Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-02-13

o'clock has reached 63 feet and ) inches.
1t hiss risen two inches in the past three
hours. Barges are being run along Sec
ond street to relieve the wants OF people
living there. The current on Front street
is so rapid as to make navigation danger
Gus. The suspension bridge cannot be
reached at all except by boats. Newport
bridge is also inaccessible except by boats
or wagons. Suffering snong the people
in the flooded part Of the city is unavoida-
bic. Specials from the points above indi-
cate thst the rise will continue here proba-
bly, till tomorrow. The river is falling ST
Marietta, but rising sboye there. AT
Nays7ille it is rising AZ inch per hour.
Large quantities Of whisky, flour and
other property have been oyeriowed there.
| No change in the situation Of the rslI-
roads. The Cincinnati, Hamilton * Day
ton is under water near Brighton, but the
trains srrived and went ont this morning.
The Little Miami road Is virtually blocked
at Batavia Junction. 3 few miles out. by
the track being under water. No news
this morning from L~avrenceburg, Ind.
7 The worst is feared, a. the town is isolated.
FRASkEoRT, Ky. Feb. l2.-The Ken
tUcky River has risen seven feet since sun
day noon. Il is now rising, with Il feet
in the channel. There is s heavy drift Of
running water within three feet of the
wooden bridge, which Is in great danger
Of giving way. This Is the highest water
ever known on the Kentucky River.
Anti-opium Law.
WASHINGTON, Feb. I2.-Mr. Window,
from the Foreign Affairs Committee, re-
ported s bill to supplement the CONNER
cial treaty between the United States and
China for the repression Of the opium
traffic. The bill Is IS follows:
Section !. That the importation Of
opium into any part Of the United States
by Chinese subjects is prohibited, and no
package composed in whole or IN part of
opium imported by or consigned 70 S Chi
nese subjsct in the United States shzll be
sdmjtted 10 entry. All packages Of opium
OF Of which opium shall form g par, i'm
ported or consigned SIS aforesaid shall be
proceeded against, seized or forfeited by
due process Of law in the same manner and
with the same effect SIS is 0 provided by
lsw FOR proceedings against and coaGem-
nation Of articles the importation Of which
Is prohibited. Any person offending
against the provisions Of this section shall
= ined not more than $500 or imprison-
leat 10. six months, or both.
SEQ. z. No citizen Of the United States
shall import opium into any open ports Of
China o. transport from ane open port TO
another, or bay or sell opium il any Of
the open ports OF China IL any manner CT
by any means whatever, and all opium SO
unlawtully imported. transported, bought
OF sold shall be deemed forfeited TO the
United States, which forfeiture shall be
enforced in the Consular Court O. the Dis
trict il which such opium shall be found
by proceeding as near IS may be as under
the laws c. the Cnited States for the sell
zure and condemnation Of goods unlawful
Is imported into the United States. and
all opium so forfeited and condemned shall
bs disposed Of in such manner as the Sec
rotary Of State shall direct for the benefit
Of the United States.
Sec. s. Any citizen Of the United States
in Chins offending against any provisions
Of tie preceding section msy be ArEaigned
and tried for such eAense before the Con-
gular Court Of the District in which the
oaenss shall be committed, and OF eonvio-
ton be punished by fine not more than
$500, nor less than $50, nor more than six
months, uor less than 30 days imprison-
ment.
Sec. /. This Act shsll take effec. July
/, lsSa.
The Star Unmasked.
WASHINGTON. Feb. l2-In the Star
Route trial this morning ex-Attorney
General Mcveagh was placed upon the
stand aud related the story Of what ia
known - Rerdell's confession. Using
Rerdell's language IS nearly as possible,
I l. a-Hl II A. E----n-f~n r .Ar &c. pAv--a
conspiracy; OF the methods Of underbid-
ding and Of securing sn increase. He de-
scr!bed the process Of affidavit fixing and
Of getting up petitions. The methods o!
bookkeeping were detailed, showing how
Brady vas known in the ledger under a
fictitious name. Then game a recital OF
the circumstances arising from the Con-
gressional investigation, aud Of how
Brady had reduced the pay upon certain
rouies on that occasion and aiterTard re-
stored j. 70 the original figures.
EeeIotal TeetotaIism.
sP~RISaF!ELp, ILL., Feb. 12.-Representa-
tive Fuller introduced 6 resolution into
the House to-day that the following be
added TO the State Constitution: "No
| person shall manufacture, sell. or keep
for sale in this State any alcohol, whisky,
high wines, wine, ale, beer, or other iDtox-
icating liquors whatsoever, except for
medical, scientific and mechanical pur-
poses" 1t will probably be reported from
the License Committee within a week in
some form.
s500 for n whisky License.
CHICAGO, Feb. 1.-THE following reso-
luton Vas offered By Murray Nelson on
Change to-day and adopted by almost q
| unanimous votes
Whereas, Believing this city aEd ntats
to be greatly benefited By the increase Of
| license to the minimum Of $500, therefore
be it
Resolved, "a the sense Of this Board,
that we favor $500 as the minimum sum
at which license should be fixed for the
sale Of spirituous and malt liquors.
Duel over a Black Woman.
JACKSONVILLE, H., Feb. 12.-Wash.
Cook, a colored plasterer, shot John Stew
art, q colored barber. with q rifle. Stew