The morning call., 1891-08-16
TIDINGS FROM
ACROSS THE BAY.
Chinese Lottery Sellers Having
a Hard Time of It.
Turning the Tables on Practical 3oke-s
Another Official Wanted-surrender Of
Alameda's Unlicensed saloonista

A Celestial named All Son forfeited his
bail in the sum of $3.50 yesterday on a
charge of selling lottery tickets. Since
Judge Henshaw fined one $500 for selling
lottery tickets and another, who after he was
found guilty and fined the $500. was prose-
cuted. deemed guilty of perjury and sem
fenced to five years in San Quentin, none
caught in the possession of lottery outfit
will stand trial. The bail has been $50
cash in each case, and always forfeited.
When Justice Ogden q couple of weeks ago
raised the amount of bail to $500 cash there
was considerable wincing among the lottery
companies aud disposition to let him fine
and keep him in Jail, but it is presumed that
the remaining ticket-sellers thought the risk
too great unless the companies would stand
by them II they were caught and so they
stood by All Son until it was decided that il
his bail was reduced $50 they would forfeit
the $3.50. OF course there are several Chi
nese lottery agencies running In Oakland,
but they are not nearly so open about it as
they were year ago.
David hughes, who has since NAV l. 1887,
been engaged in farming in Tehama County,
has filed his petition in insolvency. His
debts are S29,707 "a. He owns real estate in
Tehama County valued at $4,000.
A brick wall twenty feet high is being
erected around the Alameda County Jail.
ONE OF THE LATEST.
One OF the latest acquisitions to the legal
persuasion is Edward j. Rodgers. A couple
OF his acquaintance awakened him some
evenings ago near the midnight hour with
plea for assistance in the Police Court on
the next morning to defend them as John
Doe and Dick Roe on charges of fast driv-
Ing. Rodgers appeared. all ready to prove
that the horses were running away and I'M
manageable, and had his authorities in
court. To his dismay he le earned that there
were no such charges and the matter was
hoax. The young men had the joke on him,
but he turned it by suing them in the JUS
tees, Court tor $40 each for services rem
dered by appearing in the Police Court at
their request. The complaints have been
served and the cases locked in Judge Mel
wins court, East Oakland. The facetous
young men are named Brown and Wellman.
The farewell service of Rev. NJ. S. Levy
as rabbi OF the Oakland Hebrew Congrega-
ton will be held and he will deliver his
farewell address to the people this morning.
He will Immediately commence his work as
rabbi Of Beth Israel in San Francisco.
Commencing to-day the carriers windows
and general delivery at the postoffice Will
be open between the hours of II NJ and l
p. NJ. on Sundays, instead of II As to AZ
p. NJ.
AN OFFICIAL CLERK WANTED.
One petition has been signed by numerous
prominent citizens OF Oakland TO the City
Council asking the authorization of that
body Tor the appointment by Mayor Chap
man of an official clerk, as authorized by
the charter, and another asking him TO ap-
point F. X. Porter as such CLERK. Mr.. Porter
Is the publisher Of the Echoes, a society
paper, and was for several years, until the
suspension, the Oakland correspondent of
the Alta-California. The petitions are in
dGrsed by all the wealthy taxpayers Of the
city, regardless of party politics. Politically
Mr.. Porter Is Repu blican.
The suit of NJ. l.. Boarjwell against his
partner, John F. Fowler. for an accounting
in the Eagle Planng-mils business, has
been dismissed. 1t is intended to settle the
differences out Of court as the least ex-
penslye way.
The residents of Vernon Heights and the
proprietor5 Of the Piedmont baths do not
desire saloon in tile annexed territory,
and vigorous protest will be made to the
City Council against one.
The estate of the late Jerome B. Trem-
bley, MD, has been appraised at Sl6,-
$50 70. The home place at Eighth and
Myrtle streets is appraised at $4,000.
HOW INTEREST ACCUMULATEs.
The interest ON the 500 note OF G. W.
Strne, given to E. Il. and 7. C. Fantz, in
Fresno, suit on which has been transferred
TO Alameda County, IS at 10 per cent per
month, compounded monthly, and aggregates
upward OF $1,000. 1t is increasing rapidly
and in four months will reach over $1,000
per month. At simple interest it would
amount now TO Sl240 in the aggregate.
The Oakland Board of Health estimates
the expenses OF the ensuing year at
SIG, $50, itemized rs follows: Land aud
building for smallpox hospital $4,000,
cremat0ry $1,000. addition to health office
1881, contagious diseases 5000. salary of
Health Officer $500. salary of Plumbing
and Sanitary Inspector $500, salary of Sec
rotary $500.
1t is stated that j. NJ. Lathrop, who has
for five years past occupied the desk of city
editor of the Evening Tribune, has resigned
his position aud will be succeeded tomorrow
by Andrew NJ. Law ence.
The estate of Henry Thies has been ap-
praised at S36,06S OF this amount S24, 900
is il real and S12,0 in personal property
Alameda.
J. j. Harrop is said to be the choice Of the
City Trustees for the position of engineer of
the new steam ire engine.
The City Trustees have under considera-
ton the matter of increasing the salary of
the City Recorder from $40 to $50 per
month. In order to make the increase it
will be necessary for the Recorder to re-
sign and he appointed, or else allow him $40
per month for incidentals.
The lantern parade of the Alameda BIZ
cycle Club took place last evening and was
success in every respect. There were
over 100 wheels in line, each gayly decorated
and carrying one OIL more Japanese lanterns,
some hayi as many as a dozen. AS they
wheeled down the avenue the sight was a
picturesque one. AT the conclusion of the
run, refreshments were served in Banding
Ii all, and social time followed.
The Clinton-avenue sewer became choked
with sand, and in cleaning it out the rope
attached to the wire brush used in loosening
the sand broke, and the brush remained in
the sewer. 1t was necessary to dig down to
the pipe and take out some joints to remove
the obstruction. When the pipe was ex-
posed, the Street Superintendent made the
discovery that 12-inch pipe had been used
instead of 14-inch pipe, as called for by the
specifications.
The fight of the unlicensed saloon-keepers
against the ordinance is practically at an
end and the city has won complete victory.
Yesterday young Busch. who made the
strongest protest against the ordinance, ap-
peared before the Recorder and asked that
his sentence, which was to pay a fine of
$50 and serve ten days in the County Jail,
be modified as he wanted to plead guilty.
The Recorder took off the Ten days and
Busch gave check for the $50, signed by
Thilo, manager of the brewery syndicate in
Oakland. The Recorder thereupOn dis
missed all the remaining charges against