Daily Republican., 1881-05-03
NEWS GATHERINGS.
THE CREAM SKINNED FROM
THE MORNING EXCHANGES.
The Mad Hississippi-POIic Dead
lock I'm Troy, N. N.Y.-DecisiOn by
Commissioner Raum, &c.

The Mississippi river is more than
two feet above the danger line at ST.
Louis, and the lower portions of the
city along the river are submerged.
East st. Louis is threatened with gen
eral overflow. Brooklyn and Venice,
villages north Of East st. Louis, are
Inundated by back water from Cahokia
Creek, and many families have left
their houses. The Meier Iron Works,
on theleast side of the Mississippi, OPP
poSite Carondelet, have been compelled
to suspend operations, and there is
much water in the lumber yards south
of that point
Owing to a deadlock in the Police
Board of Troy, New York, the old po-
lice force Of that city went out of eX-
istence yesterday, leaving it without
any police. The Legislature had passed
bill providing for Police Commits
sion, who should appoint n-partizan
force, to 90 on duty at noon yesterday
! but the Democratic Commissioners re-
fused to accept the Republican nomi-
nations; hence the trouble. The station
houses were locked last night, but no
trouble is reported,
Commissioner Raum yesterday reas-
serted his decision in the Chicago In
teruational Bank case, that "where de-
poStS are made of checks or drafts
which are Immediately carried to the
credit OF the depoSitor, and which are
subject at once to payment by check or
- ha t,I nu IN Dil
deposits ON the day the same are re-
ceived and entered to the credit of the
ocpoSitor,
AdVicrI from Havana to the 3Oth
ut, report that "thcre is probably a
revolution guingOn in S4nro Domingo"
The Spanish mail steamer was prevent
ed from entering the port OF the capital
on the pretcXt that the place was un-
healthy, and the crew noticed "murh
nnWonted cnmmotion among the ppo-
pie on shore
Th" hon5c Of David Reese, rear New
Providence, in Lancaster county, Penn
sylvania, was destroyed by fire be
tween one and two O'Clock yesterday
morning While Reese and his son
We're trying to save furniture the house
fell upon them, ana both poriShed
Mrs. Reese was badly burned in trying
to escape.
The Treasurer of the United States
has decided that deposits for the reduc-
tiun Of national bark circulation. and
also to the credit Of the five per cent
fund for the redemption Of Irrational bank
notes shall hereafter be made in Uuitcd
states notes only.
The Canada Southern freight shed, at
st. Thomas, Ontario, was burned yes-
day morning, with large quantity Of
goods. The loss is about $4,000 The
RNkmill cotton factory at West Point,
Georgia, WAS burned on Saturday night
Loss, $4,000.
Charles MoDhen, Of Pittshurg, arrest
ed in WilkesHarre on Sunday for pa,S-
ing counterfeit trade dollars, was cont
mitted yesterday III default Of $1,000
bail 1t is said he was the leader of a
gang Of colntertciters in Wilkesbarre
and other arrests are expected.
Lieutenant General Sheridan and his
brother, Colonel Michael Sheridan, ar-
rived in Washington on Sunday even
ing. Yesterday morning, accompanied
by General sherman, they paid their
respects to the Secretary OF War.
An engine and tender on the Mount
Clair and Greenwood Lake Railroad
broke through u treStie at Ringwood,
New Jersey, on Sunday, killing the
engineer and fireman. The trestle was
being repaired, and the removal Of some
beams caused the disaster
The trial of Michael j. Krwin for the
murder of Francisco Ferdinand, in
February last, began Yesterday in Jersey
City kirwin, apparently y without any
provocation whatever, cut Ferdinandi's
skull open with a spade.
John Cahill, arrested in New York,
on Sunday, after his wifo's body had
been found hanging in their room, was
released yesterday, the evidence show
ing that the woman committed suicide.
The brlkemen on the Grand Trunk
Hallway Of tLnada have demanded an
advance Of - cents per day on passcn-
ger trains and IS on freight trains, and
will resign tomorrow il their demands
are refused.
Charles Brown and CharleS Winters,
of the Gloucester schooner Adm raj,
supposed to have been lost in dory off
the Western Banks on the sd u!t., were |
picked up by a vessel on the 26th ult.
Thus far So ,5Ij. 400 in six per cent. |
bonds have been received and entered |
at the Treasury Department for contin-
uance at 81 per cent.
The iourneymen bakers Of New York
struck yesterday for an increase of wa
gcS and reduction in the hours Of work.
Edward Nichols, aged l3 years, had
both legs cur off while playing with II
turn-taDle at South Amboy, Cn Sunday.