Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1875-03-19


NEW YORK, March II.
In the Beecher trial to-day Holiday
resumed his testimony and related a
conversation with Tilton in the pres
ence of George A. Bell, in which Triton
denied the truth of the Woodruff pub
lication, and declared it was entirely
without foundation; that his wife was
as pure as light. He told Holiday to-
ask Beec!,er and he would say so. Til
ton also said he wro. her life for the
purpose of keeping her still. He also
said that he was in New Hampshire
campaigning when be heard of the
publication. Tilton said if Beecher
would go to church and tell them Of
his otfensc, it would be so slight they
would overlook it. lie spoke of
Beecher's otiense as being quite venial
i'm it's character.
Evarts asked for a suspension OF the
examination of the witness and for
permission to call Mrs. Lucy Mitchell.
Permission was given and Holiday
left the stand.
Bill Killed.
The Judiciary Committee of the AS
sembly reported adversely on the act
permitting wives to testify against
their husbands in criminal cases, and
the report was received and adopted,
killing the bill. The bill vas supposed
to he intended to allow Mrs. Tilton to
testify in the Beecher case.
The Flood Mt Port Jervis : Great
Destruction Of Property.
PoRr JERvIs. n. ", March II.
10 O'Clock p. M.-The scene at Ger
mantown, in the lower part of this
city, beggars description. The ice is
piled up on the shore in many places
thirty feet high and in pieces weighing
thirty tons. About twenty-five houses
and some shanties have been torn to
pieces, and about two hundred houses
filled with water to the second story.
1t Is reported that ore man has been
killed. Four of the five spans, in all
622 feet, of the Delaware railroad
bridge are gone. The debris of the
| railroad and Barrett bridges caught
fast off Van Nays Island, three miles
below, thus saving the lower portion Of
| the suspension bridge. The damage to
the Barrett Bridge Company is about
| about sc, 900. The river is now going
down and the danger is over About
twenty-five small frame buildings,
nearest the river in Port Jervis, are to-
tally wrecked.
Ice Gorge.
BINGHAMProN, March II.
The ice gorge in the S~usquehanna,
leignt miles above here, is over four
miles long and from 20 to 30 feet high.
The valley is overfiowed. The weather
is cold and the river falling.
More Of the Floods.
DANvILLE, Pa, March, IL.
The bridge over the S~usquehanna at
this place has been carried away. The
water Is higher than in 1865 and rising.
The ice is gorged between here and
Sunbury aud railroad connection is
cut of.
SCRANTON, Pa. March IL.
West Pittson stands between two
foods, one of which broke through
the ravine at the base of the mountain
this morning, cutting off the flight o.
the inhabitants. The loss by the flood
reach 81, 900, 900.
The Treaty with the sioux Indians
YANKTON, March IL.
1t Is stated by the Herald here to-
day, on authority of Delegate Arm
strong, from Washington, that the
treaty Of the United States with the
Sioux Indians, whereby the Black Hills
country was se apart as a reservation
VAS never ratified by Congress. and
that tn best authority saws it will no
staud / te ted. This is Also confirmed
BY hsr gentlemen, who Were n
Washin ston IN lS65-7, when the mat
ter was urd.r discussion.