Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1883-02-15
News Miscellany.

| uC hCAV SWooiuIl VI luC SCilCl al Cll q
sylvania Conference will begin at Will
Transport, Thursday, March lst. Bish-
op ESher, of Chicago, is expected to
preside. This is the trienniel year and
the preachers will be very generally re-
moved to other fields Of labor.
TIE year 1883 thus far has been no.
ted for its disasters. During two
thirds of the month Of January about
600 persons have been burned to death g,
40 killed by explosions, i 900 drowned in
the European floods and from 800 to 400
lost on wrecked ocean teamers. The
property loss has also been enormous,
and there have never been as many fail
ures in this country in the same length
of time.
A Lancaster boy wa S whipped by his
teacher for swearing until he called e.
nough, when he was let 60. On reach
| ing the door the boy began swearing a
gain when the teacher intercepted him
and whipped him again. The father
brought suit against the teacher for as
sault and battery but the jury decided
that it served the boy right and achuit-
ted the teacher.
What Buffalo Valley Farmers are
doing
From the LewisSurg Journal we
learn that All head of steers are being
fattened for the market throughout
Buffalo Valley. Some farmers have as
many as 33, and from that number
down to 2. The aggregate estimated
weight of these All steers is 566,6l9
poluds, the average weight of each, l,
203 pounds. At cents per pound for
live weight a sum of s33, ,997,0S would
be realized-quite snug little amount
to have about the house-besides the
benefits to tho farms IN an increased a.
mount of manure.
The Raging Floods Still Continue.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Fe bruary 12.-At
IL O'Clock last night the river was ris-
ing two inches per i our, and there was
thirty-six feet in the canal and some
thing less on the falls. The ground
| floors Of the houses in water street are
inundated, and the occupants had eth
er removed to upper stories or gone out
entirely. In the eastern part Of the city
large sewer had broken and the water
was flowing rapidly, promising to do
much damage to manufactures. The
shipping part Of the city is all under
water, while much of Portland is in the
same condition. No loss of life has yet
occurred, owing to watchfulneSs. Most
Of those forced to move out are poor
people on the river front. Many of
them had been caught by the uuexpect-
ed rise of Saturday night, when de-
cline was expected. Several distilleries
are under water, and the cattle being
fed are in danger OF drowning. Dis
patches from Frankfort say that the
Kentucky river had reached thirty-four
feet, and was rising foot per hour.
When this volume OF water reaches the
Ohio river great damage will undoubt-
edly result here, notwithstanding that
strong efforts are being made to prepare
for the worst. The life-saving service
has been of ineStimable advantage to
the poor people caught by the flood. 1t
is estimated that at Shippingport and
Portland 800 persons are homeless.
Most of them are poor and great suffer-
ings exist. The losses aggregate so, 900
dollars. In the city proper, heavy dam
age has beeu done by stoppage Of fac
tories and 1000 men are thrown out of
employment.
Lumbermen Cutting an Ice Gorge.
WILLIAMsPoRT, February 12.-
The fear ola disastrous flood if a
sudden thaw should occur has caus-
ed the lumbermen of this city to take
immediate steps to avoid as much of
the danger as possible by cutting a
> channel through the great ice gorge
which now extends from here tc
Charlton, a distance of twenty miles