Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-10-21
PACIFIC COAST NEWS.


DIXON, October 20th.-Foar cases Of small
pox are reported at John Sticks ranch, near
I fremont. Several days ago German named
Raabe died with what was supposed to be
scurvy. Mr.. Rabies son and Mr. Stick
were taken sick soon after, and yesterday the
doctors pronounced il small. pox in the worst
forms. Sticks children were allowed to at
tend the public school until yesterday.
CoLusA, October 20th-Mrs. Mark Cham
bers and her daughter, who have just re-
turned from the East, were attacked with
the smallpox in its most malignaut form.
It Is supposed that the disease was contracted
at Chicago. The daughter attended school
two days before her condition was noticed,
and il is feared that some OF her room-mates
may have taken it. The public school has
been closed. and the most stringent sanitary
measures have been taken to prevent its
spread.
EUREKA (Humbolds county,, Oetobsr
20th.-A well defined case of smallpox
has been noted in Eureka. 4. Baker,
an artist in the employ OF Elliot & Co.,
arrived on the last steamer from San
Francisco, feeling unwell. Soon the symp-
toms and Indications peculiar TO the disease
made their appearance, and last night the
patient was removed to separate quarters in
the suburbs. There is no fear of contagioa.
An Old Pioneer Bead.
Los ANGELES, October 20th.- Joseph New
mark. az old Califorria pioneer. died yestes-
day, aged 81. He was one of the best-known
merchants in Southern California.
The Kern Comfy Tragedy.
BAKFRsFIELD, October Goth = Nothing
. trussw crthy has yet been received from Kern
vile regarding the affray that occurred there
Tuesday night. All that is known is hat
a mob attacked the branch jail, in which
Deputy Sheriff Ben Mitchell held as prisoner
the man Herbert, accused of murderingjSeigel.
| The mob fred on Mitchell, land he, although
nortally wounded, returned the hre, fatally
woundipg in turn one Of the mob. 1t is ssid
that Herbert was not hurt, and it is row
thought that the mob may have been COM
posed Of frieods of Herbert who were trying
to rescue him, instead Of vigilautes endeayor-
| ing to hang him. Mitchell is dead, aud the
man hs shot is dying. Marshal Poole was at
Caliente when the report first came 10, and
Immediately left ON the stage for kernyille.
Sheriff Bower and his deputies have also
gone to the scene.
Prominent Citizen Missing.
MODESTO, October 20th.-T. T. Hamlin, a
resident of Oakdale and Supervisor of District
No. l, has been missing for some two months.
He left his home about the middle of August
. for Hot Springs, New, where he was rang
ing band Of sheep. It has teen learned
i that he sold his sheep, valued at sS, 900,
about the LIST of September, and went to
Carson, New, to obtain the money. Since
! that date nothing definite has been heard
from him. Mr.. Hsmlin was man Of strict
integrity. and Of temperate and industrious
habits. He was an cid resident Of the State,
and represented Tuolumne county in the
Legislature in 1856. Grave fears are enter
tanned of foul play. His son.in-lsw, Mr..
w. 3. Newman, formerly Under Sheriff Of
this county, has started out in search Of Nr.
Hamlin.