Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-08-28
Lumber Yard Fire,

caliy pure water. As many moro are under
way. In nearly every instarce great stream
was Struck at depth OF 325 feet.
! Lumber Yard Fire.
I WILIIANsPoRT (Ps.l August 27sh.-A fire
/ this morning in the sawnill of Finely, Young
| Il Go. quickly destroyed the office of the
firm and Meuiman & Sons, then entered the
lumber yards and burned over square. de-
| stroying large quantity of lumber and
piles. at midnight the fire is still
burning, but with 8 prospect Of soon
being s1bdued. Several dwellings and barns
were also burned. Il Is estimated that
from 25. 900, 600 TO 80, 900 900 feet of lumber
were burned. The total loss is estimsted at
half 9 million. The FIRE could not be checked
until it reached the limit of the lumber piles.
Dtssipated sOR-In-LaW Killed by Ills
Wife's Father.
NASHVILLE tTenn.) August 27sh.-Last
night John Proctor, saloon. keeper at
AdabsVille, KY, was killed by Alex. Craw-
ford and son at Crocker's Cross Roads, ten
miles from Springfield, Tenn. Procsor's wife
had left him, On account OF his dissipated
habits, and took refuge in the house
of his father. Proctor attempted to
take her sway by force, when an alteration
ensued between Proctor and her father, in
which the former was stabbed and bled to
death.
4 Woman wish Nerve.
SAVANNAH Tea J, August 27sh.-Near Col
Quit, Miller county, few nights ego, two
negroes entered the hedehamher Of a promi-
nent society lady, with the object Of outrsgs
and murder. She was awakened by the
touch os one of the men, end pat them to
flight With pistol. On Sunday one Of the
negroes was captured and shot dead. The
other has not yet been captured.
Murder at ssoEse Face.
TOPEKA (Ks J, August 27sh.-At horse
race near Rossville, yesterday. az Indian
named Lersuche shot and killed John Hale.
Tde murder wes mmitted in cold blood.
The Indian escspsd, but would stand good
chance Of lyEehing il caught.
Fire in Texas.
SAN ANTONIO (Tsxst), August 27th.-A
large fire is in progrsss here. Hugo &
SchmeltZer's wholesale grocery store aud
Crosses bank are entirely destroyed. The
loss is heavy. The building was one Of the
hGndsomest blocks in San Antonio.
The speaker Declal ed Ia Carried.
HARRssBURG. August 2Tth.-Iu the Penn.
sylvania Houss this evening Democrat
named Mackin offered resolution shat all
members Of the Lsgisis.ure resign. and the
Speaker declared it carried.
They sieant Business.
NAsDAL1A (llI.l August 21sh.-A duel
was fought near here Sc sunrise by Louis
Phillips and David Rosenbrook. Each fred
but once. RoseabTook was killed instantly,
and Phillips survived tour hours.
POol-R9oRis CIsscd ny Police.
PHILADELPHIA, August 27th-AH ths
pool-rooms in the city, where pools srs sold
on horse raees, we're closed to-dsy by he po-
lice. An injunction is threatened.
Hard Gloves in MOnfana.
BUTTE. August 27th.-Five hundred dol.
lars forfeit money has been put up for q hard
glove fight between Waite, charpion of
Montana. and Burns, heavy-weight cham
pion of Colorado. The meeting is TO take
place within four weeks.
Yellowstone PARK Railroad.
ST. PAUL. August 27th.-The Yello@atoae'
National Park branch of TIE North ,rn Passfrtys
Railroads. is now completed TO Cinnabs1.. fftv-
one miles south ef Liyiugstese, and will be
open for business Septt,.1 1st, after which
time parties can go directly to the Park with
staging.
ThermO "a eirieas.
CHICAGO. August th-Highess tempera-
ture to-day, 7S'; lowest 63'.
NEw YORK, August 275h.-Highest TEN.
persture to day, 76'; loweat, CO..