Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-04-27

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ground, pounded his head with large rock |
and crushed the skull in 4 frightful manner,
killing him almost instantly. Reroir, who |
st first was somewhat dazed at the sudden
ness and ferocity of Walkers attack, recov-
cred himself and attempted to stop the
bloody work of the savage, when the latter
turned upon him and felled him TO the ground
with a fence rail, inficting a wound upon his
head which will probably result fatally.
Wsiker Immediately fed, and is supposed to
be concealed in this city.
The Rayages OF the Flood.
ST. PAUL MINI, } April 26th.-The Mis-
sissippi river has risen two feet since morn
ing, and has spread over the fats on the west
side of the river to the foot of the bluffs
Some houses on low ground are surrounded
by water, and in few cases It has flowed
into the lower floors OF dwellings. The st.
Paul boom, twenty miles above this city,
went out at noon. and the logs went down the
river. The amounti is not considerable. The
river Is still rising.
ST. PAUL, April 26th.-The Mississippi
river has risen steadily all day, and STANDS at
o'clock at 10 feet inches-three feet higher
than at 10 o'clock this morning, and 2 foot
higher than the great June food of last year
The water spreads from bluff to bluff except
the ground filled by tbs railroad on the east
side and the elevated roads and slightly
raised ground ON which West ST. Paul is built.
About l,OO0 people live In the West st. Paul
fats, whose houses will be flooded if the rise
continues. Many houses are now isolated,
and some are half buried under water. The
water has commenced to flow through the
streets with an hourly increasing current
from the southeast. The back water is press
ing forward toward the city, and spreading IN
vast sheets over all the lowlauds. Shortly
after noon to-day an immense number of loss,
filing the river for the space OF nearly half
mile, passed down. They are the property
of Colonel John S. Prince, and came from
the St. Paul boom, this side Of Mendoza,
where there is said there were 800, COO feet,
The residents on the fats are removing rap
idly into shanties, etc On the east side the
fat above the city is covered with water.
QUINCY CDl J. April 26sh.-Specials to the
Wing from Fall Creek, Rockport and other
| points along The Snye levee, state that the
river to day is stationary. The water il two
| inches higher than during the great food of
last year. The erevasse in the levee is con-
stantly widening, and all efforts to stop the
break have been futile. The water is stead
| lily spreading over wide area hitherto pro-
tectad by the embankment, but it is impossi-
| BILE to estimate the extent of the damage. A
strip Of highly cultivated land from three to
| eight miles wide and nearly fifty miles long
| is already under water, or certain to share
the destruction. The Missouri river just be-
| low this city is now over ten miles wide, all
of the bottom lands on both sides being
flooded This is very fertile section, and all
sown in wheat 1t will probably now be sown
| in corn.
OMAHA, April 26th.-The river has fallen
| one inch since yesterday. It fell eleven
inches at Sioux City, Iowa. The situation
remains unchanged at Omaha and Council
Bluff
ATCHIsoN Ks, April 26sh.-The Missouri
river is twenty-one feet seven inches above
low yater mark. Nearly the whole river bot.
tom opposite here is submerged. Many
houses in East Atchison have been flooded,
but the main portion of the town is in no
danger. The ice-houses of Plankinton &
Armour at Sugar Lake, about five miles from
the city, tumbled into the lake this after
noon, and those of Woods Bros, of Kansas
City, fell in On Saturday. Old residents of
Missouri opposite here say the food equals
that of 1S47.
ST. LOUIS, April 26th.-The river has
risen about six inches to-day, and is making
rapid eacroa chments on the levee. A large
part of the lowlands in tee extreme northern
portions of the city are submerged.
Nibiiist Manifesf0es In New York.
PHILADELPHIA, April 26th-The Ledger's
New York special says: The Nihilists, )
Communists ETC.. with which Blocker,
Thompson and Anity streets, as wei as the
Ees4 Side, T6w literally swarm, may be mad
men, as many suppose they are, but it must
be admitted there is wonderful method in
their madness It was only Friday last that
copies Of Nihilist manifesto sent TO the
Gar demanding q National Assembly, the
right of public meeting liberty Of the press
and other reforms reached this city by the
English mails, yet this morning TRANSACTIONS
Of the documents in German, French and
Italian were to be found on the little round
tables at which these polyglottic philosophers
and patriots sat to quaff their beer and
Rhine wine. Where these translations were
made. or by whom, are secrets which they
choose to keep to themselves. 1t is certain
that, with such evidence of intellectual apti-
tude before us, these people must have a
| Literary Bureau somewhere, capable of eX-
cel!ent work in its way"
Rumorcd Oath of Governor 0vert0n.
ST. LOUIS, April 26th.-The Republicans
Dennison (Texas) special says: a rumor pre-
walls here tonight that Governor Overtop, OF
the Indian Nation Forth of here, was killed
Sunday. The rumor is discredited but
owing to the fact that the Governor had been
in the field with his militia for some time
driving out trespassers, and has thereby in.
cured the enmity of large number OF cow
boys and others. it is thought by some that
the report may be well founded 1t is known
that party of COW. bows left Cook county,
Texas, within few days for the Territory,
with the avowed purpose of giving battle to
Overton's troops.
Trouble Imminent on the Border.
SAN ANTONIO, April 26.h-Parties from
Laredo say that great trouble is imminent
from conflict between the Mexican National
Construction Company and the Mexicans en-
L. T.
The latter say the building OF a railroad
bridge will deprive them of their BUSINESS,
and they will not submit. Tie opposition of
this element has aroused Others, and quite q
strong feeling against railroads has sprung up
with the masses.
Che President and the "star" Route
Swirale.
WASHINGTON, April 26th-The President
told Mr.. French this morning that the reck-
less and unlswful expenditure of the public
money on the "star routes must have been
known to those occupying subordinate posi-
tions of trust in the Office of the Second As
sistant Postmaster General, and in his
opinion the public service demanded that
subordinates should not countenance or con-
ceal such inexcusable waste of Government
funds by their silence. The remark of the
President is understood to apply with greater
force to the Sixth Auditor of the Treasury.
through whose Office all accounts of "star "
route contractors passed.
Deniai from EraGy.
WASHINGTON, April 26.ii General Brady
publishes a'lergthy card, in which he en-
phatically denies all connection with anything
improper in the business of the Postoffice
Department, especially in reference to the
so-called :" star" contract swindies.
Human Slavery Justified
WAsHrNGToN, April 26'h-Senator Jones
placed his Democratic friends in an unenvi-
able position to day by making long speech
in the Senate, in which he undertook to de-
fend and justify human slavery in this conn
try. His speech was an unwise one, and
during its delivery some Northern Demo
cratic Senators plainly showed their chagrin,
Protecting she Morals OF His Flock.
DETROIT, April 26tb.-The Roman Catho-
lie Bishop Borgess. prohibits any Catholic in
his diocese from participating in or in any
way aiding in holding any picnic or excur-
sion ON Sunday, for any purpose whatever;
also, prohibits the holding of fairs for
churches, schools or charities without being
first submitted for bis approval. He claims
| that these things are detrimental to the