Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-02-09
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS OF FOREIGN NEWS
severe weather aud floods.

Severe weather and Floods.
ST. LOUIS, February Sth.-Information IS
received that the Gasoonade and Usage rivers
and the southern tributaries Of the Missouri
ale pouring out great quantities OF water
and are rising rapidly. The steamboat men
look for break up there about Wednesday.
This, it is believed, will render the steam
boat properly now in the harDar safe or
nearly so. At ali events, it will enable
steamers to secure the most favorable places
for shelter when the break comes.
KANSAS CRY (Mo.), February Stb.-Much
damage mas been done by rain, ice and snow
along the Kansas Pacific, and the AtchIson,
Topeka and Santa Fe stock-yards are injured
seriously. No trains have arrived froh
Pueblo since Wednesday, the heavy SHOWS
and freshets prevailing in Colorado causing
the delay.
LINCOLN (Neb J, February Sth.-The ia
storm telegraphed on Saturday turned into
snow. There is about fifteen inches on
OF here there was a storm of sleet when we
had rain, which Frustrated all the wires
The Union Pacific had no western connection
for twentyfU four hours, and now has but one
wire. The ice and snow will cause heavy
loss among the cattle in the western part OF
the State.
ST. PAUL Mimi February Sth.-Tae
railroads are bicckRded. The rain packs the
snow so that shovel can only clear the track.
New ORLEANS, February Sth-Cfevasses
in the new and old canal levees submerge
nearly all that portion of the city west of
Broad street, between Canal and West St.
John street, and north as far as Ursulu street,
embracing 100 square streets, and the side
walks are entirely covered with water. Great
efforts are making by the authorities to close
the breaks in the canal levees, notwithstand-
ing the water at all points is rising. The
shellroa from the New Lake end to the
Halfway House is two feet under water
Fences are blown down and the roof of the
North Drydas Market has been carried away.
The roof of wing of the State House, in
which are the offices Of the Superintend-
ent Of Education and Commissioner of I'm
migration, was blown off, and the
records received a wetting. Algiers
suffered terribly Every fence 10
the town is down, also smokestacks and roofs
of houses. A building on Rollett street was
blown to pieces. The Signal Officer reports
threatening weather, with easterly winds,
which will have the effect of forcing more
water into the city from the lake and gulf.
The water in the rear of the city is rlsing
and spreading rapidly. The indications are
that all the city west of CIayburn, from Car
roltton to Elysian Fields streets, will b. sub
merged. The water along the line Of the
Mobile Railroad is much higher, with ilidica-
lions that the entire road bed from MichaUy
to Lookout Station viii be submerged Sew.
eral theatrical companies are detained by the
break in tie Mobile road.
NEW ORLEANS February Sth. Most of the
breaks in the canal levees have been closed,
but the water is still rising, and is withil
four squares of Claiborne street.
NOZZLE (Alal, February Sth. = Heavy
storms occurred Sunday. Several wdshouts
are reported on the New O.leans aud Mobile
and Mobile and Montgomery roads. Trains
are suspended, and the wires are down nearly
everywhere.
PENSACOLA (Fla) February 8th.-The
heaviest gale for years prevails here. Much
damage to shipping has occurred.
LONG BRANCH N. j. J, February Sth.-The
ice is so heavy here that people walk out 10
sea eco yards. The ocean piers are damaged
by ice.
The inquiry in Regard 10 the Chinese
Treaties.
WASHINGTON, February Sth.- The last
awkward squad of United States Senators
was put through the committee of inquiry
Yesterday. There is no field now to explore
except that Of the telegraph Offices and the
CORRESPONDENTS. It seems that the examine
tion OF Senators has not only covered the
printing Of The treaties, bus that each has
been asked on his honor whether he gave out
to any one the proceedings of the executive
session which ordered the present investiga-
ton. The questions asked each Senator have
been these: First-Did you give out the Chi
b 1;I hp
| accompanying documents to any one? Sec
ond-Do you know anybody who gave them
out directly or indirectly? Third-Did you
make or have made any written copies OF
these treaties, and then give these cut
directly or indirectly? Fourth = Have
you any information that would as
sist this committee in It's work
Fifth-Do you know of copies of these
treaties being in any other hands than those
of Senators? Sixth-Are You aware that the
proceedings Of the executive sessions have
| been published in violation of the rules of the
Senate. and canyon giyeany information which
would enable the committee to discover the
cause of such information? All the Senators
have pleaded ignorance. Many Of them weat
SO far us to say they never read the news,
paper reports regarding confidential matters,
| and there were some a little shy how they
answered the last question. Having ex-
| hausted the supposed channel of information,
the committee will report to the Senate in
executive session that, after careful inquiry,
it has been satisfactorily shown that the pre-
mature publication of the Chinese treaties
was due to carelessness in the public printing
ofica.
Railroad Observation-Disclosures Escape.
OMAHA, February Sth.-Thomas L. Kim.
ball, Assistant General Manager of the U iiou
1 II at,,t-t
Agent, returned to-day from New York
Mr.. Kimball says that at an executive meet
| ing of the Board of Directors of the Union
Pacific, 1t was decided to build broad gauge
| road from Greeley to North Park, Colorado,
| by way of Fort Collins and up the Cache
| Ia Pouire river, the distance being some
thing over 100 miles.
| On their way home NIessrs. Kimball and
! Vinipg met with narrow escape from
| death. Yesterday morning. between 8 and
| 4 o'clock, near Strikers station, Ohio on the
! Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway,
| the train struck broken rail, and their phi.
vate car was thrown from the track down q
| ten-foot bank, rolling over on its side. The
! car was smashed into kindling wood, and
J could not have been more so had it been
| struck by lightning. There were seven per.
SONS in the car, but not one was seriously
| hurt. A freight train was following close be.
| hind, and was signaled just in time to prevent
| telescopiag. The car was abandoned as
total wreck. Had the train run a few rods
| further the accident would have been more
| serious, as the bank is higher and near the
| river. Had not the coupling broke, the whole
train would have been pulled of the bank by
the falling car.
Railroad Accident.
| New York, February Sth.-The express
| train over the Michigan Southern and Lake
Shore road, due here yesterday morning, was
| thrown from the track near Strecker, Ind,
| bv defective rail. The train was behind
| time and running at high rate of speed, en-.
! deavoring to make up the lost time Two
sleepers jumped the track, and the Union
! Pacific Directors car, containing number OF
railroad officials, was pitched down an EN-.
| bankment ten feet high and completely
wrecked. It's occupants were all badly
| bruised. Many accidents are occurring on
! this road and on the Michigan Central thi:
winter.
! Westward-Beund Passengers.
OMAHA, February Sth.-The following
| through passengers were on to-day's train,
leaving at 12:15 P. NJ, to arrive in
! Sacramento February 18th +. E. Wood.
| bridge, Walter Scranton, Vermont A. Z.
| G.. Olkrnan, Brooklyn /; II. Shrfer. Mrs. w.
! 3. Cobb. San Francisco Edward Hastings.
A, s. Clover, David Randall and wife, Bos.
ton Mrs. j. D. Hill. Elk Grove; Miss z.
| L. Sprsgue, Miss Helen Merriam, Bessie
| Merriam, Wallingford, Conn; C. e. Cole
! and wife, Little Rock, Ark; L. NJ. May,