Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-08-21


tirely destroyed by FIRE yssssfday moTuirg.
The loss viii probably exceed $50 eco; lar,i.-
ance about $4,000 Forty Tnen. are thrown
ont of employment.
Seriously III.
CHICAGO. August 2Osh.-A letter has been
received here from Fort Leaven worth. stating
that Major Edward. B, Grimes. Quartermas-
ter of the Uniled States Army. who has hssu
very i'll at that post for some time gith
dropsy. Is failing so rapidly that no hoppe re-
nsio, IN the opinion OF the medical oificers.
for his recovery.
Flight Of Dishonest officer.
CHICAGO, August 20sh.--Chsrles n. Dres.
for six years Secretary and Treasurer OF the
Lowell, Mass., Mutual Fire IHsErsrcs Cooa-
psny has fed to Cslifornis, cantessi1g % ,
siefslcasion of about so, 900, and Ieaviag con-
siderable indebtedness. He took two CT his
children with him, leaving mis- vile and three
children ct home. 1t is alleged that he has
fed with a iservans girlsswhe isaIso missing.
FOREIGN.
Rsatfsg Between OraHGensen and Gath
OiiCs.
LosDoS, August 20sb.-There waa sefis
rieting in the town of BosbcTiogs. Lar
csunt7, Scotland, oa Saturday, between
ties Of 0raneemen and Catholics wh'
twenty-slx ss,icipants in tke distafbspt
we're arrested. Two police ofiiesrs wefe dep
gerously wuuaded il quistirs ths disoste~
Riatiae yaas tcat CO this cloft.ireswseo
number Of Cesasi-.., sr1,e3 arr L.i,.Aa ss....a
hammers, psraded the l8ain s.reess of tte
town in ssarch q their religions srtag gcaist7.
and resisted The efuris Il force or pslitE
sent % dispsrse them The rtfcsIs being uR.
successful in theie attempt 50 break up The
mob we're subsequently reinforced by q hady
of mounted policemen ard the coinbSntd
forces, after q sharp hght. chaTged upon and
dispersed the rioters. twenty Of whom 9ere ;
arrested. The :owa is IN great excitemens,
as fresh trouble is expected.
LONDON, August 20 h.-Riotirg wes re-
newsd at B,albridge tonight, wh5Feupo1
the Riot Act was resd and toe pCliGecnsfged
and dispersed the moo. AtuTabsr Of Cath-
olics severely beat two Prciest0nts. orc q
whom is lying in 3 pFecsTiou5 condition.
Fifty rioters we're arrested.
Terrific Explosion q Powder.
HALlFAx IN. 81 Ausush 20=h,-ThSsa
mills Of the scadia PsEder Coup41y atNVa-
yeFly. fifteen miles from here, were blsTn 20
pieces Saturday by 3 terrific explosion, vAicl
wss heard throughout 2 radlus u sevsn 1fiss.
Three employees lost their lives, ard several
others were hurt, Henry McEwau, assistaRs
foreman. was blown through The Guiding ssd J
picked uP df5een g0is away. IRE biecssnsd
and maugied miil fl guaents wers ss-rwn ia
splinters over fi cen RODS arouDd Iao csher
employee, IA meG Smith and Miller, who wsSa
stsGding ssveral rods away, wsrs knocked un-
conscious and terribly mutilAtsd Yneg arc
still alive, but in terrible sgooy. Arother
man, thirty yards distant heard the buzz Of
powder, aud saved his life by jumping into
the hume. The company hzs eight mills un-
injured. Que nezs 20 those destroyed con.
tains 800 tors Of powder.
FraHee and chIaa-
NEw YORK, August 2Gsh.-A Herald eei-
toIiEl, explaining special cispsteh, ssys
Fra8cs essms determined TO learn what China
really intends to 90 about Ansm, SO to.lsy,
fer seuthwsrd from tie seene Of the yeesns
discontinue of her ltsle force under Conn
msnder Riviere, she expects to lombard Hue,
the Ansmite capital. Her plan is quite start.
ling, though not entirely original. II isk
take the royal city, which to ts5 ratses.
seems part and parcel Of Gyslsy Itself, arr
iostsll king after her own liking, leaving
China the difficult tssk Of explaining thas the
new nonsrch does NOT reach the thrsns IN I
the regular manner. Tho temporary Eneess, :
of this pr jsct sesns assured 10 advance, ~
Hue is without etronR detenses. bow ior
the advantage may be Insintsiae3 viii dspsnd
on how long Cbins chooses to wait before
dropping her SLOW but very heavy hsad uppn
tia game
Terrific Rals-stOrm.
TORONTO, August 20ih.-A terrific Fain-
storm, accompanied by thunder and light.
Ming, visited Jhs 0ortbYes5 rals Of 01ssliA
yesterday. At List9wel the water WIS two
fest deep ia the streets. Several bulldogs
and bridges were carried away. an6 tue na-
siruciion 80 property generally is very groa5.,
At Wingham tha water Toas twelve feet sai
ths railroad track was washed away 4
large quantity az standing grsil il destroyed.
As Brussels the river is three feet higher
than ever known. All tbe bridges aud sev-
aral houses Wers waahed away, As Etbei
Henry Ferguson wss drowned Ihilo saving
logs. The river at New Hamburg IS ten
feet above its usual hight. Crest damage has
been done 60 the town su9 suTounding VIII
lsges. The river 1t Wins ham Il still risiHg
six inches per hour. Farms ai84e the hank
are covered. Lower Wingham 3 flooded,
and the water IA steadily advancing to tls
business part OF the town.
Reported R0mbardment OF Hue Denied.
LONDON, August 20sh.--The repors that
the bombsrdment of hue was begun ia d,
MED. Ths French will FOR tae prese0t oc-
cupy the foEts commanding Bne. l. is said
chat Hammond the French Civil CorIniz.
siOner in Tonquin. viii bear sn ultiro ssurs 10
AnAp, and i rel cte7, blockcde be pre-
claimed agaiast Ansm snd Hus hombssasd
The French hses has sailed to rsconnoitsr the
CocLin Chins coast
Decrease in Wheat Acreage
LONDON, August 20.b.-Ths Marx Lane
ErpresS. in its review Of the British sEsiu
trade for the past week, has oficiai returns
showing the wheat acTsaRe il 1888 to he Is
per eeni. below hat in 1882
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