The morning call., 1893-01-14
SMALL TALES OF A BIG CITY.

In the United States District Court yesterday
Claus Sitting and judah Boas were each fined
$500 fer sending lottery tickets through The
mall.
The North Beach aud Mission Railroad Com.
pauy now issues transfers TO the Eliisstreet line
and this company transfers passengers 10 the
tOuTtL-5tTeet line.
Colonel John OByrne will lecture on The
Geography OF the Heavens" before tile Geo
graphical Society OF California ia Union-square
d all on Monday next.
In the case OF William s. Chapman VS.. the
Bank OF California, the Supreme Court has
affirmed the judgment of the Superior Court.
which was adverse TO Chapman.
John Wiiby, who was caught trying to commit
e burglary IN the residence of Mrs. c. lagrave.
al 704 Railroad avenue, one night last week,
was held 10 answer in the sum Of 5000 TO The
Superior Court.
The VIII Of the late James Phelan was ad-
mued 20 probate YESTERDAY, James d. Phelan
testified HAT the properly tobe distributed was
worth over 81 GOO, 600, exclusive Of the deeds
Of gift made by bis father.
Charles Won Reeserk, a young man with q
foBdness for throwing cObbiestones at pedeS-
triaDs, was held 10 answer tile charge OF au az
SAUL with deadly weapon IN the sum OF $1,000
bail, Ia default OF which he went TO jail.
Tie shortage in the street fund is SAL 900.
which makes il impossible for the Supervisors to
order any more woIk during the hseai year; Inc
$1,000 appropriated by The iate Board OF super.
visoTs for the Improvement OF Holly Park Will
be used for repairing sewers and streets.
In his viii the late john Brady Dequealhed to
his daughter Mary Josephine. the property 80
Sanchez street, together with the furRture; 10
bis son Thomas, $4,000, and 10 v. Father
Brennan $500 for masses:for the repose OF his
soul
Past President Thomas E. Keough of CalIfor-
MA Paror No 1, n. ). q. W. was presented. At
the meeting in Pioneer Hail. Thursday night,
with elegant gold watch, suitably inscribed.
chain and lOcket. as a maik OF esteem ana IN
re sOsuiiOn OF his invaluable services TO the
ortieT.
n the Po1ica Corrt vesterdav " 9 BROWN
the padloek-worker, WAS held 10 answer the
charge OF grand larceny in the Superior Court,
with bail fixed IN the sum Of $1,000. Brown was
Que Of The eotere OF swindlers who had trick
lock. with which they swndled score o, dock
laborers out OF various sums.
The libel case OF Paul 0. Burns against A. q.
HaWes Pacific Coast manager OF tile New York
Life Insurance Company. WAS again called in
department OF the Police Court yesterday,
aud after arraigning The defendant the casewas
continued untiiR Monday next. The case has
been on The calendar Of and on since September
16 last
Olnto Marehetie was committed yesterday to
tile Agnews insane Asylum. His wife testified
that In Italy few years ago in III OF insanity
lie stabbed bis mother 10 dealh. He was CON-
mitted 10 an insane asylum, and, after a few
years confinement, was discharged. he after
ward showed signS OF insanity again and his Te-
halves sent the family 10 this city.
sam Mathews, a young Swiss who has been
running the Ocean View branch OF A. L. Nor
daunps hay, grain and feed store was arrested
Yesterday afternoon by Sergeant Price and
Officer Byrnes, and charged at the Seventeenth
street police station with ENLIGHTENMENT He
had sold nearly all OF the stock aud could not
account for any Of the money which be had re-
ceiEed
The executive committee of the Golden Gate
Union OF Young Peoples Societies OF Christian
EndeaV0r al It's monthly meeting Thursday night
arranged appropriate programme Tor The
twenty fifth quarterly convention OF she union,
10 be held IN The Central NJ 4. Chu rch on Thurs
day evening. February 2. Arrangements were
also made for general conservation meeting
next Tuesday evening IN The First Christian
Church, Twelfth street
Another Improvement. club has been formed.
This time it is the Park Lane Tract and I'm
proTement Club. aud u meets on Seventeenth
street, above Clara avenue. It held its first
regular business meeting last night, and the
following officers we're elected: President, T..
Adams; ice-preSideBt, II. Foley; secretary and
treasurer James Whitaker. The only business
transacted was the formation OF a petition to
the Supervisors 10 establish grade on Mars
street, from Seventeenth street 10 C0rbett road,
Uranus street, according 10 a profile already
made, and Serpentine road and place.