Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-04-22

from the inter vaults ignited and caused an.
other terrific explosion. The buildings were
demolished and scattered in, every direction,
and property was DESTROYED for miles around
Fences were blown to sp!inters. trees up
rooted, many buildings in the ueighborhood
badly shattered, and windows three miles
away blown out by the conclusion. The
shock was distinctly felt forty miles away.
NO one seriously hurt. The man in charge
| OF the inter vault discovered the fire caused
by an improper mixture of the acids, warned
the others ard fled before the explosion &C.
| CURED.
BRIDGEPORT Conn.,, April 2lst.-A pow
! der magazine three miles from this city, coz
tanning LOCO kegs of powder, exploded this
morning. Buildings were shaken about the
city as by an earthquake. People were
thrown from their feet, and plate glass and
| small windows broken in many places. The
explosion was heard for miles around: The
damsge to buildings in the city is S5,OOO
No lives lost.
The Flooded Region.
| OMAHA, April 21st-The river was six
inches below the highest point OF the late flood,
and was rising rapidly. The situation is much
| the same as week and half ago, except
that there is no damage from ice now. The
| lumber in the extensive yards is beginning to
float, threatening heavy loss. Railway con-
neetions are maintained by bridges of fiat
cars at the transfer depot.
CHICAGO April 2lst.-The flood in the city
and through the northwest continues on the
! increase. Only four cars of stock arrived at
| the yards this moroipg, all the receipts of to-
day having arrived last night. Tine roads
are compelled to use each others tracks indis
criminately, and patch up lines of commune
On finp . haSh thav mn fCp hardly n road
that comes into this city from the west. north
| or south has its track free from water. Dur
ing the night the water in the river and low
lying places rose five inches, and contrary to
expectation is still increasing in volume and
hight.
OMAHA. April 21st.-To-night the river is
within two inches of the extreme high-water
mark, which is % feet. It has risen about
IA inches since yesterday, but has been about
stationary all the afternoon. This station
airy period corresponds to that of Wednesday
at Sioux City. The probability is that it
will begin rising here again tonight, and con-
tinue again until Sunday. A dispatch from
Sioux City says the river rose there since
yesterday morning about three feet, reaching
high water mark of the previous food We
will get that additional raise in a somewhat
less quantity by Friday morning. 1t is gen.
orally believed that the river will rise six
lncDGS, Or perhaps n IOOL aDONe n1SH-W0Jer
mark, before it begins to subside.
MILWAUKEE wis J, April 21st-The rivers
centeripg here are rapidly falling, and no
danger is feared here now. The damage on
| the Milwaukee river at towns outside of the
city will probably aggregate $4,000 There
was small damsge in the city.
HANNIBAL (Mo.l, April 21st.-The water is
only nine inches below the highest mark last
year The streets are inundated. The farm
ers are leaving the lowlands in fear. How
ever. disaster may be ayerted by great
efforts.
SIoux CITY Ga.l, April 21st-The Mis-
souri, river is a foot higher than there is any
record of here. The river is still rising at
Sully tonight, and there is no immediate
prospect Of fall here No great injury was
done in this city. 1t is reported that all the
Dakota sufferers are safely housed and in
position to get food and necessaries.
Rock ISLAND Ull.), April 21st.-Rock
ments built to keep back the water are wash
ing away. One man was killed by bridge
being carried away yesterday. Great damage
will result unless there is fall of the water.
Brady. GorIiam and the Administration
New YORK, April 21st.-The T,'iJune's
Washington special says Brady, in connec-
ton with few friends, bought the Washing
ton Republican, the only daily Republican
newspaper in the city, and installed George
c. Gorham as editor. 1t was thought that
the Administration could not get along with
out an organ at the Capital, and would not
dare to offend Brady. He did not care much
about staying in the Department if a storm
was raised about his contracts. He was
willing to relieve the Administration
by stepping out Voluntarily, providing
that men agreeable to him were put in his
place, so that the operations of the star ring
should not be disturbed. His friends boosted
that he was too powerful a man for the Ad
ministration to Offend Meanwhile Gorham
received the Republican caucus nomination
for Secretary of the Senate, which gave
Brady and his following additional conf
dence. They grew arrogant, and were
so imprudent as to attempt to intimidate
the Administration. When the President
nominated Judge Robertson for the New
York Collectorship, Brady and .Gorham's
newspaper published a series of editorial at
tacks upon his action, as if to give Gorhams
connection with Brady, and the persistent at
tacks of the newspaper he edits upon the
Administration place him in peculiar posi-
ton as the caucus nominee OF the Republican
party for the highest Office in the gift of the
senate. The Republican Senators may think
IL needful vet to find some way to drop him
by the time the deadlock is broken.
The President and FFyes speech.
WAsHIXGToN, April 21st.-In conversation
to-day Garfield expressed regret at the tone
of Frye's speech, saying he was not in SYM
patty with crusades against the South for
political effect.
Blaine looking After DOti,er Undesirable
Immigrant.
New YORK, April 21st-Ihe Times says
Secretary Blaine has sent letter to Mayor
Grace, saying that the Department OF State
had information of the expected arrival at
this port shortly of Baron Puttkamer re-
Gently released in Brazil, after five or six
years imprisonment, on conviction of at
tempted robbery and assassination. He was
to have been shipped from Rio de Janeiro on
March 18th as member of the crew of the
British steamship Grecian, bound to New
York and London, and the belief is that the
Baron would probably conclude to remain
here il opportunity was offered. Secretary
Blaine thinks it proper that he be kept track
of by the police. The Grecian has been out
thirty-seven days.
A Tour OF Investigation.
New YORK, April 21st.-The Times
Washington special says: Commissioner
French, of the Pacific Railroad Bureau, &C.
companied by ". L. McLennan, Chief of
the Warrant Division of the Treasury De-
partment an expert accountant, left last
night for the Pacific coast, for the purpose of
inquiring into the character of the combiua.
tons made by the Central Pacific with the
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe and other
railroad companies, forming what is known
as the Southern Pacific route.
Mystery nj Chicago,
CHICAGO, April Dist - Chief Engineer
Marsh, Of the Government building while
making an inspection to-day, discovered in
the attic over the railroad mail-room the dead
body of man. The attic is divided into
apartments corresponding to the rooms be-
meath, and connected by small, window-like
holes large enough to admit person of ordi
nary size. There is scarcely aay light in
them. In the third compartment was the
CHASTITY body, well advanced in decompo-
sition, the face blackened and bloated
with two months of death. II was stretched
out at full length, lying on the back with the
right hand over the face. Nobody con-
nected with the building could identity the
remains. The man had been about feet 10
in hight. had dark red beard and mus
tache. He wore a new suit of clothes, but
his pockets contained no clue to his identity.
An empty phisl and an empty whisky flask
lay by his side. The whole case is profound
mystery, all the more as several persons
claim to have been through these attic