Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-02-13
HOME AND ABROAD.
DEATH OF EX-GOVERNOR HORA.
ITO SEYMOUR.
Raging Rivers-The Death Penalty
Delaware's Peach Outlook
Poisonous Salmon.
IsrEcgAL DISPATCHES TO THE RscosDusroN.l
DOMESTIC.

Death of Ex-Governor Horatio Seymour
UrIcA On. ", February 12th.-Ex-Gov
ernor Seymour died at 10 o'clock.
SECOND DISPATCH.I
UTICA, February 18th - Ex-Governor
Seymour died at 10 o'clock tonight at the
residence of his sister, Mrs. Roscoe Conk.
ling. He began to fail perceptibly at 4
oclock this afternoon. Shortly afterwards
he rallied little, but soon relapsed into
total Inconsistencies. Heexpired without
a struggle, and as peaceful as if falling
asleep.
lHoratio Seymour was born in Onondago
county, n. T., May 81, 1910. He had an acadc-
mic education and something of a semi military
school training. He read law, came to the bal
in 1882, and practiced mis- profession for mum
Der OF years in Utica, n. Y. He was sent to the
legislative assembly by the Democratic party in
lS4l aud twice thereafter He was at one time
Mayor OF Utica. In 1850 he was the Democratic
candidate for Governor, but was defeated. In
1872 however, he was elected by an exceedingly
large majority. He came naturally TO the
front for the office by his statesmanlike ouali-
ties, and his unquestioued ability He failed OF
a return to the office in 1854 and this was due
nanny to antagonism arising out of his veto OF
a prohlbitory liquor bill, he holding the pro-
posed law to be unconstitutional. In 1852 he
was elected Governor for the second time. AT
that time he declared against any possible dis
ruption OF the Union of States. But he subse-
quently opposed coerciye measures and by Mr..
Greeley III his american Conflict" vol l. D. 43S.
wasscharged with favoring the Southern Con-
federacy. He urged President Lincoln to re-
ram from drafting men for the army until the
eonstitutionality of the Act could be tested in
the Courts. In 1864, as President of the National
Democratic Convention, at Chicago he de
elared that the Administration could not save
the Union, as by Its proclamation and ''yindic-
tive legislation it had raised up obstacles it
could not overcome, ana had hampered its own
freedom of action by unconstitutional acts.
Inc thn year before, on the call of
diers of New York within three davs
marched to the front. While this force of citi-
zen soldiery was absent, the celebrated draft
riots in New York city broke out. Governor
seymour sent troops to the city but they were
by request of General Wool, sent home Gov
ernor Seymour went to New York, and assidu-
ously aided in suppressing the riots. In 1864
Governor Seymour was defeated for the Office of
Governor. July 4, 1865 he became the nominee
OF the Democratic party for President of the
United States, with Frank p. Blair, of
Missouri, as the Vice-Presidential nomi-
nee. The ticket received 2.7OS.OOO votes
for 3,0l3,lSS cast for Grant and Colfax'
Since that defeat Governor Seymour has been
but little in political life, and has preferred the
quiet of retiraey. He was highly esteemed in
New York, and had national reputation. But
for the mistakes of his position in the war
period, it is probable that he might have been
more prominently before the people in his later
broad ability great personal courage, calm
Judgment, fine legal mind and a scholar of
cuture.l
Storms and High Water in the East.
TRENTON (N. J.), February 12th.-The
rains of the past few days have caused the
ice in the Delaware river to break. Yard
leyville, Pa, and the lower portion Of Tran-
ton are submerged. On Fair and Bridge
streets the water is even with the second
stories of the houses The damage 10 fur
niturc, residences and mills will be very
heavy The travel on the Pennsylvania
Railroad between this city and New York
is suspended. Locomotives have been run
on to the bridges to prevent their being
swept away. Such flood has not been ex-
perienced since 1857.
CITY FLOODED.
NEW BRUNSWICK (N. j., February 12fh. -
The Raritan river has overtiowed its banks
and submerged the lower part of the CITY.
All business in the ship yards aud coal
yards along the river has been suspended
and the works of the New Jersey Rubber
Company have been compelled TO shut
down
HoHORES UNDER wATKR
NEW YORK, February l2th-The storm
OF yesterday and last nigh; has submerged
some of the streets of Hoboken The peo-
Pile living along the line of them had to
use boats or wade waist-deep through the
water this morning in order to reach high
ground. The cars of the North Hudson
County Railway on their way to the eleva-
tor, at the foot of Jersey City Heights, have
to pass through one and some places two
feet of water.
UNPREcEDENrED RAINFALI--DAMAGING ICE.
BosToN, February 12th.-The present
rainstorm, which at midnight still contin-
ues, is a remarkable, and in some respects.
an unprecedented one The rainfall has
been very great That at Newport was
from 6 to inches in q hours, being per-
haps the heaviest, but scarcely lighter
down-pour is reported. In Worcester
county, of this State, and at ports in New
Hampshire and Maine, the rain has turned
into ice and much damage has been done
to shade trees, telegraph lines, poles, etc.
Shipwreck and Shocking Loss of Life.
PHILADELPHIA. February 12th.-A spe-
cial to the Record says that during a dense
fog, yesterday, the Austrian bark Kralie-
vika, from Marseilles, France, struck on
Barnegat Shoals. The life-saving crew of
Barnegat station went to her assistance.
when their boat was swamped and three of
the men drowned. The crew of the bark,
fearing that the life guards would be un-
able to save them, left the vessel in their
own boat. 1t capsized and sunk, and eight
of the crew were lost. The master and five
of the sailors saved their lives by swim
ming ashore. The bark sailed from Mar
seilles December 9TH ult., in ballast. for
New York, and for nearly four days the
master had been unable to make observa-
tions. His first intimation of shoal water
was when the vessel struck. The bark is
breaking up, and will be total loss.
Made Ill by Canned Salmon.
PHILADELPHIA, February 18th. = The
Times says The wife of special officer
Robert Williams, of the American District
Telegraph Company, ate from a can OF
picked salmon on Saturday last, and
shortly after eating was taken with convul-
sions. A physician, on his arrival at the
house, learned that Mrs. Williams had
bought can of picked salmon the
night before, and that she and Mrs
McMullen ate the salmon for supper The
physician said the woman had been pois-
oned, and that the salmon was undoubt-
edly bad when packed. He applied rem
edies, and Mrs. McMullen got better. but
Mrs. Williams grew worse. Yesterday
however, the women were pronounced out
of danger. The grocer from whom the
salmon was bought had Just purchased q
case from wholesale house, and when be
learned of the poisoning he returned all the
salmon to the grocers from whom he pur.
chased it.
The Delaware Peach Crop.
New YORK, February 12th.-The Herald.
Wilmington (Delaware) special, referring
to the predicted failure of the peninsula
peach crop, says: ~. Fulton, of Dover
says: There is, no doubt, much interest
felt in regard to the peach crop, in view q
the unusually low temperature of last
week Undoubtedly the fatal point was
nearly, if not fully. reached on Thursday
the 4th instant. The thermometer here
marked % below zero at o'clock on Fri.
day morning In the winter of 1867 -6s il
went down to 100 below, and the crop was
killed. In 1S74-75 it went down to 10 be.
low, and we had the largest crop ever
known. From this, it would seem that the
fatal line lies between IL and 70 below zero
and while there is no doubt cause fol
alarm, yet there is reason to hope Even
if the cror, Should he tiilad oararolt.-