THE SOCIAL WORLD.

A Elensant Hop Last Evening at(lie Ilorkshire.

Ihe Kutivity Can*ata-An Operatic Society'sJollincatiou-Bosenberg-Cudworth Wed-

aing-I. 0 F.-Nctes.

General German I-.dies' BenevolentSociety will h Id tl.eir annual Christinasiestival for their |,oor families tliis after-noou at 2 o'clock at the Eintracht Hall, on» ost street, between Powell and btocktonstreets. The ladies wish to express theirheartfelt gratitude to all who ht-lped tomake the last ball such a success, ana inviteall to see thn distribution of presents. Theyc realizeJ from the ball the sura of53230 ml as ttie expenses did not exceed5300 will be able to keep up their charitable\u25a0work throughout the coming year.

The children's Christmas festival ol theStJarr.es Mission Sunday-school (St. Paul'sparish) will be held this exening at Yor-rath's Hall, corner Point Lobos and John-sou avenues. The programme, will include:Drama, "teeing Santa Claus," a Christmasmystery; farce, "Tr>e Burglar Alarm";

bristmas tree; Santa Claus.Mr>. \V. Ireland will receive at her resi-

dence, ->:; Sacramento street, ou NewYear's day.

Tr.e Misse3 Lulu and Loreito Dolau willgive a children's party at the residence oftheir father, Mr. Thomas Dolan, 1424 Mis-si n street, Thursday evening, December."Ist, to welcome the newyear aud bid adieuto the Lid.

The wedding of Mr. John J. Shields andMiss Sarah A. Sculiy will take place cvNew Year's day at the residence, of thebride's parents.

Mrs. J. Leve and Mrs. J. 1.. Golden, as-sted by Miss Mabel W. Sherer, will beat

home. 920 Mnefa i street, n ai astro, onNew Year's, to receive their friends and

aintances.The Loyal Crusaders, a juvenile temper-

ance organization, willbold their Christmasfesjjval this evening at Graud Central Hail.

Miss Ida Coons aud i. lady fiienii will bep'ehsed to receive their fri< i;ds at their resi-lience, 709 Natoma street, on New Year's

\u25bad.iy.Sir, and Mrs.' J. A. I.eiMon df>s.ir<» tliat the

prospective iredding ol their daughter, M ssAmelia, to Mr. Rowland B. Ellis be em-

icatlj ileniid.Mr. nd Mrs. Drew, assisted by t!iejr pu-

pils, will cive a souvenir New Year's cardparty Thursday evening next.

Tlie New Year'>> social, l»lch is ahvnys arreat feature of the Morn Club, will beIk Id at the club-rooms, liotj Union street, onThursday night from 8 to n o'clock. Alarge numbei >i iuvitAtious have been is-sued, and tlia social will <.o Jou: t be a veryenjoyable affair.

The < ronados will give tr.eir sixth hopat Odd FeliowV Uall tliis evening.

Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Cbilds Jr., of LosAngeles, gave au informal dinner party onChristmas day in honor ol their gu->t, Mrs.John, McMullio cf this city. The tabledecorations were elegant and tho menu em-bract-d all the delicacies ol tli« season.Those present we;t: Mr. and Mrs. O. \V.Childs Jr., Mrs. John McMullin, MissFlorence Dumiy, Mi ssrs. J, M. Montgomery«r.d ,1. M. Austin.

The S;;n Francisco Amatear DramaticAssociation willproduce at Irving Hall thisevening Tom Taylor's sterling- Euclishmelodrama, "The Ticket-of-Leave-Mun."A daDce willfollow the entertainment

The I uri'ribrie-t'uihvurlli Wcildinjr.I lie wedding of Miss Emma Ilalhin Cud-rth, daughter of Mr. mid Mrs. J. W. Gnd-rt!.. and Mr. G. Allender Rosenberg took

llice yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock atthe. residence of the bride's parents, 201SUnion street.

Is was a quiet, home wedding, only therelatives and a few near friends being re»-pui: The handsome residence of Mr. and-\u25a0Irs. Cudworth was elaborately decked with

.^choice --oins appronriate to the occasion.H.!V. W. W. Case of the Central M. E.Church on Mission street performed theceremony, which was followed by a hund-

£.>me' cojlation, at which the customaryjßi.ists were honored.W A large number of presents were receivedfby the yonhs couple, who start out in life

under the most fayorable auspices and withthe best wishes o] ahost of friends. Mr.

\u25a0 Cudworth, tho bride's father, is highly re-spected in the community, where he hasresided fur many years. The groom is a

•antia! merchant here, yThe happy pair left in the afternoon for

an extended southern trip, intending toi.:ike Del Coronado their objective point.Tiiey will reside near the residence of theufide'd parents.

Tueir presents were very eie^aut andnumerous. \u25a0

Ihe IS<Tk-tilre Hop...The holiday bop given last evening by

the guests of the Berkshire on Jones street,fiear liter, was a very enjoyable affair,ti:e inclemency of the weather appearing todisturb matters vere little.

A canvas vestibule protected. the guests intl.eir passage from their carriages to the en-trauce-hal), where brilliant lights and suit-able decoratiuns formed a pretty welcome.ifter tho gloomy exte.-ior. Brandfa Or-li-stra was in attendance and the large

dining-room had been converted into a per-lect ball-room by means of a canvassed floorami iral decaralious of evergreens »ndscarlet draperies daintily festooned. The.- airways were banked with plants ar.d th«lone suite of par!«.rs and corridors formedan ideal promenade for the heated dancers.

Waltz followed lancers in lively succes-sion and delicious refreshments were servedthrongbi tit the evening. About midnightEuppnrwas served downstairs in the hand-somely decorated dinmg-room nud a fewdances were afterward enjoyed. Mrs. A.\V. Trnesdell was particularly assiduous inl luiiiotins; the succpss of the evening, ac-livuly xiding the hostesses and hosts of thepleasant affair.

Among those present were: Mr. and Mrs.K. F. Bunker, Miss Ivy May Bunker, Mr.Kuy Bunker, Dr. and Mrs. A. Kahn. Mr.and Mrs. C S. Hunter, Mr. aud Mrs. HarryHunt, Mi-s Aimit) Hunt, the Misses Cole,Miss AdJie Cherry. Miss Jenny Cherry,Miss Jennette Yanderslice, Misa KrminaVanderslice, Miss 11am Thompson, MissCharlotte ThompsoD, Misa Jean Curter,Dr. Murray, Miss Sally Rightmire, Mine.Kmeiia Tojetti, Miss Marguerite Mttsto. Mr.nn 1 Mr*. F. \Y. Krause, Mr. aud Mrs. DavidDavis a;:d niece. Mr. J. Monroe Goewey Jr.,Mi*B budie Gould, Colonel Clemlshlre, Dr.Herbert Hatch. Dr. Louis C. Deane, Dr.and Mrs. Frank Paucoast, Mr. and Mrs.A. Halaey, Mr. and Mrs. Dperlng,Mrs. A.W. Truesdell, Mr-. C. C. Flagg, Mr.H. T. Bickcll, ilr. and Mrs. iJ. Wright ofOakland, Mr. Charles Tarrant, Mis. Anniel'ralt, Dr. E. E. Park, Mr. 11. W". Hatch,Mr. John Skinner, Miss Telle Baker, Mr.

rA. C. B nnell, Mr. J. F. Bonuell, Mr. G. M..Viide, Mr. Earl T. K.-rr. Mr. AndrewThorne, Miss M. Kobinett, Miss J. Harri-gan. Mr. Harrigao.Mr. Stevenson, Dr. O.F. \Vt--tpiia;, Mr. Jiari Patrick, Mr. lleu-sted, Mr. Beck. Aliss A. ('. Herr.don, Mr.and Mrs. Frank Fuller, Mr. Homer T.Bickel. Colonel and Mrs. C. Mason Kinnc,.Miss Alice Kinne. Mr. and Mrs. WilliamWliite. Dr. Mrs. Gustav Mayhe, Mr. andMrs. E. Giiswold, Mi-s Josephine Meyer.I'rofe-.-ur N. S. Keith and wife. Mr.Charles Adler, C.L. Cioodricli, the MissesJinia and Alice Auler, Mr. and Mrs. E. L.Benton, Mr. and Mrs. Horace Smyth, Mr,niid Mrs, Grubb, Mr. C. Elwood Brown,Mr. and Mi-. Fred Kraus, Mr. and Mrs.Lionel Itivers, Mr. and Mrs. Helen Warbur-tou, Mi. and Mrs. .1. M. Welch, Mr. Oliver,Mr. aud Mrs. Lee Larzlare, Miss Jlerndon,Miss Williiimsi.n, Miss Band, Mis* Chal-ii\u25a0•;-. Mr. and Mrs. Ross, Mr. Walker, MissEdwards, Mrs. iiarrigau.

•Tlie Natl»liy" In the Mission.Kotwitbstanding the unfavorable weather

r large audience assembled in St. Paul'sHall, corner ol Tweuty-nintli aud Churchstreet?, to witness the second evening's per-formance of the "Nativity" play, or the"Inci'lents of Our Redeemer's Birth."

Last evening's performance was even bet-ter tlfan the first, and many improvementswere introduced that added much to the ef-fect. Miss Anna Daly's personation of theBlessed Virgin was equal to her reo'lentii;>if the same part last year nt the GrandOpera House, when thK part was enthuslas-

" ticatly received. Tho same may be said ofMr. F. I. Binkin, who took the part ofKuie iierod. This young gentleman Is aleiimrkably fine elocutionist, and tiie part

n! ll.rod, which be has now played forFather Connolly for the past four years,gives him ample opportunity of displayinghis ab:iity in that direction.

About 300 character* participated lasti trenlng, many of them being pupils of MissAnna Daly, and rellect great credit on theirteacher. Mlsa A. Regan has full charge ofIbe play under the direction of tho pastorof.St. Paul's Church.

I ose tirkets boogbt for Monday orTnesdaj ana not useci will be quod for thisevening.

FollßWing was lnst night's programme:Opt-nini: chorus, pupils of the Sunday-M'.'ioul; ,-iddr**H of welcome. Miss KatieWelch. "The Nativity, ' a Christmas dramaiv nine acts witu tlie following cast nfdiameters: Blessed Virgin, Miss Am E.

Daly; Saint Joseph, William J. Wilson;Saint Elizabeth, Miss Mary Bu^teed; Angol<>abriel. Miss Mary Sullivan; Evangelist,Edgar Rourke; King Herod, Francis 1.ganklnj uiu Priest. William V. Wilson;lirst Kinc, Daniel Ryan; Second King,Joseph Grippen ; Third King, Daniel Leahy ;Attendant, Thomas Aslik; Captain ofGuard,Thomas J. Sheridan; First Shepherd, Mar-tin 1". ODea; Second Shepherd, CorneliusKennedy; Third Shepherd, George Sulli-van; Fourth Shepherd, Bert Louderback;Fifth Shepherd. Daniel C. J)en«y;I'rinciual angels—Misses M. Dolan. I). M •-Gralh, A. Whiteside. E. Hartrick. Dauau-tera of Israel—Misses M. McAiiliffe,S. Gal-lagher. I). Bruuschwiler. M. K\un, F. Con-n»r, a. Baker, E. L.twlor, M.Parley, G.Meyers, E. Nulan. Scene I—The daughterso( Israel beseeching the Aluiiuhty to hastenthe advent of the Messiah. Scene ll—Theannunciation. l:»e:tnt:on, Miss WandaKowalski. Scene III— Blessed Virginvisits St. Elizabeth. Tlio, Mi<sns M. F.Code, M. Harney. Mr. 1). M. Wnrde; reci-tation, "A Christinas Carol," Mr. Fran-cis I. Uankin. Scene IV — The bltth<JI our Lord annnunced to the shepherds.\ ocal solo, "Xoel," Miss M. F. Code. Scene

—The shepherds vi3it thu crib. Carol,"In a Lonely Manger Lying," Mhs K.Duyle; carol, "While Shepherds Watched,"Miss Marcella Sullivan; chorus, "Aile'iteFldeles"; recitation, " Cliristmas." MissMollie Wilson; vucalsnlo, "Come, Ye Low-ly." Joseph L. Taaffe. Scene Vl—TheMagi visit King Herod. Recitation, "TheChristmas Tree," Miss Johanna Powers;vocal solo. "A Dream of Bethlehem."Mr. D. M. Warde. Scene VII-TheMagi visit the crib. Carol, "Oh.Lovely star," Miss Rose Lohmkiihl;enrol, 'The Snow Lay on the Ground," MissMnllie Riordan; recitation, "When JesusWas a Child," Miss Mary Sheridan ; recita-tion, "The Star of Bethlehem," Joseph A.Watts. Scene Vlll—KingHerod's Palace;Murder of the Innocents; Dance of Min-strels. Recitation, "Christmas Time," Mr.I). A. Ryan. Scene IX—Bethlehem. Carol,"Dear Little One," Miss Mary Cooney;recitation, "The Child's Christmas," LillyMeyers; choru?, "What Lovely Infant";closing address, Joseph A. Watts. Final—Tableau. Chorus, "Adsste Fideles."

Tb« Operatic Society's Festival.Despito the rain the San Francisco Ope-

ratic Society had (i most delichtful Christ-mas-tree social last Monday night in Sara-toga Social Hull.

A 1 age tree beautifully trimmed stood inthe uppei end uf the ball, and two tablesloaded with presents from Old Sant.v, whomade bis appearance about 11 o'clock iv theevening aud distributed them amid the de-light of the receivers, after which refresh-

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gramme was rendered : Tenor sulo, Mr. F.-M. Lombard; vocal solo, M:-s Km mi Krel-ing; barytone solo, Mr. H. B. Sullivan;Hawaiian melodies and dances, Miss E.Turton; duet. Miss M. Donahue and MissSelkirk; reeit.ition, Miss Bartlett; trio.Mrs. J. W. Madden, Mrs. George Butleran 1 Mis^ Vera Cameron.

Those present had a most delightful timeand the ladies looked must lovely in theirevening dresses,

The floor manager was Mr. K. A. Wood;Floor Committee—Mr. 11. li. Sullivan andGeorge Cameron. Mr. M. Felg was chef.

Tlir Snumels-l.fwin Wrddlng.The wedding ceremony of Miss Rosa

Lewin, youngest daughter of Mrs. M.Lewin, and Mr. Harry San uels, a well-knowo business man of this city, took placea', the residence of the bride's mother Sun-d;tv last, Rev. Dr. Levy officinti"K.The parlors where the ceremony tnokplace had been turned as it were into aflower garden, and tho costly present* thecouple received were displayed In all theirdiversity. After ihe ceremony tho muplereceived the ct ngratulatiorn nf their friendsand left for their honeymoon tim at once.

They will be at home to leceive theirfriends at 1609 O'Farrell street Sunday next.

Among those present were: Mr. andMrs. L. Samuels, Mrs. M. Lewin, Mr. andMrs. J. Goidan, Mr. and 3lrs. Ike Marks,Mr. and Mrs. M. Gilbert, Mr. and Mrs.Coleman, Mr. and Mrs. J. Zalir.sky, Mr.and Mrs. Demnar, Mr. and Mrs. S. Gordan,Mrs. Hirsehherg, Mrs. E. C leman. Miss D.llirschber/, Miss L. Harris; Messrs. I. E.Gilbert, G. ban, Charles Max and EddieStamper, Leo Mann, Hugo Lewin, HarryLewiu.

The I. O. F. Entertainment.The annual reunion of the endent

Old Friends took place lastcieiiiugat IrvingHall. Despite the miD, there was a largennd enthusiii.-tic attendance.

Several selections, musical, oratorical anddeclamatory, were well received, and wereIntei -i eraed with terpsichoreau onmbers.

The election proceeded quletij, tlie re3ultat a late hnur beiug as follows: Officers—I'resident, Henry Borncman; First Vice-President, Phil Hartman; Second Vice-I'resident, J. S. McCue: Treasurer, ArthurMcGurreu; Secretary, J.K-Sllnkpv; As-sistant Secretary, Charles Burrey; Marshal,Major Edwin Lewis; Sergeaut-at-Arms,Colonel Alfred Parrier; Director of Amuse-ments, Louis Imhaus; Commissary, CharlesG. Butler; Bandmaster. Professor C. W.Aipers; Attorney, Jni^e R. \u25a0 H. Taylor;Medical Examiner, Dr. Franklin F. Lord;Master of Ceremonies, Henry Nieman;First Grave-digser. Aaron Meyer; Organist,Professor B. L. Yanke; Chaplain, WalterS. Brown; Past-President, Judge RobertFerral; Past-President, Judce A. Craig;-Carver (Bull»-uead breakfasts), Dr. J. S.Knowlton; Photographer (Bulls-head break-fasts), William Shew; Executive Comniii-tee—John Diemer, J. E. Slinkey, ArthurMcGurren, Captain P. H. Hiuk, C. W.Cbilds.

The Honorary Directors remained virtu-ally unchanged, with tha addition nt Messrs.J. W. Uowell, A. C. Josselyn, A. W. Loud-erback, J. Ross Jackson and Charles M.Koussean.

I'nrty on 3ladison ArnnQe.On Friday last a pleasant party was ten-

dered to Miss Anuie McN'erney at her resi-dence, 12 h Madison avenue.

The parlors were beautifully decoratedwith ferns and flowers. The evening wasspent in singing, dancing and games. Atmidnight the large dining-room was thrownopen und the gue&ts sat down to a sump-tuous repast, after which dancing was coii-ti:iued until the morning.

The following ladies were present: Mrs.McNerney, Mi-s Annie McNerney, Miss i'».Simon, Miss Kitty Jones, Miss E. Michaels,Miss R- Freed, Miss D. Bereowitz, Miss C.Lichtenstein, Miss K. Sollnsky, Misses J.and N. Welch, Miss L. Jones, Miss E. Sul-livan, Mi.-s lirrunt-ii. Misses V. and S. Blum,Misses M. and 11. Zimmerman, Miss A.Ilealey, Misses Mollie, Addie and MaggieMcNerney, Misses Martha and B. Zimmer-man, Misses M. aud K. Murphy, Miss F.Dcnabv. Misses T. and A. Giogefsnnl, MissL. Uendry, Miss J. Seipp, Misses T. and N.Smith, Miss M. Collins, Miss M. Pliipps,Miss A. McDonald, Miss A. Casey.

S'-.clety IVrAdiialH.General N. P. Chipman jlined Mr?. Chip-

man and Miss Alice Chipman ou Mondayin Sacramento, and took the overland East,the General going to Washington City andthe ladies to St. Louis, Mo. General Chip-man was accompanied by Mr. Peter Dean,President of tlio Sierra Lumber Company,and they willprobably be. absent a mouth.

Mr. and Mrs. Hi-nry L. Dodge will spendthe New Year holiday at tho Hotel delMonte.

Mr. and Mrs. Charleß L. Mastick and fam-ily have left for Portland. Oregon, whereMr. Mustick will eneagn In business. lieis the son of Mr. E. B. Maslick of this cityund Alameda.

The Misses Gilmoreof Strubenville, Ohio,nre spending the winter with their urothPr,Mr. J. H. Gilmore, 2032 Bush st.

Mrs.CM. Joliusou has come over from SanRafael and taken apartments at the PalaceHotel for Ihe winter. Her daughter, Mrs.Glass, has gone on Eat It i juin her husband,Commodore Glass, U. S. N.

Miss Kate Jarboe will go down to visit thePeytous at Santa Cruz this week.

Mr. Samuel Dusenberry will return aboutJanuary 7th from an extended trip abroad.He has been absent about seven months.. Mr. and Mrs. Montgomery Baggs aud MissGi'raldiup Isa,'i?s aie visiting Stockton.

Mr. J. W. Guad and Miss ili.tlia BelleGoad have returned to Cnlusa from this city.

Mrs. Ida Noyes «nd her daughter, MissMaud E. Noyes, of S:m Francisco, are inTacoma, euests of Mr. and Mri. F. M. Lovel.

Judge Garber of Maiy^ville spent tiieholidays in town. ' •\u25a0

Dr. J. C. Burkam has been visiting hisparents in Folsom.

Mrs. George M. Pullman. Miss HarrietPullman and bin. Sanger have arrived inSanta Barbara nnd are at the Arlington.

Mr. Frank T. Johnstonehas been spending .the holidays with relatives in Stockton.

Mr. Herbert A. Page was in Nice, France,at last accounts.

Miss Chalmers of Stockton is spendingtlie winter in this city.

Wnll.ico Dinsraore and wifo (nco Cutter)have returned from Southern California.C.I F. Bigelow of the Nevada Bank i9onthe Coiustock for the holidays.

Kuuiifli'd l*|i i, l'rUon.An escace ol two months since from the

House of Correction named J. G. Hodgeswas found yesterday at the City Prisoncharged with disturbing the peace and va-grtiucy under tho name of "Harry Wilson."

Ilnv. I. to r.lr.n,. s Hi Once.The Russian Famine Jtelief Society has

gone to work, and in a day or two a strongappeal to the public will be sent to everyj>ai«r In the. State, Canvassers will be putiv the Held in every locality.

tlike in. i.ii-:.i«... Kalvatlou Oil nrlll rulleva allbodily l>»ln for 25 cents. -Try It.

Use I>r. ItU'l's Cough Syrup furcoti^bs and er'dj

and avoid large doctur'a bin 26 ceuts.

ACROSS THE BAY.

Death of Mrs. Garcelon, (lie Sisterof Dr. Merritt.

A Sensation Exploded-Rev. Hr. Akerly Not

Expected to Live—A Mad Set of Pool-

Eellers-Fall of an Electric Mast.

At nn early hour yesterday morning Mrs.Catherine il. Gareelou, tlio sister of the lateOr. Merritt, died from a complication jflagrippe aud other diseases. She was anative ot Harpswell, Me., and was Imru inISI4. In 1533 she married Dr. Gareelon atliaruswell and in lSiil they were living atBenton, Me., when Dr. Merritt urged themtn come to California and live with him.They arrived by way of the Isthmus inNovember of that year and lived with Dr.Merritt in the largo residence on the blockbounded by Madison, Jackson, Fourteenthand Fifteenth streets, where Dr. Garcelondied iv February, 1887. They had nochildren aud div not adnpt any.

In August, ISVK), Dr. Merritt died, leavinga very large estate, and, as Mrs. Garcelonwas very much attached to her brother, hemade I.er the residuary legatee. In his will,which was filed for probate on August 'JOthand formally offered on August L'7th, henamed Henry Koaers and Israel Lawton ashis c\ecutors. He niado bequests to Mr.Rogers of a half interest iv the MerrittHi use property, at the corner of Twelfthand Franklin streets, of 810,000 to the OldLadies' Home, of £50,000 iur a monument,and to relatives Eometniug like £125,000—some of it in annuities. Then to Mrs. Gar-celon he cave an annuity of 85000 and madeher residuary legatee by the following pro-visidus:

Iwenty-nrst—All tho resktne and remainder ofmy eslaic, leal, personal nuil mixed, aud ulevery name ami naturr, 1 give io my sister. .Mrs.C. M. Gaicelon ol Hie cliy ot Oakland, oue-li.illof tlie Income oi wlilcli, alter deductlug taxesand oilier necessary expenses, to be devo'ed (oMien charitable uses aim purposes as she mayelect for Hie period ol leu years.

The income was estimated at nearly orquite 875,000 a year.

A contest was threatened by Fred A. andJames Meiritt, but after several conferencesbetween the attorneys of the nephew* andtl ose of the estate, the trustees and execu-tors and Mrs. Garcelon a compromise wasarranged by which the nephews receivedcertain of the real property estimated to tieol the value of over halt a million.. Theestate was then wound up and the residueturned over to Mrs. Garcelon, who np-polnted Stephen Purrington and John A.Slauly as trustees to mauago it for her. Theeatale is estimated to be worth $2,000,000 orupward. It is understood that siielefl a will,but how she ilisp sed of the vast estate, isunkoown, though it is believed she left aportion to charity. She was not a churchmcml er or church-soer to any great extent.The funeral willbe held at the late residenceto-morrow at 2 o'clock in the afternoon audBuy. Dr. McLean will'officiate.

ONLY A SENSATION.A sensational story of two men shooting

on Monday evening at a car-driver namedPerry, while his car was standing on aswitch, was exploded last evening. Perrydeclared that he saw the men and heard thebullet. He was so frightened thnt be re-fused to drivo his car past the stable, butlei: it there. It was ascertainea last nightthat two mischievous 1 boys had pnt a smallcartridge on the track, ai.d as his car passedover it it was exploded. The boys hid be-hind a fence aud saw how frightened Perry\\;is. They gave the story away last night.

Alice A. Harden of East Oakland,who was deceived into marriage in Januarywith one Homer L. Love, visited th- County( lerk'3 ollice yesterday to make inquiry withreference to the liceose. Love, after secur-ing her money, deserted her and went to LosAngeles, where ho married again, so MissHardenburj: subsequently learned, li issaid she will sue for divorce on the groundof desertion.

1.. M. Lawrence has sued bis partner, W.Robinson, i f tlio Del Monti- Hotel at Golden(iate for an accounting and theappointu.entof a receiver. ' : \u25a0

'i be deatli-rats in Oakland will he largerthis iuoiuli than for many years. There aren w reports of about 100 deaths. \u25a0

NOT EXPECTED TO LITE.l.'-'v. Benjamin Akerly,rector ofm. John's

Episcopal Church, was very low and mcj! ex-pected to live thruut;!i the night, lie H anative of New Yuru and was born in ISII.ll<- has been a resident of Oakland nearlyforty year?, and is generally known as FatherAkerly. iie has a complication of la grippe«nd other diseases, together with old age.He did not want to take any more tncdi cineyesterday, as be said it w.mid only prolonghis life, a bhort while aud he was ready todie.

The Salvation Army willburst forth witha new idea on Thursday night in honnr ofNew Year. It announces that it will pre-sent a '•cosmopolitan drama, a love feastand a colossal international march."

The Oakland" Water Front Company hasdeeded several lots to the Oakland Gas, \u25a0

Light anil Heat Company along the estunryfront, near the lalter's power-house.

Owing to the illness of CommissionerPlayter only a short session of the I'uliceCommission was held last evening.

i li;r mvi:nti\<; THK POOL-BELI.EEB.The pool-sellers disc* v.-red yesterday that

a man by the name oi Brown was pla;liuithem by o'jtainiug information fiom thoboards and runnlug a board of his oun in asaloon adjoining, where hhnself and othersreceived the Information with reference tothe races without paying anything. Thepoi Imen stopped the proceedings by put-ting a guard on the door and not allowingany one to enter from tlie saloon so as to-carry tie news. The saloon was boycottedalso.

Thn Superintendent of Schools has esti-mated the receipts of the department to bereceived at 5227,t)02. His report shows thonumber of pupils on the roll to be 7u'_>7, nodtin' average attendance for December t>7l3.

Lyon Post, No. 8, G. a. It., has decided tobi ii! n public installation on Tuesday Rven-ing and invite Lyou li-lief Corps, No. 6,\\. K. C., and Colonel E. I). Bakei Camp,No. 5, Sons of Veterans, to hold a joint in-stallation.

The Oakland Land and ImprovementCompany ha? sold to A. T. Hatch 120 acresof the Santa Itita lUneho for 53(i,000.

The articles of Incorporation of the Rock-lin Granite Company have been filed toquarry and cut granite. The capital stockIS $90,000, and the 'marries are In I'iacerCounty. The Directors are: 1. L. Delaqo,Placer County; Hiram Tubbs, George >.I.ookie, F. W. Ileiishaw and I>. EdwardCollins, Oakland.

JOIIX.C. IIASDY'S WILL.A certified copy of the will of John C.

Handy from- Tucson, Ariz-, was liled yes-terday for probate. Handy was murderedin Arizona, and left an estate valued at£5000 in Alameda Connty, and SSOO inArizona. The will leaves the estate to the.three children. The oldest is 13 years old.Cornelia Holbrook Crosby i3nominated asexecutrix.

The rain commenced to fall in Oaklandon Monday evening and continued all nightand day as wellas all last night. The rain-fall up to 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon wasover two inches, and more than seveninches for the season. *

First street was Hooded yesterday withstorm water, aud many of the mills andfactories have had to close down. At sever-al of the crossings loot travel is impossible.

(Jeorge Tuntinian, a grocer at West Oak-land, filed in insolvency yesterday. Hisliabilities were £1727 and his assets 3ii35.

Alaiueiln.While G. L. Schmidt, residing at the cor-

tier of Santa Clara avei.ue aud St. Charlesstreet, was personih'cotiUK Santa Claus atliis he me, his mustache caught on fire andlie was severely burned in the face.

The tobacco-store of tho /Cingg Bros., onPaik street, was entered by burglars at anearly hour yesterday morning, and cicxrs,pipes aud cutlery to the value of about 5250were stolen. Entrance was gained frmna

rear ventilator, and the burglary has theappearance of the work of amateurs.

Trustee Randolph in favorof sustainingthe i rotoit of Mrs. Cohen agaiust the open-ing of Lincoln avenue to High strest. Hothinks nothing should be done toward theoi emm; until the proceedings for the open-ing of Santa Clara avenue are completed.A motion to sustain the protest will, nodoubt, prevail at the next meeting of theCity Trustees.

A sad spectacle was piesented in JustlcoByler*!) court yesterday, when an aged'father made complaint against his son,35 years oi age, accusing him of pattery.According to the father's story, tha soncame home, drunk on .Sundiw uight audcommenced to abusn his lather and Motherwithout cause, lie drew a kuife on hismother, mid when the father interfered hekuked him in the face. The father'sname is Warren Itice anil he keeps a smallshre-store at the West End, 'and in theevenings nets as curator ol the reading-room in that section of the city. The son'sname lit Walter and be is a carpenter. Hepleaded guilty to the charge and was sentto the County Jail for thirty days.

The electric-light tower, 12.5 feet high,on Park street, opposite l'ncilic avenue,bearing four lights, was blown down duringthe storm yeslcrday inoriiniK. One of theguy-post?, made of pine, b-caine rotted andgave way. Tho tower, which is male ofcast iron, and is hollow, snapped off tenfeet above tlie ground and fell ou I'acinc

avenue, the top striking the awning of J.C. Fosaing's building, which stood on thecorner. A large number of telegraph, tele-phono and fire-alarm wires were broken,and the fire-bells nine, adding to the cou-fusion, for tho tower as it fell nn tiie groundand crashed through the awning made aloud report. Tne damage, is about $1000.The noise of the falling towet frightened ateam of horses attached to a milk-deliverywagon, owned by Mrs. Graham and drivenby Alfred Chfcholm. The team ran away,throwing the driver not, and at a lato hourthe bones were not found.

HARES AND HOUNDS.Dogs Drawn for tho Occidental's

Opening Meeting.

At a called meeting "f 1b.9 OccidentalCoursing Club at the club- rooms, 21 ICearnystreet, last evening, J. F. Carroll presided,With J. li. Dixon as Secretary.

The club fixed January 1,18D2, as tlio datefor its first open meeting at Newark bytrain leaving tho narrow-gauge depot at 8o'clock iv ihe morniii!:. Thirtv-tno doeswere entered, aud the draw resulted as fol-lows :

J. K. Wal son's Great Expectations agalust W.I]. McComb'a .lonn 1,. Sullivan.

T. J. I'romu'a KalMviii against F. I). Nolau'sValley Queen.

William X, WadhainN Headlight' against IS.Dougherty's I.aekawanna.

T. J. Oooaey's (Jutjeu ISess against T. A. Klim'aMomiliuht.

1". Curtis' Skyrocket against J. F. Carroll'sMouaiel: 111.

James Byrnes' Nelly Illy against John Jlam-m:s»' Oisile Garden.

\u25a0I. O'Sbea'a ('ailicrtue Hayes agaiost T. T.Brady's .Sam Moore.

I. F. Canav ii'h Ulaneo against John Hunter'sQueen ol tin- Valley.

I. J. Ciuuaii's Jenuie G against W. E. Wad-ham's Twilight.

T. .1. Cronlu's D'pend on Mb against 1). J.flexly'9 l>.i wn.

<;eoiee linlieilv's I'eter Jacksou against B.Duugl.eity's l>ainv.

I. Huike's Kacme a?ainst T. Hall's Joe Me-AulUte.

Jqlin Houch's Dexter against J. w. Uutter-inHi's lien liariisou.P. Garvey'i LlroerteK I.u»s aßsiust J. \V. But-

tei v.'oi Hi's Sly Hoy.J. u'Sbea's iireuz- against J. J. ilidemaker's

AI Kariow.\V. McCord's Governor against Jolin llunter's

Cliicopeo.The following were elecied (iflici-rs of the

meeting: Jud^e, John Grace; Slipper,James Wrenn; Slip Steward, J. P>. Dixon;i as Steward, P. Gallagher; Field Stew-ards, H. Werniington, F. C. Zimmerinan, T.J. O'Keeffo.:

The prizes will bo: First, $80: second5-10; thud and fourth, 820 caeh.. The meeting will take place rain shine.

BOOM) TO LAUtili.The Fart a .lollyMan and His Sour Wife

l'tnyil»t n Fanny show.Charles A. Davis, manager of "The Hust-

ler," the Christmas week offering at theWalnut, tells a story of an extremely humor-

ous incident that came under his noticewhile his company was playing some time\u25a0go in Topeka, Kans. Mr. Davis was watch-ing the performance, When he noticed Inone of the seats a man of rubicund visiigewho seemed to be making desperate effortato ward <IT r fit of apoplexy. When any-thing funny occurred on the stage—anasomething funny N occurring all the time in"Tlio Hustler"—thU individual's cheekswould pull out aud the veins iv his foreheadswell forth in the. most alarming way. Hewas Bccompan ed by a sour-faced fechale,evidently his wifo, who from time to timecist buncos ol the sevcie*! displeasure ather husband.

At the. end of the second act the niau rosefrom his seat and walked out on th« street,where he gave vent to v wild burst oflaunhter.

•'S..y, old man, wh;.t's the matter withyou, anyway." n-k^l Mr. Davis, who wasstanding in the doorway, watchiug him ivamazement.

"1 guess you think I'm crazy, don't you?"ml id the eccentric oue.

"Well, it does look a little that way.""But I'm no:, ju*t tl.e same. 1 hud to

come out and laugh or I'd ha' been busteiV i: -cc, li'athis way. Mv old woman In theredon't go much on shows, but Ikinder talkedher into com in' to the Opera id Him to-night,and loid her it was going to be one of themsenw plays, wheie the wlnimen fo:ks criesall the tm.e. My wife's mother died sometime ago, and Becky expect* iv \u25a0 to bodreadful -sollum about it. \\ ben Becky sawwhat a funny show it wuz, she :il!"\ved shewas goin' tv st.:y an' j-ret the wutb of hermoney; but if she saw m« laffin' at any-thing ibu'd warm me when we got hum. BeI da .'\u25a0 n't laff inside, but I'm guiu' to laifnow, and don't you forget it." Aud heplunged off into another outburst of uncon-trolled mirth.

When the curtain rose again the <nanwent back to his seat, and Davis saw himmaking the same painful endeavors to re-strain his hilarity. In the ttiird act of "TheHustler" John Kernel! recites a number ofpoetic selections, and among them is thislyric gem :

My ooor clMr mother-in-law Is a«ULFor tier my beirt iloth yeara:

Iknon she Is with the anxrU ajvr,Mie w;id tuo toiifh to t'tira.

When Kernell feelingly delivered this lit-tle stanza thp man to whom Davis hail beentalking could stand it DO longer. Tho ver-.etouched him in a tender spot and he ex-plided in a wild screech of laughter thatelectrified the audience aud even discon-certed the usually imperturbable Kernell.The next thing Manager Davis saw was thevinegary female yanking her spouse, whowas still laughing uproariously, out of hisseat, marching him up tl>n aisle with a firmer'p m his collar, and out on the street.—Philadelphia Timw.

LOVE AND LIBERTY.Ilovr a Prisoner Spnti'nr <1 for Life to

Auburn Kacaped.A little over seven years ago Tom O'Brien,

a life prisoner in the State, Prison at Au-buru, X. V., escaped. A resident of Au-burn bas been in Pillsburg for two days,lays a dispatch to the World. Ho was thefriend of one of the keepers at tho peni-tentiary at tlio timo of O'Brien's escape andassisted the prisoner in leaving the prisuu.His story is as lullows:

"O'Brien was a young and intelligent ladof gond family in Albany, N. V., whin heobtained the positii n of messenger-boy inthe Second National B.;nk of that city.

"After fourteen years' service he becamecashier. 1Miring these years he. met and fellin love with the daughter of one of theofficials of the bank. About the time liebecame cashier their engagement was an-nounced.

"The day before the marriage was to takeplace, O'Brien was invited to a farewell din-ner by some young men whom ho had con-sidered bis frien Is. During the festivities(\u25a0ue of the, guests deliberately insultedO'Brien's affianced, O'Brien knocked himdown. A general B?ht ensued and O'Brienwas arrested on a charge of disorderly con-duct While iii jail he used every endeavorto get word to his friends, and especially hisfiancee. At midnight no message had come,ami in desperation be set fire to his cell. Hewas rescued. An Immediate trial on thecharge of arson followed. He was con-victed nnd sentenced to a life term iv Au-burn Prison.

"The young lady immediately get toworkto secure the liberty of her unfortunatelovpr. By the litieml use of money she suc-ceeded iv bribing a guard. About eightmonths after O'Brien's incarceration she gota suit of citizeu's clothes tv the prisoner.O'Brien was then working in the boot andshoe department, and tlio friendly keeper as-sisted him one night in rising a dummy Inthe cell and guided him to a ropp, by meansof which he escaped. Outside friends helpedhim. His betrothed had remained futhlulto him, and they Immediately went toQuebec and llmnce to Italy. Iv the sunnyland the couple were marripd.

"Ina letter shown to a Pitttsburg reporterthe closing sentence was: 'Inclosed findSIDO, 4jillof exchange. Sent Will his to Al-bany last week. Allwell. Happy and con-tented. Italy is good enoutfb for us."

THE LONGEST BEAitD.Tlii Alustaclin Seven Feet Four luclie*

From Tip to Tip.James Brown, living near Belllngton,

West Virginia, claims to have the longestbeard nnd mustache of any man in (lieUnited JStatas. Mr. Brown is ti feet 1 mcliin height, and wtef) standing upright hiswhiskers sweep the floor, while his mus-tache is 7 feet 4 inches from tip to tip. Doingso long that when he straightens Ins annanut the mustache reaches far beyond hisfinger-ends. The beard is ol a light sandycolor, very fine and silky in texture, and liasnot been cut for thirty years. Mr. Brown,a strung Democrat says that DPOn the elec-tion of Lincoln he vowed never to shaveuntil unotbei Democratic President wa3elected, little thinking when ho made thevow that he should have to go unsliorn fortwenty-four years. In 1884 when Cleve-

land was elected he had become so ncrus-tomed to the extraordinary hirsute nppen-

dage that he did not feel that he could partwith It, and so concluded to remain un-shorn, lie wears the beard bradi'd in stilehis vest, and one would not think to meethim that there was anything peculiar

about him, but when he uubraids it andspreads it • over bis person, allowing it tocover him like a shroud, it presents v mostcurious siinctacle.

\u25a0! lie is about .10 years of age, and siiys thatho never pxpectj to bo shaved agaiu.—Uin-c.nnati K.xiuirer.

FOREFATHERS' DAY.

Happy Celebration of a PilgrimAnniversary.

ABanquet and Exercises Held by the Congre-gational Club aad Guests in the Lecture-

F.oom ofthe Third Church.

Forefathers' day, the two hundred andseventy-first anniversary ef the lauding ofthe pilgrims at Plymouth Kock, was appro-priately celebrated by the CongregationalClud last night in the lecture-room of iheThird Congregational Church. At 5 o'clockthe celebration began by au hour ot socialintercourse.

Then the aunualliusiuess meeting ot theclub was held, and proceedings opeued withthe admission of the following new mem-bers: Bey. W. W. Lovejoy, D.D., professorin the Pacific Theological Seminary; Key.George L. McNutt, W. U. Chiskermg andProfessor Lovelace.

Officers were elected as follows: Presi-dent, Key. H. H. Wickoff; First Vice-President, James E. Ager; Second Vice-Presidont, J. 11. Morse; Secretary, Key. E.C. Oakley. Kuv. F. V. Pullan, W. M.Searby aud W. E. Merran were added tothe Executive Committee.

.Next in order was the banauet, and asthe i'liesu arranged themselves around thetalil.-s they noticed the tastetul decorationsof thu lecture-room. Flags, banners audevergreens decorated walls and chandeliers,while ou the platform was a profusion ofbeauty. Grouped around a large floralmodel of the Mayflower wore thirty-livewinsome young ladies, members oi thechurch's congregation.

IH I'LUITA.NRAI.BORES.They were iv Puritanical costumes and

presented a pretty tableau as they wieldedspinning-wheels and carders, knitted, wove

and spun, pursuits so lannliar to .New Kn-glanders. Tin se game young ladies dq-scendea from the. platform and served withbeautiful hands the good thlues around thebanquet board. Superintendent 11am of theThud's Sunday-school was also actively ou-gaged in seeing that no one. was overlooked.

Covers had bi-eu laid for 200, but onlyhall thnt number was present. At eachplate was a souvenir in toe form ofa maplelenf and hearing this inscription: "Dec.22, 1630-1891."

At7:30 o'clock tho literary exercises be-gan. Key. W. C. Pond, who presided,thanked the ladies or the church fur theirscivices at the lianquet and J. r arrangingt.« beautiful .decorations. He said thathalf the guests hud be.en kept away throughsickuess and the Inclement weather.

TWO PLLOBLM PBIKCIPLXS.Homer li. Spranuo was the first called on

and spoko on the "Two Pilgrim I'rinci-] les. Iv a graphic manner he told of hisvisit to Plymouth nine years aso. He saidthe arrival and landing of the Pilgrims wasthe most important eveut in the history ofthe nation. Constitutional liberty was bornat Plymouth Bock ou December i'l. 1630.The constitution drawn up ou tho Mayfloweralso established religious liberty. In thefust place there was h determination on thepart of the Pilgrims to obey the divine laws.Iv joy, sorrow, prosperify, adversity, lifeor uoath, they would obey the will ot' Ciod.Another principle was that they would takeall possible means to ascertain what wasthe will of Gud.

"The Pilgrims," continued the speaker,"did the.r duty as they understood it. Itseems that we, particularly in California,are in danger of losing sight of those twoprinciples. We are so deeply involved infinancial matters that we seem to have onlyin sight the mighty dollar. Ali the mag-nificence of the Pilgrim Fathers will bitBwept away ifwe lose Mght of their princi-ples. There is something of that p.lgrimspirit left, however, and God gran: that itmay increase until it controls the nation."

THE TOPIC ol HI-- : 38102 J."The Pilgrim Spirit and Polity in Their

Bearing on Present Problems" was thetopic ofdiscussion for the evening. "TheProblem of Theological Progress" was thesubject of the address by Professor C. &Nash of the Pacific Theological Seminary.li'- confined himself to the Pilgrim spirit.He said that we realize that »« not onlycontrol our own destiny, but the destiniesof others as well. Au interesting argumentwas also made to show that although it hudseemed so, the Pilgrims did not shut thedoor to progress, 'iiieir character, whichdisplayed a determination to make no con-cessions, illustrated tho idea of progress."We want more of the Pilgrim spirit andless of tho doubting kind," was his conclu-sion.

" Tho Problem of an Aggessive Chris-tianity; tne Forward Movement," was .itopic ably bandied by Bey. H. D. VViard,Superintendent of Home Missions tor North-ern and Central California.

A song by Miss Dr. (joss was follnved byon original poem »v the Pilgrim's progressby Haves C. French. M.I).

AN IM)KNn\II.\ATI(INALPLATFORM.Bey. J. 11. \\ alien, agent of tiie Ameri-

can Home Missionary Society for California,spoke of the Pilgrim platform as being un-denominational both iv spirit and deed.

Jrviiitj M. Scott spoke of "The Problemof the Commonwealth." He alluded to theearly hist ry of the Puritans and tuld howits influences had benefited various nationswho sought a faith's pure sliriue.

Bey. Di. E. B. Webb of Boiton was tohave spoken on tbesubject of "The Problemof Unity," but he has nut yet arrived. IraP. Rao kin read a letter from him dated ats.i n Diego.

The i-ingins of "The Pilgrim's Legacy"brought tho exercises to a pleasant termina-tion.

31ODEKN LLLUSTJiATIOUS.Their licauty mid V.-ilue us Seen by \u25a0>

l'opular ArtUt.Some of the he^t of our painters have de-

voted a large part of their time to illustra-tion and the work done by the "illustra-tors"—the artists who work almost exclu-sively in black and white for the magazines

and Illustrated journals—has steadily im-proved in quality. To-day illustration is theregular profession of a host of men andwomen, the gagne-paln of a number orpainters, who find in it a source ofincoiup. that permits thpni to paintpictures according to their individualUstes, without regard to the questionof popularity with tho public; and theserious occupation of others who Und Insome work of poetry or fiction subjects w Ihwhich their temperament is in sympathy,and an opportunity to make drawings thaiare in no sense to bo confounded with whatis known as "hack work," even when it isof such excellence that it seems unjust to•ppiy to it a name that suggest! iv itself alack of true artistic interest.

While it may be true that a go* d deal ofthe current illustration is inferior, it servesa useful purpose in the propagation of a ioveof art among people who would nut withoutit sec. any whatever worthy of the name.Woodcuts und photogravures from the de-signs ofcompetent artist*, in the illustratedpapers and mngHzines, are far better foodfor the people, in homes distant from the artcenters than the cheap chromos and cheat ersteel engravings that used to he about allthere was in such houses in the way of pict-ures ofany description. The relative merit ofthe illustration nnd its suhjeet iv literatureare not in question. In our own country,at least, it Is indisputable that more hasbeen done through the medium of illus-trated literature to make the masses of thepeople realize that there is such a thing asart. nnd that it Is worth caring about, thanin any other way. As to the best work inthe field of Illustration, when the artist hasfound in literature something that appealsto him as a subject ho would like to treat inpictorial form, wa are not forced to decidewhich is in our opinion the better, the au-thor's word picture or the nrlUt's interpre-tation of it—From "American Illustrationof To-day." by W. A. Coflin, in January"Scribner."

Thrlr Itenuty Is I'rovrrbist.Permit me to nllude to the beautiful

women of San Francisco. 1 have seen themas they moved along with tho passing showai raved in the height of fashion. One can-not help but notice their exceptionallygraceful carriage My. my! what style,what beautj-. what splendor! Is it anywonder that man bows down before themand worships ? It i. a grand sight to passdown one of these Frisco streetson a pretty

diy and feast one's eyes upon milady andinhale the delicious'breath of the lovelyflowers she wears at her breast, for every-body ben wears Mowers—here iv this sunnyland of Mowers the air is laden with theirodor. —Cor. Chattanooga Times.

JEWELS LEFT IN A CAB.Judge IHigrn of New York n Very Absent-

minded Santa C'lnilH.When Judge. P. Henry Dugro of the Xew

Yf.rk Superior Court left the bench on a re-cent afternoon he was in a happy frame ofmind. He hurried down the Court-housestairs and over to the cab-st on Broad-way in front of City Hall Park. His ele-gant black mustache almost quivered withdelight, and the alert cabbies, looking at thetrim figure springing along the pavement,saw in him a generous fare. He seemed thepersoiiißcatiou of happiness, aud indeed hewas.

The Judge's pocket-book,«nugly concealedin the inside pocket of his Prince Albert,bulged with greenbacks but it wasu't thegreenbacks that gave him so much pleasure.He was burning with a desire to get rid ofthem.

He took a hansom nnd told the driver torattle up Broadway.

Away back in the summer the Judge hadbegun to ponder over what he should giveMrs. Dugro at the next Christmas. As thotime drew near tho. Judge became a familiarfigure in the jewelry stores on upper liroad-way. At last he made up his mind and outhis afternoon he drove to (rattle's, cornerof Twenty-seventh street and Broadway.

He had already selected a handsome dia-mond necklace, and tiie Jr.dge had barelystepped inside the door before the proprietorplaced upon the couuter a pretty box andraised the lid. Nestling iv a downy bedwas the string of brilliants. The judgetenderly lifted them and dangled themunder the lights. TheMlhe necklace wasreplaced in the case, the. jeweler received61H00, and the Judge re-entered the cabWith the gems under his arm. Tiie driverwas paid double fare when the Judge ar-rived at his home.

When; would he conceal his surprise?She must not know too soon.

"Ah, i know!" chucked his Honor. "I'llhide them

"What! Oh, horror! Here, here"The dUmond necklace was gone. Xo, it

was net in that pocket, nor that, nor that.Itwasn't in his lint either. Then where?The Judge's analytical mind focussed upontho call. He rushed out of the door auddown the steps, aud judicial dignity wr.s atoy for the wind that fluttered the cuds ofhi-* coat.

His Honor hired another cab and told thedriver to followa e*b that hail turned oneof the corners thereabouts. Up and downand crosswise the cabman drove the Judge.There were scores of cabs, but none of thedrivers was Judge Dugro'a driver. HisHonor gave it np and wrote out a "lost" ad-vertisement, offering a reward lor the re-turn ol the jewels.

AU Saturday night, Sunday, Monday andTuesday the Judge was a changed man.He was preoccupied, silent, morose. Atlast, on Wednesday, Judge Dugro laid thecase before Inspector liyrues, who cailed inDetective George F. Titus.

Titus went over the route,, and by judi-cious questioning learned that FrankDolnn had driven along there on Saturdayevening between O:;tO and 7 o'clock—thetimo he was engaged by Judse Dugro.1lien the search lor Frank Dolan began,

and he was finally recognized by one of hisacquaintances whom the detectives had eu-lisied in their cervices.

Dolan was arrested. He confessed thathe had thediamouds.

"1 found them in the cab," he said, "andkept them iv hopes of a reward."Dolan then gave the name of a saloon-

keeper to whom he had intrusted the treas-ure. Ho dnl not tell his friend what thepackage contained, and that person wasstill in ignorance when Detective Titos vis-ited his plnce and secured the necklace.The Inspector sent word to the Judge, whowent to headquarters. Inspector Uyrnesmade a pleasant little donat on speech, andjocularly referred to absent-mindedness.His Honor didn't mind j"kes; lie wasbappy again, aud in another cab, but withthe lTccioi'.- token of conjugal haopinsssfirmly grasped on his knees, he hurriedhome.—N. V. World.

HOBEIBLE HoiiDEK TRAGEDY.A Woman Garroted, dabbed and Barneil

t<> Death.One of the mo9t brutal murders which

ever blackened the annals of a civilizedcommunity was committed in Laredo, Tex.,recently. About 1 o'clock iv the morningthe citizens livingat the intersection of Hi.dalgo and G .v.ta streets and that neighbor-luod were-awakened by the cry of fire. Thefire proved to be in the inside, of a smallframe building on the corner of the streetsabove mentioned, used uy an old Italianwoman named Louisa Archagn, as a com-bined grocery-store <>v a small s"tle) auddwelling-house. The old 1-idy also soldmescal. \\ hen the people came to the housethey found the front door unlocked, andwhen they rushed iv n sickening sight mettheir eyes. The old lady lay ou the I'.ooralongside her counter and the odor of burn-ing flesh nearly drove the parties whoentered from tne room. Her clutlnng to thewaist was completely burned off and herlower limbs roasted. She was caught upand removed from the room, and, as the li reou the iusiile of the house had not mademuch headway, it was soon extinguished. Asheet and bed-quilt from across the streetwere thrown over the body, but the fire Inher clothing, it being flannel, was hurd toextinguish.

An Investigation followed, and what wasthe horror of the bystanders when, by theflickering rays of a lamp, they found thatthe old lady had had her skull crush •dinby a heavy blow from some blunt instru-ment, thai the lle<h from her lower limbs Inplaces had-been burnt clear from tee bone,and in addition she had been garroted.Around her neck was a heavy hemp cord,and a silver folk had been u-ed to twist thec rd tight till the cord had sunk deep intothe flesh, and was only visible where thefo:k had been inserted and used to twistthe string.

Au examination of tho premises showedthat kerosene had been used to saturate herlower clothing and the can 9:it near herbody. Two pigskins of mescal lay near by.'1 be Imcl; dnors were securely closed andonly the front door was (.pen. The mur-derer must have entered through the frotitdoor and made bis exit by the same chan-nel. In the b;ick room wera two kegs ofliiHse.il, some bottles of tho same liquid, andalso some empty bottles, in her kitcheneverything was as she had lelt it when shehud linUhed her supper, except tlint thefoil; which was used as an in>trument toaccomplish her minder was missing fromthe table. Tho theory is th.-.t the party orparties who committed the murder <iid itfor the purpose of robbing the old lady, asshe was known to have been frugal andwas supposed to have money. —Laredo spe-cial to St. Louis Globe-Democrat.

MUMMIES FOR A BOX FillE.

The IVtrllicd Ilemains or Two EgyptlaoI'rincet* l.onii-il.

Alfred Madden and James Lakeman.twoyoung ineii. were arraigned in the NewYork Court of Sessions recently, accordingto the World, charged with malicious mis-chief. Madden pleaded guilty and Lake-man not guilty. The latter was remandedfor trial.

Ou election night the boys of the FourthWard had a bonfire colebratiju at Bridgeand Chapel streets.

Early in the eve .ing they ran out of fuelnnd more had to b- procured. Iv the en-thusiasm of the momenta showcase stand-ing in front of Mnreus Hirsch's store, atUridge street, was stolen aud thrown upouthe tire.

Tiie ownprclainipd that the case containedtwo luiiiiiinies of Egyptian princes, the onlyone of the kind outside of l'hiranh's land.He said they had cost him §lik» in ele-phiints' tusks and had come over on thesteamer City of Alexandria. TliHre was alsoa I irjie and valuable piece of coral, worthSr>oo, and an oyster sholl with a spongegrowing Inside destroyed.

Madden claimed he was drunk at the timebe committed the theft.

I In' Ocouil I*.\u25a0\u25a0 ul - V 11 .1.

Work on the grand ocean boulevard alongthe beach from the park two miles south-ward wag commenced on Monday by theenntractors, Shackelfurd & LoeffiVr. Theenst of the work will be between S6OOO and$7000, and the SoHthside Improvement Ciublot thu contract.

It is hard to tell what willbe the fashionwith lovely woman 11 year from now. Atpresent she is wearing a cloak which looksfor all the world like a lot of cottonseedglued to a piece of cloth.

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\u25a0 -vs. J. . .No. 57.51& \u25a0. CAMILLKRALBTOX. J EXIXUTIOS. • ,• :

UNDER AM) I!Y VIKTI'KOKANKXECUTIONUmucU out of tha .lintices" Court, ot the

city 'and roi:i:ty or Sr.n Francisco. State of Cali-fornia, on the SMth ilay of NoTe|nt>er, A.- J). 18ai.In tho above iiilltleil artion. wherein S. M.*>l:r>lAN. the above named plaintiff, obtained ajudßiueut .vhi -: CAMILLEKALSIO.N. (li-rernlaut,on tbe l!8th day at .inly.A. D. 1891. l am com-manded to sell nil that certain lot, piece or parcelor land, i-ituate. lytn^, aii-l being in tiie city andcoa-ity of San Iraucisco; Bute 6: C'alitoruU, andbuu uie<l and ilescrtbed follows;

CuinMieneiiis at a point on the westerly line otGuerrero street, d stant one.hundred ami eightyfeet soutkerl) Irom the southerly line of. Klfteenthstre.-t. rnoalug thence southerly twenty feet,thence at* rl^i't außl' s westerly one hundred feet:thence at rti-ht auglrs northerly twenty feet, andthence at rl.^ht angles easterly 6:io hundred feet tojiolntoi commencement, being portion or Mission

Block No. 37.ruulic notrro is hereby klt-'ii that on'T.Ht'ltS-

I>AV,tlio 21st flay of .lauuary. A. I). ISy.', at lao'clock, noon, or that day, i:i front or the New CityHall, I arkln-street wiuj. In the city and county of>'m Pranctsco, I will, In obedieuce to said execu-tion, sell tua auove describxd property, or so muchth.-reor as mny he neccsia.y to r.ii.<e Miiliclent tosatisfy said jpdgment, with Interest and costs, etc,t'» tht; hl,'hes'. and best bidder for gold coiu of tUeUnited States.

Sau i r.iiicisco, December 30, 1891.' C. S. LAUMEISTER. Sheriff.

EDWARD MYEKS, Attorney for Plaintiff. 130\u25a0Sanjoma at. deau Jatt 13 liO

SHERIFFS SALE.MURDOCH A. CAMP-1 SDPERIOR- COURT.

Hi.M, i Department No. 1,V3. y No. :)4,538.-

FRANK LKMIIEP.GER. | Onler of Sale and De-et al. j cree of foreclosure.

LrSDKR 11Y VIHILKOF AN ORDER OF> ill'and decree of roreclosure. Issued out of tho

Sunerlor Court, Department "No. 1. of liie State of<:aitrornia. ta and tor ttie city' aud County of SanFrancisco; on the l:Uh ilay or November, \u25a0A. D.1891.1n the above entitled action, wherein MUK-DOCH A. CAMPBELL and .lulls IJIIiOART.theaiMive-named plalntltfs. obtained a Judgment and de-cree ot roreclosure against FKA.NK LICMHEKUER,JACOB 1.1.W1s and MOKKtS LEVY. dl>reudants.on the lUtUday of November. A. D. 1891. wnichsaid 'lecree was. on the 13th day or November, A.I>. 1891, recorded In Judgment "Hook 14 or saidCouri, »t pace 182, I am commanded to sell all t.'iatcertain lot. piece or parcel of laud, situate, lyingantl betni; In the City and County or sin Francisco,State ot CaUronUa, and bouuded and described asfollows:

Conimencln'at a point on the westerly line ofOctai i:i street, alstsnt thereon elsrbty (80) feet andone (1) Incn northerly Ixom tlio northerly line ofUnion street: running tiience northerly alont; saidline of Octavla street fUty-ieven (57) feet and live(5) Inrues; thence at rUht angles westerly ninety(SO) reet; thence at right angle 9s. u:her:y flfty-sevon f67) reetainl lire (5) Inches: thence at rluhtangles easterly ninety (90) reet to the putnc or com-mencement, being part of llloclc No. IS9,- WesternAddition. • • •

Public notice is hereby triven that on Thursday,the 7th day of January, A. D. 18911. at 13 o'clocknrion. of that day, in Iront of the New City Hall(Larkin-street wing), in the City and Conntv of SanFrancisco, I will. In obedience to sild orderof sale and decree of fore'-iosiire. sell the abovedescribed property, or so. much thereof as may benecessary to raise sumclent to satisfy said judg-ment, with Interest an I costs, etc., to tbe highesthud best bidder lorgold coi,i of the United States.

C. s. I.AUMKISTER, Sheriff.San Francisco. December 16. 18sJl. ' '

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Macnlficent Kbony Cabinet. Ilnc-a-llrac, MantelMirror. Valuable Oil Paintings and llatidsotuoCarpots Inauove residence,... compbi.sixo....Very Elpgant Upholstery, Individual piece*, cot-ered in the rldfeest silk and satin covers: 1 Kie^anttiro Screen. In richly embroidered and ftoldg|]t. fnraa; 1 Magnificent (ienuliie Ebony Drawing-room Cabinet, superbly carved, one of the finestever imported, cost *301>: KH-j-uitKbonlzed MusicFolio a:id Picture Kasel: Klesant Oil Paintings,"View in the Sierras" iby Shed). lticostly col.]--Htframes, painted to order; Costly Lace Curtains;lxlraliody llrusscls carpets; 1 Miij;nltireiitWalnutChamber .set. with full-drcju plate Mirror Uureauand Tennessee Marbles; Ele^-iut Chiffonier; 2'Handsome Double and }£ Walnut Chamber Seta;Extra Nprlt.tr »nd Whlti? Hair Mattresses: Downl'lllows: I" MH^niflrent Toa-wood P.oolccasa la 3compartments, marie to order, and one of the finestIn the city: Complete Set Encyclopedia: ElegantMirror-front Arm.dre: 1 Mncntnoent Hall It:iist:ind.with e\tra-slje Freurh-plate Mirror, cost $1.73; 1rlne •l>lnln^ Suit, covered In ITlillHlleather: 1Klegaut Palace Pedestal Kxtennion Table; 1 WalnutMdeboard: 1 Kle^ant Decorated China Diuner act.175 I'leces; silver-plated A->d Crystal Glassware,together with an Immense qumtityof other costlyand desirable turulturo In this expcusirely fur-ni.thfil lio'ne.

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GEO. F. LAWSON,~~~~

AUOTIONKER AM) COMMISSION SIEUCHA.XT425 Kearny St., bet. California and l"la».

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