, 1881-04-19
The Very Land So Changed as to Be
Completely Unrecognizable by
It's Owners.
An Urgent Appeai$tor Relief for
the Stricken and Starving
People.
Tic Rock River III Illinois Becomes a
ringing, Roaring, Angry
Torrent.
Fond du Lac, Wis, d. Victim Of the
Accumulated Snow and .
a ',. leo.
.11onnons UPON ,11onnons.



'lloNhoits OfON lioNaso" a
Spee!a9 D.ea'en 70 'ns q, 9n,saso ,a '' ~
SIOUX CITY, ln:. Apft o.-4Ae 'n'!lt Sun
fho btX Korge NJ least nus Ri9eh """y. A.a
nbiy ~ Is c'e"r het"eeh nero n"o thA.oa. ,
tho river Ii rushing pase hke mo 's@u. r,s;,
hell' 40 atea'mo.nA' Autetu ~ y. ,...st,,.",
w.cr nas r'sc 81 I'm. 'e .s.. L" 'ur ,".n ,nre sny
llo'tis' nt1u IN stlll r'shiK' .n"bn "sote s'"
Sumo aartn wts iets III we 1owee !Ar. ~ ."n
At tue prospeet Or aholnoF hoon. a.u o',u.n ,asa
fanIaes hastily psopafou Ior aan'. w. '1caa c,,o
seema 10 bo no fta! cAtsse aos "a1a." Ao
strennl 10 .lu.l u Ho'ank 'osos Nv. 49,
is lsttlo ice. ano bl1t 1ew esicnces W. wv
etFnct'on 10 plopo..y "6ousns ""o'o' "A'~'
1eaus ~ tao po4'ol Il'At 49,
TIE w1sEcks Or liousEs AM f">''"'oA''"
lAus l.. .,, ,,,,,r,,
hayo been lc1t h'gn alao ,oIy on a,u ou."'t s,.a.
tuou9h 'hcs n"ay ,'". .ao.. ,,s.h s,n,t nr.t
nu" "ore oA'onue.' 49, .s., ,,r,.,."t
Mafsh anu 'onn 'ounuss"o.' y. ..s,... ',,,,,
W sawt se'uAiMpuo. '. ,s,a,,,.ss r,,a trtt
!ehrneu soo iMs.uu, . ,1",,or nnd ia
aoWn was nI.e''o.a VIZ ,.,"s H.. ~ nno int
sts.. ~" peo .,,,,,, hnT"" .t,r,rvht .+hnm
Ns"ssn .,,s"...',, s...t a.rso .hn,, fnao ti,ntr
sN.c ..;,t.r ,..t,s s w., h,,,r .t,a mr..
npee' .sGueu t..s.', .,,rE hstr. .hstsn t,or,ca
lu,,L TIN susuaH ~, @ '"t,,,, .l",,1er,s
WIZ ,sW..n,.. ,,t,r.nis L",nnrt,cd
.,. "ssc ~ ,n,,aoin cua Inn ,nnet etIIl-
81 1:.",,o s,ar, ,A,,rsh ,foCs mn hellnvo fbnt
~. a,s.hat ~, .tn, tha rnnt,,s NJ nrcspnt.
WY ',s 49, 49,. ,,,.,. ~, y T,rI Ia rrav
~ .,. tnr., ,,o f,rst fnr,.c ,ri, l,nyo nl,nttd:
i ylwl Md crew left for tho Peck th!s i,,ornnG,
l,urtng to t.nd her down tho riYer, mud she Is OK
pettcu Tonight sure. Tho only 80,
IMPORTANT CHANGES IN TIL; MISSOURI
CHANNEL :. -.
betwcon here and Yalilston ure mt Kn&o Sweeney
1s,and, where tito deep water now runs OIL the
Nchraakn sido and at Vernilton. At tho hitter
ptucu Clt-oll hua bcen nntte. Thu Horseshoe
i,oul bus beon transformed tuton Il lake. and tho
channel ,co,lrscs four miles gurthor from tho
town. Tl,oso nro tlio~mAi,t' cbnngcs. and river
men will 10 Interested thoraja. ,WhIto on tho
subject OF bonts, havo heard many expressions
Of ustopishp,ent At Comtnojure Coulsol,,,s good
fortune, Tic nevcr i1,aurcs his 1oats
us n r,,lo. hut about ten dnys botoro
tho bronk.up ho succecdod In placing
$4,000 each On his ycssels ut tho ua,1ul rntcs,
with i nor cent discount for cas.., vt. Louis
Arm, takinr t1,e r,sKs. -Four Ut
rltr. noArs suFrEnEu,
tto Weafern bolnr n total. Jbss, and tho other
throa Sra II, hn mt in tin wutor md III gdnd
n,.,or Nv TN ns,,rora Tho ureonnoss Of tho it,
Tosi.tons ryritea Iulrsh among nll who know
n,s,,s NJ ti,c Mlxso,rt i,iycr. NJ, return TO tho
tno,3 md ia snfTnrora. AZ a iitto stulo,, On
,vut vns oucc t,,e ntn Snuthor,, cnIIrtl Neck.
In !, m III ,,eonie. ,neu., women, and ohlhtrcn.
All nre uuartored In rayIors Elevator, liv Ink
mn t,,o l,orn hoor,s. withu,,t covering OF uuy
Inxnr.p,,on. and many of ,tbout destitute Of tho
nrtror olothnu rh,Ety OF tho uuu,lcr' hro
scrir,iu,1 sIok.-ncnrly oll tho women II, tapt-
anh thoir con,yim II nitioblo in tho cstrvmC
Vn,viu fror, vnukton hnyo carried them somc