The San Francisco call., 1896-11-22

fenced by Judge Gray to serve three years
In the San Quentin penitentiary. He had
robbed dwelling-house near Lindsay, in
this county.
Doimgs in Assburn's Court.
| AUBURN. CAL, Nov. 21.-E. s.
Thompson was to-day acquitted OF the
charge'of arson, and Peter Banquier was
| sentenced to seven years in the peniten-
tiary for an attemptto kill his wife.
Sacramento Murderer Sentenced.
SACRAMENTO, CAL, Nov. 21.-James
Lee, the confessed murderer of Molly
Allen, was this afternoon sentenced by
Judge Hinkson to life imprisonment. Lee
had pleaded guilty.
Answers to Correspondents.
BACK DATE-A. L., City. The 22d OF March,
1889, fell on Tuesday.
THANKSGIVING DAY-A E.. City. Thanksgiv-
ing day in the year 1881 was on Thursday, No
yember 24
THE CAvALRY-C. w, City. Boys of the age OF
10 are not enlisted in the cavalry service of
the United States army.
- CITY HALL DoME-C., Oakland, Cal. The
NO-AAS va VIC Olty null III Cdu fIduclSCO is not
within it.
TuNGsTEN-J. W., City. There is no market
price for tungsten, as it is not an article of
commerce 1t is in the nature of a chemical
curiosity from the laboratory.
New YORK FIGUREs-L. E., City. The figures
OF the State OF New York at the recent election
are given as follows: Mckinley 1921
Bryan 43,S39, Palmer Is, ,265.
KEARNEY-W. t. c.. City. 1t was in 1878 that
Denis Kearney was in the East, and it was on
the 9th of August of that year that he ad-
dressed meeting OF workingmen in Boston.
vAcATIoN-N. N, Lorin, Alameda County,
Cal The President and officers OF the Cabinet
OF the United States generally take vacation
curing the summer months, but there is no
definite time for such.
GUATEMALA-L. NJ. c., Mount Olivet, Sonoma
County, Cal. D. Lynch Pringle of New York
Is United States Consul General for Guatemala
and John Worth Todd is Vice-C onsul, both
located in the City of Guatemala.
UNITED STATES sENAToRs-s., City. A Sem
ator of the United States is elected by the
Legislature of the State. If he wants to resign
he must tender his resignation to the power
that created him. In case of a vacancy when
the Leg1si ature is not in session the Governor
appoints till the next meeting of the Legis-
lature, when the vacancy is filed.
CHARcoAL-L. A. L. B., City. The best
quality of charcoal is made from oak, maple
beech and chestnut. Wood will furnish, when
properly charred, about 20 per cent of coal
A bushel of coal from pine weighs % pounds;
a bushel of coal from hard wood weighs 80
pounds; 100 parts of oak make nearly % of
birch, "a; maple, 22.S; willow, Is; poplar, 20; /;
red pine, 22.10; and white pine, %.
Works on chemistry say that the solvents of
sulphur are carbon sulphide, oil of turpen-
tine and benzole, all very odoriferous. If the
pipes which have become clogged with sui
phur are OF iron. they might be taken up and
the deposits could be dissolved by heat If
they are of lead of wood probably the best
thing to do would be to put in new pipes.
STATE LEersIArunE-M. N, Lorin, Alameda
County, Cal The Legislature of the State of
California meets al noon on the first Monday
after the 1st day of January next succeeding
the election OF its members, and since 1881
has met biennially. The Governor may by
proclamation convene the Legislature at any
time outside of the regular time for meeting
The sessions may last as long as the members
may desire to remain in session, but no pay is
allowed to members for longer time than
sixty days.
sESAMERICA-J. F. NJ, City. "Ameriea," the
National anthem, was written by the late
Samuel Francis Smith, DID, who for many
years was pastor of the First Baptist Church OF
Newton, Mass. In letter in which Dr. Smith
wrote about the anthem he said: 'sThe song
was written at Andover, during my student
life, I think in the winter of 1881 or 1892. 1t
was first used publicly at Sunday-school
celebration on q Fourth of July in Park-street
Church, Boston. l had in my possession
number of German song books, from which I
was selecting such music as pleased me, and,
finding God Save the King 1 proceeded to
give it the ring OF American Republican
patriotism"
''SwEET MARIE''-M NJ, City. The author of
the once very popular song, Sweet Marie" is
Cy Warman. He was born on farm near
Greenup, Ill, June %, 1855. When % years
OF age he went to Colorado, but up to that
time had not even given any evidence what
ever of literary ability and no indication that
he possessed any latent quality-ln that direc-
ton. He worked on the Denver and Rio
Grande Railway, and after time became
fireman on q locomotive. His run was over
the famous Marshall Pass. and he declared
that inspired him TO write poetry: On the 18th
OF May, 1892, he married Miss Myrtle Marie
Jones' the original "Sweet Marie"
SESSIONS OF CoNGREss-N. N, Lorin, Alameda
County, Cal. The first session of the Fiftleth
Congress of the United States commenced
December 5, 1887, and continued until Octo-
ber 20 1888; second session, December 5, 1883,
70 November A. 1883. Fifty-first Congress.
December 1, 1890. to March 4, 1891. Fifty
second Congress. December z, 1891 TO August
S, 1892 and December 5, 1892. to March 4,
TO November 8. 1898. December 4, 1898, to
August 2S. 1894, and December 1894, to
March 3, 1895. Fifty-fourth Congress, Decem-
Der 2, 1895, to June IL, 1896 The second ses-
sion VIII begin December z, 1896, and will
close March a, 1897.