Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-08-30
SECOND DIsPATcH.l

\ DETROIT, August 29th.-A Post and T1'ib-
! une special says: The Marine City, on her
way down from Macnnac with full load
of freight and passengers, left Altoona at $3.50
this afternoon. About o'clock when off
/ Sturgeon Point fire was discovered in her
| hold, and before effective efforts could be
| taken the flames became unmanageable The
| efforts of the crew were at once
directed to saving the passengers. The
| tug Vulcan was fortunately in sight, and
hastened to the relief, as did also boats of
the life-saving station at the Point, and sew
picked up large number of persons in the
water, chiefly from Detroit, Port Huron and
the pshore ports. Following are the only
missing yet known: Richard Schulz. Jas.
! Griffin, Frank Emmett and Guy McElroy,
of Toledo DR.. Pomeroy, of Ohio. A num-
Der have been taken to Sturgeon Point
whose names have not been obtained. Cap.
tain Conner and the crew of the Marine City
acted with great coolness and Captain Hack
EFT and the crew of the Vulcan rendered val
liable assistance, as did also the life-savipg
crew. Those rescued are all at Altoona.
The Marine City was fine passenger
boat, fourteen years old, valued at $50, 600.
and was injured for SIS. 600. She was gned
by Gallagher & Warmer, of this city.
THIRD DIsPATcH.l
DETROIT, August 29th.-It is now feared
the loss of life by the burning of the steamer
Marine City will be considerable.
shocking Accident-Five Boys Killed.
LOWELL Mass, August 29th.-A shock
ing accident occurred ON the Lowell and
Lawrence Railroad Saturday night, by which
five youths Of this city lost their lives. A
Caledonian picnic was held during the day at
Smiths Grove, in the town of Andover,
where these boys had been participating.
Either for lack of money or for sport they
contrived to Chamber on top of passenger car
| in the train which left Lawrence at 7:30 p. NJ.
When the train reached Sprague's bridge,
two miles from this city. ill the town of
| Tewkshury, all five were swept off and killed.
There is space Of twenty. two inches between
the cars and the bridge therefore it is con-
jectured that the lads were sitting up when
struck. Probably all but Shinnick died
| almost instantly, as their wounds ION the
head and back) were terrible. The under
takers rooms, where the bodies lie, have been
thronged to-day.
Young Lawyer Murdered.
NEW YORK. August 29th--George g. Har-
ward. a young lawyer, was murdered in
Brooklyn this morning. Harvard and Peter
j. Larkin were returning home between
and A. NJ, when their protection was re-
quested by two women who were being fol-
lowed by three rough characters. After
Harvard and Larkin had walked with the
women several blocks the strangers APP
preached and an alteration ensned RIows
followed, and Harvard was stabbed to the
heart Larkin was cut about the necl, hut
his wounds are not serious Walter 7 Rest
a bother. was subsequently arrested ON y
charge of murder and Joseph II Hurley
and Thomas Tierney as accessories
,,en,ocra,,c WORRY nx.. So, r.,
Registration Matters
NEW YopK August ooh "A laod;,o
Damocrat Of GaJ;fnrnia and !. 30 til .u fls
Fiactor at I.rse u,r;tes IN tha S"n1'nnaS;soi
1on,,';,t q. WIS ~ Tue GohRfessi9n t
Rennhican IaaJers are tin 1p. =. o,,;.
frspds in the reo;strat;on and 80 W eo s 4
next election. and this is So onenlv done that
If has ercited some ;ndignat;on a,,o,, bosast
people irrespective of nsrtv The Ra5nblcan
Governor has lust removed the Registrar long
in Office, and who had the confidence of |
everybody and of all parties, and has placed |
in his stead as Registrar a man who cane |
from Louisiana, who was retained, it is said, |
under Governor Yarmouth, and conducted !
the registration in East Feliciana in that
State Until it became necessary for him to flee |
intended"
The Suns Washington special, commenting
on the above. says: Although the writer |
OF this letter does not name the new Regis |
trar, it is believed that it can be no other than
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