Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-11-25
Death of a Pioneer.

Death of Pioneer.
Hon. D. w. Gelwicks of Oakland
State Prison Director, was among
the passengers who came to the city
by yesterdays noon train from the
Bay. An acquaintance who met him
when he got off the train noticed that he
was not looking well by any means He
started with some friends to walk up town,
but when passing Wells, Fargo & Co.'S he
was stricken with apoplexy, and would
have fallen but for assistance. He was
made as comfortable in the express Office
as possible, while a telephone message was
sent to Governor Stoneman, who soon ar
rived and had the unfortunate gentlemen
conveyed to the residence of Rev Mr..
Slater, Mr.. Gelwicks' .father-in-law. The
stroke was pronounced by attending ply
| slclans to be very serious, he being weak
| from the illness that attacked him several
months ago. As the afternoon passed his
| condition became more unfavorable, and
death ensued at half-past in the evening
MIR. Gelwicks came to California in July,
lS49, and was member of the Sacramento
Pioneers. He opened his career in this
State as q miner; but in 1852 he started
paper at Coloma, the Times In 1854, in
II. v,
Treasurer, he started at Placerville the
Mountain Democrat, paper that was recogz
niZed by the Democratic party throughout
the State for many years as its leading
organ, and one of the ablest advocates of
its principles on the Pacific coast In 1868
Mr.. Gelwicks was elected State Printer, and
held that office during the administration
of Governor Haight. He represented Ala
media county in the Assembly of the seven
tenth session of the Legislature. Three
years ago he started the Oakland Independ-
ent, a paper which did much to wheel
Alameda county into the Democratic
column in 1882. When Governor Stone
man came to appoint a new Board of
Prison Directors Mr. Gelwicks received
one of the commissions, and has served on
the Board with great acceptance up to the
time of his death. Indeed, he was on his
way to Folsom prison yesterday when
stricken down. We have given the salient
points of Mr.. GelwickS' career in the State
During the Mexican war he served with
distinction, and participated in some of its
hardest-fought battles. In all the walks of
life Mr.. GelwickS was a shining example
of the true man. He was devoted friend;
liberal to a fault; earnest and untiring in
his public and private duties of unswerv-
ing integrity, and animated in all his acts
was to love him; and but few men have
gone through so marked a career in this
State and made less enemies and larger
number of friends Funeral services will
be held at the house of Rev. n. Slater, 1911
Seventh street, at 100 this p. NJ. His re-
mains will then be taken to Oakland for
interment.
MONEY SAvED.-In accordance with
resolution of the Board of Supervisors,
adopted May I, 1884, the Treasurer and
Auditor of Sacramento county recently pre-
pared 126 bonds of 81 900 each, bearing in
terest at the rate of four and one-half per
cent. per annum, and redeemable in 1895,
or earlier, at the option of the Board of
Supervisors. The object to be attained was
the taking up and payment of the Court
house and Jail bonds, running until 1901.
and the County Hospital sinking and inter
est bonds, running until 1890, unless sooner
taken up by the Supervisors, both series
bearing eight per cent. interest. The new
bonds were duly advertised, and yesterday
the proposal of the State Board of Examln-
ers TO take the entire issue at par, for the
benefit of the State school fund, was ac
cepted, and Treasurer Greenlaw and Audi
tor Gerber surrendered the bonds and drew
the money from the State Treasury, and it
is now in the county's vault, ready TO pay
off the holders of Courthouse and Jail and
hospital bonds, which bonds ceased to bear
interest with yesterday. By the taking up
of the old bonds and issuance of new the
county saves 81, 40 yearly, the difference
in the rate of interest.
SUCCESSFUL HUNTERs.-A party of sports
men, composed of John B. Taylor, Charles
Studarus, Joseph Studarus and Charles De
terding, of Patterson's Station, and Peter J.
Shields of this city, left Saturday morning
for Jake Broder's place, in the foothills
above Folsom, and returned Sunday after
noon. They report quail very numerous,
and say" that they made very good bags
and that between them they killed over
two hundred birds. Taylor accounts for
the fact that he didn't kill as many rs some
of the boys upon the ground that they
walked too fast with their breech-loaders
and didn't give him tine enough to load
his old muzZle-loader.. The boys say, how
ever, that the truth of the matter is that
Taylor wore himself out while canvassng
the Fifth Supervisor District, and that he
has been AL broke up" ever since the
election.
THE HUssARs' ANSIvERsARY-Than
giving night the Sacramento Hussars will
celebrate their twenty-ffth anniversary with
a grand concert and ball at Armory Hail.
There are very few military organizations
in the State that have been in existence as
many years as this crack company, and the
Hussars have the additional credit of hav-
ing been independent of State aid for ten
or more years, during which time they have
maintained their efficiency at their own
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mentans feel proud of them. They pro-
pose to make the ball next Thursday night
an unusually brilliant one. All members
Of military organizations are invited guests,
with the request that they appear in uni
form.
THE TIvoLI-Ben Cotton and family
entered upon the eighth week of their re-
markedly successful engagement last night,
re-introducing the play of "Black Dia-
monds, " in which Cotton has never failed
of success. Mr.. Alexander, the manager,
publishes card in this issue giving notice
of change in the title of the firm of
managers, occasioned by the death OF Mr..
Roraback. He promises as careful manage
ment as i'll the past, and q constant effort
to deserve public patronage. Under his
management the Tivoi in the last four
months mas taken on new form, ana mas
attained a plane of merit not known to its
earlier days.
AUCTION SALE-Bell & Co. will sell at II
a. II. to-day, on the premises, lot I, Four
tenth and Fifteenth, II and l streets, being
so by 100 feet, with all the Improvements,
including residence ofnine large furnished
rooms, bathroom, closets, and all modern
improvements The lot is graded three
feet above the sidewalk, with lawn of
blue grass, flowers and shrubbery. The
property is in a healthy part of the town.
stones throw from the Grammar-School,
aud but block from the street cars.
CAN WE RAISE SORGHUM Professor H.
w. Wiley, chemist of the Department of
Agriculture at Washington, d. c., will be
in this city on Monday next His visit to
California is for the purpose of ascertain
ing the adaptability of our soil and climate
to the growth of sorghum. While in this
city he will address the Board of Directors
of the State Agricultural Society on the
sugar problem. An invitation is extended
to all who are interested in this matter to
be present.
AEREsTs.-These arrests were made yes
terday: Josephine Macabo, by officer Rider,