Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-03-19

lost Yazoo. was burned at Wilson's Landing,
Black river. Thursday. The boat and cargo
three hundred bales Of cotton ana LMo
| Thousand sacks Of seeds-are total ioss. Inc
boat is valued at S25, 1000; insured. Inc
| cargo is also insured.
| JACKSONVILLE tTexasl March 17th.-A
FIRE yesterday consumed an entire Dlock.
/ Ioss, S1o0, COO insurance light.
QUEBEC, March 17th.-Gir gees i Langley 3
large ressil grocery establishment was burned
TO. day. Loss heavy.
DETROIT mich J. March 17th.-A fire this
morning burned the round-house of the Wa
bash road and two freight engines. Two men
we're arrested on suspicion Of setting the fire.
Loss. $50. Goo te SAC. 600.
ST. LOUIS, March 17th.-rhe wooden mills
at Mexico. Mo, are burned. Loss, $50, COO ;
insured for $50. 600.
Death of an tx Congressman.
ERIE PEI, March 17th.-Hon. Carlton b.
Curtis died this morning.
/ lCsrlton 3. Curtis vas born in Madison county,
| \. Y, December II, 1871. He received an
academic educa ion, subsequently s.ujying and
! praetciug law at Warren and Erie During the
years 1896 1887 and 1883 he served in the State Leg
stature. He was elected to the Thirty second Con-
gress the Wing ticket aud was reelected for the
ensuing term. a. the expiration OF his term in
Congress he served ia the Union army ss Colonel CT
| q regiment Of Pennsylvania volunteers, and was
\ elected to the Forty third Congress az republican.
He was PIT in nomination for re election, but was
Defeated
ATLANTA, March 17th.--Joe Jones, of
| Ogisshorpe county, shot end killed his wife
Yesterday. He married her when she. Was
IL years old, four years Ego. and after the
marriage Jones assaulted has mother-in-l law.
Having been gone three years, he returned
recently and tried TO get his wife to live wish
him, but she refused, AID ne killed her.
When arrested, he attempted to commit sui
eide in the jail.
Trouble Amcng the Creek Indians.
WASHINGTON, March 17th.-Indian Agent
Tufts, at Muskogee, Indian Territory, tele-
graphs TO the Commissioner of Iedisn Affairs
that unless troops are sent to the Union
Agency az once there is great danger of o
fight between the opposing factions OF the
Creek Indians. The War Department has
been advised of the impending danger.
A Horrible Death.
BRIpGEPoRT Comm, March 17th.-Whi'e
| Mrs. Anne Roland was kneeling in front Of
a stove yesterday saying her prayers live
coal fell on her clothing. setting is On FRA.
| She was shookiDgly burned and died this
merning. Three Of her daughters wess bad
| " burned in trying to extinguish the flames.
Railroad Accident.
WooDBINE (Ia.l, March 17th.-An acct
deat befell the freight train on the Chicago
and Northwestern road last night, when an
engine and ten cars loaded with cattle and
grain TOPPED over, making bad wreck. En-
gineer George L. Smith and brakeman
/ named Len H. Lsrtig were instantly killed,
and the fireman, l.. Montgomery, was badly
scalded.
Heavy Safe Robbery.
FORSYTH Mo- March 17th.-Fhs ssfs in
the store Of Moore & Riggs, of this place,
containing the funds Of fancy county, was
blown open and 81, 600 Ia cash and large
amount Of county warrants and other papers
were stolen. Officers are now pursuing ewo
mounted men. supposed to be the robbers,
who are making toward the mountains.
Eiiioit's Murderer Indicted.
CHICAGO, March 17th.-The Grand Jury
has returned true bill for murder against
Jere Dunn for killing James Elliott, the
pugilist.