Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-10-21
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| aided by his deputy jeff Vesey. The negroes
| had recently been sentenced to a long term in
the penitentiary for poisoning five members of
| the family of C. Smith. living near Senatobia.
The mob broke down the outer jail door, but
were fired upon by the Sheriff, and finally re-
treated
The Fall in Wheat.
NEW YORK. October 20th.-The Commercial
Bulletin says Wheat sold in London Saturday
lower than at any time this hundred years, and
in this market at lower figure than has been
known since the civil war; with serious ques-
tioning whether bedrock has, even now, been
reached.
Forest Fires in New Jersey.
PHILADELPHIA October 20th.-The Times says
The fires that have been raging in Atlantic
county, New Jersey, for week past have in
creased to such an extent within the last two or
three days that the people in the villages have
become much alarmed. At Weymouth, n town
of about fifty houses, built upon the edge OF
pines, the citizens have been watching the fires
in their direction all night. Saturday night
they worked cutting down trees to turn the
course of the flames, which came nearer and
nearer. All their labor was in vain. Yesterday
six houses and the Methodist church were
burned to the ground AT Blue Anchor, Cedar
swamp, Richland and Brooklyn the fires are
st,ll raging.
Gas Explosion in Bank.
ELMIRA q. ", October 20th.-An explosion
occurred this morning i'll Chemung Canal Bank,
causing great excitement. The gas had evil
/ DENLY Deem iSIt Oh Ill lile Ndtul eiltCC
Saturday night, and smothered itself out. John
Arnot Congressman and Cashier of the bank,
attempted to enter the vault. carrying lighted
candle There was au--explosion which blew
him across the room against the counter, burn
ing his face and hands Every window in the
bank was blown out, the Office door shattered,
and the lock torn OF. A great crowd was at
tTacted by the explosion Arnot's injuries,
while painful, are not serious
Destruction by Fire.
! UTICA q. W. October Goth The most de-
| structive fire that ever visited northern New
| York broke out in Carthage at II o'clock this
I morning and burned all the afternoon. The
I fire began from ashes thrown from Russell 5
| tannery. which set fire to the Eaton planning
mills The flames spread rapidly to House 5
! furniture factory and Farr tub factory, crossed
( the river to East Carthage, catching upon
GIiot's planning mill. and totally destroying the
! factories and buildings on Ryther and Prnglc S
/ Island. The flames then spread TO all the houses
on Spring street Mechanics street Church
street, the new opera house. Pecks hotel, Disci-
pies church and the Academy On Main street
! the Episcopal and Presbyterian churches were
burned, and many residences on School street,
| Upper James street and Canton street
The east side of Main street is all in ruins.
| The fire spread so rapidly that the fremen could
not keep up with it there. At $50 they seemed
| to be nearly under control, and it was hoped to
! save the business blocks of the village. 1t is
estimated that 200 houses were destroyed and
that the loss win reach 100000. There are not
sufficient dwellings left in town to shelter the
| unfortunate Carthage was extensively en-
| gagged iii manufacturing, and all its industries
are in ruins.