Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-02-23

free from the presence of the muddy feod.
The water there is reported as being eight
inches higher than the fiood of 1876 The
houses were built SO as to be above the high
food level of that year. but in all of them
there is from seven to eight inches of water.
Between Cairo and Memphis the following
points of land only are visible above the surg
ing floods: The bluffs at Columbia Eills,
bank of the Hickman, land on the Tennessee
side opposite Island No. Ten, New Madrid
Point, Pleasant, Tiptonville, Fulton Bluffs.
Randolph, Richardson's Island, and Deans
Island, above the head Of Centennial Cut
eff, forty Mills above Memphis.
MEMPHIS, February 22d-Otficers of the
steamer Dean Adams, which arrived TO night,
report break in the levee at Mound Place,
Bolivar county, Miss, which Inundated a
large area OF country, and will destroy many
cattle and other stock.
CINCINNATI 70 J, February 22d-The river
has fallen nearly two feet from the highest
mark, and is falling rapidly. The weather
is clear and cold. Advices from up the river
show that the water is still rising, and it may
rise again here; but the cold weather gives
promise that the worst is over. The-e is no
change in the general situation.
CINCINNATI, February 22d. = The food
here is practically over. The damage will
not be very great, as the people had pre-
pared for it.
LOUISVILLE, February 22d.-The chief
scene of interest in the flooded district to-day
was the distribution Of large quantity Of
provisions donated by Captain William Hite
TO the water-beleaguered women and chill
drep, some of whom had not had food for
two days. The thrice needful and welcome
articles were taken by men in the life-saying
service, who rowed from tenement to tene-
ment ard hoisted them into second story
windows. It was an impressive sight to
watch the withered faces Of cid beldames,
and the pinchsd, pallid countenauces Of chill,
dreu, at the windows, waiting with hungry
esgerless fer the coming Of the hfe-boats.
While the present food has proven disas-
trous ore to property, i5 might have been
more terrible in its results to the unfortunate
people who have suffered by it, had they
been subjected to bitter cold, and Washing
toms birthday will Re long remembered as
ths day when the food reached its greatest
hight and began to recede. The most serious
loss occurred ct the distillery of Mat
tingly & Sons, at the foot of High
street. The loss will rot fall upon the
the proprietors, bus upon butchers-Gragory
& Harris acd Kraft & Ssiferd-who, from
present Indications viii lose heavily, probably
in the neighborhood of $3.50. 600. A number
of cattle vera taken out last night as long as
meo could see to work, aad until the water
became too deep. It was deemed advantage.
Gus to Kill quite number of steers that there
was no possible chance 80 get cut alive. the
water having risen so Ligh in the pens dur
ing the night that it was impossible to get
any more of them cut, ard when your se-
porter left the pens the cattle we're standing
with their heads just above water, and were
being fed from buckets. Il cannot be ascer-
tanned how many are lying dead in the pens.
The number, however. Is considerable. The
doors of Messrs. Graves & Roach's bonded
warehouse, on Front street, were carried
away, and in order to keep the whisky from
floating down the river, an empty barge was
moved across the opening. Five or six lower
tiers of the whisky in the warehouse were
under water. There are, at least calculation.
6, 600 barrels of whisky in bond at this ware
house.
ST. LOUIS, February 22l-1he effects of
the storm are disappearing, and railroad
traffic is resuming. The river is falling
slowly.
MADISON (Ark.), February 22l - Mr..
Jamison, wife and six children in the overfowed
district. attempted TO reach place of safety
in a skiff. which capsized, and all were
drowned.
JACKSON Mis-, February 22d.-Governor
Lowry, by the request of citizens and repre-
sentative men, has Issued circular TO the
people of Memphis, New Orleans and st.
Louis, asking aid for the sufferers by the
foods.
HELENA lark J. February 22d.-The river
is declining slowly at this point, but is sixty
miles wide oa the Mississippi side.
The sherman Inquiry-Card from the
Western association Press Manager.
CENTRAL OFFICE
WESTERN ASSOCIATED Press,
CHICAGO, February 22l.
To the Public: One week ago there came
in the report Of the Western Associated Press
from Washington what pprporied to he a cir
account of the testimony Of Dir.
Pitrey on Reorganization before the Senate
committee making inquiry irto the disburse.
ment5 OF the Treasury contingent fond,
which reflected on ex.Secrstary ard Mrs
Sherman. While this report seemed to have
been made by some person st the session of
the committee, it was yet OF so extraordinary
q character IS to suggest doubt as to It's gen
uineness. This doubt disappeared on the fol-
lowing day, when the Washington CORE
spondeut informed me that certain parties
desired to send in the same way a sensg.
.ioRal report of tie testimony of Emerson.
This was declinel, and inquiry made Of The
for the authority on which is
report as to Pitney's examination was made
Before reply could be received by mail, Sena-
tors Sherman aud Hale, and also Pitney,
tie report false in every psrticu-
lar. The investigation which was instituted
by the officers of the Associated Press con-
El,,s sLot ,Ie, IL H,,E
man and Hale. 1t seems that our correspond
ent was misled by reporter of the Washing
ton Star, aLd iy statements coming from
prominent characters ct the capital, whose
names are withheld, as no good could result
to any one from their publication. The zeal
which certain persons at Was hington have
shown TO injure the ex Secretary OF the
Treasury through the Associated Press is
worthy of q better cause; but they need
not fear publicity through the came
It is, however, due TO
the correspondent that this much should
be stated, although he deserves ceusure for
being misled and committing q great wrong,
rot only against Mr.. Sherman and the Senate
but against the Association which
bad given him its confidence aud relied ON
his prudence, trutbfulness and impartiality,
The fault he has acknowledged, and we have
Of greater carefulness in the
future. This unusual method of addressing
the public is felt to be warranted by the
gravity Of the wrong done. and the import
ance of placing the vindiestion of a dis
tinguished public officer and citizen beyond
all question. In making this statement, it is
proper to add that this is the first instance
sincs the organization of the Associated
Press when designing persons have succeeded
in using its facilities for an improper and
purpose. It has been tried often,
but was never before successful. 1t is be.
lieved the mishap was due to the inexperience
Of the correspondent.
W. III. SMITH, General Manager.
A Curiosity from the Frozen North-Leiter
from Lieutenant nanenhower.
CHICAGO, February 22i-A curiosity, in
The shape of letter from Lieutenant Danen.
hover, was received last Thursday by his
brother, Washington Danenhower. l. is
probably the 6rss letter ever received from
the mouth of the Lena, aud was on the road
iuat four months to day. The envelope is
,overad With uariors Rusaiau r,nef Wis