Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-05-07

One hundred and seventy nine through
emigrants left on last nights emigrant train,
to arrive in Sacramento May 18th.
Disastrous o Fires in Pennsylvania.
BRADFORD, May 6th.-In torpedoing the
well of the Oakshade Oil Company this
afternoon, the we'll flowed and took fire. The
dry condition IF the woods caused the flames
to spread rapidly among other oil property,
and at the present writing great fire is rag
| ing among the wells of the Oakshade Com
pany and McCalmot Oil Company, near the
summit, on the Kendall and Eldred Railway.
Later reports say that three distinct fires
are now in the woods among the wells at
different points.
An unauthenticated report says that in the
premature explosion of a torpedo near Rev
City three men were seriously if not fatally
burned.
The fires now raging cover miles of territory
and threaten several villages, besides vast
amount of oil property.
! The excitement is very high in this city.
BRADFoRD, May 6th.-Rew City, village
ten miles from Bradford, composed of about
| 100 houses, was entirely burned-not one
building remaining. The extent of territory
being SO great, it Is impossible to get the exact
amount of property destroyed. The fires are
now all under control. 1t is estimated that
800 derricks and great quantities of oil have
been consumed. The loss will reach $500, 600,
| with no insurance except small amount on
the buildings at Rev City.
| The report of several men being injured by
glycerine explosion is unfounded.
Fire and Loss OF Life.
| ST. LOUIS, May 6th.-The explosion of
copper still in the third story of Tresher &
Co.'s distillery, at the foot of Spring street,
this morning set fire to the building, and it
was entirely destroyed, involving loss of
! $50, 600 insured for $50 600 Fred Schneider,
one Of the employees, was burned to death,
and it is said another man is missing.
Heavy Loss by Fire in Boston.
Boron, May CHA fire in Beebe's block
on Otis street, to-day, caused loss to the
of from 100000 to S250,0O0. Simmons,
Hatch & Written, who occupied the first
floor and basement, lose quite heavily.
Fire at Cleveland.
CLEVELAND (O.), May 6th.-The four-story
brick building, al to l47 st. Clair street,
was burned early this morning. The loss on
building and stock is upwards of $500, 600.
The heaviest loser is the Telegraph Supply
Company-es at S150,000; insured
| for $50, GOO.
Killed by Convict.
ELMIRA IN. ~, May 6th.-This morning.
while Mckelvey, Chief Keeper of the Re-
|
subordinate convict-Edward Symonds, from
New York-Symonds suddenly turned upon
McKelvey and plunged sharply pointed
case knife into his stomach. McKelvey
reeled from the cell into the corridor and fell
dead. Symonds then handed the knife to the
Assistant Keeper, and was locked up in a
dark cell. McKelvey was from Detroit, and
an old officer of the Michigan State Prison
He leaves wife and three children.
Arrested for Forgery.
ST. LOUIS, May 6th.-General B. A. Nor
ton, President of the National Liberal
League, was arrested here to-day, charged
with having forged the name of Ex-Governor
John NJ. Palmer of Illinois, to check for
81, 600 on a bank in Joplin, Mo-, about year
ago, upon which he got the money. Several
hundred dollars in money, jewelry of great
value-said to belong to his wife-railroad
passes ON large number of roads, dies,
stamps and different kinds of pens were found
on his person, or among his effects Wien ar
rested. Morton was arrested at the instance
of Jolm B. Sargent, Cashier of the bank upon
| which the forged check was drawn, who re-
cognzed him in railroad office here. Nor
ton claims that it is a case of mistaken
| identity.
The Indian Territory Invasion.
ST. LOUIS, May 6th-A Republican special
from Reno, Indian Territory, says that squat
tiers have entered the northern and eastern
parts of the Territory, and that two detach-
ments of troops have been sent to drive them
out with instructions that if the invaders do
not leave speedily to contiscate their prop
erty.
The New HEX co Indian Oufrages.
Tucson, May 6th.-A Star special from
Fort Lowell, May 9th, says: A dispatch from
the camp at Robert Kellers ranch, in the Rio
San Francisco, n. NJ. dated the 9TH, says
w. Wilcox, J. C. Cooney, f. Chick j. Kull-
man and q. Levison are reported killed. The
bodies of only the first two mentioned have
been found. Three more were wounded, and
ten horses and number of cattle were killed.
All the women and children of the valley are
now collected here. 1t is the impression here
that the Indians number over 200 fighting
men, and so squaws have been counted with
them.
injunction Granted.
DENVER (Col J, May Chin the case of
Scott Evans against the Highland Chief
mine at Leadville. Judge Hallett, of the
United States District Court, has awarded
an injunction restraining defendant from
working the works claimed by the plaintiff.
Bank 0f;cers arrested.
NYAcK IN. ", May 6th.-Samuel W.
Garfield, President and Richard W. Eels
Secretary of the defunct Rockland Savings
Bank, have been arrested in civil suit to
recover S3S, 000 the amount, it is charged
they embezzled
Dssc0uasinG Tobacco Crop Outlook in
Virginia.
PETERSBURG IVA J, May Intelligence
from different sections of the State report a
greater scarcity of tobacco plants than has
been known in a number of years, those
growing being rapidly DESTROYED by the to-
bacco fly. Farmers are so discouraged that
in many instances the ground prepared for
tobacco is being planted with corn and peas.
1t is thought that not more than one-fourth
the usual crop of tobacco will be made this
year.
The Special Deputy MarshaIs Bill.
WASHINGTON, May Chit is understood
to be the purpose of the Democratic leaders
to pass the bill introduced by Senator Bayard
this afternoon, to regulate the pay and APP
pointment of Special Deputy Marshals,
through the Senate and House, and send it to
the President for his signature as early as pos
sible next week. 1t differs from the rider of
the vetoed appropriation bill by requiring
the appointments to be made annually, and
by reason also of several amendments il de-
signed to obviate the objections that have
been urged against the forms of expression
and working machinery of the original clause.
Increase Of Postal Business.
cial to the Inter OCEAN says: 1t is stated at
the Postotice Department that there has
never been time in the history of the Gov
eminent when so many new postoffices were
being established. There is also a largely in-
creased volume of postal business all over the
country. but particularly in the West.
New Jersey Town on Fire.
New York, May 7th-A. MA fire broke
out at Communipaw, n. j., about 130 this
morning, and is still burning furiously. The
conhagration is an extensive one, and the
loss will no doubt be very heavy but no por-
ticulars can be obtained tonight.
FOREIGN NEWS.
Condition OF France.
PARIS May 6th.-The condition of France
has rarely been more tranquil and promising.
Taxes, though enormous, are collected with
out trouble, and they greatly exceed esti-
mates The difficulty is how to make the
most equitable re,nissions.