The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1876-04-19
EASTERN DISPATCHES

CINCINNATI, April 10, 1876.
Epsy, Heidslbaek G Co. sold yester
day round lot of issue of the Cincin-
natl and Southern Railroad bonds at
six per cent. gold at 1913 aud interest.
A wrestling Match Closed.
Bauer and Cristol are to wrestle the
Greco Roman fashion at Pixies Music
Hall Saturday night, for $500 side.
Levee Broke Great. Damage From
Water.
CHICAGO, April 10. 1876.
The lsyes near Hannibal. Missouri,
broke yesterday and over 100, coo acres
of the finest land in the State is over
flowed. and millions of dollars worth
Of property destroyed. Thousands of
dollars worth of cord wood and fencing
is floating down the river, while several
hundred head of horses, cattle, sheep
and hogs that were grazing on the bot
toms cannot be found, aud the suppo-
sition is that they have all been
drowned. The water has seriously in
terfered with the running of the rail-
road, and at many points the tracks are
entirely washed out. The stream near
Quincy is twenty miles wide, and the
Illinois river il over ten miles wide
When the levee broke th : people fled
for their lives, aud it is not yet certain
that all escaped to place of safety.
The Emperor en- Route West.
Dom Pedro, Emperor Of Brazil. will
arrive here this morning at Z 80, and
leave at 1890 A. NJ, in the Pullman
palace car. Metropolitan, which will
run over the Chicago and North
Western Railroad to Omaha.
Suspicious Movements of Indians.
Advices from Standing Rock Agei ey
via Bismarck, state that information
from hostile Indians visiting there, In
dictates that they are more than ever
determined to make trouble. Since the
Crazy Horse battle they are watching
closely the movements of the military,
and for that purpose have sent parties
to observe operations ut Forts Lincoln,
Rice .Sully and Cheyenne and Standing
Rock Agency. A hunting party from
Bsrthold was in Bismarck last week in
curing very anxiously concerning Gus
ter. They left at once upon the arrival
of two companies of cavalry from Fort
Fstterman on Friday, probably to carry
the news to the hostile Indians, with
whom the Berthold Indians are init
mate. The Standing Rock and Chey-
enne Indians are reported qnist.
Important Decision.
The intelligence that the United
States Supreme Court has decided the
Illinois Railroad cases in support of
the Stats Revenue laws, creates consid-
cradle interest here. The eases taken
up were those of the Chicago, Burling-
ton aud Quincy, and the Chicago and
Alton, and they were appealed from the
United States Court for the Northern
District by Attorney General Edsoll. on
behalf of the State. They involve the
right to assess the capital stock of cor
porations. The amount involved by
these particular suits cannot be ascer
tanned. but the entire suits which the
decision will effect willinvolve in aggre-
gate in capital stock to the extent OF
between $40, COO.
The Texas Legislature -Candidates
for tho u. s. senate.
GALVESTON, April Is, 1876.
A special to the News indicates that
the Legislature which assembled in
Austin yesterday will elect Governor
Cope to the United States Senate, pro-
badly on the first ballot, though Con-
gresham Hancock and Judge Ireland
are beth strong. The Legislature Is
nearly all Democratic. No caucus will
be held. The Governors message is to
be delivered at noon, and like his two
past ones 10 very VIOLA minous, double
in length even Grants last message.