Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-01-19

plies The Indians found frozen TO death
we're poorly clad, and evidently anticipated
no severe weather before reaching Wichita
Falls Their bodies are to be taken back
to the reservation.
Three Young Ladies Poisoned.
CHARLESTON CIV. Va, January 18TH
Great excitement prevails i'll st. Adams,
near this city, over the poisoning of Misses
Annie, Blanche and jeanne Burns highly
respected young ladies of that place The
ladies had been to an entertainment Friday
night and oversight yesterday for the family
breakfast. They prepared their own break,
fast, using water in a barrel Shortly after
eating breakfast they became very sick. and
Were taken with cramps. The symptoms
indicated poison, and the ladies were
treated by the doctors for that trouble.
Upon examination the water in the barrel
was found to contain arsenic How it got
there is mystery which will probably
never be solved. The victims are in a Sc
rious condition.
Kate Castlet@n's Husband on jam
bOree."
WINNIPEG NAM January 1Sth.-The
performance of Kate Castleton's company
at the opera house here last night was in
terrupted by an outbreak on the part of
Harry Phillips. Hates husband and man
ager. He obtained possession OF money
sent to her from San Francisco, and got
drunk. AT the close of the first act Kate
asked him for the remainder of the money.
He responded by telling her with a blow,
which rendered her insensble for some
time Afterwards he broke into her bed
room, revolver in hand, threatening to kill
her. He was arrested, and spent the night
in the police station. Seven thousand dol
lars worth of Miss Castleton's diamonds
were found on his person and returned to
her Phillips was bailed out, and the
whole company left tonight for the South.
Disastrous Fire in Boston.
BosToN, January 1Sth.-To-night fire
broke out III the Bay State Sugar Refinery,
No. 81 Eastern avenue The building was
of brick, four stories high, with Il frontage
OF about 40 feet on Eastern avenue, and eX-
tended back about so feet to Sargent's
wharf. The flames spread to the Standard
dyewood works, which abut upsn the re-
tlnery on the Sargenfs wharf end, and eX-
tend down the avenue towards the wharf.
These mills are three stories high, and
about 50 or 90 feet in length. They are
nearly or quite destroyed. The refinery is
operated by +. Atkins & Co., who, it is I'M
derstood, own the brick block as well as the
refinery building. Their loss will probably
be heavy. but they are fully insured. The
dye mills property is owned by the heirs of
George n. Black
Great Loss of Stock in Texas.
ST. LOUIS, January 1oth.-D Dispatches
from Texas continue to report great loss
of cattle and sheep by the late cold weather
in various parts. On many ranges in the
northern and western part of the State
N hars of pattia haup lriftal
ward, till stopped by the wire fencing run
ming many miles east and west, and are
now dying by hundreds, and even thou
sands, from hunger, thirst and cold. The
loss is chiefly on ranges which had suffered
from drought, both grass and water being
scarce, and the cattle in poor condition :;
but even in more favored parts of the State
a great amount of stock has already been
lost by the unusual severity of the weather
1t is estimated that ten per cent. of the cat
tie and twenty per cent of the sheep have
persisted
End of the Brakemen's Strike.
Fort WAYNE Qnd.) January 1Sth.-The
railroad brakemen'S strike, which was in
augJrated here on Tuesday last, terminated
this evening The strikers held a meeting
this afternoon and delegated a committee
of their number to wait ON Mayor Zollinger
at his residence which was done. Later,
the committee waited on Superintendent
Law, Of the railroad company, and at this
meeting it was agreed that the railroad
should be permitted TO run double
header" freight trains, if desired, while
those of the striking brakemen who choose
to work will be reinstated by the company
and not be discharged for their participa-
ton in the strike.
Found Dead in Her Bed.
WASHINGTON, January 16th.-Mrs. Julia
A. Roberts, a well-knOwn worker among
the poor of this city, and who gained con-
siderable prominence by her management
of the penny lunch-room here was found
dead in bed this morning. She was sister
of General Phil. Kearney.
The Sunday Law in New York.
New YORK, January 1Sth.-The excise
law was enforced to-day as strictly as it
ever was the police having been notified
by Superintendent Walling that LIQUOR
shops must be closed on Sunday. There
were a large number of arrests during the
day Five hundred dealers met in Irving
Hall this afternoon, and adopted resolu-
tons pledging themselves to assist the po-
lice in the impartial enforcement of the
law, believing that such action will compel
the citizens to demand modification of the
statutes.
\ Convenience to Merchants-The Mexi-
can Debt.
ST. LOUIS, January 1Sth.--A dispatch
from the City of Mexico says it is an
nounced at the headquarters of the Mexi-
can Central Railroad there that the COM
pany will very soon establish a custom
louise and commission agency at Paso del
Norte, to enable merchants, at moderate
outlay, to promptly pass goods through the
Mexican custom house.
1t is also stated that President Diaz
has raised 100000, which has been set
aside for transmission to Washington as
part payment of the United States debt.
An Expensive Kick.
GRAND RArIbs (Mich.), January 18TH
George Thurston was given a verdict last
night in the Kent Circuit Court against
Ransom c. Luce for 5000, for being kicked
down stairs by Luce ten years ago. Thurs
ton sued for 10000, and the large verdict
causes general surprise. 1t will probably
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