The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-12-27

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streets are still paTaded by armed men.
A negro was found dead in an alley
few minutes ago, and two others of the
wounded are reported dying.
Fears are now entertained for the
safety of the people remaining in the
neighboring towns, but as all the ne
groes and whites seem to have congre-
gated here very little danger need be
apprehended.
atORE TROUBLE IN TENNESSEE,
NASHVILLE, Dec. 26.-At a late hour
this morning intelligence was received
of trouble in Clarksville, Tenn, be-
tween officers and negroes. Two of
the latter being shot, one fatally, the
other seriously. Frank Morrison, a
special policeman, attempted to ar
rest Bob McCutheon, colored, when
the other negroes interfered. The po-
lice came in force and one OF the ne
groes assaulted chief Stafford with
stick. The officers then began firing
with the results as above stated. The
negroes are greatly excited and troops
have been asked for.
The following has been received
from Jessup:
A posse of twenty men under COM
mand of the whites left for Lumber
City to intercept. Brewer and his gang,
who it is rumored have gone there for
reinforcements Brewers mother lives
at Lumber City and it is suspected if
he gets out of McMillan's swamp, he
will go to his mothers.
nlnncr oil fhn yNIolyaf
lines keeps up, but principally by
boys
A crowd of armed men have Just
returned from trip to the swamp
and report that four colored men
were found dead but gave no names
They said they did not know the
negroes. The jail was broken into
early this morning and two negro
prisoners were riddled with bullets.
Another negro was found at home
shot through the heart and one with
a flesh wound in the shoulder.
1t is reported others have been
killed but the officers have not found
them. The search for bodies was
kept up all day. The negroes are
quitting their homes and moving in
large numbers. Several negroes were
taken from their homes this morning
and shipped. Many of them being
prostitutes.
Crowds of white men went to sever
al houses after breakfast this morn-
ing and compelled the negroes to
leave. Many had started for Savan-
nah, but an infantry company of
Brunswick will remain till tomorrow
The swamp where Brewers gang Is,
will be searched this afternoon and
if the negroes are found, lynching
will probably follow. The coroner
now is holdidg an inquest on the
dead bodies.
BIC WIND IN NEW YORK STATE.
New YORK, Dec, 26.-A thunder
storm accompanied by heavy wind
passed over the state this morning at
Buffalo. The wind reached a velocity
of sixty miles per hour, but no dam
age is reported from that section.
ROCHESTER,, Dec. 90 Consider
able damage was done TO chimneys
and outhouse5 by big wind this morn
ing.
! UTICA, Dec. 26. - Immense hail
stones fell and great damage vas done
to fruit trees. to-day.
PENNSYLVANIA.
Lock HAVEN, Pa, Dec. 90 Heavy
showers accompanied by thunder and
lightning and heavy winds passed
} over this city this morning.
THE CALIFORNIA MINE DISASTER.
San ANDREAs, Cal. Dec. 26.-The
latest reports from the Angels camp
disaster is that seventeen and probab
" nineteen men were burned in the
mine. All hope ofever recovering the
bodies has been abandoned owing to
the caving of the surface last Tuesday.
The miners are now taking out ore,
but work will probably be directed
toward the spot where the bodies are
, buried.
NEW YORK CYCLONE.
SYRACUSE, n. Y, Dec. ga cy.
clone from the southwest swept
across the Canandaigua at 10 o'clock
= this morning prostrating many struc-
lures; it caught up and carried a
: great volume of water before it. II
struck the barn of the Peoples
street railway company, carrying
away the cornice and the ROOT
and overthrowing the front walls. A
mass of brick and timber was hurled
into the building, doing much damage
: Chas. A. Nicholas, assistant superin'
. tendent, was instantly killed and sew.
: eral employees more or less seriously
= hurt.
= THE STEAMER ''CITY OF KINGSTON" SAFE
New YORK, Dec. 26-The city OF
Kingston, which used to ply UP anG
= down the Hudson river and which was
T, sold some time ago to the Northern Pa
cific for the Sound trade is proceeding
e safely, but slowly to her new home b!
way of Cape Horn. She has just beer
}, heard of at the Barbados.
AFFAIRS IN BRAZIL.
L l. New YORK, Dec. 26.-The steam
ship SjrGnO which left Rio Janeri(
, Dec. 4 arrived here to-day. Capt
Fisher of the SIrGfaO was seen by al
AsToRIAN reporter and said: "Whel
we were at Rio everything was quie
and business going on as usual al
:, though the banks were bit wary anC
: drafts of over 100 pounds would no
, be honored. There was, however, al
> under current of discomfort mani
= tested and 1 would not be SURPRISED
= to hear of an outbreak there since W
- left. There is evidently a considera
, BILE number of people of the city VIII,
e desire to see the empire reestablished
- When we were there the sentimen
had not taken shape in any defnit
movement but mutterings of dIssatis
faction were heard. The truth is tn
/ banishment of Dom Pedro and th
}. proclamation of the Republic cam
n with such suddenness that the adhel
snts of the empire had no time t
m make any demonstrations"
N II look for trouble, not only i
r Rio but throughout Brazil. Those a
A. the head of the new movement hav
not pleasant prospect before ther
: by any means"
,e The New Discovery.
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