Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-08-09

Scott, Land Commissioner Of the Northern
Pacific. ia row en- route to inspect the pur-
Chase.
War Politics In Illinois The Iron
Workers.
CHICAGO, August Ssh.-John B. Finch.
who WAS one OF the NEST earnest ad socates 90
prohibition il Iowa, and who has lately been
lecturiDg in his own State (Nebraska) on the
same subject, Gays the people here are work
ing to secure the submission of a constitu-
tional amendment prohibiting the sale or
ranufaoture Of liquors for drinking purposes.
They are making thsrough canvass, with
good chances Of success. II the amendment
il submitted it viii carry without doubt by
large majority. Interviews with leading
anti prohibitionists and liquor men in Chi.
csso show that they view with some slarn
the inroads of temperance advocates in the
adjoining States, and that they are formed in
impact body and intend to fight them in
all interests, from the conception, with
money, votes aud political and personal ipflu.
ence. They generally advocate high license
as means OF suppressing doggeries and dis
reputable saloons. The German temperance
element have called s German temperance
Convention in this city for August 25th, and
have elected two delegates to represent them
In the National Temperance Convention here,
August 231.
The Amalgsmated Iron.workers are busy
with their Constitution and By laws. They
expect to adj lurn tomorrow, after electipg
oticers. They have succeeded 30 far In keep
ing their do;ngs profoundly secret.
The indications are that Robert r. Hit
the Republican nominee FIR Congress ia the
Sixth Illinois District, will be nominated to
fill cut the term of the la.e Representative
Hawk, of the old Fifth District. The Dem.
ocrats of the Sixth Iowa District are instruct
ing their delegates to oppose Weaver, who is
trying to Get the Greenbackers and Dem.
ocrats to combine OF him.
Explosion OF Boilers.
HICKMAN (Ky.) August Sth.-The steamer
Gold Dust exploded her boilers at 8 o'clock,
just after leaving Hickman, AID forty-seven
persons were scalded and seventeen are miss.
ing. The boat was lar ded in an eddy Just
above town, and through the exertions of
citizens the cabin passengers, engineers and
part OF the crew and deck passengers taken
| ashore ard removed TO hotels and resiier ces.
Twentyfour of the injured were lying in
Holcomb's dry goods store az one time,
whera they seceived every attention before
being removed to moro comfortable places.
Following is list of the i1jured Captain
John L. McCord, slightly soslded; +.
Gray, pilotI Sol. Price,. first mate; John
Langiers. second clerk /; VIM. Ingram, third
| clerk VIM. Trevis. barkeeper Pat Daniels.
cabin Waterman John O'Neil, deck hand |;
Tom Beck, deck sweeper; Dick Phillips,
porter. the second porter, two pantrymen,
two roustabouts, three fremen and two bar.
bers. Ten deck passengers and Mrs.
thompson, CABIN Passenger, are severely
scalded. ID. Duuphan, second mate,
| Bsrtreed, freight clerk; James Monahan,
sailor man; james Nichols, baker and third
l W. n ID
and Mrs. Blank were slightly scalded. The
beat was run ashore, made fast, took Ere
and burned to the waters edge and sunk.
The books, safe and baggage were lost.
LATER.-Bill Ingrahan, William Traves,
Pat, the cabin watchman, P. Fl. Coleman, a
deck passenger, and john Joy, a roustabout,
have died.
CAIRO (Iil), August 8sh.-Up to z O'clock
this morning thirteen victims of last nights
steamboat disaster had died. Five lady pas.
sspgers of the Gold Dust were saved and only
one was slightly scalded. Twelve Of the
wounded are at Hickman, net being able to
b. moved. Ten of the dead are buried at
Ii ckman. Some of the wounded have been
| brought here on the City Of Acton The cit
lzens OF Hickman very generously epaned
the:r houses for the care of the injured. The
Gold Dust, at the time of the explosion, had
/ 100 persons on board, and is are missing /;
they are supposed TO have gone down with
! the wreck.
| Captain Shields has telegraphed fror, Hick.
man the following new facts: Ths City of
Acton took twelve persons from the wreck,
part ct them being unable to be moved. Ali
of the twelve dead will be buried decently,
The boat is a total loss. Captain Cudder is
unable to account fo- the explosion. The
! Gold Dust was in frst.c,ass condition, and
! this is the first accident the company has
| had.
| ST. LOUIS, August Sih.-Engineer Powers,
Of the steamer Gold Dust, states that at the
[ time of the explosion he had Just looked at
the steam gauge, which registered lao pounds,
| and the boat was allowed 166 pounds He
had just tried the wster.gauge, and the water
was flush with the upper cock. He wa. in
the blacksmith shop, and intended to blow
out The mud-drum, when there were two ex-
! ploeions in quick succession. At one the
| boiler remained ia place; at the next it
went off, and stu7k through the cabin. hoor,
and then thers was third, and it stopped in
the cngine-roo9, eai lay with one end on
each engine.
Pilot Ed. Gray aud his son, who were on
watch, and Miss Hilda Saith, were ia the
pilot-house. Gray was asleep in his room
over the boilers. Those in the pilot-hou
| fell among the wreck, bat go. out without
| scratch. Lem. Gray had both feet, both
hands and one leg scalded, but is not DANCER
ously hurt. The clerk (Langiers) is not seri
ousiy hurt; he has been left at Hickman.
| -Four wounded were left in Cairo. The Others
| go to st. Louis. j. S. McCord, the master,
| is but slightly hurt Sol Price, first mate, il
badly injured. Henry DIETRICH first clerk
but slightly scalded. John Langlers, second
clerk, SO badly injured that he was lett at
Hickman. Billy Ingram, third clerk, and Z.
1. Travis. book-keeper. are both dead, and
their bodies are on the City Of Alton. The
other officers ara all right There were log
persons on the Gold Dust-of these 81 are
on board the City of Alton, Is ara dead, II
are badly burned, and lefs at Hickman, and
IL are missing. All the ladies on board were
saved.
MEMPHIS. August S.h.-R. B. Henley, q
merchant of Merriiton. Ark, was also pas
senger from here on the Gold Dust.
CAIRO t[li.). August Sth.-A deck hand
left here by tins City of Alton from the Gold
Dust, named Jourdsn, died this afternoon.
Losses by the Gardiner Fire.
GARDINER (Me J. August Sth.-The suffer-
ers BY yesterdays FIRE are Moore & Brown,
planning mills, 81 500; Leabur L Towie.
planning mills. S75, COO; James Nash, furni.
ture factory, $4,000; Wadsworth Brothers,
furniture factory. S. 600; Walker & Marcy 3
saw mill, $1,000; II. w. Jewett & Co,
planning aud saw mill, $4,000; P. s.
Robinson, sash and blind factory and plan.
ing mill, s., 600; Joseph Perry, machine
shop, $1,000; @. A Robbins, machine shop
and foundry. 5000.
The Election i'm Kentucky.
LOUISVILLE, August Sth-According to
the returns received from the State election
held to-day, the Democrats elected one Judge
of the Court of Appeals-Gsneral John II.
Lewis, present incumbent also three Judges
of the Superior Court-Boudon, Richards
and Reid. The race that is attracting most
attention abroad is that of Clerk for the
| Court of Appeals, between Thomas J. Henry
Democratic nominee. and ex-Lieutenant Gov.
| ernor I. Jacobs, Independent Democrat
from strong Republican counties the indica.
tons are that Henry will receive about 100.
600 aud Jacobs about 90, 900 votes.
Irish Land League for Arab Pasha.
PHILADELPHIA, August Ssh.-The Parpell
Branch of the Irish Land League has unani.
mously voted to send Arab Pasha its pro-
cesds of an excursion to be held under the
auspices OF the Philadelphia League Septem.
Der 81. All other branches are recommended
to follow this example.
The Killed and Wounded.
| GALVESTON, August Ssh.-A Mckinney
| special says: The following ara the names OF
| the persons killed and wounded in the acct
dent on the East Line road Killed--Iitero,
G. 2. Harper, Ike Rosser seriously wounded,
| w. 3. Fowler, conductor, and w. +. Scott.
A-Wrecked Train-Loss OF Life.
| WINsBoRo Tenn August Sh.-A train
was wrecked near here yesterday, killing the
conductor. mail and express agents and sew
eral passengers, and injuring several otherr.
The Glevers Resist and are Beaten
| Wrestling Match.
New York, August S.b-The application
| for the injunction to restrain the police from
interfering with the glove fight between Sui.
| livan and Wilson ON the II b instant was de-
MED. and Sullivan and Wilson were teIe-
graphed TO cease training, the match being
| indefinitely postponed.
| ,Ina ctor CHI ,nr,;or, Of ENGLAND lafoalal