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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-16
Tile FLOODS IN TIE VEST.

ONLY n few weeks since we read of the raw
ayes caused by the overflow of the Rhine in
Westphalia, in the Grand Duchy OF Baden, and
in the Palatinate. At nearly the same time we
were told that Vienna was threatened by the
rising of the Danube, whose waters wreaked
such disastrous havoc in Lower Hungary. All
this{we read with comparative indifference but
now that our own Ohio Valley is devastated by
the sweep of resistless Hoods, the significance
and the misery OF such great calamities stand
out in their true light Yet we cannot picture
the suspense and terror which have haunted the
Ohio Valley for more than two dreary weeks.
1t was about the first of the month when the
heavy rains and thaws caused the first suffering
from floods in Ohio and Western Pennsylvania
From Akron, Cleveland and Columbus in the
former and from Bradford and Pttsburg in
the latter State, came note Of alarm. But this
was hardly heard before Cincinnati was invaded
by the deuge and there thus far has been the
greatest suffering. The Ohio, from n peaceful
river, has become a turbid, angry sea. The
streets near the river, devoted to wholesale
business, and lined with factories, machine
shops, and coal yards, are many feet under
water, while houses further back are flooded,
and the poorer classes living in the upper part
Of the city along the river banks have been
driven.from their homes. Gas has been cut of,
fuel limited, the supply Of provisions even in
terfered with, buildings carried away, and rail-
way communication almost entirely inter
rupted. There are tens of thousands homeless
in the city, and as many more in the district for
twenty -fiy miles around. Just across the river
from Cincinnati are Newport and Coyngton,
KY, which are separated by the Licking River.
Along this are flooded and abal doned factories
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-16
POLITICAL NEWS.

a Presidential prophet is loose down In
Pennsylvania. lie claims To have predicted the nomna-
ZION OF Hayes 1876 and il anxious now 10 add to his
aurels The result of his mental cogtaons is that er-
Governor Iartranft will be the candidate OF the Repub
c,n Marty for the Presidency in 1854. There has been
les oi tins nonsense this year far than has been usual
ia the year prccfds e 1omsh material TO keen the
fool KILLER Ina practice.
Every year the heightened regulators of
Tennessee have with much parade and oncousness ap
pointed Il committee OF the members OF the Legislature
IN cnrry TO the widow OF cx-Presdcnt Polk the interest
ON twenty nine bonds held by her, The fact has been
paradcd in the newspapers evidence OF the chlya
ros honesty OF Tennessee statesmen. But ee ceremony
has apparently been omitted this year EN-State Treas
mrcr Polk doubtless added too many improvements To
the plan.
Judge Hoadley is to have IA competitor for
the Democratic GubeInatoral nomination in Ohio A
Clique believed to he headed by. Senator Pendleton Is
irving to work up boom for Congressman Geddes OF the
XVIII District. He popular Mt home. having carried
his district which Is naturally Republican, by fair ma
Iority several times. Senator Pendletons support CT
nomination OF Judge oailey for Governor would jure
chances of re- election To tue senate As tey Doth
reside in Hamilton County.
The extent of the opposition to tho re election
of senator Ferry in Michigan has been tested by The De
troif Post and Tribune. From replies to inquiries sent
out IL concudesthat the sentiment IN thirty counties is
decidedly anti Ferry while that OF only six counties Is
In
ion n tins estimation Is correct II IL argument in fla
ynr of senator Ferry's retirement from the field Is
should been added, however that The Post and Tribune
has opposed Mr. Fcrry's reelection but In IA open,
straight Onward manner
There is no disposition in the Republican
party to revive the passions of the late But when
the Indiana Democracy makes copperhead like Horace
IIelren Of its leaders in the state Legislature his
past acts become matter OF public interest The Indian
apoiis journal Is doing n good work by showngHp
the meanness and trckery Of this mans record. In
1868 Telren Editor OF ghe Salem Times In its issue
of May T. commenting upon the assassination or Lin
coin, lac said among other things Wrong. say YOU to
call things by their right names! Whywhen hell shall be
called upon give mp those that therein and the sea
shall give up It's dead, and the whole universe shall
respond 10 the OF the angel and all appear be-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-16
soulsri Has not tho long and bitter contest c~n-
fused the pereeptiye faculties of the piUus brethren

The people in the sleepy colonial town OF Lewes,
by the Delaware Breakwater, were thrown into
state of frantic CONSERVATION last Saturday by
the landing of small boat from passing VeSsei'
man, who proved to be an Egyptian, was put
ashore in an apparently dying condition, ana the
ship went on out to sea. The patient has NOS ye'
died, and his disease is suspected to De Asiatc
leprosy. The town, it is stated has not peeh 30
wide awake since it was shelled by the Spanish
fleet before the Revolution. IL local accounts no
true. leprosy is no longer an unknown horror In
any section of this continent. There is, as our
readers know, an island in the Sandwich group SET
apart for epers. From Hawaii it has been carried
to California, where occasional cases have ap-
peared. In Dakota and Minnesota several cases oc-
CURED last year among Norwegian emil
grants. There has been a hospital for lepers
for many years on the low-lyng coast OF New
Brunswick. Our readers will probably remember
an appeal from the physician of this hospital Tor
books, games, or anything else which would help 10
make the solitary lives of these incuraDie
outcasts less wretched. In Louisiana lep-
rosy has always existed among the descend
ants Of the Acadaus In almost all these
cases this most terrible of all human diseases
appears to BE- hereditary and developed by the fish
diet and malarious air of swampy coast districts
Even in the most favorable circumstances as to air.
food, etc. it is, however, highly contagious. Pro-
fessor White, of Harvard recently called attention
to these facts, aud urged prompt measures 1or the
prevention and extinction of the disease. 1t is one
of those cases where to be wise in time Is only
nracteal common sense.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-16
amnsemeuts o. Might.

R,you OPERA He UsE-S:15-" Heart ana hahu'
Ro, ras THgArRB-S-"M Monte Cristo
CI,ryo-s-" The Queens Lace handkerchief
CHlcKERINa HALL--Lecture.
CosxopoIITAN-S--" Fritz in Ireland.
DAYS THEATRE-s:l5-"T The Squire
r,rru AVENUE THEATRR-S--" Countess Duparry'
GRAND OPERA HOUSES" Joshua whitoomo.
HIyERLY's l4rH STREET THEATKE-e-hcr A'0"'
ment" - .Yo,on+h. -
HENpERsoN's STANDARD THEATR'-o,i
$500, cor,pp TprArRE-8-" Young Mrs WIN
throp." ,x,y
N,p,o,. GIRpEx-s-"The Black Venus
s,N FRANCISCO OPERA HousE-e-oah Fra"0iee0
Minstrels.
ITALIA rHElrRE-S-"GrafE Essex"
9 EArRE CoMoUE-2 and g." McSorey inhauou
UNION SQUARE THEATRE-s-A rari9ian
w.,,,cx,s rarATRE-7:45-"The Silver King
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-16
NEW WORK DAILY TRIBUNE FRIDAY, FEBRUARY IT, 1883

in that body as early as possible, in part tina
the Senate might be more ready to act upon
Hons. bill IL one should come in late IN the ses-
sion. and In part that the Senate might have
bill to submit If action in the House should DE
DELAYED under its rules 50 far that no House Dill
conld be carried. The latter contingency has
arisen. No one imagines that ii. would now DE
possible to wade through the sea OF Democratic
talk that would be let loose upon the Senate IL
q new House bill should be presented there az
this late day. Hence it is fortunate for the ne
publican party that bill has already been ma
tured in the Senate. Otherwise the Repuoh-
cans would have been compelled to go nome,
not only without having reduced the taxes ou'
without even fastening upon their opponents
clear responsibility for the failure OF a measuro
recommended by Republican Commission
Under such circumstances there surely ough.
to be some means of uniting the RepuDiicahs VI
both Houses in harmonious action. IL Is the
desire of large majority of them to secure
reduction of taxation, and by means OF n meas
IRE not differing very widely from the one
recommended by the Commission. 1hey wouiu
hardly be equal to their responsibility H. III sucn
AN emergency, they should allow techiiicai
controversy as to precedence between the TWO
Houses 70 defeat their own desire and the ex-
pressed desire of the people Ii members meet
with reasonable willingness to make conces-
sions and COMPROMISES for the common good,
potb TO success can certainly he found.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-16
Ju0cx to ADVERTISEMENTS.

AMusruENTs-7M Pa0e-6th column
AsNouNcEMESTs- SM Page-otb ana otn coi"iN''
Prs,sYss SorIcEs-4h Pd0e-1st Column
RusrsEss CBANCEs-7h Pa9e-4th column
ROAM AND Rooms !7m Paae-3d column
Cop.nrNEssuIP NoTIcEs-7h Paoe-2o coiumn
coppoa ALTON NorIcEs-~6h Page-3d column
D.Ncrya AoApEMIEs-7h Paoe-3d column
DIv,nryp NoTIcBs-7h Pdpe-4th column.
DRESS mAKIsa-7h Paoe-6th column
FIsAscIAL-7h Pdge-4th column.
HELP wANTED-7h Pa0e-5th column
HoTELs-7ta Paoe-3d column
tNsrRUcTIoN-7h Pa0e-3d column.
t.cruRts AND MEETINGs-7h Page-6th coium-.
MrSIsG-6h Paqe-3d column.
MARRIAGES AND DEATHs-5h Pdoe-otE ooiunh
NrscKLI ANgoUs-sh Pdge-6th column.
nuscAL tSsrRuxENrs-6h Paoe-3oscolumR-
WV PupIIcArIoNs-6tn Pa0e-2d and 30 columns
hcr.s srEAmERs-7h Paoe-2d and 30 Columns
ppopos AIs-6h Paoe-3d column
pr Esr.rE-7h Pa0e-4th and 9Th columns
t,ru.r1oSs wASrxp-MALEs-7h Pa2e--otn coiumh'
FsxALEs-7h Po0e-5th column
,rrc.r. NorIcEs-5h Pa0e-6th column
,rv,vpo.rs AND Railroads.&c. Paae-lst anu ~
columns.
rrIcHERs-7th Paqe-3d column.
wrsrER REsoRrs-6th Page-Sd column.
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Nem,2lork Daily Gribr''e'
FOUNDED HORACE CIR EELEY
rW-yoRK- FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 16.
THE NEVIS THIS MORNING.

rop,rcx-Parlament was opened yesterday the
ann ,ob from the throne treats Of Egyptian, IRISH,
and other affairs in the House OF Lords the au-
dress in reply 10 the speech from the throne was
agreed to. -. The French Chamber has ADOPTED
Senator Barbey's BILL in modlhed iorin'
rendering the Princes liable to expulsion by the
decree of the President of the Republic. -
Prince Napoleon has been recognized Dy the eh-
Empress Eugene as the head OF the bohapaIte
family. - Further evidence in regard 10 the
Phoenix Park murders was gwen IN Dupnh yes
terday.
CoyGREss-In the Senate yesterday remon-
STRANGE was presented from Oliver Wendell Holmes,
Iobp O. Whittier and T. 3. Aldrch, and other
writers of books against a reduction of the tarin
IN hooks. an unsuccessful effort was made to IN
crease the duty on iron ore; an amendment proVid-
ing for the refund of duties paid on imported sal'
nsed in curing meats aferward exported was
agreed to; all the reserved paragraphs were ols-
nosed of - In the House the conference report
ON the Japanese Indemnity bill was agreed to; the
sugar tariff discussed.
DoMEsTIC-There was slight fall In the oho
Yesterday at Cincinnati and the worst is supposed
10 he over there so 900 people are believed TO be
homeless in the Ohio Valley. - In an accident
on the Grand Trunk Railway one passenger was
killed and several were wounded; three men were
killed in collision at Chicago, and two by the
xvrecking of a train in Missouri. - Three lives
ware lost by an explosion of sewer gas at Clnch-
natl Yesterday. - Senator Ferry lost some votes
IN the Michigan Legislature yesterday. - Inc
loss by the destruction of Coender's billiard lac
tory at Stamford, Conn.,, is about $22o,OOO. -
large part of Swartz Creek, Mich, was burned
Tuesday night - Two coal miners were burned
nv an explosion of gas at Scranton, Penn. -
Seven grindstones and steam pipe exploded at
Mpeo Junction, Ohio, severely injuring three per-
sons. 80 The Prohibition amendment has been
postponed by the Minnesota Legislature.
CITY AND SUBURBAN.-Ex-senator Conkling has
secured the appointment of Timothy Griffith as
clerk of the United States Circuit Court. -
Judge Brown permitted the production of . Heart
md HandD last night. - The apportionment
of stands in Fulton Market was considered by an
Aldsrmen's committee. 60 Inspector Ester
brook ordered the Casino to be provided with hre-
escapes etc. 60 There a meeting of work
ipgmen TO favor protection for American labor
= Eighty four of Mr. Walton's drivers went on
n strike. - Gold value of the legal tender
silver dollar (412l2 gransl. 1892 cents -
Stocks were dull and after an early rally were
dropping and closed weak
THE WEATHZR-TRIBUNE local observations indi-
cate cloudy weather, with slight changes In tenn
nerature. followed by fair weather Temperature
Yesterday Highest $50; lowest, 800; average,
ooLo
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-16

The country wants men OF thOught ana hien
OF action II wants who can look at public qao
ton in some other light than its possible influence nP
their own political future and the next campaign hsu
book OF their party. II IT could be assured OF gess
10 represent II by the formation " new pam
slider the And II parry shall by any enany
ushered into being, It's cardinal tenet viii be uh
ing earnestness In practical legislation. and unheslts
condemnation OF pointless debate and shutting uS c,
or such organization there In present prOspaod
nor wi IT ever come by way OF shrewd coutryance s
the distribution OF catchpenny circulars Wn,n al
party formed Il will be not by the woolgai no.
many wits, but by the sudden crystall zaton OF ne
hope and ondeayor about some central tho ys'SP'-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-16

fore the Almighty shall the vile bunoon the i'd
dle-player Illinois dogeenes. the numbering wretch
the vulgar joker dead soldiers graves walk IN
TO hear his sentence and that win be. we imagine,
something like this Your crimes numerous YOU
have allowed robbery and murder !; you haveallowed
all that forbdden therefore seud you TO the lowest
depths OF he'll there to endure the worst torture that
be given and hereby appoint John Wilkes Booth to
u DONE as re once took charge OF your case and did
righteous act and know he can keep on In his good
work Depart forever from the presence of all that Is
moral. honest and upright" Heffren is Democrats
leader In the Indiana Senate and when his record held
up before him he insoenty asks what are you going
10 do about IL % - 80
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-16
THE REPUBLICANS ACCOUNTABLE.

One thing will be said plainly. The RepuD.-
lcans have the Executive and tne majority IN pOta
Houses IL revision OF tine tariff fails they Will De n sst
accountable for IT, unless they clearly show thhs
they lett no means untre To bring about what tney
say s necessary, and what the country by vast ma
iOTity clearly demands.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-16
PUBLIC OPINION.

IN FAVOR OF SCALING MR.. POLK.
From the Cincinnati EHqui5sr tDem.D
Treasurer Folks steangs are to be scaled.
hut it seems 10 ia that Mr.. Polk himself ought 10 be
taken ont aud scaled.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-16

It is not often that a man who has the dire
misfortune to be washed overheard at sea
has the rare good fortune to be washed back
again safe and sound to the deck from which
he started. But three sailors belonging to a
Norwegian bark which arrived yesterday,
after tempestuous voyage lasting fifty days,
can boast of such unique experience.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-16

Der in question, in the course of speech made
at a public meeting held in Newark few
evenings SINCE stated that an agent OF the
Pennsylvania Railroad had tried to bride him
to secure the defeat of a pending bill in which
that road is interested. The charge is serious
one and committee was appointed yesterday
to probe it.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-16
SURE OF TWO SILVER STATES

The friends of the silver dollar are sure that
the heel coin numbers among it's wOrshippers avast
MAORI OF the people OF the United States AT any rate
they feel certain Of Colorado and Nevada.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-16

The result of Yesterdays balloting for United
States Senator in the Joint convention of the
Michigan Legislature was not such as to en-
courage the friends of Senator Ferry to believe
that he is destined to become his own successor.
Wednesday he received 81 votes on one of the
ballots and on the last one received 90.
Yesterday all he could muster was 47-a serious
falling OF. An unsuccessful effort was made
Wednesday after the joint convention ad-
journed to induce him to withdraw. 1t takes
'63 votes to elect, and under the circumstances
it would seem impossible that he should sue
coed in getting the number that he now lacks.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-16

II
to secure the defeat of a pending bill in when
that road is interested The charge is serious
one and committee was appointed yesterday
to probe it.
1t will be seen that the Water Commissioners
took positive action yesterday In regaru 10 INC
Forty -second-st. reservoir. member OF the
Board of Fire Underwriters appeared Deiore
them and asked that the reservoir be nlleu
with water. He based his request upon 'he
weighty fact that the Fire Department was
unable to put out the, recent fire In the top
story of a building Oh Spruce-st because
there was not sufficient pressure in the MAINS
The result of the application was that the
committee passed resolution calling Tor the
reneal of the act in relation to the removal OF
the reservoir and providing for having 1t hlled
with water and efficiently maintained.
While the West is mourning because of the
deluge that has proved so serious check to
nrosperity in certain sections, the South is re-
ioicing at the cotton prospects. A dispatch
from Washington, which we print i'll this issue,
CONVEYS the gratifying intelligence that statis
teal returns received at the Department Oh
Agriculture are nearly unanimous IN pronounc-
ing the staple larger than usual, winter anu
comparatively free from trash" 1t Is earnestly
to be hoped that these returns are Trustworthy.
The best thing that can happen the South ior ~
least decade is to keep out of politics ana III
cotton, as far as possible Attention 10 her
leading industries rather than to craftsmanship
is what is going to make her really thrive.
I'm these DAYS when the streets OF New ork
are in an indescribably filthy condition IL IL
relief to learn that in a city not far OH people
who neglect or refuse to clean OIL their sue
walks are promptly brought to their senses by
being fined. Many "-well-known citizens OF
Paterson, n. j., were brought mp before the ne
corder of that city yesterday and made TO pay
81 6S each for violating an ordinance requiring
the removal of snow from sidewalks. Vi these
well-known citizens some paid and MADE no
sign, others paid under protest with threats OF
appeal to a higher court, and still Others OF a
deeply religious turn, raised the impressive
point that the snow which they failed to re-
move had fallen on Sunday and that the law ala
not compel them to do any shOvelliDg or other
secular work on that holy day. Is there no
sucb wholesome ordinance in force for the bene-
fit of those who walk New-YOrk stret,s1 III
there is not, there certainly ought to be. II
there is, it ought to be strictly enforced. AS 1t
is. many selfish souls never think of remov-
ing snow from the sidewalks in front of their
residences or places of business, and their
neglect, combined with that of the public OIL
Gals whu are paid handsomely for keeping the
streets clean and fail signally to perform their
duty. makes life in New-York during the winter
months a good deal of an affection to the man
that walks.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-16

The lower House of the New-Jersey Legisla-
ture has just ordered an important investigation
to 10 made. 1t is an investigation in which the
yeracity of member of the House, on the one
hand and the integrity of the Pennsylvania
Railroad on the other, are involved. The men,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-16

IT, .
Only one million two hundred and nifty thousand dol
lars, not taken by scalawag Republicans, but stolen
within few short weeks from the State aud city treasur
les Of five Southern States by the Bourbon Democrats
those highly moral characters that to make mp tha
great party" WHICH, In few short months VIII pose
az the parry OF honesty and reform" Paste TN, III
your nat, good reader and when you have time, cau
late the that the Democrats woad steal OUT o.
the National Urea sury, If they got crack al H. TAX
ing the ABOVE figures as a basis,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-16
SOMETHING MORE TO PUT DOWN.

Ii was the custom of Governor Waller when
addressing political gathering last. tall when
ha desired to impress those present with any
particular statement that he made. 10 turn 10
newspaper man ana request them 10 pu.
that down" To such an extent this request
mn during his speech Middletown that gave the
Same "a look OF dizziness when IL appeared IN print.
n now comes our trn ask the attention Of read
ers TO the following statement of moneys stolen by Dem.
ocratc ofcias aud to request them In the language OF
nnr wnrihY GOVERNOR. :" to put that down!N
The Dawson journal., 1883-04-26

We are now receiving our large and hand
some stock of Spring Goods, and we pro-
pose to keep up the reputation Of our house
by selling them cheap.
We have on hand full stock of the
prettiest SPING SUITS ever brought to
this market, both for boys and men; also
a full line of New Spring and Summer
Hats, Shoes, Notions, New Calicoes, Sea
Island Bleaching, Ladies' listers, Fancy
Figured Quilts, Crockery, Cutlery, and in
short every variety of Spring and Summer
Goods usually kept in a frst-class establish
ment We call special attention to our
line Of Gents Underwear.