The morning call., 1892-05-20
FROM ACROSS THE BAY.
The Trouble About the Poundmaster
The schooIs-The Camp-Meeting.

Tba Trouble About the POundmaster'
The schOoIs-The Camp-Meeting'
There are charges and counter-charges
betveeu Secretary Theobald ofthe Humane
Societv and Poundmaster 0ConnelL Yes
tardav Mr.. Theobald swore to a warrant for
the arrest of O'Conuell for reasons already
related in THE CALL. His strongest wit
ness is a former witness OF 0ConnelPs
named Cough, who accuses the P0undmas-
Ter Of various modes of cruelty to animals
impouuded. O'Connell recently had Cough
arrested on a charge OF larceny, and says
that the part he plays is for revenge As to
Tbeobald. he accuses him Of desire to get
the $500 Der month fees that 60 to the
Poundmaster. and says that in order to Go
tins he wants to remove O'CoEnell and get
the pound within the Humane Society S
control. Mr.. Theobald denies mercenaTy
motives, but has expressed his intention Of
getting the pound into the society's hands
solely for the benefit Of unprotected anil
mails.
1t appears now that the party who ap-
piled to Oakland's Health Officer. Dr.
Dunn, to ascertain what disease she was
suffering from was Mrs. Augusta trates, a
Portuguese woman II years old, living with
her husband and infant child at 1865 Third
she contracted iB the Sandwich Islands,
where she lived until six months ago. Steps
viii be taken to place her where she VIII be
isolated.
Antonio Verro died suddenly at Third
and Center streets Yesterday. Peter Miller.
farmland, died very suddenly on the road
to San Leandro. Both died from natural
causes,
Commencement exercises OF the Academy
Of California College were held yesterday.
There were y graduates the largest class
ever yet sent forth. The college has rein
corporated with j. trustees, instead OF %.
To-day there viii be an exhibition OF the
work Of the pupils Of the city and county
schools at the High School building pre-
paratory to a Worlds Fair exhibit. The
primary and grammar schools OF the city
closed Yesterday. Within the next month
commencement exercises will be held by all
the paToehi2l and private schools In OAK
land. The class exercises Of the High
School will be held on next Monday even
ing and the graduating exercises on Tues
day evening at the First Congregational
Church
Last night the Murphy temperance meet
ings were removed from the First n. +.
Church 10 Germsnia Hall, where they will
continue until next Sunday night. On that
night the closing meeting will be held at the
Oakland Theater. and it is announced that
Mayor Chapman will preside.
Committees have been appointed 10 ar
range for the camp-meeting 10 begin at
Beulah Park on June 9, under the direction
of Charles n. CTittsntoD, the millionaire
evangelist Of New York.
The case Of Louis Peres against the heirs
Of Charles Mclaughlin, TO recover land
valued at half million dollars, is on trial
before Judge Greene. Peres testified, yes
terday, that at McLaughlin's solicitation he
gave him deed 10 the land for $40, 600, with
the verbal understanding that the deed was
to be regarded as a mortgage.
a deed was placed oE record yesterday by
which w. j. Dngee conveys to Antoine
Borel, banker Of San Francisco, a tract OF
80 acres on the Moraga Valley road By
another deed John L. Bromley conveys to
Dngee large tract adjoining Judge Glib
sons ranch on the same road. The consid-
Grafton is nominal ia BOTH
Ben Wright Of the Gaiindo Hotel will
take possession of the Oakland Trotting
Park on June l. He has obtained from
Judge Nee a 10 years lease at an annual
rent of $500.
Two prisoners, haHdcufed, escaped from
Constable Clifford on the local train at Clin-
ton station last evening. They had been ar
rested on susDieion, and while Clifford was
tusseIing with a third man they jumped off
just before the train reached the bridge and
Clifford had 10 ride across. The third man
also got away.