National Republican., 1883-02-16


Co.. New York, S1O0; Thomas s. Co., Middle
town, Ohio. 500; Samuel johnson, Chicago.
$500 The citizens Of Hamilton, Ohio Will
scnd donation Of food and clothing Moro
school houses have been opened for lodgers,
and the male principals are required to attend |
to perform such duty as may he necessary.
At a meeting of tho Masonic Relief commit
tee subscriptions amounting to SbOOO were |
reported. They propose to extend aid up and |
down the river where suffering exists. Relief |
sent to the Headquarters nc Masonic temple |
will be carefully distributed by the Masonic |
committee, in connection with other charita- |
bic organizations, to all sufferers from the |
flood, Irrespective of color or religion. Help |
is arriving freely Mt Newport, KY The
chamber Of commerce sent 81 900 there and
$1,000 TO Dayton, Ky.
THE HIGHEsbsTAGE REACHED.
The river reached its highest stage at a
n. M, when IL stood 66 feet inches. 1t be-
gan to rcccdc at > n. m, and at p. IN. stood
Mt 60 feet 6 inches having declined two inches
in the last hour IL Is estimated that the
rate of fall will be increased all night, but
there is n rise coming which will check the
fall If il does not give another rise. Then be-
hind that is the rise from Pittsburg, which
may ovcrtakc the preceding one. River men
of experience however do not expect another
flood of the dimensions of the present one.
Contributions on the most liberal scale have
been coming in, mainly from citizens, and all
the Cincinnati, Washington and Baltimore
road, has received the following:
BALTIMORE, Feb. 10.
In view ofsufering from disastrous foods will
You oblige me by drawing on Robert Garrett "
Sons for s2,OOO, and have II distributed as you
de1n best iot inG most needy IN CnSinnau i New
pyri, aud Louisville. j. w. GARRETT.
Quite a number Of contributions have been
received from various cities, mostly Now
York, Chicago, and New Orleans, over $4,000
in all.
Tho Masonic committee has received yari-
Gus dispatches rendering assistance. The ro-
union of the Scottish rite appointed for Feb.
20 has been postponed until March 13.
Two boys in q boat gathering driftwood to-
day fell overheard and were drowned. Small
steamers carried loads of sightseers up and
down between Newport bridge and suspension
bridge to-day.
At Maysville, KY, the water is falling an
inch per hour. George w. Chlds, of Phila-
delphia, has contributed through NJ. Halstead
$1,000; the city council of Chillicothe, Ohio,
$1,000.
The Southern and tho Hamilton and Day
ton railways will run passenger trains to-
MORROW. Other trains remain suspended
Freight traffic will not be resumed for several
days.
The stock Of number of articles in Gin
cinnati is getting low and prices are advancing
beyond ordinary values.
The Commercial Gazette has tho following
specials:
PoMERoY, OHIO, Feb. 15.-The river rose
three inches in the Hast twelve hours.
MADISON, IND, Feb. 15,-The flood is at its
worst.
Milton, IND, Feb 15.-Every house but
one is submerged. Everybody is sick.
PORTSMOUTH, OHIo Feb. l5.--The losses by
food are very light There is no further fear
of disaster. In tho town of Dayton, KY,
which is ninG-tenths under water, the people
have abolished the practice of paying for boat
ing services. If any one demands pay for car
rying people or provisions to houses, his boat
is confscated The people devote their whole
time to assisting each other.
THE SCENE IN LOUISVILLE.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Feb. 15.--The flood con-
tinues undated The canal is 43 feet inches
and is rising at the rate of half an inch per
hour. 1t is believed however, that the waters
will come to stand by nightiall. No ad-
ditional loss of life has been reported, but
probably one hundred additional dwellings
and business houses arc overfloweG. All the
manufactures near the river are closed, and
thousands Of workmen are out of employment
Transfer and express wagons traverse every
street, stopping at the houses of citizens, who
fill them with contributions for the sufferers
Tho o'citizens have responded nobly so far
fhe water works on the extreme eastern limit
beyond the point and the cutoff have sue
cumbed and the machinery has stopped
There are two large basins containing millions
of gallons of water, and it is not thought there
is much danger Of n scarcity. The gas works
still hold out, but a few more inches will stoI
the supply.
CLEARING WEATHER.
PITTsRURG, Pa, Feb. 15.-Tho Mononga
hela and Allegheny rivers continue to ris(
with nineteen feet and half in the Monon
gahela at o'clock this afternoon, and ahou
one foot more in the Allegheny. The rain
which had been falling since early yesterday
morning, ceased this morning, and tn,
weather is now clearing. Dispatches from
the head waters report the weather still rainy
and the rivers rising steadily since last night
which would indicate that there will b,
twenty-five feet here before the flood reache
its highest point. No damage except from
inundation is approhcndCd.
lAt III Tonight the MOnOngahela was 21 fee
and stationary, and the Allegheny % feet ant
rising. The lower portions of Allegheny an'
Pittsburg are under water aud many familie
have been compelled to desert their house
for the third time in ten days. Nearly ever,
road centerng here has suffered more or les
from washouts and land slides. The train
on the Baltimore and Ohio road were tv
hours late, and in several places betweei
Bradford and Pittsburg the tracks were OBJ
structed by falling earth and rock. The great
est Inconvenience to the Panhandle road wa
within the city limts-small slides occurring
IN number of places, and ono largo ono il
which fully 100 tons of rock came down Ol
tHt tIutha, ucllOllsNlup InicB lrclpnU car
loaded with grain, and covering the tracks S,
completely that it required several hours t
get them cleared. Late dispatches from tn
head waters report that rain is falling at in
tervals and the rivers are still rising slowly
sURRoUNDED BY WATER.
INDIANAPoLIs, IND, Feb. 15.-The tee
graph operator at Jetlersonvillc says they ar
entirely surrounded by water, Every stree
is under water. 1t is impossible to 80 any
whore without boats. At New Albany tn
river is still rising with prospects of two NOR
feet. Many are suffering terribly and ar
still moving to higher ground. The city
completely surrounded by water. The fol
lowing telegram from the operator ut Harden
town was received this morning: 1.-THE rive
rose one and II half feet last night and is stil
rising. Some houses were swept from thei
foundations and roofs taken from few brio
houses. No casualties are yet reported"
THE UPPER sUsQUEHANEA.
WILLGAMsPoRT, Pa, Feb. 15.-Advices re-
ceived by lumbermcn arc that it riuod al
day yesterday up tho river. At Clearhel,
there is a four foot flood to-day, and the waite
is raising at the rate of II foot an hour. Th
small streams are swelling big river i
expected here by Tomorrow. and those livinl
near the ice gorge aroapprehensive Of danger
All streams cmptying into tho river abOv
here are overlooking, and the river is risin
rapidly at hcadwaters. A flood of over fouI