Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-06-26
The western Floods.

The western FLOODS.
| ALTON I'll J, June 25th.-The river at moo
was still rising, aud eucrosching more an
more oa the bottom lands. Seventy fqusr
miles of fertile farms in Madison county Ar
| under water. and IS much more in St. Charlie
county. Back of East St. Louis, the loss ha
| alresdy reached several millions All rail
road communication with st. Louis is cut off
and trains ara transporting passengers t.
| steamers. About all the damage that can b
done has been done.
KANSAS CRY MOI. June 25sb.-Tb
river marks % feet inches by the sigma
Service gauge, and Is rising steadily. It ha
| risen six inches since last midnight The in
habitants west of Kansas City are preparini
to leave, one or two families having changes
quarters to-day. There is much apprehensio,
regarding the ice.houses and other propert,
| along the river in that vicinity. The wste
is now considerably higher than at any tim
since 1881.
ST. LOUIS, June 25th-The river is still
rising slowly. but the situation, both here ant
in East st. Louis, is practically unchanged
The Bowman dyke still stands the pressure
and that and other weak points are con
stsntly being strengthened. Threats wer,
made last night to cut what il
known as the Madison county dyke
which is a high embankment, running east.
wardly from the river a mile and a half,
about midway between Brooklyn and Venice
but after long and angry wrangle between
a number of inhabitants Of the former place
and some people living north of the dyke, it
it was decided that nothing should be done
until to-day, IS cutting the dyke would let
more water into Brooklyn, and inupdate all
that part OF town nos already submerged
The people were very determined, anc
guarded the levee all night with shoteuns and
other weapons. A large volume of waite,
still flows through the breaks made yester.
day in the Chicago and Alton and Other
railroad tracks, and is spreading out aud GOV
eripg more and more of the bottom toward;
the bluffs and along the Vsndaia Railroad
but no damage to the latter is yet reported
Reports from points alopg the Missouri vary
considerably. At some places the water i;
still rising, while at others it has fallen from
five inches to two feet. It ia safe to say,
however, that there is considerable more
water to come down from the region this side
of ST. Joseph, and the rice Lere
may be q foot higher. a dispatch
from Bismarck says the Yellowstone
river is already as high ss last year, and the
Missouri is rising at that point Telegrams
from other places high up the Missouri indi-
cate that the usual June rise has commenced,
and in all likelihood some part of it will reach
here before the present food recedes to any
great extent. Should this be the case the sit
uation will become alarming, and the destruc.
ten Of property along both the upper and
lower rivers will be appalling.
LINCOLN (Nebl June 25th.-A special
from Tecumseh, 4S miles south of the Nemaha
river, says; The heaviest rain ever known
fell here Friday night. The streams were
already overfowed, and this addition to the
foods was raging torrents in every creek.
Fifty thousand dollars worth. of bridges were
washed out, and thousands Of hogs and hun.
dreds of cattle drowned. The crops were
badly damaged on the bottom lands The
total loss in the county will exceed $500, ,000
Eight inches of water fell Friday night. Six
inches hsd fallen in the previous week,
Houses were washed away and families were
rendered destitute, but no one was drowned
Two persons were killed by lightning. Ts.
cumseh. town of LOCO people, is out OF
groceries and -four. Nemaha county, fully
100 miles long, is entirely cut eff from tbs
railroad.
An American Outlaw Among the Apaches.
CHICAGO, June 24th.-A st. Louis special
to the IntefOceGn declares that q great deal
has been written of late about the career of a
white Apache recently wounded and cap
tured, but msjority of it has been bosh,
based upon Imagination. a subsequent dis
patch denied that such capture had been
made-EDIToB RECORD UNION This man 3
brother resides in st. Louis. and from him
your correspondent learned that this man,
who is said to have been leader of the saw
ages and exercised such great control over
them, is named l.. u. Streeter. He is 40
years old, and is full.blooded American.
As child be was wild and venturesome,
and one morning whsn he was about II years
old he started to school and was gone six
months, when it was found that he had gone
to seq. He followed the sea until 1857. In
that year he accompanied Albert Sidney
Johnston in his expedition against the Nor
served one year. After which be went to
Mexico and fought under the banner of
Juarez, coming out Colonel. Next he was
heard of in the service of the United States
as Inspector at Fort Craig, where he soon
gained great influence over the Indians, but
the Indian ring got down on Streeter because
he would speak his mind about their doipgs,
and they finally got him dismissed the ssrv-
ice, They succeeded in having him declared
an outlaw, and a price was placed on his
head. This drove him beyond the pale of
civilization, and he has since been big man
among the ApAches.
Sensational Story About Rev. DIR. Tying.
NEW YORK, June 25th.-A somewhat sen.
sational, but improbable story. comes from
Paris, accounting for the Rev. DR.. Tyng's re-
tirement from the Equitable Life Insurance
Agency there. It is stated that John G..
Hyde, brother of the President of the COM
pany and Managing Director, dissatisfied
with some of TynR's methods of conducting
the agency, proceeded to Paris, kindly stated
bis objections, and submitted the wishes of
the company respecting the management of
the French Agency. Tying received this
rebuke haughtilv, but business went on as
before. Again Hyde crossed the ocean and
Insisted that the wishes Of the company
should be respected. Tying declined to ac-
cept Hyde's dictation, and finally ordered
him out Of the office. One report ssys Hyde
was removed by the Igersdarmes. The next
day Hyde demanded Tyng's resignation.
Tying claimed his full rights under the con-
tract with the company. He was asked what
sum he would take for his resignation. A
large sum was nemed-some say ss hieh as
$50, ,000-for which check was forthwith
drawn, and Tying retired from the agency.
This information is from some of the mem
bers of Tyne's late church here, and is be-
lieved by them. 1t is stated that Tying will
probably take another agency, as he has de-
is not yet free, however, from the scandal
affecting his private life.
The Yellow Fever Situation.
GALVESTON (Tex J. june 25th-The best
Information, obtained from an entirely relia.
BILE party, in constant telegraph communicr-
tion with Vera Cruz is TO the effect that the
first reports of Saturday we're correct. Fur
ther information from the Galveston quaraE-
tine station show that the chip Haytien, re-
Gently from Vera Cruz. had no communica-
ton with any vessels in that port besides
lighters. This takes away the foundation
from the reports contradicting the existence
Of the plague besides the Haytien officers,
for quarantine reasons. would be directly iu-
terested in suppressing news of such an slsrn-
ing nature.
GALVESTON, June 25sh. - Specials from
Vera Cruz state that yellow fever is on the
increase of a most virulent type. The deaths
average fifteen daily.
Internal Revenue Changes.
WASHINGTON, June 25sh.-The President
Issued executive orders this afternoos, pro-
mitigating the changes made in the internal
revenue collection districts. The order il to
take effect on the 1st of July next, or as soon
thereafter rs practicable. The number of
districts is reduced from 126 to 80. The
first and fourth districts Of California are
consolidated into one district. TO which is
also attached the district Of Nevada, sll TO
be known as the Fourth District Of Califor-
MIA. Amos L. Frost, Of Sacramento, is
designated as the Collector Of the new dis
t.ict
Celebration of Henry Ward Beechers
Seventeen Birthday.
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