The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-02-20
PENNsYLYANIA.


quehanna this evening is higher than it
has been this year, The Wilkesbarre a.
Kingston railway IS submerged Connec-
ton on the west side is cut off. Ice at
Port Blanchard is flowing on the Youghi
0Eeny from here TO Pittston. Ice between
here and Plymouth wedged between the
banks clear to the bottom, Occupants of
the lowlahds are getting ready to move.
AT CINCINNATI.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 19.-The river was sta
tionary from 6 to 0 this morning, but fell
an inch from TO 10, when it was fifty nine
feet two inches. The work of manufactur-
ing gas is progressing, and a portion of the
city may be lit tonight. All danger of
water famine has passed, as more engines
are pumping. The soup-houses will be
closed tonight, and the relief work turned
over to organized charitable societies. Plans
are maturing for radical change to the
method OF cleaning and repairing streets
and managing the health department,
which will give employment to large
number of persons, If carrid out.
AT CAIRO.
CAIRO, Feb. 19.-The gauge at p. IN.
reads hfty-one feet, and rising at the rate of
half an inch an hour. The low-lands below
here are entirely inundated, and the loss to
stock, property and grain is said to be in
calculable. The Iron Mountrin depot at
Birds Point has over foot of water on the
floor. The Jackson road is transferring
passengers by boat across Mayfeld creek.
the embankment having given away at
that place. The Iron Mountain and Texas
g. St. Louis railways have entirely sus-
pended business on this end. But little
fear is manifested in the city on account
Of the levees, and the general opinion is the
-. nil hn Oh util 80
tomorrow night. Reports of disasters ere
begnr ing to arrive from the lowlands in
Kentucky and Missouri, below here. The
work of Dulk-heading the Ohio levee is rap
idly going on.
At TERRE HAUTE.
TERRE HAUTE, IND, Feb. l9.-At
o'clock yesterday afternoon the water
reached its highest point, being six inches
higher than the floods Of 1873. All the
cattle in the distillery sheds had to be re-
moved. In getting them out several were
lost by swimming into the river current.
The bottoms across the river are entirely
overlooked to-day.
NOT SO HEAVY.
TOLEDO, Feb. l9.-The Blade this evening
publishes summary of the damage in
llcted by the floods, showing the aggregate
to be much less than was believed to be the
case yesterday. The largest portion of the
loss is on railway bridges and docks. 1t
will cost $4,000 to repair the BRIDGES $685.
600 to put the middle ground In az good
shape as before the flood, and about $l0,-
600 to repair the docks. Losses ofmerchan-
disc, including logs cd lumber, are rela-
lively small ana will not exceed, it is
thought, $4,000 The expense of movin &
goods to place of safety is the next most Sc
rious item and will aggregate $1,000 or
5000.
HELPING THEIR BRETHREN.
INDIANAPOLIS IND, Feb. l9.-The tele-
graphers of Indiana organized,h here tonight
for the relief of the fraternity along the
Ohio river in this state who may need as.
sistance. Telegraphers desiring to contrib
ute may remit to s. l.. Douglas, treasurer,
care Of Superintendent J. f. Wallick, In
dianspolis.
IN ARKANSAS,
LITTLE Rock, Feb. l9.-The Arkansas
river here IL twenty-five feet and still
rising, but it is believed will be on
stand tomorrow. The Mississippi rose
and is 80 40 feet on the guage. As q pre-,
cautionary measure, the rolling stock on
the Little Rock IL Mississippi River railroad
has been removed from Arkansas City.
Backwater from Ten Bayou has begun TO
flood the lowland ten miles back Of here, the
eastern terminus of the Memphis & Little
Rock railroad, but no damage has been
done yet.
RHsuMING BUSINESS.
CINCINNATI, o., Feb. 19.-Though the re-
lief committee has signitied no further
outside help is needed, contributions still
come. W. II. Vanderbilt, of New Y ork, to-day
through Captain George n. Stone, gave
81, 800. rhe relief work continues una.
bated. School.houscs are still used
for lodging the homeless and will
be for some time, as the houses are too wet
to be occupied for days. An i'm.
mense amount OF work is being
done cleaning up in the business houses,
the rececding water being closely fol-
lowed by the resumption of bust
ness. More freight is offered at such
roads rs carry than can be
handled. The gas company is through
having gas manufactured. They found it
impossible 70 get water. from the mains
viii light the CITY tomorrow night.
Legislative Points,
WASHINGTON, Feb. l0.--The joint
resolution offered in the house
by skinner to provide tor the equitable dis
tribu,ion Of the surplus money
in the United States treasury
sets forth in the preamble that the amount
of revenue now being collected is greatly
In excess OF the needs Of the country,
and declares 1t expedent to repeal
mi internal taxes except those
on LIQUORS, and directs all surplus In the
treasury after the redemption Of bonds due
to be divided among the states, to be APP