Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-02-11
EASTERN NEWS.
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rho FLOOD NJ EOTAvP"'s-
.,rr. Feb. 10.-rhe river la,
CISoi ',,Irter of an inch from IL to
risen t4nday. and is now 59]4 feet, apo
ococA stand. Cellars are filled IL
sbou. " Of the CITY,. South Pearl anc
oil par streets are conn leteIy undel
Water md skiffs are used to reach bust
vssei' nses Vast quantities OF mer
ness L. L. ia on the streets, taken from
ehsnu The bridge leading from the
ceiiai'n anks at Newport TO the watel
nset hniIdinq was swept away THU
wNk: and the building itself, in
norniu ,sors than SEQ, 500 worth Of ma.
T WILEY was recently placed, - IN i'm.
cn,u snt danger. 1t siands lU feet from
iaa shore. Large quantities OF ice was
the s s hy water into Newport today
iusn considerable damage. More than
ool o xsad Of cattle have been removed
w n d;st,lleries Oh Mill Creek bottom.
ffon.ansive break in Gest street cuts
81 Communication over that thorough
On 0 ond threatens the railroad en-
banknent.
Our ships Once More.
xsr York, Feb. l0.-Clipper frei2hts
firmly active. The movement Is
Als We fulI for the season, the class of
quaS going forward being chiefly sta
ga ayticIes, which the seasons do not
Pct but which are always IN more or
,u,S dsrnand. Ships in the berth are
~ Zoo yery we'll, but owing to the scar
oo ~ tonnage to follow, are not being
o l'y against the interssts OF agents.
w'suCh orIea Dennis is now the loading
Az =, and Will 10 full In day or two.
IT, Storm KING follows. She Ii half
I'D IA Int will not be hurried. The
p ~ McDonald could be got off in a
soa or ten DAYS, but the ship to follow
;nat arrived from Liverpool and
. a.1 lie ready to receive cargo, hence
AGENTS will not push the LOADING OF the
NcDonald. Freights per clipper at
Philadelphia and Boston are quiet,
nw;nu 10 the fact of there being no YES.
ssIs in the berth. Ships are advertised
a both ports, but they are Still at sea.
Railroad freights at Boston are fairly
active with shipments the past week OF
S0o "a .es of wine, % packages Of dates,
OK nackaoes of fish, 100 boxes of her
r;no 30 cases of sugar, 100 cases OF lem
49, 1al cases Of canned goods, 800 kegs
~ nails and $50 half barrels OF sugar.
The Latter is Ell route from Montreal to
British Columbia.
Steamer freights are fairly active.
The departure today had about 800
tnns for San Francisco, including 200
Lscs Of nails and 100 tons of pig iron.
Autobiography Movement.
The Commercial bulletin, referring to
tbs regent defeat of rallroad corpora
lions in the Now Jersey Legislature,
also to the Swift processes, whereby the
elevated railroad 5-cent fare bill WAS
uashsd in the New York Legislature, III
saoh case almost overriding the judicial
and constitutional restrictions, declare
them unmistakeable manifestations of a
deep popular feeling towards railroads
And other powerful monied corporations
which is no longer confined to particu-.
Lar States under the appsllation of anti
monopoly. IL is now exercising lnnu
ence co-extensive with tho Union itself.
Il has an organization IN every city
from Maine to Oregon, and the power
ful fundamentally of the press has
been enlisted in it's service to an extent
that has scarcely limit. Pennsylvania
ia following New York and New Jersey,
AZ We read in Harrisburg kilograms only
Yesterday that a bill of the most sweep
ing character has been introduced In
the Senate against railways within the
State, and if enacted will put these great
corporations under the thumb.
Railroad CONSULTATIONS.
Wall Street reports assert, regarding
street minors abont the consolidation
Of the Central with the Union Pacific,
that the most in that direction IL an
sdort looking to the perfection OF a
tnf agreement that would exclude the
Denyer's traffic from the Central Pacific
track. Mr.. Gould is likely to have his
own way about the Union Pacific, in
which important developments may be
expected. Well informed operators
eild a ready ear to the report OF the
probable consolidation with the Mis-
Iouri Pacific, proposed by Gould nearly
year ago.
Bank showing.
The bank statement says loans show
IN increase of $3.50, 400; specie increase,
k797, 800; legal tender decrease. VI, 3d.
;OO; deposit increase, 50, 2y8, 30; circu-
alton decrease, $l85,O06 reserve de-
crease, SI42,3OO. The banks hold &c.
liz, 100 in excess of legal requirements.
High Water.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 10.---The river is now
higher than since lS47. 1t stood 81 feet
and II inches at half.past one and il
still rising. No material change IN the
situation. The Cincinnati and East
ern road is submerged few miles out.
bat was able to make the transfer early
this morning. The einbankmsnt of the
Cincinna d. Indianapolis, and st. Louis
d Chicago railroads near Lawrenceburg,
Ind, gave way and the town is flooded
TO depth of three feet on all the lower
levels. No lives are yet lost. Much dis
comfort and loss. The schoolhOuse Is
above the first floor. Saw
mills and distilleries are closed. Ihe
mills lost considerable timber.
shipping Bill Next.
WASHINGTON. Feb. l0.-A conference
u the Republicans in the Senate was
held tbs morning. A. general under
was reached that the shipping
Dill will DO the first called ny after dis
Mr.. su'Iivan's Opinioa.
NEW York, Feb. l0.-rhe San gives a
,olunn of opinions of fighting men on
Aade's probable chances with Sullivan,
majority of whom regard the latter AS
he better man. Sullivan is reported ~
having said: IL am convinced that
Mace and SlAde don't want a fight. Ii
hey do let them accept the proposition
ny representative in New York makes
Q back me for $1,000 against either
Mace Or Slade, the fight to take place IN
NJ weeks or three months from signing
II the articles"
ferry Weak Explanation from WiaRtns.
The Herald prints an interview with
Virgins, the weather prophet at OTTAWA.
Who accounted for the failure yesterday
u follows: The astronomical day begins
u noon on the meridian of London, aud
'ur day begins at II ut night. over
ooked shis fast, 40 that the side Ut the
'arth presented to the planetary force
PAS opposite to that which | gave.
lid not notice the mistake until this
'venlng, So that the storm fell or the
raclfic instead of on the Atlantic. This
the FIRST storm / ever predicted that
lidn't take place, We will get the tail
md OF the storm yet. II will strike
leavy on the east coast OF Africa, How
'ver, the failure of the storm removes
Rorld Of responsibility from my mind,
or the storm predicted for March has
lung over me like u nightmare, on 40