when IL
disappeared beneath tue waves"
| AMERICAS ANNIvRBsARY-R D. W., Yuba
| City, a. The 4th OF March, 1891, VIII not be
the anniversary OF any event in the history OF the
United States, but the 4th OF July, 1891, VIII be
! celebrated as the one hundred and fifteenth an-
| nyersary OF The Declaration OF Independence,
| as the year 1876 was celebrated as the one hun
! dredth. (2) Correctly speaking the year 1891
will be the one hundred and fifteenth OF indie.
peDdence, but the Que hundred aud fourteenth
| anniversary, for the first anniversary was In
| 1777.
OLIVE 0ATdAN-J. 8. W., Tulare, Cal. %
| olive was one Of seven children OF Royce Oatman
and wife, who, In 1949 left Illinois TO form set
tlement near The mouth OF the ella River In Art
| ans, and Olive adopted after capture at a place
now called 0atman Fiat, near the head OF the
CHA River and 1l8 miles east OF Fort Yuma. (3)
! The band with which fortune cast her lot was OF
the Tonic Apaches.
AGES OF PREsIDENTs-J. s. w, Tuiare, CAL
| The ages OF the Presidents at inauguration have
been: Washington 81, John Adams 60, Jeher-
sou and Madison So, Monroe SO, J. Q. Adams
%, Jackson 62, Van Buren, 90, w. II. Harrison
| GO, Tyler 81, Polk So Taylor So. Fillmore 90
| Pierce 40, Buchanan Sc, Lincoln 81 johnson 81,
| Giant Al, Hayes o. Garfield 40 Arthur 81
Cleveland 4S and Benjamin Harrison SO.
SEPARATE AND CoMNUNITY-H. s., City (I)
| The husband wife can dispose OF separate
| property as he she peases (2) Upon the
death OF the wife the entire eommuni " property
! belongs TO the surviving husband; upon The
death OF the husband one-half OF ii goes 10 tie
! surviving widow and the other half Is subject TO
1 documentary QisnOsiliOn-.
CAvEAT AND PATENT. L. s., Alameda (1J
The Government fee on every caveat is $40; on
| every application for patent for seventeen years
| S15, and on issue $40. (2) The Q. C. caunut en-
| ter into the details OF the procedure of applying
for a patent. AS well ask to have the Constitu.
| ton OF the United States published.
| GENERAL MCCLELLAN-J. e., City. General
| George B. Mcclellan (and not McClennan) arrived
| in this city August %, 1872, aud was given a
| public reception at the Grand Hotel on the FOL.
| lowing evening. On September I'd lie was given
| another reception by the Democratic State Cen
/ tral Committee at Plalts Hall.
COYOTE BOUNTY LAVE. A. l., Tulare Cal.
| The LEGISLATURE passed law to pay a State
bounty OF SO for every coyote. destroyed The
4 law went into immediate effect, but payments
under 1t Will only be made quarterly. See an.
| swer made to this,qu on the 26th ult.
| CLEvELAND's VoTE-H. j. L., City. The vote
cast III 1888 for Grover Cleveland Is, OBS. 421l,
The largest ever east for a candidate for
/ President OF the United States. But there is
nothing extraordinary la this fact, for at every
Presidential election the number OF voters Is in
/ creased.
DIVORCE LAws-W. A. F., Mediord, Oregon.
| Not any State court VIII grant you a divorce If
| you are not resilient. The Pacific Slope States |
are all llberal enough. and in Arizona .CaIilor-
| MA, Nevada aud New Mexico a residence of six
months only Is required before filing of the com.
| PLANT.
| No SUCH CITY,. I. W.. City. There is no |
pOstoi1ice of such name much less a Pacific |
| City in Washington. which, as Won claim was |
incorporated on February 26; 1868. There s.or |
was Racine County In the southwestern part of |
Washington.
MEASURING PoLEs-H. II. K; Freepou Cal |
Rules by which TO ascertain the cubic conteuts /
of telegraph poles or oil any irregular sbaued |
piece of timber may be found In almost any book
pretending 10 give information OF practical
character
POPULATION AND REPRESENTA- TIoN-R. ii.
Nee, Yountyille, Cal. Oregon has population
of 313, 767 and Washington OF $40 800 and
each has IN Congress Two Senators ana one
Representative.
GRANT AND BAYEs.-A. J. and NJ. b.. Civ.
~ Grant arrived in this city from his tour of The
world on Saturday, september 20, 1879. (2) The
parade In this city which received r. Il. Havis
as President took place on Thursday, September
8, 1880.
HE Is THE GRANDsoN-M. B., CITY. BENJAMIN
Harrison, the twenty-thIrd President of tbe
United States, is the grandson of. w William II.
Harrison, who was the ninth President.
REV BoUcHARD-T. b. S., City. The Rev. +.
Nj. c. BouchaTd Sd. died IN this city on lhe
9Th Of December, 1889, at the age of 6G years
months and 81 days.
Tony HART. w., City. Tony Hart, the
actor, late of HarTigah and Hart, Is alive bur in
oafeerafed the asvIunn at Worcastar 49,. |