Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-02-06
The Great Flecds.

PITTsBURG, February 5sh.-Ths apprehea.
sious owing to the phenomenal rise of the
Allegheny river are sllsyed. The river has
been stationary for several hours. The bridge
connecting Allegheny City with the island
was sweps away. The Mechanics steel bridge
was seriously injured, and is closed 20 travel
Every bridge and culvert Oh the Pittsbure
and Western Railway, between Golfers lei
Junction and this city, is carried away. The
Allegheny Valley and Fort Wayne roads
have also suffered greatly, and travel is
nearly suspended. The lower portions Of
Allegheny City are under water, and many
workshops and fourdries have besn compelled
to suspend operations. The damage will ex-
coed 500. 600.
KIrTANNING, February 5th.-One hundred
families are moving to the second stories or
going away. Great suffering on account of
the cold weather is reported.
NEWCASTLE, February 5sh.-A number of
bridges crossing the Neshannock are swept
away, and all the manufactures have shut
down. One hundred families were washed
out
WEST VIRGINIA.
WHEELING, February 5lh.-The river here
marks 81 feet 9 inches, and is rising at the
rate OF seven inches an hour. The surface is
a mass of ice and slush, with large quantity
| VI ufttL-WCON, DdIECsF3 tSlgGSl SHELL BIAOSch
and the ike. About noon a mail barge with
two wagons passed, and shortly after a at
with new buggy, one end being sunk. The
| fair grounds Of the State Exposition Associa.
| tiop, and other low parts of Wheeling Island,
are under water also few low portions of
the main part of the city. Some residents of
the island streets usually submerged by high
water are moving out. The banks of made
ground in South Wheeling, which have been
washed by the water, caved in, and a boy
was thrown into the water, but was rescued.
OHIO.
CLEVELAND, February 5sh.-The heaviest
losses by the food we're sustained by the
lumber firms of Monroe Bros, $50 eco
Forbes. Barstow & Co., $50, 600; Cleveland
Sawmill and Lumber Company, $4,000
Sturtevant & Co., $4,000. TIE total will
reach 100000.
COLUMBUS, February 5sh.-Reports from
sill pats OF central Ohio chow the highest
water by from six to twenty inches ever
| known. The Scioto in this city is fourteen
inches higher than ever before. and the dam
age here has been enormous, mostly TO the
| inundated portion on the west side. Over
| 100 families had to quit their houses The
river by noon to-day had fallen three feet,
and the worst is over.I
TOLEDO, February 5sh.-Reports received
/ here show that the damage by the foods is
confined for the most part to this immediate
locality. Telegraphic communication with
many points is still cut off. The tracks of all
| the railroads leading east. south and south
west are under water in many places. Sew
eral bridges are badly. damaged. and are i'm
passable. The ice in Anglaize river at
Defiance broke up yesterday afternoon, and
at o'clock it was badly gorged ct the mouth
Of the stream. About midnight the gorge
broke, flooding that portion of tie town. aud
compelling many families to leave their
dwellings. at 2 o'clock this morning the
river had risen thirty feet, and everything
was flooded. At points along the Msumee,
between here and Defiance, the water is still
rising. It is reported also that there has been
considerable destruction Of property by the
flooding of buildings and damage to bridges.
No indications of breakup yet.
CINCINNATI, February 5.h.-Tne heavy
rains which caused such disastrous floods in
western Pennsylvania, northern and central
Ohio and portion of Indisus, did ros reach
| this point, and whatever rise is in the Ohio
] river will come from the upper streams. The
rain Saturday was not unusual, and was sue
ceeded by cold weather before morning.
AKRON, February 5sh.-FuIler information
increases the previous estimates of the food
loss. The New York. Pennsylvania and
Ohio Railroad has trains running between
Kent and Gallon. The Cuyahogs Valley
Railroad cannot be opersted for several days.
Tbs Councillor Valley Railroad will send o
trial train from Canton this afternoon. The
| TpscarsEss Valley Railroads trains have been
abandoned. The draining water south from
Summit, Lake to Cave City carried away 9
bridge on the Cleveland, Akron and Column
bus Railroad just as the crowded Fort Way1t
express got across.
INDIANA.
INDIANAPOLIS, February 5:h.-White river
reached lis highest point az noon to-day
The water was higher than ever before
known. TIE damage along the river is verS
serious, but no estimate can be made. There
YVES eight feet Of water on the floor of the
engiua-houss at the water. works. It wal
feared fer time that the supply of water
for the city would be cut off. Tee Wabast
river il boomine. Two spans Of the Wabash
81. Louis and Pacific Railroad bridge ART
down at Logansport, and regular trains have
been abandoned. The floods throughout tbs
State Gre general Merry all the railroad
suffered damage by washouts and loss o
bridges, On account of the disordered condi
ton of the telegraph inee, it Is difficult t,
get accurate information.
Congressional.
WASHINGTON, February 5th.-In the Sen
ate to-day Sherman presented 8 memorial o
the Ohio Legislature, atking the passage Of
bill for increased pensions to one armed ant
one-legged soldiers.
Cameron of Wisconsin introduced join
resolution for the relief of sufferers by tn
late floods in the valley Of the Rhine, Ger
many.
Hin presented a memorial from the Gen
eral Assembly Of Colorsdo, asking certain
legislation coacsraing the location OF suppose
mineral lands in that State.
Van WICK offered Q resolution, directing
the Committee on Pensions to inquir
whether claim agents in Washington wer
practicing exto7tion for services in procarin
various claims for soldiers, widows or orphans
Referred.
After an executive session the tariff oil
was taken up.
Morrill, thought it very unlikely that b;
which would make larger reductions than tn
one 1nder consideration could be passed, IAN
appealed to Senators generally to vote for th
, bill, and not leave the question unsettled
thus alarming and damaging all the busines
interests Of the country.
! Beck believed If the question had not bee
embarrassed by the action of the Tariff Com
mittee a bill far better than the one NOS
pending would have been passed before now
This bill, he said, purporting TO reduce tn
peoples burdens, would really increase then
greatly for the benefit of a small class Of th
community. Instead of q reduction on cot
ton, thera would be an increase of over
million of dollars. The Chairman OF th
Finance Committee told us we were going c
reduce the revenues Of the Government ser
enty.fivs millions of dollars, but this bill pro
poses to increase them in various directions
Ia the House Grant moved TO suspend tn
rules and pass the bill establishing the Terri
tory of Northern Dakota, and providing
temporary Government therefor.
; This gave rise to brief but interesting de
bste, in the course Of which Burrows Of Mich
igan and Randall iudulgsd ig some very sharl
lsnguage towards each ether, which creates
considerable excitement.
The motion to suspend the rules and pas
the bill was loss-syes Is, noes Ito.
Cannon moved to suspend the rules ant
bring the legislative appropriation bill befor
the House for immediate consideration
Lost-not the necessary tw1-.hirds voting il
the affirmative.
The Poiygamy Question.
WASHINGTON, February 9th Judge Black
in his argument betore the House Judicisi.
Committee sgsinss ths constitusionaIity o
; anti Mormon legislation. took the ground tina
the matters to which these laws relate wer
10 their nature more purely domestic. private
and local than any other to which human