Tombstone epitaph., 1892-05-22
NEWS BY WIRE.

ST. LoUIs The river at this poin. reached height of BPS feet at noon to-day, which is only IS inches below the big flood of 1873, and a rise of about foo, since last night. As the water rises more and land in the northern and southern parts of the city become submerged and hourly en- croachments are made on the railroad tracks and otherproperty bordering on the river More land is also inunda- ted on the east side of the river, and nearly all the ground on the south side of east St. Louis to east Carondelet s distance of about five miles, is upder water.
 ST. LoUIs-The National stock yards at East St. Louis are more like sea than land, though the town itself is not much affected, as is the case with East Carondelet.
 In South St. Louis, the Missouri car works are suffering from high water. The Missouri Pacific shops have two feet of water in them. The St. Louis and Peper cotton compress es are damaged to the extent Of $l5,- 900.
 GREENvILLE, .Miss.-The great levee at Panther's forest, on the Arkansas side oi the river, sUccumbed to the awful pressure of the river last night. The creyasse is about thirty miles, by the river, above Greenville. This eve ming the crevasse was $50 feet wide. The water from the break flows first into Coon bayou, then over the entire county of Chicot. It is feared the en- tire country will be flooded, making 8 cotton crop impossible. Corn is all ready washed out, and the farmers 1 loss is enormous, In consequence of the break, the river has fallen nearly two.tenths of foot in the past twelve hours.
 LoUIsvILLE-At the general primary elections throughout Kentucky today, contrary to general expectations, the results indicate that Kentucky will possibly send an uninstructed delega- ton to the national convention. The result is believed to be due to the position taken by Henry Watterson in regard to Cleveland. The instructed counties are about evenly divided be- tween Carlisle and Cleveland. Thirty ont Of fifty-nine counties, so far ss reported, endorsed Watterson's sug-- gestion that delegates be governed by the conditions existing at the time of the Chicago convention.
 SACRAMENTO - The monthly crop report of the State Agricultural So- ciety shows gratifying improvement in fruits, grapes and grain. The late rain did thousand of dollars worth of good in the San Joaquin valley, and in Monterey and San Luis Obispo counties. Frost somewhat shortened the berry crop and prunes. Most all other crops will make an average yield. Late rains and high winds have injured beans in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties, and much ground will require replanting.
 CrTY OF MExICo-On Thursday last an important duel was fought near the city of Chihuahua, between the editors of "Diario7 and "EI Norte.' Pablo Ochos fell mortally wounded, alter seven shots had been exchanged. They fought with pistols st 9 pacCs.
 0NABA-The national executive committees of the Peoples Party promulgated the following official pro- gram for the national convention of that party to be held in this city July 4. Owing to the desire to make nom- nations July 1, all delegates will meet for temporary organization at the Coliseu m building, Omaha, on July 3, 1892, at 10 o'clock a. m.