The morning call., 1892-04-18

nent committees will be distributed through
out the year, thus bringing into prominence
the different boards of the church just De-
fore the collections taken for those boards.
Rev. IL. ii. Rice was appointed CORE.
spOndent tor the press.
The overture fran. The General Assembly
on constitutional rules was approved.
0ne evening Was devoted to popular
meeting in the interest Of Sabbath-schools.
Rev DIR. krtchum read the report, DIR. Coyle
spoke on Systematic Benefcence'' In Sab
bath-scheolS, Rev. Mr.. Rice on "Value of
Bible Knowledge" and Rev. DR.. Chapman
on Teaching the Lesson"
The fall meeting will be held in Oakland
or the second Monday In September.
Mary Ann l.. Abel has sued William II.
bel for divorce.
The estate of Manuel Lewis Om:s. de-
ceased, has been appraised at S15.63
DAMAGED BY RAIN.
Jabez Hatch sued Mary Knowles to re.
cover $4,000 damages because rain from the
latter's mill property ran on the plaintiffs
houses. Judge Ellsworth gave the plaintiff
judgment for 81 Saturday.
The Oakland Board of Education as
committee of the whole visited Peralta
Heights Saturday afternoon and examined
sites for new schoolhouse. A drive was
also taken around Lynn.
An effort will be made to revive the oues
ton OF building wigwam by the Republic
can Alliance, as the Mills meetings would
use the wigwam, and the building would do
for several years for large meetings. The
alliance had let the project fall through.
Ii was talked of up to mouth or so ago.
The executive committee OF the West
Oakland Improvement Association has
10 the City Council tonight asking that
body to proceed at once to locate else
where the dumps now in use on Peralta
street and the West Oakland marsh.
h.
by Deputy Sheriff ke!log Saturday at 1113
Eighth avenue on charge of petty larceny.
1t is charged that he has been engaged for
some time past in stealing supplies from the
railroad company.
Saturday William Brooks pleaded guilty
in the Police Court of attempting to vote on
the ID inst. at the bond election on the name
OF Dennis Connolly of Washington street.
lie will be sentenced tomorrow morning.
DIVORCED.
A divorce has been granted Abbe Bishop
from Ii. l.. Bishop on the ground OF
cruelty. She was awarded the community
property, consisting or house and two lOls
on Sherman street. and was allowed $50 at
torney's fee and costs OF court.
The railroad company has had a gang of
men engaged the past week in setting back
fences on Railroad avenue east of Broad
way, and among the fences set back was
that of Mrs. Nellie Liese, along whose
property the company claims right of way
for 50 feet. Yesterday A. w. Cornelius.
son-in-law of Mrs. Liese, employed 10 men
to undo the work of the railroad men, the
fence being restored to its former line. The
deeds of the railroad company aud the
property-owners differ, and litigation is
quite likely TO result.
The City Trustees say that they have not
yet come TO any conclusion about the cleo
tric-light plant. The matter of awarding
franchises for incandescent plants will come
up for further consideration this evening.
Alameda.
The Board OF Trustees Will no doubt give
considerable time this evening to the con-
sideration of electric light matters. Or
dinances have been introduced granting to
private parties franchises for incandesceut
plants, and they will be called I'D for action
this evening. The offer of the Oakland
Gas. Light and Heat Company to purchase
the N unicipal plant for S95, 900 may also be
considered.
A. ii. Ward has let the contract for the
erection Of q $4,000 residence on Paru
street
+. Ii. Wood. business manager of the Bos-
ton Herald. was the guest last week of his
cousin, Mrs. p. w. Barton of this city,
Mrs. Taylor, wife OF Bishop Taylor, has
gone TO New York on visit tn her son, who
is the editor of the African News. Bishop
Taylor is now en- I0ute from Africa and
will meet his wife at New York.
Alameda has been remarkably free from
fires this year. The department has not
been called out to fight fire since Janu-
airy So