Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 8, 1884, Page 1

VR P 2y ey EE—— = TR T et ST ST e o aneS g P e (v 3 A% % "y v 5 ol G | THE OMAHA DALy REE THIRTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA, NEB. FRIDAY MORN m , N NG, FEBRUARY 8, 1884, NO. 199, ¢ - S —— — missatisibtatay however, many still remain. Skif's also Y important services rendered to the im- 1t Povi tati A\l THE WATERY WASTES. | 3irect ot “Sary wsovais so-rs.| RIVER IMPROVEMENT, [[hncrion, sarioos sendored o 3| THE NATIONAL CAPITAL. (37, i byidestor an approeisicn ot | EROM FORITIGN LANDS. —— orted, but lnvestigation. shows alight —_— by the prasident of the United Siatex in e ontitnntos, ath §1 505,238 less than the b Nk dai °3 oundation for most of them. an, : : his official acts and declarations from th iat y Tbe Ploods Abating in PIACeS A1 [N [ nearirending inatances o sick peopto inr. | 116 VOIGE 1At COmMES TR0 G MSS- | time of s scceron to that high e, | TIC BUSLLCSS TRAISActGd DY CODGDOSS | bt i, i, Current yoar. A farent [ndfonation Oyer Bgland’s Apa- ereasing i OtLers prisoned all night amid the wasto of issippiConvention Sixth—Wo also recognizo tho wisdom Yesterda Pleto four stool Suiners prorosed by the \ 4 \ waters come to light this morning. The ) of congress in_appropriations heretofore y secretary of the Nibg. " Nothiun 18 tiron thy in Bgype i Bollaire, O., goblet works caught fire FRUPRAN euade Jot the Improvement of the rivers i howover, for the cokletion of memitors’ ’ 3 this morning from lime slacking in the i of the west, at tho same time observing ni for which 83,600,000 ag aaked. b Fromc Going About the Streets in Boats rter, but tho fumos did litle harm. A General and Systematio Im= |with satisfaction the recent recommenda. | & Politioal Method that Needs el 270 Only a Miracle Can Save ' Ohi- . 'he scenes about the city are unprece- . tion of the senate select committeo on ; RATHS RESgpnmn and Skiffs, HIRKEE, WILHIRL i eBocry, . Thate provement of Rivers. s Misstasippt et AIgRovements. that Reforming, ; ORED, nese'’ Gordon. e flm:;l le?tl e w;wr than 'iln thle famous — if the work of improvement be worth = e KR PR e . flood of 1832, and two or three feet more il doing, it is worth doing well and to se- : : © Result of the New Yy Mooting. " Many I;:‘mflfl.“agvgh"“t Food or is oxpected. Ttis impomsiblo at this And Navigation Between the|uure™ thoroughness, permanency and|L0¢ McGarraban Claim Now in i ¢! | A Wide Spread Revolt Helpst Out ire.for ours. hour to give an estimate of the dam- economy in its prosecution a uniform O ittee, . Y. ) » sge. Busivess s hearly ispended @roat Lakes, aystem should be adopted and athered e . New Yonx, February 7.—Ag moot- the Rebels. s Evoning—The river is rising slowly. e to. Sty I Sy e yestorn i ios | There i a to ty th i i Sevonth —Wo al 70 with sat- onnections to-day the prosidentoy Comparatively Fow Oausualties | There is more damage to property than| Benefioial to the Whole National |, Sevouth Vo also rocognizo with mat-|Greneral Sherman to Leavo the| lines plodged themselves o bo pestror® | Movements of Foroos and Prepa® oxp! o. Vastly larger isfaction the benefits resulting to the + DO Persinlly Reported Thus Far. aross are submerged than in 1832, Economy. navigation of the Mississippi riter and Army To-Day. Tesponsible for the restoration and ig. rations for Battle, Houses, barns, bridges, straw and hay- R its principal tributaries from tho fexten- BTV iy i) ""k::‘"'r. rates °‘:9'"d bt Y - gl ; u ¢ onds working in connection with the —_— Tiie Anttclpated Disasters 1n the Low: | e Sy lonting Choose. aveiiany's. Wary: | THO Final Procecdings and Reaotn:| it o the hope ot e moers f| Various Mactors of More or Leas aro raruostod {o strictly maintain tho e stontrent Carnivat—The Frooaom \ er Mississippi Valleys. house loses 50,000, and merchants lose tions Adopted. districts and lights therein will in- Note. tarid, A meating of gensral managera of the Spanish Press. 3 heavy in perishable goods now under e creased to such an extent as the light Shatiiding: ;‘f) t&‘;‘;l}:?‘:i:}“i m:'?“;';"?"'l".“cm.‘“" i % e K s water. Losses aggregate over $1,000,- e 4 3 house board in consultation with the '3 e sl [0 \ R THE FLOODED DISTRICIS. (000, No loss of lifo has resultod hers, RIVER IMPROVEMENT. river commission finds nocossary to ven.[ ~ FORTY-EIGHTH CONGRESs, (cuding the Indiana, Rloomington &| \pwERAL FOREIGN NEWS. REPORTS ¥ROM ALL POINTS, but the fatality from the removal of the — der the servico completely efficient. SENATE, estorn and the Wabash, was aleo licldy Prersora, February 7.—Mensures for |8ick from the exposed houses will be [Tho Voice from the Mississippt Con-| Eighth—Wo approve the action of the| Wasivetoy, Fobruary 7.—The fol- and & now agreamont for tho main- I\ WHERESSOUTS OF GORDON, navigable only in boats and all sorts of improvised oraft are plying as ferries. Many people are still exposed on the island, not a spot of which remains above water. The work of removing them goes on in skiffs and steamboats; $2,700 was raised this afternoon by committees appointed to look after the destitute. Lovisviuis, Ky., February 7.—The situation is not, materially changed here since yesterday. It rained steadily all mittee to receive subscriptions and take such action as was found necessary to re- lieve the present wants of the needy. This afternoon public meetings will be held in this city for the same purpose. Donations are pouring in from citizens, It is thought no difficulty will be experi- enced in raising any amount needed. Pablic halls of both cities are filled with women and children rendered homeless. Everything possible is being done in the morning. Resolutions of thanks to the president, district commissioner and others were unanimously agreed to. Hitcheock, of St. Louis, chairman of the committee on resolutions, presented the unanimous report of the committee as follows: Your committee on resolutions, having carefully considered the various resolu- tion referred to them, respectfully sub- sissippi river convention reassembled this the purposes for which it was formed un- til tho Mississippi river and its navigable tributaries are in such condition as the safoty of the people and interestsof com- merce demand and deserve, and said committee are authorized and requested totake proper steps for presenting 8 con- gross a suitablo wmemorial in the selise of the forgoing resolutions and for !m?;h- ing and distributing the proceedings of this convention. committbe on commerce—To provide for unloading coal, salt, etc., under superin- tendence of custom officers at the ox- pense of parties intorested. By Mr. Van Wyck, (rep., Neb.), from the committee on public lands—To ro lieve purchasors nm{ settlers on the Den- ver & St. Joe rmlroad lands; price fixed at 3,60 per acre. Mr. Cullom (vep., IlL.) introduced a bill for the relief of persons to whom this action is more significant than any former similar action, because in the present iustance the roads are thorough- ly in earnest and resolved to unite firmly upon a sound basis. The new agreement provides for a monthly settloment of balances, and contemplates the estublish- ment of a kind of railroad clearing house. It also provides for the forma- tion of interior pools. No penalties are imposed for past irregularities. It is un- Y 3 " 3 . H r tonance of rates in accordance witlh| LoNibg, Feb - N e th lief of sufferers by the flood will be | 8reat. The water and gas works are out vention executive committee on improvement of | lowing bills were reported favorably from tet A Nbbg, February 7.—A dispasch: from faken fo-day. Tho “Allegheny council | t0-day and tonight the city is in dark- MR wentorn waterways and requost it tocon. | committoes and pincod on the ealondar: L nd‘f,':f;;(‘,"“ R e fioxandi\ to TthoDaily Néws asserts { met this morning and appointed a com- | Dess. The streets of half the city are Wasiixatos, Fekruary 7.—Tho Mis- tinue its labors in the direction and for| By Mr. Dolph, (rep., Ore.), from tie . Y ebels \ave captured Gen. Gordon. No nows hys been received at the war” office regardig the rumored capture off Gen. Gordon. \The raport first posted im the window of the Daaly News oftlcs Has since been remowd, Huntington, seciotary of state for war, stated in the commons to-day that no- dispatches have been recsived eonfirma- tory of the rumored captare of General Gordon. A telegram to-day from ther British minister at Cairo makes no men- i , ) deratood that tho troublo with Poorin |3 ; e bl FUFRIAtGAg Y Ey thtmiy (heoe | it LUEMAIS T dAyHFeuc it AR obal| Lo alecr S tORL tall Tho following s:~plomental report was [lands woro confirmed by the governor of | eade has s crtlstrce ity Tath L a%%i® | ion of the affair, A dispatoh from Cairor d raimont. Tn “the city hl|ony drizzling, At noon tho canal guage | ™ior contideration the following: | also submitted: Yourcommittos, by | the old Northwest and Tndian territorigs 1% 1 beet tatisfuctorily adjusted. | g, “Gonoral Gordon catinot resoh B a number of women and children are re- ported very ill, only one causulty to-day. Jno. Jacobs, while catching drift wood, was drowned. Travel on nearly all the railroads is still suspended. Hun- dreds of strangers are unwillingly forced to remain in the city. Heavy land registered 34 foet 9 inches and rising 2 inches an hour. The flood will not be year, as people in dangerous localities have nearly all moved out and taken many necessities. The water has not come over the cut-off fill yet and the attended with so much sufforing as last | the broad area of eighteen states and ter- ritories, the people of which are in- tensely interested in cheaper transporta- tion from the producer to the consumer of all products of the country, whether of the soil, mine or factory, has assem- bled at the national capitol expressly to way of a supplemental report, state that they have given thoughtful attention to the various resolutions presented in the convention intended to remedy the dan- gers to navigation resulting from im. proper bridging of western rivers; also to the imperfect and endangered harbora and whose lands so confirmed were after- ward sold by the United States. Mr, Bock (dem., Ky.) offered a resolu- tion that the committee on civil service investigate the dismissal of John Dudley, colored porter of the senate and an ex- Gerrymandering in Ohio, Cowumnus, 0., February The bill redistrioting the state for congressional purposos becamo a law to-day. It gives soldier of the Union, tho democrats twelve and the republi. cans nine districts, ber before to-morrow. The story of his. capture is discredited. A steamer from: Khartoum reached Beiber to-day unmo- lested during the trip. The government: has ordered the commander of the Med- iterranean aquadron to dispatch as many. marines as possible to Suakim. He is i 2 Point is thus far safe, but it is expected | ,; ¥ . in the friable banks of Vicksburg and| .The bill relating to lands occupted by o —— expected to spare 1,200. ‘ T e O o et aais oot | that bofort aght the Point will be sun. | 17 ubtorance. £o tho popular dusire for | gther towna and cition of - tho jower |sottlers and formarly bolieved to bo a St. Paul's Sall Nine, o transport Paonah s undee ordors : bt mako o offort to arrivo or depart on | datd. The board of trade atarted relicf | %e”"uf "jou SuRrOSoment #04 exton- | Mississippi. Your committeo, howover, | part of the Uto reservation passed with a | Sr. Pavt, February 7.—A base ball | to sail forthwith to Suskim with 600 ma- % WScunICiiRLmeT A collision _oc- | measuros this morning, and sent out a [ gt e To8 O b |deem the matters embraced in the first Emvuo that they be returned to the pub- [association has been organized with a |rines: curred on the B. & O. yesterday, boat with provisions for the submerged near Fallsburg station between two districts, Little suffering is reported as convention is authorized to speak are en- First—The interests for which thd’ set of resolutions to belong v the police power of the government. It should be ic domain, At the oxpiration of the morning hour, capital of $10,000. It will be a member ot the Northwestern leagne. A nine will Ofticial advices announce the total: killed near Tukar as 2,250, including 60 f 3 4 C a r earnestly invoked to remove | Mr. Hawley (rep., Conn.)in the chair, | be gathered at once. officers, 16 of whom wore stafi! officers. vassengor traing, but fortunately noone | 3O, —Tho river is still rising halg | itlod to the highest degreo of considera- |ny arificial obstructions to. the| the senato took up tho unfinished busi: T Baker Pasha tolegrapls that ho has 3,500+ A Tom accmodation. going enst, and Mo. |an inch an hour and o deizzling Tam i | Gol from tho natioual legislature, to | navigation of rivers. Whilo the lattor ness, it boing the Mexioan land grant| The Bl Over, - iwon, a third of whom are umamed. It Z Keesport accommodation con;ing west | falling. A portion of the city known as ;ic:lion G th‘:‘ “::geulntiur{ ofo c‘i:nmn: resolutions pertain to matters clearly | title bill. It was discussed, but without Hmt“"“'“ Auls, February i.—Xhe |iy officially denied that tribes beyond 3 the ‘‘Point” is now covered with twent; came together at that point. Both en- gines were badly wrecked, the baggage cars rendered useless and Conductor Thos. Drake, of the down train, severely hurt. Aundrew Robinson, of McKees- port, had his ribs broken and was inter- nally injured. 8 p. m,—The decline in the river has continued all day. The Monongahela feet of water, but the people had all moved out, and no serious happenings are apprehended. St. Lours, Feb. 7.—A special from Memphis says: The floods pouring out of the upper riversare giving great concern to the people of this section, who cannot see any possibility of avoiding one of the merce between the states as well as the promotion of the general welfare. The domestic commerceaffected is already one-half that of the whole United States, more than twelve times greater than the total foreign commerce of the nation and larger than the total foreign commerce of the world. Upon this vast commerce has been levied year by year a direct and embraced within the lawful powers of the river committee to be exercised s soon as practicable. Your c«mmittee recousidered most favorable the suggestion contained in both sets of resolutions, but do not deem them appropriate mat ters for action by way of general resolu- tions, prefering to call special attention to them. in this supplemental report and action the senate adjourned. HOUSE, Mr. Dockery (dem. Mo.) from the committee on accounts, reported a reso- lution declaring vacant the position of the stenographers of the committee and providing that hereafter on request of the committee the speaker employ a re- porter at a compensation fixed by the passenger train crossed the new Cantilever bridge to-day. ——— Mrs, Stratron's Muscum, New York, February 7.—‘Tom Thumb’s” widow has applied for a license to open a museum, o — MARRYING DPAUGHTERS OFF. Korasko are in revolt. Gladstono denies that Sinkav has heen: captured by rebels, but admits that its. condition 18 critical, A CATTLR DISEASE MEASURE. Loxvox, February 7.—In the com- mons this evening 1t was moved that a mensure to prevent the importation of o - t doubting that th it 7 B animals suffering from foot and mouth has fallen nearly ‘threo foot sinco last | Mmost serious ‘;“‘?‘L‘W%V‘h“. Gt fli"“ wastoful tax, onormous m amount by | thy ‘government will '{:‘,’)","',p"p‘,‘f;:fuf‘: committoe on accounts. Adopted. Wodded Women in tho Ball Rooms | diseases be introduced without delay. midnight. Tho Allegheny is falling throe | tated the 'ow 'ancs. WArnIng tas Jeell | way of increased freights, insurance, | gtes in rolation to the same. Mr. Hammond (dem., Ga.) introduced of Europe. Gladstone said he would give no pledge inches an hour and many streets are now "’mk'” P! “1“'"‘ o °‘f’ t"" "Ieé“‘l’“’ b o | demurrage, wrecks and repairs caused | Both reports were adopted| by asclas abill to authorize the withdrawal from from the government that such a measure clear of water but full of debris. Trains ;fi‘i’;i";" ‘I"e':fi';;y"fo:flt; eY-Pm e e by snndbar]n, snags, treacherous banks |y fion which olicited grent applase, i"fi‘.!‘:‘.:’ffif“?fi:’f :';1'01'\“ targplc In France theparents make the matcht | should have nrecedence ot the great . o N i y 9 - 5 ris 0 O manufacture of me X are beginning to run again. Everything | 7t 8 5 CC iHtorior stesbumband and other obstacles to the safe and easy | * Aqdresses wore delivered possible is being done to relieve the suf- fering, Many families living in the second add to the disaster which is almost upon tha people below this city. LAWRENCEBURG, Ind., February 7.— navigation of the Mississippi river and its navigable tributaries. o exercise of power by congress can be more legitmate Repro- sentative Houk, William Hatoh of Mis- souri, Hon, Mark Dunnell and ex-Mar- shal Pitkin of Louisiana. Adjourned cines and chemicals. Referred. Mz. Beach (dem., N.Y.), from the com- mittee on agriculture, reported a resolu- this often done in England. man, but the maintenance, which is up- If not as ostensibly, yet no less really is | measures mentioned in the speech from It isnot the | the throne, Dodson, chancellor of the duchy of It 1s | Laucaster, stated that for several months, y ? « y nittee on n P resolu- | L iost in the parental thought. tory of their houses have been without ] more just than the relief of that|siee di tion directing the committeo to inquire [ POf 4 : thero had be £ foot or mouth food or fire. for thirty-aix hours, Two | There was great fright when the levee | coucrc, 1130 the immonse and varied |20 3%~ into the manufacturo and salo of oloo- | BRRL to roflect, whilo taking o wurvey | GiiCl I B orted. eattlo, and that the more drownings are roported, William B, | broke this morning. = The water from | i qustrios which support it from such ORIME AND ORIMINALS, margarine, cte, Calendared. 4 P i the Ohio had already entered so that when the Miami water came in it was not such a current as had been feared. The chief danger now is in crumbling foundations and high winds. Many small frame houses will Be moved from their foundations, but the people are well provided for and cheerful. CcoruyMBUs, Ohio, February 7.—A bili has passed the legislature and been signed by the governor authorizing the use of $50,000 for the purpose of relief of sufferers by floods in Cincinnati and other points on the Ohio, Bowman, aged 50, and Harvey Genung, aged 11, Midnight—The river is still receding. No rain since daylight. Tho estimated loss by flood in the county is $3,000,000. A majority of manufacturers will not be able to resume operations before Monday week. CiNcinnari, February 7.—The signal service indicates ‘‘colder weather” for this region. This is welcome news to Cincinnati to-day. So long as the weather remained mild, the little streams would continue feeding the flood, and prolong needless burdens by removing these ob- stacles to navigation. To have acquired those great waterways and the vast ter- ritory they drain was the triumph of early American statesmanship and to re- strain their mighty floods and direct their resistless vnergies are the achieve- ments of American science. It is for atatesmanship to complete that triumph by calling that science to its aid. Sacond—We earnstly aflirm the declar- ation of the river improvement conven- tion, which met at St. Louis, October, 1881, that it is manifestly the imperative Spocial Dispatch to the Bk, KID WADE ON A WHISTLING POLE, Stewarr, Neb., February 7.-=Mr. Phinney, conductor of tho east-bound freight, reports a map found hanging to a whistling post one-half mile east of Bassett, Brown county. The man issup- posed to be Kid Wade, the notorious horse thief. The Kid was taken from tho vigilantes last night by the sheriff, who was to take tho train this morning Mr. Dingley (rep., Me.), from the committes on shipping interests, report- ed a bill to conatitute a bureau of naviga- tion in the treasury department. Com-~ mittee of the whole. The house proceeded to the considera- tion of the adoption of the amended rules of the house for the 4Gth congress as_the rules of this house Mr. Belford (rep., Col.) offered an amendment to the amendment that when a member wants & clerk he shall pay for him out of his dwn pocket. The amendment oftered by Mr. White influenced the parental decision. For the most part, all the evidence offered of a man being a scampor profligate is set all young men are wild; but the; steady when they are married,” aside as onvy, malice, and all uncharita- | prpers are indulgi bleness; or else with the remark, ‘‘Well, | the failure of England’s poliey in Egypt. grow | The Journal des Debatesconsiders British We | occupation imperative,and urges England. once heard a lady, in speaking of a matri- | to act promptly to prevent the east monial event just coming off, eay, **Capi- | from tal match; first-rate chance for Ellen. | The Republique ¥rancaise ironically pre- Not at all the sort of a man, we all know, | sumes England that she ever intended to marry; but not | alone, otherwise she would never have how rarely we ever could detect that the | present condition of laws was such that character of a man, otherwiso eligible, | the government had no power to prohibit 0 importation of foreign cattle. FREN¢H IRONY. Panrs, Fobruary 7.—Parisian news- '33 in relapsing into barbarism. stroug enovgh to aet D B % o ne wowan in twenty does get that.” | assumed the responsibility of excludin; | high water. The freezo will put a check [ The (")'L'Fflz‘%ncg“fl.ed ll’yll‘t‘lfl ""fidl Il duty of the government to cause to be | for 0'Neyl, but was again takon from tho | ("eP:» K¥-) for & woman suffrage commit- 'éamimy ptthedbag) feaanl i) Europe, and (-apulémlly r..yuc'a. from pa,‘f on the sources, and hasten the fall. :}fl““'fl." o ot ey are vo |made such improvement of the Missis- | 1o o’ 5y o T teo was lost—G7 to 102, almost a party | oo ™00 " o™ iy ™ ohoose; the | ticipation in tho settlament of Egyptian Though the river will continue to rise|#2nesvilic a number of bridges are re-|gi,,i river and navigablo tributaries as [S1eP and lynchel b o liabl vote. The democrats voted in the neg- |\ fils yingt gubmit to be chosen, | affuirs, here until Saturday or Sunday,if no more | Ported gone. Stoux COrry, February 7.—A reliable | ative, onb foot and soven inches of the flood of | Wasurxuto, February 7 —1 a, m - |gard totho establishment of free water | ture ud & number of invited guesta wore| vy \yyy,varon, Fobruary 7.—The house | for “introducing” your daughirs, and | the kind in the world, ! 47, two_feet and threo inches of the|The signal office predicts; *The Ohio|communication between the valleys of the | Present. committee on the judiciary to-day heard | looking to the waiu_chance, we canuot ety sl Ll flood of 32, and four feet and four inches | will continue rising at Uincinnati and | great river west and tide water east, in PR arguments in tavor of the celebrated | recommend such society. Burned Uy Witk the o of the flood of last year. The weather is | points below and will fall at points above | #ccordance with recommendations bere- A Terrible Ord MeGarrahan case. Fo——— . v cloudy and growing waruer. duriag Friday sud Saturdsy. The flood | tofore made by the president in & special | Loxuox, February7.—The bark Holus o — Lurrie Rook, Ark, Fobruary 7,—A “".’“‘W"-“fid b Februan, . 3 WinreLixc, Va., February 7.—Thers | will incresso in Obio, aud on the insia: | mesago on this subjset, strauded &t Nordbye and lost &l the The Nuval Bill, light rain hus fallen all day. Ar-dwelling of Edwin/Backl® was tured 4 was great distress duringh::s night. The {sippi in the vicinity of Cairo until Mon-| ¥ifth—We desire to express our cor- | crew but two, who 8tood lashed to the| Wasuixarox, February 6.—The house | kansas river has risen 6foet 4 inches | last night, and ‘.mt g s o iy steamer Bell Prince has been engaged in|day and Tuesday next and become very | disl appreciation and acknowledgment of | mizzen-mast for & week without food, | eommittee on appropristions will cow- | sinse the last report. Another overflow foba Abe ik : takiog families off the island, where, ! destructive.” the broad, patriotle views expressed and | Their feet wero frozen. plote the nuval appropriation bill to-mor- | of the Missiseippih is feared. “found iu the debuis, v . year, but without alarm. Carrerspurc, Ky., February Heavy rains the pust twenty-four hours. All hopes of an early abatement of the flood are gone. Water on the main streets has cut off a large portion of the town, except by skifis, The Big Sandy river is rising. At Richardson, O., the 7.— rains come it will then fall rapidly. The view from suspension bridge thismorning is not cheering, Along the Covington front to Licking river is entirely sub- merged, the water being in the second story of the dwellings. Newport presents the appearance of a lake with a few shall permanently secure the safe and easy navigation thereof. Especially is this duty obvious and our demand justi- fied in view of the donations already made by congress in land amounting to nearly 200,000,000 acres and in bonds issued or guaranteed of nearly $100,000,- stock man justin from Brown county, Nebraska, says Kid Wade had not been hanged by vigilants when he left. It appears that they wore trying to get him to give the rest of the gang away, the understanding being that if he does so 50 his life will bo_spared, but the belief The amendment restricting the priv- iloges of the floor now granted to ex- members of congress was lost—I17 to 130. No quorum voted on the amend- ment. Mr. Cox (dem., N. creation of Y.) proposed the save in the case of some remarkable bolle who *has admirers at command. But these advantages on the side of the gen- tlemen are less than they seem. Their choice is anything but free, o far as rea- son is concerned. of a natural illusion, They ure the victime | () . py, They choose from | s GORDON'S JEOPARDY. Loxzvow, February 7.—A Cairo dis- Enwh says great indignation is felt, both y Europeans and natives at the apathy of the i Britieh government in view of cent massacres, There is no news General Gordén and the general iver is risi ) in aid of artificial highways, |® x o W commities on census, il ! dwellings peering ‘out like small islands, | Fiver is rising three inches an hour. 223 o ;nuid of artificial highways, | i) oxprossod that he will not “‘peach” on | Adjourncd. tho charm and fancy of the hour, ot the ., iwwn is that only a miraclo oan_ mave The bridgo company tried. to farnish | WiKESBALLE, Pa., February 7.—The | BOPSEY 1 LARA 0T BUSh, CHCE B lis pala. Tho gentleman contirms the R e £eids of pomansing aoiue acy IR Oth ik whit tho nows of Baker Pasha’s de- transportation across the water on the [ic2in the Susquehanna has gorged be- costly form of transportation on a large report in a previous dispatch relative to| Gibson's River Commission Bill, " P ¥ feat spreacls throughout Soudan. tween here and Nanticoke. Volumes of water are pouring over the town, and the river is rising rapidly. Railroad travel is suspended, PHILADELIIIA, February 6,—Mana- yunk specigl: The ice in the Schuylkill viver carriod away the new trestlo work bridge of the Pennsylvania railroad at Green Lake. Damage has been done along the banks for several miles. Harnissvng, Pa , February 7.—Three or four spans of the wagon bridge across the Juniata at Thompsontown was swept away. The wrecked bridge was fired to prevent endangering bridges farther down. SrrixarieLn, O,, February 7.—The river is recoding rapidly. The Ohio Southern road track is badly washed, and it will require tendays to get trains running, Orevenann, Ohio, February 7.—The life saving crew and volunteer crew of union sailors stand ready to go to Cin- ciunati any moment they may be called upon. Cinc'nnati side, but its single boat is en- tirely inadequate to the demand. The whole lower part of this city from Second straet to the river front is cov- ered with boats to-day employed for pa- troling and relief. The common council has decided to ask authority to loan £100,000 for a relief fund. Ten school houses have been closed in or near the submerged parts of the city and placed at the disposal ot the relief committee for accommodation of the people driven from their homes. In Covington to-day a relief committee . was organized The legislature is to beasked not to col- lect this year's taxes in the flooded dis- tricts. }{1 loss of life and no distruction of property has yet occurred, Thestory of the loss of life at Marietta is not credited, but the wires are all down to that point. The river is rising still, but more slowly. In thirteen hours sinco midnight the rise has only been eight inches. The record at 1 p. m. is sixty-one feet eight inches. Preparations are being made for doing without gas to- pight. A brisk trade in coal oil, lamps and candles is going on. The people atill contemplate even a greater rise than last It is estimated 10, February 7.—The river is 47 nches and rising two inches an No alarm is felt here unless more heavy rains come. scalo as compared with appropriatians not yot 80 great as one-tenth in all for improvement of more than 150,000 miles of natural water ways, whose freedom from tax or monopoly is protected by constitutional guarantee, whereby the cheaper service and unrestricted compe- tition they afford are the most efficient check on exorbitant charges by any other route to the sea, Third—Wealso emphatically approve the appointment by coneress of the Mis- sissippi river commission as the first well considered and efficient step towards Yer- manently opening the Mississippi valley to the markets of the worl 'he work of the commission has passed out of the region of experiment and fully justihed the expenditure made and the plans river. Wo especially approve their plan for preserving to the main river all the water of all its tributaries and for re- moving all obstructions, whether natural or artificial, which tend to defeat or draw off any portion of the same. We also de- clare thas the system now being success- fully prosecutes adopted for the improvement of the lower under the direction of the socretary of war for the improvement the disappearance of a large number of persons. One of these missing men, named Murphy, was found hanging. This is the ouly one found dead. The others he thinka are mostly banished and will not return. The general belief, however, is that the executioners did not spare any directly connected with the horso thieying gang. Some of them were prominent ranch men, “TEXAS DAN" ARRESTED, Cui0aco, February 7. —Daniel Wallace, otherwise known as “‘Texas Dan,” a no- torious outlaw and desperado, was ar- rested thie afternoon by the sheriff of ranchman, in November last. BEGUN YOUNG, St. Pavi, February 7.—A throes when found and cut down, o —— Sad Accident, Kendall county, Texas, for the nmmxlnsd murder of Leander B. Bowen, a wealthy ang of Jesse James juniors,at Minneapolis,took a lad named Johnny Nolan to a neighbors barn this morning, and hanged him, where he was struggling in the death Aviextows, Pa , February 7.—While firemen were working on the fire in the Wasy N, February 7.—A bill was introduced in the senato’ to-day by Sena- tor Gibson to amend the act which cre- ated tho Mississippi river commission. It provides for an extension of the work of the commission to all navigable tribu. taries of the Mississippi river, for an in- creaso of the membership of the commis- sion from seven to nine, the additional members to bo selocted by the engineer corps of the army, and for an increase of compensation of civil members of the commission from $3,000 to $4,600 per anpum, 1t also provides that the com- migsion shall report to the chief engi- neers and secretary of war insteal of directly to the secretary of war, and shall report upon channel, dyke and re- taining wall systeins, as well as upon the outlet, jetty and levee systems, Orying Need For Reform ‘WasHiNagrox, Fobruary 7.—E, B, gand, examiner of the department of justice, testified to-day before the house committee on expenses in the depart- ment of justice, that Paul Strobach was a candidate for congress from Alabama, and secured the appointment of depaty while all companional qualities, an that sunshine of the heart which relieves the darkest while it adds warmth to the brightest days of this checkered life, are rarely even named among men as the motive of their choice, Truly ‘‘marrisge is the door that leads deluded mortals back to earth,” and, as many a pretty bargain that bas caught our fancy ina shop window, great is the disenchant- ment when we fllve brought it home, The married ladies in the ball reom are the pests of the poor mammas, They have attained the object of all balls and dancing, and yet they have not the grace to feel for and give place to young girls who sit in rows against the wall, Men prefer the married women, and why? They can indulge in o kind of conversa- tion at which we should hope that, in spite of i rench novels, the single would turn away. It is strange that the hus. bands should endure to see their wives well knowing that the so-calle and galopading always, unless unusually well done, degenerates into little better one would believe even in its innocence if seen where we seriously believe it ) : and the proj whisked and whirled and dnuge'd.llm:‘t‘, Sommitto 85,500 each. than unseemiogly romping; indeed 1o | Massowah re THY DEFENSE OF SUAKIM. Camo, Februnry 7.—It 18 estimated that 6001l 1 wern killed in the late fight. Baki i Paulis telegraphs that his men will be ubo ro lmldgr:nt for only & ghort time behind his entrenchments, Spies report that the rebels intend to attack Suakim. It is expected that Gen- oral Bir Evellyn Woods will go to Sua- kim. THE MONTREAL CARNIY AL, Moxnrrear, February 7 —1ue cani- val is at its height. Ti. yraud fancy dress ball on skntes at Vietoria rink was attended by Lansdowne and the march- ioness, The Caughvawaga Indians gave a concert in the ice tewple, BACUAKAT PLAYERS PINED, Loxnow, February 7.—Fifty-two mem- bers of the Pars club, convicted of gam- bling at baccarat, werc fined $500 each, rietor and members of the A GREAT REVOLY, Suakiy, February 7.—A steamer from ports a revolt extending from Kassola toward the Red sea. Every- thing is quiet in Abyssinia, but the f the upper M s 1 United States marshal, named a number atod, 1 Pi § # Yo losses feom overflow will notbe more | , EVANSVILLE, Ind., Fobruary 7.—Tho | approval, and. in. tho judyment of this | fotory of Kronmor & Kunchpor,the walls | of asiatants, and went through tho dis- yould not ba toleraiod, In 8 locadily [ natives on the frontiesiate) Easinting than 10 per cent as much as last year, ;':vi:r"m.t;lé rising an inch an hour, and | ccnvention said improvements ought to | [l outward, killing b, and ‘seriously in- | triot making arrests on the most frivi- | {A/P 0 S0 TRl 0T ok oaten y owing to better care to prevent loss. The Scioto river at Columbus, Ohio, has fell two feet since morning. Cixcissary, February 6,—A Jight drizzling rain has been falling during Every effort is making to save grain and stock, Newsonviuee, 0., February 7.—The entire southwest and south end of the town is under water. Many houses have be continued under the same system, general plan and jurisdiction respective- ly as at present. We also earnest], upon congress that a scientific and com- been swept from their foundations, Zasesvirg, O., February 7.—The Muskingum is raising an inch and s half an hour and is now higher than ever be- fore. Avroxa, February 7,—The river is at a stand. The water is up to Beecnd street and the gas works have stopped. portions of the day and to-night. The river has risen half an inch the last hour. Contrary to expectation the gas is burn- ing to-night. Tt hoped the supply will not be cut off. The eubmerged territory is now practically as great as last year. The day passed with no disaster. The rice of coal has advanced four centsa nshel on account of the increased ex- y & competent commission thus inaug- improvement of the \ issouri, Ohio and other navigable rive, nd true economy ried on by liberal and regular appropri- ations, _Porrsmourn, 0., February 7.—River rising four inches an hour, an increase of an inch an hour since noon. Loaay, O., February 7.-—The greatest flood ever seen in Hocking valley. No gas to-night, ‘ pense of handling it, Relief work keeps well up with the necessities of the suffering, Crseinwars, February 8.—2 a. m.— The river is 62 feet, the rise an inch and a quarter since widnight. It now lacks urge Emhemive system of river improvement urated as to the Mississippi should be applied without dele&to complete the dictates that all such work shall bo car- Fourth—That in the interest of cheap transportation and to afford a choice of water routes to the seaboard we regard connection between the upper navigable waters of the Miesissippi and great lakes as of great importance, and congress in making appropriations ought to have re- juring eleven firemen, The names of the dead are: lan Bitting and John Handchuse, wounded are: Kurtz, Emanucl Kemerl, ruing, wounded are all comfortable, and all members of fire companies. heavy; no insurance, — A Blackburn Banquert, LEXINGTON, giv 1 the newly-elected sanato, hotel to-night. Charles Miller, W. J. Lehr, David Clauss, Moh- The Poter Meyer, Parry has, Boh- linger, Frank Saeger, Poter Beisel, Ed- ward Martin and Henry Wetherhold, Thousands of people are visiting the The search for the dead, which continued all night, has ceased. The The loss is February 7.—A banquet was giv ) Hon. 3. ©. §. Blackbuzn, at the Phoeuis | Ment: at the age of 65. Members of the legisla- lous charges, that the fees might be ob- tained to pay the expenses of the cam- paign; that many poor men were arrest- ed, taken in some instances more than 100 miles, forced to go and return on foot, forced to sell their little posses- sions, and some died from exposure. e could not recall a singlo case where pris- oners were convicted, In making exam- inations ho had been threatened and : shot at, General Sherman Retires, WasniNaroN, February 7.—(eneral W. T. Sherman will bo placed on the retired list of the armny to-morrow, ac- cording to the law for compulsory retire- the dancing now in fashion, when asked by a lady next day how she liad been en- tertained, replied: *I suppose it is all right in high life, but in our line of lifo no young men would dare to take such liberties with young women,” No, madam, your daughter's prospects never can be the better for being exposed to such scenes as these, least of all in the now fashionable costume of a skirt and o pair of shoulderstraps. It is not the sensuous, but the sentimental, that should prevail. The frec and easy daucer, not the graceful young lady of proper dignity and self-respect, takes the lead in a modern ball-room, and foolish it is for the really modest and reserved to com- pote in such a sphero. Granted, they way enjoy it, and you may enjoy it too, o —— Tho McGarrahan Olaim, 1f 8o, be happy in your own way. Oaly, BOIIORS INPRISONED, Manvuin, February 7,—Three editors 1|in Palma, Majoraca, have been con- dewned to eight years imprisonment for violation of the press law, o e— Two Big Ones. Dartas, Tex., February 7.—Informa. tion is received that tieorge B, representing the Texas lavestment com- pany in England, has efivoted the sale of ranch property on Double Moun Brazos river, for §2,500,000, the transaction of the kind ever . Mill Iron and Continen! Cattle companies have vonsolidated under the Eame of the Oagtimntglmlfind.a:nd Cat~ tle company with a oa) 000,000 and prul;)nr{v ulu:d au,m 3 is said to pe the largs