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stream rises In the mountains Of Sussex county, n
j., and flows for miles through = tract OF lowand
known as tho "Drowned Lands" This comprises
about II 900 acres, and II 10 wide expause OF
water Miles OF the best pasture land In the county
arc covered many feet dcep with the food roads
that have been built across the meadows cannot be
found Communication Is cut or between the different
points in that region. II will be weeks before the
water subsidies Barns and outbudngs are surrounded
places. The low lands along the Ramapo have
never been visited with so great Hood.
RAILROAD TRACKS COVERED.
The water In many places encroached upon tho Eric
Railway track. and at ono place covered Il for
two days. Tho food Is now going down, aud fences
that were entirely submerged arc rcappearing
DAMAGE on THE DELAWARE.
News from tho Delaware River and It's tributaries Is
tho effect that great damage has been done to um-
her along the river Four RATS broke from their
ings in tho Lackawaxen and were swept down the
stream. A considerable quantity OF lumber piled on
the banks along tho East Branch carried awny and
several bridges destroyed tho smaller
sawmill on the upper part Of tho Ten Mile River
carried from It's foundations and 900 feet OF logs
swept away by tho breaking of u dam.
DROWNING ACCIDENTS.
Ii reported hero yesterday that two raftmen, In
trying to secure raft in the Bcaverkil, drowned
In Cooks Falls The cold weather Is causing the
fail rapidly above, but yesterday the lower
Delaware still rising.
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NEWARK METHODIST CONFERENCE.

At the close Of tho morning session on "Wednesday
tho ConicreLce had before u proposition for q
slaughter committee, who should quietly decapitate
inefficient and incapable preachers that tho public
would not know whose head was to come OF until tho
operation had been performed Tho Conference. af,or
brict discussion by Drs l.. H. Dunn, j. r. Crane
and others, laid the proposition on tho table Tho
ministry, as DIR. Crane remarked, ts for the Church.
and not tho Church for the ministry and every truo
minister, when he nnds that he is generally unaccept
able and lnenlcicnt, will resign without being com.
pcllcd thereto by committee.
CONFERENCE VISITORS
number OF visiting brethren from other concr-
cnccs including among them doctors and bachelors OF
DIVINITY, were introduced by the Bishop Among these
were Drs. winthrop Troy; Haven, OF syracuse nj
vcrsi.y Reid tho Missionary Secretary; braves. FRO.
siding Elder, of New York East Conferences Rclyca Of
tho New Jersey Conference. The stewards cali for
moneys for conference claimants was continued. rho
taken up. II was shown. among other things that
there arc sixty churches IN tho Jersey City dis.
mated value of s74t 100. Nineteen parsonages, OF
tho value of s102, 900, exist. But there must bo
from this aggregate and further reduction Of
$s75Oi debt upon this Propcry tncn tho equity vauo
WI 10 sfi!.o.i Tho most expensive church IN tho
The church NJ Passaic. which was threatened with
extinction aycar ago because OF It's heavy debit
been redeemed. This Is tho church where MISS Anna
Oliver breaches and whore revival, under hcr min.
is,ry, mas added sixty members to tho roll Tho
Preachers Meeting OF New York. II Will no romcm..
bcrcd, refused to give her hearing. Under Mr..
Tunisons wise financial management subsc 10
the extent OF $3l, 900 year for three years have
been pledged, and this Will provo tho REDEEM psion
OF the church. Tho revival interest has largely
prevailed in tho district Hcdding Church
gained 200 converts; 81 Paul's, ll6: Hnycr.
straw, 100; Bloomingdaic 100; Trinity, loo; F,rso
Church, Hoookcn, 80, and lessor numbers In Other
charges. making an aggregate OF 100 In tho district
Hcddng Church, whore tho Conference SITS has pa,d
OIL ~ 900 OF noating debt and advanced It's
collection thrty-threo and onc-third per cent. IL
orytwo churches all the members are m from
Intoxicating liquors, aud IN many OF them autilo bsoco
aro opa Nv oN
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~" witness proved the signature or an agreement
between Mr. and Arz Hoe, 20 which no Ut tho TINA
at,estcd his signsturc tho paper set forth that Mrs
Will OF her father law, admitted probate tho
only Will Of her hthernaw; IN II MIA Roe promises
TO give submission 10 her husband and be dutiut
and good as she could be- IN Il she also denics any
statements she may have made concerning her hus-
bonds sanity aud says they were made by her In PAS
started dcrogatory statements concerning her.
RATHER suicfDY TYRANNY.
To redirect questions witness answered that no had
heard Mrs. Roe say, after her separation from her bus
band, that the Hudson River would DO preferable to
home IN the same house with her husband; AIRS. Roo,
when she was signing tho paper us. put IN, said She
could not her woman's wits and devise
method by which this court scene could DO avoided;
Mrs Roc signed the paper because she thought sho
would thereby produce peace.
With the testimony OF this witness tho for tho
plaintiff was submitted 10 the judge ana ADJOURN
mcnt granted to allow counsel Tor the defence time to
confor.
THE EVENING sEssiox.
When the court reasscmbIed tonight Mr. Bangs,
counsel for Mr. Roo moved TO dsmss the complaint,
on the ground Of insufficient evidence, and the motiou
was denied.
NIX. RoEs TESTIMONY.
Mr. Roe was called as witness on HIS own behalf.
and the charges alleged against him on tho complaint
aud evidence were taken up serialim Three-quaSters
OF them hc acknowe lodged be true The othor fourth
no SAID ~ had no recollection or rho only charge he
denied was that he pointed pistol ut his wife's bead
la connection with this DENIAL no told an amusing
anecdoe OF Mrs. Roo having taken the chambers out Of
bis sto ana soaked the cartridges In wafer SO that
they would not 50 or
ALL FoK Fus.
Hc explained that when he struck aud abused his
WHO ne did IL for tun: no havo hnd great
dread Of being compelled TO accept acutenantcy
own family, and out Of this much oil The trouble APP
pears to have grown He wanted To he
chief and shaped all his actions to procure that
waited domestIc position.
When the Judge adjourned tho case he comphmcntcd
Mr.. Bangs on the expedition with which he had
cutcd tEc examination OF his principal witness
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EXTORTIONATE GAS COMPANIES.

The town Of Harrison. In Hudson county, n. j., has
been lighted for years by gas furnished by company
when charged the cxorbitant rate of S33 tor each
lamp A gas company formed, and made
proposition to the Town Council light the streets for
$50 lamp. The other company through some Of tho
Counclmcn, had "a proviso inserted In the proposed
contract with the new company that the latter
should DO prepared to commence operations within a
month. fhis ~ was proceeding to do when
the old company knuckIed down and reduced their
rate from s33 to $40 amp, Tins confessing tho
tortion prnciscd on the taxpayers Tor years Their
bid being the lowest was, Of course. accepted.
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BAD PAY AT THE NAVY YARD.

Considerable complaint Is made against tho Navy
Department by largo body OF workmen who wcre
discharged from the brooklyn Navy Yard on the 10th
OF February, and who from that dato 70 tho present
havo not been able 10 get their wages Tho men,
800 IN number, wore thrown out or employment on
the ground Of the exhaustion OF tho fund for tho
CONSTRUCTION Bureau II IS said, however, that tho
money which should hnvo been paid 10 them was ex-
pended In tho purchase of supplies that they have
TO await such time as tho department may see III to
move In their behalf ana obtain tho means TO nav
their wages As many Of these poor mon In abso-
luto want II rs matter OF serious tmportanco thnt
thew should be paid nj Once
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THE FRESHET IN CONNECTICUT.
[Dy TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
HARTFORD. March %. is

HARTFORD. March 30, 1877.
Tho frcshet in the Conn River Is very heavy
and tho has risen thrco feet since yesterday
and this evening continues to nearly an inch an
hour, although the storm has ceased IL is twenty
three feet above low water marx, and tho meadow
lands for long distance above and below hero are.
inun dated half mile back from the channel. Several
Of the streets in tho lower part OF this city arc
under three feet of water, and skins ply.
ing Tor the transportation OF the residents,
many OF whom have been forced take
refuge in the second stories of their dwellings rho
depot of the Valley Railroad could be to-day
only by row boats which were hired by the company
TO convey passengers TO and from trans The flooding
OF the collars oil the large stores State street aud
vicinity and tho injury to dwellings by their beng
soaked with muddy water will cover tho damages from
the inundaton at this point All property liable 10 be
n0ated away had been removed to places of safety.
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ON THE SUSQUEHANNA.
LONG CONTINUED RAIN AND SNOW STORMS

LONG CONIINUED RAIN AND SNOW STORMS
sToPPAGE OF RAILROAD TRAINS
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
PITTsToy, Pa, March 30, 1871
Since my despatch last evening the Susquehanna
River here looks less formidable The river has fallen
about two feet within tho last twony -four hours owing
doubt TO the sudden cooling of tho atmosphere and
the change from rain to Tho small tributaries
above hero arc pouring in food OF water, and tho
roads ut some places still impossible. The small
bridges arc in some danger Of being washed away,
though there arc hopes OF saving thom. The
Kingston flats, q few miles below here, are
still overlooked and travel Is cut or. from
the neghboring cities The mails from
wlEcsbarrc which arc usually sent over the Lacka-
and bloomsbury Railroad, have now TO be sent
oyer tho Lehgh Valley Railroad to this place, where
the transfer Is made without any delay, however.
Since noon the weather has been growing somewhat
colder. aud 1t is thought the streams Will go back
their natural stage. binding snow storm Is
prevailing II has been showing here all day, and
slnco noon very rapidly This makes hero over forty
hours OF continuous Storm with every sign oil clearing
up, unless 1t should grow colder
HEAVY SHOWS
Reports reach here from north OF this place.
prsing Wyoming, Bradford Susquohanna and adj
joining counties, that heavy snow storm is pre-.
vaing Ia those localities, with every prospect Of
deep fall The depth nero Is about eighteen inches
The weather is quito mild and the roads are In very
bud conition. Travel is greatly impeded through tho
back region and the railroad trains coming In be-
hind time. Scighing Is said to DO cxcecnt north
aud west Of here and the farmers. who week ago
thought OF commencing spring operations, arc forced
10 shelter their beasts and implements from tho blind
Ing snow storms which have since fallen.
TRAINS DELAYED.
Trains tho Lchigh Valley Railroad coming from
En.ira ". Y, heavily loaded with snow. Should
the weather turn suddenly warm IL would DO hard TO
estimate the irighiu damage that would cnsuc from
q frcshot
ROADS SHOWED UNDER.
The Pennsylvania Coal Company's Gravity road here
Is showed UNDER completely forcing tho company TO
suspend operations on IT, Thor train men wont 10
Work Yesterday, making quarter OF DAY, but wcrc
compelled TO quit In consequence OF which tho miners
OF this company idle temporarily
Tho Montrosc aud 1unkhannock Railway, n
narrow gauge road between tho above two places,
distance OF about forty miles, completely obstrucicd
by snow, ana travel u Is entirely suspended. Tho
last passenger train this railroad Tues
day with not "A little difficulty in getting through.
Reliable Information states that there is over tour
feet OF snow IN parts OF Susquenannn, Bradford and
Wyoming counties. This Is the heaviest and longest
snow storm that has prevailed here ato In the
son Tor many years,
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FALSE PRETENCES.

Miss Agnes Force OF No 2g2 Court street, Brooklyn
caused the arrest of George Peters, aged twcny years.
OF No lag Carroll street, charge OF obtaining da
mond ring from her under false pretenccs Tho ring
IL valued at $50 Peters locked up in tho Butler
Street Station House TO answer.
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CHARGED WITH THEFT.

Detective Roche, Of tho Third precinct police Brook.
lyn arrested Francis McCIoskcy, or No. o3 Bctasu
street last evening". on charge Of ssoailug rolu
o. bedford avenue, near Monroe street. N
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SOUTHERN NEW YORK RIVERS.

FLAT LANDS ALL NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. WASHED
AWAY AND FENCES rLoATED OFF.
BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
MrDDLErowS, n. ", March 90, 1871
Tho three days. rain OF this wock have doIugcd tho
country tho upgcr waters Of the Waikiki River. This
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-09-06

General was to take up his quarters
last night in a Pullman car at Waverly
station, and leave tins morning for the
north on a visit to the Duke of Suther-
land, at Dun Robin Castle.
LONDON, Sept. 5.
1t seems quite certain tina ii the
Turks do not beat the Russians within
the next week or ten days their oppor-
tunity will have passed. At the end
OF that time the Russians will have re-
ceived their reinforcements aud
will be ready, il ever. to crush nut
their opponents. If the Russians do
not very Don secure the defeat of the
Turks. there are excellent reasons for
believing that they never will. The
financial condition of Russia alone al
most precludes the idea of another
years campaign. The Roumanian
forces are Disguised at being forced to
cross the Danube. TLey OK pscted
when organized TO remain ON the de-
fensive. They are badly armed and
p~rovisioned. Mehmet on advancing
from the captured positions on the
LON is terrifying. like Halleck after
Shilo. There is no confirmation of the
abandonment of the siege of Shipka
by SuleimaD.
A telegram from Bucharest says it is
feared the Turks are about tn send a
force north of the Danube. There are
rumors of heavy fighting on the right
wing CT Osman's forces, resulting in a
So bstantial Russian success.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Sept. 5.
Ahmed Pasba yesterday repulsed
the Russian attack at Kadikoi nea
Rustchuk. The Russians lost 1000
men. The Turks have obtained still
further command of The Galrova road
to Shipka Pass. Cannonading vas
going ON between the hostile batteries
in the pass.
LONDON, Sept. 3.
A correspondent at ShIpka Pass says
the Russians have made a fine Dad up
the pass for the passage of a large
army into Roumelia. New bridges
and other improvements in the road
are still being made,
PARIS. Sept. 5.
Gambetta has been summoned again
before Judge d'Instruction. The En-
rerth Official Journal has published a
decree 10y President MacMahon order
ing a state funeral for Theirs.
Edward +. Noyes. appointed United
States Minister 10 France, will present
his credentials and Elihu Ii. Wash
burn his letter of recall to President
MacMabon this afternoon.
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FOREIGN NEWS.
The GREAT WAR.
GETTING READY FOR ANOTH-
Err BATTLE!
RUMoRS OF INTERVENTION!
Movements of General Grant!
MISCELLANEOUS EUROPEAN NEWS.
RuMoRs OF INTERVENTION!
Movements of General Grant!
MISCELLANEOUS EUROPEAN NEWS.

LONDON, Sept. 5.
The English press generally thinks
that to the Republicans NJ. Theirs loss
is terrible. 1t is not a light matter that
The Republican policy instead of be-
ing represented by Theirs mature
wisdom should be dependent upon the
eager temper of GamDetta, who is now
without a serious rival.
1t is becoming quite apparent that
the friends of Russia, in high quarters
in England, are using their infiuence
in favor of peace. There is a strong
feeling that Russia, for IA time at least,
aud so far as this years campaignsa are
concerned, has beer badly beaten; that
her responsibility in commencing the
war is growing more serious every
day, and also that other dangers be
sides Turkish bayonets threaten her
armies. 1t is thought, under these cii-
cumstances, that she may be IN 4 tenn
per not TO repel the good Offices of
other powers in favor Of peace, and in
the event of efforts at mediating being
made Turkey will do all that could be
required in the matter of concessions.
The Turkish successes have not affect
ed the English friends of Russia alone
but also had a marked influence on the
tributary provinces of Turkey. Rou-
mania deeply regrets having entered
the struggle.
A correspondent at Bucharest SAYS:
| Prince Charles army is in a terrible
| condition, i'll fed and unpaid, and
scourged with typhus fever and dys
entery, which are raging in the camp.
| Cart loads of corpses are buried daily.
In short, the only bright spot in the
/ ,tnnIa fhxf-af nracant hang Nar Tho
| Russians is their heroic maintenance
of their position in Schipka Pass, al
though they have maintained it at
| enormous sacrifices.
BUCHAREST, Sept. 5.
The army under Grand Duke Mich
| olas will the offensive very
shortly, while the troops under the
GarowitZ will remain on the defensive.
confronting Mehmet Ali Pasha. The
Russians are continually receiving re-
Inducements, and provisions are be-
ing prepared for a new Russian corps
numbering 10000 men, now entering
Rou mania.
VIENNA, Sept. 5.
Persons here who have kept careful
records of the r-einforcements which
have gone to Shumla estimate that
Mehmet Ali must have nearly 100 ,000
men. Taking away 10000 of these for
garrisons and 10 guard the line toward
the Dobrudscha, there remains about
LOG, 900 for field operations.
LONDON, Sept. 5.
A correspondent telegraphs as fol.
lows: Ice King will o again become
Ru>sia's powerful ally, and depend
upon it she vii. fight another and long
campaign before surrenderiDg to
terms OF peace that would involve her
degradation to a ird-class power II
not the overthrow of the Russian EN-
pire itself. She has been surprised by
the sudden awakening of her origin
ally supine foe, but her and
will are equal to the emergency.
On yesterday morning ex President
Grant and party left Edinburgh or 9
visit to Melrose and n~eighborhood,
They returned in the evening. The
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for Joint Senator, 346; GrifBtb, Demo-
crat, 259; Jones, Republican Assem-
blynan, 305; Miller Democrat, 800;
JOINT Assembly an-Folger, Repub-
lican, 29S; Mott, Democrat, 3O5. A
large Republican gain.
SANTA Rosa. Sept. 5.
Total vote Of Santa Rosa township,
l,25l. The entire Democratic county
ticket is supposed to be elected, except
Wright for Sheriff, and Muniay for
School Superintendent. The legisla-
tive ticket Is believed to be elected, FIX
cept Pearce for Senator. Whitney,
Republican candidate for the Senats,
Dinwildie, Republican Sheriff, aud
Davis, Republican School Superin-
tendent. are running away ahead.
From indications so far We may elect a
lew more Republicans.
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 5.
Nothing is yet kDo~n about the vote
In this city. The few scattering pre-
cincts heard from show that
Bryant il running ahead for Mayor.
Kirkpatrick, Taxpayer, for Chief
of Police, is running we'll. The
fight between Kaplan and Rey-
nolds for County Clerk il close,
Rogers. Taxpayer for Sheriff, is crowd
ing Nupsn. Democratic. IL Is now
ascertain ii that Nunan this morning
voted about twenty five prisoners
from the Branch Jail.
Five precincts in Contra Costa
county, Nortonville, Antioch, Empire,
San Pablo and Martinez give Woods,
Republican Assemblyman, 10 MAORI.
ty. 1t is supposed Woods is elected,
but the county ticket is Democratic.
The vote of Colusa, up to 1l:30-
Complete returns from Grand Island,
-. Johns. Washington, College City,
Butte Creek, Willows and partial from
Colusa. CIV Hart, Democrat. for the
Assembly, 632: Hunter. Republican.
lS4. The entire Democratic county
ticket is elected.
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NEW ID y.
ASSESSMENT NOTICE

DROSPECT MOUNTAIN TUNNEL CON-
i pany.-Norice il hereby given that al a
meeting Of the stockholders of the Prospect
Mountain Tunnel Company. held on the 4th
day OF September. A. ID. 1877. an ent
ed on tn, capital stock Of the corporation,
payable as follows: One-third "a to wit.
one uJ cent per share on the 9Th day Of 0cto
Der, A. d., 1877; one-third 20 to wit. one %
cent per share on the 4th day Of n november.
1917, and thu remaining onr-third "a to wit.
one - cent per share on the Attn day Of De-
Gem Der, 1871, all payable in u. 5. gold coin.
TO the Secretary, at the office Of the comnsny.
in the odd Fellows Building, Eureka, New.
Any stock upon which the above asscss-
ment, or any part thereof, shall remain un.
paid on the 9Th day OF December, A. ID. 1877,
will be delinquent, and sdver ised TOR sale at
public auction, and, unless payment is made
be ore, will be sold on saturday. the ssh
day OfJanuary. A. ID. 1873, to pay the
delinquent assessment. together with the
cost OF advertising and ex pense of sale.
W. III. DAVENPORT, Secretary.
Office: Odd Fellows building. Eureka, Ne
vada. sept6-lawfw
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PUBLIC

The Tybo correspondent of the Bel
mont Courier makes some comments
on the question Of public schools
which are eminently sound. The fol
lowing sensible remarks are from his
well-guided pen: 1.-THE common
school system of America ia the bull
wark Of its liberties. Abolish this sys-
tenn, or allow sectarianism to control 1t
or have q hand ia the direction OF its
affairs. and you sap, so to speak, the
very foundation upon which rests the
glorious superstructure of both Ameri-
can freedom and American greatness.
Intelligence. like vigilance, is the price
OF independence. There is no other
country outside Of this. except Prussia.
perhaps. that provides such magnifi-
cent educational advantages for its
youth of both sexes as does America.
Wherever a community establishes it.
self, even amidst the dreary wastes of
Eageland, there is sure to be found a
temple Of learning. A good educstion'
AS a general thing, is the stepping
stone TO greatness in almost every
phase Of life. aud especially so in this
country"
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Contracts to e

CEALEp PROPOSALS WILL BE RE-
y c,ived Mt the Ham ourg mine until SAT-
CRDAl, Sept. 8, at 4 o'clock p. NJ, for rum
ming south drift, 2JO-foot level, a distance Of
30 feet.
Bids will also be received until the same time
for running west crosscut, 2J0-foot level, q
distance OF 30 feet.
Bids to be handed in separately.
The ompan will de the hosting. and fur
nlsh. all necessary supplies it will require &c
do the work by three eight-hour shifts each
"a hodrs.
For further particulars, inquire Of ID. w.
MCKENZIE at the mine.
The Company reserves the right to reject
any o, all bids. j. q. POWELL,
Superintendent Hamburg Mining Company.
Eureka. Sept. 3. 1877. sept4-td
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DIR. j. l.. YORK, the celebrated Liberal
orator. will give a course Of lectures on
liberal topics and live issues, at Bigelow',
Hall. Opening lecture Tonight, at IA
O'Clock. Subj sct: Common Sense"
On Monday evening the subject will be
Evolution"
Tuesday evening, "Science and Religion
THURSDAY evening. ."Soeieiy and its Crimi-
nals," or Labor and Car ital."
Friday evening. inspiration"
sunday evening, Love, Courtship aud
Mar iage."
Admission free. A cordial invitation is ex-
tended to all. Come early.
Eureka, New, Septem Der |, lsI7. 81
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OSCAR FAIRCHILD, well known
throughout Eastern Nevada as one of
the original proprietors of the Reese
Riser Reueite at Austin, arrived here
from San Francisco by the train last
evening. He designs visiting Tusca-
rora.- Egko Independent.
We understand that Mr.. Fairchild
has purchased an interest in the Tus-
carora Times.