The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-02-08
STORMY WEATHER.
THE WEsT9AND'BO SOUTH VIsIERD NJ
WIND AND RAIN.
PreshetS In Many Rivers DOIng Hush
DamAge-Sleet, snow and RAin Pre-.
vail with Unprecedented Cen.
IinnIty, with Heavy ana
BestFuctivo .GaIss.

ST. PAUL, February 7,-The reports 70.
ceived here early this evening that anoth.
blizzard was coming from the West have
not been confirmed by later reports, but
the wind is rising and the air ioreahad.
ows q low temperature before daylight.
The main st, Paul line will be operated on
schedule time ifthere is not another anoW
lall or greater drifting than Is anticipated,
The freight can not be freely received vel
cars Of coal on sidinRs,
Inc railroads, with the exception OF the
Uhicago through lines, are blOckaded and
the relRn@ are not moving much ON
these The rain Is packing the snow 60
that tine ploWs cannot remove It from tho
track and nothing but shovelB can clear
ously,
ST LOUIS, February 7.-Intormation haa
been received here that the Gasconade
and Usage rivers and other southeyn
tributaries OF the Missouri are ponFin0
out great quantities Of water and risinS
rapidly, and steamboat men look for 4
breakup here about Wednesday, The
ice between the harbor property Of Arsenal
Island Is being blasted and broken up and
II Is expected there will be O clear passago
from the bridge or twenty or thirty milea
below the city by tonight or tomorrow.
and this 1t Is believed will render The
steamboat property now In the harbor
safe or nearly 90. At all events IL will an.
able steamers 10 secure the most favorable
places Of shelter when the break above
the bridge takes place.
| A m0IiAn Wau M 10 tRa A. a Ni....fL ~
this morning TO VaCate the order OF sale Of
the Tunes newspaper, and was oyerruled.
Ihe paper will be sold tomorrow.
In the case OF the Keokuk Northern
Line Packet Company, the court this
morning ordered the receiver to sell cor-
tain property to obtain funds to meet the
necessary expenses oil the company. but
refused to hold the Harkins-G Gray party
In contempt OF court for making An N.
signment TO Charles Green abort time
ago.
The Greeley Burnham Grocery Com.
pany, whose store was destroyed by tiro
on Saturday night, bought out this morn.
ing the Wholesale grocery eStablishmmenk
oi Il. w. Atwood, 3l3 North Second
street, for $50, 500 cash, and will 20 rieht
on with their business as though no are
had occurred. The transsction WaS mazda
In ten minutes, and the new firm took i'm.
mediate possession.
OMAHA, February GA storm Of nlaOt
rain and snow has prevailed for thS ISSe
thirty.six hours, unprecedented in AZ.
tent, The street railway 10 blocked, tele-
graph and telephone wires prostrated,
the roofs ola number OF buildings crushed
In and the Easements flooded.
A dispatch from New Orleans 10 Chicago
and the East, sent via Cheyenne, Denver
and. Kansas City. says: The storm Of yOO.
terday was the heaviest recorded at thia
Signal office. The cautionary signal flaR
displayed OF the Custom House Was torn
70 pieces. Several breaks were reported
10 the levee along bayou ST. John and the
OLD basin. This morning the water was
pouring through the IRENE Market, and
that quarter Of the city Is fairly flooded.
PENSACOLA, February THE heaviest
gale for years prevails here. Much dam.
age Is done to the shipping.
SAN Francisco, February IA stock-
ton dispatch says: All the Islands Of tho
San Joaquin river are covered with water
to greater or less extent, as the main land
on the lower portion Of the river. This
morning 1t was raining again oil over the
northern and central portion Of the State.
MOBILE, ALA, February There VA
q heavy storm here Sunday causing nav.
eral washouts on the New Orleans i Mo-
bile and Mobile & Montgomery railroada.
Trains are suspended. The wires are down
nearly everywhere.
TOPEKA, Ks, February THE Ice In The
river broke up to-day and ran ont TWo
spans Of the iron bridge at st. MSry'a Wn1
carried away. The bridge cost $4,000.
LINCOLN, NEB.r February 7.-The rain
storm telegraphed Saturday turned into
snow. The snow is,about fifteen inches on
level now, and was an unusual feature.
West oil here there was o storm OF bleek
when we had rain, which protected all
the wires.
The Union Pacific had no western con.
nection for twenty.four hours, and now
has but one wire. The Ice and snow will
cause q heavy loss among the cattle In The
western part OF the State.
PORTLAND, OGN., February THE dc.
struCtion Of live stock by the recent fioola
10 very heavy In Yakima county; the
'loss amounts 10 80 per cent. Washington
county 30 per cent and In section VI The
Cascades mountains unprecedentedly
heavy.
KANSAS CtTY, Mo-, February IA two
days rain has raised the water In the Mis-.
souri, and Kansas rivers very rapidly, and
has resulted In much damage 10 the etock
yards. The bridge across the Kansaa
river was carried out, and the new bridge
was badly damaged. AT one time to-day
The gorge OF thick Ice placed the KanaGn
Pacific bridges In great danger. A new
dredging boat, with expensive ma.
chinery, was demolished, and is total
loss. The rapid rise In the Missouri river "a
alarmed the people OF Harlem, opposite
this. city, that many Of them have moved
10 this side ior safety.
The rain bsing over, no further damage
is apprehended. Great damage has been
done to the Atchison, Topeka & Santa 70
road.bed, and trains were to-day sent out
and arrived over the Kansas Pacific track
10 Topeka.
Heavy storms and ireshets from
melted snow in Colorado and Southwest.
ern Kansas have caused serious delays
on the Santa Fe road. No train has AZ.
rived from Pueblo since Wednesday. Il
will be some days before the water will
subslde and the track can be put In re.
pair. AT q small station west OF Sargent
several tons oi mall and express matter
iS delayed, and upwards Of 800 passengers
are boaading at the expense 0f the rail.
road company.