Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-03-05


CAIRo (Ill.), March 3i-Lowsr C@iuTabus
IL entirely submerged, only tina roofs OF the
houses being visible. Eleven houses have
coated away, and one house was demolished
by cake Of ice. The citizens have Wsdsd
to place Of safety.
ARKANSAS CRY. March 3i.-The river is
rising steadily, and great food Is ineviia
The people are taking their property TO places
of safety, and families are leaving Oh every
train. The negroes are fleeing, panic-stricken.
HELENA (A1k J, March 3j.-The struggle
with the besisging water has fairly begun IL
this vicinity. There was a slow and steady
rise this past week, and a email Increase In
the past twentT-fopc hours, four inches being
registered. This brings the stage Of water
within thirty-one inches Of the maximum Of
last year. The examination Of the leyee
from where It leaves the hill, one mile above
the town, TO Long Lake, four miles south, re.
veals the fact that It's stability may be relied
upon. Nine miles south of this place several
newly-repaired breaks are regarded doubtful.
but az large force is at work on the weak
points, it is thought they may be made Sc.
cure. There IS no apprehension OF Helena
Overlooking. Coahoms county, Mississippi,
opposite Helena, i5 vast sea of water and
crops are necessarily greatly retarded. No
serious Losses of stock are reported.
Deatruction by Fire.
ALBANY IN. w March 3L-At two
O'Clock this morning the Waterman at Dun
laps elevator discovered fresh fire ia the
sixth story. By the tine that was extin-
guished flames had broken cut on the fourth
floor, and feveral men were caught on the
sixth floor. Gary Benson, Waterman, and
Louis J. Miller. Clerk Of the Fire Depart
ment, rushed down stairs through the fan es
and were badly burned. Fireman Samuel
Atkins and John Myers and James Gilligan
were literally forced to come down the iron
hosting chain outside the building, distance
of one hundred feet. About forty feet from
the ground the chain was covered with ice,
and the men slid to the ground with great We.
locity and were more or less severely injured.
A strong wind was blowing, and the whole
department was called out. Ths FIRE spread
rapidly through the mill and elevator, and
envelopsd the whole structure. About four
O'Clock the upper walls fell outward, part
falling through Bridge & DaYis's and Morri-
sons stores, adjoining on Broadway, bUrYipg
several persons in the ruins. Firemeo Will
liam Carlin, and Michael Sheehan and Michael
MeEwsD, employees Of Bridge & Davis, were
killed James Cameron, bookkeeper of the
same firm, was injured internally, probably
fatally. james Kelly had both his legs
crushed. Fireman Goldwaith had his back
injured. The end of the mill and the eleva-
tor were destroyed. The property belonged
to the estate of Robert Dunlap. Loss on
building, $4,000; insured. $50 800. The
mill and elevator were occupied by Frank
Chamberlain, and the loss is about 500 600 !;
insured for $110,500 About 5000 bushels
of grain we're in the elevator. LOSS of par
ties who had grain stored, about $40, 600.
The insurance was not ascertained.
NEW YORK Msrch 3d.-The-e is a large
fire In the New York Popular Publishing
Company's building, on Rose street. Some
thirty girls are employed ia the building, and
it 10 rhncred three were burned to death.
A later repors says the loas of life proved
unfounded. and the less OF property was
light.
LTNoHBURe CVa.), March Si.-There vera
two incendiary fires today, one in the Pied
mont House. The impression is the fire was
started to force the establishment of paid
FIRE department.
Carver Beats BOSardus Again.
CHICAGO. March 3i.-The second pigeon
match between Captain H Bogardus and DR..
W. +. Carver was shot at the Chicago Driv-
ing Park this afternoon. The terms were 100
birds each. Five ground traps were used,
and both barrels. Eighty yards was the
boundary. There WAS no betting at the
start, but after about forty birds were shot
the odds were ten TO four on Carver, and the
rate was unchanged throughout. The birds
were tame and strong flyers. Bogardus
missed two OF his first three birds, and Car
yer led by two to three up to the eighty fifth,
when Bsgardus drew up to even, and they
shot together to the ninetieth. Carver killed
the last ten birds straight, Bogsrdus missing
three, and Carver won by score of eighty
two. Bogardus was three behind, with
seventy-nine.
Death OF Governor stephens.
ATLANTA (Ga.), March 4th. = Governor
Alexander II. Stephens died at midnight
He had been seriously i'll for several days, was
worse last night, and at last he sank away in
a quiet gasp at IL o'clock. His funeral will
take place in Charlottesville, Ca, where he
will be inferred By the side of his father. J.
s. Boynton, President of the Senate, has been
telegraphad for, and will be here by daylight
TO assume the duties of Governor.
The Murdered PugtIist.
CHICAGO, March 3i.-An inquest on the
body Of James Elliott, the dead pugilist, was
to have been held this morning at the Armory
police station, but on account Of the weak
condition Of Jere Dunn, the murderer the
hearing of the evidence was postponed until
Monday afternoon ct 2 o'clock. The affai
still continues to be the topic of conversation
in sporting circles. You dirty, cowardly
cur were the words which Elliott uttered as
against his assassin. and they express very
closely the opinion now pretty generally en-
tertained OF Jere Dunn. In spite of Dunn's
well known reputation, he seems to have en-
joyed the friendship of q number Of actors
who have hitherto been considered respect
able. lie is reported to be partner Of Nc
Kee Rankin in Michigan stock farm. In
addition to the support Of the local fraternity,
Dunn yesterday received numerous telesrams
Of ~ from Sc
try. Subjoined is c sample:
New York, March 2I-Je,e: Hope YOU are all
right Can we do anything? JOE WHEELOCK.
JIM ONEIL.
Several other kilograms fell into the hands
OF Dunn's friends here and we're taken away
to be answered. Among them was tele-
gram from Mayor Thompson of Detroit and
another from Nat Goodwin, dated St. Louis.
Trude. the notorious criminal lawyer, who
recently defended Theresa Sturla for killing
her lover, Charley Stiles has been engaged
as Dunn's counsel, q Appetite Bill" the
keeper of the restaurant where the shooting
occurred, on being questioned said it was
col5-blooded assassination. II have a good
deal Of sympathy for these who get into
trouble. but l oan's stand cold.blooded muir
der. Why, Elliott was not expecting any
thing of the kind Ia was not even armed.
II he had been. on can bet your life he
never would nave stopped to raise q chair,
snd be could not be dead row, either"
How do you account for Dumas being
shot?'
~ think he shot himself"
PCrposely?'
"Well, don't know. He il cool, keen
man. If E lott did have revolver, he took
it away from Damn in the scufls."
4 Dcath-BesiiRg Bullet.
GALVESTON (Faxss) March 3l-A Paris,
Texas, special says : Z. Samuels, a promi-
nent dry goods merchant, was shot aud killed
by B. W. Gumpert odsy. The same shot
killed bootblaek and wounded drummer
named Hoffman.
Ex-Treasurer Folk at Liberty.
NASHVILLE Tenn March Sd.--The bond
of ex-Tressurer Polk was reduced from
$50, 600 to $1,000 today, and he gave securi.
ties in that sum snd was released.