Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-02-14

age has been caused 30 far. The railroad
| depot is flooded and the track is under water
| for soma distance. All trains stop at the foot
of the hill. The river is still rising.
HARDENTowN, February 1Sth-No loss of
lie so far as we can learn. The damage will
be very heavy, and cannot be estimated till
the water gees down. It is now about three
fest higher than lsst February. and up to this
morning hiss raised about one inch per honr
Lawrenceburg is entirely covered-some Of
the houses to the secoHd floor. The entire
! village Of HsrdsRtown Is covered. Some of
the people had to abandon their houses En-
tirely.
INDIANAPOLIS, February 13sh.-The Ohio
river is still rising st Madison St the rae Of
one inch per hour, and huadIels of families
have been compelled to leave their homes
The city is IN total darkness, the gas works
being submerged. Milton, KY, opposite
Madison, is entirely covered Several build.
ing 6oated eff this morring, including ware.
mousse and wagon factory. At Jefferson
vile large portion OF the city is Inundated,
and hundreds of families are homeless and
destitute. The gas works are haoted and
the lights are cut. AtNsw Albany the river
is still rising half an inch an hour, and is
rising at all points south Of Madison to
Evansville.
SHAwNEErowN. February 18Th The river
10 rising an inch and quarter an hour. The
citizens are moving into second stories. Much
alarm ia felt.
ARKANSAS
HELENA. February 13sh.-The river rose
fifteen inches in the past twenty -four hours.
The people are preparing to repair the bad
places in the levees at once.
Patents 10 Pacific. Coast Inventors
WASHINGTON, February 18Th. = Patents
were to-day awarded to the following named
Pacific slope inventors james r. Bane,
Gilroy, Cal, rotary barrow Emanuel Bloch
man and G. R. Evans, San Francisco. atmos-
pheric bed; David s. Boydston, Volcano.
California, camera shutter; Charles w.
Helenhrand, Salem, candy manufacturer !;
John E. HsnriF, Collegeville, Cal. seeder
and cultivator; John G. Look, Yuba City,
car coupling; Samuel l. MeLain, Modesto,
construction of jails; Ira A. Storer, San
Francisco, reefpg saila; Calvin p. Wake
field, CTessy, trace-hook Benz. p. Whitney,
Potter valley, two-wheeled vehicle; Martin
Wilcox. Paskents, grain separator.
Congressional.
WASHINGTON, February 13ih.-Most OF
the time in the Senate to-day was taken up
by the consideration Of the sugar schedule of
the tariff bill.
The House concluded consideration of the
metal schedule to-day, with the exception of
ons clause.
Page reported the river and harbor bill,
which was ordered printed. 1t appropriates
81, 9S7 ,000.
4 Quarrel In the House.
WASHINGTON, February 13sh.-Haskell and
Townshend quarreed in the House to-day.
Although Kasson interposed, the dispute Is
likely to he renewed.
Two Girls Burned to Death.
MADISON (Wis), February 13sh.-Two
weeks age Joha Sheffield, dissolute char
acter, living near here, quarreied with his
family, and left them. This morning the
house was set on fire, AID two Of his daugh-
ters-one aged IA, the other an iDfsnct-were
burned to death. Mrs. Sheffield barely
escaped in her night-clothes. Great excite
ment prevails, as it is the universal belief
that he fred the house.
KILLED with q Hammer-Miaer Caved On.
DEADwooD, February 13sh.--H. c. Clark,
an euctioneer Of this city, formerly promi-
nent business man, died to-day from injuries
received at the hands cf Thomas Rollins,
clerk in the store of J. f. Ednonds, yester-
day morning. Clark had trouble with Rol-
lins over a saddle borrowed from the store,
which he subsequently sold and refused to
settle for. He broke into the store early yes
terday morning, and VIXEN Rollins appeared
attacked the latter with an SIX handle. Rol-
Inns knocked hin down and inflicted fatal IL
iuries with hammer. Clark was . former
partner of Edmonds, and at the time Of the
tragedy was not nominaily considered in bis
right mind.
Simon Roach, q MINER was killed to-day
by cave il the Golden Terra mine.
Death.
ALBANY IN. W, February 13;h.-Daniel
S. Lashrop, of the firm OF Thacher, Lstbrop
4 Co., caI-Rheel manufacturers, died this
morning, aged IS years. He wss brother
in-law of Ex-Governor Stanford.
Turf Affairs.
NEW YORK, February 13sh.-Much inter-
est is felt in sporting circles regsriing the
performance Of CIRCLE, som to sail for Egg
land TO compete with Shot0ver, st. Mar
guetite and others. il il stated also that ex-
Governor Stanford will bring several of his
best horses here for entry st Fleetwood, Je-
e epin;on thai many horses IN this section are
ruined by being overtaxed before they are
thoroughly developed, and for this reason
they break down after a very few pushing
races.
Collisions on the Rail.
PRINCETON Ill), February 13.h.-Two
collisions occurred on the Chlcsg', Burning
ton aud @ lincy Railway la.e lsst night near
Maiden. In enc train sixteen cars and the
locomotive were wrecked, and in the other
several cars and a load of hogs were burned.
| Appeal for Contributions.
BUFFALO, February 13th.-The President
Of the Land League appeals for contributions
for famine stricken Ireland.
Adjourned Cut of Respect.
HARTFORD Comm, February 13th.-The
Legislature adjourned to-day out of respect
for the memory of Governor Jewell.
the Fire Record.
MAHANoY CRY (Pa), February 18Th
Seventeen families were rendered homeless by
fire last night. Logs, SIS. 900.