Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-05-10

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Politics In Chicago Charges and Counter
Charges.
CHICAGO, May 9th.-The prospects are
good for an extremely lively contest in the
Cook County Republican Convention to-mor-
row. According to the latest returns of the
primaries yesterday, the delegates stand:
Washburne n, Grant 81, Blaine 81. Both
parties tonight threaten to be ON hand with
contesting delegations. The anti Grant men
state that they have affidavits of parties
who accepted pay for voting the Grant
ticket in ward which Grant could
not have carried except through fraud.
Counter charges are numerous. and ten
Grant men claim that they have so delegates
now, and that Washburne delegates will
act with them tomorrow. The Blaine and
Washburne delegates held caucus tonight,
and decided to vote for selecting the Cook
county delegation of 92 to the State Conven-
ton by vote of the County Convention
This, according to the best informed author
lty, makes the complexion of the Illinois
State Convention, as far as chosen, stand
Grant 3f7, Blaine 23i and Washburne 7S.
Eighty Buildings Laid In Ashcs-Anciher
Disastrous OIL Fire.
BRADFORD (Pa. } May 9th.-This afternoon
by gas explosion in a stove in the house of
Justice Cline, at Rixford. town eleven
miles southeast of Bradford, the building was
set on fire. All the adjoining buildings
being light frame structures, the FIRE spread
rapidly, and before the fury was spent eighty
buildings were laid in ashes The list en-
braces the principal hotels. stores and busi-
ness places, including the Kendall and Ed
reck railroad depot. The fire also burned
the pump station of the United Pipe Lines.
A tank containing 1900 barrels of oil was
burned, and an iron tank containing
$4,000 barrels of oil is now in
flames. A short distance further
down the valley are located one other %, 000-
barrel tank, owned by the United Pipe Lines,
and two Others of similar dimensions belong
ing to the Tide-water Pipe Line. These
not escape destruction. A large force of men
are building dams to check the burning oil
from running down the valley, should the
tank now on fire boil over In and around
Rixford forty derricks were also consumed.
1t Is impossible to estimate the loss at pres
ent Several wood-Gres are reported, but no
serious damage has yet resulted.
Families Rendered Homeless by Fire.
PITTsBURG (Pa.), May 9th.-Keifer, Site
fel & Co.'S tannery, Welleck's tannery and
twenty-eight buildings, including slaughter
houses. stables and dwellings, were burned
tonight. Twenty families are rendered home
less. Loss, S125, 600.
The Threatened Riot in Ohio Averted.
COLUMBUS, May 9th.-Telegrams received
mines say all is quiet, and the Wooster mill
tary company has been ordered home.
TiIden Visited by His Trusted Aids.
New York, May 10th-A M-The World
has this: Yesterday afternoon Speaker Ran
dali, VIM. l.. Scott, of Erie, Pa, and Henry
Watterson paid Tilden visit together, and
remained with him several hours. Toward
sunset Tilden and Watterson took drive in
Central Park in Tilden's victoria A few
other visitors were denied admission to the
Gramercy Park house, on the plea that Til
den was particularly engaged. Ran
dali arrived from Washington in the
morning, and returned last night. Wat
last evening, being fatigued. Mr.. Scott had
not returned to the Fifth Avenue Hotel at a
late hour. 1t was rumored at the Manhat-
tan Club last evening, where the interview of
Tilden's three trusted aids with their chief
soon became known, and was made topic of
conversation, that Tilden, since the Ohio
Convention, had determined to prepare let
ter of withdrawal, with a power of attorney
to his delegates to name a candidate, and
that William l.. Scott was to hold the power
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