Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-01-15
A Policeman's Wife Suicides.

SAN FRANCISCO, January 1Sth.-Maude,
the wife of policeman Charles Harris, COM
mitted suicide this evening by means of
carbolic acid. Several months ago Harris
discovered his wife in a saloon in the COM
pany of men and women of low degree
and left her. She then went to q saloon
on Fulton street, near Baker, kept by Nell
lie Smith, where she waited on customers,
and while there she became Respondent
because she could not be reconciled to her
husband. This evening Mrs. Smith sent
her TO a drugstore to get medicine, and
then she purchased the carbolic acid,
which she subsequently drank. She was q
native of California, aged twenty-four
years.
A Carson City Blaze.
CARSON CITY (Nev) January 14th.-
Jack Elliott's residence was totally de-
siroyed by fire. Insured in the Union In
sursnce Company for 81 500; loss 5000.
No cause is known, except that the hot fire
in the sittingroom is supposed to have
caught the roof. The hall ceiling fell on
several firemen, knocking them down and
bruising them considerably, but there was
no fatal accident. All the furniture was
saved.
Frozen to Death.
VIsALIA, January 14th.-Word has been
received here that Alexander McGee was
frozen to death while carrying the mail
from Camp Badge to Moore & Smiths saw
mills. He made a clumsy pair of snow
shoes and started of with them, became
exhausted while climbing the mountains,
and was found the next morning stiff and
cold beside tres.
Killed at Tulare.
TULARE January 14th-F. o. kim, an
old resident of this city and employe of the
railroad company, was killed in the yard
this morning by switch engine.
Suit for Damages.
San Francisco, January 14th.-William
r. Lamar has filed complaint against
Mary J. Morrow and James r. Whalen to
recover $4,000 and for cause of action
AYERS that about $50 o'clock on the night
of the 18th of last December he was walk
ing on the southeasterly sidewalk of How
ard street, between Third and Fourth when
he fell into a hole ten feet deep in front of
defendants property. His left arm was
broken and he was laid up for twenty days.
He says there was no barrier or signal at
the hole to warn pedestrians against danger.
Santa Rosa Items.
SANTA Rosa, January 14th.-The Guerne-
vile Blade is the name of paper started at
Guerneville, the first paper even published
in redwood town.
The North Pacific Land and Improve
ment Company is making arrangements
for stocking the streams of Mendocino
county with trout The hatchery near
Ukiah is not completed, and this seasons
supply will be Matched at Los Guilicos and
Glen Ellen aud conveyed to the new hatch
cry for distribution.
San Diego.
SAN DIEGO, January 14th.-A fire de-
stroyed the handsome residence of DR.. G.
E. Keller late this evening. The loss is
$4,000; insurance, $1,000
A warrant was issued to-day for the ar
rest of R. Momend, real estate dealer,
who is charged with embezzlement.
Salt Lake Politics.
SALT LAKE, January 14th.-A Liberal
Convention was held to-day and full
ticket nominated for the election on Feb
rusry 10Th. George NJ. Scott is named for
Mayor.
They We're Good Smokers.
TACOMA Wash. J, January 14th.-Zarellis
restaurant has been closed by attachment
secured by A. NJ. OThi & Co., of San Fran
cisco, who claim the Indebtedness is due
for liquors aud cigars. Only Two boxes of
cigars we're found on the place.
He Says He win Settle.
San FRANcIsco, January 14th.-Ex- -Secre-
tary Davies the defaultIng Secretary of the |
State Board of Trade, sent his reply to the |
demand made upon him by President |
Hatch for a settlement of his defalcations. |
He says he will settle dollar for dollar. He |
suggests plan of settlement which, how
ever does not meet with the approval of
the President.
La Grippe In Los Angeles.
Los ANGELES, January 14th.-General |
Manager A. K. Wade, and L. B. Hines, |
General Passenger Agent of the Santa Fe |
road, are down with the influenza. Chief |
of Police Glass is also sick with that dis
ease.