Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-08-03
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DtoA1erooo Hhoo0 u ID4tooo.
Txaas HAurs. August IA disas-
trous food 10 raging In The vicinity Of
this city aud various other localities
throughout the State. The river sppo-
ute he city u fully three miles wide and
still rising. Several small houses have
noatsd down. Some live stock and mil.
lions Of bushels Of wheat In stacks and
shocks have hoatsd past. A large guam
ity Of hay has gone down. There u
little drift wood anoat. or the bridges
could not possibly remain. Over siI
million buahsls Of corn II reported
drowned out. Very little oorn and no
wheat Il lsft In the township OF Sugar
Creek. Every house In Bloom
inRton II inundated. Marcksl's
miildam, ave nilss west. has bro
ken away. Seven houses d Reels
Vile, together with three miles
Of smbankmsnt have washed away. Not
. train on any Of the railroads LETT the
city to-day except the passenger TO Vim
osnnss and return. We shall have no
communication In any direction and no
mails for four days at least, thsrs bsing
no lees than thirty bridges. bssidss tres
ties and smbankmsnts. completely gone.
On The Z. and O. every trsstls between
Oaktovn and Haxlston ID either injured
or swept away. An engine VA over
turned BY the bank giving way. but NO
one was hurt. On the Vandalia road
the iron bridge d C~srtsrsbsrg. the Graz
Creek bridge. the Sugar Greek t~rsstls.
Eaele Creek bridge. and the bridge at
Rockville are al gone. Seven bridgss
are gone on the T. T. II. and Q. Rail-
road between this city and Newport.
There are several very serious breaks
on the Logansport road. and the lndi-
snapolis and 81. Louis IL In bad condi.
don. The bridge at Fern ID nearly all
zone. The Paris bridge II gone. and
the wabash trestls injured. The river
Ia still rising.
Heavy Rai.s rhrsaghsss The west.
C~rxcuxArI, August 1.-The Com
mssreiai gives accounts Of heavy rains
during the t~wsnty-four hours past In
Indiana and Illinois. and further dam
Q 10 crops. Danvills. Illinois. reports
al bottom lands along the vsrmillion
ovsrfovsd, and that the streams are fall
Of floating wheat. Trovsvills. Indiana,
reports the most damaging rain Of the
season. Streams food the country.
Several hundred feet Of the Indian
apolis and Lafaystts Railroad are vash-
ed out. On the Louisville. New Al
bany and Chicago Railroad the culvsrts
and track arc gone In several placed
north and south Of Grssncastls. The
Indianapolis and 81. Louis Railroad 10
Washed out east and west Of G~rssnoastls.
The vandalia Railroad also Lost . bridge
over West White Crssk. near Cartsrs-
burg. Indiana. The Indianapolis, Bur
lington and Western Railroad II washed
out near Crawforisvills. and u 10 thought
trains will not get through before to-
morrow.
A Commercial Somerset (0hio) special
rsports Q terrific hailstoru this after
noon. Stones tho size Of . large hick-
orynut came pouring down. with . heavy
rain. Considerable damage was done to
the Hooking Valley Railroad.
The EhTairg' Especial from Circlevlls,
Ohio, reports the Sciota river very high,
and still rising. The bottom lands are all
under water, causing considerable dam
age.
A special from Urbana. Ohio says
creeks are swollen to ivers and all dat
iands inundated. The rain ID still fall
ing and streams rising. Tho wheat 10
already destroyed BY rain, and the army
worm n cutting the grain and oat.
A special from Lima Ohio. reports
serious damage 10 srops In that vicinity
from rain and the army worm. The
eomis badly beaten down BY water.
ST.. Louu. Aug: l.-Dispstchss from
various parts OF the State report i'm
menss damage 10 orops-
CINCINNATI. August The bodies Of
four young men. drowned last Thunday
night near Huntington. were recovered
to-day.
WASHINGTON. August The Assist.
ant Treasurer Of New York u directed
BY the Secretary Of the Treasury 70 ssll
gold during the month Of August a. fol.
lows: On the fint and third Thur
days, 81, 600. 900 each. and on the second
and fourth Thursdays. $1,000. 900 each.
Total, IS. 0o0. 900.
An order has been issued from the
Post Once Department TO include the
Milwauks (wisconsin) Post Once In the
list Of fnt-class lsttsr-carrisr Offices, and
tho pay Of carriers increased accord
ingly.
Fatal shessisg ARray.
AryrIx, August la shooting Array
occurred to-day at Simpsons Park,
about nine milss from this place. be-
tween Harry Williams and Ralph sla-
ter. The Latter Il reported In . dying
condition.
AUSTIN. August 2.-RAlph Slater who
was shot by Harry Williams at Simp-
sons Park yesterday. died last night,
and his body was brought TO this place
At the inquest held BY Coroner
Drsyfua this afternoon, nc evidence OF
Importance wss adducsd. the only Wit
nsss OF the shoohng being an Indian
woman. Al near y an Be- ascsrtained.
10 appear that deceased, In company
with williams, was riding in . wagon
toward this place. when . dispute arose
between the two In reference 10 . debt
due BY williams 10 Slater. the latter
claiming go, vhils the former acknowl-
edged an indebtedness Of $50. Hard
words passed. and a. the wagon ap-
preached Q ravins. Williams sprang
irom the wagon and drew . doubls-bar.
sled shotgun thsrsfrom. and. mounting
. bank, discharged the gun at Slater. the
contents taking effect In his neck. vii.
hams then fied. and up 10 the present
time has not bssp captured. Sheriff
Emory and ManhA Day are In pursuit.