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THE CRITIC. CLEKKS MAY BEST, Employers Required to Pro-Tide Seats- The Reviewer Reviewed "Where He Lives. inions of the Press on Boots and Their Value. I A Vagua FnmiM Erward-r-Biying Booki by Wright udMsuiire i Hw tt Maki Criticism. I have reeved the following We tike pleasure In tending you oar new book "God and Man." It is a 'grand work and worthy of any man 'a appreciation.

We are aure you will be delighted with It, and are confident It will leceive from you favorable mention. It la thm hook of and for the nresentage. We Ask la return for sending It a brief men- tion and the insertion of the following ad vertisement for such time aa you -may think just Should your notice bring us many orders, we shall know how further to reward tou. Please Bend us the issue containing your remarks. Holt Publishing Company.

St. Loci 8. Mo. Select "opinions of the press" accompany the volume, I suppose with the farther intention of helping me to a favorable expression on the book in case the artful promise of some vague future reward shenld be iaeflectual. From these I venture to make a further selection: "The work is the production of a scholar.

It ia able, logical, philosophical. ItwiUbe read with a great deal of interest by thinking men, and attract much attention from acholars. The reputation of the author ss a scholar, student, and thinker, is a guarantee that the work is an exhaustive dlscus-ion of the various subjects named." The Boonville Republican. "Nothing Is regarded as true that reason or science cannot demonstrate." The HoonviUe idvertUer. The research disolayed in the work iasUfles the author's honorary titles." The Spectator.

St. ImuU. "The facts and presumptions in proof of Immortality of the Sonl, Is probably the -deepest and most scientific lecture ever de livered in Boonvllle." The Boontille Topic There Is a mass of simitar evidence. or even mora impressive authority united in laudation of the book, and 1 know no reason why any one should question anything bat the grammar of the statement that "the presumptions in proof of the immortality of the soul is probabiv tne aeepest ana most scientific- lecture ever delivered in Boon- ville." When overawed by ihis weight of authority. have promulgated the desired favorable notice of a similar braud.

I am expected farther to print an advertisement, wnicn reaus in part God and Man." by the Rev. Henry A Law rassed tor the Benefit of Saleswomen and Girls. Oakland Merchants Bslievs ia the Law, Bat Art Doubtful About Enforcement. The Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics is busily engaged just now in sending out some 2000 or so notices to manufacturers and others, calling their attention to tbe Simpson law and other acts which were passed at tbe late session of the Legislature. The Simpson law was one suggested by Commissioner Tobin, assisted by representatives from tbe Council of Federated Trades, who made a thorough investigation of the factories and offices in this city and in San Francisco where men aBd women are employed.

Tbe hours they worked, wages paid and the sanitary condition of the rooms were all considered, and as a direct result the Simpson law vas introduced and passed. The bill aims to remedy many 01 the evils existing in places where many persons are employed. Itpro- v.iae? tbat factories and workshops shall be kept clean and well ventilated at all times. No basement, cellar, underground apartment, or other place which the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics shall condemn as unhealthy and unsuitable shall be used as a workshop, factory, or place of business ia which any person or persons shall be employed. Every person, firm, or corporatioa employing women or girls in any manufacturing, mechanical, or mercantile establishment sbail provide suitable seats for the use of the women or girls so employed, and shall permit the use of such seats by them when they are not necessarily engaged in the active duties tor which tbev are employed.

Commissioner Tobin states that he apprehends no difficulty in enforcing the new law, G. Abrahamson of the firm of Abra-hamson dry goods dealers in this city, who employs a laree cumber of women in bis establishment, told a Tribune reporter this morning that if such a law bad been really passed be supposed it would have to be complied with, although he thought a number of chairs behind tbe counter would be a nuisance, and would retard tbe work of the girls. Fred Kahn of the firm of Kahn wben asked about the new movement, replied that his firm would always obey tbe law, but he did not think it would be successful. He thought chairs behind the counter would interfere with business a great deal, and might result iu more damage for the 'ady clerks than they minht expect. He thought the law a good one if it could only be enforced, and he is highly in favor of it.

Mr. Salinger, another dry goods merchant, did not hesitate to pronounce tbe new law worthless. He said that bis girls are kept on ihe go all tbe time, and he did not see how they 6ould expect much time lo rest. Chairs or small seats would be continually in the way, and he did not see how a law could be enforced making a storekeeper put chairs in his place of business if he did not want to do so. Why," said te, "As soon as that taw is passed they will go to work and throw out all their salesladies and in tbeir stead men will be employed who can get around.

Again, if a 'ady is employed, it will be with the understanding that she is not to expect to sit down, otherwise she will not be taken. Tbat is the way some of the men will get around that law. I don't believe there is a storekeeper in this city wbo would refuse to let a lady clerk sit down when she is tired or wben she is not busy. 1 am sure I would not and several times I have had to order tbem to sit down when I have seen them tired. No man wants to ovei-work bis lady clerks, and I am sure they always have been given all the chance to rest that it is possible for them to obtain.

If the law is enforced," concluded Mr. Sahagev, "I shall comply with It to the letter." Fred E. Bernstein of the firm of Bernstein Von Adelung. in answei to a reporter's inquiries, saw that i always allows his clerks, to Test wbert. ever they please, aud he Is perfectly satisfied with that law.

However, be does not see how it cooid be on forced if any one refuses to comply. The matter of seats, too, would be bad, because they would be in the way, and clerks could not step from behind the counters to sft down. Tbe law in a general way is a eood one, and be thought it should be rigorously enforced. WELSH PRESBYTERIANS. A New Chnrch Society to Be Or-'ganlzed To-morrow.

The Welsh people in the city ot Oakland are about to organize a church so ciety and to-morrow this organization will be received into the Presbyterian Churcb, and will be hereafter be known as the Welsh Presbyterian Church. Services will be held at 2:45 p. w. at tbe chapel of the First Presbyterian Church, wben the services will be partly in Welsh and pnrtlv in tbe English tongue. Dr.

Horton and Dr. Eraser will be present in behalf of the Presbytery of Sin Francisco. Kev. Moses Williams will conduct services in Welsh. in the near future the new society in- tends to erect a building, and for that Durpose has secured a lot, 50x100 feet, on Harrison street, between Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets, opposite St.

Paul's Churcb. Tbe membership of tbe church at present is, about forty or fifty persons, while the average attendance at the Sunday school, which has been held for about two years, is about forty-five scholars. i "Truro Bray, M. LL. D.

This is a fully gotten up volume: fearless, pro- found, and sublimely beautiful in con tent. It is the book for the times. It is revelation indeed. Size, 9xS. On wonders if people who read philosophical works are likely to be attracted by an ill-worded, vulgar advertisement.

The climax is ex- ooisite. Afief dilating on the sublimity of the work we are told, as an irresistible inducement and clincher that the volume measures bv 6.: I remember a book agent selling Cyclopedias in a southern county who -Case The Trial of a Lens Fending Coaameneod Teday. I The trial of the long pending divorce suit of Dr. William Page against EmDy Page wai commenced before udce Ellsworth in the Superior Court this morning. The plaintiff seeks a divorce irom bis wtie on tne grouna oi neser-tion.

Mrs. Pxee. who is now in the Sute of Virginia, denies tbat she de serted her husband and asserts mat sue went East at bis earnest solicitation in order that he might bet. Tj ter support bis iamny. am morniug James L.

Crittenden, representing the wife, asked permission to file a cross-complaint, stating that since the answer was tiled it bad been ascertained that Dr. Page bas been guilty of infidelity. The motion was denied, but, however. lheltorney was allowed to hie a supplementary answer. The trial is conducted with closed doots.

Editorial Changes. The. High School Aegis Publishing Company held a meeting yesterday, at which the resignation of Harold Bolce as editor was accepted, and Will Friend wra elected to fill the vacancy thus created, and Mr. Wilder was chosen bn assistant. Mr.

Bolce has contributed several articles to the Oakland press, and has marked abilities as a writer. Hence be is likely to be appointed man ager of the Times. Not on the Wrecked Ships. When the report of the disaster to the men of war in the harbor of Apia. Samoa, reached Oakland a rumor was rife tbat Lieutenant W.

D. Rose, a brother-in'law of W. J. Dingee, was on board one of the lost vessels. However, it is learned from Mr.

Dingee that Lieu ten int Rose is on board the Mo- nongabela, which bas not yet reached 8amoa. The Christian Commnaltt Mrs, Florence Williams delivered the last lecture of the course of twelve be fore the Ebell Society, yesterday after noon. The subject was "Tolstoi." DIBECTOR MARTIN. The Railroad Cigaate Cbats About Tabbs Line. the A.

Sara-eMte Hint That Cable Koad Might Bo Profitable Prop erty. Railroad Director J. C. Martin of tbe Tubba Hotel Air Line wai reclining on a leathern divan in his private office this morning. After running the gaunt let of a clerk and a lot of watting clients, Director Martin was bumbly ap- proacbea and asked to explain wbat be is going to do with bs road now that he bad it.

"Ob 1 you just wait awhile. Wait until we get our new cars running, and then we are going to send a new Cali fornia on wheels back we are going to make it up out of the old Tubbs Hotel cars, and they are to be tbe chiei California product. I don't know where they came from, but they ought to go back" East and stay It was suggested that the Twelfth street road might be made a paying piece of property wita good management like tbat which Diiector Martin undoubted) will give it. "Yes," replied Mr. Martin, "but there is tbat free local traffic on the trains It is a nuissnce to everybody.

Itis nuisance to the railroad company and a nuisance to the public. The trains are crowded, and boys bang on tbe platforms and then fall off, and Ket run over and finally sue the railroad com pan v. The company is sick of it and tbe people are fast getting sick of it, I think that if there were a nice cable road from one eni of the city to the other, with cars rnnning.every five minutes, people wonld ride on them and pay 5 cent, in preference to riding free on the local trains amid the dust and dirt and noise, besides having an opportunity to ride only every bait bour.f' "Did the directors do anything definite yesteday?" i "No. The stockholders merely gave the road a directory. A majority of tbe former directors were dead, and tbe rest had disposed ot their stock, so tbe stockholders merely put tbe road in working 'trim.

The road will be repaired, and new cars will be substituted tor the ones now in use, but how soon I do not know." i BiUTISH LAKES. Or. TVjtho Tells of Lovely Scene In JTorola-n Lands. There was a large gathering of people present in the lecture room at Hopkins Academy last night to hear Dr. J.

H. Wythe lecture on "The Lakes of. England." The subject was a very interesting one, and was hsndled with the Doctor's well known ability. Tbe lecture embodied reminiscences of travel among the British lakes. Tbe beautiful Killarney lates in the west of Ireland and ths neighboring ruins of Christian edifices, running back to the time when Ireland sent out scholars and teachers for the evangelization of Eurooe; -Loch Lomond aad other Scottish waters, immortalized by ir Walter Scott; and Lake Windemere and its sister waters, surrounded ov the most beautiful and varied scenery of England, with tbe spirit of old bis tor brooding over all, were briefly described to an attentive and appreciative audi-ence.

Dr. iWy the will be asked to give the iecture again in Oakland at some early date.r Where Thanhs Are Dne. Editor. Tbibtjki: As it will in no degree detract from tbe kind words of the ladies of the Fabiola Hospital in your last evening's issue, I beg leave, respect-tullv. and la justice to all the singers in ths At Yon Like It chorus, to make a correction there anenU Ths members of that chorus were chosen from the general body of local vocalists solely with reference to their ability, and included leading voices from the Harmonic and Choral societies and various church choirs, i Grateful acknowledgments are hereby expressed to Kohler de Chase for ths use of their nuic room for rehearsals, to Mr.

Victor H. Metcalf, President of the Athenian Club, for the same kind favor, and to Mr. Clark Wise, Jordan Arnold and Mr. Alexander Campbell fox courtesies extended. i i Hosack A.

HxDnxLP. AXXAwnat March 29tb I Aveano Baptkt Chorcta. At ths Tenth Avenue Baptist Church to-morrow the pastor. Kev. J.

Herndon Garrielt, will preach in tbe morning a sermon appropriate to ths close of bis second year with his church. Thers will os baptism; at ths eloss of ths ssrvips. M'- Tno. Lata Dnnesn CMHrsa. The funeral services over the body of the late Dancal Cameron will be held at r.

w. to-morrow at the Chnrch of the Advent, East OaktanX. ode. ogy, has tbe best sical of vet W. no its an of It a 2.

3. 4. whatever it may coat, wjuu5u aaast ambition is aacnutru, Her merry silvery laugh rung out at wis witty sally of Percy's. 1 "Thiough the book- runs ueuvau-vein of humor, sharp, penetrating, and refined." While life is but. may not, i That which while yet unattainable.

"In the lines of the opening chapter is heard that dsucate mystic voice Browning with its sad undertone of a poet'e yearning and longing. Andrew Lang has been giving some wholesome advice to the book reviewers, "Do not sis sh the works of he observe: spare the squaws; reserve the scalping knife and the torture stake for the braves. As much as possible," continues this sage adviser, "decline to criticise books when vou know little or nothing of their subjects." Ail this apropos of "The Uuick or the may wonder if Mrs. Chanler is grateful for the contemptuous compassion whih cries the reviewer mercy for that she is a literary squaw. Some time ago there started In England a periodical called The Writer and Reader, which placed the reviewing of books on a logical business basis.

The author was invited to review bis own books in the pages of I he periodical in question, and for that privilege he was to dm lie ajuuesi sum i iww nnnm line. 1 nilQ tnis UY the author of a religious work, whicb, although it may not be critical or explanatory ot me hoot unnnosed to be under renew, must yet have been a gieat relief to bis freliners. "There are many wolves go ing about, making a ravage in the flock, but tbev are recognizee Dy tneir snarl. Bnch not only eat up each other, but stnve to destroy tnose wno wish to enter the fold. May the Liorfl deliver us from these accursed ani it teems scarcelv fair lor tne gentie nikn to nii2 in new matter unirer iuc A A ik.

guise oi two penny cnucism. iuj ought to have charge him i mrpence. THE SDPERIBTEHDEHTS. Fred H. Campbell's Opening address Washington.

A. Grmcefal and Characteriatie Com- nanlratlon Edncators. to tho Convention of At the opening of the session of the Department of Superintendence of the National Educational Association, at Wjhintnn. on March 6th. the follow ing opening address was made by Fred M.

(Janipoeu ot mis city, rresiaent oi the association: As President for the year I ntve me honor to call to order for its spring session the Department of Superintendence of the National Association of the United States, the officers and representatives, in convention assembled, of the grand army of 312,000 public school teachers of onr conn- try; tnose wnose omce it io cuukiic and direct that most important factor of our National prosperity, the Ameriesn system of free, non-eetarian, non-political public schools. i ne seen: wunessea two agu ui city may well have drawn hither the great concourse of people who thronged the balls and thoroughfares of the nation's capital. Nay, more than this; It is a scene which may wen nave ceniereu wi world. Petty monarch of petty kingdoms attained tT utraiesv or bv bloodv wars. airnri their thrones wttl DOltD ana reu- nne and the eilded glitter of display.

But rrand in ita kimDiicitv is the ceremonial that quietly transfers "the government of sixty millions of people from the hands of of one of their chosen rulers to an other. Like the ever recurring mirscies oi the anrinetime and the dawn mighty in its results, quifet in its processes comes to onr nation at stated nines tue cnus wuiuu, in other less favored lauds, is looked forward tn with anxietv and foreboding. It mkhtieem that in the importance Justlv attached tithe scene which has brought hither so many thousands of eager observers, a meeting like the present wonld sink Into comparative insignia anf- Bat, gentlemen, it is the icterests which wn renrenent which has largely made this scene possible. Lone before the spring time shows any visible tsign to the out ward eve. far down in the depths Of the valleys, away over stretches of prairie, high up on the slopes of mountains, hidden in the heart of tiny seed, qnietly moving in the veins of northern oak and southern vine, are those mighty forces noiselesalh at work tbat shall by and by bring forty in perfected beauty the full born glory of the year.

And so, all over our happy country, are the Influences silently working that make a free eovernment possible. In the hearts of little children are sown the germs of virtue and patriotism; in tne veins oi buoyant youth are flowing the enthusiasm of loyalty aad the ambition of lolty ideals, which have their source only in a wise, and true, and universally diffused education. In thousands of schoolbouses all over our land, wise and conscientious manhood, tender and loving womanhood, has devoted itself to the task of nursing these seeds of virtue, of directing these currents of enthusiasm. The canse must ever be greater than the effect. Under the dome of the Capitol and in tbe chamber of the Cabinet the ms-cbinerv of legislatior.

does Its work. But the real force lies far back, in the develop, ment of brain force and the training of will power, that gave ns men capable of regulating affair so complex axd so vast Viewed in this light, our assembly is one of no small import, and its deliberations assume a dignity that cannot easily be overrated. Tbe convention is to be congratulated tbat it meets under sueh hsppy auspices. Its presiding officers are to be congratulated that the willing response of the able men (and women too) whose services the have solicited, makes it possible to-present a programme containing such rare promise of Interest and of At the llerkeloy Institute. Mrs.

J. Selig of San Francisco ep-peared before tbe Directors cf tbe California Institute for the Deaf and Dumb and (the Blind at Berkeley yesiw. day, and formally lodged charges against O. E. Goodall, a teacher of the institute, for cruelly treating her son Isadore, a deaf mute pupil now am inmate of that asylum.

It will be remembered that mention was made of the occurrence in Th Taisrisx once before. On March 15th. while visiting her eon at tbe tcbooi, she charges that Mr. Goodall dragged the boy away from her and kicted him severely for some little breach of discipline. The boy was Injured to severely that he bad to remain in bed several weeks.

The matter will be investigated and reported on at the next meeting. i AmaUtor Snow'a Following are the sureties appearing on the bond of Auditor-elect Roland W. Snowr Samuel T. Alexander, 000; T. L.

Barker and Tamas Smith. $20,000 each; ieorg T. Hawley and Giles H.Gray, tO.OCOfSBb. Another (Took-Ooald Unit, Lena Cook, tbe wile of Carroll Cook, sued Mr. and Mrs.

C. B. Goald for the gas fixture in their bouse on Lake street. ustfce Ogden yesterday decided the atut In favor of the defend-ata T. i r- A Bight of way.

The right of wav to lay pipes across ths lands oi ths South Pacific Coast Kailwav Company at Newark has been granted 'to ths Spring Valley Water Compapy. 1. Area of tbe Mudflats Between Sixth and Sovonth. Wind. ths Major W.

H. H. Benyaurd. United States Engineer in charge of harbor Improvements on this coast since tbe departure of Colonel Mendell for Europe, invited City Engineer Morgan Thursday to furnish him with the superficial area of tbe north arm of the estuary from the line of Front street to the Twelfth street dam. Ac cording to Mr.

Morgan's estimate there an area of 10 acres lying between tbe lines of the Peralta grant, or high water mark. It is intended to enclose about two-thirds of this area within the.dam, adding it to Lake Merritt. The remaining acreege. except so much as will be covered by the new dam, will continue to'serve as a tidal basin to contribute its waters to the tidal prism of the estuary, even tbouch it should be devoted to commercial uses. If docks should be in future made along tbat frontage, tbe dredging of the present mudflats below the First street crossing, which would necessary for the construction of such docks, would greatly increase the volume of water in tbat part of the tidal basin.

KngraTinga and Ktchlngs. The directors of the Fabiola Hospital are making arrangements to give ac exhibition of engravings and etchings. This collection will be very large and of extraordinary interest, as very rare and line examples of the most famous of the world's etchers and engravers will be shown. The exhibition will probably 1 be given during tbe second nd week of April, continuing three days. The admission fees will go into the funds of the hospital.

8am Jones In Alameda. Sim Joues, the evangelist, was. in Alameda yesterday on a visit to an oldtime friend, Mr. Cox, residing on Pacific avenue. His stay in Alameda was very brief, and he confided the statement to bis friend tbat he would not attempt to convert tbe Alaniedans from tbeir evil ways just at present.

THE ACT OF SESSION. Tbe flew Citj Officers to tats Positions on Monday. Their J0 Intimation Vrom the Mayor Klect About Appointments to Important Positions. The new officers of the city government will enter into the discbarge of the duties of their respective offices on Wednesday next. The interest of the citizens is directed to the appointments of the new Mayor.

John R. Glascock. Mr. Glascock has evidently taken unto himself one sentence in the speech of President Harrison, who, when leaving Indianapolis, bade his friends farewell, sayine, ''f be moment of decision is one of isolation." The Mayor-elect may have decided, and probably bas decided, whom to appoint to the several ottices within his gift, but be has made no intimation of bis intentions. He has made bis moment of decision a moment of isolation.

Without even a hint from the Mayor elect, tbe politicians are compelled to indulge theirjfancies in conjecture. But one definite assertion upon appointments bas been made by Mr. and tbat is that h's administration will be strictly regardless of the political affiliations of tbe appointees. He will be entirely non-partisan. Tbe conjecturers deem that Robert M.

Fitzgerald will surely be appointed on the Board of Public Works, and (Jiatj. West Martin and E. W. Play-ter are likely to be tbe other two members. The stock of John W.

Tompkins, which was very high a fev days ago, bas taken a tumble. James A. Johnson, City Attorney, probably will be reappointed. The Mayor-elect has not divulged any information about the new Board oi Health. The hottest fight is upon the selection of the Superintendent of Schools by the Board of Education.

The contest is 'Campbell'' and Anti-Campbell, and each side is confident. Mr. Campbell, the present Superintendent, wi 1 return tomorrow" XJOM Washington, where he baS been officiating in the high position of President of tbe Department Superintendence of the National Educational Association. Mr. Campbell seems sure of tbe votes of Messrs.

Sanborn, Everett, Fisb, Morgan, and Parker, and hence needs but one vote more to be sure of a majority. Mr. Marston bas been making a little canvass of his own, in order to learn public opinion upon tbe matter. He has been to tbe Broadway niercnants and has made notes of the answers to his questions as to preference for Suoeriutendenr of Schools. The principal and assistant teachers ot tbe public schools are awaiting with intense interest the outcome of the contest.

The new members of the City Coun cil have evidently not agreed upon any member of their bady lor President, and the informal vote taken last night is utterly without significance. ISo one was as "much surprised as Mr. Earl when he received five votes. It is evident, however, this afternoon that tbere may be a determined right at tbeorganization. At present tbe appearances are that 'he selection lies between Camron and Earl, but that the Earl votes will be thrown to anyone who will agree to appoint certain Coun-cilmen on certain committees.

Some members of the new Council seem determined to defeat Camron if possible. Sporting Notes. At the Height street park to-morrow tbe Oaklands and Sacramentos will be tbe attraction. Caughlan and Hardie will be tbe battery for the home nine. Paddv Duffy aud Tommy Meadows roueht forty-nine rounds at the California Clubrooms in Ban Francisco last night.

Meadows was finallv knocked out. The fight was a scientific one and was witnessed by a laree crowd. H. F. Lansten and William Brophy will contest in a rowing race on tbe creek at the foot of Broadway to-morrow afternoon fo $50 a aide.

The start will be made at 2 p. Ml Anderson Falls to Answer. Andrew Anderson has failed to an ewer the divorce complaint of Nancy C. Anderson, and his default bas been entered and the case referred to the Conn Commissioner to take testimony "Wants newer. A petition has been filed by' H.

F. Crane for a sewer air Thirteenth avenue. East Oakland, between Twenty-fourth and Twenty-fifth streets. Receipts of tho Jnatleea CnrL Justice Ogden baa filed a report showing tbe receipt of his office this month amounted to T0 75. aaoalo Xodco Mooting.

Oakland i Lodge, No. 184, Free and Accepter! Masons, wilt confer the third degree this evening at Masonic Temple. Neither Husband Nor Wife Will Ever lay a Cross Word. A wedding of interest, and, in all probability, the first of the kind ever solemnized in the State, was held in the chapel of the Institute for the Deaf and Dumb and the Blind" at Berkeley on Thursday afternoon. The chapel was gaily decorated with flowers.

and there were present a large number ot the students of the institution who witnessed tbe cere mony. Tbe marriage service was read by the Bev. Dr: Bacon of the First Con gregational Church of Berkeley, and translated into the laneuaee of sitrns by Superintendent Waring Vilkinsoh. At its conclusion the newly married couple received the congratulations of tbeir fnends and associates, and tbe company partook of a supper prepared by tbe ladies of tbe Superintendent's family. Tbe bride is an amiable young lady, wbo is well liked by all who know her.

Tbe groom is by trade a cooper. SWAIVS DAMAGE SUIT. The Street Car Company Will Move for New Trial. The Fourteenth Street Railroad Company this morning gave noticeof intention to move for a new trial of the suit ot Police Officer David W. Swain, wherein the latter obtained a verdict for $7500 damages.

The grounds of tbe motion are as follows: First Accident and surprise, which ordinary prudence could not have guarded against. Second Excessive, damaees appearing to have been given nnrler tbe influence of passion and prejudice. Third Insufficiency of evidence to justify the verdict. Fourth Tha', tbe verdict is against law. Fifth Errors in law occurring at the trial and excepted by the defendant.

Cash Keadr for Deputy Marshals. The I'nited States Deputy Marshals whoseived at the Presidential election last November can now get tbeir pay bv application at the ottice of Cary Howard, '003 Broadway. LIQUOR DEALERS AT WORK. The League of Freedom Seeking Signa tures to Petitions. A Request That the Council Make no Increase of the License Tax Now Imposed.

At a meeting of the League of Free dom, held last Thursday, it was de cided to to circulate petitions about the city for the purpose of securing signa tures, said petitions to te presented to theCiiy Council in the near future. Yesterday several men were engaged in circulating these petitions, and nearly every merchant on liroadway was asked to eign one of them. Tbe petition reads as follows: To the Honorable 'he Council of the Citv of Oakland Gkxtlk.m es Our attentioa ha v- 1dk been directed by the press of 'he city of Oakland to the agitatioD of the question of the increase of the license for the sale of liquors within this city to at least tlM) per quarter, we, the undersigned, storekeepers and property owners of this city, respectfully direct your attention to tne paramount matters in conuection there- wun, viz. Firstly An excessive license will drive out of the business at least 300 firms who have all their means invested ii a legitimate undertaking and pursuit. Secondly- It will cause the vacancv oi 300 stores, which will thereafter be difficult to rent, aud will inure to the great damage of the owners thereof.

Thirdly It will materially affect the in terests and prosperity of various other bus inesses, such as groceries, clothing, and dry goods houses, and is fact all mercantile pursuits, and will therefore Inure to the damage and detriment of six or seven thousand people who are directly or indirectly dependent upon the meicantllc business for a living. Fourthly The business to be affected by the Increase of license at present furnlshss five sixths of the revenue derived bv the city by means of license tax, which pro rata ot sucn revenue would entirely be flat tj fho i v- In tha event a and hence the taxpayers of this city would be compelled to make good such deficiency, necessarily working a hardship upon them. In our Judgment, tie license law as at present in existence, if carriod out properly, would be amdy sufficient, and would be eoultable to all parties concerned in view of the fact that certain restrictions are necessary for the conduct of the liquor trsfBc. But we maintain tbat if the pres ent existing erJinance would be carried out according to the spirit of the law the business of liquor selling could be made respectable and the disreputable element held in proper restraint without any hardship to the citizens engaged in the pursuit of their business, to property owners, and to the municipality at large. We respectfully claim that we are entitled to at least as much if not more consideration than citizens of Oakland who are simply using oui beautiful city as a bed ch-tmber, and are not, like ourselves, dependent upon the welfare and prosperity of the city for the purpose of making a livelihood.

i For tbe reasons aforesaid we respectfully petition your honorable boUy to leave the liquor license at $50 per quarter, and furthermore petition your honorable body to enforce the oidiaance in its true spirit. We would also most respectfully ask your honorable body to take immediate action upon this petition, as the agitation referred to has stagnated nearly all branches of business iu Oakland, and is liable to cause irreparable injury to your petitioners, upless ppeedily settled, so as to enable aterabints of this city to continue in the proper pursuit of their business. And your petit! jners will ever pray. BEET SUGAR WORKS. The Owners of the Beflnery at Alvarado.

The Pacific Coast Sugar Company, tetter known as the Alrarado Beet Sugar Woiks, which has jast been sold, was the property of E. H. Dyer et and has been running for several years, but not successfully, chiefly owing to the fact that the machinery was out of date. The divi dends paid have been unsatisfactory, and on January 28th last an assessment of S5 per share was levied on tbe stock. Since then a notice of the sale ot the delinquent stock has been published, to take place on April 2d.

Tbe bnlk of the stock was neld bv E. H. Dyer. J. L.

Howard, 0. T. Seweil, Charles Montgomery, Moses Hopkins, J. L. Fossett.

T. C. Van Mess, and Henry T. Scotr. On February 20th the papers gave notice of the incorporation of the Alameda Sugar Company, which was organized to deal in and manufacture sugar, with a capital stock ot $250 000 in 10,000 shares, of which only $565 was subscribed.

The directors of the. 'new company are lfc- a Mersbut. Vf. V. Matt.

U. Cantrell. C. Burr, and J. B.

Browning; This is tbe bev company that bas purchased the old Alvarado beet fac tory of Mr. Dyer et al. It is their intention to try and operate the old fac tory on a more profitable business, and the management will be in the sands of E. C. Burr, who ontil recently occu pied the position of Buperintendent the American sugar Kenncry.

The inrr. in thm case ot Adolfa Ativas. accused Tof a bnndarv com mitted in Alameda, failed to agree last night and wen oiacharxea. on is be Thus Did One $nakespeare Call Masic. Dudley Back'ii Composition and Edwin Arnold's Words.

Matin Con otrts Madaa Pyk to Sing in Thii City A Tenor Eighty-two Years Old. Among the very few living makers of pure, classical music, an-ong tne nan dozen composers of true music of this country.it Dudley Buck, who made the music for Sidney's Lanier's centennial Perhaps tbe greatest work of Buck is bis music for Edward Arnold's grand poem upon the Buddhist theol "The Lightof Asia." The cantata been tried in the eastern part of this country. In England it was given on 18th of the current month with the soloists and a grand chorus. Mu publications containing criticisms the production, of course, have arrived. They are awaited with deep interest.

The first production on thu Western coast of the cantata was given last evening under the direction of David Loring by the Oakland Choral So- cietv. The first interest of the must cians in tbe audience was in the com novitioD and not in Its interpretation The ssore has been in the possession of musical people here for some time, out complete understanding of ths mer of the work can be gained by singing air and attempting to give tbe har mony upon a piano. musician can listen to tnis worit Dudley Buck without enthusiasm. is pure music, it is stately ana grand, vet it is fresh and light in manner of development of theme. It is as great novel, compact in composition, containing no useless chapters, con tinent, expressive, and lull ot vital interest.

The interpretation of this work by the Choral Society was so worthy that trite adjectival commendation is insufficient means of communicating its deserts. Intelligence was shown in expression of the music. Tbe chorus cart fulfilled tbe work intended for it. Of the soloists, Miss Dyer and Mr. Richards fairly divide the honors, the latter surprising those who know him (musically) by a dramatic style in accordance with the words and music of his noble part.

Miss Dyer's singing, always good, had also in it tbe spirit ot the composition, Mr. Woods, the tenor, bas a voice, in unusual voice, but he thoroughly lacks fire, and, indeed, a singer who baa to consider all the time tbe problem of keeping in tune and to listen eagerly for the accompaniment, cannot devote bimseif to expression. A highly interesting and instructive lecture on "Instrumental Music" was delivered last evening in the Assembly Hall of tbe saate university at uerke lev. bv H. J.

Stewart. Mus. Bsc. Oxon It was tbe first ot a series of lectnres by this distinguished musician gnen under the direction and patrouaga of the Berkeley Choral Society. A good sized audience mas present, including nearlv all the music lovine peonle of Berkeley and many from Oakland.

The lecture was illustrated by tbe fol lowing selections, rendered by a string quartet, consisting oi Henry weyraan. solo Violin Xoab Brandt, violin: F. Knelt, viola; and C. Toepke. violin cello; under the' direction of Mr.

Hey man: Prelude and Allemaod In Correlli Sonata, violin and piano Handel Quartet, mC (No. 8) Haydn Minuet in (from the 6th Quartet) Mozart 5. Adagio (from Op. 18, No. 2) The lecturer read a paper, which was exceeding' well prepared.

He pointed out tbe dinerent forms ot music, and showed the freedom which instru mental music has over that which is prepared to suit words. He Deferred to the trained composer and the amateur. The former follows certain well defined laws of composition, while the other is euided simnlv bv his own impulses and does not go beyond melody in bis com positions. In otherwords. the un skilled has no power to develop themes: Tne lecturer took up the sonata as exemplified in the orchestral and piano compositions, and showed tbat the an dantes, allegros and the like make up the He s.so gave an interest ing history of tbe sonata showing that its form or iginated in the Sixteenth century It was then fashioned -after the stvle of dance music, and its rrototyie is seen in the scarabands.

-The modern com posers have gradually returned to the same form, but the sonatas ot Mozart lieethoven ana tlaydn and tbeir con temporaries have left out the dance al most entirely, retaining it, however, in a slight form, in tbe minuet. The next lecture will be given on Fri day evening, April otb, in the same place. The subiect will be "Voice." Madame Pyk will sing at a concert to be given at the First Congregational Chutr-h next Thursday evening. The other artists will be the En-lish tenor, Alfred Wilkie: the violoncellist of tne Imperial Conservatory of Vienna, Ku dolph Patek, late of Australia; Miss Alice Bacon, pianist: Mr. Ptetson basso; Mm Mary Barnard, contralto and Miss Ada Weigel, accompanist Musiu.

the wizard of the violin, will be here on tbe evening ot Mondav, tbe 8th proximo, bringing Annie Louise Tanner, grand soprano; Whitney Aloe End ze. a tenor with great reputa tion, and Edwin M. Shonert, a pianist. Musin will give three Sunday evening concerts at the Baldwin Theater. San rrancisco, beginning to-morrow evening.

Every rood seat for to-morrow evening was sold before the middle of the week. The concert in this city will do at tne uastana neater, W. J. Macdougall has recently been suffering from an sffectiu of tbe eyes and at one time be deemed that he might be compelled to go to Europe tor treatment, itecently be bas been improving, and probably he will not leave here. Directors of church choirs are bard at work on barter music.

Ruehl's German Double Quartet of Alameda will visit this oitv on April 24th and entertain thair 'friends with some delightful singing. TheT ap peared before a large atfaience of Germans last Thursday evening in Harmonie Halt. AlamecU, nd gsve an excellent entertainment. A pleasing and somewhat remarkable feat a re of the evening was ths auunnc ofl Mr. Hiatzelbergrr, a gentleman Tears of age.

He bas a fins tenor voice, not yet goke. In bis younger dsyt this gentleman was a singer of considerable re-l-ute. and old age does not seem to have destroyed his vocal powers. Several members ot a musical dub were present, and they were to delighted bis Y3ice that he was elected an honorary member of their club. Beat Before Another Court Judge Henshawtbia moraing ftoadd the following entry in the record of tbe Folic Court: Lininrer and- Tobv cases dismissed both dead." war compelled by a purchaser to sign a contract that every volume of the work was to weisrh six Dounds and half on delivery or be igncmmiously rejected as misfit, I suppose, it reasonable to conclude that if some folk bay their books by weight there are others who buy them hy measure, and this explains the practical "9x6' of the publisher.

Lest, however, snouia be tempted to exercise my private judgment'in spite of all that has gone before, I learn further from the accom panytng circular: The believer should read it to lose bigotry and superstition; the unbeliever read it lest. In his righteous indig nation for the truth, be cast to the wind the wheat with the chaff. That is an exquisitely rounded period about the unbeliever's "righteous in--: dignation for the truth." It sounds so well that it really ought to mean some thing: Taming to the book so unhappily in trod need, I findthat itis chiefly devoted to proving that the devil is dead, if in deed he. ever was alive. The proof comes mainly in the shape of extracts from Plato.

Aristotle, the Bible, Homer Herbert Spencer, the Books of Ve- daa. the Oracles of Zoroaster. Gonfus cius. Max Mailer, John Stuart Mill Darwin and other authorities. As an instance indicating the writer's critical faculty I may meution the fact that he speaks of Pope as "a great English poet," and quotes with approbation more than one pass-age from his "Essay on Man a stupid farrago of nonsense which is neither poetry noi philosophy although meant tor rxn.

Notwithstanding the inviting, al though indefinite, offer ot a reward, I am not new discussing the value of the book, because it is scarcely fair that it should saner for the sins of an ignor ant godfather. It is the methods of book reviewers and publishers to which desire to draw attention. A pubhshc Bands you a paper novel, or what not and expects you to give time and space to the consideration ot his rubbish, and the bt range thing, is that he usually gets it. it is true that the notices even in the "great dailies," are Burelv Dtrfanctory and machine made, but this only makes the transaction still more unaccountable that the newspa per publisher should think it good policy to give space to matter which has no intrinsic value either aa criti cisni, literature or A reviewer who-has beeu through the mill de scribe one of the processes of manu actare. which' consists of- magnifying into a lone critical discussion any ran dom phrases which may strike the eye on opening tne book in me miaaie.

rur instance: The gilded dome of "iavaUdea" came in sight, and a few moments later the train steamed Into the Gars de Lyon and Alfred exclaimed. "We are in Paris at hut. This is expanded into "The author gives gay, dashing picture of the felly and wickedness of the brilliant metropolis, that caldron of perdition Daudet has so aptly called 'The City of Thou sand "Failed! Foiled kissed the villain "Thi story has a strong moral ably and forcibly presented. That good must ever triumph 'over evil ia shown with a masterly power bd intensity in a way that is thoroughly original. 31 ost I then leave you, MadeneT, "Yes, reey, fate has so ordained it.

My father wills that I should saarry Squire Slackthorae, who soldi a mortgage on the farm." 'Or----. 'ri "Do your duty, Madeline! Farewell! aU leave for Ameriea to-morrow." Percy Wilton one' of those rrand characters that exalt and panfyoa by tieir presence, on ot nature's noblemen Oakland Oeta a Prize. At the prize drill of the Select Knights, Ancient Order United Workmen, at Fresno yesterday three legions- competed for the prizes: San Francisco. 2. Oakland, No.

3, and Triumph. No. 13. ot Ban Francisco. The judges awarded the first prize, $200, toTriumph.

No 13, and tbe second prize, a silver cup, to Oakland, No. 2. At the conclusion of tbe drill, at 10 30 o'clock, the grand march of gallant Knights and fair ladies tool; place. Poottnastor Stnrtovnnt. G.

8. Sturtevant, wbo was to-day ap. J-pointed Postmaster of Alameda, has for many years" been a deputy in the postoffice He is a young miB, a good Republican, and so far as wit known was tbe only applicant for tha Hit appointaieut gives aatisf ao tioo. A WUaw's tCMr It It stated that Mrs. Ida if.

Martin, a widow residing in thu eity, bas fallen, heir to 106,000, the amount of her late bus band's snaft? of his tan'- I estats.