Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-02-15


were opened to day in various parts OF the
city to feed those able to get to them. Bishop
Elder has ordered all the Catholic churches
to be thrown open TO ths immediate home
less, and sends circular TO the churches TO-
day asking that contributions be sent 20 tns
Chamber of CommeTcs and the CIty Councl
Relief COMMITTEES. Thu Singing Fund TruE-
tse, will advance m 1ney on the bonds yester-
day authorized By the Legislature, so there
will be prompt use Of the money. Many cases
of extreme destitution are reported by the
Relief Board, and in some cases the frantic
cries of starving children for food are heart
rendinp. The bakeries not inundated are
worked to their utmost capacity to keep up
supply OF bread.
sibIe from Hardentown. The rains will raise
the Miami. aud with the waters of the rivers
at Lswrencsburg viii prove most damaging.
The people of the latter place received a car
of provisions in good shape this morning. No
lives have been lost. The water was six feet
deep at Ford's and Connor's Creek. The
water rose at Lawrenceburg Junction since
morning one inch and half. Raining hard
all the time.
CINcIYsATI, February 14sh. = The river
marked sixsy-6ve feet five inches at 2:3O and
rising. It is still raining.
LOUISVILLE (Ky.), February 14sh.-The
Ohio is Al feet inches, and rising an inch
an hour. There is immense excitement on
account Of tie rise above here. All business
is at q standstill. No boats are arriving,
and many trains have stopped or run irrega-
larly. River men predict that the river will
not soon recede. Water surrounds the entire
city. The widest estimates OF the damage
are made, but none are reliable. Nothing
more is known about the loss of life.
FRANKFoRr (Ky.), February 14th.-TAe
rtxrar ic akatinn ary at "a feat Ii ia
now raining.
NEW ALBANY dad J, February 14th.-The
loss by food here is not less than $3.50, 600.
No lives lost. Farmers along the Ohio suffer
greatly, many losing their entire crops. Six
hundred families are homeless, many are des-
titute, and the manufactures are stopped.
MADISON (Ind), February 14.h.-The
river is still rising an inch and half every
hour. Milton, KY, opposite. is submerged,
and not house is exempt. Cables are used
to ancher the buildings. The water is IN the
second story in many, places; Springdnle
Cemetery is partially submerged. More rain
will cause Crooked crack to deluge Walnut
street and large part of the town. Carroll
ton is suffering for food, and the provision
store is exhausted. The Western Hotsl has
been deserted es dangerous.
INDIANAPOLIS, February 14sh. The Legis.
lature appropriated $40, 900 for Lawrenceburg
this morning. The Board of Trade has S15,-
600 for the same object. Another carload Of
provisions has gone today.
INDIANAPOLIS, February 14th-It has been
raining hard sincs midnight Pogue's Run is
again owe, flowed, and the railroad tracks are
under water for two squares.
A Jeffsrsonvills dispatch says: The city is
flooded with from two to twenty feet OF
water. Five thousand persons are homeless,
and many have lost everything. Many cot
tages in the lower part of the city have bsen
swept away. Hundreds ara quartered in the
second stories, public buildings and stores.
Food is sent them in skiffs. The water is
filthy from the sewers, and the suffering Is
appalling. 1t is still raining, and the river
is rising. The loss ia already over half a
million. Contributions are asked for.
CLEVELAND, February 14th.-Another del.
uge is feared. Lumber piles are being an.
chored on the fats, and the drift wood and
ice gorges will be blown up with dynamite.
All practicable precautions are being taken
against a threatened overflow.
The Depot Accident at Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI, February 14th.-The first
authentic report concerning the loss of life
at the Cincinnati Southern depot yesterday
was made to-day to the police at the Oliver
street station by Herman Wellsberg, boy
living at No. Wilstach street. He says he
and his brother Joseph. with thirteen other
boys, were on the platform when the water
broke through on Mclean avenue; that the
entira party were thrown into the water
that he swan to Gess street, escaped snd
went home ; that his brother and all the other
BOYS were drowned. He does not know their
names.
Destruction by Fire.
NEW YORK, February 14th.-A fire at the
Globe Rubber Jewelry factory, 81 Canal
street, caused the loss of 800. 900; insured.
AUSTIN (Texas) February 14th.-The City
Hospital was burned last night at o'clock.
A negro cook set the lamp on o fve-gsllon
can Of coal oil. The wind blew the blaze to
the can, which exploded, setting FIRE to the
cook and her child. The cook was seriously
burned, and the child was burned to crisp.
The patients were all rescued and most of the
furniture saved.
EDGERToN wis., February 14th.-The
house of John Kennedy. near here. was
burned this morning, and his daughter, aged
IA, and a young son were burned to death.
The fire is thought to have been incendiary.
CLEVELAND, February 14th.-J. G. Petris
l. Co.'s steam hat and bonnet factory was
burned to-day. The loss is estimated at
$25, 600; insurance, $4,000.
The Coming Prize.Fighf.
NEW York, February 14th.-The Times
Saws: It is rumored that prize-fght will
soon take place between Sullivan and Slade
for 1000 a side. One of Shades friends
said yesterday 81 know for a fact that
Slade is ready to sign articles to fight Sulli-
van six months after signing; SHADES
money ia ready and match can be arranged
whenever Sullivan will meet Slade in Tey-
lor's Hotel, Jersey City.
The Sun prints challenge signed Fair
Play who says to prove to the sporting
public, and to Sullivan and his hackers, that
Slade will fight, well-known sportsman
with 50. 500 forfeit will NEST Sullivan or his
hackers at Taylor's Hotel, jersey City, on
Saturday, at P NJ, to sign articles and ar.
range q match. II Sullivan has not been
Boosting, ne will be ready to put up and sign
the articles of agreement.
The McGarEahan Peopie-WtIl They Never
Die?
WASHINGTON, February 14th.-The Nc
GarTahan people have taken an appeal to the
Secretary of the Interior from the last deci.
sion Of the Commissioner of the General
Land Office in the case Of the rancho Psnache
Grande. They have virtually abandoned
their own claims, and the motion is to pre-
vent the issuance of patent to the New
Idria Mining Company, and derive their claim
through charges Of irregularisy and imper-
fections in the technical proceedings. The
last motion viii prevent the issue to the New
Idria Company for at least twenty days.
Signal Service Predictions.
WASHINGTON, February 14sh.-In reply to
certain criticisms on the Signal Services on
the failure to predict tie present severe win
ter, General Hszen says the weather cannot
be predicted the whole season in advance,
and he made no predictions whatever of this
character. The prediction that this winter
would be q medium rather than severe one
was not made by him, but BIZ another party
named H. A. Hazsn. The meteorological
report shows the current of daily storms,
4and the weather predictions have been yeri-
fled.
American Enterprise Ia Central America.
New York, February 14sh.-The World
has this from San Juancito. Honduras, dated
the 18Th To-day marks an era in American
enterprise 10 Central America. AT 2 P. NJ.
President Soto stepped up to the lever key of
the machinery of the New York and Hondu-
ras Rssa Rio Mining Company's works, put
his right hand on it, pressed it forward. and
with his left pulled the string which unfurled
ssar-spangled hag from the pole over the
machine shops. At the same time Washing
ton Valentine, Acting Superintendent of the