Sacramento daily record-union., 1882-12-18

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cifc coast: Offices es.ahlished-Dunlsp,
Fresno county, CAL, George ID. Mass, Post
master; Vista. San Diego county, Cal, John
A. Frasier, Postmaster; Jobnsonville, Plu.
KISS county, CAL, Jos. IL. Flstcher, POST
MASTER; Cary, Whitcon county. Utah, Free
man o. Cary, Postmaster; Wasatch, Salt
Lake county, Utah. Jas. Livingston, Post
docino county, Cal; Willow Ranch, Modoc
county, CAL; Crowley, Polk county, Oregon
MareDgo, Columbia county. Washington
Territory Mayview, Garfield county, Wash
ington Territory. Postmasters appointed
Blacks Station, Yolo county, Cal, Z. G.
Hovsrd; FL Dorado, FL Dorado county.
CaliioFnis, Rcrace 4. Tracy;.. Co
Charles Woodbridge; North Bloomfield,
Nevada county, Cal, Jsmss Marriotte;
North Columbia, Nevada county, Cal, Ed
nund Marriotts Sou.h Butte, Sutter coun.
~, Cal, Henry Ii. Bristsn Stewartsviile.
Contra Costa county, Cal, w. s. Barnum
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+. NJ. Jones; Aurum. White Pine county,
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Pima county, Ariz., Edward B. Salsig.
Civil service Reiorus Ell.
WASHINGTON, December 17th.-Tne civil
service reform bill, which occupied the atteu-
ton of the Senate all of last week, viii be
passed early this week, If the Republicans
can frass it to Q final vote. The House bust.
ness is in such { condition that by Tuesday
The House viii be ready to consider the civil
ssrviee bill. L. ia the present plsn of the
Republican leaders, ii the bill befoie the Sem
ate can be passed, to uss it as basis for
House action instead of iha Kasson bill,
which is on ths calendar The opposition
whicn has been MADE TO the passage of the
bill n tie Senate by Senators Brown, Maxey,
Cockeri!l and Voorhees. has disappointed the
Democratic Senators generally, who fear tha.
ths party will be placed in position of an.
:sgonism To the ref 'rmstion of the civil serv-
ice. Jones of Florida echoed ths cpipions CT
riae teEths OF The Democrats in Congress
whea he said to your correspondent, The
DsDocrahe party cannot succeed in the next
election without the support Of the conserya-
tive and independent masses Of the pscple,
who are sincere ia their demands for civil
strvies reform"
The San s.ateO Tax Case in the United
States Supreme Court.
WASHINGTON, December 17sh.-The kear-
ing in the San Metso tax case before the
Supsema Court is errsi2ned for the 10;
instant, although it is possible that there
may be delay Of one day before the case
IS reached on the calendar. TIE railroad
company will be represented by a strong
array Of counsel. Ex-senator Conkling and
Senator Edmunds. Creed Raymond. J. w.
Pomeroy and j. n. Sanderson. of San Fran.
ciEco, and Henry Beard, of this city, are
retsjned for the company. The osly counsel
opposed to the railroad are Attorney General
Hsrt, ct California, and Judge Rhodes, both
o. whom are in the city. Valuminous briefs
have b.en filed by Messrs. Haymoni, Pome.
roy, SandersGn, Hart and Rhodes.
Tae Iacendiarisrn ai Washington.
WASHINGTON, December 17th.-Merrick
ssys he lost no p1psrs by the fire in bis
otfce, and all papers whica at this time will
be of special importarce to the Government
axe secured in safe in his private Office. The
chief Of the FIRE department has consideie it
necessary to leave al experienced fireman TO
watch Jhe premises. When the statement Of
Cronin, that the premises had certainly teau
Get on fire, was lsgrred, tua3or Immediately
connected she Gre with th3 star ropte csss.
Mersick says he has not the slightest knowl.
edge of the origin of the fire, other than ihs
statement Of Chit Cronir, and cannot &C.
count for thu motive of any one 10 attempting
sucl crime.
Excislss Scene. I'm q Theater-sn Actress
Heroine.
New York, December II h.-An exciting
iaai aidsnt GcsdFfed ia Days Theater last
right. Daring the third act of ''0lr Eng
lish Friend the large curtains used to Grape
the back Of tie handsome drawing.room
scene caught fire from an adjacent gas jst.
The Il lmes rapidly spread along the light
fabric, and threatened the scenery. Miss
Ada Rehsn ard James Lewis were the only
persons on the stage at the tue. and their
attention was directed to the fra by the cries
and excited gestures Of several persons
IN tie audience. Miss Rshan promptly
tore the curtain down and stamped upon il
with Ler feet until MIR. Lewis and two Of the
stage hands went TO her assistance. Teen
taking up the artificial floors, which were
ablazs, she pluckily extinguishe1 the flames
with her hands. There was intense excite
Tuent in the thester for moment, but as
sson as the audience saw that the threatened
danger had been averted they applauGed
Miss Rshan with great enthusiasm. Uu-
dopbsedly the lady's prompt action prevented
serious damage, ii not the total destruction of
tbs theater. The performances was no. de-
layed.
A Nebraska Judgc Feund ID ad Upon n
sniIroad Track.
OMAHA, December 175h.-A dispatch re.
oeived here this morning from Alton, Iowa,
states that Judge Clinton Briggs, of Omaha,
was found dead on tho railroad track near
that place, having fallen from train last
night, AID being instantly killed. He left
0mshz yesterday on the Burlington train for
Chicsgo. No particulars of ;he accident
have been received here. He was subj .cs to
hear: djaease and vertigo, and it is su oppose
that while on ths rear platform he was st.
tackled by one or the other and fell eff. The
dispatch does not state that he was run over.
He was discovered this morning by tie ex-
press fccm Chicago. His remains will be
brought here to morrow mcrnipg. Judge
Briggs was = lawyer by profession, aud was
enc Of Nsbrssks's proTuiGent men. He was
candidate for Unitei States Senator at the
coming session of the Legislature in January
lie was candidate for the same position in
1877, and lacked only few votes OF bsing
elected. He has held several important posi-
tions in this State. He leaves wife and
son. His estate is quite valuabie. He had
lived il Omaha tibcs 1866.
waItsfer's Birthday.
BosroE, December l7tb.-Whittier, csle-
hrating his lirthdsy anniversary. said
Rather queer thing to Congratulate man
upon the facs that he is IS years old, :" smlinsiy
adding, Perhaps il's something TO live SO
long n this wicked world" Hs thought the
New England climate somewhat trying, and
quantity said az am q New Eoglaader, and
love New E5slAnd bns my saveuty-fiye
years living here bss failed fairly to &C.
climate me-" He Gays he is doing very
little literary work this wiutsr. He has
mauy tokens of the occasion, iccludi1g o
number from Eaglsnd.
The Sunday law I'm New Jersey.
NxwARK IN. J,). December 17sb.-Ths
polics having announced thst all perform
aucas whe! 20 an admission fee was charged
would be stopped, tie German gardens wers
al! closed to-day with sing,e exception. In
thst rsss the coLc,rt was f,ee. The sdver.
tissd performance of Hamlet in German was
not given.
Shooting Amray-Two Men Fatally Wound
ed.
LEApvILLs (Cell December 17.h.-A
shooting sffray occurred in State.strest
dance hall at O'Clock tbis morning, in which
two men received fatal wounds. The trouble
arose between parties named Miller erd Cum
miags over dispute sbou. paying for drink,
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