Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-03-14
Submerged Szedin- Loss Of Life
Numbered by Thousands
The Poor in Distress.
The Indian Cotton Crop Estimated
at One-Half Less Than That
of 1878.
The British Steamer SeVeren,
from London for Quebec,
Runs Down n Pilot
BOat-LOss OfLife.
Preparations for Another InsurrectlOn
IN Macedonia In Active Progress.

LONDON, March l4.-A dispatch
from Bombay states that the cotton
cropof Berar and the central province
is estimated at one-half less for the
present year than that of 1873.
The British steamer Severen, from
London to Quebec, ran down off Dun
geness a pilot cutter having twelve
pilots and a crew of eight on board.
Ten pilots and five of the crew were
drowned.
Alderman, Denneby & Co., reetify-
ing distillers of Dublin, have failed.
Liabilities from 100000 to e16O,OOO.
Hanlan and his trainer have arrived
at Newcastle on Tyne. Hawdon is in
better condition than Hanlan.
According to accounts from Sofa
preparations for another insurrection
in Macedonia are in active progress.
The leaders are the bishops of Sofia
and 0chrida, the Russian chief Of
police of Widen, the Bulgarian ban
dts, Storke and Peltko; Austrian
deserters, two Bulgarian civil func-
tiOnaries, and an Englishman named
Cooper, who served with General
Tchernaief in Servia. The Turkish
government is perfectly aware of what
is going on and is taking measures on
the frontier accordingly.
PARIS, March 14.-Several cotton
mills in the department of the Nord
have stepped on account of depression
in trade.
The governor of New Caledonia
telegraphs that the insurgents have
submitted and peace has been restored
PEsTH, March IA large portion
of the suburbs of Szedin being below
the level of the river Thesis, the water
which rushed in from the higher
ground behind the town, being several
feet above the present level of the
river, bore down on its way the high
road embankments, rushing in cas-
cades in the lower ground and inun-
dating with fearful rapidity. Instead
of five or six hours, which it was cal
culated the food would take to spread
through the town, scarcely an hour
and a half had passed before Szedin
lay submerged up to its present level.
Withal, however, some hope is enter
tained that on account of the alarm
which for some days before the occur
renee Of the calamity, reused the
population to sense of their danger
and gave them opportunity to fly for
refuge.
The loss of life has not been very
great, but the victims must at any
rate be numbered by many hundreds,
if not by thousands; nor is the havoc
yet complete. Beside those swept
away during that terrible night, all
through Wednesday dull, fatal sounds
were heard in all directions, indicat-
ing successive falls of the buildings.
The special government commits
sioner says the poorer classes were ex
tremely unwilling to abandon their
homes. In many cases force had to be
used to pluck the people from the
houses that were in a dangerous con-
dition. Allcommunities in the neigh
bOrhood vie with each other in reliev-
ing distress. They are sending pro-
visions by land and water, and OPEN
ing their houses to the refugees. Com
paratively few, however, seem to avail
themselves of the latter offer. The
working classes especially prefer abid-
ing by the nearest safe spot in town or
close to it. Thousands are encamped
on the high embankment running
along the river which stands firm, so
that the opening of this embankment
to let the water from above and be-
hind the town run in the river in
front, could only be imperfectly car
ried out,
Emperor Francis Joseph will forego
his visit to Pesth to receive congratu-
lations on the occasion of his silver
wedding. He desires that the money
intended for the festivities shall be
distributed among the sufferers by the
food. The emperor and empress also
give 10000 aOrins from their private
purses.
Indications.
WASHINGTON, March 14.-For Ten
nessee and the Ohio vollay doo;JoJl,