Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-03-16
Late Eastern News.
The Floods.

HELENA, trh., htlCu H'
crisis j. reached here, though it cal
scarcely have passed. \ heavy wind
last might and it prevailed Throughout
iile dav. and seriously Threatened
devastation of the levee front.
While The new levee ut Williamson 5,
three mile, below, has been momen
tar,iv expected to give way, more
hopeful feeling is manifested thu
evening. Scarce Il rise of an mch
is noted III the past' twemty-ioIt
hours, an | only two inches reported
AZ ST. Louis At Madison ana Mem
phi5 the iiv.-r has been stationary for
the past two days. The steamer
.E,ia,'> IRE arrive / this afternoon from
F'rar's point, bringing two hundred
negro's from off submerged farms.
Her officers report all the country
between Memphis and Helenl, AK,
under water, saving where STRIPS OF
the levee vet l"maln. At Austin,
Miss, uverhowed water at the depth
Of several feet PUSHES through the
town. The new levee at Delta, La,
broke on Monday, which will cause
serious damage to many valuable
farms. The rapid Use i'll the St.
Francis river caused great loss to
lumbermen, and thousan Is of logs
W re swept away by the swift cur
rent. There Is much suffering
among the inhabitants OF ovelil owed
lands. Their isolated positions
makes it almost impossible to afford
them relief.
! ST.. LOUIS, March 9.-The Globe
Democrats correspondent at Helena
gives the following view of the sit
uation: Not more than two or three
spots are dry ground between Mem
phis and this point. Scores OF the
hest farms in Arkansas and Mlssis-
sippi are completely in state of
wreck. Most of them are aban-
doned. Owners and laborers have
fled to high ground. Cattle are
standing in water, and every gin
house is filled with coloied people.
At Hanbuls landing eighteen color
ed men and women are III two boats
moored to trees on the Hooded
banks, waiting for a steamer to take
them away. There is not a foot of
dry land in 40 miles. Ship loads of
colored people and their household
goods are at various points seek
ing for ground to rest on. At
Sterling, colored people, horses
and cattle are undiscriminately hud-
died in the upper story of the only
store there: At Star landing the
dwelling are full of cattle, and the
gin house is full of negroes. Pros
poets are certainly favorable for Il
big rise below here, as the flow of
water from the st. Francis river
is undiminished. The river here,
then, will reach an unprecedented
height.
Dakota Catches the Storm.
ST.. PAUL, March 9.-The worst
wind storm of the season is reported
on the line of the Northern Pacific
Freight business west of Fargo is
entirely suspended. All passenger
trains run with difficulty. Grafton,
d. T., suffered the most. Business
was entirely suspended during the
day.
A Cremation.
PHILADELPHIA, March S.-The body
of Segbert was cremated at Wash
ington, Pa, to-day. Deceased was
known for his great LIBERAL .
charities, being wealthy. La d,
the year of 1875 he made q PROPOSE
ton to the council to construct new
clock and bell for Independence hall.
His offer was accepted and fulfilled
at a cost of $40, COO. The clock and
bell were placed i'll the Statehouse
tower in May, 1876, and the bell was
first rung at the ushering in of the
centennial anniversary ut midnight.
The bell proved unsatisfactory in
tone and in September, 1876, MIR.
Segbert had it taken down recast,
and when replaced in March, 1877
was found to he very satisfactory
New YORK, March 9.-Experiments
will soon be made with view of ill.,
PRODUCING electricity as motive power
on the elevated railroad in this city.
These experiments will be con iucted
by Stephen B. Field who has been at
work experimenting with the electric
motore for long time, and claims
the priority of his idea to both
Siemens, the originator of electric
roads in Britain, and Edison, whose
road ut Menlo Park has been running
for an experimental purpose for two
years.
Destruction OF Timber.
New YORK, March 10.-The Times:
California has, for years, been al
most wanton i'll her destruction of
timber land, by axe and by fire, and
now is beginning to suffer serious
consequences in the shape of
drouth. Valleys whose rainfall was
never below the requirements of
agriculture, have been growing more
and more sterile Tor several years,
and both wheat and vines have failed
in many portion of the State, and
only legislation can prevent the fur
Their laying bare of mountains, whose
verdure ultimately affects crops. 1t
seems strange that this we'll known
fact has failed to tako shape in the
Legislative halls of State so largely
given to agriculture; but no steps
seem to have been taken by the
otherwise energetic and wide-awake
Californians, and the ruinous waste
continues.
Dr. Dix ON Divorce.
New YORK, March 11.-Dr. Dix
, , last night delivered the fifth of his
lectures on women, which have
awakened such angry discussion.