Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-02-10
TElEGRAPHIC,
The Great Floods on
the Ohio River.
HIGHER WATER THAN EVER
BEFORE KNOWN.
Thousands of People Driven from
Their Homes.
ALL COMMUNICATION SEVERED m THE
FLOODED REGION.
Lynchers Brought to Bay in
Kansas.
A BLOODY AFFAIR IN
MEXICO.
Death Of a Very Wealthy
Man.
Death Of a Very Wealthy
Man.

SPECIAL TO THE sENTINEL.l
CINCINNATI, Feb. O. Specials report that
the Ohio River has receded two inches at
Marietta, but the city is in darkness, the
gas works having been flooded. Water is
within two feet of the great flood Of 1860.
The loss in that city is very great, mer-
chants not having time to save goods.
Mrs. Graves was found dead in her house.
At Pomeroy, Ohio, the food is greater
than at any time since l847, and promises
to exceed that before morning. Three
hundred buildings have from one to fifteen
feet of water in them, and in t~hree-fourths
Of the business houses the water is six feet
deep, and ten feet deep in the Office of the
Remington House. The damage to offices
and business houses is estimated at
$3.50, 900. No trains have moved since
Tuesday, and the only means of communi-
cation in the city is by skiffs. The river
is rising an inch and half an hour.
CANTON, o., Feb. 9.-The river is So feet
and still rising. The lower part Of the
city is flooded, and all the factories are
stopped.
Portsmouth, Feb. 9.-The river is
rising three inches an hour. The water
works and all factories are stopped. Hun
dreds of families have been driven from
their houses. The railroads north and
south are under water.
FREMONT, Feb. 9.-Three thousand dol
lars have been collected for the relief of
the flood sufferers. 1t will be several days
hafpra Aha l,rgl1i,,Cc I'd, 10 Iaa,,,ial
WHEELING, W. Va, Feb. 9.-The river
here has again reached 379 feet, about the
highest it was yesterday, and a rise of not
more than two feet is expected. 1t is ris-
ing about two inches an hour. E~xasgerat-
ed reports reached the city Of a flood com
ing last night, and a panic was created.
Residents of low grounds are moving out
of the lower stories. The bridge connect
ing the city with the Crescent Mills over
Wheeling Creek parted in the night. The
Greek vas much swollen, and several small
houses on its banks were washed away,
but no person hurt. The railroad bridges
were weighted down with heavy trains and
were thus kept from sweeping away. At
Bellaire the B. T.. & G. Il. Il. trains canno
reach the city by two miles, and freight
and passengers are transferred by steam
boats. The water has invaded cellars
for several squares from the river,
and the streets are full of merchandise.
The Sister Islands, six miles up the river,
are submerged. A family living on one
barely escaped with their lives in a skif.
Many residents of the island are shut in
by the water, which is frozen over in still
places, preventing egress in skiffs. Many
factories are hut down on account of the
overflow. The water works at Bellaire are
stopped, and the gas works are threatened.
C~INCINNATI, Feb. 9.-The river contin-
ues to rise 2 inches an hour. 1t was 81 feet
and 8 inches at 1890. Dispatches show
that it has receded 5 inches at Marietta.
1t will continue to rise here at least till to-
morrow, and may reach 80 feet. There is
no additional loss Of property, but bust
ness is much retarded. Trains on the
Cincinnati, Washington, Baltimore and
Indianapolis, st. Louis & Chicago and the
Dayton Short Line are unable to reach the
depot. At Newport, KY, 200 families were
compelled to remove from their dwellings,
and many more were driven to the upper
stories. The weather Is still clear and cold.
A S~anguinary flair in Mexico.
MEXICO, Feb. ga telegram from Chi.
huahua says: Sunday afternoon about
200 dissolute characters, who have often
| given trouble, attacked the store belong
ing to the Pinos Altos Company. The en-
ployes resisted, and Manuel Anchor, a
clerk, was killed. Buchanan Hepburn,
principal member of the company, went
to the store to try and quiet the trouble
by addressing the attacking party in con-
ciliatory Language, but finding that his
moderation met with insults he hurried
! lo..r o. IT. In-,a TY4u- aa 10 ,1trz1I 49,
room he was instantly shot dead. Four
hours later 4 fight ensued between the en-
ployes and the rufians, four men being
killed. Aid being summoned from adjoin-
ing towns, the authorities turned out en-
mssse and captured four of the rufians,
| among them Hepburn's murderer, and
they wsre tried and executed on Monday.
Hepburn was wealthy, and had invested
much money in chihuahua. Order has
been restored, and the authorities are
pursuing the eriminals il the mountains.
= Bloody Affair in Eansas.
PAoLA, KS, Feb. 9.-Last night a little
oolored girl named Maud Bennings, 8
years old, was found lying upon the
ground, stripped of most Of her clothing,
and her arms and legs frozen. After med
zeal treatment for several hours she re-
yived, and related a story OF fendish
outrage by q notorious negro named
Henry Smith. The latter was Jailed
tonight. A great crowd Of negroes opened
fire. snd wounded the Sheriff and his son.
The Sher!ti's psIt y returned the fire, kill
ing one negro. seriously wounding two
and injuring several others.
Mail Robbery.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Feb. "a daring
mail robbery occurred at the Union depot
In this city at late hour last night. The
E~ast-bound train being late, the mail was
carried into the baggage room, and while
there a pouch was ripped open and 140
registered letters taken. Amount Of loss
unknown. One letter contained 81 100,
the amount of Postmaster Smiths month
" remittance to the Department. No clue
to the robbers.
Death of n Wealthy Man.
New YORK, Feb. 9.-Wm. r. Dodge was
taken Ill Saturday last with gastric trouble,
but his condition was not considered
serious, and be was better yesterday. This
morning he fell unconscious and expired
In a short time afterwards. He WAS born
ut Hartford In 1905, and his wealth IL esti-
mated at $40, 600. 600. Of late years he
took no active part in business.
Horrible Murder aad Suicide.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 9.-In a tenement house
in this city to-day Henry Dress, a German
teamster, cut his wife's throat with a razor
and then his own IN a fit OF jealousy. Five
little children slept in the 70 one in
bed with the couple. One Of the children
got up and took the baby out of the bloody