Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-01-19
DOMESTIC NEWS.
Choosing United states Senators.

DOMESTIC NEWS.
Choosing United STATES Senators.
CONNECTICUT.
HARTFORD Comm January 1Sth.-Gen.
Jos. r. Hawley has been elected U. S.
Senator by III to Y. One Democrat and
one Independent voted for Hawley.
MICHIGAN.
DETROIT, January 1Sth.-The Legislature
elected Senator Baldwin to Fill the unexp PRED
term of Senator Chandler. ending next March
The vote stood: Baldwin 112, Barnes II.
Conger received for the full term Ill and
Lathrop 10.
TENNESSEE.
NASHVILLE, January 1Sth.-Every member
was present in the Legislature to-day. The
Senatorial ballot in the Senate was May
nard s, Savage G. Bailey 5. Muse 2, James l,
Taylor l, Bate 2. In the House: Maynard
SO. Bailey II, Savage II, Muse 4, Bright 2,
Wilson l. Necessary to choice, 81.
NEBRASKA.
LINCOLN, January 1Sth.-For United
States Senator the vote to-day stood: Pad
dock 80, Van Wyck Ia, Weaver IA,
Dundy IL, Wakely 10, Mason 9, Post 9, scat.
tering t.
MINNESOTA.
ST. PAUL, January 1Sth.-In the Senatorial
vote to-day Mcmillan received III, Buck 8,
Roberts 2, Sibley 4.
AUGUSTA, January 1Sth.-Eugene Hale
was elected Senator to-day, receiving LOG
votes, Smith Y, Plaisted L.
PENNSYLVANIA.
HARRIsBURG, January 1Sth.-A ballot was
taken this afternoon for United States Sena-
tor In the Senate it stood: Oliver 20,
Grow IA, Wallace 16. In the House Oliver,
rs, Grow "A, Wallace. Both houses then
adjourned until tomorrow.
NEW YORK.
ALBANY, January 1Sth.-The House to-day
cast 70 votes for Platt and "A for Herman.
The vote in the Senate was Platt %, Ker-
nan 6.
DELAWARE.
DOVER, January 1Sth.-Thomas F. Bayard
was reelected Senator to-day, the Democrats
voting for hir. The Republicans voted for
Anthony Higgins.
MASSACHUSETTS,.
BosToN, January 1Sth.-In the nomination
of Senator Dawes the vote stood Dawes
1853, B. T. Butler Al, John d. Long %, scat
tering 8. Whole number of votes, 213.
Necessary to choice, 116. In the Senate
Dawes received "a votes and B. L. Butler 3.
OIL Tank Explosion and Destructive Fire.
PHILADELPHIA, January 18th. = About
half past o'clock this morning one Of the
tanks at the Atlantic Oil Refinery, Point
Breeze, exploded with terrific force, and
burning oil was scattered in every direction.
The conclusion broke The windows mile
distant, and the flames spread rapidly, not
only to the adjoining tanks, but TO the wharf
and shipping. -Four tanks soon took fire, and
q number of vessels which are aground in the
Schuylkill were quickly ablaze. A dispatch
from the immediate vicinity at 9:l5 a. NJ.
says the entire place is on fire.
SECOND DIsPATCH.l
The report that the shipping is on FIRE
seems premature. 1t is now stated that all
the vessels were intact at . o'clock. There
are two loaded vessels in the stream, how
ever, opposite the works which are burning,
namely, the Competition, with filed cases,
and the Maryland, with filed barrels. One
of the city ice-boats has gone to their assist
ance. The wharves are all in flames, and the
employees have been compelled to leave the
Office The explosion was heard and felt at
the extreme northern points of this city and
as far down the river as Chester. The last
great fire at the works occurred in June, 1878.
All the shedding along the wharves is now on
fire. and the destruction of the whole works
greatly depends on the force and direction of
the wind.
THIRD DISPATCH.I
The fire is now under control. It has been
confined to the wharves and warehouses.
Eleven thousand barrels of the Standard Oil
Company's oil is burned.
FOURTH DISPATCH
The great warehouse on the river front was
destroyed, as well as the large storehouse of
the Atlantic Petroleum Storage Company.
Loss, $3.50, COO insured.
Mills Destroyed by Fire.
PORTSMOUTH IN. HI, January 18Th
Chase's mills at York, Maine, with stock and
machinery, were burned to-day. The loss is
reported heavy, with small insurance. The
mill was doing a large business in manufac-
turing cotton warp flannel.
A Fiery Bath.
DETROIT. January 16th.-Mrs. a. Buett-
ner, while taking an alcohol bath to-day,
igrited the liquid, and was nearly burned to
DEATH
Associated Pioneers of California.
New YORK, January 1Sth.-The sixth an
nual dinner of the Associated Pioneers of
California took place at Delmonico's tonight.
There was fair representation. An appro-
pirate tribute was paid to the late General
Suffer by President Gibson and others. Pre-
vious to the dinner an election was held. and
General John q. Fremont was elected Presi-
dent for the ensuing year. General Fremont
was not present, but sent his regrets in tele
gram from Prescott, Arizona. General Grant
wrote an autograph letter. regcetting his ina
bility to be present. The usual speeches were
made by the members and invited guests.
Among the latter was Sam Ward, who spoke
Interestingly of the early days of California.
Horrible Triple Murder.
PLAIN CITY (O.), January 1Sth.-A horri-
bic triple murder occurred near here last
night A colored man first notified the au-
thorities, and it was then learned that Mrs.
Matilda Sceot. a widow aged 40 years, her
daughter, aged %, and an adopted son, aged
IA, named Charlie Good, were dead on the
floor, their brains scattered about the floor
and smearing the walls of their sleeping
room. A large hickory club lay near, horri-
bly, smeared with blood. Robert Garner.
the colored man, has been arrested on sus-
picion. He lived with the Scott family six
or eight years, but left them in anger three
months ago because they refused to rent the
farm to him. He tells contradictory stories.
Mrs. Scott was a wealthy colored woman,
and great excitement exists among the colored
people Of the vicinity.
SECOND DIsPATCH.l
PLAIN CITY, January 1Sth.-It is now
learned that Garner loved the girl Mary
Scott, but the indications are that he out
ragged before killing her. No money was
taken from the house.
Northumberland Passengers.
OMAHA, January 1Sih.-The following
through passengers were on to-day's train,
leaving at 12:15 P. NJ, to arrive in Sac
ramento January 22d. Mrs. Taaft, Mrs.
MiEers, New York; Mollie Birmingham,
Chicago J. B. Randol, Henry Goodkind,
San Francisco Dr. w. s. Thorne, San Jose;
r. II. Kleinschmidt and wife, Montana; I.
J. Ripley, East Saginaw, Mich q. F. Em-
erick. U. S. MI. G. Collett, Indiana; Miss
Leech. Omaha.
Nina through emigrsnts left on last nights
emigraut train, to arrive In Sacramento on
January 25sh.
Patents Issued to Caiifornfans.
WASHINGTON, January 1Ssh.-Patents were
issued to the following Californians to-day ::
E. II. .Judkins, San Francisco, wick ratchet
stop for lamp-burners; Z. N. Stephens, San
Francisco, ore separator; j. L. Stoll. Sacra-
mento, horse-collar pad; Isadore Ullman,
Santa Cruz, corset steel fastening: j. S. Van
Fps, Mammoth City, wagon standard.
Another Invoice of Socialists.
New YoRK, January 1S.h.-The steam.
ship Gellert, from Hamburg, brought thir-
teen German Socialists, who were expelled
from Alton in consequence OF state of siege