Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1875-08-07

Great loss By Flsods.
TEnRE HAuTE. Ind, Aug. s.
The river is slowly rising. The En-
press this morning estimates the loss
to crops and property. in fourteen
counties tributary to this city, at not
less THAN 49, 600 900. There is pro-
found encouragement among all
classes.
The Floods I'm Ohio.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ang.5.
The most reliable information shows
that the loss in the central and south
ern parts aggregate from so to 60 per
cent. of the entire crop by the water
overlooking.
More High Water.
MEMPHIS, Aug. 5.
A heavy rainstorm occurred this
morning. Reports from above state
that the plantations OH Islands No. 10
and No. rs ara being submerged, and
ut New Madrid the overfio " is running
through the sunken lands to st. Fran
cis' valley. The water is rising here
and slowly enoroaching on exposed
plantations below. The ut
the city front has been repaired. The
planters this side of Helena are work.
ing hard Ia protect their lands. A
private dispatch from Pine Bluff,
Ark, rays the river rose six inches this
forenoon and was within four feet of
high water mark. A telegram from
Little Rock reports another rise and
twenty five feet of water i'm the vauge.
The signal service tables show that
five feet of water on that gauge
floods the Lower Arkansas valley.
Terrible Ell Explosion.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Aug. S.
A terrible explosion occurred OF the
farm of Benjamin Harlan, in Maury
county, this morning. A number Of
hands we're threShing with a steam
thresher when the boiler exploded,
killing C. Harlan. How ard, the en-
gineer, and a colored man. 1t wound
cd seven others, " of whom will
probably die. Mr.. Harlow's head was
TORN from his body and thrown quite a
distance. One colored mar was blown
seventy.five yards. The boiler was
blown into atoms and a part Of it found
three miles from the place. The thresh-
or and a large crop of wheat were de
stroyed by fire. The explosion was
caused by letting cold water into the
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Arrest Of q $%wtmfler.
BosToN, Aug. 5.
A detective arrived to-day with VIM.
q. Carson, who WAS arrested at st.
Louis within the last few days. charged
with ~embezzling $l50,00O, when acting
superintendent of the pork packing
com pany of J.. p. Squirss & Co.. at
East Cambridge a y ago.. Carson
left here about that time and has been
largely Interested in the pork business
at St. Louis. He is locked in Jail wait
ing further action.
OCoNTo, Wis, Aug. 5.
A fire broke ont in the Revere House
barn last night, which destroyed that
building and its contents, including
three horses. The fire spread to the
Revere House and adjacent buildings,
and they were burnt. Loss about
SIS, 900.
Election I'm North Carolina.
WILMINGTON, n. c., Aug. 5.
The election here and throughout the
county passed off unusually quiet.
Neither party polled a full vote. The
Republicans carried the county by a
large majority, electing three delegates
to the convention.
Shot by nn Insane Man-The O'COn.
mel Dinner.
PROVIDENCE, Aug. s..
f. Hudson and f. NJ. Carrow we're
both shot to night by Owen McKeener,
the former fatally aud the latter slight
ly. Mckeener vas arrested. He is
supposed to be insane. There had
been no quarrel.
The O'Connell dinner at the Revere
House to night was a great affair. II
was participated 10y a large number of
public men. Speeches were made by
Generals Banks, Butler, Gaines and
others.
STOLEN Jewels.
NEW YLRK. Aug. 6.
James Henry aud John Hale, cabin
passengers in the steamer klapstack,
from Havre, have been arrested and in
their possession was found among 9TH
er jewelry some answering the de-
scription of the family jewels stolen
from Countess Dul,ez. which were
stolen from a New York lady in Paris.
Damaged Railroads.
CHICAGO, Aug. @.
A st. Louis special says that all rail-
roads centerinx there have made good
Roadway in repairing the break coca
stoned by the late heavy rains and the
same have established through connec-
tons, though it will be several days
before things will he restored to their
former condition.
Suis Against Duncan, sherman 4
0h
NEW YORK, Aug. 6.
The Mexican Minister has brought
suit against Duncan. Sherman Il Go.
tn recover $4,000 in gold. lie claims
that under county OF nations that this
money deposited with the firm is not
subject to the State law covering the
distribution Of All ins0lvent estate. He
considers this gold is protected by the
same immunity which protests his SER
wants and his other property by reas0u
Of his being the diplomatic represent
tative accredited to tile Government OF
OF the United States.
more Cosrupst0n I'm the Revenue
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