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

duties. Twenty of these outlaws belonged
tc the gang that burned Deputy Collector
Stewards property and fired upon his fam
iIy."
POrk.Packing Establishment Burned.
BALTIMORE, October 4th.-The pork-pack-
ing establishment and slaughter-house of Foss
4 Homer, at Canton, adjoining the city
limits, were burned this afternoon, with their
contents, consisting of large stock of meat
The tire communicated TO the pork-packing
establishment OF Paul Goble, adjoining, which
was also destroyed, with its contents. Foss
K Homer's loss is estimated at $50. coo: in
surance, $50. 600. Coolies loss is estimated at
SIC, OO0 insurance, SIC, goo.
Unusual Dramatic Event.
CHICAGO. October 4th-An unusual event
in dramatic circles occurred tonight Three
of the principal theaters- Hooleys, HaverIy's
and the Grand Opera House-presented bills
in which the central figure was an eminen
Shakespearean actor. Lawrence Barrett and
John Mccullough appeared at Hooley's and
Hayerly's, respectively, and Thos. W. Keene
at the Grand Opera House.
A Murder Confessed.
Topeka (Ks.), October 4th.-W. H. Fair.
child, the man arrested in Chicago charged
with the murder of Richard French. the
stepfather of his wife, in Harper county, two
years ago, has confessed. He claims that he
found French and his wife in illicit relations.
aud that after some words, in which he called
French liar, he struck him twice with an
AK, killing him instantly. He further says
he has never tried to evade arrest.
Poisoned by wild Parsnips.
MILWAUKEE, October 4th.-Seven members
of the family and guests of Hon. John Rug
gle were poisoned to-day by eating wild
parsnips for dinner All are now out of dan
ger except Annie Ball and Sanford Ruggle,
who are in critical condition. The parsnips
were purchased at the regular family grocery.
The EpizoOtic.
PHILADELPHIA, October 4th.-The cpl
zootic is sweeping over this city. Already
per cent. of the horses are affected
Heavy Business Failure.
New YORK, October 4th-The failure of
David Douglass & Co., importers of linens at
81 Franklin street, one of the Oldest houses in
the trade, is announced to-day. Liabilities,
about 500, 600; good assets, $4,000.
Fire in Mining Shaft.
DENVER (Col.), October 5th-A. MA Re.
publican Leadville special says: fire
started at ) o'clock yesterday morning in the
shaft house of the old Vulcan shaft in the
Chrysolite mine, caused by sick miner
dropping candle The building was
consumed, and the burning debris fell
into the shaft, setting it on fire. The
Vulcan connects with the Chrysolite,
Little Chief Annie, Climax aud Little Pitts
burg mines by levels at depth of 100 feet,
all of which are filled with carbonic gas and
smoke, driving the men from their work of
constructing bulkheads. Six hundred feet
away twelve men were overcome by the
smoke snd barely saved themselves. After
great trouble bul1heads were built, pre-
venting the fire from spreading, and the
flames are now confined to radius of thirty
feet from the Vulcan shaft, is completely
under control. All the shafts are hermeti-
cally closed, to exclude draughts, and will re-
main SO for four days. Work is suspended on
all the mines for week, and perhaps longer.
Nobody was seriously hurt. The damage is
about 800, 900, caused by the delay of work.
All the levels and drifts are full of gas.