The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-01-08
ACROSS THE BAY.
Another Installation Of Post and
Corps Officers.
The Poundmaster After His Money-saund-
ers Not in a Hurry TO Marry-A Chris
tian Science Cure.

The officers OF Appomattox Post No. 30,
g. A. r., were installed at Grand Army
Hall last evening as follows: Post Com
mander, S. S. Petit; Senior Nice-Com-
mander c. o. Park; Junior Vice-Com-
mander. Edmund Taylor; Surgeon, II. l..
Bradley, MD; Chaplain. w. c. Zeigler;
Quartermast9r. Henry Miller; Adjutant.
William r. EIford Officer of the Day. j.
w Muller The mastering officer was Past
Post Commander J. a. ColQuhoun. The
following officers Of AppomattoX Corps,
No. ;, W. r. c., were also installed: Presi-
dent, Anna A. Cannon; S. v, Amy Nc
Elroy; J. V, Sarah Fitb0gen; Secretary,
Sarah c. B0riand Treasurer, Lucinda Gil
more; Chaplain, COrnelia French; Con-
ductor, Lucy J. Markell; Guard, Charlotte
Starkey; Assistant Conductor, Julia NJ
Blackburn. The installing officer was Yrs.
Parrett Past President.
Ezra Barrett has been appointed Post
master at DlmOnd, new settlement which
has recently grown up around the Hermit
age House at the end Of Fruityale avenue
The roadside resort Of Joe Dieves on the
san Leandro road, beyond Frultyale, was
visited by thieves few evenings since, but
very little plumber was taken.
"BABY" WANTS HIS MONEY.
". j. O'Connen, the Poundmaster, has
filed a petition for writ Of mandate to
compel the City Auditor to pay several
claims against the city alleged TO be due the
PoundmaSteT and agEregatlng S54a The
Auditor refused TO allow them because they
were not presented within the wear and be-
fore the fund was exhausted. Baby" says
the amounts are due him and he wants his
money.
r. g. Laarn, the dentist who lives at
East OekIa and has been in the asylum
nine times on account OF opium and hash
eesu, was committed again yesterday after
noon on the complaint OF his daughter, Mrs.
NeWS0m. He imagnes he Is the President
If the United States and that he is a mill
iOnalTe.
The Alameda County Pioneers will hold
meeting to-day and make arrangements Tor
celebrating on the An the anniversary OF
lie discovery OF gold IN California.
The shop Of II. SheTTett was again visited
by burglars and a pair Of SHOES taken on
Wednesday evening.
HES NOT BORROWING TROUBLE.
7. Palmer Saunders took out a license on
Wednesday evening to marry Miss Alice >.
Barron. swearing to an affidavit that the
young woman is of the age of IS. leSter-
day he returned the license to the County
CLERKS Office and asked for his s., He said
he rad aSCegtaned that the intended bride
is under the age he had sworn she was Her
mother objected 10 the marriage and prom
ised to make trouble for the young man.
Frank ID. Madison, as assignee Of the En-
pire Show Printing Company, has sued
Henry Phillips and Jane Doe Phillips,
Otherwise known as Kate Castleton, 10 re-
cover judgment for Sl624 q. as balance
due since December -, 1890, on ali account
Of printing OF various quantities OF show
bills, amounting 20 S50S1 Al.
The excavation for the three-Story brick
business house, l0OXlOo, al the corner OF
seventeenth street and san Pablo avenue,
belonging to {. A. NOTdhausen, has been
commenced.
H. L. Alden, who was thrown from his
buggy ten days ago and almost killed, has
recovered sufficiently to be out again.
GEORGE GODFREY's WILL.
Inquiries are being made for the will of
old George Godfrey, as If it was intended to
contest il. Ii Is understood to be In the
possession Of eX-MayOr Davis and viii be
filed in a few days. Mrs. Merry, il IS said,
viii contest on behalf Of the second child,
which was awarded to her by Judge Glib
son in the divorce decree. The Old man did
not ike the child, and, il IS said. did not
leave X much in the Will.
Alexander X. Otter stgeet-car conduc-
tor, IS under arrest for a battery upon his
vile lie was C9Tuered IN the house Of an
other man by bis wife, and the other man,
with some friends, and to pass bis wife
knocked her down. 1t Is SAID the wife wall
sue Tor divorce, and the other man, y. A.
Walker viii Sue.his wife for divorce.
Mrs. Annie Lott has been committed to
the Asylum at Aguews on her request. She
called at tie County Jail and stated that she
was afraid she would do her daughter in
jury.
The Directors Of the Oakland and Hay
wards electric road announce their inten-
ton Of having the line completed by April
1sL If possible.
a CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CURE.
Miss Spencer, the niece Of Captain Edwin
2. Simmons Of the California Door Com
pauy, was until recently a cripple from
spinal meningitis, but Is now cured, aud the
case is claimed to be the result OF sO-C3iied
Christian science She has used crutches
and a wheeled chair for two years, but has
discarded both. and can run up and down
stairs.
The cruise OF tie Pilgrim to discover the
trend Of the tides that sweep in on the
water front all be renewed ia a few days.
The Government engineers have been CON
suited aud say that the work will take a
lifetime.
Mayor Chapman has written 10 executive
officers OF cities that have issued bonds for
public improvements, making inquiries rel
alive to tie disposition of bonds, etc.
The First Baptist Church has elected the
following trustees: Charles +. Baker,
Charles q. Reed. John l.. Lyon, John G.
Hoyt and John Il. Stevens.