Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-02-10
DOMESTIC NEWS.
Counting the Electoral Vote.

flowing. The floor was also made brilliant
with ladies toilets interpreted among the
members seats from the rows occupied by the
grave and reverend Senators close back to
the doors of the cloak-rooms, and the whole
scene, with its attendant and thoroughly per-
yading spirit of good nature, suggested an
opera night more than anything else. and
Afforded striking contrast with the
tumultous excitement and sense of
danger which characterized the stormy
electoral count of four years ago.
Among the distinguished outsiders who
occupied seats on the floor to day were Secre-
tary Evarts, Attorney General Devens and
Private Secretary Rogers. Senators Conk-
ling and Bayard, by some mischance, were
assigned to seats in the front row immedi-
ately adjacent, but throughout the proceed.
ings neither spoke nor looked towards the
other. With this noticeable exception the
members of both political parties seemed to
vie with one another in manifestations of
good feelings from first to last, and the pro-
ceedings terminated as they began, without a
ripple of excitement, except of pleasurable
character.
The lnundatiOn at New Orleans.
New ORLEANS, February 9th.-The water
has reached Franklin street, the entire sec
ton west being submerged between the new
canal and Bayou st. John. The water now
covers all west of Priever street except a
strip of a few squares on Canal street north
of Bayou st. John and the old basin. The
water covers almost the entire section of
Claybourne street, and far down Elysian
Fields street. All the vegetable gardens In
the rear of the city are damaged, and some
loss of stock is reported. No estimate
can be made of the damage done by
the overflow, and even greater damage
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rising. The Fair Grounds are entirely sub
merged. The Claybourne-street cars are
only running to the bridge on the old basin,
the balance of the road being impossible.
The greatest difficulty is experienced by the
inhabitants of the overhowed districts in
securing provisions. This district embraces
about 500 thickly settled acres lying along
the Louisville and Nashville and New Or
leans Railroad 1t will probably be many
days before trains can pass over the road
from Michan to the out stations.
NEW ORLEANS, February 9th.-The water
in rear of the city is still rising. The storm
along the coast is the severest for years.
There is not an entire wharf or boat-house
between Mississippi City and Biloxi.
Terrible and Fatal Accident.
PANA (Ill.), February 9th.-A terrible and
fatal accident occurred ten miles northwest
Of this city, at Oweneco. yesterday evening.
A construction train on the Ohio and Mis-
sissippi Railroad was backing towards Owen
eco at about II miles per hour, in order to
give a passenger train a free passage north
west. The workmen on the train had been
laying new rails and taking up old ones. and
had hat.car full of iron just in front OF the
caboose. Twenty-Five or thirty workmen
were crowded into the caboose The
passenger train was coming at an unusual
speed, in order to make up lost time, and the
train collided with q fearful shock. The
engine of the passenger train tore through
the caboose, pushing the occupants among
the masses of iron on the fiat car, killing
three outright-Allen Jones, w. w. Tatlock
and H. McPherson-and wounding the fol-
lowing Louis Selby, conductor of the pas
senger train, seriously; Jacob Hadley, Thos.
Virden, Charles McGowen, Frank Green,
John Herdman and Charles Watcher. Lock
hart, the conductor of the construction train,
is responsible for the accident.
Fire ut New York-NarrOw Escape from a
FFIghtful Disaster.
NEW YORK, February 9th.-A fire broke
out this morning in the FIVE story iron front
building, 60 to 6S New Church street, origi-
mating among quantity Of waste in the eel
lar Of the building, which was occupied by
the Western Electric Manufacturing Com
pany as manufactory. The fire rapidly
gained Roadway. and spread to the first and
second floors. About $50 men and boys, and
over 80 women, were employed in the build
ing, and the greatest wonder is that none
was injured, as the smoke was denseiy
thick and suffocating. Some Of the men were
singed in dashing down the only fight of
stairs. The girls were panic.stricken. All
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smoke was too dense to permit an
exit by the stairs, but a young man named
Herbert, who ran through the building giving
the alarm to his fellow workmen, came to
their rescue and guided them to the fire
escape, and all were saved. The loss to the
Western Electric Company, which manu-
features Western Union instruments and
telephones, is S25, 600 in stock and $500 on
the building; fully insured.
New YoRK, February 9th.-The fire was
confined to the block in which it originated,
and was eXtinguished with the loss of $40, 900 !;
covered by insurance.
Northumberland PASSENGERS.
OMAHA, February 9th.-The following
through passengers were on to-day's train
leaving at 1915 p NJ, to arrive in
Sacramento February 18th: S. Bomberger,
DR.. j. +. Calender, wife and child, Joseph
Franklin, J. Hoffman, S. J. Friedlander and
wife, Master Howard Friedlander, S. N
Rosenstock and wife, Miss Hilda Rosenstock,
Lesser Lesseynsky, Marcus Levy, w. Cohen,
II. j. Harrison. San Francisco General
Stoneman and wife, San Gabriel John
Goodwin and wife, Columbus, New; Joseph
L. Jackson and family, Wilmington, Del;
Miss Sarah Bailey, Mrs. T. B. Rice, Phila-
delphia q. A. Stevens Boston.
Twenty-Five through emigrants left on last
nights emigrant train, to arrive in Sacra-
mento February 10th.
Killed While Resisting Arrest.
MEMPHIS, February Chiefly Marshal
Arlington of Collisrsville, Tennessee, at.
tempted last night to arrest desperate who
was creating disturbance in saloon of that
city. The man resisted Arlington, also a
young man named Will Payne, who had
gone to the assistance of the City Marshal
whereupon Payne seized shotgun and blew
off the head of the unknown ruffian Abing-
ton and Payne's wounds are slight.
The BuHaso Disasfer-Further Particu.
lars.
BUFFALO, February 9th.-The number of
killed was five. The scene was one of desc
lation. The whole of the old depot, $50 feet
long, 26 feet high and 100 feet wide, with a
hight of arch rs feet, is mass of ruins. 1t
is Twenty-Five years old. Inc accident could
have happened at no time, day or night, when
the loss Of life would not have been worse.
The Lake Shore train was the only one wait
ing there, and two trains behind time should
have been in the depot.
Shipwreck with no Loss of life.
BELIxI Miss, February 9th.-The steam
ship Josephine, Captain Staples. from Ha-
vana to New Orleans, broke up at o'clock
this morning on Ship Island. The passen-
gers and crew were all saved after seven
hours floating The vessel and cargo are a
total loss. The value of the steamer was
500, 900.
A Town Annihilated by Storm.
Pass MANCHAc ia, J. February 9th.-A
terrific storm of wind and rain from the
southwest struck this town this morn
ing at half-past 3 O'Clock, sweeping away
every building in the place, including the
depot and telegraph Office. No lives were
lost, but the citizens lose everything in the
way of household effects, provisions. etc.
Damage by Overflow.
CINCINNATI, February 9sh.-The large and
small streams in this vicinity are causing
great damage by overaows, and much greater
injury is threatened.
A Brutal Outrage.
OTTAWA tOnt), February 9th.--A half.
witted girl was iuveigael into saloon at