The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-03-13
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rolling stock. Within three hours the
town was many feet deep III water.
Terrible suff ring is commencing
Shrieks aud cries from thousands are
hoard. Houses are crashing by the
score. and In many Cases caring their
inmates with them. God knows what
We viii do to nigat. Tnere is DO gas.
the works being II feet IN water. /
fear we shall soou be short of food.
One boat was just going to save a
| large housetul of people. when with a
| fearful crash ii started, carrying win it
| the whole living freight. The scene Is
simply heartrending. Over $4,000
people are out of house and b me.
Hundreds are drowning, and the water
Is still rlslDg rapidly.
The town has been 10 Imminent dan
| ger the past week. OF inundatlon. Sew
erai large dy kes protecting the back o:
the town burst, and the safety of the
town depended GU the embarrassment OF
the AIfold Railway, to strengthen which
all forts were concentrated
Mrs. Sherman, wife OF General Sher
man. died yesterday.
General w. L. sherman is 50 low that
II has been deemed advisable not To IN.
from blm of his wlte's death at present.
HIS physiclans have bat sight hopes OF
the Generals recovery. Mrs. Sherman
recently underwent severe surgical
operation, and this undoubtedly Was
the immediate cause of her death.
Az Ice gorge mas formed at Farfands-
vile, Pa, extending distance OF three
miles. piiing the ice up thirty feet high.
The Phlladelp hla & Erie Railroad track
is covered ten feet deep, and the tele
graph poles are swept away.
1t Is stated on semi official authority
that the position OF Director OF the
geologic or consolidated surveys will be
given to Clarence King.
The National Gazette repeats that it
is expected that Bismarck will dissolve
Parliament as soon as the budget is
voted.
The Manhattan Savings Bank. rob.
bed some time ago of nearly So. QUO, 600
OF its securities, which have been dupii
Gated and redeposlted with the bauk.
resumed business yesterday with sur
plus of $500,00O. The officials say
they can respond to any claims.
The Tribuue's Washington special
says: The fight Of several Democratic
Senators to escape the plague renders
the situation physically unoearable to
those who remain. Senator Gordon is
sick at his residence, and he has been
| obliged to station policemen at his door
to drive off the crowd of office seekers.
This experience with candidates is new
with the Democrats. and some of The
, more quiet old Senator'S of the late
minority aud present majority are
almost distracted by it.
The Treasury Department will be pre-.
| pared to issue, the LIST OF April, in ad.
| ditlon to ten-doiiar certificates convertl-
bic into four-per recent. bonds, like GER
| uhcates, GA d similar condition, to be
registered on the books OF the Treasury
Ia the name OF the owner, which name
Will also be entered ON the face Of the
certificate. The first CLASS are received
IRON bearer. the other by order or
transfer properly attested.
The Vatican organ--Voce Della
Vsrita- gives great prominence to tue
following: Several liberal papers
have reiterated the statement that the
Pope, III consequence OF the pressure
of Cardinal Manning or the French
Bishops. has changed his policy. We
are able to most decidedly contradict
| THIS nctlon. The Pope, in no other
Way than did his predecessor, has pro
tested. and will protest until such pro-
visions are made. as right and reason
require. for the dignity and liberty OF
the Holy See."
A Washington correspondent SAYS !:
The arrangement between Caittenden
and Butler to test the right OF the Gov.