The San Francisco call., 1896-01-18
CITY ITEMS IN BRIEF.

eTQ PaCluc hAllrOaQ ana It's methods.
Mrs. Charlton and Mr.. Rich, who eloped
from Kansas. have been released from custody.
Jabez Swain was before the court yesterday
10 answer his eX-wife's application for alimony.
The funeral services of W. c. Rippey took
place from Porters undertaking parlors yester.
day.
At the Pinana inquest yesterday the Coroner's
jury censured the Market-street Railway Com
pany.
Dr. G. F. Hanson's lecture on "Our Native
Flora" at Cooper Medical College, was well
attended.
Cloudy weather and showers" is the charac-
ter OF weather predicted for to-day by the Tore
cast official
The records of the local Health Office show
that In the year ending June 80, 1895, 1888
more males than females died.
The winning horses at Ingleside yesterday
were: hamSn, Fred Gardner, Hazard, Kan
som, May McCarth! and Montaloo.
In the Fair will contest before Judge Slack
yesterday argument was heard on the demurrer
TO the petition offered by DR.. Mark Livingston.
Joseph Kearuey was charged yesterday with
burglary for robbing Mrs. Ojeda's house, hav-
ing been found with the pIunder in his pos
session.
Attorney J. D. Sullivan has been awarded
5000 Tor professional services rendered by
him 10 A c. Freese, late administrator of the
Blythe estate.
The Finance Committee of the Board of Su-
pervisors Is investigating municipal offices to
ascertain whether pseudo employees draw pay
without working.
The Arthur Kelly who was arrested in Oak
land for robbery Yesterday is not the Arthur
Kelly formerly of 12542 Oak street, and now OF
3ls LagUna street.
Judge McKenna is forced by the attorneys to
listen 10 the full testimony contained in the
Congressional committees report on the Pa
ciiC ana aided roads.
A contest OF the will OF Mrs. Mary Wilson,
cotored woman who left her estate to Mrs. H.
Cham berlain, white woman, Is threatened by
brother OF the deceased.
II has been charged that Harry Morris, one
OF the County Clerks deputies, has been ap-
proprating fees, and he has been suspended
pending an investigation.
David Starr Jordan delivered a lecture on
"The Evolution OF the Mind" at Golden Gate
Hall last evening under the auspices OF the
California PSychlcal Society.
The board OF inquiry appointed to investi-
gate the charges against Captain Michael
Healy OF the revenue cutter Bear met in this
City yesterday and organized.
y. H. Spaulding has petitioned the Superior
Court Ior writ OF mandate compelling the
supervisors 70 establish a grade ON Liberty
street, between Noe and Sanchez.
The Lincoln Republican Club installed its
officers Tor the ensuing year and held sue
cessful high iinks last night at its headquar-
tiers on Powell and Union streets.
The Pacific Coast Amateur Athletic Associa-
uon has summoned thlrty-two athletes and
several clubs To show cause why they should
not be ciassed as professional athletes.
At meeting Of the central committee Of the
GOethe-Schiller Monument Association last
evening committee was appointed to arrange
for grand ball, TO take place in March.
In a criminal case before Judge Belcher yes
terday witness in the case admitted that she
had, under instructions from an attorney, tes-
titled falsely al the preliminary hearing.
Judge Seaweu has sustained the demurrer of
the water company 10 the complaint of James
F. Hill. The case involved the obligation of
the company 10 supply sufficient water at fires
W II. Chckering, attorney for Frank NJ.
Smith. the "BOrax King" has just returned
from Europe, where he made arrangements to
dispose OF 5000 tons OF borax during the cur
rent years.
George Greenzweig& e. Co, wholesale jewelers.
were attached Yesterday on notes aggregating
S33, ,63S. Greenzweig left for the East recently
and his business was in such condition that
II viii likely be closed out.
Z. F. Preston attorney for the San Francisco
and san Joaquin Valley Railroad will file
petition for rehearing with the Supreme Court
today in the matter of securing right of way
through the city OF Fresno.
The motions 10 dismiss the indictment
against Leon Meyer were dismissed by Judge
Bahrs Yesterday and the defendant was ar
raigned on the Indictment against him. For
the third time he pleaded mot guilty"
On motion of petitioners the writ of habcas
corpus applied for by c. A. Rix and Carrie v
Charlton, the eloping couple from Kansas. was
dismissed. They announced that the police
were going to release them anyway, so the writ
was discharged.
Railroad Company and the owners of the Childe
Harold mining claim involving the title 10 the
site of the passenger depot OF Butte, Mont. has
been appealed from Judge Beatty's decision in
the Federal courts.
80 mass-meeting is to be held under the aus
pices OF the lroquois Club to protest against
the funding bill, and Governor Budd is to be
invited 10 attend and deliver an address on
''The Advissbility of the Government Owning
One Transcontinental Railroad Line"
Still another steal of $4,000 was discovered
in the Grangers' Bank books yesterday, max
ing Wittand's defalcations $14, 900 to date,
with the country to be heard from. There has
been no rush for money on payment of the
first dividend OF 80 per cent in liquidation.
The Catholic reading circles of San Francisco
viii hold q two weeks course OF open meetings
in Metropolitan Temple, beginning January
27. Archbishop Riordan, prominent priests and
Catholic laymen will deliver lectures and
members of the circles Will read many literary
essays.
N. Bartino of 2l54 Mission street was yester-
day arrested for selling quail, and Carlo dello
Maggiori OF $40 Valencia street Tor selling a
duck out of season. The lest day for selling
this game before the close season was January
10. The complaints were sworn TO by w. R.
stearns
Edward Bowers, fireman on the steamer
Mariposa, lying al the Oceanic dock, yesterday
afternoon, while going on board and consid-
erRbly intoxicated, fell into the bay: Some
sent him up to the Receiving Hospital for
treatment.
Findings of fact and conclusions of law in
the case of Crittenden Thornton and II. ID.
MerZbGch against l. g. Wickersham and others,
which decided by Judge Seawell some days
ago, have been fl ed. The conclusions are IN
accordance with the judgment previously rem
dered and allow $1,000 to Howard MaeSherry
and Barclay Henley, as was set forth before
a gang of young native-born Chinese has
been Systematically looting the mails OF local
Chinese firms from their Postofice boxes, and
during the past three weeks have succeeded in
cashing checks and money-orders not their
own amounting in the aggregate 10 ABOUT
$1,000. The principal offender is one sam
Nick, whom the authorities are trying TO ar
rest.
The suit of Clara Roncovieri. formerly Mrs.
Clara Tets, against A. J. Tefts to secure 500 a
month for the education OF her son, came be
lore Judge Daingerfield yesterday The 1eus
We're divorced some time ago and since then
Miss IeftS married Roncovieri. Under the de-
cree she was allowed the custody of her son.
She row wants him educated at his father
expense and hence the suit.
Ex-senator Edward Nunan, an old Califor-
man, died recently at London, leaving an es-
Iate more than 100000. Timothy Nunan, q
carpenter, residing at 9l6 Powell street, is a
hIolher, ana, so Ter as is known here, he is the