Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-06-27
Further Details of the Storm.

Further Details OF the Storm.
CHICAGO, June 26th.-A Peterson tIowa) !
special says that one business house and
dozen or more dwellings and farm houses
were destroyed by the storm there, and IN
that vicinity. Saturday morning. One man
and one child were killed. There are rumors
of further casualties, but no particulars.
INDIANAPOLIS, June 26sh.-A severe wind:
storm last evening blew down the steepie OF
the Episcopal Cathedral. and did considerable
damage to other buildings. A negro boy
was fatally hurt ~ falling house.
TRENTON IN. J.l, June 26th.-The city
was visited last evening by terrific wind.
hail and thunderstorm. The Globe Rubber
Company's building, Titus wooden mill and
number Of dwellings were unrooted.
MILWAUKEE wis. J, June 26th,-The heavy
rains and terrible storms of last Saturday,
Just reported, caused much damage to crops
in the valleys of the Mississippi and Wlscon-
sin rivers, in the vicinity of Prairie au Chier,
Wisconsin. Specials say that farms in the
valleys are covered with coating of clay
washed down from the hills to depth rang.
ing fcom one foot to three feet. On the side
hill farms the crops are completely ruined
LINCOLN (Neb), June 26th.-The most
terrific storm Nebraska has known for years
occurred yesterday morning in Butler county,
aud sweptin a southessterly direction through
Saunders, Lancaster, Cass, Otoe ard Nemaha
counties, doing its greatest damage IN belt
% miles wide between Wahoo and Weston,
in the southern part of Saunders county.
Heavy hail accompanied the rain, beating
down corn badly, and utterly runiLg small
grain. Under the bridges on Wahoo creek
the hail packed two feet deep. Two resi-
dences in Wahoo we're blown down, two
story barn lifted up and carried 90 feet,
leaving team Of horses unhurt tied to the
mspger. a herd of 125 ponies were swept
by the storm eight miles southeast, across
corn-felds and through wire fences. Hail
stones as big as eggs aud walnuts bombarded
Wahoo, and not pare OF glass is left in the
west windows. The new school-house at
Clear creek was wrecked also two-story
dwelling. It il reported that at Btainard's
an arm was broken and two children killed.
Near Talmsge, in Neam2ha county, the wind
hurled freight car down the bank, and it
struck hsnd-car under which six section
men had sheltered themselves. They did not
see the flying car in time to escape, and one
was killed outright aud the others fatally H.
jured. The farmers say the corn will come
up again, but will be put back two weeks.
The wheat. which had jointed and headed
out, is terribly hacked up. The rye and oats
are broken square in the middle, and some
uSllS uShE w aLlOO Cut dS el4ipONu IL
mower. The lands are still covered with
water and the creeks are very high.
OMAHA, June 26sh.-Sunday's storm of
wind, rain and hail destroyed large amount
of crops along the Omaha and Republican
Valley Railway. The damage to crops in
Butler county is estimated at hslf million
dollars. In Saunders county the crops are
almost entirely ruined. Other sections here
and there suffered severely. All the windows
On the west side of the houses in the path Of
the storm, which varied from five to fifteen
miles in width, were broken. Numerous
houses were wrecked and several persons
killed and iojured. A girl and boy were
killed near Brainard and their mother ard
father badly injured One woman had leg
broken At Rising child was drowned. At
Weston woman was severely injured, and
two children were killed in Butler county.
MARTINS FERRY (O.) June 26.h.-A very
severe storm occurred here this afternoon.
Several large buildings were uurooofed, and
one or two demolished. Fruit and shade
trees were much damaged. No one was
hurt.
The Racing Meeting ut Chicsgo-Fine
sp0rf-Fiye Contests.
CHICAGO, June 26sh.-The following Cali
fornia gentlemen are here TO attend the races,
in which so many Pacific coast horses are
entered S. f. Wilson, Ira Ranssll. Theo-
dore Winters, William S. Hopkins, L. J.
Baldwin, Dan Thurlow McMullin, S. B.
Whitehead and I. r. Martin. The San
Francisco entries are in good condition, and
drivers and owners are confident of success.
The weather was fine and warm to-day, but
the track was heavy from yesterdays rains.
In the first rac- one mile for all ages,
Bootjack was 800 in the pools, the field $40.
6 81 a IL,
by length, Gus Matthews second, Claris-
sima third, Ranger fourth, Goodnight last
beaten off by bad start for her. Time, Loo.
In the second race, Ladies Stake, for two
year-old tllies, threefourths Of a mile, bet.
ting was even against Miss Woodford. They
got away we'll, and Miss Woodford won in a
gallop, Visavi second, Bue Grass Belle
third, Orange Blossom fourth, Olean last.
Time, 1:204.
In the third race, Board of Trade handicap
sweepstakes for all ages, one and a half
miles, Ben dor and John Davis were nearly
even in the pools. There was an excellent
start, Sunday and Blbee running even, bu.
John Davis and Blazas headed them, Ben
dor taking third place; but before they
reached the seven furlong post he had them
all whipping, and won by half length, John
Davis second, Aliunde third two lengths off,
with Blazes, Sunday, Monogram, Babes and
Intrinsic following. Time, 2:46a.
In the fourth race, mile heats over four
hurdles, at the brst hurdle Bismuth, who had
been behaving badly, turned complete
somersault. Guy aud Glasgow ran at evens,
taking the last hurdle together, but Glasgow
was squeezed out, Guy winning, Judge Bur-
net second, Glasgow third. Time, 1:5Sl. In
the second heat Glasgow sold at 800, field
$40. The three went away finely until
Glssgow's rider fell st the second hurdle, and
after driving race Burnett won by q nose.
Time, 1:554. In the third heat pools Burnett
sold for 800, Guy So Guy took the heat
and woa the race by a length. Time, 1:5S4.
The book betting was two and half to one
against Guy to win for place, and one TO two
against Guy.
In the fifth race, one and an eighth miles
for all ages, non.Winners since January LIST.
Bell Boy took the track at first, followed
closely by Mary Corbett and Wapokonck.
The others brsnche1. At the home stretch
Stanton came away and won by a length and
a half, Mary Corbett second, Bell Boy third,
Ssunterer fourth. Time, minutes.
This ended the days sport.
The Political Assessment Matter.
NEW YORK, ,Ju1e 26sb.-George William
Curtis handed the counsel of the Civil Service
Reform Association the letter written him by
J. A. Hubbell concerning the political assess
ment circular. The counsel, in reply to Hub
bell, says: st would give the Association
aud ourselves much satisfaction to have i'm.
mediate opportunity of testing the sound
ness of the circular to which you re.
fer. The Circuit Court of the United
States for the southern district Of
New York ia now in session. We will make
a test case Of any one which you may selec.
of the numerous payments which have been,
and as we are informed, will be made to you
in this district in response to your circular.
by executive officers or employees of the
United States appointed by the President,
by and with the advice and consent Of the
Senate. We will, if you concur in this
suggestion and select case, request the at
torney of the United States to proceed at
once by information against the offender.
We will request him to state in this informa-
tion the facts exactly as they exist, so that |
counsel for defendant may demur to the in
formation at oncs with his concurrence,
which we believe would be cheerfu1y given. |
If you concur through your counsel in facili-
tatiug the proceedings, we doubt not the |
Court will fix an early day for the hearing, |
Fnd thus this important question will be ju' |
ideally determined"
Beecher and The Strikers.
New York, June 26:h.-In his sermon |
Henry Ward Beecher Endorsed the
freight handlers strike as justifiable, and |
said the Knights of Labor, Workingmen's
Union. etc, were popular educators, and the
education of the common people was to be
approved, He did rot always approve of
strikes. The chespening OF things was o
,rand thing, but capital should not cheaper
abor.
Postal Changes for The Pacific Coast.
W.surNcroN Jnne 26th.-Postal changes |