Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-20
THE DELuGED DIS TRICT.
The Work Of Relief PrOgr8sSing
Systematically at all
Points.
The Flood Of Business Follows
the Receding Waters at
Cincinnati.
NJ Furth T Danger Apprchend.d
No Fusth r Danger Appreciated
The Flooded Regions.

Ine klOOded Regions.
Special Dispatches to The BIZ.
CINCINNATI, February 10 The
liver wss stationary from 6 to 8 this
morning, but fell one inch from 9 TO
10. when II fell to 80 2. The work Of
manufacturing gas Is progressing, and
a portion of the city wat lighted to.
night. All danger Of water famine
has passed, as more engines arc pump.
Ing water. The coup houses will b,
closed tonight, and relief work turned
over to organized charitable associa.
tions. Plans are maturing for a rad
ical change In the method # cleaning
and repairing streets and managing
the health department, which will
give employment to y large number
OF persons, II carried out
PHILADELPHIA, February 19.--The
Ohio food relief fund amounts to
$4,000. The public will be appealed
to. The Commercial Exchange has
appointed a relief committee.
NEW YORK, February 19.-The
Stock Exchange started a relief fund.
The Cotton Exchange has already col.
1ected $4,000 and the Produce tx.
change reports 81, 500.
INDIANAPOLIS, February 19.-The
relief committee at New Albany have
issued an address TO tho citizens of
that place, calling them to give liber.
ally and freely to aid the many suf
ferers by the foods.
CINCINNATI, February 10 The ex
ecntive committee of the relief com
mittee, at n meeting this afternoon,
Issued the following addres :
The Cincinnati relief committee OF
the chamber of commerce and common
council desire to thank their friends in
other places who have 30 generously
come forward with subscriptions for
sufferers by the food, and ace
that, having resolved In the beginning
to use all funds received from abroad
only in relieving our mel ,hb 2ring citi.
zsns and towns, that we have all we
can use iadjciousiy for such pa-poss.
M. E INGALLS,, Chairman.
LOUISVILLE, February 10 "A test
wss made this evening, showing the
food exceeded that of 1882 by three
feet, three iaches. Several fregll
trains passed wei the bridge to-day.
The weather is clear and pleasant.
Contributions continue. The distri-
button has been systematic ID 80 ss to
guard against deception, and-sff,rd
relief only TO the worthy. Travel
over the lines of railroads will be rap.
Idly resumed. The peace of the city
was never better preserved.
New YORK, February 19.-Murat
Halstead te,egraphs TO The World:
"1t Is proposed to raise a commits.
sion of the most competent men, as
possible from working politicians,
to superintend the expenditure of
$1,000, 900 on reconstructing our prin.
cipal streets. If we can cause the
city to be decently paved, We might
even cause the streets to be cleaned,
and thus have cause to bless the food
that wrought 1t. We do not need any
more money heIe for charitable pur.
poses and we do not know how tc
dispose Ct all on hand, for Other
points of the country ia rich and have
been In this case bountifol.
CINCINNATI, February 10 w. A,
Vanderbilt to-day, through Capt
Geo. N. Stone, added So, 300 to tn.
relief fund. The recedipg waters arr
followed closely by the food Of bust
ness. The city will be lighted to NOR
row night.