Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-04-30
The Last cyclone.

OF. LOUIS Aprl ZSso.-Dispatcnes from
Waco and other places in Texas to the Assc-
cisted Press say: The cyclone os Friday last
was very severe throughout large section of
the State west end southwest Of Fort Wosih
aud Dallas. The Missouri Pacific section.
| house nsar MiiaIex Junction wGs destroy sd,
sad ons Of tbs hands killed. The scho5l-
house ct Mount Vernon was destroyed, sad
thrss children Injured Another scsool-
house at McGresor wss blown oyer, and nine
children seriously wounded. At Rock Church
the house OF Cliff Branham was dsmoli shed
himself and wife killed, one child blown
| several hundred yards, srd his thres o;her
childre1 ccuid nos be found. VIM. Scott and
ma2 named Mitchell, living in the game
neighborhood, were killed, and two old ladies,
named Gravss aad Dennan, were badly
| wounded, the fermar fatally. Houses, fences
| and everything movable in the track Of ths
storm wers destroyed or blown away. Mrs.
| Diamond was killed and her daughter fatally
| injured near Pel.on. An immense quantity
| of hail fell on the outskirts of the storm,
| many hAil-atones being literally chunks OF
| ice, some of them five inches in diameter.
BENTON, April 29sh.-At 4 o'clock this
afternoon q terrible Storm swept four miles
| north of here tearing down houses and de-
| molishing everything. Four parsons are re-
| parted killed. OF the ssven seeking refuge
in church. two were killed, and four no.
| fouEd The loss is unascersained.
New ORLEANS, April 29sh.-The Times
| Democrats Hammond special says severe
wind and hail storm from the northwest &C.
| CURED yesterday evening, doing considerable
| damage. Tbs colored Methodist. church was
enterely demolished. Trees vera blown in
every direction, Fences were blown down,
| and many panes OF glass in almost every
house shattered, causing thousands of dollars
damage TO farmers, whose crops ara entirely
destroyed by hailstones the sizs Of common
| marble.
Heavy RaIl-Storn.
NEW ORLEANS, April z9sh.-The Times
| Democrats Arcadia, La, special says Yes
| terday afternoon this vicinity was visited by
| the heaviest hail-ssorm ever known, The
| foliage was stripped from the trsea. stock
| killed AID great damage dons to ihs crops,
| The track Of the storm WIGS f3uc 60 live miles
wide, and the grouad WAS Covered with hail
stones.
The River AID RarbOr BIii-secretary
LineeIn objects to Some OF the Appra-
priat.ons.
WASHINGTON, April 29sh.-Tne Act Of
August 2, 1882, making appropriations for
the construction, repair AID preservation of
certain works on rivers and harbors, and fer
| other purposes, known as The river and har.
| Dor bill provided for the expenditure cf
| SlS 738. SIS upon 432 sepsrale works of i'm
proviment. The plans of the engineers have
been approved by Secretary Lincoln, and the
works ordered in all but nine csses. in which
the appropriations aggregated S31S. coo The
! principal items of this amount are S21O COO
for the Improvement and protection Of the
nsvigabls channels of the Sacramento and
Feather rivers. Secretary Lincoln declines to
| authorize the expenditure of the S2lO. 600 in
| cluded la the fret item, because the ia. prove
ment and protection of the channels of these
rivers by the erection Of restraining barriers
upon Yubs, American and Bear rivera, tribu-
taries eft the Sacramento, and further to hold
| back the flow OF detritus caused by hydraulic
| mining, would involve An expenditure wishin
| the nexs eight years of 81. 100000. with
doubtful results, and would at best prove but
partial remedy if hydraulic miaing sh3uld
| continue.
| A Husband Arrested for Embezzling His
Wife's Money.
East SAGINAW (Mich.) April 29;h. ALEX
auder Hill come months ago went to Utah
| and married Gsntils lady. Not long after
she showed disposition to ffisiase with the
Mormon Church, aud a separation took
| place. Hill then turred over 60 his wife her
property, which through judicious invest
meBts hid increased to eoout S25, 600, and
gath ering together his own resources, amount
| ing to $40 COO, cams to Caro-, Tuscola county,
this State, his young con By previous mar
risge accompanying him. Soon sitter this the
wife in Salt Lake, who, according to Hilfs
statement, was sctuated with spirit of NAL.
ice and desire to make him trouble. wrote
| to the officers of the bank and others at Caro-,
! to tho effect that Hill ran away from Salt
| Lake City, taking with him sbout $40 GOO of
her money, which she alleged he enbezzled.
Hill has been arrested.
Largest Land Sale Ever Made in Mexico.
SAN ANTONIO TEX j April 29sh.-A few
days ago gentleman named Kirklsnd, reg
| r.sentirg wealthy English syndicate, visited
San Antonio, with the object of treating
with judges j. T. Cros!ey, of Houston. and
j. B. Lacoste, of San Antonio, for the pur.
chase of 100000 acres of land. situated in
the State of Coehuile, Mexico. While here
the Government made On offer Co Mr. Kirk
! LAID of Ave hundred leagues Of land belong
| ing to the State, between Eagle Pass and the
upper boundary of the State, and Kirkland
effected the purchase, paying the nominal
prics of ten cents an acre, or 1922 200. This
| is the most ex ensive purchase ever made in
Mexico. Much Importance ia attached to il,
as is is thought to bs wanted for raBehe pur-
pose'.
The New Steam Cruisers,
WASHINGTON, April 29sh.-An a7vertise-
|
| for the new steam cruisers will appsar in the
| New York, Boston, Philadelphia ahd B BlIti
more papers nsxs Tuesday. Proposals will
| be receiged either from American shipbuild-
| ers, whose yards srs fully equipped for build
| ing or repairing irou ard steel ships, or from
constructors CT marine engines, machinery
and boilers Satisfactory eYidercs that the
| bidders are such builders or contractors must
acct mpsny the proposals, or be submitted to
| tie Department In advance.
Valuable Archaeological D;scovery.
CoLLNsvILLE Qii). April 29.h.-A few
| miles from this city an interesting and valua-
| bls archaeological discovery has been made
| on the farm of Hon. J. r. Mill, where
| there is a group of ancient mounds The
| discovery YVES made by McAdam, Assistant
State Geologist, who dug up nineteen human
| skeletons of adults ard children, male and
| female, most Of them in a good ssato of
preservation, aud also found large qu.n-
| tity OF pottery. copper and stone ornaments
| a1d domestic and agricultural implements
Among the latter were several flint hoss,
which had evidently bsen used good deal.
Further excavations win be made.
Great Strike Inipend.ng.
| PITTsBURG, April 29.h.-Eight Thousand
clal mioers. several hundred cigarmakers and
large number of jou.neymer plasterers will
| quit work next Tuesday unless their en-
ployers concede their demands. The MIXERS
will strike against half cent per bushel re-
duct!op, the mining rate, while the cigar.
| makers want an advance of 81 per thousand.
and the plasterers an incrense from So to So %
par day.
The Use OF Dynamite Favored.
New YoRK, April 29sh.-The Central
Labor Union to day discussed the relation of
the labor question to the revolutionary move.
ment In Europe. The general sentiment
favored tho use of dynamite, the arguments
being that kings and potentates used every
engine CT destruction in their wars, and par
| ticularly against the people when revolution
aiy outbursts take place.
BeasfIy Brutality.
BALTIMORE, April 29tb.-J. P. Mackel
tcolcred) has been arrested for starving bis
four-year.old daughter, stripping her naked
and beating her with red-hot shovel, the
skin peeling of and sticking to the shovel.
desperate and Fatal Array
GALVESTON Tex, April 29sh.-The Ners'
Brszoria special says: Two convict guards
Join Leonas and S. Boudreaux-astended
e colered peoples festival. A row occurred.
both firing at Jim Wright lcolored) nine
shots. with effect. Wright, while ruaning,
TUNED and fred two shots. killing both.
Liq1or Dealers Arrested.