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, 1881-04-23
SIOUX FALLS, OAK.

apse.al Dlspatch to Ihs Chledeo IFtbaHs
sT. PAUL. Mtnn,. April t.:.-rho Ptontef-I,tss'
Sioux Fails special sAys, Tuesday the Sioux
Rlycr commenced to broak up Tor ltstallce Ut
fifteen luilcs, up 10 where Silver Creek uws
into It, thus furnishing nn uutiot for tho nflrt
4tcd stream. which had AtrG4fly CARRIED hwny
tho bridges uurt,as 1t. Thouta It rushed on luto
the sioux, tAkinK tho waN,n brftluu south OF ~,
sad whore g0kgu formed, flooding tho whoiu
bottom from blutt to DluG, which Rnyp way dur
Ing the night. II reachcl tho head VI Caspato
dam about $40 this morning, and formed
q second aud still stronger gargo.
and whom this broke 1t raisud tho river about
twelve feet In about attaou minulpa, during
which time tho Tenth strevt wagon bsldxo was
utterly demolished and carried With suea f0tca
~ 10 completely wreck tho Eighth strcut bE,iae.
The railway bridge ut lhe Ch!uago, Milwaukee
Il Ut. Paul Aoad Was ulso carried away by tho
1eslst!css auoa. In tho sHeaalli,ia tho regular
channel of the river, being too sDaI for tho itn-
niersu v0luules 0f waiter. Ice. a1ll l6bss. Spread
~ the eastwnrd a1nong The bntls, u,uehIn9, lilI
t'arpeater sl0ps. eIu.. taking l4s plnnluK.
lniit and sash faetoEy Ut MeKinunu Il
!toss. which waa entirely dnmolIshad. Ilal0cs'x
lumber Of1ca and dwelling {olt1wuA Wutbcr's
rcstsurant and tho Riverside House VERY
Fulped. CochraRa stable, 0Ilpest's ipe-aousu,
, 1881-04-23


Tho "Chicu3o 1taiifoad Associations" com.
posed Of tho General Passenger anil Tickct
Agunts Ut tho roads contorlng In this city, hold
its regular monthly meeting yesterday ut tho
office Of tho Western Wci.htngs Association, In
tho Lukcsllo building.
Tho prlnclpai business tranaactodby tho u,cot.
Ing Yas tho question Of cxonralon or tourist
tgltcsto Dunvcr, Cotoreido Springs, and Pueblo.
1twas rasulsst. TO u,akg tho. san,e rptps and by
tho sumo rotitus lis last: year. Ths will mike
tha rouMl.trip r1sta for oxaursinnista and tpur.
lists to Douvpr, Colorado Springs, md Pueblo
during tns summer ad follUWs: From ChlcaRUs
SHJ; from 1T. Louis and E,st Ut. Lpuls, $3.50:
fr0m Peoria. $iG: from Itouk Island, $E3.su and
from kuukuk, *os.lD md from nll other Wcat-
1rn poll!ts tho rates Will 10 IHnt1e Oh tho eninD
basis. Tho sale Ut thosu ttokota will COIN
n,uuoo NIuy ], 1881. and contlnuo during
10 return ,lntit Ost. nj. issi. TMsscneors viii 10
required 10 Identify themselves rs the original
llllrchaBetn In tie preAanco OF tle nKOnt 0f the
tpau by whtrh they ieayu elther polnt named TO
rrtnrn not Inter thAn ues. ~. Tho return por-
ttnn uf tho ti1kct will DO good for passnE1 With
In tlyo tknyK flNtn dHtu Ut atlch Identification,
Passengers VIII have tho opton ot go!ug by way
Ut Uu,N1ll, Atchstll, Hr Kinsas CITY.
ltcdttC1l r1lteY to 1Ara Mnd festivals wero also
nHrouh upon. l'caides this nothlnK was done,
except ths correcting und comparing OF therate-
, 1881-04-23
Mil. FINK EXPLAINS,

IINs E4N1A 4N8s
Commissioner Fink hns addressed the follow
Ing lutter to tho editor of tho New York Tribune
0xpiainInR sonlo Of his previous assertions re-
gurdiug rnlIrpad computItion:
sir: note IN your editorial Of to-day that
y1u tas6 not fully understood ehmo portion OF
tho arEr'ment S.lntnlnca in the arttuo pub,
oI'lu,tvurcd to show that the rallroal com:
pIlli!us hru limited 1T their charges by cannl
competition. .ttcnEt, Ut enurse, liultted A8 to
THUR snuxlnsutn chnrses: They caat arbitrarily,
Il ttoy ehooAc. lnako rntcs much l1wcr, but not
'Easf ~ tasn s s Waotop lew xo cops.
slonor cuu exr!nlu what tho water roatoa hHA to
Ito will. tho reduction Of the rntes OH April II
from " lu :. 1ents. nr With tho atlvnnto ut April
t6f" 10 this nnawor. Thuy hull nothing to do
With It. uut Tho winter routes hid ovury..
,aSs rto 70 II 10 VIZ Il a,. tSS fsauo,S Xr Gt
The ~ cunt rAto. It was agrcet, should hs main.
tHtltrtl during tito suaiMler munths. Ii wills on
account OF tho nKrcoi.MIit Ut March II, to which
yuu refer, aud tho object OF whtuh y0u etirrtetly
retiuUtton from 20 to u ccMts, This lnw rAte, in
thu pptnt0n Df tho railroMa 1na,,aEers, Ii not
justIictl ut prusDnE hy water eynpattt6n. It 10
very uuprnltA1lu II tho riilr0Ad cNMpRHtcs,
hardly pAylhg illore than operHtinK cnst.
Under tho agreement ot htlIrCb II all shippers
p'un of ro!uul,iR ratcs TO co1nn,on luvel IN oasc
It wAs fnll!tl tGnt my ntlo shipper was fitrDrtM
will spuulal rAtea wis i0YIgDa for tho nurp,sa
Ut putting y stop tufAyuritfsn. As Go0il az tho
luatrcst ut'tGut WIS obtained tho rNtee wcre
restored to iHU cunts.
Win this oxplMnntlon, hopo you Will porcelyo
that tture fs III, Inconsistency In tho action Ut
thu raI,r0id NnnaEgtA with any ntutuments that
fully yours, At4nEllr FINK.
, 1881-04-23
CASUALTIES.


THE ALBANY. IA, DlsAsIiSh'
Special p'sra'ea 10 I'M uhsendo aHouns. A.,
CLINTON. m. april &~--Fntl p"rtae"mFs , " Inu
notHoie ace'aoht near AaAay a'o 90 .o"o"a. ,,s
Ino trh'n cohs1stoa OF tno eh8'nc' .enue'. nns.
Gnso ana express chr. rassensot'cv.non. nnu
eoeper. It leIt ffccpofI on limo, Ho1"nMos
uohs 1rnm hoftn or enst "oso nn'c' pce"usoot
aooda md wnshouts. Considerable express mat
tpr was LOFT Mt Fulton 1iA,cuou. Tho irntN left
Albany n little lato. ant} rouonct Mcret1osEa
wssohn. 'o ,nmO"; uoo~; 'wIM rho
engine whstlcd for tho road.crtsslt,9, but not
for tim hrftso. ,vhteh crt1e,,tlr nprcnrcti nil
,,,ht Nnt - s,rc;a ,,.+o -, .rnr,trp svos n1vnn
k ~ ~ su,e's noso" ra a,.s., VIC ..,. H.
pc1ose tho trnln pitlnRct nca'ttn"N lnto tno
river, eighty fcet Of trcstto giving way In mn
Instant. Tho onglne, tentipr, and two
f,rst cars wont ;nto rho r,ycr: tho slcepcr
auuk On taa verge. Iao eaes hoAte"
Oh, rs stated yesterday. Tho engineer and flre.
man wont down with tho errno md Arc not yot
fot,ni T,to nnr,nn liz. In scvcr fcct NJ sutcr
ns..... -. e , .s. ~ - n... 49,. ,..w.
ntteen !ect from rue ps'oRc. tiosa. c"'a "ese
broken I'M tho water poured in 1!ko a de'uHo
from NIL directions. Most Of tho rnsspngcst pnt
mt +hrn,,oh thc vinJnwx. cIImlmd lin. nn,,
H.i,..t 80. ..Ls. ~ ". y. - .."t. ,rhn ,,,n.t
ae'4'ea ehotl otaor On 70 1ho n'o1s' lHo 'Atest
necollnt makes tho humber Ut truth n,on seven
md passengers fifteen, soytn wcto drowned, ns
Follows, William, Wcst. engineer, rosjdcs mt
,s.no,,nrt toown. n ..,x o,d ,,sn .hitdror. 1out.
p' tn,. r'us WIZ WV .Mo ,.,.. A'e".s
h's'iof, hranan, baf',nstan, N@' ~
ncrlin. Wts., i31rf t,r4,n ncrd's 1Mndinu.
;t, - sf 80 80. ~ - ~ ...s.
, 1881-04-23

Special DtspattA to 1hs Chicago 1+tounk
OMAHA. Mob, April ss..-1uterrnptoh to rail-
road travel still continues, tho Missouri Nlvor
Hood bolng higher than ever, and yot rising, 1t
ia now twenty-thrco foat abort tow-wAt0r mark,
one foot higher than the previous flood. During
the last twenty four hours tho rtso has nvaragcu
onn-half Inch per hour. Reports FROM Sioux
City show that It Is still risug above. This ls a
eure indication that 1t will continue coming up
hcrG for forty-ofght hours more at tcast. East
ern trRlns arrive ut and depnrt from Council
DufIs but cannot connect with tho Union l'a-
niAo, as tho trhnsfer depot II surrounded by
vast body Of water from two to three foet doop,
and In several places strong ourrcuts ure rum
ming, and especially. is this the caso oynr
tho Union Pacific track, whore a tlat-car bridge
Ii being used. These wore no trains In or cut at
Omaha to~dny except transfer trains over tho
UnIon Paoifo brilGc. A few passengpsb arrived
from nnd departed for tho East md South Gy
means Of small bouts betwcon tho trausfcr
depot aud Council ni,itfs. Tho Union. Pueblo
are still detaiaed hero OH recount Of a wuaiiout
OF tho trcstlowork at tho hrllKe 0voE tho Elk
hoFn niyor and trains " , SEe oeln hs
repaired. and viii bo 10 atapo agatn to. tnotr0w.
The Entlroads tracks On tho Omaha tosol nro all
halt q mile. Threo tramo houses e.nle
down the riyer this n,oranz, ana one ., losea 's
snd other buildings on Ito bottoms oast III tho
Union pacltlo shops Mro 10 danger 9f hoiuk swept
stods belonging 10 tbo Willow Springs d,stii!crs
nsss nss,, ~ Ray ssSn . Isl oss % s sxs 70
iug-houae6 arc slightly ilootlcd. Tho iusn1er II
being tAkeu fro,a a!l the lulllbor-yar,ls ~ fast
sion IL Il IN and nrotud Council nlutfs Ia aDout the
ssps i!tsls asss ssslsss. ii 10 wsies i @ '.sx
, 1881-04-23

Stfefat U{1paseh to Tie Chicago 1flbunc.
DuRLlHo1oN, H., April :@@.-Thc r!ver Mt this
point hns been steadily rising for tho past ton
days, nnd has now reached within about twe1ty
inchos of tho highest point reached last ycdr.
1t has been the opinion OF mon familiar with tho
river that the highest point had been rcaohed
yesterday, but, contrary to prophecy mud prccc.
don't, the rise to-dAy wi,s greater than OH any ut
the two days prcccaing, aad ,he oplt-
,9m ""s tnThf TINT The wts
Inst. As yat little damaso haa boou done In tnIs
vicinity, except tho carrying AWAY. Of cord.
wood along tho river bnnks aud on the laanJs,
aud tho iloudtng Of farming lands. Tho stock-
yart1s on tho opposit std0 OF the rycr Mru Hood.
ed, ns nrG n!so tho steamboat wnt tch0uscs and
lNnbor- yards In tho lower pnrta OF the city. Tito
river now extends from this ulty TO tho bluffs in
Illinois near sagotown, distance Of some eight
miles.
, 1881-04-23

spstfat Dttpateh to 47te Chicago 1ttbuas
NAr.tAEE, April "a truc bii! was foum
aya!t,st Mrs. Niyan for tho nl.trtler Of hcrdut
band last fall, md sh0 Ia beipx tried by tho Ar
sizes nov sitting hero It Is stated tI,at tho ~
mains Ut her Victim have l,con cxh,Iused By dost
Her blind child died few tlnys agu, at the tea'
denco OF m nui,t, wilt, hrt,kc the Hows tn tha NJ.
happy usaslicr 1y standing ttl tho rnilHst.a!al
near tho Jail. unA shouting. "Elnor, k1fa'
your bahy'8 deAtll''
.sueeiai Uhpateh To The Chicago Trtbur'.
MoETAEA1. Aprll 2s.-Therc II m METRE sss Gaas
ticas doing III horses hare. Idst week sn'snsaa
dealers purchased a5l, cpstiug t1,alh Gaa
shipped thoM to tho States.
, 1881-04-23
4 RUMonED ACCIDENT.

puEhLo. Col, april @ss.-Thls nftcrnooon n
passenger. containing fourteen passcn.
gers on the Donvcr & lilo Gtandc trAln which
lott haro for Omaha Inst Wednesday, Afternoon,
Jumped tho track TWO m'les cast OF Rock .run-
rel AMI rolled 15o feet down nm cmbhpkmenf.
No other cars loft the track. Five men aud ono
woma1 wore killed. outright. md three slightly
and threo seriously injured. No ctnp!oyts vt
the road weru Injured exuopt fireman who ras
riding In the couch. 1t Is Impossible to give a
Hat Of tho killed. at :hls writing.
DENVER, Colo. April :@.-Wolt authenticated
r1lmors aro atluat TINT sorIors ncnItlont or.
Cured on tho southern eni OF tho Denver i;
n!q s 0rando @ MoaH; PIX nr eight pofsons aro sal!
particulars ut present.
, 1881-04-23
The Signal Service Bureau Warns
People to Expect Grcnter
Floods.
Reports from the Far Northwest Re-
iternte the Stories Of Widen
ing Seas.
=, At Burlington, Ia., the Riror Continues
to Rise Slowly but Steadily.


81. PAUL, April 2s.-Speclnla from various
pbrts,of tho Northwest show that the wntor In
some Of tho smaller rivers Ia h{ghor than has
been known for several ycnrs. At Redwood tho
Minnesota is hiullcr than known for years.
while the Redwood ls higher thnn since 1870. At
.Montevileo tho river .ovoriipwcd It's bRnks. md
extends from biulr TO bluff In q vast lako OF
moving wNtor. Tho pcoplo living In tho wiley
havo Ind to movo out. tho w0t1r
Standing from four to eight feet IN
tho houses. sevcrnl rods OF tho railroad track
hn1 been washed out hero, and tho bridge across
the Chippewa RIvorls only keptin place BY hugo
cables. It has been novod from Its fot,nattof1,
and Ia expected to go down every monent- COM
municntion with tno west Is cntira1y suspended.
Tho wagon bf1dae across q rncO from the Chip
pewB nivar, about twonty feot long. hna boon
wnshel out. 1t 10 reported that all the bridges
on Dry Wcnthor Crock, about oRht mites above
here, havo been carried nway. Tho snow, ca
ocpt tho drifts, hns Disappeared on the sandy
lands for few milos back from tho river.
but there Is considerable loft rnrthor baok In
Mavoiock, Winthrop md other rctnote towns.
MG5 9t ae On s1 bt ne s
wagon bsiage across tho minnesota ls!vor y
ovor ol 80 largo @ 1urrito1y: It IS bsjsro1 TINT it
cannot rise enough moro to cnrry i away: .x..
III e. ost@sa sns snpsyns I 'u .ate 'iss si
River Of tho North aro either running
% nt aSs 70 It s nsqes & ds6 o ssow
10 hississlPpl, and thiuks tbere Is 70 protaa!l:
M stream. "a fbe lumpermen are beginning TO drive
their logs on HUM River. nnd those proparod tns
Ct 19not 19 afs suss fss ~ 'as g. GSi 81
arlao or expansion visible ln ths Kotl lsivor
saa s s. ~ ssya:
ssF Isss = = .ss @ j. $ssasa II. psS
e eut o b. Se1 morme. rhe Company
Viii hnve = pontoen bridge to rsaoh 70 The hlxh.
sF ees % ns g fSo s
company hns Considerable wood, which = now
partly undor water. They are mak'ug etfo.ts M TO to
witt rabbits, and tho water Is gradually closing
In gu tnou.. Tho hay on tho marsh, IT not cur
~ spteai Dupeteh to 11s catraso Iuauns
Wnse'F The f9 in ,5ss5 e.
ss$ys q Ssssss :, s;rsss = !; % :e.si
te mevemen % ihc s"ddennc.s Of ts star, 10:
a9se akos oven evGss WSsn They were otSs down,
ss boats eens FeS to convey o@
shs se mossa %'szssa Of ron Tho As.!aniso|ass III:
which ono OF ttam was fastened to tho steamer
Cheyenne, this vessel would also have been c,.rred
nre ut present wcdged in by the Ice. A private
dlspatoh received from battloford yesterdny
snys tho bridge thoro hRs hccn sWopt away D.
frcshots, Tho Saskatchewan Is higher than ove,
before known. Every house In tho lower
part ct tho town wae Hooded on Tues
siderable 1opth,. In tho. swanlps alonp
the llno Of tho Canada Pacttlc. hotwccn Win.
nepeE and Portage Laprairlo: living 70 70 t,,t the
railway trains have to pillow tholr way through
tho floods, which reach tho a1lca Of tho cars.
, 1881-04-23

Sr, 3iAaY's, April Ga wcit-drcssod Amer.
lean, supposed to TO nnncd james Mrr!on, haa
Ing tirst.class Ticket trutn kock lsand, ILL.,, 10
Montrcal, fell oil tho midnight express gots
c0st trsiio c,tsr of nero, nsi WIS Killed IN
body was discovered ut daylight this morning
and brought to tho station. iiis nge Ia aboatA
ycarA. Tin tho body w1.s in.tnn $lO1 cash and N
oxuruss reeojpt for :, 10 4oIl.
, 1881-04-23
. CANADA.

NEWTOUNDLANDA AND ITS PEOPLE.
Special Dt'pasa to Tbs Chicago Tribune. :,
l;ux!.cer, Of this city, has lust returned from
the pnst io mouths ting tho line for The inst
rnIlwav over built on tho island, OF tho Islaud
nr Ncy ronn,tIant co,nnn rntivciv ,Itt,n IL knncn
by Western people, save tho general fact OF its
Importance as u yatuahle hshlux-ground on tho
by tho Government Of tho Island to construct
one or moro lines OF railways for Int better
concentrated on the southoust part Of the fsand.
sInra n .tt,,n,oT 81 .Insns NV tho r.,,ttnI.
and ' IN I srlnl,v 81 nav "a' "n 'S TN e" rnr.s
sldo. The neenn'catle 0rst to,'ches land
on tho American Continent. OF tho interior OF
the main porto,, Of tho island nothing Is known,
except wtat nRs boon published rs tho result OF
m Exploring party nude through the ceutro
a ys9t s II h1y aess 9xSP1 a esas saa
% y soxa a osesed
psfur sean Il hss o xd S a osee
vation. t]olJ sjlser, ind lca.i aro found In pny-
'aE Sss;nsttSs VIZ. or,,n,,,v ..t,,o, IN I'M
by a coioayof isnf1'xsnHts from Ireland. Blnue
tint tIno very fow now. comors havo tRkon up
rti nInI,nu inch nthnr 10 n Inrtn SxtOnt. In nne
siiall V,ll@re sixty fat,,ilcs wcre fp,, bcarii,g
thc antrn III .uIp Tin r5,a1lt ri thtA IN ur,
lbyscM1 S % .ioiormitS 8d n me,,tai do6Sssueut t Of
tho psupic. Mr. Moburly stntcs that tho inhph.
crty and desitWtion Which It IL possltlo to con-
colyp Of. EyotI The Dtxcr intlen. who IL Hol.
sy s ;.p r q fst0 m os 1 %s s " T.
nSnts ii saii to 10 snGnsior to tho MveraEo New-
Ssslasr i ia;.sSSss saS aSts Z cSa',- If
nonstructud of ,ipriaat wooiscn no,ss ini,ted j,
nrl,i1itiTM ftshinm Ti,cso Creations. f,,r snt1lu
',n"xnf,incd roosnn, nrS afyfrT StiIts'*-n co1.
,,nfnt!n which IA mt nltnxrther tnnpnrobrito.
thS fast e. @ ,aat s1 nttar Is es ss
r. ihr"a,",, tbeir f"lI lafor@ tn bnst. in rn
sc,s",:n, ~ tt,e ;r,ors1nfss ~ ihe rrnt,ir ri,
oltoIta uado " the uovgrnmuut towar..i tho
iIuntrnm,nmt Ernnrniiv. ,nrn tnct with Iertie,l
nnn.wittnn i,o:f from tho pct,nlu tltcsnsnlnvcs,
e5itt rum thn ftshnr ,Ss In yhosn Servirus
''tri Vim ~ MIN "sN nMnsf nrnInsivciy enuvea In
coi M,,' i"s snni 6.h"ri"s Ynr Whinh Nawfn,,iiat,
@ I'M nhss,iar po nro Mn.eH rho s.Hss nnens #,
ahrs %he e men e as,s 1ssa m n ~ IN. tue @
pf Ias9 nsS nST T. o H. ~ ;n
@ oSe vess oaSrss tro o to ny s ID inc
nnr Wnrn ",nniVo,l. anI. %s enn vesscf touK on,
os at "y Myr ,,,, n Sro i,ow taEon on stcna
Sassv eainoyMent @ xas Il giyoa @ to , msny, ti,%Ss ,H
saa ,,s =. nc ~ la9a ,no uu,s nas;i ,a
sSs @ ~ oaufhS o ~ ~ gs tE ~ o srmrs
] wnils slospins. k|l9K lie yti,tiT Viii ulnbs and
~ thns ri IN Mth G,,rs wnnn 1no
tnea F.Ps ~ W i, H., hv 'n IN
tnt % i @ ystosnie, @ tic tic sEi,, Xxi vii, bo ft adnerns
MArketahIe on tho return y tue vesscl at tag
oosE oI ~ sa HcssO ar ap , Gg? s,r u tho @
, 1881-04-23

DUBUQUE H., Aprtf 2a.-somo few lnys ago
tho Iowa Central md Northwestern lsnllroaA
jumpet. tho cratic Of Tho Dubuque 4 Dnkota ltail-
road from lIampton wost and commenced to
my track. by tiS move IL >,opa.l 10 sssura sono
fh0,oM Ut work h,,llt Ly tho Dubuque s Dakota
itond, which rho inter forfeited by falling to
build as ngrnctl. The law was called to decide.
furfncr ts to hnvo ltndkptltcu possession of tho
grnue from Hampton west.
, 1881-04-23
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT.


MILWAUKEE, Was.. April 2...-ll I. Copeland,
OF this city, With several othor wcather-b bound
travelling mon, was out shouting ut Stoughton,
when ho met hs Heath ~ tho accidental Ills
charge Ut ono Ut tho Runs carried by tho party.
Dir. Copeland oavos d wifo aud fatntty, who .ro.
moved tu Watkosha last year. Tho deoensc.l
Will probably h0 brought u thls city for huriul.
Oalon, md hold Il policy IL tlo Mutuul Life ln-
surauco Company 1t Now York for $t,i1Q,
, 1881-04-23
KANSAS CITY, MO.

ypfe&d! Utfpdtta to 7Ht CAfsdod Tribute
KANSAS Cry, No., April 2ss.-sinny persons aro
unxously watching the Missouri h!vcr ut thls
point. As tho watrr hns hoen stoadIly rising
since daylight, aud the hoavy riso Mt OmnhA
II bound to ca,,Bo trouble aiong tho West kaI,Bas
bottoms within thlrty-Hix hours, Tho rnlu hx
ooased In thIs section, and the Knw 1tIrov, Which
enp&les into tho Missouri near Fowler Ilrnthers'
packing ht,,se, taa not been n!Yeotnd BY the
rainfall III Kansas. liy tho ovcriiow0t tho rlyur
IE1Rr AtchlaOn M trlnB DVor tho Missouri tnc1t3C
ltOntl cnn reach 1T, Jue ny that route, and tho
knnsNs City, Ut. Joo s Council tilutfs Company
ttrp running their trAlne via tho Hannibal g. IT..
JoD loud aud CaHcron JUNCTION.
, 1881-04-23

Special Dspatfa to 3hs Chicago 7ttbun<-
ToLEDo, O., April :s9.--Thomas Lewis, n brnko-
man OIL tho Laks Shore ltoat1, was Instantly
klItoa In tho mdaio ground this morning, tav-
Ink bis head severed fran his bady by pony
engine. Tho aeccasost hasl lately removed here
from notroit, whero he had been In tho slnplny
Of tho Michigan Central K0ad for twenty yenrs,
and lulycs 4 wifG Atlu twu children,
sp<ctal Dhpatsh 70 1hs Chicago Tribune.
MILwAuKEE, April "a man nrtlail Knapp,
wAoae family lives In Iowa. WIS ruin ovor by i
cnnstrnotlor trn;,. !'eas wauSosha tbs morning
, 1881-04-23
AUDITOR FRENCH,

sr. Lotus, Apri, s,,-The Hun. TheophIlus
Fru,lch, United States Auditor OF Railroads, ar.
rived heru to-day from Washington. aud lott to-
Night In Il special car OH tho 1t. Louis & Sun
Frunclsco tt0atl Tor the West. Ilo sucou1upAnic1
by Henry Blackstone, llaltroa4 Bnslaoer; ".
+, NoI.unnou, Chief OF Warrants III lho Treas
usy ot'!cu; and j. ". usi,l1n, nond Clerk In tho
Office ut tho Controller Ut tho Curroucy. The
object OF tho trip IL 70 ia8pect certain rail-
roads thut hayo boon xrantcA lasda by
,ho a9yS1,mu"t sna o,, t. sostS VIII
years business and soygral complicated
hsatter re!Nttnx to tra!l!c. TITS Nasty VII! 20
Wichita, kas:} llenoe ~ Tho ,AtohIst,u, To-
goka & santa t. tic Atlantic & Pacllo, and tha
SuuthorN Pacific. On lholr return they will
mike rsl,ort not otfly Y tei!wuy n's.tses. but
poets 1t tho country alony ,no tiuos msntlonod
~. French oxprccsed tho opinion. that the Xap
lnsstan rorrilosy, and AibnQIor1lus; Now Mex.
le0, would ho built boforv long, aud ~ rAtlruad
UtliuluI pr1suIIt slAtpd that tho work WOukl pU
commenced n0xk AutufHn.i
, 1881-04-23
MlRTllARY.
WVN QWNIt
Sp$eiaI DMpat<k to TR9 Chicago Tribune,

EDe<d4 UWpaEA % T71 OH&apo 1vEbUhN
CoLpwArER, Al!ch., April ss,--The funeeal OF
Henry uagc, nprolAlnent Gernan cltixcn OF this
place, WHO died On Wednesday ot pneumonia,
wNs held to.Iny, An Imueuse ooucnprSe IT.
tendod tha servlGos by tho lern1an benevolent
Society. VI which organization 10 WA II lVn1i1lE
l4cMtbr, ThG rlty band beaded the procession,
which wR4 AbONt hnlf u ulIlG 10 length.
, 1881-04-23

lI!iaoIs iron hit Go,nfeny and ths stst MN:
thrco tcet. 1t !. a!4o tho lrst toor Of tho At
laulio FIGURING Mills.
CHICAGO.
Tho Chicago f,ooa Ia abatinR, Tho river fell
about eight inches ycatettlny and, though 1t Il
yet a turbulent, swift strenm, Its velocity has
fnlIon OF to about fvc miles rcr honr. Tho
wa,pr !s yellow and mutdy with tho drift oe tho
Dcsrtnlhcs Rtvcr, tnl1turo OF dricd ichves,
| twEgs. uav, md other ttdbrls which tDsos Its
rslrnt charaotcrfstics IN mtngfng with tho atme
aud ac.lfMent tho fnst ctrront has secured out
OF tho bottutn Of the Chicago Ntver. Tho tug
rst4 .at ~as rssas "a s H., aasor s re sagsS itS
SSh'n inv saS vs. oatass !ssS on % wy w rsjo.eass
Tho duok line for most Of Tho distances firm,
Ssswo o Sar hs M ssfs U: es Siss s ss tss e.
passing oil In vnpnr. Tho roa,ls and high land
Il y =: :9c, pasfs Sr%s tho ro,or, ha fallen
II" 9sS"s WI w }%x es = sut ss
eeao Ts.a i Se o;Se y s tees e,S II sa Fa.
ole!i's Kr.n elevator y work l. sttla ntesrt,ptst
xsnt ,S rnis sisss'seb + Ts'ss IN ;ss 'ss;
The iaterrnption !. not scr!ons, as VT little
to-day. THu city. National, md Ncatcy's ole
fosslet stato of tlio Gusglnonts. Tho Unou l,ns
| nearly thrtcch feet Ut tho overflow In II, which
s %ss %ts,Ssap e @ pSSHsa sSsae e" t,aok ut phtoen.
wurkneti mud tho s,,bsidcns6 u 10. triilbled
ss n.ore tas1 1t rpints heiow Tbs dusks hcru nro
ss%srxs S e Fsssy sssw "a Sssr %s5s SSs Ss
tdeei, tset and m ~, sotn "a 1os sp nssriy
fftrtb fkx
III nut SERIOUSLY Injured being nsrcly unler waicr.
Iwo urcn!ts aa to ts,crt.ty f. E9 ,h. n sw', ,
TIves @ hss M not SeoI, 20 HUH tor sixtccn ysnrt ~
s yans*tsy 1 ;oo', ,:atc ,c' fc slie depth at tho
wa.or M - marks. w,,ieh ,siieassI ! faA q IS Is
iacsSs IL tho Syol @ ;sr q hs .X rvsf a sacs @
'sst Sss* ' ns!veys " aosk still ssst!aa|y "
se rSpss'or Ss'sr va ~ ntore ihat tho 0Fs rssr
hSa 5so fsat ssvo r t. h ,sa ot i pSnes; sor a
ablltlncnt, which has bcsu oarrled awAy,. tho
danaKg haa boon al'Yht The stssat e. south IT tue
ieet. .ssverni oY :ihe tl,,o houses ulasslroa n
sntx as s Tho ss VIZ. VIZ %as @
70 nees S r t. o
Se 'os e. tnfea aaarqa 'F'nsa %
sss psotsss te s0 Sssi ssfins nas ~ sa senrs. s
Il was reported that Grigln Ind lost two lec.
5 s 5ss ss ss mS ss tsy + T.
Outhrle's house Is nlsn said to have suffered
ine 1aSnS " a. o T.
which three q four Of shon oamo noar being
, | intNraa Or Killed.
umGn onsSs .S.e ass hs s'sst a,y !9T'aSS t s
water, hut thay will probably be able II, rosufng
, 1881-04-23


TonoSro. April Elm ucrrr :nnco With lsr1a
lation secured ut tho last session OF the Iocl
1foueo tho Toronto, Grey l. 13ruce llallwu
compnpy Will proceed during the coming kuu.
mer to widen tho road to tho staudar. eausa
and lay It with steel rails throughout. Tbs use.
cssary bonds lava bccn lssucd for tist plrpaa
and lS,t00 tons Ut stGoi rnIls huvo lcen pus.
chased in England, fur delivery In few week.
The whole work of rehabilitation is expected "a
be completed in t'mo for tho movlug Of The sca.
son'e crops. As soo1, as tho road II paccdla
goud working ordnr, It will i,o handcd orar %
The Grand Trunk. with which neKottnl!0ns hsya
bHon completed fur tho worklav NJ tAe llas
for u pqrl9tl u twenty ycars. The raunlcIpAlIua
pany III .h!s work. and DY-liws pri,sidiuS ia
h0ullacs were submitted 10 the p,ihn last lee
son fur their approval. Tho result .w,ls, that at
to tho pxtont nf as ,01J wns granted, G,nait.unA
upon tho Grand Trntxk assltatlv cnntrol nt ths
r0atl; uEl tho municipalities havp heen assd
70 incot nad elect Il Trustee rs custodian VI IA
business.