The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-06-03
MASSACHUSETTS,.


Boston, June "A four year old daughter
of Timothy Sullivan was killed in Lawrence
street to-day 10y a runaway team.
A stranger about IS years old was killed in
Haymarket Square to-day in the same manner.
Report of the Boston Commissioner ON the
Louisiana Floods
The Hon. Henry G. Crowell who visited
Now Orleans as commissioner for the purpose
of ascertainng what use was being made of
the funds contributed by the citizens of Bos.
ton and what further assistance, il any, was
necessary to alleviate the necessities of the
suffering, made report to-day to the Mayor
and citizens at meeting in City Hail. After
describngsi IN high praise the systematic man
ner relief is distributed, Mr.. Crowell says of
the extent of the inundation:
The calamity, IN extent and runous conse-
quences, is one of the greatest THAI has occur
red from fire, storm or flood on this continent
during tine present century. To see for myself
the nature of the great inundation. L went to
Brashear, eighty miles west of New Orleans,
the last twenty-three miles through an un-
boken food of waterayaryIng in depth from
three to six feet, which pours from the distant
crevasses on the Mississippi and devastates an
immense region. l also went up the Mississippi
about 200 miles to Port Hudson. in order TO
witness the passage of the vast volume of
water rushing through several crevasses, vary.
ing in width from 800 to 1900 feet, and in depth
from seven to twelve feet, roaring like a cata-
ract, having swept away every obstacle to its
course until it spread itself like vast fan over
the neighboring country.
1t is estimated by those who are familiar
with previous floods in that State that from
four to six weeks must elapse before the water
will subside sufficiently from the larger Dor
ton of the overlooked district to enable the
people TO plant, and that from 80 to 100 DAYS
must expire before they can raise produce
enough to sustain life | have noticed since
my return from New Orleans that Mayor Wilt
Las again appealed TO several cities and towns
in the North for further aid Unless this is
afforded there must of necessity be terrible
amount Of suffering it no starvation / regret
that the people of the more wealthy and pros
porous States, cities, towns, churches and asso-
Citations of the North have not better know
ledge of the impoverished condition of that
portion of the South and the great danger and
suffering of that afflicted people, for am con
tdent if they did they would at once send to
them abundant aid.
Aside from the great relief which the large
donation made by the citizens of Boston has
given the sufferers, their prompt and generous
action has in my Oplnlan done more to con-
ciliate the people of the South than any one
thing which has transpired since the war. The
praises of our citizens are on every lip, not
only in New Orleans. but in the various cities
and towns at which stopped on my way out
and on my return
DeeIsion in Favor of the Union Pacinc,
In the United States District Court this
morning Judge Lowell gave decision on the pc
tltlon that the Union Pacific Railroad be re-
CURED to show cause why it should not be ad-
Juaged bankrupt. Court decided against the
Veto oil The Bill AboIishing State Police.
Lieut.. Governor Talbot sent in to the State
Senate this afternoon message accomnanied
by his veto of the bill to abolish the state con-
stabulary. The message was quite long and
was read in the Senate. After referring briefly
to the novelty of his position in an INTRODUCED
ry way, he calls attention to the bill and gives
his reasons for vetoing it. He says virtually
that although but established nine years the
force has been of great benefit in enforcing or
der and in executing criminal laws Of the state.