Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-03-03
TElE G R AP HIC.
NJ AkING A DOG PIT OF CON-
q II f S s.
THE POLIGS SCORE An
OTHER TRICK.
DEATH KNOCKS \ PUG1L-
IST OVER THE ROPES.
THE FLOODS IN THE EAST.
The Floods.

| khe FlOOuS.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, March Pred.
H. Wines Of Springfield, ILL.,, sent by
Governor Hamilton to investigate and
report upon the state of affairs at Shaw
| neetown. arrived here from that place
to day, and at once telegraphed the
Governor that help for the distressed
is imperatively demanded, and that to
be effective it should be immediate.
| He says the situation there Is terrible
| beyond the power of any pen TO de-
scribe. There are between 500 and 600
| houses in town every one of which is
| under water. Only thirty are habisable
| and those only In the upper stories.
More than 100 houses have hoated from
| their foundations. Five hundred people
are receiving relief.
One.half to two thirds of Gallatin
| C UNITY Is flooded, the fences gone, corn
destroyed, stock drowned and people
driven from their homes. Dysentery,
pneumonia and fevers prevail and are
| Increasing. The river at Shawneetown
up to midnight last night had fallen
about three feet In four days, and Is
now falling halt an inch an hour, the
relief boat Isabelle arrived at Evans
Vile to-day. after supplying the leeds
of the sufferers above.
The laws Delay.
SAT- LAKE, March 2-The Supreme
Court of the Territory, composed OF
John \. Hunter, Philip H. Emerson
and 5. l.. Wiss, signed r memorial to
Con gress, asking that law be passed
giving the Governor of Utah power to
appoint territorial and county officers
to fill vacancies, and thus prevent anar-
chy Through their recommendation
the Huar amendment TO the Edmunds
law was passed, and power to ap-
point was conferred upon the Governor.
La October last the Governor N ade his
appointments and the Mocmons resisted.
Tue cases came up IN several districts
presii Il over by the judges who recon-
mended the law, TIL finally they
reached the Supreme Court, ana to-da y
the farce ended 10y permitting al APP
peal 20 the Supreme Court Of the Uni
ted States. As the term for which the
officers were appointed expires in An-
gust. the law is virtually null, and
the Mormon church organ again tri-
umphs over the government.
We Win Again.
OMAHA, March 2.-It has ust been
learned that among the Numerous bills
passed by the Legislature just before
adiourniDg was one requiring the press
news as ociatIons and telegraph ,com-
panies duing business in Nebraska TO
deliver news dispatches TO any paper
applying fer them and paying for them
al the established price. The law re-
uuires sucl assccia ions to Tile articles
OF iucor ,oratioa. Penalties are at
tached, one of winch is 81 900 for every
refu-ai to deliver dispatches to any
newspaper willing to pay ior the same,
whether such paper belongs to the
Press Association OF not. Associated
Press papers here, as well as the best
lawyers, claim that the law is uuconsti
tutionai so far as compelling the dellv-
cry Of dispatches to papers not mem.
bers Of the association.
High Man. and Low Min.
New YORK, March ,. A deputation
of leading dry-goods men appeared t, :
day before the Executive Committee of
the trunk lines to urge 3 reclassitication
on bound traffic. Smith presented
a paper signed 10y the leading dry goods
men of this city and the principal man
ufacturers of New England, claiming
that the present classification is unjust
and 10 furious to business. and that high !
er relative charges are made on sheet
irgs than on other fabrics The freight
agents promised to give the matter cue
consideration. Western and south
western fabrics are superseding the |
eastern.
BEAIDwooD. H.. March This |
morning it was discovered that there |
has been another break in the mine,
about half way between the old break |
and main shaft. 1t is ID feet across
and is feet across and is fall OF water. |
A party Of men was set at work to ill |
1t up. In consequence of the new
break the water has been lowered few |
inches to-day. There will be more
breaks before the water is pumped ont. |
A miner employed about the shaft
stepped into a sink hole to-day and |
Went no to his waist in ouicksand, and |
was pulled out by his comrades.
LOUISVILLE, KY. March IA pri-
vate dispatch from New York saws the |
champion stallion stake, organized by !
Pierre Loriilard for the world, and
afterwards put up to be bid for by an
association east Of the Mississippi river.
and which has been reorganiz+d as the
great turf event of the present year.
was to-day awarded to the Louisville
Jockey Club, its bid being SiO.575.
The stake will be run for at tn. Fall
meeting of the club in September and
promises to be grand event.
New YORK, March .. A large
crowd collected on Broadway. attracted
by the working of fire escape at the
Sturtevant HUE. Several mrn came
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