Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-12-12


seat should be Petersburg or Winslow.
LINCOLN (Neb.). December 11th.-Hon. c.
=. BuIres' elegant new mansion WIS burned
yesterday. Loss, $50. COO; half insured.
NEW York, December 11th.-Ths Sturte.
want House fire last night came very near
being great disaster. Loss, ST.. 0oO; in
sured.
PHILADELPHIA. December 11th-G;bson &
Co., whose disiillery was burned so-dsy, were
insured for $4,000.
VIcKsBURG Miss, December 11th.-The
all and jailer's house at Delsa were buried
to-day, and 10 prisoners released to save their
lives. Some Of them remained to enter the
next prison.
Frishiful Boiler Exp,esfon-Efeht Men
Blown 20 Atoms.
SHAwNFETowN (IIl December 11tb.-A
most dreadful accident occurred at the saw.
mill of j. Vincent & Son at noon to-day.
Eleven men employed about the mill were
scattered about the engine-rcom eating their
monday luncheon, when the boiler exploded
with extraordinary violence, COMPLETELY
wrecking the mill, distributing The iron
plates Of the boiler at various distances from
a few feet to GOO yards, Immediately killing
eight OF the eleven men and woundine the
other three. OGe body was blown into
VIC Two ulSl were hurled O
distance of 200 yards. Several of the
men were actually blown into mince meat.
and friends subsequently went about with
pals picking up the undistinguishable frag-
ments strewn about. Following are those
instantly killed: VIM. Montgomery, Charles
Bless, Henry Hughes, Charles b .ker, George
Prince, w. z. Cove, james Mclaughlin and
Samuel Kennedy, Another, named Wsds.
kee, was blown TO considerable distance.
both arms and both legs being broken, and
otherwise injured, and died an hour after.
ward. The remaining two men were both
badly huIt--OSe doubtless fatally. Several
OF the unfortunate men have families in ind;-
gent circumstances. The cause of the explo-
sion is not known.
Successful Bank Robbery.
KIssIEY (Ks.) J, December 1lth.-The Ed
wards County Bank was catered Saturday
evening white the Cashier was at supper. The
vault was opsEed by working TIE combination
and robbed of si2 COO Parties are suspected,
and it is thought lhs money will be recovered
soon,
SECOND DIsPATCHl
TOPEKA, December llth.-A Lsrned (Ksn-
sssl dispatch says Intelligence was received
to-day that the robbery of the KinsIey Bank
had been traced to County Treasurer J. w.
Crawford, of Edwards county, by mears of
a bunch of keys and glove dropped at the
door of the vault, and that Crawford has &C.
kuowledged himself guilty and agreed TO sur
render the stolen money.
why Fathers" Life Was Prolonged.
NEW YORK, December 11.h.-Spesking Of
the Northwestern Railway war, and the
stock speculation which is expected to pre-.
cede it's settlement, Henry n. Smith. owner
of Goldsmith Maid, says "a few years ago
81, l. a. Al -. n
to be introduced into Congress. We sent 8
man to Washington who was to wire us the
minute the bill was offered. TIE dispatch
agreed upon, if everything went right, was,
Father is dead The eventful day came and
the hours rolled on, but Father did not die.
The stock went mp the scale one point at q
time, but the sad tidirgs of Fathers de.
misc did not come. When the stock had gone
up five points on US, the news of Fathers
death came. The boys had received the
mournful intelligence ahead of us. 1 have
always taken my chances with the boys
since" Mr. Smith dried his eyes in remem.
brance of tie cad event, but everybody else
smiled.
The Troy Police Row.
Troy IN. W, December 11th.-The op.
posing police forces got into o row yesterday,
dubbed cath other in the street, and locked
one another up.
El00ds.ed In Alabama.
OPELIKA, December 1Ith.-Two factions
Of the old and new City Couscils Yesterday
in riot, in which thu Mayor and
police were involved. Nine whites and one
negro were shot, and seven will die. The
Mayor has gone to Montgomery to Get
troops.
MONTGOMERY (Ala.l December Ilth.
Dying to the municipal troubles in OpeIika.
the Legislature has passed an Act vaca.ing
its charter and authorizing the Governor to
appoint g temporary local government.
Bioodshed is anticipated. There have been
several shooting sorapes already. The Legis.
lature takes recess tomorrow until January
18th.
Rev Post0fiices.
WASHINGTON, December 1Ish.-Postoffices
were established to-day at the following
points: townsville, Plumss county, Cal.
Joseph IL. Fletcher Postmaster; Vista, San
Diego county, Cal, john A. Frazier Post
master.
Protracted Sn6w-sforn,.
CHICAGO, December 18th. - The Inter
Oceans East Tawas Mich special says A
snow-storm has prevailed hers for thirty.six
hours. The snow is nearly three feet deep
on the level.
The siurIa Csse-Beaih OF an insane
Journalist.
CHICAGO, December IItk.-Ssyeral moro
eminent physicians gave testimony TO day
that Teresa Sturla was sane when she shot
Stiles.
Josiah A. Noonap, for many years a most
prominent politician and journalist in Wis.
consin, died this Insrning in the Insane Asy-
lum at Mawantos His fortunate business
ventures and vindiCtive law suits brought on
insanity several years Ego. He wss best
known in national politics - q stauuch West
ern friend Of President johnson when the
latter swung rouni the circle"
Death Ia a well.
BRIDGEPoRT Conn. ;, December 1ltb.-By
a cave 10 the wall of a well which Edward
English and his son James. of Danbury, were
digging, both were buried. After eleven
houts' work the soa was recovered, and after
fifty hours work the father was found alive.
but another cave killed him.
4 BiOodthirsty Student.
CHICAGO, December 11th.-A student in
the Chicago University to-day tried to shoot
President Anderson, who corrected him for
striking fellow student
Murdered While Asleep.
MEMPHIS, December 11th.-Edsar A.
Carleton, manager of the Needine farm, five
miles above Memphis, shot by a negro
named Mitchell Perkins yesterday morning,
died this afternoon. Carleton was sleeping
when shot. The murderer escaped.
Murder I'm The First Degree.
EVANSVILLE Wis., December 11th.-Har-
vey Clifford, gambler, of Milwsukee, has
been found guilty of murder in the first degree
for killing Captain Pugh, of Racine.
Battle In q Schooi-roGnI.
CAMBRIDGE (O), December 11th.-W. C.
Frazier, school-seacher, got into general
fight with his pupils to day while trying to
discipline some Of them. He stabbed aud
killed John Hayes, and severely cut Charles
Luce.
Lively Time In COIOred Church.
LEE Mass, December 11th-Aiter good
fight Sunday between the partisans OF Ack-
worth and Freeman, rival claimants to tie
pulpit of the colored Methodist church here,
the Ackworth party won. In the scrimmsee
revolvers were drawn, and Ackworth YVES
knocked dowp. Ackworth preached in the
evening on the subject of Victory"
Death of II Senator.
SANDCsEY (O.) December l1sh.-Senator
O'Hsgan died tonight.
Gradually Failing.
AUGUSTA (Me.). December 11th.-L,t nj.
Morrill, is gradually growing weaker in mind