Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-02-16
EASTERN NEWS.
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Poor Cincinnati

four,, v The day was the gloomiess IN
sow; history of the city. Business Is
TIE NJ I'm neglected. All attention Is gwen
snoL t;no property and atfording reilef.
70 sa'At The unexpected rise was neari" q
Nhii .,d IA; il has not made a very great
100. ~ apparently in the situation.
ehah9e .be uncertainty about the future
sucn :. n mans are unsettled. It Is not
tnal O. nossible to estimate the coming
only nr no one can tell when the run
rIse' pos along tie liver here. The
vii GeI hroko away lat in the afternoon.
ciouu s.bered again h.fore 10 O'Clock.
bnt falling above and below. The
h ban is almost sultry. The effect OF
ven W. uncertainty causes another iifting
iEi s; o levels of vast quantities OF
% a ", hitherto supposed to be above the
eooJb Of the water. This WAS done at
reacn anse labor and under the most try
imu5 ;rcnnostances, standing in water.
In2 on no.ar now stands in the cutters on
Jne "% side of Pearl and Walnut
we o.s The Little Miami depot is
Sta eSS'd WAGONS are no longer able to
neouoNS evport bridge. The Louisville
eloIN Nashville trains receive passengers
~. 49,, -s treotle at the Cincinnati end of
oh w. they reaching 1t by boats.
W. w. cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton
LA l which had been the only outlet
IT, TT trains north and east, tonight went
~, nnder the food to such an extent that
uli. .pa;ns could pass. This leaves the
" ~. practically cnt off from the rest OF
a.. w. ,rorla by regular communication,
lIo 4 he the line of road which still
49, Uo .roins leaving from the stock yards
i l.a,;on Three hundred passengers are
sn at Winton Place for transpor-
80, bv omnibus into the city. The
.@'.er 90 permeaded Mclean avenue
.ha, waoons sunk to the hubs. Most
,;~aIg fears are entertained that the
nhoia street will sink under. 1t cannot
ret he told what arrangements VIII De
made for forwarding mail, or even what
r;ll he done about running trains: Not
Steamer is running, there being no
maze TO land. The little steamer used
by the Ohio and Mississippi to convey
nssssngers from Storr's Station to Au-
,oro Ind. on its return last night had 4
tsarfnl experience. A fog overlook 1t
snd Il was unable to proceed with safe
". II was found almost equally diihGuit
n finding a place, to tie up. Ihey
finally succeeded in reaching Storr's
Station. This morning in addition to
The precaution of an ased police
force, the city was partly hgated
by coal oil lamps set IN the side
Of gas lamps. The work OF RELIEF has
cone on vigorously. Many touching
SCENES were witnessed. Citizens have
moi waited for the cry of distress before
extending help, but they have taken
aeps to prevent suffering. Consider
abie sums from the outside for relief
have been received. Among incidents
Of the flood is the finding of a baby
asleep in its crib in house floating at
afern bank below the city. The little
vaif was rescued. and taken care of by
the Catholic Orphan Society.
The Floods in Indiana.
INDIANAPOLIS. Feb. lit has been
raining hard since midnight. Pogaes
nm il again overflowed. The railroad
track is under water for two squares. A
Jacksonville dispatch says the city is
flooded from to 20 feet. Five thou
sand persons are homeless. Many have
lost everything. Many cottages in
the lower part of the city are swept
away. Many people are quartered in
The second stories of public buildings
and stores. Food is sent them. in skiffs.
The water is filthy from sewers. The
differing is appalling. II is still raining
and the river ia rising. The loss is
over half a million dollars. Contribu
tionsare asked for.
The Flood ia Kentucky.
MpEoN. ind, Feb. 15.-The river u
! still rising III inches every hour. Mil
ton, Ky., opposite, is submerged, not q
house being exempt. The water is II
he second story in many places. The
EASTERN suburbs of the city are ahan-
dcned, and all the front and extreme
sNtern parts are inundated. The CITY
On the north and Smingdale Cemetery
ara partially submerged. More rain
viii cause tho creek to deluge Walnu,
street., and large part of the town.
Caisllton ia suffering for food. Pro
usion stores are exhausted. The West
an hotel is deserted as dangerous.
a1ty.nvc and Half Feet High nj
Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI. Feb. 15.--The river is
{, feet and five inches, and still rising.
/ Ii raining still, but less.
High Water i'm Arkansas.
LITTLE Rock. Feb. 15.-The Arkansas
liver here rose nearly three feet today.
L lis fifteen feet above low water mark.
The Oanchita and other rivers are also
using. Fears are felt in the bottoms of
mother disastrous overflow.
The Flood nj louisville.
LOUISVILLE. Feb. 15.-The Ohio river
al feet and inches, and is rising an
nch an hour. Immense excitement
PREVAILS on account of tho rise above
lsre aud business is at a standstill. No
boats are arriving. and trains are run
hing irregularly. Tho river men pre-
DICT that the river willenot soon recede.
The water surrounds the entire city,
ind the widest estimates of damage are
made. Nothing more is known about
he loss Of life. houses being still cut Oh
ucept to divers. but is not considered
utsaordinarily large.
20 Per Cent. Wanted.
NEw York, Feb. 1.-THE first annual
neetingof the Flax and Hemp Spinner's
md Growers Association OF America,
Mheld today. kilograms were sent
nSenators thanking them for their ef-
iasts IN favor of the industry. and con-
aadng as follows: SIN order to con-
mne In business, we want and must
AVE 10 per cent. duty on brown and
aAched linens and other woven goods,
Iper cent. on all fax and hemp yarns,
nfsads and twines. With proper pro-
sehon this branch of business can be
aisndsd to be one of the leading indus.
rms Of the country"
Railroad Land Grants.
Washington, Feb. 4.-At tho frs
sSlon of this Congress bills were in
induced to compel certain land grant
mifoads, notably the Union Pacific, e
the costs Of surveying and locatins
aacs donated them, and take out pat
e9 therefor The object of this com
assory legislation is to make the land.
Question subject to State and loca
snon. The exemption of immens'
1as Of valuable land from taxation Il
Tatded as great injustice to the PEG
mof the State wherein the Donation
situated. Last December Van
reported it to the Senate from
s - Committee on Public Lands. !
|lwas introduced today to meet tn
ssSances of which complaint is made
pfesented report setting forth tn
n sssoas for the passage of the bill. ii,
%ptovides for the REIMBURSEMENT an.
~ claim to State, county or munic'
saiy the unpatented lands donated tn