Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-12-26
Postal Changes for the Pacific Coast.

DOMESTIC NEWS.
Postal Changes for the Pacific Coast.
WASHINGTON, December 25th.-The fol-
| lowing Pacific coast postal changes were made
| during the week ending December 24th !:
Offices established = Port Costa, Contra
Costa county, CAL. John P. Jones, Postmas-
| ter; AlkaG, Wasco county. Oregon, Elijah
w. Rhea, Postmaster. Postmasters ap-
pointed-Stephen G. Gregg. Big Pine, Inyo
| county, CAL; James Beard, Buckeye, Shasta
county, CAL; William Rust, Green Valley,
| Ell Dorado county, Cal; d. G. Feely, Patch
| in, Santa Clara county, CAL; Thos W.
Adams San Dieguito, San Diego county,
Cal; Mrs. Louis M. Simon. Scott river,
| Siskiyou county, CAL; VIM. Fl. Knight,
Sugar Pine, Tuolumne county, CAL; Geo. 7.
! VIM. P. Samms. Alder, Union county, Or. |;
| Chas. H. Beach, Althouse, Josephine county,
| Or; VIM. Clearinghouse, Monroe. Benton
county, Or; Martha Helmes Columbia,
Klikitat county, w. T.; David w. Anderson,
| Gillett, Yavapai county, Arizona. Discon-
tinued-El Rio. San Diego county, Cal.
Expenses OF President Garfieid's Illness.
WASHINGTON, December 25th.-Iti is under
stood that when the House committee to
audit the expenses of the illness and funeral
of Garfield meets after recess, Marshal Henry
| will go before the committee and ask, in the
name of Mrs. Garfield, that Dr. Boynton and
| Mrs Susan Edison be included in the distribu.
| tion of the awards to the physicians, and
| that Stewart Crump and other attendants
| shall also receive proper recognition. This
will be urged, on grounds that they did much
| to mitigate the Presidents sufferipgs in his
last days.
Prospects Of n Conviction.
WASHINGTON, December 25th.-A lawyer
| long skilled in watching juries, who has been
present throughout the Guiteau trial, pre-
diets that the jury will convict. He says
from his study of their faces he thinks that
for a time after the trial began, they were
nearly equally divided, but he now thinks
they are unit, and would find verdict of
guilty if the case should close tomorrow.
| Not Body servant OF Washington.
| PHILADELPHIA, December 25th.-Daniel
Webster, a well-known colored man, believed
to have been the oldest person in Philadel-
phia. died to-day at the age of 1O5 years. He
was born in Maryland, and owned by Colonel
Joshua Webster, who was killed in the war
of 1872. Daniel accompanied his master on
| his last campaign, and brought his body back
| to Maryland, for which service the dead mans
wife gave him his freedom. He came to
ohiladelphia in 1857 Daniel was famous
exhorter, and was well known in all parts of
the city. His faculties were unimpaired to
the last, and until recent stroke of paralysis
that caused his death, he was ia the habit of
boasting that he had never been sick in his
| life. He leaves eight sons and daughters,
| fftv-seven grand children and sixty-three
great grandchildren, the msjority of whom
reside in Maryland.
Another Hurder at Omaha.
| OMAHA, December 25th.-Another murder
WIS committed in this city this morning
ab5ut O'Clock, Oscar Hammer. bartender
| at Treitschke's saloon, popular resort, being
| the victim. Hammer had had some words
| with two young men-Frank Kenniston and
Charles Kosters-snd was standing on the
doorstep Of the saloon talking to them, try
ing to quiet them down and to set them to 60
| home. Suddenly sharp crack was heard
and the next moment Hammer tumbled
| backward into the saloon, fell upon the floor
and died almost instantly, in the presence cf
| several men who were inside. He had been
struck on the head with come instrument.
which inflicted a email wound and causing
fracture of the skull. It is thought that the
weapon used was the butt-end of revolver
| Rosters and kenniston Immediately disap.
peared, probably not being aware of the fatal
result. They were soon afterwards arrested.
| They are the sons of we'll known and respect.
| able citizens. Kcsters did the striking, and
| his claim will be self-defense. Hammer came
! here few months ago from Chaplin & CORES,
| Chicago. and was quite popular here. He
| leaves a wife and child here. Rosters and
! Remission do not bear good regulations, the
| former being noted for his quarrelsome dispo.
sition when under the influence of liquor.
Deeds OF Blood.
ST. LOUIS, December 25th-A Lexington.
| KY, special reports the murder last night in
| Lexington of John Stevenson by Joe Lawson,
who used an English bulldog revolver. He
escaped. Both were negroes.
NEw YoRK, December 25th = Edward
| Hoppe, early this morning, killed his wife
and then himself.
! ASHLAND (Ky.), December 25sh.-Mr. ard
Mrs. }. w. Gibbons. who reside near town,
went visiting Friday nigh, leaving daugh-
years old, and son, Robert Gibbons, at the
Gibbons homestead. During Friday night
some villains came to the house, outraged
both girls, saturated their clothing with oil,
set ths house on fire, and killed young Robert
| Gibbons, wko was attempting to give the
alarm. All three of the dead had their heads
| split open with hatchet. There is no clue
| to the murdsrers. Ore thousand dollars re-
ward is offered for their capture. Gibbons
house was burned to ashes, only the chimney
| being left standing.
| ShdilSNOOSA, l(SCSulDSF -J1ii- lie euOOt-
ing affray at Helenwood seems to have grown
ont of dog fight Pistols were used freely
John Cecil was shot dead, and three West
bro.hers, w. Smith, and man named Thomp-
son were shot, probably fatally.
| The New York Fire.
| New York. December 25th.-The losses
| by the fire in the United States bonded ware
house, occupied by Moore, Wood & Co., are
| estimated at between two and three millions
of dollars. The principal losers are w. f.
Milton & Co., Wetmore, Cryder Il Co.. f.
Garera & Bros, Antonia Gonzales, M. & E.
Solomon, whose loss is estimated at $500, 900,
and Clement, Herdt & Co., whose loss is said
to be $3.50, 900.
Guitean's Christmas.
WASHINGTON, December 25tb.-Guiteau
spent Christmas very quietly, Few persons
are permitted to enter the Jail Sundays, and
only his brother and sister are allowed to
visit the prisoner, unless hy authority of
Judge Cox or Scoville. John w. Guiteau,
accompanied by few acquaintance, called
during the day, and had an interview with
his brother. Late in the afternoon, after
these visitors had left, Guiteau partook of
hearty Christmas dinner. The prisoner has
prepared another statement for publication,
which he intimates contains important and
interesting revelations bearing on his case.
| For it he wants SlC0.
| Cuiteau and the Prisoners Dock.
| NEW YORK, December 25.h.-The Tri5-
uns's Washington special says: Counsel for
the prosecution will tomorrow insist that
Judge Cox decide upon the motion to placs
Guiteau in the prisoner dock.
| Death.
| New YORK. December 25th.-John Ter
vile Evans, President of the Mutual Union
Telegraph Company, died at the Gisey