The morning call., 1891-11-05
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N MURPHY BUILDING, +
Market and Jones Streets.
ACROSS THE BAY.
Oakland Was Without the City
News Until 8 O'clock.
Admission Denied to an Asylum-A New Way
of Booming County-Grsnd Jury In
quiries-Couuty Taxes

The tugboat that brings THE CALL
across the bay in the early morning was
lost in the fog yesterday and ran aground
in the mud near the Peralta-street Wharf.
After waiting some time the agents pro-
cured rowboat at Alameda Point and
pulled across the estuary TO the tug and Sc
cured their papers. 1t was nearly 9 O'clock
before any of the papers were delivered.
This accident was very annoying, as every
body was anxious on account of the cleo
ton news. The papers were soon snapped
up and in less than an hour none were on
sale among the newsboys on the streets,
while they had an overstock of the other
papers
George c. Hazelton, United States Attor-
ney Of the District of Columbia, now visit
ing in Oakland, thinks that with little per
severance in the next Congress an appro-
priation for a Postoffice building in Oak
land can be secured.
ADAnTTANCE REFUSED.
Judge Ellsworth yesterday heard the pc
tition of Jesse z. Rudesill for a writ of
mandate to comrel the Directors of the
Home for Admit Blind TO admit him to that
institution The petitioner is totally blind,
Dut says that he is physically able and will
ing to work. The physician of the institu-
ton states that his condition is such physi-
cally that he should be in a hospital instead
of in the home, and for that reason the Di-
TectOrs declined to admit him. The Court
sustained the Directors and refused the writ
Alice Vance has sued George w. Vance
for divorce on the ground of his desertion.
NOT UP TO THE STANDARD.
Thomas White has sued John +. English
the commission merchant, and L. Steples
to recover S7aS 81, growing out of an alleged
transaction in "spnds." He claims that
Of ill ah Ii.
for the sum named 800 sacks of potatoes,
representing them to be of the best quality
when III fact they were OF an inferior quail
ity, which could not be sold, and, as he is
informed and believes, were not sold for
any price.
Ex-Judge Gibson made novel PROPOSE
ton at the meeting of the Alameda Wor ID S
Fair Association. He suggested that the
expenses of 100 of the prettiest young
women In Oakland be paid to the fair. be-
cause it would be the finest advertisement
the city has ever had.
NOT MUCH OF A STIR CREATED.
The Alameda County Grand Jury has not
created much OF stir yet, but it looks a
little as If it Is looking into affairs pretty
closely and that 1t will probably startle
some persons when 1t renders its report. 1t
is looking pretty closely into the contracts
and supply bills OF the county. 1t has not
done much Junketng around the county and
1t is not likely to, because Judge Greene au-
vised it that that was not its business
The articles Of incorporation of the Long
Valley Land and Irrigation Company were
filed yesterday, with a capital stock OF $780,
900. The Directors are James w. Cox
Theodore p. Strong, Oakland; Edwin Fer
ris, Long Valley; f. G. Ward, b. II. Leay-
lit. Susanville. The principal place OF
business Is Oakland.
LARCENY FROM A POLICEMAN.
a young man named Thomas Gnrrein,
who has been rooming at the residence OF
Police Officer Nick Williams, departed on
Sunday with SEQ of Nick's coin. He was
caught in San Francisco and booked last
evening on charge of grand larceny.
Tommy was having good time with the
boys. lie was arrested at the Cremorne,
and mad only 20 cents out of the $50 left.
The worst Of it is that the money was being
saved up by, Nick for use during his vaca-
uon, which he expects to take shortly.
Inc county taxes come in slowly, the
amount levied being 100000 OF this
amount about 100000 will be DELINQUENT
on the Both inst. About $4,000 only has
been collected so far Many taxpayers
pay no attention to the provision allowing