Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-11-13
Destruction by Fire.

Destruction by Fire.
GALVESTON (Tex.l November l2th.-The HeirS'
Dallas special says: 1t is reported that fire de-
stroyed the larger portion of the town OF Cisco to
day. No particulars.
CHARLESTON Is. CO November 18th. = fire
broke out this afternoon on Pine street. in Wlburs
clothing mandatory, spreading to Robertson, Tay
lor & Co wholesale grocery store. Both buildings
were gutted Ludings barrel factory adjoining,
was damaged. The loss is estimated at $4,000.
Eight women and one boy were employed in VIII
burs factory, most Of whom jumped from the third
story. Ellen Heron was killed and SUSIE Bond
mortally injured. Mary Wolfe was badly burned,
but may recover Maggie QuinlIsk and Annie 1y-
Ter were badly hurt but Will recover. Abigail Guy
aud Laura Green are supposed TO have been burned
in the building. 4 little boy named Lightheart
jumped, and was caught unhurt. There were only
the eight persons named ON the third story. The
fire broke out under the stairway, cutting off es-
CAPE as the fire spread rapidly Persons on the sec
ond floor escaped with difficulty
SHENANDOAH (Pa.), November I2th-A fire broke
out at noon in the United States Hotel large
three story frame structure on the corner of Main
and Center streets The wind was blowing hurri-
cane at the time, and continued during the after
noon The building was soon enyelOped in flames,
which communicated TO the adjoining buildings
north OF Center street The flames then communi-
Gated to the block the opposite side of the street
At O'Clock sixteen street fronts destroyed in
cluding the United States Hotel, Odd Fellows Hail.
Academy Of Music, the Herald office row and the
Opera House, the Mining Herald and EreRinq
Ne10s offices. Assistance was telegraphed for which
was responded to from Pottsvile, Ashton, Tamsqus,
Mahoney City and other places. Over $50 families
homeless, having lost every thing. The loss is
estimated as threeq to million dollars 1t
is impossible 70 give the amount OF insurance, hut
it is supposed TO be large. But few serious accl
dents happened. young man named George Heu-
ton, on his way home, attempted to jump on pass
ing engine, and had both legs taken off He will
die.
New Steamships.
PHILADELPHIA, November 12th-The steamship
San Pablo, launched Saturday from the shipyard of
Cramp & Sons for the Pacific Improvement Com
pany is $50 feet long, - feet wide, 80 feet deep,
fitted with compound cOndensing engines OF 2,0C0
horse power, four steel boilers, steam steering gear
machinery for loading and dischargng cargo OF the
most approved pattern and has a carrying capacity
OF 900 tons. She is intended to run the Pacific
coast in connection with the San Pedro. Messrs
Cramp have recently closed contract for the con-
structon OF three large iron steamers for the South
ern Development Company, formerly known as the
Morgan line running between New YORK and New
Orleans, now owned by c. P. Huntington The
new vessels are intended for freight alone, and will
have carrying capacity OF 1900 bales OF cotton
each. Their dimensions are Length, $50 feet
breadth, 43 feet depth, S3 feet.
Race Troubles In Virginia
NEW YORK, November 12th.-A Herald CORE
sponcent says of the reported uprising OF negroes in
Southampton, Va. The causes assigned for the
panic are the yapOrings OF drunken darky told to
auOIneT cOlOfeu person, WHO was tue servant OF
white man. and repeated to his employer and the
absence Of some gangs Of negro laborers from their
accustomed work These are all the evidences that
cited II is among the possibilities that these
negro laborers, under apprehensions, which the Ma
hone party leaders are propagating since the cleo
tiOn, have taken TO the woods for fear of being
themselves massaered. But, however that is there
is more need of discreetness among both whites and
blacks in Virginia at this moment, with regard to
the antipathies and antagonsms of race than at any
time since the civil war.
Refusal to NaturalIze ChInaman
NEW YORK. November 12th.-Ah You, a China
man, % years DID, applied to United States Commits
sioDer Osborne yesterday for first papers as citizen
of this country. He wore the prevailing American
costume and said he had been resident of the
country more than FIVE years He is a Christian an
teacher in the Sundayschool of Trinity parish The
Commissioner accompanied All You before Judge
Brown, the United States District Attorney, who
decided that under the Act Of Congress he could not
become naturalized citizen of this country.
Attempted LynchIng.
GRgRNsBURG (Pa) November I2th.-A mob of
outraged citizens made an attempt to lynch Jacob
Noble, who inflicted fatal injuries on John Auley at
Scotdale Sunday night with hatehet. He is a bad
character, and his purpose robbery, as Auey
was known to have a large sum of money on his
person. Noble was captured at neighbours house,