Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-02-12

IlAsr sIeurs DrsrArdsls TO TEE RECoaO.uSIosl
DOMESTIC.
High Wafer Again.
CINCINNATI, February 11th.-The city is
in CONSERVATION on account Of the great rise
in The river, and what is expected to come.
It reached 81 feat q inches at $3.50 P and
is rising st the rate of two inches psr hour
Desperate efforts sre making to save the mar
chandise in the lover part Of the city. AID.
vices from above indicate that heavy rise is
still coming.
CINCINNATI, February 11th.-Good bust.
less men here, who are not sensational, say
tonight that the damage from the present
overflow OF the Ohio river ia Cincinnati,
Newport and Covington will amount to mill.
ions. The stage at Z o'clock tonight was 81
feet inches, and rising nearly two inches
hourly. Thousands of people crowd sll the
bridges watching the floods. Three feet more
water is expected. All the transfer wagons
10 the city ara employed in removing goods
from danger. The suspension brids 20 is lined
with wagons taking leaf tobacco over to Cow
ingtoD. The water through which they pass
in going to the suspension bridge is almost
over the wagons. Passengers between
Covington and Cincinnati approach the
suspension bridge in boats or vehicles.
At the present rate of rise the passage to the
bridge by vehicles viii be impossible. The
steam ferry and street railway communication
between here and the Kentucky side Of the
river is cut off entirely. The Cincinnati ap-
prosch to the Newport bridge was free at s
O'Clock, but was il danger. The Newport
military barracks are all flooded, snd nearly
two square miles of the city is under water.
People have been taking coal and provisions
in boats all day TO the inhabitants, and deliv-
ering them through the second aud third-story
| windows. All the houses ard factories on the
entire river front of Covington are flooded,
the water being in the second story of some
of than. Nearly ten miles Of the river front
of Cincinnati ia mora or less under
water. The food extends on Vine
to Second street, and Pearl street eel
lars are filling. Along the landing
the flood is up to the second and third stories
of many buildings. The roof of the big
wharf boat, viewed from the suspension
bridge, looks nearly as high as the roofs of
the iive.story houses on the public landing.
All the railway freight business, and nearly
all the express business, west and north, is
stopped. The Ohio and Mississippi Railway
transfers passengers by omnibus four miles
down the river, thence by steamer, and
makes connection with Aurora, Indiana.
The Cincinnati and indianapolis and st.
Louis and Chicago uses the Cincinnati, Ham
ilton and Dayton line to reach its own lines
| in Indiana. The Cincinnati, Washington
and Baltimore goes out from tie Cincinnati,
Hamilton and Dayton depot. If the present
rate of rise continues, all these lines will have
to transfer at Comminsville tomorrow
morning. The Little Miami division of the
Pittsburg. Cincinnati, st. Louis, and all
roads south of the Ohio river, remain intact,
and viii likely continue 50. In the west end
people are trying to save their cattle from
| the inundated pens. The difficulty is very
great, as boats have to be employed, and the
cattle must be led out one by one. They
often get frightened, break away and go beck
into the pens. All Mill Creek valley, for
miles north from the 0hio; is q bread sea-
In the city, from Pearl street down
to the river front, thsle is the
greatest activity and excitement The
fee department ID pumping out Pearl street
! cellars trying to enable the merchants to
gave their goods. The river this morning in
vaded house adjscsnt TO the suspension
bridge where unslacked lime was stored, along
with quantities Of rosin. TIE heat from the
| lime set the rosin on fra, and the fire depart
ment have been working at it all day. 1t con-
| tinues obstinate, but not violent. At Walnut
| BtIGSb, up W IOuIb I0Sft buc euflIG slQb-
walks are covered with packages of sugar and
grsceries, which have been hastily removed
from Cellars, and tho work Of removal cUn-
tinues tonight as fast as men can accomplish
il. Damage to tools 10 the cellars On Pearlstreet
is much feared. The Cincinnati stock yards
are flooded, aud the stock trains cannot move
in any direction. All business will be sus-
pended until after this danger is past.
At half-past 8 tonight it was expected
| I,
tinguished, and only a few inches more rise
will bring that result. The belief now is that
it will not stop under GO feet, which will
make the rise the greatest on record.
| CINoINNATI, February 11th-9 P. The
gas works are now submerged. and there is
only enough gas to last through the night.
| The pressure is SO weak that the GAS will not
burn now in many places. The water supply
is also IN DANGER but one engine at the pump
| iug works is able to work. The capacity at
the last trial was 100000 gallons per day,
while the daily consumption Is 16 100000 1t
will require rise of four feet more to disable
this engine.
CISUINNATI, February 1lth-hIiduight.-
Tbs river marks tixty-two feet four inches,
and is ii ing so inch and half hourly. This
is half an inch above the great rise in 1917.
LOUISVILLE (Ky), F,bluary 11th.-The
II DOu Is SD5UEDAbS All lutSESobe pn tuo Ilf6E
front. The river is now rising I'll o'clock) two
inches an hour. The ground floors of all the
houses are full of water.
WHEELING wv. Va), February 11th.-
Wheeling creek is higher than during the
recent rise. A third rice is looked for with
CONSERVATION.
PITTsBURG, February 11th.-Is is probable
that this section will be visited by another
h1od within the next twenty -:our hours. At
| 1890 P. NJ. thers was fourteen and half fest
of water in the Monong ahela river, and ris.
| ing at the rate Of six inches an hour. Dis
patches from points above report the liver
rising from eighteen to twenty inches an
hour. Il rained here eighteen hours.
California Bills in Congress.
WASHINGTON, February 11th.-Since the
| opening of the present Congress the following
bills of interest TO California have been intro
duced and referred to the Public Lands Com.
mistes:
By Rosecrans-- relinquish the title Of the
United States to property now in possession of the
Trustees of the Ladies' Seamen's Friend Society to
| the State Of talifonia.
BY Berry-Granting to California five per cent Of
the net proceeds OF the sale OF public lands in the
| State.
By Converse (of Ohio Authorizing the President
to reserve from the State and set apart public
parks such tracts parcels OF land on which are
growing redwood and big trees, not exceeding in
| the aggregate two townships Of land
By Page-Providng that all the money derived
from the sale of public lands donated for college
purposes be invested and constitute a perpetual
| fund for the support, maintenance and endowment
of college for instruction in agris ulture and me-
chanic
| By Page-To authorize the Secretary of the In
terror to make an allowance of rent OF the United
| States land Offices
BY Psge-For the relief of homestead settlers on
public lands to allow such settlers the time to
file homestead and perfect their original entry as
now allowed settler under the pre- emption law.
By Page-Providiug for the repayment of the
fees, purchase money and commissions paid on en-
tries afterward found to be void by innocent per-
| sons.
BY Page-Providing that the fees allowed Reg
ters and Receivers Of Public Moneys for reducing
writing the testimony of claimants in establishing