Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-08-29
DOMESTIC NEWS.
destruction OF Property by Fire.


PHILADELPHIA, August 9th. - Mullen's
brewery has been burned. The loss is $780,
900. Several tiremen were hurt.
CHICAGO, August 27sh.-One building of
McCormick's reaper factoryis burning. The
loss is $50, 000; fully insured.
The alarm rang at 2:30 for McCorrcick's
reaper works, followed at 8 by a second
ALARM. The establishment covers q square of
ground, aud is five stories high. Alarm was
at first felt, but it soon transpired that the
fire was in the foundry, separate from the
main structure. The flames have been SUBJ
dued
A great FIRE broke out about eight o'clock
this evening in the packing establishment of
John c. Hately, formerly known as Rickers,
at the Union Stock Yards, which bad not
been exsinguished at midnight, at which
time all the eugiues in that section of the
city were working on it, being greatly i'm
peded in their efforts by the scarcity OF
water A few facts are learned Jas yet, but
it is known that $50 600 pounds of bacon and
large quantity of lard and provisions were
stored in the warehouse, and will be COM
pletely destroyed.
Among the companies Involved in the loss
Of Hately's packing establishment last night
is the Firemens Fund, $500.
\ private telegram says that all the bust
ness part Of Plano, Texas, was burned last
BUFFALO, August 27th.-A fire at Attica
is still spreading. Less, $50, 900 to $4,000
Steamers have been sent from here
The GaliOws.
LIVINGSTON (Ala.l. August 27th.-Ben.
Perkins (colorea) was hanged to-day for the
murder Of Gift. Roberts (colored). He died
protesting his innocence. There were 1,500
negroes in tie streets about the Jail.
MEMPHIS (Teun.) August 27sh.-Andrew
Sanders (colored). convicted Of the murder of
Michael Miller in Upton county, last fall,
was hung to day at C1vington. Fully 5000
people assembled. The doomed man was
calm and prepared for death. The drop fell
at 1890 He claimed innocence, and made
short speech.
Tie NescaierG Indians.
WASHINGTON, August 27th.-Agent Lie
wellan, from tho AIescalero Agency, New
Mexico, under date of August 10Th, tele-
graphs to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Designing persons have scattered broadcast
Infamous lies concerning the Indians of this
Agency that all bys myself had been mas
sacred and the Indians gone on the war-path.
There is not particle of truth In the report
There is detachment Of t'oops under non.
commissioned officer regularly stationed here,
and at the time the worst runners were flying
Two companies Vi Oul pbcbtS CiFalT1 h6Eo
patrolling the reservation. One company, in
command of Captain Cusack, Ninth Cavalry,
passed directly through tie Agency, visited
the Indian camp, satisfied himself all was
right, aud secured the services as a guide of
Chief Roiar Chidui, whom the Santa Fe pa
pers reported as being on the war path.
assure the Department that all Indians under
my charge evince no disposition TO leave.
Commissioner Price, of the Indian Bureau,
fa- ha totp cd tha do.
lions and outrages about which 80 much has
been said have been committed by rowing
bands of Indians not on the reservation, and
there is good reason to suppose there are some
lawless white men among these rowing In
dians.
Fight with DesperadOes.
GALVESTON (Texas), August 27th.-A gang
of desperadoes have for the past week been
committing every kind Of lawlessness about
Dangerfield. At Carson yesterday they en-
tered bar-room and drove the proprietor
out, and having satisfied their appstites, de-
molished the establishment. a party Of
fifty or more determined men, armed to the
teeth. went in puTsu:s Of tbs desperadoes,
and overlook four cf them, and fire was i'm
n.eGiatsly opened. One 6espeTadO was killed;
the others escaped. The one killed il thought
to be the murderer Of Sheriff Hodge, Of
Grayson county.
heal Est:l-c EEaHSActiOEk.
CHICAGO, August 9th. Eight thousand
acres OF land in the vicinity OF Lake Calumet,
South Chicago, has been purchased by q
s;ngle syndicate for 81, 200, 600 The pur-
chasers are leading spirits in the New York.
Chicago and St. Louis Railway. The West
era Indiana and the projected belt railway
track was until recently owned by Jacob
Forsyth. who vainly tried a few years ago to
get 500 000 lean On It. Now he sells it fer
81. 900, coo. This track viii be eligible for
manufacturing shops, etc. The purchase has
given an impetus in real estate matters, par
ticularly in that section.
Mysterious disappearance.
New York, August 27th.-An apparently
unscc1untsble disappearance causes some
talk amung business men. John II. Davis,
drug broker, and head of the firm of John
II. Davis 4 Co.. Maiden Lane, left his store
July Dist, telling his clerk that he WAS going
to the Catskils for week or ten days.
Since then the clerk has heard nothing from
him. Davis is a native of Missouri, and it Is
said l. q near relative OF Jefferson Davis He
is well spoken of among drug dealers, aud
was Msior in the Confederate army, upon
General \. B. Forests staff.
Helping the Prosecuted.
New YORK, August 27th.-The Alliance
of the Israelite Universelle, Of which ID. j.
aid in bringing to the United States the OPP
pressed Jews OF Russia. The first installnent
Of immigrants is expected in few days.
Lend is TO be secured for them il the South
and West. They state that only working
and deserving persons win be brought over.
Four Thieves Killed.
BRACKET (rex). August 27th.-While
four thieves belonging 20 an extensive gang
that has been operating along the Rio Gnnde
for a long time were being brought here in
charge of officers, they were attacked Eear
the town Of Dallas, aad all killed.
Fatal Accident.
NEW YORK, August 27th.-Tbree men
were killed and two badly hurt to-day by the
falling Of a heavy mass OF iron which was
being hoisted by the Brush Electric Light
Company to illuminate Union Square. The
deceased were workmen.
Family Poi oned-
DALLAS Tex J, August 27th.-Mrs. Smith.
q widow, living near Kaufmann, and several
of her family were poisoned by eating canned
peaches containing arsenic. There is small
hope Of their recovery.
FOREIGN NEWS.