, 1876-01-01
LATEST NEWS
BY Telegraph and Mail

Postal changes Tor the past week
in Washington Territory are as fol-
lows: EN-. Geiger, postmaster at
i Chehalis; James Meagher, at Port
Angeles; VIM. H. Mason, at Stella
COON; VIM. F. Macintosh, at
Stoughton, Clarke Co.; ]. F. Will
son, Woodard's Landing, Pacific Co.
The President signed the bill
further extending the time of the du-
ration of tine court of commissioners
of the Alabama claims to the 22d of
July next.
The Royal Palace at Barcelona,
Spain, was destroyed by fire on the
goth ult.
A telegram from Berlin reports
that the leading American residents
there called meeting forthe put-
pose of protesting against the strict
ures of the German press on Ameri-
lean people in their comments on the
Bremen Haven plot.
A German butcher, named Losse,
is charged with the killing of his wife
at San Francisco on the night of the
25th ult. The wife was slender,
weak woman, 81 years of age, and
those acquainted with the family
say that her husband has been in the
habit of beating her for long time
past.
Christmas was observed in San
Francisco by an almost total cessa-
ton ofbusiness. All the churches
held special services and were large
ly attended. The day was compare
lively pleasant.
The Commercial Bank Of San
Francisco suspended Friday week,
but so quietly that scarcely any one
noticed it outside ofthose personally
interested. The bank had a very
small line of deposits and the sys-
pension in no way affects business
interests. Twenty-Five thousand
dollars were borrowed from the
Merchants Exchange Bank to meet
the run which was repaid with the ex-
ception of $4,000.
A Washington special says it is as
serted that Gen. Babcock, since his
return to that city has given his time
to manipulating such testimony as
may be hurtful to him in the pend
ing crooked whisky trials. The in
formation bearing on his case in the
Treasury and other departments will
probably he made away with SO that
Government cannot convict him and
his partners. This is to be brought
about by the fact that he holds a rod
OF terror over officials in high stand
ing.
Last Monday night Brig. Gen.
Morgan, of the 4th artillery, died Of
appoplexy at Alcatraz Island.
The jury in the Bowen Eagle libel
suit found a verdict for plaintiff and
fixed the damages at 81 900.
A report is current that Boss
Tweed has arrived at Havana in a.
schooner.
Work has been found at Montreal
for fifteen hundred extra men on
the city improvements at seven
cents an hour.
Two thousand seven hundred
shares capital stock of the bank Of
California we're sold at auction on
the oath inst. Two thousand FIVE
hundred shares brought 500 per
share, and 200 sold at S1s.
Henry Stiles, the first white person
born in Cincinnati, Ohio, died on
the 2Sd, near Traverse City, Mich.
A large meeting was held at Gin
cinnati on the Gath and initiatory
steps were taken for grand cele-
bration for the inaugural Of the Cen
tennial year on New Years Eve. It.
is proposed to celebrate the event
by ringing all the bells in the city,
firing canon, and a grand military
and civic procession through the
streets. Great interest was mani
tested.
Elizabeth Macky, a woman sol
years of age, was found in q desti-
tute condition among the willows
near the Ocean House at San Fran
cisco. She is quite im5ecile and
says her relatives are tired of her,
but declines to tell who they are.
A Telegram from San Francisco saws
the Ladies' Seamen's Friend Soci-
ETY. have decided to ask Congress for
the use of the old marine hospital.
to be converted into sailors home.
The society has about $20, 900 to de.
vote to repairs and reftting.
A mass meeting of Catholics was
held at Newport, R. l., to give ex-
preston to opinions as to the recent
burial scandals. A representative
of the New York Herald was called to
account for his reports. A series of
resolutions were adopted, referring
to the affair as case Of discipline
between pastor and parishioners
which has been misrepresented, and
expressing confidence in the pastor.
A dispatch from Memphis says:
Sheriff Anderson arrived last night
from San Francisco with A. Wood
ard in charge, and lodged him in Jail
He some two years ago was County
Treasurer and absconded with
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