Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-11-25
severe and Damaging Gale.


schooner j. w. Doane, from Erie, was forced
ashore at the b7eskwster ard bids fair TO be-
come total wreck. 1he steam barge Empire
safely arrived, having broken away from her
tow-swo schooners, the Groton and a, Il.
Moss-which, it is fesred, are lost There
will undoubtedly be more casualties 60 report.
BUFFALO, November 24th.-The schooner
J. w. Doane is a total wreck. Loss, $50, 600.
The crews of the schooners Groton and A. IL,
Mess were saved.
BUFFALO, November 24h.-The terrible
storm which broke over the city here last
evening continues to-day in all its fury. The
city nsver had to undergo a harder battle
with the elements. Several persons were in
iured this mornir by falling signs. The
sidewalks are covered with debris. The wind
Is strong enough to ogerturu cauvas-coy cred
express wfgDps. The velocity was sixty
miles an hour at $40 this morning. A sleet
snow and rain have been falling iucessaaty
since about 2 a. NJ. This harbor presents a
gloomy appearance. In addition to the loss
Of the schooner Dosne, the schooner A. II.
Moss is almost totally wrecked, having gone
upon the breakwstsr at the foot of York
street. The life-ssving crew rescued ali
hands, and Tugs ate working to get the vessel
off b5f0re she goes to pieces entirely. The
schooner Groton was on the beach at Tiff
Farm at daylight, and life. boats have gone to
the rescue. The Little Giant floating ele-
vator was capsized during the night and was
thrown upon the d ok. The water in the
creek has risen four feec. The schooner
Dosne is now b eaking up. So far not a life
has been lost IN this port, but escapes have
been miraculous.
BUFFALO, November 24th-The floating
elevators Marquette and Buffalo broke from
Ek,otr =.
basin. The Buffalo and Marqustte came in
and the latter was stove. The furv
of the storm reached its hight at O'Clock,
when the wind was blowing at the rate OF 90
miles an hour, Two of the New York Cen
trail Railroad tracks running alongside the
lake were washed out, and trains for Lock
port and the Falls had TO leave by the OLD
belt line. At East Buff slo tie storm was also
severe. the water In the river being very high.
The cellars of good many houses in the
lower part of the town were submerged. A
small Canadian vessel laden with -four is re-
ported on the south shore. Ali the steam.
boat lines report their boats safe as far as
heard from.
ROCHESTER IN. Y J, November "a sh.-Two
propellors and five sailing vessels were driven
into Charlotte to-day by stormy weather.
DETROIT (Mich.l, November 24tb.-The
Captain Of the propeller Fountain City,
which arrived down at midnight, thinks the
loss to shipping by last nights gale will be
very heavy. He Gays there were many craft
Of every description out on Lake Huron and
that the storm on Saginaw Bay was simply
terrible. The schooner C.. b. Benson was
reported aground on Colchester Reef, Lake
Erie, yesterday afternoon, flVing signals OF
distress, The crew were dashed 20 the rigging.
The vessel that sighted them was unable to
get to them.
DETROIT, November 2ith.-No further
news has been received from the schoone: on
Colchester Reef, but it is believed that the
crew escaped. The new iron propeller H. j.
Jewett is aground at Lip1skiln, but it is
thought she will be got off when the water
rises. The propeller Panama is high and dry
on Par Point in Lake Erie, in an exposed
condition. The schooner Morning Light
went ashore this morning four miles north of
Ludington. The iife.saviug crew went TO her
rescue, but the hfebost capsizsd and the crew
were obliged to swim ashore a tug was then
procured which towed surf boat from Lud.
lngton and succeeded IN rescu:ng all the men.
The Railrnnd War.
NV YORK, November 2ith.-The World
prints the following:
MILWAUKEE, November 23l.
~ Tue LtlSOE Oi Tue bOFtU-OsF. L nave
to say, in answer to yolr inquiries by tele-
graph, that l cannot possibly tell how long
the existing and inexcusable railroad war
here may last. 1t has been begun because
we refused 10 submit t what we deemed very
unreasonable demands, and after we had of
fered to leave all the points in dispute to ar
bitrstion. 1t augurs badly for the future Of
railroad property in this country If great cor
porations are to act in this manner. After
submitting without retaliation for some weeks
TO unproyOked hosSiijties, NC are now simply
trying to defend ourselves.
ALEXANDER MITCHELL,
President c., n and St. 2. Railway.
OMAHA, November 24sh.-The st. Paul
and Omaha and Illinois Central freight line
makes rate of twenty-five cents on all
freight from Omaha to Chicago, regardless of
classification.
Titles TO Land In New Mexico.
WAsHIEGTOS, November 245h.-The Sec
rotary OF the Interior has ordered that, under
the New Mexican Donation Act Of July %,
1884, the settlement and cultivation of land
claimed by the doree must have been com
mencsd hy the first day of January, 1858, that
being the limitation fixed by the Act for &C
quiring necessary residence. II sidencs within
JnaS time is not sufficient in itself to entitle
persons having that qualification TO make
selection and settlement at any time after &c
quilinG IT, but such settlement and cultiva-
lion must have tegun within the time limited
for obtaining residence. Under this con-
struction the four years OF actual settlement
and cultivation required by the Act must in
all cases have been completed by the first day
of January, 1862. This decision affects the
titles to large number of eutries made by
settlers in New Mexico.
Funeral of Thurlew Weed.
New YORK, November 24th.-The funeral
OF Tnurlow Weed took place this morning.
Private services were held at the late resi-
6euce, Rev. Drs. Hall, Paxton aud Keinfells
officiating. At the conclusion Of the service
the funeral cOrtege formed anu proceeded to
the church, which was flied with COL grega-
tion composed OF many prominent cICIzeua
and well known persons from the interior Of
the State. Miss Harriet Weed is too greatly
agitsted to leave the house. Tee funeral
party viii leave for Albany this evening.
Educational statistics.
WASHINGTON, November 24sh.-The sps-
cial census bulletin shows that in the United
States there are 4, 923 451 persons OF ten years
and upward who are unable TO read and
s 2S9. 95S unable to write. OF the number Of
persons returned as unable TO write S0l9, Csc
are white white natives unable to write,
-, 4OU COIOreu persons tan Ys,SsS or age and
upward unable TO write, 8 900 S7S, or seventy
per cent OF the population. The iilitsracy Is
confined mostly TO the Southern States.
The Labor Congress.
CLEVELAND, November 24th.-The forenoon
was devoted to committee consultations.
Messrs. Gowher of New York, Howard OF
Massachusetts,, Edmonston OF Washington,
Powers of Chicago. and Foster of Ohio, were
supoiptsd Committee on Legislation far the
ensuing year. Resolutions were adopted to
take political action against the men and
measures opposed to Trades Unionism, ad-
yising local Piasterera' Unions to connect
themselves with the National Plssterers'
Union, and urging the plssterers TO organize
local Unions where none now exist; recon-
msndipg Trades Unions to study the quss-
tons Of tenure Of land requesting working
men to smoke only cigars manufactured by
Union men Instructing the legislation com
rnlttee to urge the passage, by Congress, of
bill for the protection Of life and property at
sea. The platform of principles was ratified
substantially the same as last yesr. minus the