Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-01-17
place. Only three families in Abilene are
receiving help from the city.
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Lyons On. ", January 15th-Mrs. r.
I. Morgan of Fruitland, a small hamlet a
! lew miles north OF this village, who is an
Invalid, discovered early this morning q
| large snake upon her bed, and, being pow
erless TO raise her arms and defend herself.
called her husband When he came into
the room the reptile disappeared and
could not be found. About four hours
Lister, as she was arranging the bedclothes,
she again saw the reptile on the bed, with
eyes glltterlng and head erect. She called
her daughter, who was in the kitchen pre-
pairing dinner
The latter rushed into the room and
quickly dispatched his snakeship with a
heavy iron poker.
Probably Fizzle.
NEW YORK, January 16th.-The sports
who went to England and thence to France
to witness the fight between Jake Xilrain
and Jem Smith arrived here to-day
on their return journey. The rep
resentafiye of Kilraiu's backer declares
it was the greatest battle ever fought,
while some others of the party who we're
with the representative, for the fact that
they did not get chance see the fight, de-
clare it was fizzie," and intimate that
it was a put-up job and engineered by
Charley Mitchell.
InNe0 nave Been Crazy.
BRAINERD (Minn }, January 16th-Lum-
5ermen from little Falls, who have crossed
the country from Princeton, affirm and
gave few addition | details regarding the
ramored mardeT of an entire family. rhey
state that in theSwedish settlement, about
twenty miles from Princeton, farmer
named Henry 0strum murdered his family,
consisting of his wife and seven children.
He gave as his reason for the crime that he
feared the" woaid freeze to death.
A Complete Success.
PITTsBURe (Pa.). January 16th.-The
great steel gun, which was cast solid at the
Pittsburg Steel Casting Company's works
last Wednesday, Was taken from the mold
to-day and found to be perfect. The cast
ing Is pronounced complete success by
officers of the United States. The gun
weighs nine tons.
Railroad Accident.
ST. LOUIS, January 16th-A wreck on
the Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Rail-
road occurred at Willard Station, near To-
peka, Ks, this morning. Three cars were
thrown from the track down an embank-
ment, and twelve persons were injured.
only one fatally. The wreck was caused
by rail breaking on a sharp curve.
Theater Burned.
oTUBENVILLS ". }, January l6th.-A va
riety lheater burned this evening. The
flames communicated to Gains hotel across
the street and caused lively scramble
among the guests. Annie Deyoe, an actress
from Pittsburg, asleep in room on the
third floor, burned to death all the others
escaped.
California Raisfns.
Copyright 1883. by Tie California associated Press
New YORK, January 16th-The position
of California raisins is reported 10 be so
firm here that foreign competition is not
feared for the remainder of the season.
The stock at Chicago is reported light.
Express Car Burned.
TOPEKA (kas. }, January 16th.-Wells &
Fargo's express car was burned on the
SAINT Fe road eight miles east of Emporia,
yesterday. Amount of loss cannot be
ascertained