The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-03-06

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report Ofthelr condition NJ the close NJ
business on the first Instant
a cnnynss WIS made In The senate
tliia morning ~ IA the feeling NJ that
body with reference ~ proceeding wltll
what n known ~ the force bill. The
result WIS that n majority Of the senate
was opposed 10 taking up the bill.
posed Of, aud Indeed 80 sOllcltOus were
senators 10 20 on with the latter bills,
that they required Mr.. Morrill, TO re-
port the sundry civil appropriation bill
and waived the usual reading Of the
Journal. 10 Is very doubtful now
whether the force bill will ever be call
ed up.
A resolution of thanks TO Mr.. Blaine,
as speaker, was offered by Mr.. Peter,
ofNew York, wnsunanimorsly adopted.
a motion to suspend the rules and
pass the bills for the admission of Col
OrGdo and New Mexico rs states, was
deieated-yeas one hundred and sixty
four, nays eighty-four-not two-thirds
In the Animation. 1t was almost q
party vote.
In the senate n large number of
amendments were made to the sundry
civil appropriation bill and the bill
passed.
The river and harbor appropriation
bill was then taken up and number
of amendments reported by commit
tees on transportation routes, agreed
to.
CINCINNATI, March 3.-The CONNER
ciaPs Bridgeport, Alabama, special
says the greatest flood that has visited
that region since Noah's, with one ex-
ception, is now sweeping down the
Tennessee valley, and there is great
loss of property. Every railroad lead
ing into the city is badly washed and
whole sections submerged. The East
Tennessee road is cut in twenty places.
The Atlanta road has lost many
bridges. The Memphis and Charleston
road is under water for miles, and has
lost heavily in bridges. The Nashville
road is also u great sufferer. The great
bridge across the Tennessee at Bridge
port is in danger, but, as it is heavily
weighted down with loaded cars, it is
thought il may be saved. The river is
still rising slowly. The destruction in
fences, stock and houses for three hun
dred miles up.and down is very great,
the greatest ever known, with the pos.
sible exception of the flood eight years
ago.
New York, March "A Washing
ton dispatch says it is proposed to pro-
vide IL small sum in the sundry civil
appropriation bill for an Arctic eXpe-
dition. The secretary of the navy ia
vors it, us do also many senators, and
members of the navy department will
be authorized by the bill to provide
and to tit up Il proper ship and to man
it with the officers and men already UNI
der pay and awaiting sea duty. The
extra expense will be not more than
$50, 900, but it is proposed to make the
action by the government contingent
on private subscription to the amount
of $4,000.
The president of the Geographical
society says it will heartily cooperate
in any expedition, whether undertake
Ell by the government or by private
enterprise.
SIoUX CITY, Iowa, March 3.--John
Gordon, who led the Black hill eXpe-
dition from here in October last, has
returned, and fully confirms The re-
ports telegraphed Saturday night. The
party remaining in the hills to the
number of twenty-siX, are well satisfi-
ed, and anXiously awaiting the coming
of reinforcements. Gordon returns
about the middle of April, and is conf
dent he can make the trip in twenty
days with mule teams. He brings let
tiers to friends of the party remaining
in the hills, and fine specimens of
gold.
New YORK, March 3.-The notorious
Victoria Woodruff, having been nssur-
ed she will not be called rs witness
in the Beecher case, now threatens to
write and print, as soon rs the trial is
over full statement unuer oath, sup
ported by ereditable witnesses, of her
relations to both Tilion and Beecher.
She declares her story will cause more
sensation than anything that has yet
appeared, ana that u number of
prominent persons not yet mentioned
in this case will be brought to the
front.
OMAHA, March 8 The train that ar
rived yesterday over the Chicago and
Northwestern railroad, when within
five miles of Dunlap, Iowa, ran over
some obstruction half buried in the
snow OH the track. Upon arriving at
Dunlap, mans leg was found hang
ing to one of the cars, underneath it.
He must have been frozen to death ON
the track, as there were no traces of
blood on the cars at all. Who he was
has not us yet been ascertained.
ST. LOUIS, March "a furious snow
storm commenced here about one
O'Clock this morning, and ragged the re-
mainder of night. The snow now lies
about one foot deep on the level. All
the street railways are blocked and all
sorts of traffic is much impeded. The
railroads centering here .are blocked,
and trains much behind time. No
such storm has prevailed in this sec
ton for eleven years. .
KNOXVILLE, March 3.-The actual
damage by the late flood in this section
has been grossly exaggerated. Consid-
cradle loss has resulted in individual
cases, but it is confined entirely to the
margins of the large streams. The re-
pairs on the Tennessee, Virginia and
Georgia road will be completed to-
morrow, so trains can run through to
Dalton without delay, and to Chatta-
nooga hy Saturday.
PARIS, March 3.-M. Buffet has had
another conference with MacMahon.
LONDON, February 3.-rhe grand in
ternational handicap hurdle race at
Crayden, to-day, was won 10y Walcott's
MADRID. March "a force of Carl
lists, under AIiret, were to-day defeated
by the national troops.
BERLIN, March 3.-Bismarck's health
is improving.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, March 3.-The
Institute records kept in
this city show a mean temperature of
the winter to have been two degrees
colder than that OF any previous re-
cord in forty-two years, since the regu-
lar observations at Fort Smelling were
instituted.
BALTIMORE, March 3.-The Balti-
more ami Ohio read has reduced the
fare to Pitts6ury to five dollars; Wheel
ing. five dollars and fifty cents; Gin
cinuati, six dollars; Indianapolis, seven
dollars; Chicago, eight dollars; st.
Louis, ten dollars.
WASHINGTON, March 4. = In the
house. Mr.. Lawrence, who contested
the seat of Mr.. Sypher, aud Mr.. Sheri-
Ian, who contested the seat of Pinch
bach as congressman-at-larg from
Louisiana, were sworn in. n
fasr ~ a.