Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1875-04-07

rivers are rapidly rising, ana SnOulu
the stOrIa continue another day or Il
general break up of the ice occur,
the result will be disastrous. The
Kennebec river has risen four feet
during the day at Hallowell, and at
six O'Clock p. NJ. was ever with the
wharves and rapidly rising. At Lis
bon Falls the bridge OF the Maine
Central Railroad VAS raised two feet
by the ice jam which rendered it i'm
passable for trains. "A large force has
been engaged during the day in blast
ing away ice and repairing the bridge.
To night it is reported safe. In north
ern Maine the rain commenced fall
ing on Friday night, continuing I'M
interruptedly. At Manchester, New
Hampshire, the rivers are greatly
swollen and the water is pouring
over the dam at Amoskeag Falls four
feet deep. Several mills at Manches-
ter and Lawrence will be compelled
to shut down tO-morrow. At the lat
ter place the water IS seven feet deep
over the top of the falls, being the
highest water since the great freshet
in 1869. The river is still rising. A
dispatch from Concord says imminent
danger is threatening to nine bridges
several of them railroad bridges, be-
tween that city and Hookset.
Erroneous Land Patents in Cali.
fOrnia.
WASHINGTON. April 3.
The Commissioner of the General
Land Office, some months ago, called
on the Central Pacific Railroad Com
pany to surrender the patents for
certain lands i'm California erroneous
ly patented to that company as sue
cessor of the Western Pacific and
California and Oregon Railroad Com
parties, it having been ascerfained that
they had been segregated as swamp
lands prior to July 23d, 1866, and
therefore Injured to the State of Cali
fornia under the act of Congress OF
Of that date. No response having
been received to this demand, the
General Land Office is now preparing
and forwarding to the Secretary of
the Interior lists of these lands to he
patented to the State as swamp lands.
Reduction OF Passenger Rates.
New York, April 5.
A general reduction OF passenger
rates has been made on all railroads
running to western points. Competi-
lion is expected to force shares down
still further.
Municipal Elections in Ohio.
CINCINNATI, o., April 8.
The Democratic city and county
ticket was elected here yesterday.
The Democrats elected their ticket in
GAINESVILLE, Troy, Lima, Bucyrus,
Crestline, Dayton, Wooster and Chill
licothe.s
The Republicans and Independents
have carried Springfield. Xenia, Cr-
bana, Mansfield, Wilmington, Young
ston, London and Toledo.
Further from the Connecticut Elec-
tiOn-PrObable Democratic Vie
tory.
New HAVEN, April 6.
The latest returns from this section
of this Congressional district gives
Phelps, Democrat, a majority of Lbs,
with five towns to hear from, which
la,tyea, gave the Democrats a majority
of l49.
Sanders, Democrat, plurality in the
First district over Hawley is 4SS.
Baimun, Democrat, in the Fourth dis
riot, is reelected by probably Got
majority. Returns from the Third dis
trict are meager, but probably Stark
weather, Republican, is reelected
The Senate is Democratic by a large
majority. BY the returns already re-
ceived they have elected IL Democrats
out of 81. The Republicans gain large
lv in the House, and it is probably
close.
Arrival Of Distinguished Visitors
Fire and Loss Of Life.
NEW YORK, April 6.
Among the passengers of the steam
| ship Periere, arrived to-day, are Coun
| Marcfoschis, who bears the official an
nouncement to Archbishop McClosky
of his elevation to a Cardinal, and
Mons. Roncetti, the obligate, who
bears from the Pope the ceretta or in
sigma of the Carbonate. The early ar
rival of the steamer made it impossi
| bic for associations that had chartered
| steamers 10 meet the distinguished Wis
itors off Sandy Hook, AS contem
plated.
In a fire in the Frankfort-street Ho'
tel this morning, n guest was sutfo
Gated and I'VE others carried from TN
building insensibie.