Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-06-16

sympathy with the New York employers in
their fight against the unreasonable woTkmen
were adopted, and cooperation promised.
Disastrous Fire af Brooklyn.
NLw YORK, June 15th.-A large fire is
raging among the bonded warehouses just
above the Wall street ferry, Brooklyn. Tugs
are towing vessels away.
SECOND DISPATCHl
NEw YORK, June 15th.--A fire broke out
to-day on tke top teor of warehouse on
Furmoa street, Brookiyn-one of the build
ings known as Pierpont's storss-among some
bags OF damaged liuseed. When the fremen
arrived several large streams were poured on
the building, but the fire burned persistently.
While the bla2e was sweeping through the
upper part of the building the workmen dis
covered that one Of their number was miss
ing-Pstrick Moreys He persisted in the
flames. Thomas Eagan, another workman.
also remained too long on the upper floor, for
when be attempted to get back to the stairs
he found that avenue cut off by fire. He
then became so terrified that he sprang out
of window, falling upon the ground. He
was picked up unconscious. and is believed
to be fatally injured. The flames made rapid
progress, and communicated to warehouse
No. 5, which was stored with miscellaneous
merchandise. The fremen had the flames ex-
tinguished after two hours labor, when the
interior OF the warehouse was nearly burned
out, and the chsrred remains of Moreys were
found. The warehouse was owned by Henry
f. Pierpont & Co. No. is said to have
been worth $50, 000 aud No. so, in
sured for $4,000. Some of the goods in
storage were very valuable, and the loss is
estimated at about $500, 600.
Grecnback Labor Convention.
COLUMBUS tO.), june 15th.-The Green
hacty yoho Ntota
delegates. Committees were appointed and
a recess was taken.
SECOND DISPATCHl
COLUMBUS, june 15th.-In the afternoon
the Greenback. Labor Convention adopted a
long platform, without unusual features.
COLUMBUS, June l5th.-The following
ticket was nomisated: Governor, John
Dietze Lieutenant. Governor, Chas. Jen-
kins; Supreme Judge, Joseph Watson At
torney. General, Il. M. Tuttle Treasurer,
w. +. Lloyd /; member of the Board of Pub
lie Works, II. l.. Moreyson.
Pennsylvania Green hackers.
PoTrsvuLE, June 15th.-The National
Greenbackers nominated State Treasurer
this morning.
SECOND DISPATCR.I
PoTTsvILLE, June 15th.-A platform was
adopted reaffirming the platform of 1880, and
denouncing the statement of the subsidized
press that the Greenback- Labor party desires
unlimited greenbacks, and declare that they
Only desire enough for business purposes. A
resolution of sympathy with the Land League
of Ireland and America was adopted and
the Convention adjourned.
The New Hampshire legislature.
CONCORD, June 15th.-The Legislature has
elected A. b. Thompson as Secretary of
State, and Scion A. Garter as State Treas
urer.
Man and wife Drowned.
ATLANTA (Ga,) June 15tb.-John Middle
ton and wife, of Rogers Mills, were drowned
to-day.
Wife and Child Shot 10 Death.
PoTrsvILLE (Pa.l June 15th.-Rohert
Martin tonight shot his wife and child. Both
were killed.
Death Caused by a Lizard.
DITRoIT, June 18th MIR. Lemon, the un-
fortunate possessor of lizard in his stomach,
died this morning.
Found Guilty.
New YORK, juno 15th.-Al5ert Felix
Vogel has been found guilty of trying to All
duct Rosa Strasberger.
Convicted OF Murder.
ST. LOUIS, June 15th.-Brown and Myers,
the New Madrid outlaws who killed Robert
Lafarge and shot the Sheriff of Wayne
county, were convicted of murder yesterday.
Embexziemenf.
ST. LOUIS, June 15sh.-Clyde ErskiGe the.
son of a wealthy citizen, has been arrested
for the alleged embezzlement of $4,000 as
Secretary Of the Union Depot Street Rail-
way, and for other thefts.
Bank Dividends Returned.
WASHINGTON, June 15th.-It is stated that
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idend 6 per cents viii be returned in all TO the
depositors as soon as the bank property is
sold.
Bonds Received.
WAsHEGToN, June 15th-Forty million
dollars in coupons of 8 per cent. bonds have
been received fer conversion into g per cents.
Rates Reduced.
New YORK, June 15th-Commissione
Fink today reduced the seventh and ninth
classes from Chicago to New York five cents.
The Whitaker Case.
WASHINGTON, June 15th.-W hittaker's
friends declare that they won't let his case
drop, as the evidence does not Justify the
verdict of guilty, and propose to argue the
case before the Judge Advocate General, and
then, if necessary, go to the. President and
ask him to disapprove the verdict.
Colors for Eleutenant Greeley.
New ORLEANS, June 18th. - Linwood
Lodge of this city, in which Lieutenant I.
w. Greeley, commanding the Arctic expedi-
tion, was made q Mason, has purchased a
stand of colors, to be forwarded to him at st.
Johns.
Increase in Business.
NEW YORK, June 15th.-The PuLlic's
weekly statement shows that every clearing
house in the United States makes an increase
in business transactions this week over the
corresponding week last year.
The New Work Brewers.
NEw YoRK, June 15,h.-The employing
brewers met to-day. The reports show that
nearly every one had all the men necessary,
and they say the strike is a thing of the past.