Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-17

| progressed to-day. so far as the eXamina.
tion of Mr.. Powell as TO listening, and oi
Ellis and DR.. Turman as to the medical
facts. This occupied the morning session
In the afternoon, Drs. Martin and Ment
mollin and Mr.. House on Ellis testimony
and Mrs. Simmons, of her own knowledge
chiefly to the cemetery meeting, and the
usual military ceremonies
INDIANAs HELPING HANDS.
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 16.-The house OF
representatives this afternoon passed bill
appror Rating 100000 for the relief of the
sufferers by the food. 1t will undoubtedly
pass the senate. This is in addition to the
$4,000 already appropriated. The board
of trade relief committee are busy collect
ing funds and provisions. An additional
carload of provisions were sent to Law
| renceburg, Jeffersonville and New Albany
to-day. Reports from points on the Wa
bash show that the Wabash is higher than
ever known. At Lafayette this afternoon
| the river was two feet higher than the
flood of two weeks ago, which was one foot
higher than ever known, and still
rising at about half an inch an hour. Half
mile of the Louisville, Nashville & Chat
IoLOOS, u 1dll1Oc10 4iOG1 1d1dJ CbIS 10 WooIIO(l
away. A committee of the legislature will
go to JeffersonYille and New Albany to-
night to investigate the extent of the dam
age there by the water. Nathan Bright, a
young man eighteen years old, was
drowned in White river to-day while catch
ing drift-wood.
RICHIOND's GENERogITY.
RICHMOND, Ind, Feb. 16.-An ordinance
appropriating $4,000 for the relief of the
Indiana sufferers by floods in the Ohio val
ley was brought before a called meeting of
the city council this evening. Mayor Ben
nett made short speech explaining the
urgency and necessity for immediate ac-
tion. On motion the rules were laid aside
and the ordinance passed. The following
committee of our leading citizens were ap
pointed to take charge of the expenditure
of this money: J. R. Howard, J. W. Gear,
W. A. Bickle, A. F. Scott, W. G. Starr, H.
Cutler, Irwin Reed, Elder c. G. Buckley
and j. M. Miller.
THE TELEGRAPH DEMoRALIzED.
CHICAGO, Feb. 16.-Western Union Off
GERS here say the Generalization of the
wires is now complete, and extends from
Buffalo to Omaha, and from st. Paul to
Cairo. The poles themselves are washed
away in some localities, and the prevalence
of fog causes such great escape of
electrical fluid and such induction that
where the wires are intact business can
with difficulty be done. Speedy relief is
expected, however. The atmospheric
conditions are improving in the West.
The temperature is lowering, being zero at
Cheyenne, and only 8 above at Omaha.
There has seldom been so long and con-
tinuous prostration of wires as during
the past two or three weeks.
THE MISSISSIPPI AT MEMPHIS.
MEMPHIS, Feb. 16.-The river at noon
to-day marked within two feet seven inches
of the danger line, end four feet nine
inches of the extreme highest point reach
ed last spring. 1t is rising at the rate of
ten inches day and will surely go over
the banks below here in many places where
the levees broke last year and are not re-
paired. Planters are making preparations
for the worst. So far there has been no
interruption of railroad lines leading out
of the city.
AT NEW ALBANY.
New ALBANY, Ind, Feb. 16.-The river
is rising one-half inch per hour, having
risen seven and one-half inches since last
night. More water is coming, 100 houses
are gone, 1000 houses are in the water,
5000 people are homeless. The loss is
over $1,O00,OO0. If the threatened wind
and rain comes the damage will be greater.
Congress, the legislature and the people
are appealed to for aid. The distress is
very great, and cannot be over estimated,
except that there has been no loss of life.
The water now is nearly three feet above
the famous food of 1882.
AT HARDENTowN.
A report from Hardentown says the
river fell fifteen inches last night and is
still falling slowly. Very warm; 60o
above; Indications of rain.
AT PITTsBURG.
PITTsBURG, Pa, Feb. 16.-The high wa
ter is again subsiding here, but it is still
rising slowly at the headwaters. The
weather is clear and pleasant. No more
danger is apprehended. The damage from
the food is very slight.
FLOOD NOTES.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-The keeper of
Marblehead life saving station, near San
dusky, has been ordered to proceed with
crew and surf boat to Cincinnati, to aid in
saving life and property.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 16.-The health depart
ment is furnishing vegetables, etc.. to the
different supply depots from the market
house on Sixth street. Dreyel,' Morgan &
Co., of New York, telegraphed contribu-
ton of $1,000 this afternoon.
CHICAGO, Feb. 16.-Mayor Harrison,
having received appeals from New Albany,
Jeffersonville, and other cities on the Ohio
river, issues an address inviting churches.
business men and others to subscribe lib
orally to meet the exigencies of the oc
casion.
CLEVELAND, O., Feb. 16.-The business
men raised $4,000 for Cincinnati this
afternoon. Further subscriptions will be
received tomorrow.
WRECK NEAR PITTSBURG.
PITTsBURG, Feb. 16.-A broken axle on
the front car of the Foxburg express, of
the Pittsburg & Western railroad,
broke at o'clock this morning, when
the train was nearing Aetna station. caus-
ing the smoker and locomotive to jump
the track Later it was turned over and