Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1881-02-17
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The joint resolution for an invitation
to foreign nations to be represented and take
part In the international exhibition of 1888
passed the Senate on the 18th without debate.
Mr.. Morgan, on behalf of the committee to
consider the state of law IN relation to the
! election OF President and Vice President
| stated that, though anxious to bring forward
eOme propositions In reference to this import.
antsubiect, the committee thoughtin in would be
in vain to do so at this stage of the
| session, and would, therefore, abandon the
! pending measure before Them On motion OF
Mr.. Davis, OF Illinois, the Senate bill to amend
| Section $50 Of the Revised Statutes so as to
| extend Its provisions to all officers of the
| United States In the performance Of official
acts In which the United States is part; or
has an interest, was taken up and passed It
extends 10 officers other than collectors and
revenue officers pecuniary protection for off,
cial acts where the court certihes there was
probable cause. The Postal Appropriation bill
was then taken up and the amendment FOR
$l000,0OO appropriation IN aid of the inter
oceanic mail service was discussed. In the
House the bill reported by the Inter Oceanic
Canal Committee In aid Of the Tehuantepec
Ship Railroad (Eads' scheme) gave rise to a
noisy and dlsorderly struggle whether the
report had been authorized. Finally, on mo-
tion of Mr., Cox, the whole subject was laid
on the table by an almost unanimous viva
voce vote.
THE flood at Toledo, caused by ice
gorges In the Maumee River, on the 10Th, ex-
ceeded In extent and In damage to property
anything ever known before. The losses are es-
timated by millions. Bridges, lumber, logs, YES
sells grain, merchandise, groceries and every
species OF movable property In offices, work
shops and factories succumbed to the inevita.
BILE sweep Of waters aud the scene presented
one OF wild desolation. The first intimation Of
the disastrous flood was about eight o'c oek on
the evening OF the llth when the ice crushed
among boom oflogs mile above the CITY and
theiey food came down with tremendous rush
and roar against the Lake Shore bridge. The
seetlliug mass, however, passed on its resist
less course without damage TO the bridge |
The Canada Southern bridge, Just below, next |
felt the force Of the shock and one span of |
that bridge went down In the angry food. |
Next, the schOoneTs Mediterranean, +. J. Dun |
ford, NJ. Stalker and Atmosphere, laden with |
grain at the Wabash elevator, we're swept /
from their moorings and carried down the |
river In the mighty food. On swept the in
mass until Cherry Street bridge |
was reached. The vessels crashed through |
the draw, damaging IL badly and carrying
away the western span. The spans OF these
two bridges and the vessels tossing wildly in
the surglng ice and food then struck the
Railroad bridge, carrying a span
away, and with II, too, The schooner q B.
Benson and steam tug Emerald. This con-
glomeration Of bridges vessels timbers logs
and ice iloated to Irongille, a short distance
below the city, where they lodged. On
the 18th the water reached the high
est point, seventeen feet above the usual
mark. The Island House and Union DEPOT
had a depth Of from eight TO ten feet Of
water and had TO be reached by boats Huron
and Ontario streets, six blocks back from the
liver, were under water Up TO the morning
1f the l4th the situation hadno changed, the
Ice gorge In front OF and above and below the
,ity being as solid as ever and the water
about the same height as for J
period Of two days,