Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-11-07
The Omaha Assassination-stin a Mystery.

INC OmdEa ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS aiyStcfy.
OMAHA, November 6th.-The assassination
of Colonel Watson B. Smith still remains
wrapped in mystery, no clue having yet been
discovered that can be considered of any
great value. The rewards now offered
amount to about Sc, 600, and 5000 more are
TO be raised by the citizens tomorrow, to be
used in paying the Incidental expenses, if
necessary, in bunting out the murderer. Our
home officers are working at the case, and ex-
perienced detectives, probably from Chicago,
are to be employed, and probably also Gov
ernment detectives from Washington, as de-
ceased was United States official, being
Clerk of the United States District Court,
and was assassinated on Government terri
tory. in the postofice b1ilding. 1t is quite
generally thought the murderer is citizen
here, and perhaps engaged in the liquor
traffic, against which deceased has waged
quite successful war. No one hardly has
any idea of conspiracy, and the general
surmise is that the act was committed by enc
man, acting for himself, and unknown to any
living soul but himself.
Pacific Coast Postal Changes.
WAsHINGToN, November 6th.-Following
are the postal changes for the Pacific Coast
for the week: Office Observation-Disclosures,
Washington county, Oregon, William S. In
giles. Postmaster; Henefer, Summit county,
Utah, JOHN Paskett, Postmaster. Office dis
continued-Spiingbrook King county, Wash
ington Territory. Name and site changed
Mohawk Valley, Plumas county, Cal, to
Mohawk. Postmastsrs appointed-T. 3.
Barnum, Bridgevillc. Humboldt county, Cal /;
Eli T. Robinson. Chester, Merced county,
Cal James Rhodes, Patchin, Santa Clara
county, CAL; D. NJ. Baldwin, Hay Creek,
Wasco county, Oregon; James d. Lyle,
Klikitst Landing. KGkitat county, Washing
ton Territory; George A Hicks, Clinton.
Utah county, Utah John Farrell, Eden,
Weber county, U Usah /; Hyram Seely. INDIAN
ola, San Pete county, Utah John II. Brush.
Milford, Beaver county, Utah.
Docks on Fire.
New YORK, November 6.h.-This evening
a fire broke out on the Eagle docks, Hoboken.
The flames ragged so furiously, and became so
threatening, that the authorities CT Hoboken
telegraphed to New York for aid. and several
fire engines were sent over, and the fire boats
were ordered to the scene. The steamship
Rialto, from Hull, England, was damaged.
SECOND DIsPATCH.l
NEW York, November 6th-The fire in
Hoboken this afternoon totally destroyed the
Eagle dock. owned by the Hobeken Dock
Company. Hamburg, and leased by thu Will
son and Eagle Steamship Companies. Two
full cargoes of merchandise-one just un-
loaded from the Wilson line steamer Rialto,
plying between Hoboken and Hull, England,
the other in readiness for the National line
steamer to sail in few days for London and
Liverpool. Most of the merchandise, includ-
ing large quantity Of cotton and steel rails,
was owned by New York merchants. The
stock vas fully insured. The dock was cea-
structed eight wears ago at a cost CT $3.50, 00C,
and was 710 long and so feet wide Several
harges and lighters, in close proximity TO the
fire, were also destroyed and the steamship
Rialto, but for the arrival of tug, would
have been destroyed.
Ooe origin Of the FIRE ia given as follows ::
The wetchman had applied the lighting con-
trivance-a small tin kerosene lamp attached
to pols-to the gas on the dock, and almost
instantly the cotton and quantity Of loose
oakum ptrewed around were ab,azs. The
disastrous consequences are accounted for in
this way The Hoboken fire department and
the city authorities have been for some time
st loggerheads. The latter, according to the
frenen, refuses to furnish proper supplies to
the department. Furthermore, recently the
authorities designated an engine house as
place of registration for voters, an action
which the firenen loudly protested against
The result was that when the alarm was
sounded the fire apparatus was. found
with the tongues turned TO the wall,
prising the department responded. The
Chief refused to order the men out until
he received certain guarantees. These guar
antees were given by the Mayor, and the
engines reached the scene of confederation
after 6 o'clock, more than an hour after the
first alarm was given, and too late TO prevent
the conflagratior. The Mayor Of the city
being informed of the condition of affairs,
telegraphed to New York and Jersey City
far aiA nli iia ~ J
ed. The large storehouse that stands on the
shore end of tie dock, and is used By all tbs
steamship companies whose vessels land at
Hoboken. was on fire at one time, but the
flames were exiinguished before material
damage was done. The total loss is placed at
half million.
Rescued from n Horrible Fate In MIDI
Ocean.
New York. November 6sh.-The Port
uguese ship Mariana V. arrived at quar-
antins Sunday, and brought Antonio CHS
eola an italian sailor and the sole survivor of
the bark Rosins, which left CataDa for this
port last September. Captain Fereira. of the
Marianne, related to Times reporter the
story of the rescue, aud the loss of the Rosipa.
The latter was told him by the seaman saved.
October 2Sth, in nlid-ocean, Captain Fereirs
sighted a bark drifting. he made sail to-
ward the stranger, and coon q man was seen
gesticulating wildly. Captain Fereira cr-
dered a boat lowered The boat made it's
way to the side Of the bark, which proved to
be the Rosina. The man on board jumped
into the boat, which he had eagerly watched
from the moment it left the ships side. He
could not speak the language of his rescuers,
but he showed by signs that it would
ings. The decks of the bark had been swept
perfectly clean. Every thing had been carried
away and the hold, loaded principally with
sulphur, was nearly full of water. The waves
were making q complete breach over the
wreck fore and aft The Rosina was left to
her fate, and the boats crew returned to the
Mariana. The shipwreoked sailor then told
of the loss OF tie RosiDa to Captain Fereire
He said that during the night of October
goth the sky became overcast, and there
were indications of an approaching storm
ing it was blowing briskiy. and some
light sails were taken in. Criseola says he
heard his Captain remark that they were in
longitude 49', but he did not learn the lsti-
tude. AS the morning advanced the wind
became fiercer. and at noon il was blowing a
hurricane. The bark was under reefed top
ssis, keeping her head as near to the wind as
possible. The seas were terrific, and rolled
up from. the wirdward, appearing like small
mountains as they approached The bark,
however, rode them without shipping any
great quantities of water. At in the after
noon the tempest was terrific. the wind
bowling furiously through the rigging, and
the uneven seas tossing the vessel violently
about. The Captain was then heard TO call
out to the man at the wheel to cling to his
post, aud those who were below hurried on
deck. One enormous wave obscured the
horizon TO the wirdward, aud rolled toward
the bark. She was about to rise with the
huge biliow, hut tripped and fell before it.
The wave broke and rolled its vast volumes
over her. 1t seemed to .Criseels that he had
been engulfed by the torrents which foared
over him ss he clung to the hatchwsy which
went down into the between decks.
The water slowly passed away, and the
bark emerged from under tbe surface of the
sea. The man bad moment before heard
shouts and yells and the crash Of timbers,
but now there was no sounds but the roar OF
the tempest. Wreckags strewed the water
to the leeward. but no human beings could
be seen struggling there. and no one could be
seen on deck. Criseola hurried along the