Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-03-30
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SPECIAL TO THE REooRD.UNIoN
DOMESTIC NEWS.
The Hood In the soush.

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| The flood In the s0ufh.
| NATcHR1, March 29th.-Steamboat are
| now sailing over wagon-roads. All the bot
tom lands extending on the Mississippi side
as tar as Fladom are under water.
NEw ORLEANS. March 29sh.-A corre-
spondent of the Times Deiaoc'ut writing from
| Musson, Louisiana, says: The protrscted
| contest is over, and the beautiful Foodcche,
Mariugern and Grassette country is desolated
| by vast sheet of water pouring over it from
| four crevasses. Two hundred square miles
of land, occupied by 1000 people. is covered
| with water. Only three plantations escape
The woods are full of stock, wading and
swimming in search Of food, and already they
are beginning to die. There is no suffering
are getting scarce, and there soon must be >
call fer help.
Troops Pursuing Indian Horse Thieves
MuEs CRY, March 29;h.-Troops crossed
the Yellowstone here yesterday in pursuit of
the Sioux who stole some Cheyenne ponies
from Fort Keogh Friday night. The cavalry
crossed on the ice in the morning, snd the
infantry went over In ferryboat in the
evening.
Sacetnating sRdisns.
ST. PAUL, March 29sh.-Dr. Falkner, asst
ing as surgeon in the army. has been vaccipat-
ing the Indians at Fort Randall. One sig
teen-year.old son of Sitting Bull broke from
the surgeon twice, when the old chief held
him while the virus was inserted.
suicide In J,n.
CHICAGO, March 29th.-The Times Provo
UTAH special says: John 0akes. sentenced
to the Penitentiary for life, committed sui
eide in the Jail last night
wesiward-Bound Passengers.
OMAHA, March 29sh-Left here yesterday,
to STRIVE in Sacramento Anril 1st: James
Green, Kobe, Japan; Miss Kate Fentou Los
Angeles; c. Cole, England; Captain NJ. A.
Baker, New Bedford, Mess; John McGil-
land and son, Petersburg Va; Louis A New,
San Francisco; Marshal Bairny, Yokohama.
Seventy-one through emigrants left on Mon
day nights emigrant train, to arrive in Sac
ramento April 4th.
John Kelly In Bad Oder.
NEW YORK, March 29th.-The anti Kelly
Tammany Democracy met last mig hit, and re-
solved that the so called Kelly Cornell slli-
arce is such an infamous display of party
treason as to make it emiaently advisable
that the Democratic State Central Committee
be convened, and such measures taken as will
forever assure loyal Democrats that hereafter
there win be no cowar1ly recognition or COM
promise with John Kelly.
Fatal Wind storm.
MONTGOMERY iAlal. March G9h.-A
storm in southeast Alabama blew down the
house of K. J. Richardson, in Boz bon county,
killing him, 7. Redding, near Cuthbert, Ga,
aud Mrs. Pond and Mr.. Martin, near
Browns station. A number of people were
badly hurt and many houses demolished.
Boiler Explosions.
CORNING 10 J, March 29Sh.-The boiler of
a portable saw.mill near here burst to day,
killing one person and fatally injuring feur
others.
KENPToN lind J, March 29th.-The boiler
of Wessor's heading saw.mill south Of here,
exploded to-day. One man was killed and
another fatally hurt.
small.Pox at Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI March 2g;h.-Forty cases of
smallpox and five deaths were reported yes
terday-the largest in one day yet announced.
Compositors on IA Strike.
New YORK, March 29th.-The World COM
positors have struck for the restoration of
their pay to forty FIVE cents Per thousand
ems, extra pay for tabular work, and seven
hours work daily.
First Public Reception.
WASHINGTON March 29th.-President Ar
thur held his first public reception at the Ex-
ecutive Mansion last night He was assisted
by General and Mrs Grant and several ladies
of the Cabinet
Nc, Thank you.
WASHINGTON, March 20 h.-Geperal But
ler positively declines to become COUNSEL for
Guiteau.
Pursuit OF n Desrerado.
DALLAS Tex J. March 30 h.-Detective
Jack Duncan left to-day for Arizona, to
cure Frank Jackson, the most desperate
member of Samuel Bass gang Of train rob-
bers jackson has been 'at large since the
fight at Round Rock in 1873. ia which Samuel
Bass, S. Il. Barnes and others were killed.
Positive information hiss been received that
Jackson has been lurking between Las Vegas,
November, and heads gang of desperadoes.
There is standing reward of 81 500 for
Jackson.
Escape OF COnvicts-Tw0 Killed and the
Others Recaptured.
BIG SPRINGS TEX J, March 29tb.-Six ne
gro convicts escaped from gang working on
the Texas and Pacific Railroad, killing one of
the guard. They robbed the camp and Sc
cured arms, rations and civilian clothing
Two made their way to Mexico, and the
other four travelled east along the road, and
were pursued by the Rangers. The Sergeant
came upon them lying iu the brush, when
they ran, and two were killed and the others
captured.
The south Carolina Election Cases.
CHARLESTON, March 29sb.-The election
cases which began Monday number twenty.
TIE number of defendants is fifty.six. All
the defendants in Richland, Sun ter, Neorge-
town and Colleton, and three in Charleston,
were Commissioners or managers of the cleo
tion.
Referred TO the eAttoruey-GeneraI.
WASHINGTON, March 29:h.-The letter of
Railroad Commissioner Armstrong favoring
a vigorous prosecution of the suits against
the Pacific Railroads, has bsen referred to
the Attorney General for his guidance in
conducting these cases.