Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-05

| afternoon by VIM. Losgbridge, of Maryland
against the Westinghouse Air Brake Com
psny, co refrain the latter from further in.
frin2ements on q number Of patents claimed
| by Longbridge. These are the most valuable
used by the defendant company, and the suit
involves millions.
The Ohio River on the Rampage Again.
CINCINNATI. February 4:h-There is much
anxiety tonight concerning the condition Of
the o. 10 river. The Aocd Of lsst FEBRUARY,
with all It's terrors, tends to make people
more spprehensive whsn heavy rains come
with full river, aud that is the coudition
to-dsy. The Ohio river is full from Pitts
burg o Cairo, and risiug tonight from Cin-
cinnsti downward, falling slowly above
Cincinnati, but rising at the headwsters
With the esrth saturated, and the ice aud
snow not oil gone from the mountains, this
rain cannot fsil to cause another food. Here
the river stood st 40 feet IL inches till noon,
then fell half an iuch, thsu bsgsn to rise. It
had risel inches from till g o'clock. \
heavy rain fell nearly all the
afternoon, growing heavier at night
Already the cellars along the river are fcOd-
ed, and some manufacturing establishments
are compelled to stop. \ break has occurred
IN Mclean avenue 100 feet in length, caused
by pressure Of backwater sgainst the en-
bsnkment Of the street. This is the same
place where the break happened last year
engulhng a number Of persons sud ipjuriug
the railroad depot No lives were lost this
time, and no property injured-only . slight
Inconvenience TO the Southern road. Rs-
ports show that rain is beginning ia the west
snd moving eastward. There sre prospec 8
from here IN Pittsburp, which, unless fol-
lowed by cold weather, must inevitably bring
a food Of dangerous proportions.
SIeet, Bain and Ice.
CHICAGO, February 4sh.-Slset ard rain
have been falling all day, coating everything
with ice. Tue telegraph wires are covered
with ice, and working very hard il every di
rectiop, many circuits east, west, north and
south being almost useless. Reports to the
Associated Press, received from points north
to s.. Paul, west to Omaha, south to the
Ohio river and east 10 Cleveland almost with
out exception tell either Of rain or seet. In
ell this territory telegraphic communication
is difficult The Associated Press Washing.
ton report, instead of coming direct to all
points, has to be relsyed at Plttsburg, Cieye-
land and Cincinnati.
Diamond Thief Captured and stolen Jew.
els Recovered.
New York, February 4th.-Leon Crouson.
the diamond salesman WhJ stole $50, 900
worth OF diamonds from his employers Gold
smith X Kahn, arrived today from Chicago.
He made s full confession, in which h stated
that he pswned $40, 600 worth of gems in the
office of Joseph Scwsrtz, OF Kansas City. and
received S400 Of the 1900 promised him
He placed the remaining jewels in the hands
OF friend In Chicago, named Julius Edwin,
who, instead Of placing them in th3 Safe De-
posit Company, as requested by Ccorsln,
sold some OF them, and sent others to bis ris-
teTg in South Bend, Ind. The remainder
we're recovered in various express Offices
where they had been sent by Edwin. Nearly
all the stolen jewels have been recovered.
The Poisoned Couple.
HUNTERS POINT IL. ~, February 4:h.-
The fuUeral of Thomas Collier and wife, poi
soned, teck place to-day, Hundreds of car
risges, flied with friends and grsst crowd
OF people on foot followed the hearses into
Cslvsry Cemetery Church, where the cere-
moRy of the Catholic burisl service took
place. John and Annie Cowhey, brother and
sister OF Mrs. Collier, attended the funeral in
charge Of officers. They are suspected Of
being the prisoners.
January Fires In New York.
New YORK, February 4th.-The Daily COM
mCrcidl Bulletin gives the details of the Jan.
uayy fires, showing an aggregate Of Sl2,0OO,-
000 worth of property destroyed during the
Eonth. OF this smount, 81, 200 600 was
burned up by 2S4 free, where the reported
loss was from $40 600 upwards.
The COnkIinG HaYerstick Case Again.
NEw YORK, February 4th.-On the motion
made to discharge the bail of George W.
Conkling, Of Reno. New, who shot and killed
Wilbur Ii. Haverstick, for seduci1g his mar
ried sister Mrs. Hannah Uhler, decieion
has been reserved.
The Oath LIbeI Suit
New York, February 4gh-The libel suit
OF Josh Hart against George Alfred
Townsend ("Gath y was given tc the Jury
teddy. AS they mad no. agreed ct 6 o'clock,
TIE Court adjourned. and ordered a sealed
verdict. Damages claimed, $50. 600.
Schooner sunk In Collision.
NEWPORT Or. II, February 4th.-The
schooner 5. Q. Noyes, herriny Laden, was
sunk in collision. The crew were picked
up much frost-bitten, after being ten hours in
An open boat.
TIE Kentucky sCnatorship.
LOUISVILLE, February 4.h-The Sens
torial situation is unchanged. The result Of
one ballot taken in the jaint Assembly to-
day was Carlisle 22 Williams Il, Black
burn Q, the remainder scattering. The eau
Gus held q Fe2ret session tonight, and dis
cassed the question of dropping the hindmost
candidate. No decision was reached, and
the caucus adjourned without action.
Nominations Confirmed.
WASHINGTON, February 4.h.-The Senate
to-day confirmed the following nominations
Of p0simasters +. A. PedlaT, Woodland
Cal, Richard Melrose, Aasheim, Cal; Mrs.
Jennie Goodwin. San Buanaventura, Cal.
Munitions OF War Forfeited,
RICHMOND February 4,h.-The cannon,
guns aud other munitions OF war, intended
for the Hay ii insurgents, and s5izsd on board
the schooner E. G. Irwin, have been forfeited
to the United States Government.