Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-11-21

an address ON 1.-THE Holy Priesthood
The entire proceedings, including the adj
dress, were in Latin. In the afternoon sew
eral committees of the Council met at the
for the preparation Of reports on
the different subjects.
Frightful State OF Affairs.
PITTsBURG, November 20th.-The Posts
Charleston CIV. Va.} special says Informa-
ton from Perrysville, Mcdowell county,
this State, near the Virginia border, gives
frightful account of the rayages of q So
called cholera III the extreme southwestern
counties of Virginia and the adjoining ter
ritory of Kentucky. Making every allow
ance for exaggeration, the loss of life has
already been appalling, while the condition
of the survivors is terrible in the extreme.
No rain has fallen in the Cumberland
mountains in which the infected district
is situated, for four months, the drought
entailing not only All almost total failure of
crops, but cutting off the supply of water
over wide area Difficulty was experienced
in obtaining water for stock in some locali-
ties Us early as the middle of August, but
no actual suffering among the inhabitants
occurred until towards the end of Septem-
Der, when the ordinary sources of supply
having for the most part failed, the
mountaineers were compelled, in order to
purposes from what is known as poison
or mineral springs in the mountains, or
from the small amount remaining in
''creepholes" in the beds of the creeks. A
persistent use of this water soon developed
a peculiar disease, as deadly as Asiasic
cholera in its nature, which has ever since
ragged with terrible fatality over half d
dozen counties in the two States of Vir-
ginia and Kentucky. The loss of life thus
far is variously estimated at from 400 to
800. Among children and adults well up
in years the mortality has been greatest,
but no class has been exempt. In num-
Der of instances, especially along the forks
of McLeans creek, a tributary of the Big
Sandy, and in the valley of Powell river,
emptylng into the Tennessee, entire fami-
lies have persisted, while in numerous other
cases but one or two members of a house
hold survive. Few recover from the dis
order, from 60 to so per cent of those at
tackled dying, this being accounted for by
the fact that pure water is still unobtain-
able, and proper food and medical attend
| ance cannot be had. The drying up of the
streams has necessitated the stoppage of
| numerous small grist mills along the
| mountain valleys. and the population for
| the most part appears to be in the most
abiect want and misery. The locality is
almost inaccessible to the outside world,
| there being no railroad within 100 miles,
| and obtaining reliable news is very diff
cult; but even if half what is alleged be
| true the calamity is one of a most serious
nature, and calls for prompt action by the
| authorities and public.
The Sloggers.
New YORK, November 20th.-The news
| of Sullivan and Greenfield's indictment
! causes great CONSERVATION among the sport
ing men. and their aiders and abettors in
higher circles Harry Hill, Richard Fox
| W. e. Harding and lesser pugilist lights
say some personal enmity to Sullivan was
| at the bottom of the Grand Jury proceed
ings. They affect to think lightly of the
whole business, and say it will not interfere
with glove exhibitions here Pat Sheedy
| the manager of Tuesdays affair, said the
men were not violating the law. If they
were going to fast, it was a case for the PU-
| lice Magistrate. am off Immediately
| for California, to get a man I've heard Of
six feet eight inches high and weighs 29l
pounds I'll match him against anybody
even Sullivan. I'll manage Sullivan foI
his match with Paddy Ryan"
SECOND DISPATCH.1
| UNIONToWN Pa.), November 20th.-Billy
| O'Brien, ms mayer of Dominick Mccartney
has telegraphed to p j. Donohue, of New
York, to call on Sheedy John L. Sullivan
manager, and offer him S., 600 as a certainty
| for Sullivan to box McCat1rey four rounds
in San Francisco in the latter part of Feb
ruarY or make a match at the same time
and place. the winner to take everything
| One thousand dollars is to be posted at
once to make the match.
Scientists Interested.
NEW YORK, November 20th.-The 7ri-
| bUne's Worcester special says: Massachu-
sets scientists are greatly interested in the
remains OF supposed mastodon, recently
| found on farm near Shrewsbury seven
| feet below the surface. They are the first
| remains of prehistoric animal ever found
| in New England.
SECOND DISPATCH.l
WORCESTER (Mass.), November GOTH
| The remains found in Shrewsbury this
! week were to-day pronounced to be of the
| Mastodon Americans, about two-thrds
| grown, by Professor Allen, of the Agassiz
| Geological Museum. He considers the
| finding of the remains in this State mat
ter of great importance and scientific inter
| est
Destruction by Fire.
HAvERHILL (Mass.), November GOTH
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stores in the basement of the Creighton
| House, and several boarding houses in
rooms above, was burned this morning.
The fire originated in the hotel and quickly
spread to the roof, four stories above. The
hotel had twenty-nine inmates, who barely
escaped with their lives. Several tied their
| bedclothes together and came down on the
outside of the building by these means
| One man was badly cut by sliding down
| the telephone wire. a baby was tied up
in a sheet and thrown to fireman. Katie
Gilmartin and Josie Branahan jumped
from the fourth-story window. The Gil
martin girl received fatal injuries. The
other girl was seriously hurt.
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company.
| BALTIMORE, November 20th.-At a spe-
cial meeting of the Board of Directors OF
| the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
to-day, Robert Garrett, Vice-President OF
| the company, was unanimously elected
| President; Samuel Spencer, Second Vice
President, was elected Vice President, and
| Thomas NJ. King, General Superintendent
OF the Pittsburgh Division of the road, was
elected Second Vice-President The Beard
also elected Bradford Durham General
Manager of the entire Baltimore and Ohio
system.
I Failure of n Private Banking House.
J DALLAS Tex, November 20th.-Tbe
| wcll-known private clearinghouse OF
Adams & Leonard closed its doors at noon
to-day 1t is believed the embarrassment
is only temporary. The assets amount to
nearly $500, COO largely invested in Texas
lands. The liabilities are not known al
this hour. The embarrassment results
| from inability to realize on large loans to
cattle men, and the suspension is a great
surprise in this city.
New York Stock Market.
NEW YORK, November 20th-Stocks are
strong and prices advanced / to II. Grang-
| ers, Lackawanna, Pacific Mail, New York
| Central and Lake Shore were the features
New York, November 20th-Central Pa
| cific, 333; Burlington, 12l4; Northern Pacific,
1Sl; Northern Pacific, preferred, 42s; North
| western sos; New York Central, $50
| Oregon Navigation, 70l Transcontinental
| 13s; Pacific Mail, 52s; Panama, So; St
Louis and San Francisco, 211 Texas Pa
cific, 124 Union Pacific, 504 Wells-Fargo
| Express, 107 Western Union, Cog
| Proposed Congress ofAmerican Churches.
New HAVEN Comm, November 20th.-
| A meeting of clergymen of all denomina-
tons was held to-day to arrange for Con-
| greSs of American Churches. The Con-
| gress will be held here in May, 1885.
Successful Debut.
New YORK, November 20th-Mrs. Vic
toria HulSkamp (nee MoroSini) made her