Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-02-17
IN GENERAL.

gorge formed OolOW hHIrlbDuIB anu tut
Pennsylvania railroad tracks was flooded,
preventing the running of trains last evsn-
| ing Several bridges on the Juniata were
| damaged or swept away. At Wilkesbarre,
q steamer was crushed into Fragments by
| the rushing ice, aud the safoty OF tho
bridge was threatened. Along the upper
Delaware, the ice was broken as far as
| Nsrrowsburg, 1856 miles west of Port
Jervis and the visduct at Lackawaxen and
| Suspension bridge near Port Jervis were
| for timO in great danger, until the gorgu
gave way. Port of Port Jervs was in-
| undated. and several small houses along
the bank were crushed by the ios. Later
| in the evening the water subsidized rapidly
Great alarm was felt at Milford and other
| points down 10 the Water Gap, but no
serious damage is yet reported. Along the
Sohuylkill Valley also the food was severe.
The lower portion of SchuyIRili Haven
was submerged so suddenly that people
had to rush 10 the upper stories of thsir
houses, aud remain until taken out by
boats. The csnsl bridge Ut Port Clinton
has been carried away, Damage by
freshtts IL elso reported along tho Hudson
river and Its tributaries in New York
The storm along the gulf coast is
reported to have been the seyetesl for sew
erul years All the wbaives and bath
houses between Mississippi City and
Biloxi were damaged or destroyed Barnes
Hotel and the wharf, tat Misslssippi Oity,
were demolished. 1he Morgan Line
steamer Josephine, from Havana, f0un.
dered of Snip I7luud, on Tuesday morn.
Ing. but her passengers aad CROW were
saved. The vessel, which was valued ut
$500, 900, is total loss, with her cargo
N,arly ali the buildings ut Pass manehdc,
Louisiana, including tue d"pot aud telt-
graph office, were blown down the aame
morning. No lives were lost, but the
II hsbitants lost all their furniture and pro-
visions. The water in the suburban pur
tons Of New Orleans continued rising yes
terday. At Pensacola, all but one Of the
wharves were damaged, and i've vessels
we're blown ashore, but all tl)ated yester-
day. The bridge over Bayou Grande,
between the city and navy yard, was
washed away.
Tbefts Of mail matter on the Lake
Shore and Michigan Southern trains be- =
tween Chicago and Rochester were dlscoy.
cred by Government detectives u few day
ago, and several arrests were made. Ga
Wednesday night, what they conaidered
the most important arrest was made in III.
person of John p. Leist, Assistant Weigher
al the post Office IN Chicago. Documents
aud money to large amount were found
upon him, and in u disreputable house on
the South Side were found additional val.
uables, some Of them in the original el
velopes. The total amount recovered was
nearly $40 600 When first arrested l. Isl
vas denant, but he soon made full CON
| fession. His method was to slit the
pouches and take out the letters
Maj Or Pearce, u lawyer of St Louis, h4s
brought suit against CHARLES Spauliiug,
proprietor Of The olympic Theatre III thai
Sly, and Mr Mspleson, the opera mana
ger, for refusing to sell him ceitaIn seatt
for the opera season, beginning tbls week.
Pearoe alleges that he WAS the first person
at the box Uttiee TO purchase tickets un the
day they were advertised to DO sold, Gnd
he found fve rows OF seat stricken Oh ,ht
BOX sheets. He now proposes TO test the
question whether seats III u theatre can be
disposed of privately before the public
sale Is made; and for his disappointment
he asks u 900 damages.
Major Ilges has given up the purauit of
Sitting Bull for the present, and the con-
panies OF the Fifth Infantry, which have
oeen campaigning with hun. are ordered
back to their post. MAjJr Ilges' column
| Was to have begun its EIarch towards Fori
X jogh or Fort Buford on tue 9h. Ii was
nis intehtion, before returning, 10 enGeavVI
70 pick up the few remaining uncaptured
savaBes concealed III The Yanklunngis
villages, Oh the Missouri river, opposite
The agency. Two Companies OF The
Eleventh. latantry VIII remain ut tLL
agency during the winter.
Two gentlemen and several ladies oil
Red Bank, New Jersey, while crossing the
Shrewsbury river III sleigh OH Thursday
night, got lost in thick fog and Wandered
about On the river for seVefai hours. Al
length the horses stopped and could MOI
oe made TO move. Ole Of this geut, emel
thereupun went ahead, aud discovered
| Just III front Of the sleigh IL large space OF
open water, from piuugiIg lnIo nhlcL
they had been saved by the horses lu
siinct. soon afterwards the fog lifted gnc
the party reached shore. OAe of Ia,
ladies' tainted aid was carried home I'm
conscious.
The button shop Of the Scovlle Manu-
featuring Company, IN aterbury, Couu
thrse-And-a-nalf story brick building
100 by 40 ieot, was destrOye ed by t,t
oeiore daylight Sunday morning Tut
lUss Ii about Sl75 QUO, aud over 30 pei.
SONS are temporarily throw out OF employ
ment. Business viii not b. stopped,
however, III the cJmpauy's bass mnis.
lne paper stock warehouses vt Michael l.
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| Vineyard Hayun, Massachusetts, went u
| pieces In Saturdays Storm, aad urr cargo
Is total lusa. The schooner Ahtmtda
from Portland for N W iDrk with Mmb. 1,
and The schoouur j. n. CAREER, IRON
Neehawkeu, for PoI, laud, VAN coal, are
ashore on the west end VI n .ntuGRet aLd
will prove total loss. lac ae.ws p1,
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letter truI kuy. henry I..le.l' $ J.,x.
presslug the ruyeru..1i gentleman =, ,,,.,.4,. ],
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despatch published III tue Au,g.t,..t, ,,.,,rr.
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nosei was III nua'r'uHiA al bHo~s
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