The San Francisco call., 1896-11-14


delphia. The danger of the .sinfernal
chimes" was discovered before any damage
was done, and after that the British small
arms and cannon were discharged at every
tnlng that came floating down the river. A
number OF, empty kegs were sent down the
The poem
MARKET-sTRRET sYsrEM-w. P. c., City. The
following named are the directors of the Mar
ket-street system of cars of San Francisco:
tnaTIes tdll M + Crocker (presidenD H. E. Hunting
Ton lvlce-president1, A. Hayward second vice.
presldenD, N. I. Smith (treasurer), j. L. Will
Cutt GU secretary and controIler), w. j. Adams,
Douty.
CONGRESSMAN AT LARGE-A Reader, Po-
Aegama' Slskiyou County Cal Congressmen
at large are elected from the whole State. The
aIiotment al OF its representatives in Congress
40 80 1e 70 tne state, ana if the people of a State
81 80 misn' a us representatives may be chosen
AZ az nne ne duties OF Congre at large
resentatives. AO' ieP
BoNDs-J w. D., Modesto stanislaus County.
and B. H. B., City. None of the bonds sold hy
the united States contain provision that
they shall be paid in United States gold coin
Each law authorizing the issuance of the same
consalns hI ~ tne & clapse principal and interest
payable IN !awful money or Sin COIN" The
interest and principal has always been maid
in gold, and there is no judicial construction
Qp sin lory
money and Sin coin" "-u'
PRESIDENT AND VICE -PREsIDENr-A. r. cirv
AS the President and the Vice President Of the
United States are not voted for directly by the
people, but are chosen by electors. il ia not
likely that the electors of the dominant party
would vote for one man of their party for
President and for the candidate of The other
party for Vice-President. They could do so, but
if they SO betrayed their party it might rot be
pleasant for them to return 10 their constitu-
ents. III, however, such a thing should be done
the two men elected would serve.
OLD SrAMP-North Carolina, City. The stamp
you seek information about is probably
revenue stamp of war times, but the descrip-
ton furnished is too meager to permit classi-
fcation of it. There were q number of stamps
of the same denomination having upon them
the head of Washington, some with plain
edges and others with edges perforated, all
printed with red ink, but each has printed on.
its face the purpose for which it was to be
used. Upon the character of the stamp de-
pends the value. If you will give a fuller de-
scription the information asked for Will be
given.
PROVOST MARSHAL CUNNINGHAM-N. K. B.,
Finnell. Tehama County, Cal. There was
William Cunningham who was provost mar
shal during the Revolutionary War. He was
the son of a trumpeter in the English
dragons. He came to New York in 1774, be-
came a horse-breaker and riding master.
Early during the days of the Revolution he
went from New York to Boston, where General
Gage appointed him provost marshal to the
royal army. He was placed in charge OF the
prisons in Philadelphia and New York. He Is
represented as having been very cruel to the
prisoners, 1000 of whom, under his charge,
were starved to death. He had charge OF the
execution OF Nathan Hale. For time after
the war he lived in Wales In great poverty.
He mortgaged his half pay, and forged
draft OF that crime he was tried, found
guilty, and hanged August 10, 1871.