The San Francisco call., 1898-12-23

if he died in the natural course of events.
 .HALF-DIME-R. B., Gardiner, Or. A silver 5-cent piece of 1886 is worth, ac- cording to the dealers prices, from 25 to 60 cents, according to perfectness or con dition There Is no demand for sucn coins.
 REPORTS-C. E. C.. Smiths Flat, Cal. The reports of the officers who were ID command in the war between the Onlteu States and Spain will appear Tn 1,Ia Ine l5 aIL5 nual report of the Secretary of War ana that of the Secretary of the Navy. 10 obtain such reports, communicate WlIn the Secretaries named, Washington, U. C'
 MAIL MATTER -Summersville. Cal. If the time of departure of the mail coach is o'clock in the morning the rulelis that mail dropped in the Postoffice during the night should go by the mail on the fol- lowing morning.
 FoRGETFULNEss- M. Cty. There are a number of books published under the title of Aids to Memory" which are said to be of value to those who are for getful. Such can be obtained through any first class book seller.
 VESSELS FOR MANILA-G. w, City. The following, from the records of the Merchants Exchange, shows the names of the vessels and the dates on which they sailed for Manila via Honolulu from San Francisco since October IS. 1898: Oc- tober 1S. Valencia; october 27 Indiana; October 30, Zealandla: November 3. Penn November s, Newport; Novefber IS, St. Paul.
 EX-PRESIDENT HARRISON-E. H. L.. City. Benjamin Harrison, ex-Presi- dent of the United States left Indianap oils for San Francisco February 26, 1894, en route to Palo Alto. He arrived in San Francisco March following: On the 5th of April of the same year he was at 9 banquet rendered to him, Robert T. Lin coin, Whitelaw Reid and General Scho- field by the University Club of San Fran cisco.
 BIG sHIPs-C. R., Clinton Park, Cal The dimensions of the Great Eastern were: Length, 6SG; breadth, S3 feet; height of hull, 50 feet; Il 900 horse power. The Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse is 649 feet long. 66 feet beam and 43 feet depth; horse power, 30 900. The Oceanic, the vessel now building and which will be the longest ship ever built, will be 705 feet long. within a trifle of S3 feet beam, 50 feet depth, with a draught of 20 feet; horse +'ower, 45,OO0 - THE. O'C0NNEEL STATUE-J. B. K, City. This correspondent writes to give the information that there is a monument to Daniel O'Connel in Glassnevin Ceme- tery and one in Sackville. O'Connell died in Genoa, May 6, 1S47 His heart was taken to Rome, where 1t was embalmed ana
 
 his remains were conveyed to Ireland August 5, 1S47, and buried in Glassnevin Cemetery. In 1869 a round tower was erected to his memory It is 165 feet in height The body was removed to a crypt in the base of the tower.
 FERTILIZING LAND-H. F. B.. Free stone, Cal. The cost of fertilizing land depends upon the conditions, and on the nature of the fertilizer. The cost in Cali fornia ranges when commercial fertilizer Is used from SS to s15 an acre. The ques- tion, How do commercial fertilizers compare with barnyard fertilizers?"- Is a question that would require a great deal more space to answer than this depart ment has at its command to devote to one question. Much depends in the mat ter of comparison on the condition of the barnyard fertilizer As a general rule the latter is by far the best.
 CAMILLA URSO-S., City. Mrs Ca milla Urso, the violinist. made her first appearance in concert in San Francisco at Platts Hall November 23, 1S69 On De- cember F of the same year she proposed to get up a grand concert in aid of the Mercantile Library. Her offer being ac- cepted, the first of a series of concerts to that end was given in Mechanics Pavilion on the 22d of February. 1870, with an or-p chestra of 1900 voices and 200 instruments There were 10000 in the audience the first night. The last of these concerts was given on the 26th of that month and the festival netted $19.412