St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1883-02-24
THE Maine State Senate has passed a
prohibitory amendment, three voting against
GRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

The rains of the 18th and l4th hau
suficed to maintain the foods in the Ohio
Valley at full height. and in some places to
increase them. The distress and damage
caused were taking wider range. Cincln-
natl was practically cut off from railroad
communication with the rest of the world on
the north east and west. Cleveland was
threatened with another overflow by the
Cuyahoga, and grave apprehensions were felt
on the Lower Mississippi.
In Madison, Wis, the house occupied
by the family OF John Sheffield, dissolute
character, who had abandoned them, was
set on fire the other day and two OF his
daughters, one aged fourteen and the other
an infant, were burned to death. 1t was
believed that Sheffield fred the house.
r. J. FLEMING, of Chicago, was ar
rested in Toronto, Cana, recently, on
charge of obtaining money under false pre-
lenses. It was alleged that his frauds
amount to nearly 100000. He claimed to
be innocent and that his arrest was scheme
to squeeze money out of him.
THE Globe rubber-jewelry factory at
New York was burned the other afternoon,
causing loss of 500, 900.
The daughter and wife of J. r. Voor-
bees were Jailed at Paterson, N. j., recent
", on q charge of attempting to murder
him. Both were members OF the Salvation
Army.
GEORGE SHELDON, son OF Chief
Justice Sheldon, of the Superior Court OF
Buffalo, N. Y, left that city lately, and it
was discovered that he had forged title to
several real estate deeds, on which he had
raised some 50, 900 in mortgages.
B. B. SEARS and the "Judge, who
| were arrested at Decatur, Tex, recently for
stage robhing near Leadyille, Colo, were
identified by Deputy United States
Marshall Smith, of Colorado. Smith took
the prisoners - Denver.
DURING q general melee at Sayre,
Pa, the other night, Henry Hoover, fire.
| man, was stabbed in the heart and died al.
most instantly. Charles Sensabaugh, a
| brakeman, was arrested as the murderer.
1 SCHWEN FORESTER, an eleven-year-
old boy, was arrested at Minneapolis, Mimi,
the othel day, charged with stabbing Albert
TerWilliger, aged ten years, in street fight.
4 Terwilhger died within three minutes after
being cut.
CHICAGO (Ill.) detectives arrested a
4 tramp barber named Fred Langendorf the
other day. and claimed they had evidence
1 that they believed would convict him OF the
shooting OF Miss McGregor, near Rockford
recently, and would show Swartzell, ar
rested in St. Louis, todce innocent.
A COLLISION occurred on the Cincin-
natl Northern Railroad near AYondae, o.,
the other day, and one man was killed and
4 several others were severely injured.
THE flood in the Ohio River began to
|recede onthe 18th, but heavy rains will keep
1t at full height for some time to come. At
Lawrenceburg, Ind, the refugees from in-
undated districts were housed in the public
i buildings. In these crowded quarters fif-
4 teen babies had been born and numerous
deaths had occurred since the breaking out
4 of the flood. An explosion of sewer
gas at Cincinnati demolished three
{. story building having seventeen oc-
cupants, FIVE of whom were killed
and several others seriously wounded
The Miami and Mad rivers were slowly fall
ing at Dayton, after having done great dam
age at that place and throughout the coun.
try. The flood at Louisville was undated
No additional loss Of life was reported, bu
probably one or two hundred additiona
dwellings and business houses were over.
flowed. Reports from all parts OF Arkansas
stated that the rivers were all rising, and
fears OF another overflow were general. The
Monongahela was stationary at Pittsburgh
Pa; the Allegheny was slightly rising
Allegheny and Pittsburgh were unde
water, and many families had been com
PEELED to desert their homes for thirt
time within ten days.
. LuDEvIcK WEBER, residing near De
catur, Ind, put arsenic into a bottle 0
whisky the other day and drank enough tt
cause his death. He was ifty-one years o
age and left alarge family.
& Four gamblers had dispute over
game Of poker at Rock Springs, Utah, th
other day, which resulted in one OF then
being shot fatally and another being lodget
in Jail.
AFEw days ago Henry Russell Green
wood and Henry Harding were arrested a
Louisville, KY, on charge Of obtaining
money on false pretenses. Soon after it wa
learned they were wanted at Detroit, Mich,
to answer to charge Of robbery and at
tempted murder, and they were turned owe
to the Michigan authorities.
MISCELLANEOUS.
T. X. FOSTER, Secretary of the Mas
sachusetts Federation Of Trade and Labo
Unions, the other day made specific recon
( mendations before the Senate Committee Q
III Education and Labor Of measures which b
: believed would remedy existing evils in tn
e labor system.