The morning call., 1893-04-01
IN AND ABOUT TOWN.

MRS. CooPER's LECTUREs.-Mrs.S Sarah
b. Cooper will soon leave for Chicago.
While there she will speak before several
organizations, as follows: May 10, the Con-
gTess OF Representative Women; on May
II, at tie lnteTnati onal Kindergarten
Union; On June 2, ct the Social Purity
Congress; on June 8, International Tenn
perance Congress; on July II, at the Inter-
national Conference of Charities and Cor
rections; on July %. at the National Kin
dergarte4 Convention; ON August 2, at the
summer Chautauqua Assembly; also at the
Pan Re publican Congress. the Wiuona
Lake Assembly, Mount Vernon and Ma
tional Educational Convention.
THE Posr's LIBEL SUIT-Newly dis
covered evidence is the ground on which
the Evening Post Publishing Company has
asked Tor new trial OF the suit brought
against it by William Linden, who recently
recovered judgment against the company
for $1,000 for an alleged libel. The Post
published statement 10 the effect that the
Plaintiff had slaDped and kicked a young
girl in the street, but could not prove il on
the trial and plaintiff recovered as
stated. Aflidavits have now been obtained
from +. Joseph and Charles Dekin. both of
whom swear to having Sc en- the assault
committed on the child.
SUES CRUEL CAPTAIY.-A. F. Peyton.
cook on board the American ship T. F.
Cakes. has sued Z. w. Reed, the master
for $4,000 damages. His complaint filed
yesterday in the United States District
Court charges the defendant with having
struck HIM blow on the head with a heavy
platter on November last during the vow
age from New York to this port. Pevt6n
claims thai lie has lost the use of his left
ear IN consequence Of The injury. Captain
Reed is already under indictment for cruelty
10 his sailors.
BROKE INTo A PosToFFIcE.-C Claude D.
Riugman, young colored man, was
hFnn a. Efard H. n
United States Marshal from tae town Of
Chicago Park. Nevada County. The olTense
with which he stands charged Is breaking
into the building occupied as a postGtfice
in Chicago Park with intent to commit
larceny. He was accommodated with
quarters at the County Jail In default Of
$1,000 bail.
The DEATH RECoRD.-There were 500
deaths in this city during the past month,
as against $40 in the corresponding month
of last year. There were deaths by horni-
eides, all Chinese. Consumption cansed Sc
deaths, heart disease 46, bronchitis %
cancer 20, pneumonia AZ. Scarlatina and
diphtherla were the only ZymOtic diseases
that figured extensively. the former causing
s deaths and he latter 0.
INSANITY CONFERENCE.-The Lunacy
Commissioners yesterday committed to the
Napa Asylum Kate Pepper of 1920 Jessie
street and Rosa Nordaf of TIA Natoma
street Mrs. Adelaide Helliwell of $50 San
Jose avenue was sent to Stockton. Mrs.
Pepper and Mrs. Nordaf are young women
with mild Authorizations, but Mrs. Hell
liweil had attacked her husband with a
knife.
GETTING THEIR PAY.-There was quite
a rush to the Office of City Treasurer Widber
yesterday when it became known that any
city officials who wanted their salaries for
March could get them las a matter of con-
Venience." 1t proved to be convenient to a
great many, and the chances are that a
long line will be strung out in the corridor
this morning.
THE PEsTHoUsE SITE.-A large delega-
tion from South San Francisco appeared
before tho Health and Police COMMITTEES of
the Board of Supervisors yesterday to pro-
test against the PesthOuse being located in
Partridge Tract The matter was taken
under advisement.