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Show Huu l-'raucisco 1 touts. .San Francisco, -S. While the schooner .Vf. ;''' !-! '(' was en rouft from San Francisco to Tahiti, last month, liichard Holt, the steward jumped overltoard and was drowned. Kmilv Fossett has been granted divorce" from J. B. Fosse tt, by Judgi Wheeler, on the ground of desertioi and failure to provide. The custodi of the children was awarded to tin plaintiff. The charge of adultery brought against Annie Teague, wa: this morning investigated in the nui nieipal criminal court before a jury The jury, without leaving their seats returned a verdict of not guilty. Charles Harley brings action in the P.'tli District Court against the Centra Presbyterian church, to recover the sum of SlOjOtX) and interest, from January 10th, 1S7I1, churned to bedue on a promissory note, executed bv Jas G. Thornton, President of the boarc of trustees, by order of the board am under the seal of the corporation, pay able in W) davs. The jury, in the case of W. J. Bryan, Bry-an, who was tried in the Third Dis trict Court for killing a Chinese gar doner, came into court this morning after being out about lorty hours with the following verdict: "We tint the defendant guilty of manslaughter and in consideration of his youth previous gixxl character, good behav ior, and "long confinement in tin eountv jail, recommend that the low est penalty attached to the olVense b imposed.'' Sentence will be passe on Monday morning. At the regular weekly meeting to-dav, to-dav, bills were audited to the amount ofl:27,u.3-l. I A petition was presented signed by ti. A. Ilaymond, and eighteen others, asking the appointment of Captain J. B. Bhethen as chief wharfinger. Xothmg was done alwaut wharf facilities facili-ties for the Oakland and Alameda ferry boats. |