The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-08-10
Recchcr nj Twin Mountain.


TWIN MOUNTAIN HOUSE, n. H., Aug.
0.--rhe first of Rev. II. w. Beecher's
vacation sermons was delivered this
morning, to n very large audience.
The attendance was made upof resi-
dents of the villages adjacent, and
guests of the hotels in the city.
Two Ship Londs OF Wheat Seized.
New YORK, August 1.-TWO ships,
which had been laden with wheat and
corn, by Archibald, Baxter ~ Co., to
the vaule ofS40O,00O, was seized ycstrr-
day, in Brooklyn. Archibald, Baxter
q Co., had purchased the grain, prom
ising to pay cash, but had failed to do
so at the time of their suspension.
UnincatiOn.
POUGHKEEPslE, \. l.,-At n sere-
made given here by Col. h. a. Aston,
Of the Herald, to Gen. Young, member
of Congress from Georgia, speeches of
Il friendly and conciliatory character
were made 10y both gentlemen, who
asserted that if the North and South
had known each other before war as
well as they do now, the war would
never have occurred.
iTOnors 20 the 1 ate CommOner.
MEMPHIS, August 0.-The meeting
of citizens held ut the Exposition build
ing, Saturday night, was largely attend
ed, and expressed feelings Ofsorrow and
roget for the death of eX-Presidrnt
Johnson. The meeting was addressed
by Henry Croft, Judge Pierce and Cap
tain II. w. Brown, Resolutions set
ting forth the lite and services of the
deceased, and the loss to the State by
his death, were adopted
Stage OF Water in the Mississippi and
OHIO Valleys.
WASHINGTON, August o. Special
river report shows that during the past
twenty.fOur hours the Ohio river has
fallen three feet at Cincinnati aud five
inches ct Louisville, and has risen sew
en- inches at Evansvleand twenty-siX
inches at PittsburE. The river c0ntin-
ues above danger line between Cincin-
natl and Evansville, but has probably
reached It's maximum height at all sta
tions. The Mississippi river has fallen
one inch at Cairo and twenty-five
inches at st Louis, and has risen two
inches at Memphis and three at Nicks-
burg, and will continue to rise at these
stations. The Missouri has fallen sin
teen inches Mt Kansas City and slightly
at other stations. The Cumberland
has fallen eleven inches at Nashville
and at Monongahela has risen, but
will fall during tho day. No rains
have been reported during the past
twcnty-four hours in the Mississippi
and Missouri valleys. Light rains pre-
vailed to-day in central Ohio valley.
Crcyasse nj Wits Point,
MEMPHIS, August 9.--'rhe river con-
tinues to rise steadily at this point, and
has risen an inch during the past TWEEN
ty-four hours. Capt. Crane, OF the
Belle of Memphis, reports II considera-
Bile crevasse at Willsplantation at Don
aldson, just above Island Ten, on Fri
day night, which swept over that plan
tation, containing three thousand
acres, thence to the valley. This
doubtle caused the river to come to
stand here Saturday, and not a ere
vase ut Budley's, as at first supposed
A large volume Of water is running
through ST. Francis river, which AZ
fords relief to the plantations on the
Mississippi to Helena, but greatly in
creasing the danger ON the Arkansas
side, and places on that shore, between
here and Helena. A large force is
working on the levees in the rear. to
protect the lands from that direction.
The water is now four inches below the
flood of the past spring and two feet
four inches below the great flood of
1867 A decline of an inch is reported
at Cairo to-day. Old steamboatmen
say that the flood will not exceed that
of this spring.