The morning call., 1894-11-25


felt in slight degree IN North Carolina and
Georgia. I here was no warning sound to the
people OF Charleston, except on The night OF the
2Sth of August, when SummeTville. a small
Town twenty-five miles north OF Charleston,
was disturbed, as 1t was the night before, by
tremors and tbuds. Those Oh the night of the
2Sth were 10 some extent felt In Charleston.
The disaster awakened profound sympathy in
all parts of the Union, also in Europe. con-
tributiOn was started and SSOO,O00 including
nearly SIS. 900 from England and other foreign
countries, was sent 10 the authorities of the
afflicted city for the relief OF The unfortunate
people.
CITY HALL, PHILADELPHIA - E. A. w,
Angel Island. Cal. The following are the prin-
cIpal dimensions OF the new City Hall in the
city OF Philadelphia, kindly furnished to the
Query Column by the Philadelphia Call:
Height of main tower, 537 feet Az inches above
pavement
From north to south. 4s6 feet inches.
From east TO west 40 feet.
Area, 4 LIZ
width at base. 90 feet.
Center OF CLOCK face. 361 feet above pavement.
Diameter of clock face. 20 feet.
Height of upper balcony, 296 feet above pave
mont.
Total number Of rooms in building 500.
Total amount OF floor room Is 141a acres
Height OF each center pavilion, 202 feet 1912
inches
Height of each corner pavilion, 16l feet.
Height OF basement story, l8 feet 314 inches.
Height OF principal story 80 feet inches.
Height OF second story, IS feet inches
Height Of third story. center pavilion, 26 feet
inches
Height of third story, wings "a feet inches.
Height of third story, curtains, 20 feet inches.
Height of attic OF center pavlons, l5 teet.
Height OF attic of corner pavilions, IS feet d
inches
Height of browning statue. SO feet.
Height of figures on center dormers, II feet 6
inches.
Height of figures on corner dormers. IL feet 10
inches.
Up to the 31st of December 1893, the ex-
pendtures were SIG 936.359 So. No estimate
has been made OF the amount the structure will
cost when finished.
DEsERTIoN-A. F., City. This correspon-
dent writes:
years. The husband has a fondness for cards and
at times was in the ha bit or remaining away from
home until or 3 O'Clock in the morning, coca
sonally Two or three times succeseively in a
week on account of this the wife lived apart
IT ON the husband for about year and half.
AT the END OF that time he promised TO reform,
she condoned the past and they lived together
again. This continued for two years when sud
denly she without her husbands knowledge or
consent leaves him and takes the furniture to her
sisters house, giving as reason t Tor her action
taken to playing cards for money again They
have child years old. and they also have 500
In bank, she having possession of the bank book.
In case ike this is husband bound to pay his
wife alimouy. she having lett his bed and board ?
The correspondent while going into details
fails TO state whether the wife has commenced an
action for divorce and has applied for alimony
would be almost as matter OF course entitled
10 allmony, for the reason that she conmonl y
has no other means OF support. The fact thai
| she did leave him, as stated, amounts techli
| ealy 10 deserLion; but in a case where huS.
! band thinks more OF gambling and cards than
| lie does of his wife and child, he ought not &c
| complain If she leaves him; and 1t Is fair tC
| presume that court would compel him TO pay
! alimony In default of which he would be sem
! TO jail, where he could indulge his passion; buI
The game he would play would in all probability
be solitaire.
| SCHOOL LANDS-B. A. r., City. There 10 NJ
school land in the county of San Francisco
| All that there WAS has been disposed OF lOni
ago number OF lots in the county have beer
set aside for school purposes, and these are al
under control OF the Board OF Education. The
sixteenth and thirry-sixtn sections OF every
| township in the public land States and Terri
! tories I'm the older States only The sixteenth
! section) are reserved for school purposes and
must be bought OF the Stat. unless the settler
when he is allowed to secure tile through the
| United States Land Office. Parties who fiuc
| from the United States officers that the land,
| they wish to buy belong 10 the State shoulC
| apply 10 the State land officers. When the
| lands designated as school lands have onct
| passed TO the State any person who desires car
! pun chase. Ii party applies 10 an attorney u
| find him some school land there Is nothing Il
| tween the intending purchaser and the Officer
| of the Slate Land Office and charging fee fol
| bis services.
| A WIFE's RIGHT-Mrs. p, City. III mar
| red woman is on her deathbed and she ba.
property she cannot dispose of 1t by Will IL tina
| property is community property The law Of
| the State Of California says that upon the
| death of the wife the entire community prop
| erty, without administration, belongs to tn,