The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1880-05-01
PACIFIC COAST.
Effect of the New Constitution

PACxE4C COASI.
Effect of the New Constitution.
SAN FRANcIscp, April 20.-The Sacra-
mento Savings Bank has determined to
withdraw from business, The bank is
prosperous, and will pay depositors every
dollar due with six per cent dividend and
an extra dividend of Al per cent on the
reserve fund. The sole cause of the with
drawal is the conviction of the manage
ment that the new constitution and rev.
enue law will nearly ruin its business by
imposing double taxation. 1t is to be sue
ceeued by bank under the general law
under the same management, which will
act as agent of the depositors and guaran-
tee security, in which farm mortgages will
be assessed customers only.
Assessment.
Independence levies an assessment of
25 cents.
storms and Floods In California
The present storm is widespread, and
fears are entertained of serious overflow
of the upper country. Napa creek is very
high already and has flooded part of
Napa City: Pntah creek is rising rapidly.
1t is reported that there is a break in the
levee below that city, but it is not con-
tirmed. The American river is coming
up foot an hour The floods interrupted
telegraph communication. Feather river
is very high and is rising. 1t is raining
at Downieville and North San Juan.
There is fourteen feet ofsnow at the latter
place. This is where the danger lies.
There is so much snow on the Sierras and
foothills that should rain continue there,
danger of n flood i'll the valley is immi-
nent.
No Lives Lost on the Snow Slide.
Particulars of the recent snow slide at
Mineral King Mine by which Il boarding
house was crushed and many men re-
ported killed, show that no lives were lost
though nearly all the occupants of the
house were either injured or frost bitten.
Severe Snow Storm.
Latest reports from the mountains on
the line of the Central Pacific Railroad
state that it is showing and blowing hard,
and the trains are blocked.
The Protection of San Francisco Harbor.
At the quarterly meeting ofthe chamber
of commerce this afternoon a letter from
Lieutenant Colonel Macarthur, ordinance
officer at Benicia, was read calling atten-
ton to the necessity of protecting San
Francisco harbor, and particularly TO the
need of heavily ritled guns for its defense.
The chamber adopted a memorial to con-
gress asking that forty or fifty heavy
rifles be placed in position at the seward
approaches of the city, and that at least
two turreted ironclads armed with a
similar ordnance be maintained in eff
cient condition here. The chamber also
adopted memorial strongly opposing
the proposition to abolish the letter car
rying service of Wells, Fargo & &c.
The Storm I'm San FranciscO.
Ip
the city has done some damage in burst
ing sewers and washing away earth on
steep hillsides. Early this morning a
heavy stone retaining IL wall about thirty
feet high in the rear of Robert Sher-
wsod's lot on California street, between
Taylor and Jones, fell, covering gardens
in the rear of residences on Pine street,
smashing hot houses and outbuildings,
and in one or two instances injuring the
rear of dwellings. No one injured.
The Flood at MarysviIIe.
MARYsvILLE, April 2l-It ceased rain
ing here at $50 \. NJ. The Huba is at
the IA foot mark, and rising rapidly. 1t
still lacks 20 inches of the high water of
last year. The levees are in good con-
dition, and can stand raise of three feet
without danger of overflow. A portion OF
the Bear river bridge isgone, this morn
ing. The Sutter county levee is all right
Two Men Drowned.
About . o'clock this isafternoon, as Henry
Scheussler, G.. w. Cox and George 4
! Rodgers were proceeding in small boat
| to the warehouse of a farmer, situated on
| the bank of Feather river, just below
| Yuba City, The boat ran afoul of tree
| and broke in two, throwing them into the
| river. Scheussler. clnging to a tree, was
saved. Rogers and Cox were drowned.
The storm I'm the sierras
| DUTcH FLAT, April 2l.-The storm con-
! tinues unabated, raining heavily and con-
| tinuously. Since the last report the rain
has extended as far up as Emigrant Gap
| Streams and rivers are reported very
much swollen. Snow disappearing rap
Idly Several snowslide5 are reported
) between here and Summit, and the snow
sheds are washed out in several places
Three Chiuamen ale reported carried
away in snow slides. A land slide has
occurred in the lava and clay formation
! Just above Alta, carrying away and cover
ing up about 300 feet ofrailroad track anc
| roadbed.
interruption of Trains.
ORovILLE, April 2l.-Clear here; wine
south; thermometer 56. 1t is still storm
| ing on the mountains. Communication
between here and Marysville by rail is Gu
| off by high water. At Honecut a small
bridge is gone No trains either way to-
day.
Another Man Drowned.
SAN ANDREAs, April 2l.-C. f. Wehn
solicitor for the firm of Harrison, Dick
enson ( Company, ofSan Francisco, Wa
this morning drowned while attempting
to cross Murray creek, near this place, il
a buggy.
High Water In the San Joaquin.
MERGED, April 2l-The San Joaquin
| river at Dickenson's ferry is within tw,
feet of high water mark, and all streams
| including the Chowchilla and Fresn
rivers, and Mariposa and Bear creeks o.
the east side are oyerhowing and film,
the low lands of the valley Streams Of
the west side of the valley are also boom
ing as far up as Firebaugh's ferry, and th
probabilities are in favor of vely hig
water; rain has ceased.
Land and Railroad Track Submerse ed.
ALAMEDA, April 2l.-The levee at Gran
dall's slough broke this morning, givin
vent to large body of water from Ala
meda-creek. Where it crosses the ccuntr
road between Centeryiile and Alvarado i
is five feet deep. and large amount {
grain land will be a total loss. About
thousand acres are under water. Th
track of the South Pacific Coast Rgiloa
for nearly three miles, commencing a
Halls is under water, and some Ct th
!; track is said to be washed away. 4 han
car with seven men started To cross bt
have not been heard from yet.
The storm at P.aeervilIe.
PLacERylLLE, April 2l.-The rain storl
for the last twelve hours has been tn
i heaviest known for long time. Haag
; town creek has been away up. Morrill,