Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-21

ment, while an equal quantity to be
brought hither is delayed at Indianapolis
The Short Line declines to receive freight
pending the flood. The consequence is il
has but about twenty car loads on
hand. twill receive from this time forward
The St.Louis air line stopped receiving also.
1t is thought fifty car loads will cover the
amount on hand. The Ohio 81 Mississippi,
combined with the Great Western Des-
patch and Continental lines has about $50
cars delayed, the most Of them at Cincin-
natl. The Monan route to Chicago sends
out its passenger train tomorrow on
schedule time, the first train since the
flood.
Mayor Jacobs. who has been almost
constantly on duty since the beginning of
the flood, scarcely stopping to sleep, is
painfully i'll tonight, but is not thought
seriously SO.
FLOODS IN THE SOUTH.
MEMPHIS, Feb. 19.-The river marks
thirty three feet four inches on the gauge,
eight inches belowI the danger line the
water is flooding the country. In the in
terror through the old breaks on the leyee
at Trotter's landing, eightyiive miles be-
! low Memphis, and Frjar's Point, Miss.
THE RIVER AT MEMPHIS.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Feb. 20.-The river rose
five inches during the past twenty four
hours, and now marks within three inches
of the danger line. It will take two and a
half feet more to submerge the track of
the Memphis & Little Rock railroad; but
the danger to them is from back water.
which is rising more rapidly than the
Mississippi river. Newport and Jackson
port, on White river, are partially sub
merged.
THE SITUATION AT CAIRO.
CAIRO, ILL.,, Feb. 19.-The gauge at 6 p. N
reads ffty-one feet and rising at the rate
of half an inch an hour. The low lands
below here are entirely inundated and the
loss to stock, property, and grain is said to
be iacalculable. The Iron mountain
depot at Birds point has over a foot
of water on the floors. The Jackson road
is transferring passengers by boat across
Nayfield creek. The embankment having
given way at that place, the Iron Mountain
and Texas & st. Louis railroads have en-
tirely suspended business upon this end.
But little fear is manifested in the city on
account of the levees and the opinion is
that the river will be on a stand tomorrow
or tomorrow night. Reports of distress
are beginning to arrive from the low lands
in Kentnckey and Missouri below here.
The work of bulkheading the Ohio levee is
rapidly going on.
CAIRO, ILL.,, Feb. 20.-Ending at p. M,
the river has risen during the last twenty
four hours eight and three-fourths inches.
The gauge now reads fifty one feet and
three-fourths inches. The leyees still re-
main solid and no apprehension is felt as
regards their breaking and the bulkhead
ing over the lower places have thus far
effectually kept the waters from coming
over. The levee at Columbus, KY, gave
way yesterday, flooding the lower portion
of the town, as it was anticipated. No
lives were lost.
PHILADELPHIA's CONTRIBUTION.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 19.-The Ohio food
relief fund amounts to $4,000. The pub
lie will be appealed to. The commercial
exchange has appointed a relief COM
mittee.
EASTERN RELIEF SUBSCRIPTIONS.
BOSTON, Feb. 2O.-Twelve thousand five
calls from food sufferers not being urgent,
the committee have decided to stop collec-
tions.
New YORK, Feb. 20-The maritime ex-
change to-day collected $500 for sufferers
by floods in the West.
WYOMING CATTLE LOSSES.
CHEYENNE, Wy, Feb. 2O-Your correspon-
dent interviewed many cattle growers to-
dayhpon the subject of losses by the recent
storm. A splendid feeling prevails and
all ranges have been heard from, where
the snow fell heaviest along the railroad,
while in northern Wyoming, the fall was
light. Besides there was no wind along
the road during the snow fall, but was in
the north where the great ranges afforded
sufficient grass for herds. The fact that
dead cattle were seen along every road
induces the belief that the loss is heavy.
Investigation shows that from Chey-
enne to North Platte, Neba.
distance of 200 miles, also on the Jules
burg branch, about 600 head were killed by
trains. From Cheyenne west to Evanston,
400 miles, about 800 head were killed.
Total 900, out of 100000 head in the region
during the storms. The cattle drifted to
the railroad region, and cattle growers
assert that the losses thus far will not ex-
coed per cent, and 80 per cent. of those
are last years Texas drive. They also say
that the storm has forever settled the ques-
ton of ranging cattle on the plains.
Thus it is no longer an experiment.
The storm demonstrated that cattle
will live through and winter. Mr.. Davis,
president of the Stock Growers association
regards cattle as worth 81 more a head
since the storm, because of the security as
sured. The sensation at report of losses
recently sent in by specials from Chey-
enne are grossly false. Cattle growers not
interested in incorporating the facts
state that their interest lies the other way,
in preventing an increase of the herds,
thus affording a greater gross area per
head for the cattle here now.
WESTERN CATTLE LOSSES.
CHICAGO, Feb. 20.-The Tribune will
publish interviews with leading cattle
rangers, covering practically all cattle
ranges of the West, from the British pos
sessions south. The general verdict is
that the losses by recent storms is very
small, not aggregating over per cent.
TEXAS LOSSES.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Feb. 20.-The recent
blizzard caused heavy losses of cattle in