The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-01-13

The heaviest snow TALL IN the history Oftho
lower Rio Grande occurred saturday nignt Ia
the neighb )rhOOd Of Del no, 'cXns, aud
wesfwurdly. A long the river u averaged nye
inches. In the DEVILS nver country ~ was
mucn deeper, ana cattle which driited be-
fore the wind IN large numbers, viii suffer
severely. II was the first SNOW in four years.
from el RIO q san Ansonla and rastwardly
there was the heaviest fain OF the year. , -
from the West sunday morning stlll hat
snow on them, nd the novel spectacle a.
tracted crowds.
The ground IN the vie nity ~ Port Bow kley
three miles from WilkesbaTre. Pa, Is settliug
.nd the people are thoroughly alarmed. ms
sillars have been "iCbbed' IN the upper VEN
az the Iehigh Valley Coal CoWnonys col
lerles, and - This the sinking Is attributed.
The Second District schO !, a handsome new
building has settled eight Inches ana VIII
nave 10 be rebuilt The peope IN the Nicini 20
ty have every taing ready abandon theIr
homes az a nOments notice.
The three farmer me'c bers of tao lower
mons, OF the Illinois General Assembly an
nources that under no c'rcug)-ia ces VIII
they support John ". Palmer for ine tu'-
led states Senate. fhe9 object 70 his nuan-
ciaI theories Ihoy Will cithcr elect uicir
o,gu man. they say or force one Of the other
palties 10 elect some one who ~ acceItspln
10 hem. Ihey have not Yet announced ih9
name OF their candidate, but David Hunter 10
hinted al.
The dwelling Of John Boyer, at bis Pond,
pa seven miles south Of flmlts. y. Y.
couuht fire al midngnl Friday. Tho hmll3
eseaped but Mrs- Boyer, who returned 10 the
house % rescue some money and Other NSlu'
aJles was overcome by the neat ani saioh ..
sank exhausted on the threshold aud burned
| to death ln the sight O( her husband and
children.
Scase which has puzzled The physieADs ~
reuorted from stpningtOn. W Va Ia a sa-
loon night Henry Biankenship was struck ~
! the head With an axe, and piece his 81 ull
with quantity Of nraln was tg. on ana iell
10 the floor physicians said death would rc-
| Sult IN a few minute, but u dtdnt, anu Tue
patient 10 improving
Tne viii Of Finma Abbott was hled y pso-
| ,ate e.fs rday Ina New York. she first 'lr, cf'
! hat her body be tsstsd By electricity to as-
certain 4 nfe ls eNtirct ard then 10 pc eft'
'noted She gives considerable sums 10 htf
| immediate iamiIy aud the residue TO e lafiia-
| blc Institutions.
The farmers exodus from Illinois tbeeom-
| iny sprins promises 70 be fully as lsfge. 70 nO'
larger, th~n for A numter OF yeafs. on fep.
ruary lii party 81 my l,n,ts w. WI, sfs
ont from ueywOrth. Mel an county iof "eD'
Ser CIV. Town, near whero ihey have Pet-
chased f,rms. The emigrsuts take iheir i've
ICY 1mplements and household nxlurs
with them.
Frank f. Mitchell, well-known ries-nofs' ~
ganlbler. Of 81. Louis shot am lisldh.ml ~ ~ NJ.
- DoIly MayO. sn inmate u Nuui brown
49, ~ E,onio al 2OiO Chestnut street. shortly
| n.,e ,r, . o'ciock this morning lie then ntst'
hnilet into Dis own Drsin and died i'"
minutes aftevwafus.
/ . oyiv.te leiter has been received ffOHi
c..ak batter. the husband a~d mansfcr o'
.nni. ~ siey, the marvellous shooter oi but
e'io pill's show. In which Miss .@ki,y ~ Is-
nrr,,d az being alive and well and entirely
saflsfted with her obituary WHEN Was poS-
sI.nsd under Paris date q sfw daSsezo.
ma resolution adopted hy tho tuinaee oce-
-. In YOUNGSTOWN. mo. u shut down 0y
...sson Of Tue refusal of he railroad aud coke
men 10 reiuee rates was ss.'s.o ~ ~, Ne ensss
sunslav ana only two stacks IN the hahoh'
,ss Valley are Ia t0Il blast.