THE ANNUAL SOAK.
The HiEli Water Mari Put Up Several
Notches ,
Still tlio Bain Pours Down and
tlio Elvers Rise ,
A Liquid Paradox. Too Much
Water and Yet No Water ,
Thousands of People in Various
Cities Driven from Homo ,
llailways Under Water and all
Trains Abandoned ,
Reports from all Points of the
Plood's ' Ravages ,
Cities in Ohio , I'cniiBvhnnln ixiul
Oliver StatesKvtronio Sufferers ,
THE OUEA.T FLOOD.
EFFECTS riTTSIltmo 1'A.
PITT.SBUUO , February 0. The rivers
at this point passed the danger line last
night and at noon to-day had reached ! (1
foot G inches , the highest stage since
1852. Dispatches from the headwaters
of both rivers report the water still rising
while hero it ia creeping upinto the streets
at the rate of 8 inches per hour. Miles
of property in this city on the South Side
arid Allegheny is submerged and hun
dreds of families are compelled to vacate
their houses. All mills and factories on
the banks of both rivers have suspended
operations , i'and connection between
Pittsburg and Allegheny by street cars
is entirely cut oft' .
Prrrsnuuri , February 0. The greatest
suffering and damage reported in this
vicinity comes from the Youghipughny
where mining hamlets and portions of
towns lying in the lowlands have boon
inundated. Hundreds of families have
been forced to desori their homes and fly
before the coining flood. In uomo casea
it was found necessary to anchor dwell
ing houses to trees and rocks to keep
them from drifting off to total destruc
tion. The scene along the route of the
great ice gorge which extended thirty
miles up the Yough ioughnyboggars de
scription. Streets and door yards arc
piled full of ice , with dreary heaps piled
in many instances fifteen or twenty feel
high , standing as silent monuments tc
the might of the flood. So far ai can be
learned no lives were lost , but the total
damage will reach hundreds of thousand ;
of dollars. Specials from Washington ,
Pa. , says the Charlei railroad bridge at
Biidgoville , was washed out but 110 sorl
ous accidents reported. Beaver rivei
rose suddenly yesterday and carried oil
§ 15,000 worth of lumber.
The schools in the First and Fourtl
waids are closed. On Duquesuo waj
tho" w ter covers the oflico and furniture
of the Robinson house and is within oni
foot of the DurjuB'mo ' depot. Merchant !
on Water street have moved their goods
to the aecond floor , a precaution novel
necessary for them to take boforo. Rail
if road trafllc on all the river lines is greatlj
retarded and the Baltimore & Ohio
Pittsburg & Lake Erie road , Pittsburj
A ; Lake Erie road , Pittsburp ; & Western
Pittsbur liMcKeesport & Yougiouhgny ,
West Pennsylvania it Allegheny Valley
railroads have suspended entirely or wil
bo compelled to before evening. So fai
ih 010 have been no individual losses hen
and damage is conbncd exclusively to th <
Hooding of property.
Telegrams from the head waton report
port tlio rivers rising at all points bu
Greensboro , where it is stationary. Rail
has been falling almost without a mo
m cut's cessation since Monday afternoon
and from present indications the flooi
will bo greater than that of 1832 , whoi
the water reached 35 feet , ita highes
M : record. All the lotvcr parts of Allc
gheny are now under water , and it ia OB
timatcd tint 1COO , houses in Allcghen ;
City alone are inundated. The wate
and gas supply of the north and soutl
side has been cut oil' , and if the rise continues
tinuos a few hours longer Pittsburp ; wil
bo without either eras or water. Fear
are entertained that Sixteenth stree
bridge , over the Allegheny , will b
vaulted away. It was declared unsaf
this morning , and travel suspended. 1
the water carries it oft' it will take with i
the railroad and Hand street bridges
Only ono fatality is reported up to thi
hour an unknown man drowned in th
Monongahola river , foot of Short street
It is thought lie committed suicide.
9:30 : p. m. Still raining. Tlio Monon
gahola is still rising , and is now 30 feet
inches , and the Allegheny 34 foot '
inches and still rising. Dispatches fron
up the Monongahola valley report th
water falling. At Freeport , on the Allc
ghony , it 5s also falling , but rising at 01
' City and Paikor's landing. In this city
streets bounded by Duquesne way on th
fl north and W.itor street on the souJi , an
from the junction of the two rivers t
Sixth street , including Pennsylvania avc
nue , Liberty , First to Sixth , Ferry an
Short streets , are almost entirely aul
merged , and o\ory street south of Penn
I sylvanU to Sharptburg , a distance of fiv
i miles , is under from 1 to 10 foot of vi
tory. In Library hall the psrfornianc
iI was suspended , and the muaoui
I patrons wore conveyed to an
from the museum in boat :
The city is in semi darkness , The gas
still burning dimly. On the south aid
every street south of Carson , Charlie
creek to Thirtieth , in inundated , whil
all property within three squares of tli
liver in Allegheny ia submerged. Tli
loss will not fall short of § 1,000,001
Five thousand families are homeless , bi
arrangements are made to shelter thoi
in the public halls. To-morrow mon
ing , in accordance with a proclamalic
of the mayor , public meetings will 1
hold for the purpose of making prpvi
ions for them until the flood subside
The Allegheny council also meet to-mo
row to devise moans for the relief of tl
unfortunates.
Travel is suspended on every railro ?
running out of the city except the Pom
sylvania Central. Many who left the
homes in the suburbs this morning we
competed to remain in tha city ov
night. The nowspaporn are sutforli
trom flooded cellars , eovno of them a
unable to print on their own presses and
will have to rely on the courtesy of com
petitors.
Ptrrsuimu , February 7C 2:110 : a. m.
The Allegheny has receded half an inch
since midnight. The Monongahola is at
n stand. Raining very hard.
EFFECTS IK UINCIXATl 0
February 0. Conserva
tive mon , who yesterday were unwilling
to admit that last year's flood would bo
duplicated , cannot bo found to-day.
There is no longer n doubt that the water
will roach last year's height ; on the con
trary , with the rain still falling and the
weather mild , the only question now is
by how much last year's flood will bo
exceeded. The most alarming feature of
the present situation is the rapidity of
the rise. List year when the river
had reached this height it was
rising less than an inch an hour ,
At noon to-day the gorge showed BO feet.
This is an unprecedented stretch of the
high stage and shows what a prodigious
rainfall there has been. With last year's
experience merchants and manufacturers
will lose much loss than then. No time
is now wasted in pumping water from
collnr.t. Every available man and team
is employed where tlio water may en
croach in placing goods or higher floors
or in removing to higher ground. The
river is rising live inches an hour. All
small streams throughout the country are
at flood height. Report's from up river
points are that rain is still falling and the
river rising rapidly. Portsmouth 48
feet ; Ironton 45 foot 7 inches ;
Huntington 42 foot , Wheeling 10 feet and
rising 0 inches per hour.
Business is completely suspended
throughout all the lower part of the city.
The Grand Central depot is abandoned.
The Ohio it Mississippi railroad has its
eastern terminus at Aurora , Intl. , and
will run steamers between that point and
Storr's station , thence by omnibus. The
Cincinnati , Washington & Baltimore
trains will use the Cincinnati , Hamilton
& Dayton depot. This can bo used until
the water reaches sixty-six feet ,
then trains will have to stop
at the stockyards. The Boo line
trains make that their terminus to-mor
row. The Pan Handle and Louisville
& Nashville can use their depot until
the water roaches 70 foot. The Cincin
nati Southern will not bo troubled in
reaching its McLean street depot until
the water gets higher than it was laat
yearbut can not roach the sidetrack to do
freight business. The Cincinnati , Indianapolis -
apolis , St. Louis & Chicago bids
fair to bo shut out altogether )
unless arrangements can bo made
to reach the city via Rushvillo over the
C. , H. it D. road. The Cincinnati North
ern , and the Toledo , Cincinnati & St.
Louis are the only roads that cannot bt
reached by the floods. This morning the
ware house of Buckworlh's distillery wat
undermined and fell into the water , caus
ing a large loss. Soon after the cattle
pens , capable of feeding ono thousanc
head of cattle , were swept away. Thoj
had icmoved the cattle yesterday. Loss
heavy.
CIXCIKKATI , February ( i. The cham
ber of commerce transacted little busi
ness to-day. Measures wore taken tc
provide a relief fund for the destitute
A committee of fifteen was appointed ,
aud the secretary was kept busy foi
seme time receiving subscriptions
mostly § 100 each. The chamber itself
appropriated § 5,000 to the fund. Tht
health oflicsr announced that ho woulc
place fifteen men of the sanitary force ai
the disposal of the relief committee
Rain is still falling , wind from the south
temperature not falling.
Evening The river is rising tw <
inches an hour. The rain has almos
stopped. The rise is 0 feet 6 inches fo :
the past twenty-four hours. The watei
has stopped the street car travel botwcei
Cincinnati and Covington and Newport
Skiffs will bo used in carry passengers t <
the suspension bridge before morning
The lower part of the city is almost sub
merged. Hundreds of houses are invadoi
on the first floors by the water. ' Thi
flood will be greater than las
year. Busincts will sutler comparative !
small loss aside from the cost of remov
ing goods and a suspension of business
Thoic is oven strong talk of raising th
low grounds of the city above the flooi
height , an there is no other means o
averting future tioublo. Relief worl
has started promptly. The committee o
fifteen appointed l > y the chamber o
commerce held a moating this afternooi
nnd put the mr.Uiincry in immcdiat
motion for taking all cases of distress it
charge. The gas works closed when thi
water reached sixty feet. The gas in th
main and metres is sufficient for to
night , but to-morrow night the rocoursi
will be lamps , candles and olcctri
lights. A great source of trouble will b
n water famine. The engines of tli
water works are working now with difli
culty , and will bo entirely disabled wit
five or six foot moie rise. There doubtless
loss will bo an order to-morroi
stopping all manufactories the
use the stream from running in order t
save the water supply as much as posn
bio. The general opinion is that th
river must exceed the highest stage c
last year , CO foot 4 inches. The railroa
situation is unchanged. The floors c
the depots are weighted with iron t
keep them from being lifted by th
water. No freight is received.
Newport nnd towns on the Kentuek
shore above are already in deep wate
and families have ' boon busy removin
their goods in wagons and tkilFs. N
casualties are repoitcd. Lawrence Dur (
Ind. , is out oil from communication b
railroad , telegraph and telephone. Thei
were grave fears of much damage if tli
now levee should break.
CINCJNNAII , February 7 , 2 a. in. Tli
river is 01 feet 1 inch. It is still rainini
Telegrams have been sent to Sandusk ]
Toledo and Cleveland , asking for boats !
bo used for the relief of families in eul
merged district ) ,
WHKKI.IKO > .v.
, Vn. , February ( i. Strei
car travel was stopped on all lines i
noon , No serious damage has icsultc
BO far in the city. At Elmwood Fre <
crick Ilogan , aged 10 , was drowned.
At Maynard , Ohio , Mary Caste , age
17 , foil from n bridge and was drownoi
Neither body has been recovered. TJ
biidgo at Port Martins Ferry and Be
liiiro , Ohio , are largely submerged , i
the latter place the gas is shut oil' .
At the Wheeling creek coal mines , tl
works and houses are surrounded ui
the houses are threatened with deatru
tion , The depots on both nldos of tl
river are surrounded or flooded. Ti
iron works in the vicinity were coi
I pellcd to shut down by water in the c
gino rooms. Inhabitants of lowly lying
lands are seeking safety in higher parts
of the city.
Great excitement wan occasioned this
evening by n report that many females
were imprisoned by the water , in houses
in the lower part of the town , Relief
parties \\ero organized by the Mayor ,
and about 20 families rescued from per
ilous positions.
CLEVELAND O.
i ) , February ( ! . The rail
ways entering hero report very high
water at various points and considerable
damage in some places. There is n big
washout on the Cleveland it Pittsburg at
Wayncsburgh. The freshet at Uavard
is very high. Water along the Boo Line
is high , but no danger yet. The Now
York , Pennsylvania it Ohio road is not
seriously troubled so far. The Valley
road is covered with high water for fif
teen miles south , chiefly overflow from
the Ouyahoga river , which haa spread
over a part of the upper llati hero. The
Cleveland , Lorain it Wheeling depots
are under water.
CLKVEIAND , February O1 Evening
Rain has fallen steadily for forty hetirs.
The Mahoning and its tributaries nro
much swollen and people nro being taken
from their houses in boats. The rail-
\tajs are mostly covered with water.
At Conncaut the ice gorge broke , car
ried away the dam at Rathbono's flour
ing mill nnd destroyed a part of the
paper mill dim.
At Now Philadelphia the Tuscarawas
river is rising ( Ax inches an hour and al
ready is considerably higher than last
year. Great alarm is felt along the low
lands. The town is nearly cut off from
outside communication.
No trains are run between hero and
Akron on the Valley railway. Much
damage has been done to bridges. Thu
ice gorge has pushed the bridge at the
peninsula out of plnco.
LOUISVILLU KV.
LOUISVILLE , Ky. , February (5. The
river is rising 3 inches an hour. It is . ' )3 )
foot 10 inches by canal marks ; 31.10 , ,011
the falls , rising 3 inches per hour. It
rained hard all night and is still raining.
No business , boats laying up. Very lit
tle wharf room above Third street. Great
excitement , nnd the people nro moving.
A greater flood than any horotofoio is
predicted.
LOUISVILLU , February ( i. It looks as
though the flood of last year was to bo
repeated. The river at noon was 'U feet
in the canal , and rising at the rate of 4
inches an hour. Shippingpoit and Port
land are flooded. Already over 800 people -
plo are dri\enout of their homes. The
government buildintr is the only house
not submerged in Shippingpoit. Four
moi'o feet of water will biing the flood
over the cut-off above the city , wd that
point will bo lloodeel with great loss of
property , and perhaps lives. It haa
been raining steadily all day. The Ken
tucky river is still rising rapidly a (
Frankfoit. Considerable excitement i :
prevailing , and the river banks an
thronged with people. No loss of life in
roporfcd yet.
Much apprehension is felt lest the
town of Jeffersonvillo bo totally mini
dated as last year. People are moving :
and preparing for the Hood. No damage
ago as yet.
Midnight Raining ; river rising , foui
inches an hour ; families moving out bj
the hundreds.
EVANSVILLE O.
EVAXSVILLE , Ind. . Fob. ( i Gloomy
prospects ; the river io forty foot on thi
guago ant1 rising two inches per hour. Il
rained hard nil night and is still raining
The banks of the river arc , covered witl
corn awaiting shipment , with prospect
of a highoi1 river than in February laat
All the boats are busy moving corn , bu
there is not half enough tunuage.
EVASSVILLE , Ind. , February (5 ( The
river is rising tno inches an hour to
night and boats are busy moving famil
ics , corn and stock. A million bushel
of corn nro on the banks between hen
nnd Paducah , much of which will bo do
atroycd. The Wabash has hardly stirt
cd , nnd there will yet be n big flood ii
that stream. It btill rains.
LWKSVILLU , O.
LVNF.SVILLI : , 0 , , February 0. At > si :
to-night the river was rising three inche
an hour with 35 feet in the canal , . ' ! i
feet on the falls and raining steadily
People are expecting the water to com
over the cut oil' by morning and an
moving put to oscapp inundation , remembering
mombering that which caught then
sleeping 011 the night of Ju'y 12 , 1883
The flood scones of 1883 will doubtlcs
bo repeated. Only ono case ot drown
ing , n nick 1111.11 nuined Frank Itudoma
kcr , is reported. It resulted by th
ovcrluring of a skiff.
YO truus rowif , ouio.
YouNOSTOWjr , Ohio , February ( i , Mn
honing river is on the rampage , havin
reached the highest point since 1832 , A
Warren the west part of the city is over
flowed , scores of families have bee :
driven from their homes , and manufac
turing establishments on the flats are a
closed. In this city the Fifth ward i
inundated. The water on Mill utrot
and Mahoning avenue is five feet dee [
The Pittsburg , Cleveland and Toledo i
thp only road open east and west froi
this city , nnd it is fo.tred the bridge r
Newton Falls will go out to-night. Th
iron bridge on the roadway wont dovv
there to-day at that jioiut. So far thoi
has been no loss of life. Since noon th
river lias raised from four to oigl
inches an hour. It is raising but littl
to-night.
hTEOIlBNVILLH , OHIO.
STKUIIENVILI.E , Ohio , February ( > ,
7 o'clock to-night the river is forty fet
feet , and rising , The flood is the gmi
cct ever known. ) . > ocal damage is m
material. All trains have ceased rui :
ning. The water works nro submerge !
COLUMHUS , o.
COLUMIIUH , February ( ! . The Sciai
at nine to-night was within a foot an hit
an last year and still rising. The dyk
along the flats below the city broke t
night and 100 families moved out whi
others huvo gone into the sacond uteri
in hopes the water will fall. No trail
are running and many bridges are dovv ;
AuitoiiA , Ind. , February 0. At 10 t
night the alarm bells of Lawrcncobur
two rnilos away , were distinctly hear
The levco above that town has givi
away no doubt , and the place is beii
subjected to a rushing flood.
OiNoiNNATj , February 7. 2 . in.
It is impossible to obUin further no1
from Liwrencoburg na there is no mea
of communication except by boat.
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
The House Argninjr the Pleura Piien-
nionia Bill.
The Quoslion of State Eights
Raipcd Against It.
Various Bits of Information Oall-
od for By Resolution ,
The I'locccilliiKs < > ' CoiifjresH Given in
Dotnll.
FOHTY-KIGHTH CuXOUKSS.
8K.VATK.
WASHINGTON" , February ( i. Mr. Miller
( rop. , Cnl. ) , from the committee on for
eign relations , reported the senate bill
prepared as an amendment to the auti-
Chinese act. Placed on the calendar.
Its provisions have been published ,
The following bilh were reported fa
vorably with amendments nnd placed on
the calendar :
By Mr. Miller ( rop. , N. Y. ) , from the
committee on agriculture A bill provid
ing for the extirpation of plouro-pnou-
mourn and other contagious diseases of
domestic diseases.
By Mr. Miller ( roD. , Gala. ) , from the
committee on foreign relations A bill to
provide for executing treaty stipulations
lolating to Chinese.
Bills introduced and referred :
By Mr. Log < m ( rep. , 111. ) To increase
the ottlcieney of \ i o army.
By Mr. Allison ( rep. , Iowa ) To pro
vide for the indemnity of the state of
Iowa , due under various acts relating to
swamp and overflowed lands.
The chair laid before the senate n reso
lution offered by Mr. Butler ( dom. , S.
0. ) , requesting the president to transmit
to the senate a record of the proceedings
of the Proteus inquiry. Agreed to.
Tno chair ( Sherman ) laid before the
senate the unfinished business of yostor-
dry , it being the Mexican land grant
titles bill. It was debated nt great length
and several amendments proposed and
rejected. Aa amendment ofl'orcd by
Mr. Coke ( dom. , Tex. ) was agreed to
excepting from the limitation act the
three years within which claims have to
boprosonted by all minors , married women
and insane persons.
Without action die senate wont into
executive session nnd soon after ad
journed.
HOUSI : .
Mr. Curtin ( dom. , Pa. ) introduced n
bill for the establishment of a branch
home for disabled volunteers in ono of
the western states , Roforrcel.
Mr. Belmont ( dom. , N. Y. ) , from the
committee on foreign afl'airs , reported a
resolution icquosting the president for
copies of the coricspondenco between the
United States and Great Biitain respect
ing tlio extradition of fugitives from jus
tice since December 23 , 1870 , when the
suspended extradition clause under the
treaty of 1812 was resumed , together
with any proposal for n now extradition
stipulation submitted by either govern-
inenfc to the other since the suspension in
1876 , and its operations under article 1C
of the treaty of 181 ? , Adopteel.
Mr. Clements ( cilmf , Ga ) , froiri the
same committee , reported a resolution
calling on the aecretary of state for information
mation as to who , if any , consuls 01
agents had been absent from duty since
January 1 , 188.J , the length of such ab.
sonce , and whether the salaries woie
paid. Adopted.
The house went into committee of UK
whole , Mr. Cobb ( dom. , Ind. ) in thi
chair , on the plouro-pneumonia bill.
Mr. L-uiham ( dom. , Tex ) strongly op.
posed thu bill us ondangeiim ; ono of tin
\nstintercstsof the country. Why liar
not the committee seen fit to restrict tin
operation to states in which the plagui
exists ? There wore in this incasnro ovih
and uangors infinitely worse than tin
cattle plaguo. lie criticised especially
the section which providcii for a duor
tion of the expense of eradication be
twcen the United States and utatcu
Tlio United States had no light to saj
what amount should bo paid by any stall
nnd in case of rcfiml lay 1111 cmlnrgi
upon the shipment or exportation of it ;
cattlo. The § 200,000 propound as an ap
propiiation would bo found not to bi
pocket change compared with the v.is
sums needed. No more mugnificont plai
has ever been cincoutcd to unlock thi
vaults of the treasury and disgorge th
public funds.
Mr. Reagan ( dom. , Tex ) took simila
ground , and argued that many of its pro
visions nro unconstitutional. Ho full ;
sympathized with the purpose of th
bill , but thought as repotted it wouli
create on evil greater than it proposed t
remedy.
Mr. Hunt ( dom. , La. ) contended tha
the bill gave the fedeial governmon
poweis oxprebflly reserved to the statrc
Mr. Eaton ( dom , . Conn. ) conaidoro
the bill the most mischievous proeontc
to congress the present session , beuaus
it was a violation of the constitution i
taking from the states their powers nni
rights. It undertook to make the pies
dent master of the people of this grc ; :
confederation of states. It was nnothe
of these wedges drh on into the constiti
tion. .
Mr. Anderson ( rep. , Ks , ) spoke i
support of the measure. A terrible di :
case was threatening one of the greatei
industries of the country. Congress ] in
power on the ground of protecting tl
general public and thu rights of ptoporl
to stamp it out , and yet a pioponition I
do HO met with the old , old argument
state sovereignty and states' right
While the whole animal industry was ;
danger of being annihilated it was co :
tended that congress had no power
stop over a state line and eradicate di
case No such objection wan mad
however , when the Mississippi loven b
came up. Gentlemen were willing th
whole herds of agricultural states shou
bo permitted to go to the domnitii
smithereens before they would put ni
power in the general government
prevent it.
Mr. Muldrow ( dom. , Miss ) favor
the general purpose of the bill and ga
notice that ho would at the proper tii
move to recommit it for revision.
Messrs. Peters ( rop. , Kasnnd La
renee ( rop. , Pa. ) supported the bill n
urged the necetsityof immediate actie
Mr. Cameron expressed hearty conci
renee in the proposed legislation n
failed to iind any constitutional stu
bling block in the way. A liberal c <
struotion of the constitution should al
ways bo given when great public good ia
to bo accomplished or n great public < ml
averted.
Mr. llowoll ( rop. , 111. ) contended that
the proposed legislation was absolutely
necessary to protect the cattle interest ,
and it was not possible for atntca to dose
so without the federal will.
Mr. Perkins ( rop. , Ivan. ) assorted the
right of congress to legislate on the sub
ject.Mr.
Mr. Bedford ( rop. , Col.naid ho would
not vote for thu bill unless it was funda
mentally reconstructed , but his objection
was not the flimsy ono of states' rights.
Ho objected because the bill authorised
some scientific crank to takochargo of the
subject and investigate the condition of
cattle shipped from ono state to another.
That was too great a power to put into
the hands of any ono agent of the nation.
Ho made a constitutional argument in
support of the view that the Rovornmnnt
could in the exercise of its power regu
late commerce and legislate in the man
ner proposed by the bill.
Mr. Cox ( dom. , N. Y. ) assorted that
the bill trenched upon the rights of
states.
Mr. Gibson ( dom. , W.Va. ) said ho did
not moan to reflect upon the committee
on agriculture , but it must have been
ovor-rcachod , for the bill was n fraud on
its face and intended to perpetuate n
great wrong upon the people. It pro
posed to create a fotco of ofllcors to take
the place of collectors of internal love-
nuo and search every man's farm. Ho
was utterly astonished that the commit
tee put such unlimited power in the
hands of subordinate officers f the gov
ernment and opened to such n wide extent -
tent the doors of the treasury.
Pending further action the committee
rose and the house adjourned.
A Torrlblo IMtii'KO.
Fur.Ki'OUT , 111. , February ( i. The Illi
nois Central stock and accomodation
train , which loft Freeport this morning
for the west , struck a broken rail a mile
\ \ cst of Apple river. The caboose and
seven freight cars out of the 21 , loaded
with live stock andhouaoholdgoods ] , wcro
thrown clown a sixty foot embankment.
Throe trainmen were injured , the con
ductor seriously. There wore seven
Gorman passengers in the caboose from
near Springfield , 111 , ( going to Fayotto
county , Iowa , and all were more or less
injured , two having arms broken. The
passengers wore saved trom the frightful
plunge by lodging against n tree near the
track. The caboose caught lire and was
partly burned. Four hones wore killed
in the fall , and about a do/.on cattle so
badly injured that they had to bo killed.
The wounded passengers wore brought
to Fieoport and cared for. No blame
attaches to the employees.
Bolmont'H ICcHoluttou.
" \VARIIINOTON , February C. Repre
sentative Belmpnt's resolution concern
ing the extradition correspondence be
tween the United States and Great
Britain ia accompanied by n report by
Belmont , in which ho Bays the existing
British treaty only specifies murder , as
sault with intontto murder , piracy , -arson ,
robbery and for cry , but none of the
modern criminal nor political crimes.
Ill the oxistinj ; relations of the two coun-
tric.s , growing out of events in Ireland , it
is of the utmost importance that the
house shall know what vjowa the British
government haa taken and expressed on
the qucation respecting the quantity and
quality of political motives and purposon
which can make minder an inoxtradita-
bio olfenso in the eye of her own statute
or in the eye of international law.
Gnnndiim Politics.
OTTAWA , February 0. In parlimonl
Sir Richard Cartwright has given notice
of his intention to move , Thursday next ,
iv resolution impeaching Sir Leonard
Filloy , minister of finance , in connoctioi :
advancing $30,000 to the Exohango banli
of Montu > al , after knowing the same tc
bo insolvent.
It is rumored that the Now Brunswicli
and Nova Scotia members will bind together
gother and oppose the proposed loan tx
the Canada Pacific unless Halifax is madi
the ocean terminus of the road.
Uiali
OniCAiio , February 0. At the moot'
ing of the general freight agents of th <
northern trunk lines to-day it was do
cidcd to advance Utah rates to-morrow ,
The trunk line1 ] in deciding to res ton
rates on west-bound Utah bunincai do.
torminud to put in force the old schedule
rates which the Burlington and Atchl
son , Top ok a & Santa Fo nave boot
charging since January 28 , or the date o :
the conference between the Burlingtoi
and Union Pacific roads.
A Reduction on Lumber
GiiiUAno , February 0. Commissionoi
Vining of the Western Trunk Line as.
oociation announces n reduction of him
ber rates from Chicago to Council Blufli
nnd Omaha from a basis of 10 to that o
10 cents per hundred pounds , This reduction
duction meets one announced by Com
missionpr Midgely of the Soulhwoston
association a few days ago.
Tlio Ilciini'iiln Gannl Hill.
WAHHiNfiroN , Februaiy 0. In th
house committee on railways nnd canal
Representative Murphy was instructe
to favorably report hin bill for the con
struction of the Ilonnopin canal. Th
bill provides for an appropriation of 81 ,
000,000.
Giittlnir Down "Wuses.
SALMON FALLS , N. n , , January < ! . -
The ii'duction of wages by the Saloi
Falls Manufacturing company , of th :
place , and by the Portsmouth Manufai
tunng company , at South Berwick , Mo
will bo from 4 to 10 per cent. A strike i
expected. . _ _ _ _
lilpr I-'ho nt 1'rlnoo.
SAN FUANOIHI o , February ( I. A Hi
last night on the corner of Mission an
it Stewart streets destroyed a sash mill fai
tory , flour mill , machine shop and a nun
bor of lumber piles. Loss. $125,000.
is believed to bo an incendiary.
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Fwurloon Injured.
id POUT GIUSON , Miss. , February 0.
construction train on the Vicksbui
10 road , carrying a largo force of laborer
had eight Hat cars overturned and foil
teen men wounded , ono fatally , tltr
id dangerously.
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idn DI.S MOIM.S , February . This moi
n- ing the body of Frank Hull' , was foui
under Coon river bridge on the ico. It
supposed ho foil through the bridor
while intoxicated striking on his head ,
producing instant do th. The coroner's
verdict "accidental "
was death.
Tlio MlHHlHRlppI Convention.
WASHINGTON , February fiv The dele
gates to the Mississippi river conven
tion called at the whitohouso to-day in n
body and paid their' roipocts to the pres
ident. Stanard , the clalrman , made a
short addresi in which ho oxprcsaed the
tbfttiks of the delegates to the president ,
for the interest ohown in the Minissippi
river improvement , and his ull'orts to se
cure favorable action by congress. The
president replied briolly , sayint ; his
views on this aubiect were well known
and have boon expressed in messages to
congress. IIo hoped that the eo.ivontion
would secure the legislation looking to n
Hiicody and permanent improvement of
the prent Mississippi river.
When the convention reassembled today -
day the delegates at once began to pour
in the resolutions upon the chair , moit
of which wore referred immediately to
the committed on resolutions. A Kan
sas delegate o Herod n resolution which
was adopted requesting the cnrvcant at
arms to display our national ting in and
about Uie hall during the meet
ing of the convention and espe
cially on the rostrum and about
the speaker's chair. A resolution was
adopted inviting Senator Logan and
members of the nennto Mississippi river
committee to visit the convention. Reso
lutions were presented looking to the
enactment of a law re uirin bridges to
bo so located and constructed as not to
endanger life and property and prevent
obstruction of navigable waters by rail
roads. A resolution paisod inviting all
members of congress to attend the con
vention.
At this point a young man entered the
hall bringing a largo American Hag ,
which was saluted with boisterous applause -
plauso and was unfurled behind thu
president's chair.
A resolution was oll'ercd and referred
approving the plans for improvement
made by United States engineer olHcorn ,
declaring that public works ought to bo
done by odicors of the United States ,
that no work ahouldbo done by contract ,
no convicts should be employed on any
public works except public roads , that
congress should entertain no project to
establish artificial waterways until the
condition of navigable streams is im
proved.
Among other resolutions o lie rod was
ono urging an appropriation for improve
ment of the navigation of the great
lakes , ono urging also liberal appropria
tions to enable the chief signal ollicin1 to
improve the signal service at river ob
servations , ono approving the Uonncpin
canal project.
AVhilo the resolutions wore being offer
ed Senator Logan and hut colleague ol
the senate comiuiltco that recently ex
amined the Mississippi river improve
ment entered the hall. The delegate !
rose and greeted them with long ap
plauso. When the oeuators had taker
seals on the platform loud calls wen
made for Logan and Senator Logan was
introduced and mndo a buof speech. He
said the report of the coinniittco showed
how they utood.
Sonatoia Sawyer , J nes and Walkoi
were also called upon and spoke. ]
Senator Jones described rapidly the
thoiough examination by the committee
and pid ho trashed the report vwoulr
have its ell'cct. J "
Senator Walker declared the great
states of the Misjistippi valley wcro tin
controlling power in the government.
Gen. Turner ( Tonn. ) oll'ercd a/joculai
motion that congress bo requested t <
make an appropriation to pay the ox
ponnos of this convention. -
Mr. Lowry ( Mo ) took the lloor ant
made a lengthy nnoech on cheap trans
portation. Ho eaid this convention dii
not como to Waihington to petition con
grcss but to instruct the young doinocM
cy and young republicans of the Mime
sippi valley. The speaker declared thu
ho will not follow any party that will no
advocate a policy of cheap transports
tion. The party , ho Raid , that oflcro th
moat substantial proof of its adherence t
these principles would surely win in th
next national campaign.
At this point the convention took a re
cess in order to give the committee o
resolutions opportunity to loport.
When the convention reassembled i
was announced that the committco o
resolutions had not been able to con :
ploto its report. A delegate said h
understood the committuo waa not hat
moniOus in its viowa. A resolution wa
thereupon adopted instructing the coin
mittep to make its report to-morroi
morning.
Gen. Lloyd King ( Li ) was invited ti
the stage and addressed the delegates i
a brief speech , in wliiuh he advocated th
caiiBo of the convention.
Turner ( Tmin. ) made n strong spcec !
in denunciation of the spirit of intolot
anco foimorly shown toward * projects fa
national improvements in the soutli
His speech was filled with quaint an
humorous remarks , und created shouts <
laughter and applause. Adjourned unt
to-morrow.
Mississippi river commission hr
made arr.ingomontu with the marin
hospital service for treatment in its hni
pitals of nil their sick employes along tl :
Mississippi , from St. Paul to No
Orleans.
ABIotliodlHt UnlvciHlfy.
CHATTANOOUA , February 0.The un
vcrsity of the Methodist church was 1 <
oatcd to-day with imposing ceromonio
Bishop Wyloy presided. It will _ bo tli
Central Methodist university in U
south and $80,000 will bo spent this yea
A Content Deoldod.
WAHiiiNnioK , January fl. The hou
committee on elections in the Norl
Carolina contest of Pool versus Skinno
has decided to report Skinner entitled *
retain thu seat.
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NuwI > UK , February 0. Billy M
Glory , convicted of violating the oxci
law , has been sentenced to the penile
tiary for nix months.
Klllotl by n Train.
LvNtnsTKit. Out. , February 0.
passenger train struck a cutter at n era :
ing , killing Alex. lUcardoon , Willia
Agnoa and the horse.
A 'funnel Olives.
O.vir.o , 111. , February (1 ( , The tunn
above" Jonesboro , on the Cairo and fc
Louts railroad , caved in last nigl
caused by heavy rains , It will bo clear
in a coujilo of days.
FROM FOREIGN LANDS.
The PaMnl Scenes in Beleagtirefl
Mini ,
And Preparations for a Desperate *
Defense ,
The Egyptian Soldiers Show De
spicable Cowardice ,
low aiornco Itoy ami Jr. Iioslto Mot
Won tli.
NKWS.
Till : ATTACK OX
PAIUS , . February C. Admiral Courbo-fr
plographs that atfairs in Tonquin conj
inuo quiet. Soundings show that the
vator is of sufficient depth to enabto the
junboata to attack Bacninh.
TUB COWARDLY KOypTlANS.
LONDON , February rt. Gladstone
tated in the commons to-day that Ad-
niral Hewitt had decided to strengthen
ho forts at Suakim and the government
iad taken measures to increase his forces
n order to insure the safety of that city.
Jakor Pasha telegraphed Sir Evlyn
iaring , British minister at Cairo , that
ho force by which ho waa attacked was
ess than a thousand strong , but tlio
Egyptians throw away their arma and
nOMKWAUD 110UX1 * .
HAMIIURO , February 0. At 10 o'clock
his morning the remains of DoLong and.
omradoa , of the .loannotto expedition ,
voro quietly placed on board the Frisia ,
vhich sailed for Now York.
BUAVK OAVALUYMES.
LoNiio.N1 , February 0 In the fight
tear Tokar it seems that the Egyptian
Cavalry throw away their Baddies and
urned their horses looac , effecting n re-
rout on foot in order that they might
lot bo sent back to fight again.
Tin : r > irr.NSK OF HUAKTM.
SUAKIM , February ti Now and strong-
entrononmonts arc being made. Three
.housand men , including the survivors of '
ho recent battle , are available for the
tofonso of the town. Morico Boy and ,1
-r. Leslie fell together in the recent ,
ight after a desperate resistance. One
mndrcd and eights sailors have landed.
ro to occupy a strong position with ,
jlatling guns.
TUB BCnSUS AT XUAKIM.
LONDON , February (5. ( The scone at
Suakim is described as painful. The (
wives of many dead soldiers are bewailing r' '
f > Wi
ing their loss and tearing their hair and
clothing in anguish. A thousand sailors Wif
the Orontcz Suez have
on transport at , J
boon ordered to Suakim. The govern
ment has advicoa confirming the report-
ad massacre of Towfik Boy and his fol
lowers.
IN OPEN nr.voi/r.
CAIRO , February 0. The tribes beyond -
yond Koosko are in full revolt. General *
Gordon , who haa arrived at Ivooska , is
unable to proceed on his journey to
Khartoum.
I fl I'ALL AT TOKAR.
LONDON , February 0. All special dis
patches agree that Tokar and Trinkitat
are hopelessly lost. Tlio fact that Brit
ish gunboats left Trinkitat creates a bad
impression upon the minds of the Egpy- I
tians and encourages the rebels in their
fanaticism. The rebels captured five
guns , 30,000 poimdd of cannon ammuni
tion , 3,000 rillou an onounoua quantities
of cartridges.
Later advices of Iho defeat of Baker
Pasha state the claughtor of his forces
continued nil the way bask to Trinkitat.
The Egyptiaos were panic stricken and
fell upon their knees but their appeals
for mercy were fruitless. The Arabs
soi/.ed them by the necks , thrust spears
into their back , and savagely cut their
throat p. The Englishmen missing are
Maurice Bey , Surgeon Leslie , Captains
I Mtcr nnU WalKer , Lieutenants Car-
ioll , &milh and Watkins. Ten other
; n olllcero tare missing. The
huddled together on the shore
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nt'TimUtnt nnd might easily have been
slaughloiH but the enemy gave over
'nirmiit , 'Jimon embarked as quickly
as possible ij , < u rix transports lying
: hcre nnd uuhL5akii' Paaha and Colonel
sartorious arrived at midnight at Suakim.
Intense excitement prevails in Suakim.
An attack of the enemy is oxpoctod. The
'orts are occupied by English marines.
The Fionch agent has telegraphed for
man-of-war.
The enemy nurroundul . id ui-itrpycd
Towlik Boy and his four liuiiuied follow
ers between Sinkat and ilio coast while
attempting to cut their wr.y through the
enemy.
A Jlt'iii'tlc'th Oiiin\lii. )
BOSTON , February 0 Captain Burn-
liain , of the boatu of inspectors of steam
vessels , says the captain of the steamer
Glaiuus admitted to him that the Glau-
cus passed the wrecked City of Columbus
after daylight on the morning of the dis
aster nnd rocogni/.ed her ; that signals of
distress nora Been from the Glaucus but
the latter did not stop bocuuso the cap
tain did not wish to bo delayed on the
trip , This , said Burnhum , is ono of tlio
most heartless things 1 over hoard of.
It was outrageous and I propose to sum
mon the entire uow of the Glaucus and
take their testimony before the board ,
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of Uie igotabla klncdom known to medical tci-
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mcdldne , like anytliluit cl e , can Le fairly luJfdl
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