Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-06-25

The spike itself will not be the only thing
made of precious metal. The sledge with
which it will be driven is now being made of
solid silver. with an ebony handle Both
spike and sledge will be retained by President
Willard as souvenirs. From the site selected
the special train will go on to the Pacific
coast. The exact date has not been fixed
upon, but it will probably be the last week in
August.
Death Of EngersOu Reported.
CHICAGO, June 24th.-A rumor comes from
Washingto that Colonel Robert G. Inger-
soil died suddenly to-day at Long Branch,
but no one in the city knows anything pos
tive about it. The story is generally dis
credited.
BOB STILL ALIVE AND KICKING.
New York, June 24sh.-Colonel Robert
| G. Ingersoll, reported from Washington and
elsewhere dead at Long Branch, is enjoying
the best of health at Long Beach, on the Long
Island coast.
The Internal Revenue COmmfssIOnership.
WASHINGTON. June 24th.-The President
said TO friend that there was no truth in
toe report that he proposed to remove Com
missioner of Internal Revenue Evans. He
also said it is understood that he held Com
| missioner Evans responsible for the proper
administration Of his cfice, and certainly
should not interfere when Commissioner
Evans made changes in confidential positions
Immediately around himself. Evans says be
| is secure.
The Question of Sunday Opening.
WASHINGTON, June 24.b.-The Post will
publish tomorrow long article, presenting
The question of opening on Sunday the Ma
tionsl Museum, Smithsonian Institution,
Congressional Library and similar institu-
| tons at the capital. Librarian Spofford,
Professor Baird, Colonel Robert G.. Ingersoll
and Robert Collier. Of New York, favor the
| movement. while of the numerous ministers
here but two approve the proposition.
The New Hampshire SenatOrshtp.
CHICAGO, June 24.h.-Friends of Senator
Rollins at Washington, who have been in
constant private communication with Con
cord, have abandoned all expectation of
electing him, and are now chiefly concerned
as to what effect the success of the "bolters -
viii have upon the Presidential canvass in
New Hampshire next year. 1t is thought
the present rupture in the party can be en-.
tirely healed by next year, but that many
Republicans will become so disguised with
the situation brought about by the teachings
of such newspapers as the New York Times
AID ike papers in Boston, that they will stay
away from the polls next year. If this should
| happen, New Hampshire vii. be lost to the
Republican column in the next contest.
The Editorial Duel Case.
RIcHXoND IVA J. June 24th.-Nothing has
been heard to-day from Beirne and Elan Il
is reported that the former is in West Vir.
| GINA, awaiting new arragement for hostile
meeting. Elam's whereabouts is not stated,
Rumor locates him at various points. When
or where the meeting will take place is more
| q rnUsterU now than That IL mill oonur
is not doubted, and though the excitement of
the past three days has abated, the anxiety
and desire to bear IRON the parties is still in
tense.
Whipped and Told to "GIt."
BUTTE Mont J, June 24bh.-L1st evenings
| Inter Mountain says: An organization in this
place known throughout the Territory as 8
| III last night took a man BY the name of
| Harry Gundy cut into vacant shaft. house
in the edge of town and administered sixty
| four lsshes with cat-taii, nh;cting terrible
punishment and considerably decorating the
| BODY The cause of such extreme measures
was that Candy, on Thursday morning. made
| q brutal attack on little ten-year-old dsugh.
| ter Of respected citizen of this place, and
although he failed in his villainou5 designs,
considerably bruised AID injured her. Gundy
had fair trial, 10 presence of his victim and
other witnesses, and confessed the crime.
After his caastisement he was escorted to the
county road and told to perpstualiy absent
himself, on psin of severe punishment.
The Big Organ" Suit Compromised.
Boston, june 24th.-The suit to restrain
the removal of the big organ from Music
Hall has been compI omisea, and William O.
Grover, its purchaser, will begin its removal
| in May, 1884, being allowed two months to
| take it from Music Hall. The organ will re.
main in Boston, be improved, and hall built
especially with view to its accommodation
| in the rear of the New England Conservatory
of Music.
The Flooded Section.
ST. LOUIS, June 24th.-The river is rising
more slowly than heretofore. The flooded
district in the northern part of the city pre-
sents about the same appearance that it has
! for several days past. In the lumber yard
district large gangs of men are working on
the levees snd dykes. The rise of another
| foot will inundste all the lumber yardp. At
one slough, twenty miles above, among the
islands in the Mississippi, the sawed boards
in RATS are moored. While the slough is a
| reasonably secure place, considerable sppre.
| hension Is felt lest the RATS break and sweep
down. In East ST. Louis proper the situa-
ton is the same as yesterday. The Bowman
| dyke is still intact, and protects the business
| part. but outside there ia rothing but wstery
waste, This afternoon the water, which
broke through Madison dyke yesterday,
reached q point short distance above
| Venice, and broke fearful crevssse in the
Chicago and Alton embankmens. About
| 600 feet Of the track seemed to sink and dis
appear In an instant. Ths gap has been
widening ever since. Parallel with this en-
bankment runs the IDdianap ills, st. Louis
and Wabash tracks, which could not with.
stand the terrible current, and they also went
down in quick succession, cutting off all d.
rect connection with the north. Tie water
! is now spreading all over the bottom north of
the old Ohio and Mississippi embankment,
which crosses the bottom between Fest st.
Louis and Caseyville. 1t is probable that no
efforts will be made to repair the embank-
ments until the water recedes Meantime
the Chicago and Alton, Burlington and
| Orkney and Indianapolis and st. Louis roads
will convey passengers to and from St. Louis
ard Alton by steamer. Trains fer the north
and east will be made up at the latter place
| The Wabash company ara using the Vandalia
and Illinois Central lines TO Decatur, whence
they use their own road.
SECOND DIsPATCH.l
| ST. LOUIS, June 24th.-The break in the
Chicsgo and Alton track has flooded nearly
t. entire eastern portion of Venice, and
forced many families to vscate their houses.
| A considerable portion of the town west of
che Chicago and Alton track, which was d.
| rectly through the place, is also submerged.
The Venice and Enterprise elevators are
closed, and the stockyaIds on the bank of the
river are no longer available for use. An
amount Of farm land on the American bot.
toms north Of East st. Louis, said to be Is, 600
acres, is under water, and the loss to crops ia
computed at not less than $500, 900. At East
Carondolet, 90 miles below on the Illinois
side, fully three-fourthH of the families in
| town are quartered in three school-houses and
. few residences on ridge of high ground.
Most of these people are in destitute con:
diton. From this point TO the bluffs, and
for four miles south. the entire country is en-
tireIy submerged. and presents a scene Of
desolation and ruin. Had the food held back
two weeks longer the farmers could have
saved most of their wheat and potatoes. Now
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