Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-03-03

TELEGRAPHlC.
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER RIs-
ING.
GREAT LOSS OF LIFE AND
PROPERTY.
pspositions in the c~hristiancy Divorce
Case.
THE NOMINATIONS or coNKlIEG AND sAR-
GENT CONFIRMED.
ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL

| slowly. The weather is clear and warm.
| There are very serious breaks at Concor-
| dia, Wade's, Baggott's and Clark's leyees'
which will put the northern part OF wash
ington, Backland, Isaquera and Searkey
Counties under water. A number OF peo-
pie we're drowned at Riverton, and there
ia considerable suffering and loss of life at
other points.
MEMPHIS, March a. Private letters
from Riverton, Miss, $50 miles below
Memphis, and ITO miles above vicksburg.
say the levee broke on Monday night, and
that the loss of property was fearful.
Some people we're drowned, among the
number being Heyne, shipping clerk for
Frank & Reinach. In going to the assist
ance of Mrs. Bradshaw, he was drawn
into the channel OF the break and drowned.
The stock is all drowned, and there are no
provisions for the poor. The break &C.
Cured about 100 yards above Duncan's.
We have. saws one Of the writer's, sent to
Terrine for the steamer Plowboy to come
and take the women and children to Men,
phis. They are suffering greatly, having
lost everything they possessed. The
clothing they have on their bodies is the
only property they saved. 1t is impossi-
BILE to describe the fearful destruction the
waters nave made. Besides the break at
Riverton there are two more at Wright's,
one mile below, and another at Judge
Mills place, two miles below Riverton.
Mules. horses, cows and goats pass by con-
tinually.
UnfOunded RumOrs.
yU--x~ra, Micah q The ranart III
Conkling had declined, and signiied his
desire for the appointment Of Clarence
Seward to the Supreme Bench, was printed
here yesterday, but is not credited. If
Mr.. Conkling has signifed his ~declination
to the President, the Senate has not re-
ceived any notice of the fact, and hence it
is not believed. Several attempts to or
ganize an opposition to Conkling in the
Senate have been made, but without sue
cess. There was some talk yesterday OF
Democratic opposition, but Senators on
that side are evidently not disposed to
make any fight. The leading Democratic
Senators were advised that if they could
get their side of the Chamber to oppose
Conkling, enough Republicans would join
in to reject him, and some Democrats
, favored such a coalition, but it seems now
to have been abandoned. Conkling has
> some strong friends among the Democrats,
Voorhees, has spoken in his favor, and
Harris. Cockrell, and other Democrats, are
counted among his friends. The preseni
indications are that only two or three
. votes will be cast against him. Bayard, o.
a the Judiciary Committee, declined to re-
port favorably on his nomination, but sale
3 he would not make q minority report
/. against him.
I The Christiancy Divorce Case.
WASHINGTON, March 2.--Counsel for OK.
Senator Christiancy, in his divorce case
yesterday filed the dispositions Of a largt
number ofpersons in Lansing. Mich, ani
; New York City. The depositions from
: Lansing contain the testimony Of promi
nent citizens as to the ex-Senator's habits
( and his treatment Of his wife in the Sum.
mer OF 1877. All agree that he was no
under the influence OF liquor during tina
time; that he was sober in his habits, an6
= kind and confederate In his treatment Of
his wife and his mother. The dispositions
, from New York City are oil In contradic'
tion OF the statements made by Mrs. Chris
tiancy's witnesses, Charles Goodman and
Mary Chamberlain.
Sentenced to BE Hanged.
r OMAHA, March AIT Grand Island yes
terday George W. Hart was convicted Of
the murder Of Michael Cress. the verdict
being In the frst degree. A motion for a
new trial was made and overruled. The
prisoner requested Judge Post to fix his
execution within 10 days, and not to have
1t take place on Saturday or Sunday. The
Judge replied that under the law the exc
cution could not take place within 100
days after conviction. The prisoner had
nothing further to say. The Court sem
fenced him to be hanged on Thursday,
June Is.
A Fatal Smash Up.
OapENsBuRa IN. ", March 1.-The
engine and baggage car Of the passenger
train on the Ogdensburg 4 Lake Champlain
road ran into q washout, killing James
Chambers, the engineer, and Henry Pesrie,
fireman. The express messenger and bag
gage man were badly injured. No passen.
gers were hurt.
The Pedestrians.
New YonK, March 2.-The pedestrian
score at 10 A. NJ. stood: Rowell. 2es; Hazel,
900; Hughes, 2s4; Fitzgerald, 25e; Hart,
ash; Sullivan, GAG; Noremot, 231. Score at
8 P. NJ: Rowell, 82S; Sullivan 279; Hazel,
S12; Noremot, 255; Hughes, 800; Fitzgerald,
2S2; Hart. ats.
Conkling and Sargent Confirmed
WASHINGTON, March 2.-The Senate. in
the executive session this afternoon. con
frmed the nomination OF Conkling and
Sargent.
0ucD TIE MATED