The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1881-02-12
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SAN FRANCISCO, February O.
1t has been fair day throughout thu
portion of the State underwater, anc
rivers and creeks are falling every where
About 800 hundred square miles Of the
Sacramento Valley is under water,
Losses can not be estimated at present,
but tho total aggregate will be stupen'
duous sum.
CoUKrLAND, February 5.
The levee broke all along this side last
night. Water on every side as far as
eye can reach. Damage to orchards is
immensS, many trees being washed out,
The wires are down near CORTLAND, and
I am sitting on top of tree, half mile
above CORTLAND, with instruments to
send this. Come here in boat.
New YORK, February 7.
A Herald's London special says: It is
rumored that Sir William Harcourt will
make statement about Davitt to-mor-
NOW night, to the effect that Davitt was
not arrested on account of anything in
connection with the Land League, but
because of grave suspicion of the Govern
ment that he was connected with new
movement looking toward the employ
ment of physical force for the establish
ment Of complete Independence of Ire
land. Mr.. Regain left London yesterday
for Paris, with portion of the Land
League treasury. Parnell's presence in
the French capital as Trustee of the fund
being also necessary, he went to Paris TO-
day.
WASHINGTON, February 8.
In the Senate yesterday, ON motion of
Butler Secretary Schurz's letter on the
South Carolina census fraud was taken
up. Butler verified the report, and said
it should put to shame the baseless
charges of stump orators and party organs
in the late campaign. He particularly
mentioned the fact that Conkling's
speeches were as malignant as the heart
that inspired them, and yet he (Conkling)
had not tho honesty to acknowledge
falsity and atone for his perversion
of the truth. Although the truth was
plain and overwhelming, Conkling thought
that Butler had taken q long time to
reply to his speech, of last September,
and he cared nothing for Buffers empty
vaporing. Butler retorted that Con-
ling's staggering insolence did not con-
Germ him. Conkling said be didn't choose
to handy words here or elsewhere, and
the subject was dropped.
In the Senate, yesterday, an extraneous
discussion sprang up on the liquor license,
and Conkling facetiously said that Thur.
man had made il party question, as it
was so agreeable to the Democratic stom-
ach and was thought to furnish SO much
inspiration. Thurman replied that he
would vote for the license, as he had
seen the effect of not granting licenses in
Ohio, where, under the prohibition of
1857 there had been at least two drinking
places for one existing before. Prohibi-
tion would be injurious to the public
morals and health, and he would like to
see whether the Republicans would
keep their pledges to their temporary
friends. sa IS,
DEADwooD Dakota), February.
Barnes, freighter, was asked to drink
by James Fowler, at Custer City, last
night, and declining, was shot by Fowler,
who was taken away by the vigilantes.
His body was found this morning hang
ing TO tree.
SAN MARcIAL. N. NJ, Feb. 6. +
It is reported from Fort Craig that 800
Navajoes are on the warpath, but only q
few bands Of renegadss have painted. A
scout from the Black Range says the
mountains are full of Indians. It is re-.
ported, but not credited, that band of
SO Indians attacked the settlement of
San Francisco, on the river of the same
name, 80 miles west of here, killing all
the inhabitants-about 81.
New ORLEANS, February 6.
The easterly gale which set in yester.
day continued during the night and this
afternoon. The wind varied, frequently
obtaining a velocity of fifty.two miles
per hour. The street fire.tower
fell, crushing the roofs of adjoining build.
ings. East to southeast the gale con.
tinued twenty.four hours, carrying the
water of the gulf over the lowlands along
the New Orleans 4 Mobile railroad. The
track between Michon and Lookout sta.
ton is submerged, and several miles
washed out. The wires are nearly all
down.