The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-01-16
THE ICE FLoEs.
The TiIdon Bureau 'h ip Conference
LOUISIANA POLITICS.

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LOUISIANA POLITICS.
A Significant Notice from Grant
Proclamation by S. B. Packard
NIOholIs wiz not Disturb Electoral Vote
CINCINNATI, o., January l5.-Thc pre-.
sent break up Of the ice in the river, has
been one Of the most disastrous on re.
cord, not only at this place bnt at almost
every point between here and Pittsburgh
The lowest estimated damage here is
S95O,OOO, the highest 100000. The
SeveresL losers it seems at this writing, will
be the coal dealers. There were seventy
loaded and one hundred and litty empty
barges sunk, or carried away from the
Landings at this point. Most Of these
that are not actually sunk, have been left
in such condition that nothing can be
done for them, and they will he eyentu
ally lost. II is not certainly known
whether there was any loss OF life attend.
ingthe break up, at this point, though a
number OF barges that were swept away
had men aboard who have not since been
heard from, Two OF the boats, half barge
and half cottage, which were used as
family habitations, were carried away.
a father and son on one Of them escaped
to the shore, and the rest were eventually
rescued at points below the city. When
the wreck OF the steamer Calumet was
swept away, Captain Dugan and mates
we're aboard, but made their escape by
jumping on the Golden City when the
wreck reached that steamer. The small
propeller Mocking Bird and the steamer
Naomi were sunk last evening. The
steamer Alex. Kendall, which was sunk
below the city, had a cargo Of merchan.
die from Cincinnati valued at $1,000,
which will prove total loss,
The Cincinnati and MaysviIle packet
Handy was also sunk, valued at $1,000
and owned by Capt. .Pennyroyal.
The following estimates of damages by
the movement Saturday night arc made:
Coal dealcrs-Waters' Landing, 100000;
Stewart's Landing, So 900, Grail & Wells
$4,000; WaIner's Landing,
$1,000; Cochnomer's Landing, $4,000;
l'iGklehemer's Landing, $4,000; Samuel
Brown, Sll,0OO; Queen City Elevator,
$50, 900; salt barges, $4,000; Licking nv
er, $1,000; two produce boats, $4,000.
The river this morning il still full Of
floating ice, some Of it quite heavy. 1t
il drizzling rain.
MEMPHIS, January 15.-The Randolph
gorge, which extended to above Fort
Pillow, broke yesterday. Fields of ice
commenced passing there last night, and
are still running. This leaves an open
river to Cairo. .The river has risen 8
feet since dark last night.
MADISON, I'm, January l5.-Itrained
and sleeted all last night. The ice in the
river is very heavy. The steamer Ban
mock City is destroyed. No other DAM
age to boats in the Kentucky river as far
as known. Twelve barges have been
carried away from this city, and over
one hundred bargcs have passed in the
ice since daylight. The man John Nc
Laughlin, who was carried away from
Cincinnati at 10 o'clock yesterday morn.
ing, has just been rescued from cake of
floating ice by n party Of men near the
Cave pork.house. lie left the
barge at daylight and tried to reacl, the
shore on the ice, but failed, and las since
been floating on a small ice foe.S "i'
EVANSVILLE, January 15.-It rained
all last night and until 3 p. NJ. today, at
times very heavily; very foggy most Of
the day, cloudy and foggy tonight; wind
now from the south; mercury
$40 TO 5O0. The river has risen 5 feet
during the past twenty.four hours; IS
feet on the gauge. The ice broke at
Owensboro this morning, and moved here
at9A.M. At4P. NJ, 1t was still running
down the Kentucky side half way across
the river. The ice did little damage ex-
cept to Humphreys whariboat, which
was sunk, anlis liable 10 be cut dowu.
The ice broke at Henderson tonight, No
damage. .oA
CAIRO, January 15.-Rivcr 8 feet s
inches and rising. Weather clear and
mild, but growing colder. Heavy ice
from broken gorges above have been
passing down the Ohio to-day. The
gorge in the Tennessee, at Paducah,
broke at Sr. NJ No damage reported.
AN uHrRECEDENTED SCENE.
LouIsWLLE, January l5.-It is said
that scene similar to that presented by
the Ohio at this point to-day was never
before Witnessed. Rain fell all day and
the fog was 80 thick that one could
scarcely see an object one hundred feet
away. The wharf was lined with people
all day. Gorge'l ice, varying in size from
a wheelbarrow to circus tent, lloatcd
down and over the Falls the entire day,
stretching from shore to shore as far up
and down tho stream ns the eye could
reach. The noise made by the ice as ii
proceeded over the falls rescmbled very
much that heard at Niagara, and Of the
two scenes, the one here il said 10 be
equally as grand. The grandure OF the
scene was increased by parts Of steam.
boSts, dozens Of hargea illat.boats, rats,
logs, lumber and many other kinds Of
Perishable articles, all hcaped together
and floating swiftly on with the ice. Part
OF the steamer Daumock City passed
over the falls, it is said, and another re-
port states that a barge containing five
men, crying for help, also went over.
The damage here is, singular 70 say, very
small, not more thaG7 bsrgesinjnred and
lost.
PrrrsRuRoH, January l5,-River IA