Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-04-28
The Chinese in New York.

luc SuIntsc lii new hOEh.
New YORK, April 27th-Judge Dinkel, of
the Fourth District Court, this city, having
refused to accept of two Chinese bondsmen
in a suit instituted by white man against a
Chinese laundryman for non-delivery of
Clothes Chief Justice DAILY, of the Court of
Common Pleas, yesterday issued an order
compelling Dinkel to show cause why Will
lam Lee and Lee Tung should not be ac-
cepted as bondsmen.
Certain buildings in Mott street, which are
the stronghold of the Chinese here, have re-
Gently been sold, and the new proprietors de.
clare their intention to oust the Chinese
Tomorrow or Thursday dozen Cinnamon
will appear in the Court of Common Pleas,
to apply for preliminary papers of citizenship.
They are principally Californians, who made
an effort in the same direction in San Fran
cisco, but failed. They spent considerable
money in appealing to higher Courts, but did
not care to pay the cost of an appeal to the
United States Supreme Court, Washington.
They are urging their companions to follow
their example.
The Recent storms In Mississippi, Ten
nessee and Georgia.
MACON (Miss.), April 26th.-Last night at
half-pa s o'clock, one of the most fearful
cyclones struck the northern part of this
sale destruction of property. The day had
been unusually sulty. At the hour stated
two terrible currents of air, one from the
northeast, the other from the southwest,
bearing clouds charged with electricity, were
hurled together at tie fated locality. 1t was
war of storms. Besides incessant lightning,
balls of fire were seen whirling across the
clouds. varying in size from chestnut to
that of mans hahd. Right in the center of
that part of town around the railroad station
the storm met and the work of destruction
commenced. In brief time the place was
ruined Loss of life fearful. Through the
night squads of men combined to work to re-
move the debris, gather up the wounded and
dying and killed that were scattered every
where. The scene beggars all human at
tempts at description. To-day citizens closed
their places of business and are devoting the
day to caring for the dead and wounded.
Seventeen were killed outright and forty
more or less wounded, some perhaps fatally
After the storm some of the ruins caught
fire, but it was checked before spreading to
any extent.
About 10 o'clock perfect water-spout
visited the scene to render it more horrible.
Men and women were found decapitated,
their limbs torn from their bodies and other
wise mutiated quarter of mile from their
goods from store was found eight miles
from town. in a tree top.
Killed-Mr. and Mrs. j. Horton, Matte,
Jonas and James Horton (whole family J,
Mrs. James Epps. Charlie Epps, James
Epps, Miss Sophronia Ramsey, Cicero Moss,
and three others so badly mutilated that re-
cognition is impossible. Also the following
colored killed: Louis Baker. - Williams,
Charles Ottowa, William Clief, and one I'M
known colored man.
The faces of the dead and the groans from
the mangled and dying make up sad pic
ture.
The railroad shops, round houses and all
the rolling stock on side tracks are completely
wrecked. Major G. Fleming, Assistant Gen
eral Superintendent of the road is Oh the
spot with large force clearing away the de-
bris and repairing the loss. The loss is
variously estimated from S125,0O0 to
$500, 0O0.
Macon is about 123 miles south of Corinth,
on the Mobile and Ohio Railroad.
MACON. April 27th.-A meeting of citizens
was called by the Mayor to-day to adopt a
plan for the relief of the sufferers from the
effects of the cyclone Sunday night. A relief
committee was appointed to raise funds to
repair losses, and provide food, raiment and
shelter. The committee have 203 persons on
their list who are absolutely destitute, some
with not piece of clothing nor bread After
carefully estimating the urgent demands, to
say nothing of the reparation of losses. it
was found that $4,000 would be required.
Over S2, 600 has been contrib uted by citizens
The Mobile and Ohio Railroad was damaged
about $50, 900. The committee, of which
Robert 9. Patty is Chairman, will issue an
address tomorrow for aid from abroad. At
precisely o'clock this morning every bell in
town sounded death knell when the remains
of the fifteen who perished were drawn in
wagons to the cemetery.
NASHVILLE (Tenn.), April 27th.-There
was destructive storm south of here Sun
day, at Decherd, on the Chattanooga Railroad
The Presbyterian Church was totally wrecked
Great damage was done to houses, stock and
fences in Giles county. Three children
were drowned The storm struck Painted
Rock, on the Memphis and Charleston road,
and destroyed five houses and killed three
children of H. M. Edwards. T. j. Mann
was killed by lightning six miles from this
city Sunday,
ATLANTA (Ga.), April 27th.-There was a
severe storm at Dalton last night. Several
houses were unroofed and church steeples
blown over.
The Missouri CaIamity-Trgent Demands
for Relief.
ST. LOUIS, April 27th-The Merchants
Exchange Relief Committee tomorrow will
issue an address to charitably disposed peo-
pie, setting forth that the recent Missouri
cyclones have brought death and ruin to hun
dreds of families, wasted many growing
towns, and that the present advices of the
committee show the destruction to be more
fearful than pen can picture. Two eminent
ms yyho havp heaO IN q pf 0hSprvot tIOp
say the half has not been told. The James
river storm began about 50 miles west of
Springfield, and gradually increased in size
and power until it attained width OF 1000
feet. For distance of 46 miles it cut an
unbroken swash from l. 800 to 2, 900 feet wide.
Men, women and children were killed or
crippled. Horses, cattle, sheep and hogs are
in a similar condition. Dwellings, fences
and outhouses were not only leveled, but
blown away. Plows, wagons, reapers and
other farming implements were reduced to
scrap iron and kindling wood, and in many
cases fields with growing crops were SO COW
cred with forest debris or with mud or sand
that much additional labor will be required
to save what has been planted. No houses
or barns have been left standing in the track
of the storm, and farmers are left without
houses or implements to carry on their farms.
Similar reports come from many other
sources, and the demands upon the people
for assistance are very urgent.
st. Louis is doing all in her power for the
relief of those unfortunate districts, but the
call is great and cannot be supplied in an ade-
quate manner by the citizens of this State
alone. This community, therefore, on behalf
of the sufferers appeal to the people of this
country everywhere to come forward and as
sist in relieving the great distress of the South
west.
Destruction by Fire.
ST. PAUL (Minn.), April 9th Keifer's
distillery and Government warehouse was
destroyed by fire last night. Loss, S34, 900 !;
insurance, SIT, 600.
ST. JOSEPH tMo.l, April 27th.-L Last
evening a fire destroyed the Furclough Star
Mills and Sommer's cracker and candy fac
tory. Loss. $50, 600; insured.
ADAIRvILLE lKy.l, April 27th.-The south
side and part of the east side of the public