Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-08-21
The following announcement was also made
By Che Depa.tment Of Justice


Secretary of State.
The following announcement was also made
By the Department Of Justice:
WAsHlNaToS, August 20, 1883.
The death OF so eminent citiz and iurist as
Jeremiah d. Black Oi Pennsylvania which occurred
yesterday, ders it proper that the Department Of
Justice, Of which he was efficient Chief for nearly
FIVE years in tiue q great emergency, shai rlsni-
lest its sympathy ia the profound general regret
which that death occasions Therefore, by order "
the President, the Department OF Justics VIII be
closed and the fag placed at half mast OF Tuesday,
August 2lat, aud the building be draped in mourn
BENJAMIN HARRIS BREWSTER,
Attorney Genera.
YoRK (Ps J, August 20h.-Tbs funeral OF
JUDGE Back will take place tomorrow even
iug ct o'clock from his residence near York
Ia honor Of bis memory the Court hourse is
draped in mourning Toe York Bar Associa.
ton held a special meeting to-day and passed
appropsiate resolutions. NesEiy sll husiness
places will be closgd during the hours Of the
funeral, in accordance with proclamation by
CHS! BsIgesF, snd all viii unite il homage
20 the dead.
HARRIsBURG, August 20.h.-The LaRisls-
ture VIII be officially represented by a commit
Zee Of six from each branch at TIE faasrs! If
Judge Back.
The Presidential Trip.
EEqoN BASIN, via FoRT WAsHAKAI. AS
gus 20sh-PcomptlY at half-psst 6 this
morning wa mounted oug hor5ss, ard ret
without longing. lingering looks b5hind, rode
away fr5iu Camp ASthut. Oar course was
ia q westerly dirsctl1a, alcDg tha uos sids
Of tie Ggos Yenta zty5r. The tie vas clear
and bSacing. and the day Is ane IS sliy with
which e have bcea faycred sincs we cane
Gus from Hort Washakis. The traia was be-
set with the few difficulties with which our
fortnight 5rsvei ia the wilderness hss made
US 50 familiar; indesd, in the sbssace CT
fallen timber, rocky sidehills and s.esp Sc
cents and pitcher, tha rids Wauld have sssmed
somewhat mcuosoaous but for single feat
ure, which actually glori6sd H. We had
CLIMBED 70 she summit Of s long bill about
Ave miles frcm Camp Arthur, When there
suddenly burst upon our view s scsns
rs grand end msj jsgtic as VIC ever witnessed.
Below us, covered with grass and flowers, was
q lovely valley, many miles il extent, through
which was thresdirg Its .wsy the river On
whose banks We had Just sucamped. It wss
the voice of every member cl tbs ps-ty that
that sight alone would have fully repaid all
the tolls aid pe1ils Of tbe march. The IiVer
st this point has en- excellent reputation, but
as the wind has been blowing at the rate of
twenty miles an hour we do not anticipate
much success in angling. It has .bssn pow
erfuI enough TO break the liGge.pole Of ou7
mess-tens, but fortunately not beyond repair.
We are all in excsllent health, and are thor
cughly enjoying the trip.
A war OF Faces Imminent.
CHICAGO, August 20sh.-News from Ter
rell. Tex, ssys bloody war Of FACES IL i,1nii-
neat sc that point between the whites ard
hlzclys, growing out of she lypct ing OF Aisrtin
Bradley, negro who attempted TO rape q
youug white woman, Miss Cora Brsekham,
early Tuesday morning, and who was lynch ed
By white mob Friday night Yesterday
several fsadrsd negroes ssssubled at Wells
Point, Forney, Elsus and other neighboring
towas, armed themselves Gad Ceclsrsd their
intention TO burn Terrell and murder The
white inhabitants, but the whites were in.
formed OF these threats and prepared for pro-
lection. Nearly every ShIts nlsn in Terrell
strapped shotgun oa his shoulder, and the
town wss pstrolled all last night. The ne
groes knew OF this state Of sasirs and re.
trained from making an attack The town
had been guarded all day, and ID to be pa
trolled sgsi1 tonight. Jae telegraph wire il
down, aud there is no Information direct.
Ths facts above detaiIed wers received by
train tonight. Ths white inen sre deter.
mixed, aud il win be terrible for the negroes
il they make tao threatened attack. Cool
counsel from leading negroes, and the follow.
ing of it by their rsca, can only prevent g
virtual obliteasuIe Of al those eogsged.
Dessyucssenrof ots Works by Fire.
FRANKLIN (Pa.), August 20sh.-A f,e
broke out in the sill depot of the Eclipse
lubTicating refinery last night, RnS before il
wss got under coutrol it destroyed a ls.gs
part Of the works. The FIRE started in q
L, ,100-5srrel bsnziua still that exploded With
great f0rce scattering the oil in all directions.
( The FIRE departments OF hOth Oil City snd
Fr9nkii0 worked upwards of six hours before
they made hesdway sgsinst the fsuss. a
number OF tanks and stills and a large
amount of valuable machinery were lost.
Tne larger part Of the works vare saved. Ma
estimate can be safely msde upon the amount
Of damage as yet. The Eclipse was the
largest refinery in the world. TIE part de-
stroyed will Re Immediately restored, 400 men
being now 1T work on the ruins. The sfnery
bslongs to the STANDARD Oil Company.
CHICAGO, August 2Osh.-A special from
Garfield, Warren county, says Lightning
struck the Kennedy Oh Company's j, 600.
barrel tank at 4 o'clock. Seven hundred
barrels Of oil were destroyed.
Dissatisfied with the knights OF Labor.
CHICAGO, August Pittskurg glass
man have been for some time dissatisfied with
the action of the Knights of Labor. La case
Of strike they do not grant the promised
aid, and they have noVsr won strike. Thei-
plan was to vsit until meeting Of tie
Knights Of Labor Ia grand assembly, when
they were either 30 Withdraw OF TO form q
trade federation. The tern instion OF the
telagrsphers' strike, With no aid from the
Knights OF Labor, precipitated matters, and
yesterday two Sssenbiies, formed by chimney
glass blowers and pressnen, numbering 170,
sfcsded ffnm the Knights Of Labor and
formed q Plate Glass Blowers Assembly.
Next Sunday the Gather Assembly Heights
OF Labor, 260 strong, viii secede and form an
Assembly OF . new order. The impression
here is that the Knights Of Labor will burst.
Listing western linton stock.
NEw YoRK, August 20.h -President Nor.
win Green ssys OF the Western Union "Be.
fore the stock can be listed On the London
Stock Exchsnge it Is necessary thst O carsain
amouut Of the stock shall be held in Great
Britain and the owners of the stock be regis.
tersd. There are some lots owned thers, but
NOS enough to wrrrant the listing OF the stock.
Large amounts are held by othsr persona, bul
the stock stands in the names OF BANKERS and
brokers or this side. Could would have been
willing to sell 80 coo shares, but he conld no,
get the price be wanted, so negotiations came
to an end. Distrust Of all American secrri
ties, except those OF the Governments, hsd
something 70 do with the failure 10 sell large
block OF Western Union"
Were yeu surprised at the strike OF the
telegraph operators ~ O reporter asked
1.-THE officers of the company had known
for two years that Efforts were making tC
bring it about. had thirty or forty nel
who could be sent over, but received word
from this side that they were not wanted"
Strikers Applying for work.
NEw YoRK. August 20sh-Supefintend
Humestone of the Western Union Telegraph
Company was busy this morning receiving
applications for re-employment from the lats
striking operators About 100 msle operators
have been taken back since the strike ended
Five more were re-employed this morning
Sixty ladies went on the strike, and Of thii
| number only ten were taken back It is ex
| pected twenty-five more will be taken bach
| this week. All the linemen who apply fol
reinstatement sre rel cted with the answer
that their places ere filed. Nearly all tn,
branch Offices are open this morning. Ja,
Gould has expressed great satisfaction viii
General Eckerts management duxiug thl
stIike, and the success resulting from It.