The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-02-06

cold and exposure. The gas Wurhs are
under water and the city Is IN
darkness No railroad trans can enter
or leave the CITY. The station agent at the
junction. was rescued ma boat Just before
IBIS little house Was washed away, Many
head of cattle and other live stock have been
drowned ami several bridges are in great
danger of being swept away.
| THE ALLEGHENY ON A SOON
| PITT,BURG, Feb. 1.-The mlld weather
and heavy rains for the past week have
caused he Allegheny river and tributaries
Ito overflow their hanks, washing
4 away bridges houses, and do
ing much damage 10 property
between Plttsburg ana on CITY, 10 tue e2-
tent of several hundred thousand dollars
in value. The rise came suddenly acu IN
expected. Parties living along tue river
were unable to prepare for the great ruSh
of water and ice, and in some cases the peo'
pie barely escaped with their lives. The
river Commenced rising here this morning
but no danger was apprehended until lMS
evening, when the volume OF water became
70 large, that all the retail coal dealers
barges and about twenty rats OF
lumber were swept away III
few minutes, entalling a loss OF 9iDOJJ
No other damage has ulted yet, but as
the river was twenty-five ieet al II O'CLOCK
tonight and still rising the amount OF dam
age that may be done can only be IN
sgined. Lower portions 81 Allegheny Clly
and the south side are already threatened
with inundation and the residents are NOV
ing TO safer quarters at points above. Tue
damage ut present is estimated at one'iourlh
OF 4 mIlliun. At ParKers, Pennsylvania,
the river is tweeuty feet and still rising.
| On River avenue the water Is from
six inches to six feet deep.
The stores are all flooded. Six occupied
| houses aud a number of un0cCsplcd ones,
| have been swept away, but so lar no lives
| have been lost. The families ana the mer-
chants are moving 20 the Dluiis. la free
| port, at 10 o clock tonight, the water was
still rising with twenly'eight ieet III the
| river The lower portion OF the town is
submerged and residents are leaving Inc
bridge, With four persons on 1t, washed
away. Three OF them are known 10 have
been saved.
KuLANNlNG, Pa, Feb. i.-There is
great excitement in town, which
is partially inundated. ConnogneenssinR
creek, AZ Butter, is higher than for twenty
five years. A pier OF the PlttSourg bridge
was washed away, and several bniSes
above are reported rs wrecked. ~ CLARION
fifteen feet Of ice started out this AFTERNOON
aud carried with 1t boat rats ana unprr
valued nj SO eco.
BRApFJRp, Pa, Feb. i.-NearIy hat Of
the business street is under water. The
floods are the most disastrous ever known
This morning an ice gorge gave
way, and carried with 10 thou
sands Of saw logs, besides
horses, bridges and everything adjacent TO
the canal. Families VINO supposed the
dangers passed, went back TO me houses
and afterwards were rescued from them by
men ia boats At frankfurt il within two
feet OF the great hOOd. Ice came out TINS
morning carrying with 1t two center spans
Of the French creek bridge on which were
two men, VINO escaped with slight injuries.
A number Of tanks and d9rnCks were also
carried away. All the houses along French
creek are inundated. Two other bridges |
are in great danger. Dispatches from |
points in Ohio also report great loss oLpro'
perty from Hoods. Canton Is reporledfar- !
TALLY inundated, while Masslllon was Wis
tied by the largest volume OF water ever |
known. Portions OF the town are entirely |
submerged and bridges dOwnat Canton and |
Lawrence ON the Fort Wayne road, and one |
mile east of Wooster mile of track has
been washed away. Az other points the |
road bed is entirely under water. 49,
THE WEARING WATERS.
disastrous Hood in this city. All the lowest
points cttown are uhder water. Railroads !
are flooded, and vii! be unable TO resume
their trains for couple of days. The span
ofthe iron bridge over Oh creek went down
about O'Clock, and Gphraim Robinson and /
JOhu Pierce, each aged about ID years, were
drowned. The repOnsirOm the surrounding
countfy are to the effect that many bridges
are gone and roads are badly washed, and
the flood is abating slowly. 1t Is thought
all danger Is past. Residents on many
streets were removed in boats. This Is the
most disastrous Hood since the spring VI
1865.
JUDGE BLACK ON ANTt-MoEMoN LEGISLATION.
WAstINGToH, Feb. 4.-Judge Back in his
argument before the house judiciary COM
mttcp against the cOustitutlouallty OF the
| anti. Mormon legislation took the ground
that the matters 10 which these laws relate
were in tner nature more petty domestic,
private aud local than any Others
| To which human legislation applies. The
MormouS have the right 10 make their own
laws on these subjects. The right belongs
by nature and as great principal OF lui.
yerSal law, to every separate community,
settlers npOn the public lands, with the
consent of the Federal government. When
these people colUnized themselves beyond
the limits OF the States they did not leave
their liberties behind. The freedom oftho
community results necessarily from the
freedom of individuals that compose
| it. THIS was the very principle
that triumphed in success in he revolu
ton. No one can deny IL now, except iOl
reasons which would have made him q
torey in 20 The ght of local self goy
ernment is reserved 10y the constitution &c
the people of territory ms distinctly and
clearly as to tho Z of state, A subject
upon which congress cannot lcgislatc in The
matter Ot n state is mauiitstly beyond II:
power in the case OF u territory. What Is
called the Elmund's hill, but which tn,
senator of that name CO.
tainly did not draw mp ey
prcssv, puts it's crusttutionality on thI
exclusive jurisdiction of the United State
in the territories.
"rhis is simply false, No such jurisdic
, ton is given, nor any jurisdiction at al
over local affairs in the territories NOR,
than in the states, Powers not given ar,
withheld. This is mere usurpNtion, Il gros
violation OF tho constitution, which,
Wilmlly committed, is a heiuous crime.
, Judge Black commenced with the assertion
that lAe bill is one whose pains and penalty
are not tn punish polygamY, hut to slrik
, the wNp,e people of the territory, with th'
/ curse OF political slavery, and protrStc,
/ against all this Lex station Us perlidou
outrage upon the civl liberty OF the poop.
, who are, aud ought to be, free,
TUE ST. LOUIS WRESTLING MATCH
, ST. Louis Feb. THE Gpwo.E oma
, wrestling match between Mu,doAu AN
& Bibhy, Mt the olympic thcnler this after
d noon, was won 10y Muuoou. 1t WAS agree
1 that the contest should last two hours, am
= ifbu, ore fail was Obtained by that tia,
Z, the winner OF IL was to be ia
e victor ct the match. After
struggle of, one hour and tc