Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-09-20
A VtritablG DelugG in Galveston and
Other Texas Towns.
A RAINFALL OF ID INCHES
SINCE SEPTEMBER /.
Secretary Lamar After Prominent Bail
road Officials.
CONTRACTING WITH THE pa
cISIc MAIL MUST STOP.
A Briggs Crew are AL At
hictcd With Sickness.
TWO FATAL ACCIDENTS At THE NEW
YORK AQuEDUcT.
CONTRACTING WITH THE PA
cISIc MAIL MUST STOP.
ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL
A verftabIe Deluge.

GALVESTON, Sept. 19.-The city and the
island are experiencing a veritable deluge.
For five days past leaden clouds have OBJ
secured the sunlight, and the rainfall has
beer almost i~ncessant. The streets are
perfect canals. In many places in the
city, for two or three squares, the water
stands knee deep. Up TO 9 O'Clock tonight.
since the first day of September, the Signal
Service rain-gusge shows II 90-lGG inches
Of rainfall in Galveston. This record is
without parallel. The total rainfall at
this point Is SO 37-100 per year. II will,
therefore, be seen that in IS days over one-
third of the annual rainfall has fallen.
Heavy seas have prevailed ever since the
deluge set in, and 9 series Of encroach-
ments are reported along the eastern end
Of the island. The velocity Of the wind
this afternoon was thirty miles an hour.
At IL O'Clock tonight the down-pour still
continues. At Indisnalo to-day the wind
blew at the rate of so miles an hour, and
reports Of serious damage are expected
from down the coast.
Secretary Lamar After Prominent
Raiiroaders.
WASHINGTON, Sept. ia special to
the New York Mail and Express says tina.
Secretary Lamar has directed Commits
sioner OF Railroads Joseph E. Johnston
to send a letter TO Charles Francis Adams,
President OF the Union Pacific, and to G.
p. Huntington, President Of the Central
Pacific, stating that the Department had
been informed that their companies had
been for years paying q subsidy of nearly
81 1000, 600 per annum TO the Pacific Mail
Steamship Company,and i~nstructing them
to forward to the Commissioner a copy of
the contract between their companies and
the Pacific Mail, and also to cease the
payment of the money TO the Pacific Mail
until the matter could be thoroughly in
v~estigssed by the Department.
The Whole outfit Sick.
NEW YORK, Sept. 19.-The brig Georgia.
of Nassau, which arrived here to-day,
sailed from Aspinwall for Neuyitas with a
crew Of nine persons. all told, but on &C
count Of sickness they put into Old Provi-
donce, where the captain. mate and two
men died, and all were sick except two
men. She sailed on August % for New
York with O crew Of IL men. She has foul
sick men now on board. The names OF the
captain and mate. who died. could not BIZ
learned on board.
In n Critical Condition.
PIrTsBURG. Sept. 19.-Ex-First Assist
ant Postmaster General Hay is lying a
his home in a Frustrated condition. Ell,
arrived from Cresson Springs last nigh
on Q special train, and was carried from
the cars to his residence on Q stretchsr
His friends say he is not seriously i'll, Blu
several persons who saw him say his con
dition is critical.
Fatal Accident.
NEW YORK, Sept. 1.-Two accidents
resulting in three deaths, occurred to-day
ct the shafts on the new aqueduct. II
the first instance q box containing tive
tons OF rock fell upon Patrick Collins ant
John Butler. In the second case William
Brady, while ascending to the surface
was thrown from the bucket and fell Il
the bottom Of the shaft. a distance Of 12l
feet.
P~unishment of Cadet wiley.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19.-In the case O.
hazing Cadet briggs. at the Nava
Academy. Secretary Whitney has issued
an order for the punishment OF Cade
Wiley, in accordance with the findings o.
the court-martial. which recommended
his dismissal from the service.
PardOned.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 10. - Captain
Nathaniel Percy. OF the ship Standard
who was convicted Of cruelty last MONDAY
and sentenced to Is days imprisonment
1 and &Q00 g. L. A.2- n
dent Cleveland.