Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1875-02-27
bridges are swept away in all direc-
tions.
Washington InteIligence-After Bill
King-Revenue Bill In tse Sen-
afe-EOrce Bill iM the House.

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ate-r0rce Bill lisa She House.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.
1t is stated hat Bartlett, the attorney
for the Pacific Mail Company, left this
morning for Minnesota to attach the
property of Vim. S. King, with a view
OF recovering the o received by
him in connection with the subsidy.
In the Senate Morrill,, of Vermont,
from the Committee on Finance, re-
ported back the House Tax and Tariff
equally divided upon the bill. He
gave notice that he would call it up as
soon as the Civil Rights bill should be
disposed OF, and have it placed on the
calendar.
The Senate Finance Committee re-
ported the Tax and Tariff bill without
amount and without recommendation.
The majority of the committee would
have preferred amendments to the bill
i'm various particulars, but at least four
members thought that to amend the
bill at all would imperil its enactment,
in consequence not only of conflicting
views in the Senate out OF the diff
Guilty OF reaching the bill when re-
turned to the Speakers table in the
House o action on any amendments
which the Senate and the majority of
the House might be willing to agree to,
Anumoer of Senators will, however.
move amendments in the Senate, some
with a view of improving the bill and
others with the purpose of killing it
altogether.
Immei lately after the meeting of the
House this morning, Randall made a
proposition that if the Republicans
would agree to take up the Sundry
Civil Appropriation bill and di .cuss it
till 5 O'Clock, the take a recess till 1880,
and take up the Force bill for debate
only, the opposition would net insist
upon reading the journal, which would
several hours.
Coburn gave notice that he would
Tomorrow, at | { O'Clock, T. NJ, call the
previous question on the Force bill.
Randall's proposition was then ac-
copied, and the House wen into Com
mittee on the Sundry Civil Appropria-
ton bill.
Death of al FrOminent Merchant
Flood ON the SchuyIaiII.
ST.. LOUIS, Feb. 81.
Hudson T.. Bridge. a wealthy rom
lnent citizen and senior member OF the
firm OF Bridge. Beach d Co., died to-
day. He was formerly President of
the Missouri Pacific Railroad and has
held many other important offices.
BALTIMORE, Feb. rs.
An Annapolis letter says: Gordon
Claude, n naval cadet, was expelled
from the academy, on Wednesday last.
for refusing TO fence with a colored
cadet.
NL AI
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 26.
The ice on the Schuylkill, at Miny-
unk, broke up Yesterday afternoon.
During the night the river rose rapidly
twenty fleet above the. Install height and
only four feet below the highest point
ever reached, ~submerging all the.
houses in the lower part of town and
forcing occupants TO ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
their contents. The gas works were
overlooked, the streets were left in
darkness and all the mills except one
suspended, throwing at least two thou
sand persons out of employment.
NEW YORK, Feb. Is.
A great crowd fingers in The neigh
borhood of St. Andrews Church, the
scene Of the calamity last night, but
only reporters and officials are allowed
to enter the edifice. Shrcds OF cloth
Ing scattered through the building
bear testimony to the terrible nature
of the panic which seized the congre.
cation, and through the holes in The
roof brick and plaster continue to fall.