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SOUTHERN FLOODS.
Tho Distress ana Suffering In The MissIs.
sippi Valley.

sippi Valley.
MEMpIns, Tenn, March IA special 10
the appeal from Helena, Ark, says The
river didn't rise here to-day rs was expect
ed. On the contrary, there was decline
from yesterday Of an inch. The flood from
the hills caused rise near the shore, and
as it passed off there was, Of course, a fall
The river, from water above, began rising
tonight again and will continue TO do so,
a big break Is reported in the levee below
ConcordE, which occurred yesterday, and
the peoplcarc panic.stricken. Four negroes
and one white man were drowned.
G. w. Blackburn, Of Lac0nia, arrived
here to'daylnd is negotiating for steamer
to remove the stock aud people from that
Hooded district. He says that many Of the
negroes are starving, and others are feed.
ing on the putrid carCasses OF drowned cat.
Tic and such game rs can be procured.
Whole families are subsisting on half.
peck OF meal per week. The people OF this
section are Offering milch COWS for twenty.
i've cents per head, us the poor beasts are
dying from water starvation. Mr.. Black
burn will move his family, hands and
stock and oil movable effects TO his plaNta.
ton back OF Helena till the water subsidies.
CAIRO, Ills, March lat Cairo the
people have not really suffered any incon-
veniencc in consequence OF the terrible
floods that have spread such disaster along
the Ohio and Mississippi rivers and their
tributaries. The water was higher than
ever before known. A mark made by
Abraham Bird, the pioneer OF this portion
OF the country, show ing the high water OF
lSl5, was covered fourteen inches by the
recent rise. The high water OF 1867 was
seven inches lower than the recent rise, az
shown by the Government water gauge at
Cairo. Some precautionary measures were
taken to strengthen the levrcs surrounding
the city in consequence OF the unprece-
dented height to which the water In the
river rose, but no suspension OF business
occurred, excepting that caused by breaks
in the railroads outside OF the city, The
manufacturing establishments run along
without interruption OF any kind. The
Singer Manufacturing Company . establish
ment has run continually. The leyees
have been put to the severest possible test,
and have unquestionably established the
fact that they are strong and secure.
VlcEsVURG, March l.-River rising slow.
ly. Weather clear and warm. There were
very serious breaks in the Concordia, CLAY,
Wade, Baggats and Clark levees, which
will put the northern part OF Washington
and the back lands OF Isaquera and Starkey
counties under water. A number Of pe6-
pie were drowned at Riverton, and there is
considerable suffering and loss Of life at
other points.
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A,the session Of the Senate was drawing
to a close Yesterday afternoon the joint
resolution introduced by Senator Nc
GrSor extending to women the right Of
ulTrlre at school elections was called up
on its second reading, and the yeas and
ny.beins demanded on ordering it to its
hirl reading, the vote resulted in its ad-
ancemcnt on the calendar by II to u. 1t
will now be in order for the women Of the
State to rise up and call the Senator from
Rtrbip blessed,
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TnrEowthoi dairying in the West and
Northwest is shown by the increase in the
number Of cows kcpt-as good an indicat-
Gonthe whole as anything-taking the
four States Of Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin
aud Minnesota. In 1870 they contained
lii3Oyi6 COWS Oi this number Wis
consin his bad GOS,37T7, Illinois G4O,32l,
Iowa S9sll and Minnesota l2l,-
49, Ia lSSOihe number Of COWS had in
creased S,i'4OIg. OF this number Wis
consin bad 4IS,55I, Illinois SG5,0l3, Iowa
&ISI Minnesota 275,5l5. The increase
in the four States is 70 per cent. The in.
creasc in Wisconsin is IS per cent, Illinois
u per cent, Iowa 1871 per cent, and Min
neota III per cent.
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SUIT TO RECOVER pONDs.
An Echo OF the Great Northampton
National Bank Robbery.

EtbeNA hAAA ROuucEys
NEw YoRE, March l.-Judge Shipton, Of
the United States Circuit Court, handed
down a decision in an action brought by
Fannie D. Wylie against Postmaster Pear.
son, The facts in the case are rs follows:
On March "a, 1881, a person representing
himself to be Z. r. Mclean, Of No. go
Broadway, deposited in the New York
City Postoffice four bonds OF the value Of
4,403 for transmission by mail in
u registered letter directed to j.
Guy, at specified street and mum.
Der in London, England. These bonds
were then and ever since have been the
property Of the plaintiff, but on investiga.
ton were found to have been among those
stolen by burglars from the Northampton
National Bank, 10 which plaintiff had in.
trusted them for safe keeping. The enyel.
ope containing the bonds was sent by mail
in due course 10 London. Guy was not
found. The package was returned 10 the
Dead Letter Office in Washington, with
the words "Gone away" indorsed on the
envelope as the reason for non.delivery.
The package was then opened and both
bonds and envelope were sent to Post.
master Pearson. Mclean could not be
found; his address was fictitious. The Post.
office Department was informed Of this in
reply to letter dated July %, 1881. POST
master Pearson received instructions, ac-
companied with the bonds, from the De.
partment at Washington to detain the let
ter containing the bonds subject to such
legal action as might be taken by the
northampton Bank for their recovery. The
bonds were subsequently rcplevincd in
the present suit, by which the plaintiff,
Wylie, obtained possession OF them.
Judge Shipton ordered that the plaintiff
keep the bonds, and also that he be
awarded six cents damages.
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NEw YoRE, March 1.-The score in the
pedestrian match Mt l2 O'Clock tonight was
as follows: Rowell 1853, Norrmac 2IS;.
Sullivan 3l4t, Fitzgerald 3l3, IIazel 3I2s
Hughes S3ll, Hurt 3l3 miles. Seven
thousand persons were in the Garden at 10
O'Clock. The pedestrians look in first rate
form aud seem happy. Sullivan stopped
in front Of the scorers stand and asked Il
he would make the record, six or seven
hundred miles "The lepper's" wife, who
takes care Of his cooking, this evening her
kerosene. can flashed into flame and there
was much excitement in the ncighborhood
Of the hut, but the fire being speedily ex
tinguishcd those at a distance didn't learn
until later Of the narrow escape from a
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WASHINGTON NOTES.
Congressional Affairs - Current Com.
ment nnd GoANIn.

Congressional Affairs - Current Com.
ment aud Gossip.
WASHINGTON, March l.-Mr. Vest intro
duced bill in the Senate this afternoon to
deprive all national banks Of the power to
issue circulation after July first of this year.
lie said he knew the finance committee
was opposed to this legislation, and there
fore he would beg them not to bury his
bill, but to give him and the Senate n
chance to vote upon it, even though they
should report adversely.
\ member Of the court martial irving
Sergeant Mason said to-day that the court
would finish the trial to morrow. He said
that all there is OF the case is that guard
fired at prisoner he was guarding; that
guilt is clear and admitted, but he could
notsay what punishment would beinficted.
He said Mason would have pleaded guilty
but for his counsel.
The army officers are taking deep in
tercst in the bill to provide compulsory
retirement at the age OF sixty.two years,
and all OF them are anxious for its passage.
A member OF the House Military Com
mittee says the committee will report the
bill favorably, and that the conversation
he has had with members OF the Senate
Military Committee lead him to believe
that they will agree TO the bill and recon-
mend its passage.
The President nominated L. L.NIewis,
United States Attorney for the Eastern
district Of Virginia; Phillip 7. Vanzile, Of
Michigan, United States Attorney for
Utah, and Geo. NJ. Wise, Postmaster at
Bellaire, 0.
Gov. Porter, Of Indiana, formerly First
Comptroller Of the Treasury, held recep.
ton to-day in the Office Of Assistant Secre-
tary New.
The abrogation OF the Chinese treaty was
broached in the short Executive session Of
the Senate to-day but no action taken. The
Pacific Coast Senators intend to press the
notice Of the abrogation, and expect to be
able to accomplish their purpose at this
session.
Mr. Sargent, rs our new Minister to Ber-
lin, was entertained at q grand dinner this
evening by ex-senator Mitchell. The Cab
inent officers, Senatorsand Representatives
and Supreme Court Justice Field were
present.
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MEMrHIs, March l.-This morning at l
o'clock DR.. H. l.. Welliord, residing ut 975
Manassas street, was awakened by his wife,
who heard some one trying to open the
back door. Shortly afterward shadow
appeared at the side window. The doctor
fired at the object, thinking it burglar on
the outside, but it proved to be young
colored nurse, who slept in the room, but
who had gone into the yard and returned
in doors. The bullet, from pistol, passed
through her body, and she will die.
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THE pAYARD.eonMAx COALITION.
What Ex-senator whyte Says OF the
Interview With Him,


BALTIMORE, March Mayor Whyte, re-
ierring 10 the interview with him concern
ing the Bayard.Gorman coalition in Mary
land, says: at is one Of the most exagger.
ated statements that has ever come under
my notice. 1t has only theslightest iounda-
ton in fact in it. A few days ago met a
young man on the street. | stopped for
an Instant TO exchange solutions with
him, as had known him in Washington.
The sale OF the Gazette was spoken Of, and
also the rumor that Mr.. Bayard's friends
were the purchasers. l remarked that /
thought it exceedingly unfortunate for Mr..
Bayard, considering the influence which
controlled majority Of the shares Of
stock Of the paper. After few words
passed on, never supposing for single
moment that the most fertile imagination
could erect upon as slight foundation
such sensational affair"
Mr.. Whyte appeared much displeased
that the matter had been published, and
said that no man in tho country had n
higher respect for the distinguished mem.
Der from Delaware than he had. lie con.
sidered his chances for the Democratic
nomination in 1884 as bright and hopeful,
and there was no need TO fear OF his friends
deserting him. lie said further that he
was a great admircr Of Mr.. Bayard, and
both personally and politically, was his
friend.
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SEDALrA, March l.-Kendall Moxley, a
clerk in the Missouri Pacific freight Office
in this city, was arrested by City Marshal
Shy on u charge OF murder. The Marshal
received n letter from Owensburg, Ky.,
from the ex.Deputy Sheriff, and one from
the Circuit Clerk, stating that Moxley had
broken jail there and was wanted for mur-
der. The killing was done eighteen years
ago in Kentucky. Moxley has been twice
tried for the crime, the iuries hung, and he
has broken jail. He ATas formerly bill
clerk in the railroad Office at Chamois. He
was recently married and lived in Spring
field, O.
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special Dispatch to the lntclligencer.
WASHINGTON, March l.-Some years ago
the citizens of Allegheny county, Pa, spent
sSl ,5SG in changing the plan of the bridge
built by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Company over the Ohio river to save their
barge business from ruin. They now come to
Congress and ask for relief in that amount.
The Committee on Commerce to-day re.
ported II bill reimbursing the Allegheny
county people in this amount.
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FVs'''1 I'TNIVII 70 IlV IlIVIIIKgnCeT.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-The umor
started from here that Lieutenant Governor
Richards, Of Ohio, desires to step into Rep
sentative Updegralr's shoes next year is
unfoundcd. The Governor looks forward
to Mr.. Updcgrair's nomination and under.
stands that if<hc is not nominated, JeGer-
son county cannot claim the representa-
tive. Guernsey, Harrison and Noble have
claims which will have to be considered,
and Governor Richards will not under
these circumstances be candidate.
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PHILADELPHIA, March l.-Counsel for
Thomas A. McDevitt, one OF the defend
ants in the criminal Star route suits, asked
Judge Butlerto.day to grant continuance
Of the case, stating that he had received
information TO the effect that the Grim
inul suits among the Star route cases
were to be abandoned, or ut least not
to be called up during the present term.
District Attorney Valentine opposed the
motion, but Judge Butler said he would
hear the counsel tomorrow, and il it could
be shown that defendants counsel had re-
ceived the information that caused him to
believe the eases would be abandoned the
court would grant a continuance.
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GALVESTON, March Ia special from
Valley Mills reports that severe cyclone
struck that place last night, almost demol-
iShing the town. Only one business house
Is left standing. The Brinkman Hotel, a
two-story building, was carried some dis
tance and smashed TO pieces. There were
ten persons in the building at the time Of
the accident All were injured, but none
seriously. There was no loss OF life, but
the damage to property Is heavy.
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East LrBgKTT. Nafrii I.-CaIiis-Reccin,, III
head Market fair best selling AI s. Ol6 20; fair Ia
good 81 2aab IS; common 81 6Qa5 co. ~
HOu-ReceIptI 1000 head Market SLOW. pbII..
delphIM u 4OA7 10; iorkeI 81 GQd6 "a,
SheepTReceinn SO head. Market fair, prices
ranging from 81 50a6 Co. F'''''
CiNclSSlII, MArrh l.-IloeS quiet; common and
light s. bOa7 90 packing and butcheh % G5s5 1 NJ.
ecipu 500 head; shipments SO head. -''
PEnnuE0H, March l.-PErRoLEuH- t,ni,td
erinG4tea untetted; closed at size; rshIied ;sIe
for Philadelphia delivery. "'S4 '7se
TrusyILLE, Pa. March Lon opened al s,zl..
highest Sc; E lowest SoISe; closed al Si6c, sklt .
domestic fleece 3iA4Sc; pulled q0,i1T. StSSlhs \
l2aSSci Texas llaS0c, u4"s-aHeu
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Vinegar YanorIxn1Iou

Special Dispatch to the lntelliIencor.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-The Committee
on Ways and Means listened to dclega.
tion Of distilIers to-day in advocacy of a
law fixing tax upon the process Of manu-
iacturing vinegar by vaporization. The
distillers claim that the Importation pro-
cess too often manufactures whisky instead
OF vinegar, and that it ought to be taxed
accordinglt.
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Special Dispatch to the IntellIEencer.
WAsHINdToN, March 1.-Senator Nc
Pherson presented in the Senate to-day a
large number Of memorials from promi-
nent glass blowing establishments through
out the country, complaining that the
trade was being affected by the importa-
ton into this country OF large numbers Of
glass demijohns and other glass vessels,
eyadingth the duty thereon by filling them
with vinegar or other non.dutiable LIQUID,
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Special Dispatch to the Inielligencer.
WASHINGTON, March Ia conversation
with one of West viginia's Representa-
tives in Congress yesterday, reveals the
fact that on the tariff question, home in
terests will notw weigh fidelity to the grand
Eloquent utterances OF the Nation Demo.
cratic platform. The whsIe delegation
will, it is pretty certain, stand solid for
protection, with special reference to wool,
salt and iron.
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VIRGINIA REAPPoRTIoXMESr.
The Method by which the ReadJuster
Arc 10 IIhXe ContrnI.

RICHMOND, March 1.-The plan for the
reappOrtiOnment Of the State for Congress.
men, itcarried out, will certainly elect eight
Readiusters out Of the ten members Of
Congress to be chosen in this State this
year. The State is to be so gerrymandered
as to put the strong Democradc counties
into two districts, the Sixth and the Eighth.
In the sixth reside R. TuekerI John
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Special Dispatch to the Intellgcncer
WASHINGTON, March l.-Rumor says to-
night that Mr.. Howe is to be transferred
to the Interior Department, VIM. f. 6hand.
Ter made Postmaster General and Kirk
wood to be sent to Vienna.
Another report makes Frank IIatton
Secretary of the Interior, sends Hunt
abroad and gives Wm. Z. Chandler the
Navy Portfolio. Hirkwood at Vienna, Han
nibal Hamlin at Madrid and Sargent at
Berlin would paralyze the natives certainly.
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yity

c,rcrp,upn, is doing sall in itspower
,',r oi distributing rations to relieve
u ID 's ,,,,..n,. We. 0. ,copein Arkansas, Miss
! @t ~, a'O., an1 Iopi,.lna, who are suffering
islPp' ,'a aI o,eraor The condition Of affairs
ifOa' ! ",s s',,.., ~, sl,c is about rs bad as tan
IN 0'T la,' ,''o ,,,a oicountry around Arkan'
w. r,r - oI,Iou, forty miles extent, there
y - ,,,I ~! n Be- only one dry spot Of land.
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NEW YoRE; March IA heavy rain
storm, which set in early on Wednesday,
morning, continued with brief breaks
throughout the day. The wall Of the build.
ing on West One Hundred and Twenty.
eighth street was blown over upon the r,.s.
idencc OF WIN. Jarvis, and his daughter.
aged nineteen, was fatally injured. The
storm was severe along the Hudson, and
theic was set in motion.
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o,,orthc great charms Of Blaine's ora
,i,r !, ,lc asaci,yit ,liscIoscs on the part OF
.L.,,,,o,-rhe I,l knowinscSaclly whatto say,
'n5 wv what no, to say. This shows not only
= T r,tire ciit, but also that capacity for both
.,rjDr . something and withholding some
min, ,ba, comes only from long discipline
and rpl,qr. The scIi.rcpression that char
,,t.ri,es the ontion all through is very
manifest to those who read between the
I;,og
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WAREwoRTII, ONT, March 1.-The heavy
rains OF the past two days caused flood
in Mill river The dams at this place were
washed away, and considerable damage
done to property Mt St. jacques, Achipan
and Quebec. There have been heavy rains
since carly morning The water Is 80 high
that people are moving their cattle away,
and some are forssking their homes alto.
gether 1t is the highest flood ever seen
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Improvemenl or The MI.,i..InnL,

WASHINGTON, March 1.-The Committee
on the Improvement OF the Mississippi
river gave u further hearing to Can't. Jas.
j. Eadsr who occupied an hour in the de.
tense and explanation Of the Jetty system at
the mouth Of the Mississippi river by
which, as he claims, the depth Of the water
through the south pass was increased from
eight feet Of average depth before the work
was commenced TO twenty-six and thirty
feet at the present time. lie laid great
stress upon the importance Of gradually
closing up or lessening the discharge OF the
Mississippi river through Atchafalaga,
a few miles below the mouth Of the Red
river, and predicted that otherwise the
whole volume Of the Mississippi would in
course Of time take that route to the sea,
Captain Eads was asked by n member OF
the committee whether he had any conf.
dent theory or plan that would prevent
such disastrous overilows, and he stated in
reply: iii the gaps in the leyees were re.
paired, which could be done ut an expense
OF S2,OO0,0 900, such overilows would not oc.
cur and the low water navigation Of the
Mississippi from Cairo down would be
greatly improved" i"
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(hs Gstelligsnfer,
>, .nn,l p ronrleenth Slreel.

,,lIi, debt statement for February
TUE P1., ,.D,a.c in National obligations of
,1oH Slows, I'' The decrease from June 80,
.,lNS,,, v,,,h i. lsss eight months-foOts
Isl, . % atla showing an average de
up ",s ;, mon,h Of OVERSIZE 100000, which
s'eaT ,3,.lly handsome exhibit Of the
s.,,,i,+S, . : a,,a,'. .ysem Of the Republican
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CHARLESTON, S. c., March 1.-The funeral
Of Bishop Lynch took place to-day, Arch
bishops Gibbons and Corrigan, six Bishops
and twenty priests being present. The
Cathedral was crowded with mOurners.
No funeral sermon preached, in accordance
with the wish Of the deceased, expressed
in the following passages from his will,
which were read during the ceremonies:
SHOULD ] die eut OF the diocese, wish to
be buried where | die, with asimple high
mass as my friends think fitting to bestow.
My body is not to be taken to Charleston
under three years from my death. Should
die in Charleston or in the diocese, | di-
rect single solemn high mass be celebrat-
ed according 10 rubrics or pontifical,
but neither there nor abroad do
l wish funeral sermon. l wish
to sink quietly in the grave. hoping
an able bishop will take my place and
correct my manifold errors. deprecate
all costliness Of display, but l do cntreat
my clergy often and often to offer up holy
sacrifice for the repose Of my SOUL"
Upon the conclusion OF the church ser.
vices procession was formed Of prelates
and priests, who chanted Psalms and
passed through the streets TO the site Of
the old cathedral, where the body was
placed in vault adjoining the vaults OF
the Bishops England and Reynolds
Prominent citizens without distinction
to creed attended tho funeral.
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WASHINGTON, March 1.-The second
batch Of indictments in the star bond cases
was presented to-day, Kate n, Armstrong,
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In February there was decrease in the
internal revenue receipts as compared
with 1881, amounting to S274,G51, the first
decrease in the receipts since the agitated
reduction in the tobacco tax two years
ago.
lfspeedy action on the subject of taxa.
ton is taken by Congress, there is reason
TO lear that greater decrease may occur
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NATIONAL INDEBTEDNESS.
The Statement oTthe Public Debt for the
Month OF February,

WASHINGTON, March l.-Following is the
statement of the public debt for the month
of Fahruor,,.