Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-11-12
MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN NEWS IrEMs
DOMESTIC.
A Louisiana Town Demolished by Cy.

clone.
NEW YORK, November l1th.-A special to the Tel
egTaR from New Orleans saws: djspatch from
shreveport says cyclone passed over Keatchie,
Louisiana, yesterday, literally demolishng the
town. Professor Reynolds of the Baptis. Church
was instantly killed, and large number OF persons
injured, some, it is thought, fatally. The destruc
ton OF property is said to be yerv great many
houses being completely wrecked.
SECOND DISPATCH.l
SHREyEPoRT, November 11th-A cyclone passed
over keatche Yesterday evening literally demolish
ing the town, including tho Baptist Church and
Baptist Female College, killing Professor REYNOLDS
VINO had arrived the day before from Mississippi !;
badly wonadinS and breaking the leg of tey. Mr.
Tucker, principal OF the College also breaking the
les and shoulder of his Bush, and wounding
Mrs Fannie Thomas badly. Many others received
painful but not dangerous injuries The residences
and out-buildines of Hon. sidney E. Hall, Jasper
Mcmillan and Mrs. Thomas were blown entirely
away.
United States Supreme Court.
WASHINGTON, November 1lth.-The following bus
mess was transacted in the Supreme Court TO-DAY
Henry B. Underhill, of San Francisco, was admitted
| to practice. The United States, plaintiff in error
vs.. Michael Ryan, in error to the Circuit Court of
me United States for the district of California
rms vas an information against for depriying
q colored man of his right to seat in the parol1et
OF a theater in San Francisco. The counsel for the
defense In the Court below filed demurrer which
the Court sustained, and the information was dis
writ OF error, submitted by Assistant Attorney
efal Smith, for Plaintiff in error.
Lamentable AGair-Eight Men Burned.
90 Death.
BcRDELL Pa.), November 11th.-Last night as a
number OF men were sitting around fire in their
boarding house, the four others having gone to led
one OF them took dipperful of oil from q bucket
near at hand and poured it on the Goals. The fire
quickly communicated to the per5Ou, who threw
the blazing dipper into bucket. An explosion
followed, and the room was deluged with q LIQUID
ire OF the flaming oil. The men rushed out and
writhed on the ground in agony Meanwhile the
house burned, and in its embers the charred re-
mains of Elliot, Brown, Staley and Hyde werefound
Of those down stairs, Joe Dannock, Henry Warner,
Frank Welsh and an unknown man are dead and a
fifth will probably die.
Chinese Methods of Doing Business.
NEW York, November 1lth.-Foreign advices
represent that there lately more complaints
made about Chinese methods of transacting bust.
ness than at any previous time. The Shanghai
Chamber OF Commerce has taken up the cudgels on
behalf OF Blaine II Co. This firm had dispute
| spectiug the weight Of some tea which was pur-
chased from Chinese merchants. The case sub
mitted to arbitration, when it conelusively
shown that Blaine & Co. had made allowances for
NJ re weight than they had actually received, hut
the Chinese guild of tea merchants were not sat
isied. The house OF Blaine x Co. tabooed, and
most etfectually shut off from dong any business
Rockaway Reach improvements.
NV YORK, November llth.-The Spirit Of The
Times says: Parties interested IN the growth Of
kockaway Beach are making arrangements to or
ganize Jockey Club aud build race course there
Immediately. Those directing the move declare
that there will be admssion-fee charged TO the
trotting grounds or field, but only for the grand
stand aud quarterstretch. The purpose is to erect
| a grand stand upon more liberal and extensive
scale than any OF err in this country.
Prosperous Chicago.
CHICAGO, November l1th.-1he Tribune illus
traiug the activity in business IN this city. says:
An Omaha firm, DESTROYS Of starting wholesale tea
and tobacco business here, sent representative
here last week TO procure o suitable place. He
finds every desirable place occupied and cannot
find vacant store in the city Dwellings are also
all taken, and every house store that is built is
snapped up and occupied before fairly completed.
Yet there is tremendous activity in build ng-
Nothing like the prosperity nov prevailing ever was
before known.
Growth Of Chicago.
CHICAGO, November 1lth.-Thirty thousand build
ings have been reared inside the city limits since
Apr !. The growth Of the city was never SO rapid
or healthy as at present.
Settling Up the Northwest.
CHICAGO, November l1th.-Land. grant excursions
to the Western States and Territories attracting
vast numbers of travellers. Yesterday 1900 OF these
visitors passed through Chicago the same number
Tuesday, and probably as many to-day. They come
from all parts Of the country to look at the valuable
lands along the lines of the various land grant rail
roads.
The western Railroad War.
| Cn'cAso November 11th-A Tribune New YORK.
| special says Eastern lines scared and uneasy
about the decentralization in passenger rates caused
| by war among the southwestern roads, which has
| been preciptated by the Wabash 1t is not likely
that the Chicago and Alton wiilseek reconciliation
| CINCINNATI November 1lth.-The low rate to the
Fest promised from st. Louis by the Wabash line
| have not yet been made.
| CHICAGO, November llth.-The Alton road ad
vsuced the price of tickets to St. Louis today to
81, necessary in order to relieve their overtaxed
\ resources for transportation. The Wabash rate
remains at 81. The Wabash and Alton both began
| cutting rates to Council Bluffs on Tuesday the
lowest price being So. The regular rate is SIS 80
ST Louis, November 11th.-Last nights dispatch
giving the rates East should read The cut fares are
based on the so rate to New York over the Wabash
combination. his does not yet meet the Alton cuts
Operations of the P0stOfiicc Department.
WASHINGTON, November 11th.-The forthcoming
report of Assistant Postmaster General Hazen
makes an interesting exhibit of the operations of
the Registry Department. The total number OF
letters ard parcels registered throughout the coln.
try during the fiscal year ended June goth last was
6996, 5l3, of which, in round numbers $50 900 were
domest letters and 5000 domestic parcels third
and fourth class matter, 900 letters to foreign
countries S25 600 parcels to foreign countries and
upwards of million letters and parcels Of mail
| matter forwarded for the Government by law
| exempt from payment and registry fees.
| Amounts collected, 1886, 774-an increase OF near
so per cent over preceding year The increase over
number and parcels registered was 567, 49l. Ac-
tual losses of registered matter during the year,
LIS letters and parcels which is at the rate of
! in about every 600 This Is proportionatey
smaller loss than for the previous year. The newly
authorized registration OF third and fourth class
matter rchau disc etc.-is reported to be still
attended with extraordinary success, 1873 523 par.
cells were registered during the fiscal year at the
| New York Postoffice alone General HaZen in view
of the fact that most of the losses of registered
| matter occur star-seryice routes, recommends
that mail contractors on star routes be held account
able fer losses directly traceable to carelesness
other fault of their agents, and suggests that in all
| contracts hereafter clause be inserted providing
| for such accountability.
wesfwarsi-B Bound Passengers.
| OMAHA, November 11th-The following through
passengers were on oday5 train, leaving at 230 P
NJ, to arrive IN Sacramento November 18TH George
| B. Clifford, Napa City; Mrs. General Edward w
| Serre Mrs. II. :. Edwards, New York. Edward
| Edmondson and family, Dayton, o.; Miss E. d. Low
Gloucester, Mass. C. W. Matten and wife, Chefow,
China c. G. Thurber, New York; Pedro Del Rio
| Emiliana Fuentes, Chile; George P. Schofield
| Utica, n. Y.
Assault with Intent 10 XIII.
| BRooKIYs, November 11th- Ex-Alderman Dunno,
| who made brutal attack upon exJudge Morris,
| has been indicted by the Grand Jury for assault
| with intent to kill. The Judge is suffering in.
tensely and unable to move or speak.
National feSattOnal COUNCIL.
| Sr IoI-1s November 11th.-The National Congre-
patiopal Council met to-day at Pilgrim Church. A
| large number Of delegates are present, especially
| from the East H. 81. Dexter, of Boston, was
elected Moderator with j. NJ. Sturtevant, of Iowa,
| as assistant.
New Mining Camp.
JHApvILLR (Col J. November 1lth.-Ths new camp
at Battle Mountain, in the Eagle river district,
continues to improve, and promises to be of the
richest camps in Colorado. The first load OF bullion
from that district arrived here today. The Belden
! is delivering to the smelter 20 tons per day. Ex-
psrts pronounce it the best smelling ore yet dis
covered in Colorado.
Death OF Lucrefia Mott.
Pu1LApELPHIA November l1th.-Lucretia Mott
died this evening.
X railroad Communication with Mexico.
Nyw York. November 1lth.-The World reports
that Romero formerly Minister of Mexico in the
Unite States entertained at dinner at belmont
cas- General Grant, together with number OF lead
inc railway men of the United States, inclusing
Gould, General Palmer, Coolidge OF Roston Hunt,
inpton, Samuel Sloan, Woerishoffer aud husseii
s,ea and laid before them the question
~ railway communication with Mexico in
a long and elaborate speech, In which ne
,rd American capitalists TO come to the assistance
az Mexico in developing her means OF Interior com
,,,,nication General Grant, being called upon oy
Wr Romero 10 express his views, made lengthy
snaecb urging the cultivation OF friendly and COM
relations with Mexico, and SAYING that Win
the building of railroa and telegraphs there neeo
he no more apprehension for the safety oil the cap
itaI invested there than in our own country
General Pope's Report.
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