Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-05-16
The Indian OutIook.


(Tex.l Times has the following from Guada-
ioupe Canyon, by way of Dsming, through
It's special reporter at headquarters
GUADALUPE CANYON "a. IT,. May 10Th.
From this point TO Nsgale, and for coTre-
spending distance east. the various camps snd
pickets of the command have been. scouting
ever since the first OF The month, when Gen.
Crook crested the line into Mexico. Crook
is supposed TO be very near Hornets Nest by
this time. It is fair to suppose that the Mex.
lean allies have joined bis command. Isolated
ranchers aud prospectors heeeabouts are keep.
ing close to the various camps, for fear OF
being attacked By the Chirscahuas, who arc
endeayoriug to escape and make their way
north. There are mary vague rurnorS OF an
engs cement having already taken place, but
| until official dispatches arrive from CROOK
no credencs should be given TO these
reports, for unless couriers from
bis command are given ss means OF
| information. it is impossible for news to ges
| from this point to civilization. The RUNS OF
prosperous towns, rich missions and mines,
ars al about US. The entire country Is des-
olate and uninhabited. Grass has gIown
waist high over the old roads skirtiGg north
etn Sonora. Prospectors and ranchmen are
lowering around tee camps. anxi0usly await
| ing the time when it will be safe for them to
| enter the Sierra Madres. Colonel Biddie's
| headquarters are established at Silver creek,
near The boundary, from which point scouting
east and west is kept up. Glass troops have
been as far east as the New Mexican line,
while Baird's cover the country 10 the west
ward Doubts have been expressed as to the
] fidelity of the Indian scouts, and there ID
said to be a lukewarmness among the scouts
which YVES not expected when the command
| left Wilcox.
The Missouri Disaster.
Macon, May 15th.-The cyclone which
visited this Eection Sunday night was more
| destructive TO farm property southwest of
Macon than here. It seems that it spent
most Of its fury before reaching Macon. The
first appearance CT the storm was near
| Keyesville, fifteen miles southwest of this
city. A mile northeast the storm.cloud
struck the residence of G. E. Miller, totally
| destroying il, his barn and out-houses, and
| injuriug several members Of his family. His
| fine apple orchard was also nearly destroyed.
| The next building destroyed was the resi-
dencs of j. A. Summers. His barn and out.
orchard wrecked. The residence Of John
Clarkson was destroyed, and his
wife killed. The residences of Rich
ard Benson, Wesley Banta, Thomas
Banta and James Banta were wrecked Tns
latter, occupied by Charles Buster, was seri-
ously ipiured. The residence and barn of
James Miller and A. L. Summers house were
totally destroyed. The residence of Evan
Summers was blown down, and the wreck de.
stroyed by fire. The residence of A. NJ
| Smith was reduced to kindling- wood, and he
seriously injured. At Macon, fifteen houses
| ia the south part Of town, chiefly small and
occupied by colored people, were totally de-
stroyed. One colored man and woman were
| fatally injured. The other buildings destroyed
were the African III. E. Church. colored
school building, slaughter-house, two-story
brick smoke-house, corn-crib and two rooms
of the residence of Fritcb, the slaughter
house and barn Of Adam Rogers and the
| livery stable of NJ. d. Houstons. Numerous
stables we're blown down ard houses IN
rooted. The farm houses destroyed were
chiefly Of the best and most costly in the
county. To-day 300 or 400 persons turned
out in the country TO rebuild The fences of tha
sufferers. It is said fully seyenty,five miles
Of fencing will have to be rebuilt.
Patents 20 California Inventors.
WASHINGTON, May 15sh.-The follow
ing patents were issued to California Inventors
to-day: Jacob Brandt, San Francisco, ma
chine for cutting out cigar wrappers; VIM.
Cosbie, San Francisco, horse-coiiar George
Cattnall, San Francisco, cutoff for screening
devices for middiings, flour, etc; Thomas j.
Day. San Francisco, railway switch; Manuel
+. DeabreaT, st. Helene, Cal, apparatus for
maturing sherry wine Joseph Jacobs San
Francisco, wheel-guard for railway cars;
John 81. Martin, Bidwell's Bar, hydraulic
mining apparatus John McAlpip, assignor
of one-half to r. G. Adair. San Francisco !;
Clarence NJ. SyInonds assignor to G. H. Fay
& Co., San Francisco, canister.
The Dodge City Trouble.
KANSAS CITY, May 15th.-The trouble at
Dodge City, Kansas, is likely to assume
more serious form within dsy or two. Luke
Short, one of the gamblers recently expelled
from town, is preparing to return, accompa-
MED by party Of frieade, and says he pro-
poses 10 go to stay. The party will rendezvous
at Topeka, and start from there to morrow
Il comprises eight men, tho greater portion
of them said to be the most desperate charsc-
ters in the West Each man has record,
and one OF two of them have figured promi-
nently in Dodge City history. Most of them
are from Colorado. They say they have q
right to go to Dodge City and stay there, if
they see fit, aud if they carry out their pur-
pose, and are repealed by the Dodge City au-
shorities. fight is considered inevitable.
SECOND DIsPATCH.I
DODGE CITY. May 15th.-Much excitement
prevails here. The Sheriff has been ordered
by Governor Click to arm forty mep, and
have them at the train to see that law and
order are preserved on the arrival Of Luke
Short, who is supposed TO be on his way
here. Short is prominent whisky and
sporting man, and WAS by the authorities
forced to leave the city. He comes. it is
things this evening lock threatening.
The Brooklyn Bridge.
New York, May 15th.-Ths programme
Z ~
for the opening of the Brooklyn bridge. The
exercises begin ct 2P. M, with music, prayer
by Bishop Littleiohn, presentation address
from William e. Kingsley, acceptance adj
dresses by Mayors Low and Edison, orations
by Abrani s. Hewitt and Rev. DIR. r. s.
Storrs. The Marshal for the day will be
General James Jourdan. The President of
the United States, Governors OF States and
other invited guests will be escorted TO the
bridge from the Fifth Avenue Hotel by the
Seventh Regiment.
The Star Reute Case.
WASHINGTON, May 15sh.-Wilson contiz-
ue6 his address TO the star route jury this
morning in behalf Of General Brady. TAX
ing up tbs petitions, be asked how Brady was
TO know that the heads OF the petitions had
been written by Dorsey's employees. He
could not have known the handwriting.
Then it made no difference who wrote the
heads The Court itself had to say that
Dorsey hsd right to do IL, SO long as the
signatures were genuine, aud that was beyond
question. This case should be tried upon the
evidence that General Brady had before him,
aud not that caught 10 the prosecution drag
net and sifted to suit their ends.
The Court adjourned before the conclusion
Of Wilson's address.
The Labor Situation.
PITTsBURG. May 18th. The Interstate
Convention of coal miners assembled this
morning. and effected temporary organiza-
ton The Afternoon session was devoted to
speech-making. About $1,000 miners were
represented in the Convention. The arbitra-
ton committee selected to settle the strike
did not meet to-day. but viii come together
Thursday. The miners officers report that
several hundred more miners will join the
strike tomorrow.
The Billiard Tournament.
NEW YoRK, May 15th.-One hundred peo-
pie witnessed the second game of the billiard
tournament this afternoon. DAILY won the
game in 81 innings, leaving Wallace at 1854.
Days average. 6 1881; best run, IS. Wal
lace's average, 40 81; best run, IS.
NEW York, May 15th.-Iu the evening
game of billiards Sexton wcr. Average,
4 6S los. Cartsr, 455; average, 27-102.
About 100 persons were present, and the
game was characterized by poor playing