Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-02-02

| Severe snow.St0rms.
BALTIMORE, February 1st.-A snow-storm
has prevailed here for "a hours and the snow
is still falling.
New YORK, February 1st.-The most Sc.
we're snow-storm of the season prevails to-
night.
MILWAUKEE, February LIST. The snow
blockade affects all the roads in wisconsin,.
CLEVELAND, February 1st.-A snow.storm
of unparalleled severity is raging and the snow
is badly drifted.
PETERSBURG (Ya.), February 1st.-It is
very cold and sleeting. The wires are broken.
PouGHKEEPsIE, February 1st-It is grow
ing cold The mercury is at zero.
Storm and shipwreck.
New York, February 1st-A binding
snow storm prevails. The steamer Rosaima,
from London, came ashore on Ocean Beach.
| The crew and four passengers refuse to be
landed. The mate, John Pepper, was subse-
quently brought ashore by the crew, and re-
ports % persons on board. The steamer is
& Co., London. and is valued at $3.50, 600;
insured in England. She will probably be
totally wrecked
Heavy Snow and High Winds.
TOLEDO, February 1st.-Heavy snow and
| high winds have prevailed for twenty-four
hours. The drifts are very high and trains
are much delayed. Freight traffic is nearly
suspended.
Fire at Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA, February 1st.-A fire this
morning Quilted the six and eight-sto build
ings on Carriers alley 210 to 30 and from
Second to Third streets, occupied by Mayer
Il Stein, shoe manufacturers NJ. Lavzelere,
printer; Weikel & Smith, spice manufactur-
| ba
Schmidt, tailor, and several others. The
property burned belonged to John Rommel,
Jr., and was valued at $500, GOO insurance,
| 500, 600 /; Mayer & Stems loss is $50, 000
THE LOSSES.
PHILADELPHIA, February 1st.-The losses
by to-days fire are Mayor & Stern, shoes,
$4,000; insurance, $4,000. Weikel
Smith, spice, $4,000; half insured. Samuel
! Larzelere, printer, Sc COO. Keystone Porta-
bic Forge Company, 50, 600 Allen & Bros,
agricultural implements, IS, 600, half insured,
and other losses amounting to $50, 600. partly
insured. John Kumle's loss on the building
is S163, coo; insurance, 81, 900. Several hum
bred hands are idle.
Determined TO Die.
CHICAGO, February 1st-The Inter Oceans
Decatur, ILL.,, special says: John A. Horn
stein, a German citizen of this place. attempt
ing desperate stabs at her with knife and
then pounding her over the head with
kettle. Two gentlemen interfered, and he
then pulled a revolver and shot him
self twice in the head, and that failing to kill
him seized common wood-saw and hacked
away with it at his throat until he severed
the jugular vein and bled to DEATH Domes-
tic infelicity and his own cruelty was the
cause Of the trouble.
A North Carolina Town Burned.
NORFOLK (Va), February 1st-Informa-
ton is received that Plymouth, Washington
county, North Carolina, was DESTROYED by
fire last night. The freight warehouse of
the steamer Chowan and one sore are the
only houses left standing. The fire origin
ated from kerosene explosion. Four hun
bred bales of cotton were burned.
Church Damaged by Fire.
CLEVELAND, February 1st.-The steeple,
organ and chime-bells in st. Mary's Ger
man) Catholic Church were destroyed by fire
to-day. Loss $4,000.
The Western Union ConsOIidaiiOn-Divi.
dend Being Paid.
New YORK. February 1st.-TLe Post says
the Western Union consolidation matter still
depends on Judge Barret's decision OF the
Rufus Hatch motion.
The three per cent. dividend on the Central
Pacific stock is being paid.
DefauIter Decampfd.
New YORK, February 1st - John a.
Sweezy. the rather reckless senior partner in
the dry goods house of Sweezy 81 Dartson,
Leonard street, disappeared Friday, and has
not yet been discovered. He had committed
| forgeries to the amount of S75, coo. There is
an animated discussion this morning in dry
goods circles, and universal surprise. Mrs.
Sweezy is penniless, and the trade has re-
lieved her literally.
The Secretary ship of the Treasury.
CHICAGO, February 1st.-The Journals
Washington special says: Secretary Sher-
man declares that his decision not to accept
reappointment to the head of the Treasury
Department, If General Garfield should offer
it to him. is final. He prefers to go into the
Senate, to which he has been elected.
Archbish0D Purcell Paralyzei.
| CINCINNATI, February LIST. Archbishop
| Purcell is reported paralyZsd, the entire left
| side of his body being dead-no feeling. Men
tally he seems only to have been stimulated
| by the stroke. His physicians anticipate no
immediate danger.
shot and MOrfaliy Wounded.
PUEBLO (Col), February 1st.-On Sunday
night City Marshal Bilby shot and mortally
wounded James Farrell, while the latter was
| ing to quell
New Iron steamer Launched.
CHESTER (Pa.), February 1st.-The Will
annette, new iron steamer built at Roach's
for the Oregon Steamship Company, was
launched here to-day. She is 81 feet long,
80 feet beam, and her tonnage is $3.50.
Case Compromised.
PROVIDENCE Or. L.. February 1st-The
case of the National Bank of Commerce vs..
Chaffee. Of the Sprague estate, has been COM
promised.
Immigrafion-GOid From Europe.
| New YORK. February lst.-Immigrants
during January at this port numbered S,076
"a large increase over last year.
The steamship Donan brought 1886. 900 in
gold to-day.
Decrease of The Public Dsbt.
WASHINGTON, February 1st-The debt
statement issued to-day shows the decrease
10 the public debt during January to be
81, 382, 167 II.
Memo Players Captured.
ST. LOUIS, February LIST. = The police
raided the keno rooms late last night cap
turing over $50 persons, about half of whom
were bailed out by the proprietors.
The Pennsylvania ScnatoFsAip.
HARRISBURG, February 1st.-In the 18th
haIl0C to-day w auace refsiNeu % NoIesi
Oliver rs and Grow 30. Adjourned.
Daring Highway Robbery.
WHEELING (W. Va.), February 1st.-Two
daring highwsymen knocked down and robbed
w. G.. Wilkinson, Treasurer of this county,
this evening, and robbed him of $500 in cash
and 50, 900 in orders. The affair occurred
upon principal street about 8 O'Clock.
Fatal Quarrel Between Prominent aIer.
chants.
New ORLEANS, February LIST. - j. L.
Schroeder killed L. j. Osterhoua at Gaines
landing Sunday. Both were prominent
merchants. A bale of cotton was the cause.
Hanged by Mob.
GALVESTON, February 1st.-The murds.ers
of Colonel Potter were taken from as
night at Albuquerque and hanged.
Grant at Washington.
WASHINGTON, February ist. = General
Grant arrived in the city tonight,
Reaching Out
Sam ANTONIO (Texas), February 1st.-An
international construction tam has reached
this city. giving communication with St.
Louis.
FOREIGN Nzws.