Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1875-03-30

menced to nov and overfowed the
surrounding country. The greatest
anxiety exists among the residents
along the river bank, and they are al
ready preparing to remove their effects
to a place of security. The fall Of the
house, owned hy Mayor j. w. Smith,
one of the handsomeSt and most cost
ly structures OF the kind in this por-
tion OF the State, is threatened by the
flood, as it extends nearly to the wa
er's edge. The proprietors commenced
to move their property from the lower
stories to the upper this afternoon.
The furious mountain streams and
general thaw upthe river has increased
the volume of water so greatly that
the Susquehanna has overiiomed num-
bers of valuable farms. The loss is
very heavy. The backwa has also
forced up the current 0islsishing and
other creeks and small bridges have
been destroyed. 1t is also currently
reported that three lives have been lost,
and it is feared the loss Of life may
still be greater. From infoi nation
that can be secured it is probable the
inunda!ion will reach this city late to-
day or to morrow, and it is probable
the deluge will be accelerated by the
rain storm and the lower part of the
city be desolated.
The Troubles on the Mexican BOr-
der-Resignati0n Withdrawn.
WASHINGTON, March %, 1875.
Instructions will at once lie issued
Though the War Department to the
General commanding in Texas to take
such measures as may he possible to
deal summary With Mexican raiders.
These best conyersant With affairs APP
preilend that a general border war will
ensue. in which event the invasion of
Mexico by armed citizens in pursuit OF
robbers is not improbable.
George u. McCarlee, who a few days
ago rendered his resignation as Chief
of the Bureau of Engraving and Print
ing for the Treasury Department, has
at the request OF Secretary Bristow
Withdrawn his resignation.
The American Tract Society.
NEW York, March Is.
The fittieth anniversary of the Amer
lean Tract Society was celebrated this
evening, in the FIRST Baptist Church.
The annual report showed that during
the past 50 years more than 10, 900 900
publications have been issued, and OF
these more than half a million were
volumes. During the past year 30
coiporteurs We're employed. The cost
of this work was about $4,000. era t>
have been made to the number of
sixty eight million pages, nd To the
value of SI5,000 for gifts Printed
matter for foreign distribution has
beer made to the o of S40o, aud
of cash and plates to be used in print
ing al mission stations of the value of
81. 900. More than 40 1000 publications
have been issued abroad in AS Ian
guages, ard since the formation of the
society it has expended more than
$50, 600 in company With American
missions.
The ElaOl.
WILKEsBARRN, Pa, March IS.
The water has risen five feet on
Kingston flats since yesterday, and
communication by foot is again cut OF,
but there has been noimpreSsion made
on the gorges. At the same rates the
water will rise two feet more through
the night.
The Senatorial Excursion to Next
c0-Tise Graves OF tise Mexican
War Heroes.
CHICAGO, March %.
A Washington special gives the fol-
towing otening paragraph OF an dl-
torial in the Washington Chronicle,
which the correspondent says was die.
tated hy SeIiafor Anthony: "'Tis now
stated definitely that the members of
% lai ORAL Mexican excursion parry do
70 on legitimate Government business.
They are detailed to see fthe graves OF
the soldiers killed in the Mexican war
are properly cared tor. This act Of pa
trioiisnis has been Iony delayed II
NEGLECTED, through all the changing
vicissituaes OF over IA quarter OF u cen
'tury. These graves have been almost
forgotten. The brave men who fell
batting for their ~country's flag on the
arid plains oi tiiat doSo.a, econntry. and
were buried beneath its soil, will be
neglected no longer.
European News.
A Washington special SAYS that U.
). Consul General krissman, at Berlin,
in an official dispatch TO the State De-
par;men,, confirms the truth of the
di>pa CHI from London dated The 18th
of March, stating that the German
Government hai put a stop to the
transportation of horses from East
Prussia to France. Consul krissnian
further says that tie Emperor's conn
eli has passed a secret ordinance strict
lv forhidding the t~ransportation Of a
single horse from North Germany 10
to any place. Kris>man considers
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