, 1881-04-09
EASTERN.
4 Damp Country.

OMAHA, April 81 hc submerged ulS-
trict is hundred miles long by SIX miles
wide. In fankton tho water is from
uue 10 four feet In depth. Several hund-
red persons have been rescued from sui
merged farming districts. Some farm:n.
land is covered with ice that will take tu
June 10 melt The weather is cnld ard
the situation hec"mes daily more serious.
Houses are foa:lng down the river
Tees. timber, lumber and Srindin. ice
make loud and Continuous NOISES. All
the Country i'll Nebraska, between Gov
Ington and Jackson is submerged.
Re>prrado shot.
DENVER, April S--Wm Live, New
Mexico dcsperadp, WAS shot III Del Nurte,
Colorado, while engaged IN saloon row.
Tribute.
WasHINGroS, April "a legation
# coiored c,t z=ns decorated Mahunes
desk in the Senate with flowers.
The Plumed knight Dissu>ieti.
Garfield and Blame are DISCUS ed over
he deadlock IN the Senate, but favor the
Republicans holding out, until they CAN
.l-ct another Mahone man from Virginia
and win the day.
Went Withdraw.
Robertson vii not allow his name 10
be Withdrawn, bur VIII make a bitter
fight to the end. There is no question
but that he will win, az over two-.hirds
"f the Senate favor him.
New York ssycottesi.
{. Z. Boycott, OF Laugh Mask, Ulster
County Ire.and arrived with his wife. The
term 'boycottIns WAS dsrived from his
name.
Terrible Damage by Floods.
ST LOUIS, April The hIods in
Nebraska, Missouri and Dakota are the
most disastrous ever knnwn. The town
of Green Island, opposite Yankton. Is
entirely swept away, and it is feared thar
Nermlllion has met the same fate. A
heavy flood Is expected at . caha To day.
Ii is feared that many lives have hern
lost, and lmmense d mage has been d me
Ia crops. In the towns and cities Of the
lowlands 4 large number have fed t. the
high lands. Tne loss of stock is very
heavy.
The Political Pot Boiling.
WASHINGTON. April Lamar in an
eloqu mt speech rid.cules the conbina-
ton with the Mahon. Read ius,ers, and
sud they take offl that Democrats
would not have, anu that the colUred
people ci the south " re contented and
happy Hoar then replied Da.es took
hand. Hale spoke. Hal also came n
Voorhees, and L,san had spa: Malone
attacked fperhecs, who replied and got
the bes; "f the argument.
The National RepHtl;eaa attacks the
administration owIns to the Robertson
Chandler nominations. The probabilities
are in favor ii the Democrats voting
against the nomination al Robertson
General L.ngstree, w.ll probably receive
the Nomination as L. 5. Marshall for
Georgia.
Ohio Comes Up smiling.
! The President aecIdrs To- appoint
Captain Henry. of Ohio, Marshall or the
District Of Columbia, vice Fred Doug ;,
who goes elscwher-.
Willard SrniiIaies.
New YokK, Apr.I Wizard, Of the
=, @. L. & \. Co., has tricgraphed the fol
lowing DENIAL in toto "f the recent tel,
gra2lnc s,s,er,eat made by President l.
, linss, Uf the Nprshern Pacihc, and pub
| iiShei IN our cUlamns Yesterday The
=. statement rhs, mi se.f and Fl. nds are try
ing to poss, IS tie controlling aiu"unt 81
, stock in the ,;or,hern Pacific railway, :"
! st..p the cu,lIucriun OF that line West :
! wal!ula Is -nqualiiedly false IN ev, y
, particular, a,,,i defy P--sidrnt Billir ;
t. prove II Myself an,' --,y friends a. II
aud control uver thirty .iiiinu dbl.
worth Il cuE. n n aud pi ,-rred tick II
I tie Norther., Pacific COM. ny, re. -es-1 !
I in. an invest hsnt Of Uv. sixteen mi "A
dollars whicl W propose 'uakinp ~ i.
nznt II is a'-Surd and re'i'cuiuu,.,t- Ir.
Billings pr, 20 asstr, Ina. We should
| make such vas, iures neut unpr,-trctivs
f; BY PRIV, i.ss the further dcrsio, ,:rcnt ul
he Nurril-Iu PScl &c -nss' p,;s- s;sL,n the
proposed limits. and es,cc;ah; 10 asse,;
that we would nbstruct The au idlng d
the rad wes, az Wallpia, and making
the Eosthxes; tributary 70 Oregon and