Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-08-21
DOMESTIC NEWS.
Brownsville, Texas, Nearly Destroyed by

Brownsville, Texas, Nearly Destroyed 10y
| n storm.
| ST. LOUIS, August 20sh.-Colonel Baker,
| Superintendent of the Western UnioI
Corpus Christi, Texas, which say it is re
ported there that Brownsville, Texas, near
the mouth of the Rio Grande, was nearly de
stroyed by fearful storm which prevailed
along the Texas coast on the 12th and 18th,
and that many lives were lost. The telegraph
wires along the coast from Indianola south
were Frustrated, and are still down south OF
Corpus Christi The military telegraph line
from Brownsville up the Rio Grande is badly
torn up. Therefore no communication can
be had with the stricken city.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
GALVESTON, August 20th.-The direct CEN
ter of the hurricane along the Rio Grande
passed over Brownsville and Matamoras.
The streets of both cities were flooded on
August 10Th.
On the morning of the 18th Matamoras
looked as if it had stood weeks heavy bonn
bardment. Brick buildings were torn out of
the center of the long block of frame houses
and completely wrecked. The streets were
filled with the twisted remains of trees, tile
roofs and fragments of houses. The roof of
the Theater De La Reforma was blown off
The top of the Cathedral was tern off. The
clock towers look as if they had been riddled
with shells Not g flagstaff remains standing,
and the public square is almost ruined. The
Custom house is slightly damaged. Hardly
balcony remains in the city. Even small
iron balconies were torn from the buildings
and hurled to a great distance. Many
residences were wrecked entirely. A one
story brick building in the middle of q
solidly built block was blown out as if bat
terry had played on it. Trees were uprooted
all over the city, and the roads were rendered
impossible on account of the debris At
least 800 buildings in the city were demol-
ished or damaged.
Brownsville came off little better. Eleven
buildings occupied by the Quartermas.er as
were blown down, The infantry barracks
were badly shattered, and much damage done
to the officers quarters.
At Point Isabel, the life-saving station was
lifted from its foundation and torn to pieces,
the lighthouse swept away, and all the
houses on the wharf wrecked A million of
| dollars will hardly cover the losses.
The knights TempIar-eGicers Appointed
The Next Conelave at SAN Francisco.
CHICAGO, August GOTH The following Of
fcers of the Knights Templsr were appointed
to day: Sir Rev. Clinton Lock, of Illinois,
V. E. g. Prelate Sir II. T. Graves, of Cali,
fornia, " T. c. Sir B.; Sir H. B. Stoddard,
of Texas, Y. T. G. Sir B.; Sir J. 3. Boydep,
of New Jersey, V. E. G. W; Sir S. E. Shell
don, of Kansas,lV. E. G. c. C.
The decision to hold the next triennial in
San Francisco was reached without much dis
sent. st. Louis, Cincinnati and New York
were candidates for the honor, but when tie
the only objection was made by New York
knight, who moved TO substitute New York
Tor San Francisco. This being promptly
voted down, the report was a1opesd with
practical unaniniity, making San Francisco
the city for the next Conclave.
1t is stated that the Calfornians made two
propositions to the Knights. The first was
that the California Communicates would
make such arrangements that round trip tick
cts should cost every Knight not over $40
1920 D. Tie second pro position was that the
Californians would pay all fares between
Omaha and San Francisco. both coming and
going. 1t is stated by the Pacific coast dele
CATION that no positive agreement has been
made, but the arrangements will be private
and satisfactory to all parties. Colonel VIM.
Harvey, of San Francisco, says the chief
difficulty was to combat growing inclination
to make Washington City the headquarters
and meeting-place for all future Conclaves !;
that the California people were able to over
come this plan was creditable alike to their
diplomatic skill and generosity One gentle
man is said to have agreed to raise 81 600, 600
in California if the Conclave would hold its
session in San Francisco.
The Kentucky Communicates, in aeknowl-
edgment OF the profuse hospitality of the
Knights from San Francisco during their stay
here, presented them to-day with silver
cask of choice old Bourbon whisky.
An Appeal to work.ngmen.
CHICAGO, August 2Oth-The Inter Oceans
Washington special says The Rational Vielo
will publish tomorrow al appeal to Work
ingmen. 1t says:
When William II. English. national banker, bond
holder mortgage dealer ard candidate for the Vice
Presidency, goes around with a slip of paper into
the hous OF a mortgage and turns the housewife
with her children into the street, robs it of every
household treasure set there by the hand of affec-
tion and to the husband who has seen his wife suf-
fer and his children born under that roof who has
little by lit ls, through sweat and pain built up his
affairs and kept their fires alight says Co. this is
mine the law gives me all this, what does the law
do to him? What does public opinion do to him !?
What does the party which claims to be pre-emi-
nently the poor mans friend do to him Public
opinion, in the form Of the poor men whom he has
robbed, eXecTateS him rs genius of cold and i'm
pacable money = ttng, as hard as his coin and as
narrow as bis bank notes. The party which cianors
Tor mans gratitude beholds in him the fitting expo
nent Of their legislative creed, and asks for him
the sufrages If the men he has robbed in the past
they IN to rob others in the fu Public
opinion IN the form OF an outraged and betrayed
people, will forever put quie.us on this wholesale
robbcr this cold oppressor OF helpless poverty this
panderer to future dehaucherv and crime. Work
ingnen whose votes cast settle the destiny OF the
nation and Of the people, viii you cast that vote far
the man from whose hands drip the sweat of thou
sand ruined men, and whose bank notes are we.
with the tears of homeless womeng Wi you cast
your votes for the party who, from selling black
flesh on IN auction block have come to selling white
flesh on every thoroughfare Of the nation? Will you
vote for whited sepucher, who in a false SEM
bance of honor sits in his iron bound chamber and
threatens you with the law should you dare speak Of
his crimes? The principles OF the Democratic party
are fttingly illustrated in William H. English, and
he IN turn is the Democratic party in epitome They
are joined to their idols Let them alone. ss-I
BIoodshed In New Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS, August 20th-Edwin c..
Mix, Jr. aged 80, was killed to-day by three
Derance brothers, Ferdinand, Armand and
Henri, aged %, 20 and Is, respectively.
The Derances were imprisoned. They de-
clare that Mix had firted with their young
sister, and although warned had not desisted,
but continued to follow tie Young lady.
Mix, with his brother, Franklin Mix, went
to-day to the residence of the Derances to ex-
pain matters, DOJn unarmeu. lhey Jailed,
however, to convince the Derances, aad when
leaving were followed to the street, when two
of the brothers opened FIRE upon Edwin G.
Mix. He attempted to fee, bat was shot
down, when Henri, the youngest of the Der
ance brothers, ran up and stabbed him several
times with dirk. Mix leaves wife and
widowed mother. His brother franklin,
who was present at the killing, was on the
18th instant married to a daughter of the
late General Harry l., Hayes. The Der
ances are the sons of the late DR.. Henry
Derance, prominent physician OF this city.
The Surrender of the Sioux Indians.
WASHINGTON, August 20th.-The whole
sale surrender Of the hitherto unsubmissive
Sioux Indians who went into Canada, now
taking place at Fort keogh Montana, is not
unexpected, and the policy of the Govern
ment with reference thereto was decided
upon long before the Indians began to make
their appearance. Orders were sent to the
Department Commander to permit the return
of all Indians who are willing to surrender
Internationally and submit themselves and
their property to the disposition of this Gov.
eminent. The Sioux and other Indians
coming into Fort Keogh come virtually as
prisoners of war They will be promptly
disarmed and dismounted, their arms and
ponies will be sold and the proceeds turned
into provisions for their temporary subsist-
ence. Eventually they will be turned over to
the Interior Department ard transported to
some point on the west side of the Missouri
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