Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-02-17
The Ohio Flood.

The Ohio Flood.
CINcINNATI. February 16ah.-The pros
pect of rain is less threatening. At IL A. NJ
the river stood at GA feet a inches.
CLEVELAND, February 16.h.-The life
saving crew are distributing provisions a
Newport, and the Odd Fellows are relieving
their memters.
CINCINNATI. February 16ib.-The water is
rece5ing one ard half inches an hour. a.
$3.50 it marked 64 feet inches, or an inc!
above the highest point during the food Of
1882. brisk wind imperils the barges
which are liable TO sink. New rairs would
bring despair. Two hundred houses have
been overturn d in LawrencebHrg, Indiana,
and 3, 600 persons are homeless. The loss il
half million. Generous relief has been sent
them. There has been no loss of life, but
many narrow escapes. Il is feared that the
Court house foundations may crumble. There
are 400 people there.
CINcINNATI. February 16th-1:30 P. M
The water registers GA feet. Drexel, Morgan
& Co. telegraphed So, 900 this afternoon.
MEMPHIS, February 16.h - Noon.-The
river is within feet inches of the danger
line, rising 10 inches to-day. 1t will go over
the banks below, and the planters are prepar-
ing for trouble. The railroad is all right.
MADISON Nnd), February 10Th. = The
food is at its worst.
MILTON Und), February 16th.-Every
house but one is submerged, and everybody
is sick.
LOUISVILLE, February 16th.-River A
feet 2 inches in the canal and rising slowly.
The weather is cloudy and very warm. The
Gault House basement is flooded, and river
men predict higher water. The fires have
been put out under the water-works boilers,
but fortunately there is twenty days supply
in the reservoir. A few more inches will
drown the gas-works fires and throw the city
into darkness. Houses are constantly shift
ing and tumblipg about il the swift current,
Fifteen houses went over the falls. There is
much sickness already, as result of the food,
and will be more after it subeides. Bear
Grsss creek has burst its bounds, adding
500, COO damage TO the millions already suf-
fered.
LOUISVILLE, February 16ih.-The river
has reached its highest point-44 feet inches
-43 inches higher than the food of 1882.
It will probably rise slowly till night, when
it is hoped receding will begin. No casual.
ties nor additional damage TO property are
reported Heavy contributions are pouring
in at the depots of supply. There is nc
suffering for food or clothing. The weather
is clear and warm.
New ALBANY Ind, February 16tb.-The
river is rising slowly-half an inch an hour
1t rose 7b inches last night. One hundred
houses have gone, and l 200 are in the water
Five thousand people are homeless The los:
is over 81, ,000 600, and may be greater. Con
gress and the Legislature are appealed to
The distress cannot be ovsrestimated, bu
there has been no loss of life. The water il
nesrly three feet above the famous food o.
1882.
At Hsrdentown the river fell 10 inches las
night.
PITTsBURG, February 16th.-The river il
rising at its headwaters, but the danger il
past here.
FRANKFORT (Ky) February 16th.-A
1910 the river is still falling
New YoRK, February 16th.-Murat Hal
sted, editor of the Commercial Gazette of Gin
cinDati, telegrapbs William Henry Hurlburt
editor ef the World, thst the extent OF tn
| food hiss been measured. and that the water
are bound TO subside from now on, unless az
unusually heavy and general rain sets in. HI
calls attention TO the remarkable similarly
between the flood in toe Ohio river and thu
recent floods in the Rhine and Danube.
General Mcclellan, in an interview, say
as preventive against foods the nation mus
enact laws similar to those in Europe, COM
pelliug the Ieplanting of trees as fast as Gu
| off.
Wagner rs He Appeared 80 Madam,
Gefstinger.
| CHICAGO, February 16th.-Madame Geist
niger, the German opera singer, now here, i
being interviewed respecting Richard Wag
nsr. She ssys she was present at the frs
performances of Parsifal," which Wagne
always considered his greatest work. Wagne
rarely letS his home in Bsyreuth. Frau Mat
terna, who was here last year. was his favor
tie vocalist and Seidel his favorite leader
His music was too heavy for Patti, Nilsson
and other peculiar artists. His wife is tht
divorced wife of Hans Won BulOw, pianist
| who once made the tour Of this couatry
Wagner was the great favorie of tte Kin.
of Bavaria, who ia fond of the music of tht
future, as Wagner's compositions are called
| He was extremely nervous and shy, and al
ways wore silk skull cap. In ieadiEg thi
orchestra he would twist his arms aud body
il every conceivable way. He threw his sou
into his work, and WI uld detect the slightes
discord, but was very 10th to appear in public
| His great and inveterste nervousness mus
have resulted in some arrangement of thu
heart. He was very tail snd very thin. Hi
hands were very large, ami theingers long.
| He was not handsome mar, but man whc
would attract ones attention. His head wa
| the most noticeable part of him, except hi
fac5 and eyes. which were very expressive.
Edmunds After the Lobby.
WASHINGTON, February 16th.-In the ex
ecutive session OF the Senate yesterday, Ed
munds called attention the alleged abuse O
the privileges of the floor of the Senate By
lobbyists and others, who, through the in
| dulgence of Senators, have been in the habi
of obtaining cards of admission, ostensibly Al
| Secretaries. With view to correcting thi
| evil, Edmunds introduced the following reso
luton Ordered, That no person be per
son be admitted to the h1or as the Privat!
Secretary of Senator until the Senator sp
pointing him shall certify in writing to thl
Sergeant-st. Arms that he actually is EN-
ployed for the performance Of the duties o.
such Secretary and engaged in the perform
snee of the same" After some discussion
the resolution was referred to the Committe,
on Rules, oDd ordered printed.
|. DemOralized Telegraph Wires.
CHICAGO, February 16sh.-The Westerr
Union officers here say the demoraliz ltion O.
| the wires is now complete, and extends from
Buffalo to Omahs, and from st. Paul tt
! Cairo. The poles themselves are washej
away in some localities, and the prevalence o.
| fog causes such rapid escape of electric
| fluid and such induction that where the wirei
are intact. business can with difficulty be done
| Speedy relief is expected, however The at
mospberic conditions sre improving in tbs
| West and the temperature il lowering, beips
zero at Cheyenne and g above at Omaha
There hiss seldom been 30 long and continu
GUS prostration of wires as during the past
two or three weeks.
Terrible Mining Dlsaster-Forty Eve Meu
Killed.!
CHICAGO, February 16th.-A special tt
| the Daily Ners from Joliet says that a mins
at Braidwood. mining town twenty mile.
south of that point, csved in, and imprisoned
seventy-five men. A subsequent dispatch tc
the same paper says forty.fve of these miner:
are dead.
IsECoND DIsPATCH.I
CHICAGO. February 16sh.-A brief inter