Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-02-06
BUSINESS AT A STANDSTlLl AND TRAVEL
SUSPENDED.
SPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL.

CHICAGO, Feb. 5.-Dispatches from
Western Pennsylvania, Northern and
Central Ohio, Delaware, and portions of
Indiana. show that heavy rains prevailed
throughout Saturday and Sunday, doing
immense damage to railroads and other
property. The towns Of Indianapolis,
Richmond and Shelbyyille, Indiana, are
under water, and the damage to prop
erty is very large. At Columbus, Marys-
vile, Urbana and other places in Ohio,
railroads have been inundated, bridges
swept away, towns and cities submerged,
and damage done to all classes of prop
erty. All business is at q standstill, and
railroad travel suspended. The same
state of affairs exists in Delaware and
Pennsylvania. A large number Of live
stock has been drowned, Touring mills,
machine shops, packing houses and fac
tories in Ohio have been submerged, and
many families are left homeless and des-
titute. No such disastrous floods have
occurred since 1879, and the damage to
property is estimated at millions Of dol
lars.
LArER-Dispatches from the flooded
districts state that the weather has
turned cold and the water is receding.
Libel suits Commenced.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-The attorneys Of
Rev. VIM. Hicks have entered suit against
the Evening Star and Graphic of New
York, charging both with having pub
lished d libel, and in the complaint claim
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plaintiff is pastor of the church OF the Tab
e~rnacle, in this city, and was spiritual ad-
wiser TO Guiteau, who willed him his body.
Subsequently his body was taken to the
Medical Museum, and the story got out
that DR.. Hicks had demanded s., 900 Of
the Surgeon-General before he would per-
NIT the bones of the skeleton to be re-
moved. Articles rejecting on the reputa-
ton Of the clergyman appeared in various
newspapers, and he Is now seeking legal
redress. His counsel state that they pro-
pose to sue for libel every paper in which
the stories appear.
Damage by Esi.h water.
PIrrsBURe, Feb. 5.-The a~pprehensions,
owing to the risein the Allegheny River, are
allayed. The river has been stationary for
several hours. The bridge connecting
Allegheny City with the island has been
swept away The Mechanics steel bridge
is seriously injured, and is closed to
travel. Every bridge and culvert on the
Pittsburg & Western Railroad between
Collins Junction and this city are carried
away. The Allegheny Valley and Fort
Wayne roads also suffered greatly. Travel
is nearly suspended. The lower portion
of Allegheny City is under water. Many
Of the workshops and foundries have
been compelled to suspend operations.
The damage will exceed 500, 900.
Railroad al Wrecked.
LAPoRT, Ind, Feb. 1.-Two Lake Shore
and Michigan Southern freight trains, con-
tang in all Il cars, collided with a fear
full crash two miles east of here yesterday.
Both trains were badly wrecked. The
West-bound train had 10 cars of oil. The
two next the engine exploded, and the
shock was plainly felt here. The wreck
| took fire, and most of the cars were burned.
The men jumped off. The conductor and
engineer OF the East-bound train mistook
orders,
Adraia z0rth's Funeral,
LOUISVILLE, Feb. 5.-Adrain North, the
famous gambler, was followed to the
grave yesterday by a procession a mile
long. He graduated at Yale, inherited a
fortune, and became an expert at faro. He
never lost his social position. He was the
last of large family, and his estate re-
verts 10 the Bellewood Seminary.
Herr Mosfs Meeting.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 5.-Herr Most ad-
dressed z mass meeting at the 0ermania
Theater yesterday afternoon. The place
was thronged, and hundreds were I'M
able to obtain admittance to the hall.
Most spoke in German. He denounced
both the church and the press of this
country, and said the time would soon
come, here and elsewhere, when the work
inpmen MOnld be free.