Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-06-10

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Frightful Flood in Vermont.
SPRINGFIELD, June 9th.-This village has beer
visited by another disastrous tiood-the secon(
within eleven months. At noon to-day u mod
crate rain fell but an hour later a storm witt
terrible force broke upon the village. storm
was also in progress about five miles north o
the town, and high wind, that changed in
few minutes from south to southwest and theI
back again, drove the two streams together
The rain fell as if mighty river was falling
from heaven, and the whole north of town
that slopes west to Black river and east L
the creek, sent torrent of water TOWARD
the town. Warning was at once given
but so rapidly did the water rise that few
had time TO save anything and Wer,
forted to fee for their lives The channel o
the creek soon became filled with the wreckag(
of houses and other buildings, which forced i
in other directions. One stream poured through
the Springfield House, another through Hart i
DOdgeS livery stable, and another through Fl
lison Brothers stage barn. The individual
losses and damage to the highway will reach
AT least $50 900. Just across the Cheshire bridge
barn was blown down, killing VIM Parker
and his family, and inuring Il woman named
Bella Spaulding. The storm ragged over three
hours.
"A -NotstDic
INDIANAPOLIS, June 9th.-General Abe Buiord
of Kentucky, the best known turf man il
America, committed suicide at Danville Ind.
this morning, at the residence of his nephew
Benz. L. Buford. General BufOrd came To Dan
vile last Wednesday, and attended the race:
this week. He seemed much depressed, which
visibly increased after reading an article in d
newspaper giving an account of the decadenct
of the Buford family, and its connection with
the return of Tom BufOrd to the Anchorage
A.rx~t l. L
fast this morning, and had been there but t
short time when the report of II revolver wa:
heard. He was found in Il dying condition
having shot himself in the head, and died with
out II struggle. Two statements, one dated thi;
morning, were found, saying that financial mis-
fortunes, death III his family and the trouble o.
his brother, Tom Buford who killed Judge Ell
lott, were the causes OF the act. The remain,
have been sent 10 Lexington, rs requested bN
him.
An American Photographer and His Chi
nese Wife.
PHILADELPHIA. June 9Th r Fisher, brother
of Wesley Fisher the Camden baseball player
returned here Tuesday from China, where he
has been the past fourteen years pursuing bust
ness as photographer. travelling over the coun
try. He brought with him Chinese lady u.
his wife, who is described ms fair, petite, intelli
gent and not at all resembling the Chinese
seen i'll American cities. Fisher says: 81 sup
pose this is the first Chinese lady ever seen il
bllIS COUNTY IlSll-tldSs SOt HOW people ltN tl
leave China. They have been asked to come tC
America, and their universal reply has beer
that there are too many Cantonese here and the
500 elbows would be degraded by communities
ton with the Cantonese. ! have Travelled Owe
the greater part Of the Mongolan possessions
and have an intimate knowledge of the Chimes,
people. They are extremely anti-prOgreSSive
The common class, that you see here, are dirty
and disreputable. They detest all foreigners
but the opposing faction is steadily GAINING
ground, and this party welcomes the influx o
foreign element. capital and energy under tn,
new regime. There is opening IA wide field 70
enterprise, larger than there eyerwas in Japan.
The Chinese Quarter in New York.
NEW YORK, June 9th.-The star saws: TIL,
Chinese quarter in Mott street on Sunday i
thrOnged with Cinnamon from Long Island
New Jersey and other adjacent localities ahmoS
to the exclusion of every other nationality
Tom Lees gambling dens do II thriving bust
ness. He owns or controls sixteen places
Others have started in business, but have beer
compelled to shut up shop. Tom Lee has in
tlUence which his cOuntrymen are ut loss to ex.
plain. He is very unpopular, but his country
men patrOnize his places. Gambling is done
openly, no attempt being made to stop it. The
Chinese rush back and forth with slips o
paper and money, loudly procaiming theil
losses or winnings. Chinese music accompa
mics the game, and in some houses the revelng
ana diScOrd continues until after midnight.
General Grant and Parson Newman.
NEW ORk, June 9tl.-lne statement was
made yesterday that General Grant had severed
his connection with Newman church. and that
he had not yet selected new place of worship
Newman said last night: "Why do the newSpa
pers print such lies? dined last night with The
General, and | know there is no truth whatever
in the statement. He is President of our Board
OF Trustees and will remain in that position
The National Democratic Convention.
CHICAGO, June 9th.-Thc local committee OF
arrangements to prepare for the National Dem
Ocratic Convention have decided to prepare
plans for Il Encouragement OF the Convention
hail. by which the seating capacity will be en-
larged so as to admit q, 600 persons. The accom-
mOdatiOns for the press will also be enlarged
The local managers confidently expect larger
outside attendance than was the case with che
Republican Convention, as Democratic political
clubs from all parts of the country have an
nounced their intention to be present
The Dynamite Followers.
NEW YORK. June gh.-The Joe Brady Dyna-
mite Club met last night. James McArdle said
There is agitation in England to get Americans
to sit down on the Irish who favor dynamite.
Blow up these English sympathiZerS, too, the
first chance you get. You have the right to use
dynamite here in this country, if the Govern
ment gives you the least cause. The only way
to make dynamite thoroughly popular is to
make ii successful. Let England have one
downright good slap, one that will make the
dishes dance in Queen Nictorias pantry, and
her heart shrink with fear, though I am against
Killing the Ola woman
Horrible Butchery of Woman.
DULUTH tNlinn.). June 9th.-Last Saturday
Mrs Enricka a farmers wife went TO Il neigh.
boris for milk Not returning, search was in
Stituted, lasting until o'clock to-day. when
the body of Mrs. Enricka was found, evidently
being the victim of the most horrible butchery
ever known to this part of the country. The
woman had been shot in ten places, outraged
and put then on a log head dOwnWardS hel
bowels cut open and otherwise cut up in a man
neT too horrible for print. Part of the flesh
was thrown to one side. The community is
greatly excited.
Atchison, Topeka and Union Pacifi,
Roads.
BosToS. June 9th.-The Atchison. Topeka anC
Santa Road has given notice to Daniels Com
missioner of the Utah pool, that at the eXpira
ton of ninety days from June LIST it will seve
its connection with the Utah pool, and will no
remain in any pool with the Union Pacifi,
Road rs long IA the Eastern connections of tina
line cut rates.
Mortuary.
NEW YORK, June 9th.-Henry G. Venner. the
noted prophet. died yesterday at Montreal, ageC
II years.
NEW YORK, June 9th.-Charles Fenns Hoff
man. author, died recently. aged 76.
New York stock Market.
NEW YORK, June 9th.-Central Pacific, 423l
Burlington, 1li$4; Northern Pacific, 2l3E; do pre-
ferred, 49l /; Northwestern 997z; New York Cen
trail, 1i0l4: Oregon Transcontnental, Il; Ore
gon Railway and Navigation, "A Pacific Mail
~ Panama 9S st. Louis and San Francisco
Is; TexasPacific, 124; Union Pacific, 46
Wells Fargo II Co.'S Express, 10i; Western
Union, 6l3s.
Money and Bonds.
New YORK, June 9th-Bar silver 81 O3l{
threeS 1901; fouTS, l201s; fOurand-a-halfs, III
Pacific skies, %. Bid.
New Life Infused Into the Canadian Ex
port Grain Trade.
NEW YORK, June 9th.-Recently concessions
were granted by the Canadian Government, t
reduce the current rates of grain Transportation
by the st. Lawrence route to six and half cent!
per bushel from Chicago to Montreal for wheat
and six cents for corn. These concessions place
the st. Lawrence river on Il par with the Erie
and infuSc new life into the Canadian expor
grain trade.
The English Team of Amateurs and Pro
fessionals.
NEW YORK, June 9th-The Herald SAYS Ii
all probability the English team of amateur
and professionals going to Australia next au
tumn will play six matches in this country
They leave Liverpool September 18th. play il
this city, Philadelphia, Boston, Pittsburg, Chi
cagO and San Francisco, sailing from San Fran
cisco October 18th
Brooks Banqueted.
NEW YORK, June 9th.-The editorial staff 0
the New York Times gave farewell dinner a
the Hotel Brunswick last evening to Noal
Brooks, who has retired, to assume the editor
ship OF the Newark advertiser.
Children's Day.
NEW YORK, June 9th-In accordance with ;
custom established ten years ago, setting apar
the second sunday in June as childrens day
one of the services in the Methodist and Presby
terrain churches yesterday throughout the East
ern cities was specially adapted to children. 1
being the centennial yearof Methodism, medal
concentrating that event were distributed