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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-12
ABOUT EVANSVILLE.
Loss of Property Above and Below the City
"A River Thirty Miles Wide.


Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
EVANSVILLE, Feb. II The rain which set in
on Friday evening, continued almost without
interruption until 10 o'clock this morning and
resumed at 6, and is still falling. The river con
tinues to swell steadily but not rapidly, and it i
the opinion Of boatmen that last years stage
forty seven feet ninet tenths will tc exceeded by
at least one foot At this writing the gauge
marks forty five feet seven. So far as Evans
vile is concerned no fear is entertained. In the
low lands, above and below the city, however
and across the river, the water has overspread
everything to a depth of several feet and "a vast
amount of property of all kinds has been de
stroyed; with two or three feet more, further
loss is inevitable. Profting by the ex
perience of last year, the farmers in the
submerged regions have for several days, been
using great exertion in preparing for the worst
A great deal of corn has been removed from the
river banks by steamboats,, while the stock and
household goods of many have been removed to
places of safety. Unfortunately, however, be
iieving it impossible that two such floods 1885
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-12
1AwRENoEBU1sG AND AURORA.
Residences Wrecked by the Water-An Ap-
peal for Assistance.

Residences Wrecked by the Water-An APP
peal for Assistance.
Special to the indianapolis Journal
AURORA Feb. 1.-THE dismal predictions
made yesterday in regard to affairs at Law
renceburg have been verified. The water has
been rising rapidly and with it comes destruc-
ton. Upwards of forty residences now are more
or less wrecked or moved from their foundations
same of them several squares. The Bauer Brew
Fling Company lost several thousand dollars worth
of slaves yesterday. People all over town are
leaving their houses to-day, but they are com
PEELED to leave their goods, as there is no place
to take them, and even if there was place to
put them they could not be moved, so strong
is the current through the town. The water at
o'clock tonight lacks less than one foot of last
years rise, but 3 morning it will be beyond it.
Many persons did not expect as much water as
we have, and to-day the advancing tide has run
a number of people from their second stories.
Provisions very scarce here now. Tele
grams have been received from the people of
Shelbyville, Rushville and Greensburg, asking if
help was needed, and to-day the Mayor re-
sponded for the first time in the
Affirmative. Each of these cities will
Send supplies at once. The Council
held meeting this afternoon and appointed
committee to take charge % the commissary de
partment and see that the food is properly dis
tributed, and to attend to such other duties as
the occasion demands. This committee consists
of Dr. Catch DR.. Miller, A. E. Nowlin, r. E.
Slater, and Col Bannister, with Township
Trustee Dickinson as chairman. A number of
families have moved into train of box cars
which stands on the track back of town. Col.
j. H. Burkham ordered from Cincinnati to-day
100 loaves of bread and twenty-five
hams for the Masonic fraternity of this city
All donations intended for the Masons should be
addressed to J. Fl. WenBe, w. NJ, Lodge No, G.
Persons sending provisions or clothing here
should send it via North Vernon and Aurora, as
chat is the only possible way iti can be gotten
here now. The loss here now is thought to be
equal to that of last year, and it is certain to ul
timately be very much greater. Hundreds OF
houses are tottering on their foundations and
to-morrow's rise will carry them away It has
been raining hard all day,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-12
JeffersonviIIe Completely Flooded.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
JEFFERsoNvILLE, Feb. 1.-THE temporary
dams erected to keep the flood out of the city on
the east side gave way oday and several streets
were speedily inundated so that boats soon after
were navigating them The water spread out
over large part of the city, flooding many
houses in addition to those already under the
treshet There was wild excitement when these
bulkheads let go, and Immediately the work OF
removal from the inundated district was recon-
menced and'kept up throughout the day.
The river is rising nearly or quite an inch and
q half an hour, and the food in the city is stead
ily increasing. The embankment of the j., NJ
& L railroad one mile west of the city, which
has kept the water out in that direction thus far
overfowed this evening and the food is now
pouring over it, threatening to sweep away
the embankment Trains of the road
between this city and New Albany were stopped
at o'clock; they will probably not be started
again until the food subsidies. BY morning the
city will be completely flooded, it is feared
nearly to Front street, including Spring the
principal business street. The merchants have
moved their goods to the second stories There
viii be great damage here and great suffering
Relief measures have been adopted, and are, so
far, working well; but there will be such suffer
ing as the citizens will not be able to relieve
fhe situation here tonight is as gloomy as it is
perilous. The people here will do all in their
power to provide for the distressed; when they
have exhausted their resources they will have to
ask for outside help. The loss here is likely to
ha baovv
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-12
RELIEF MEASURES.
Lawrenceburg and New Albany Ask Ma
tional Appropriation.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Feb I1-Senators Harrison
and VOORHEES, received kilograms from citizens
at Lawrenceburg and New Albany, to-day, ask
ing them to appeal for an appropriation to aid
sufferers from the floods. The pair of senator's
after consultation, concluded it best to await the
action of the House on the matter, as the House
committee appropriations has already re-
ported Il joint resolution appropriating $4,000
for relief of sufferers along the Ohio and its
tributaries. The Indiana senators are both viii
ing and anxious to do all their constituents wish,
and are heartily in sympathy with those who are
in distress.
by reference to the proceedings of Congress
it will be seen that the resolution yesterday
passed both houses.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-12

less people have returned to their houses or
found quarters elsewhere Others had their
houses swept away or destroyed Fully five
thousand people are homeless, destitute and
hopeless and will have to be fed by the relief
committee for weeks. The damaged mills can
not start for weeks
The river is thirty-one feet nine inches and
falling. The steamers Princess and Abner O'Neal
are running in their trades. The weatheT"is
fogey and raining
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-12
Another Rise at Headwaters.

P1TTsBUEe, Feb. 1.-THE rivers are
rising again at headwaters and con
siderable rainfall has fallen in the
last forty-eight hours. Another food, which
will inundate the lower portions of
Allegheny, at least, is feared. The
Monongahela and Allegheny rivers remained
about stationary all day at this point.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-12
An AnneaI for Aid.

CHARLESTON, w. Va, Feb. 1l.-An appeal for
help came from Point Pleasant and other towns
on the Kanawha river this morning. whereupon
the City Council donated $500, cash. and citizens
81, 500 in money and provisions. The govern
ment boat, Bee leaves at p. NJ, loaded with
provisions. The steamer John D. Lewis will fol
low tonight loaded with provisions.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-12
Falling at Marietta.

rapidly. 1t went off the courthouse floor at
o'clock last night There is no telegraph or
railroad communication. The bridges across
the Muskingu1n river are gone. No lives were
lost here,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-12
DISTRESS AT WHEELING.
Five Thousand People Homeless and in Need
of Provisions.

WHEELING, Feb. 1.-The water recedes so
slowly that the low lands in places are still
covered, but it is now so low that boats navigate
without injury to property. No more firing on
relief boats is reported. The B. & O. depot and
bridge adjacent endangered by the flood, and
trains stop at Water street, south of the
creek Accumulated mails are pouring in. Only
few trains so far have resumed. An unknown
boy was drowned on the South Side to-day by
the caving in of bank; About half of the home
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-12

During the week, Professor
Morris will exhibit his trained
dogs in the South Show Win
dow of the WHEN Clothing
Store, between the hours of 10
and 11:3O a. m., 1890 and 1:30
p. M, $3.50 and 600 p. m.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-12
&25,OOO Robbery.

NEW York, Feb. ia black valise contain
ing 5000 was stolen from the New York Trans
fer Company tonight while being taken to the
Desbrosses-street ferry from the Grand Central
depot
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-12
The Ohio River Reaches and Passes the
High-Water Mark Of Last Year.
The Situation Hourly Growing Worse, While
the Water Is Not Expected to Reach
Its Maximum for a Day or Two.
Five Thousand Residents of POmerOy
Camping on the Bleak Hill-Sides.

Hunger and Privation Beginning To Be Felt
Among the Drowned-0ut People Of
Cincinnati, COvingtOn, and Newport.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-12
Increased Distress Prevailing Among
the People Of Lawrenceburg.
New Albany, JeffersOnville, and the Lower
River on the Verge of a Greater Ca
lamity than That of Last Year.
gHE LATEST NEWS.

One Foot Higher than Last Year, and Rising
an Inch an Hour.
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1884-06-19
NEW sERIEs-yoL xl NO l6

SAMMY TILDEN's final assertion
that he will not act as figure heud
for the Democrats during the next
election takes the wind out of The
sails of that rudderless old ship and
leaves her helpless among the break
crs Sammy's failure In 1876 was
an extremely sore spot among Dem-
ocrats and its smarting was sufficient
to render them blind to tariff or any
other principle for the sake OF vindI-
eating the so called election OF Til>
den and Hendricks over Hayes and
Wheeler. The Democrats would
have remained united and enthusi
astic will. Tilden as candidate and
The contest would have beer hot and
party lines closely drawn; but his
absolute refusal disconce1ts them
a. d they are already securing the
field and beating The bush, if per-
chance they may scare out dark
horse And many an old war-horse,
dark and obscure enough, tiots out
the gate Tilden has left |
opened. He pranceth, out lie bend
,ti his neck with pride, he sayeih
Ia ID! ha l.! and smeIleth The bottle afar
I'll But The RePublicans have srnt
al dnik horses to the rear and have
ro:ted fo r'h Two thorough breds for
he race. Why, even blind man
would bet ON Blaine.
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1884-06-19
silk Culture,

The recent exhibition of silk pro-
ducts at Philadelphia showed a SUR
| prising interest in the business oil
| producing cocoDns in this country,
a demonstrated a surprising aGap.
ia 5ili;y of certain regions 10 the
vocation. 1t was mentioned that on
tie fist annual award of pr, miums
two years agn,there were tWenty>six
contestants from four Stat, s; on the
second, one " ar ago, there were
hiIty-threc contestants from eleven
States; and al the thlrn, last eek,
tbere were sever ty-seven confess
taLts from twenty States These
figures show that the subject has
begun TO excite a large degree of
interest, and it is not too much 10
hope, that before many years raw
silk will figure as one of The pros
ducts of the couatry, and the facto>
ries in New Jersey will draw por>
tion of their supply of material
from home sources. Ii WAS shown
at the Philadelphia exhibition that
the leaves Of The white mulberry
and the Usage orange are the favo-
rite fUoG of the worms, the former
being The better ard yielding the
finer ho-s. The best coco0ns weigh
l60 to the quarter pound, and from
that down to 233 to the quarter
pound
As the business is new, of course
the bet results are not yet attained.
Beginners VIII make many mis,ak es,
because they have everything to
learn; but they will learn from the
business itself; experience will
gradually suggesl improved methods
Till In the end the subject will he
thoroughly mastered. In the means
time 1t may be said that a good sup
ply of mulberry trees and csa4e
orange furnishes the first and chief
condition of the business.
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1884-06-19

A BILL providing that third ard
fourth class matter shall be forward
ed, from one destination 10 another,
without the payment of addition al
rostage, the same as letters and
postal cards arc now Forwarded, has
received the unanimous approval of
the House Po>tcf1ice Committee and
will probably be passed. On account
OF the legal and commercial sdver-
tiscmcnts which they contain, news
papers should be forwarded to their
dtsiin alion. Newspapers are enter
cd as "second-class" matter (nnder
protest as regards editnrials) and
when they accumulate at washous
OF other points of interruption they
are too frequently thrown aside and
lost. Then come complaints from
advertising agents and trouble 10
fnd duplicate copies in order to fill
conirarts. By all means let the bill
d SIS and any hers for The eifect-
ing of cur mail service, which Is
good but should be better.
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1884-06-19
TEXAS FLooDs.


10 453.
TEXAS FLOODs.
GALVESTON, June II. = Nea
Thoindal. the Biazos has overflow ei
$500 ac es Of farming land. Tht
railroads are distributing car load:
# cotton seed free 20 farmers WHO
will replaIt. Railroad tn ffic with
in the sioIm belt is at IL stand still
and numerous washouts are report
ed. The railroad bridge across the
Trinity river, between Palestine ard
HouSt n, is repo ted washed away
Near Alvaredo, On The Missouri
Pacific at the head of G lumb bia
Cr, elk, 400 feet ci trtsile was washed
away. All streams ale very high i.
The BrnzoS at Richmond Is higher
than ever known, veiaowing its
banks for 2o0 hundred mics. Tie
Trinity j. flooding The county for
an quail distance. The Sabine is
swollen to great river, carrying
d WIN hundreds of thou- hnds of logs
and IL boom bel, w is in imm nent
dargcr Of breaking, ALLOW ing the
valuable props riy TO pc lost in the
Gulf. Oran .e City on the Sabine is
entirely submerg, d and the inhabi-
tan;s are going about in boats.
RANJiALL's RESOLUTION.
WASHINGTON, June 11-At the
meeting of the House committee on
ons to-day The following
re. olulipn was Offered hy Mr.. Ran
dali ard was adopted as an amend
M nj en- The general deficiency bill;
the vote WAS six to three. party
vote was of those prese.It: That no
Senator, representative or delegate
in congress, or 5. nator, rtpres enia>
tive CT delegate elect, and no officer.
clerk or employee of the Uniied
States or any department, branch
or bureau or any d. parlment thereof
or any person receiving any SAL
ary OF compensation from moneys
derived from the Treasury of the
Uniled States, or any contract under
the United States, shall give TO any
person or persons directly or indi-
r. city any money or valuable thing
10 ne applied ia ;he promotion OF
any political object whatever. That
any person guilty of The viola tion of
his provision shall be guilty #
misd, meauor, and shall, on ccnvic>
liou thereof, be punished by fine
not exceeding s5,cC0 or imrri>on>
ment for the tenn OF three , ears or
by both fine and imprisonn ent in
Tue discretion of the ceu:t.
coNDESsED TELEeRAMs.
Ex,JustIce Noah S. swayne is
dead.
Two hundred weavers at Fall
River struck for wages on June 12th.
160 looms.
Cincinnati Democrats held Thur
man meeting ON juno 18th.
Calhoun Benham, d prominent
lawyer of San Francisco, died on
Thursday.
The State Bank cf West Virginia
failed for $4,000, with S115 900
assets, on Thursday.
The Choctaws of the Indian Ter
ritory ate conducting an organIzHl
band OF robbers Numbering 100.
The military there have killed two
and are pursuing The band.
The California State Democratic
convention will probably instruct
for Thurman, since 1ilden's with
drawal-
The Texas Democratic convention
demands the nomination of ilden
and Hendricks, also the rt mnval of
all restricti' ms of silver coinage
II opposes the acquisition of large
tracts of public lands by uliens and
demand the absolute exclusion of
Chinese.
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1884-06-19

IT is an open question whether
State election laws that effect the
national result should not be somc>
what under national supe sion.
The election l,ws of louisiana very
nearly caused civil war in the United
States in 1875 when Hayes and Til
den were candidates. the former be-
Ing. counted IN by the Louisiana
returning board, the electoral COM
mission. in itself Illegal, supporting
The Safe laws Louisiana elections
are disgrace to republican form
of government. The New ORLEANS
Picayune says that the vote on the
constitutional amendment, as pro-
mu;eated by The official jnuIn.l
stood 5T,764 in favor a d 85,4Ol
against. but the Democratic caucus
concludes that it has hcen carried
a clerical errorof $4,000 votes having
been discovered.
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1884-06-19

WHEN Delegate Stcbbins reached
Cbics go he found P. p Wilcox. In
dian Agent at San Carlos, in the
committee rosms, fully tql ippcd
with credentials as a representative
from Arizona to the Republican
Convention. He was promptly fired
out. VIM. Griffith. Of Pima, an al
.ernate, had inGorsed over to Wreck
his credentials as alternate, and the
latter was going to dct for Srebbins.
Judge Churchill came to the relief
of Steb5ins. and af.erward said of
Wilcox: II made him admit that he
had never voted in Arizona, and
furthermore, that he would not if lie
could. The idea of such a man pre-
suming to act for the people of Ari-
zona in so important matter as
naming their Presidentr'
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1884-06-19
REPRESENTATIVE sohn H Lewi

REPREsENTATIvE aohn H Lewis
of Illinois, has been instructed by
the House committee on public
lands TO report favorably The .iut
resolution which prohibits the Sec
retary of the Interior from taking
any further steps to conf m or pat
ent any lands granted any corpora
ton, State or person by Congress,
in any case where reports favoring
the forfeiture of such land grants
have been made in either branch of
this Congress, until after final action
shall be taken upon such bills, or
until the Supreme court of the U s.
shall decide upon the validity of
such grant. The resolution further
provides th t the Secretary be pro-
hibiied from certifying or pateriing
to any corporation ans land grant,
excep, when such corporation has
complied strictly with all the condi~
,;Asrs If the granting act, aud that in
at rases of doubt in constituting
those conditions, the benefit of the
doubt he gwen the government.
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1884-06-19

for that purpose, but to win. . 1t i.
stated that the bonanza firm wll
make Casa Grande their shipping
point TO Quiiotoa, when they bring
their machinery down from Nevada
and California. They have careful
~ inspec ed all the routes leading
| from The railroad 10 their mine,
and find that the Casa Grande is, by
far, the shortest and best one. -.
Ouf office was honored by long
visit from Chief Justice Howard
last Sunday. The Judge told US
that he had served his time at the
case when a boy, and for years after
and has had Il lingering weakness
for the smell of printers ink ever
since, and to verify his statement
took his seat at enc of the cases and
set up a stick full of type in good
shape. If Judge Howard was as
good a printer as he is a lawyer, the
fraternity lost valuable member
When he eft.-Mohave Miner. -.
A gentleman who returned from
Tucson last night informed an Epi-
taph repoi ted that Governor Stafford,
nj. B, Clapp and Charles Hudson
were all there, and that there was
some talk of resumption. From
another source it wss learned that
they werr protected oy armed guards
and among The number was Ben
Titus, formerly watchman Of the
bank here. There is said to be a
terrible bitter feeling in Tucson
against all connected with the old
institution, and bloCdshed may be
expected 1. is to be hoped these
rumors may prove to be unfounded.
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1884-06-19

IT has been fully demonstrated
that The cheap ard rapid plan of
building railroads IN tie beds of
ravines and imms dlaiely on rivers is
offset by costs cf rerairs nccessis aicd
by wa houts and the loss of traffic
by d lay. Il is probable that engin-
eers Will conclude 10 locate railroads
above high water mark.
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1884-06-19

The Democrats of Nevada are
revolving against "the machine" OF
that state.
New missions are TO be opened
this year in Mexico. Printing presses
will be sent. Petitions are being
signed asking the government for
additional appropriations for Indian
scl.onls
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1884-06-19

A scientific commission compose d
of eminent Mexican scientists arc
visiting the extinct CnIzrendiro vol
cano that is situated in The Slate of
Bichoacan. Alre idy great
amount of valuable data has been
colls cied al d viii be puhlishc,i on
the rciurn Of the commission 20 the
City Of Mexico,
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1884-06-19

TnDES's letter. June 10, to The
New York State Committee says;
f1Eannot now assume the Iabors OF
AZ standardization or Of CANA 5"
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1884-06-19

SAN Francisco has assumed coD>
troll of the copper market of the
United States.
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1884-06-19
TELEE RAPKIC.
NOT FOR FIELD.

STOCKTON, Cal June IL "A dele
gate moved 10 strike out tie clause
II the platform which was ADOPTED
mere io>d-y IepudIaiing Field as a
possible candidate for domination
The melton was lost by vote of 10
Ia 453
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1884-06-19

GOVERNOR Sheldon has asked the
people of New Mexico for help for
The Rio Grsnde sufferers
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1884-06-19

Receive deposits, make collections
buy and sell exchange, discount
commercial paper and do general
banking business.
esr omce hours from Q a. m. to 4 :. n,
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-05-16

ed. Earthworms are very fond of the
Young tops, and will drag the onions
loose if not well planted. Lime is
odious to them. and can be sifted on
if they prove troublesome. Plant very
early: many plant in late fall. For
peas, prefer soil MANFRED we'll last year,
plant early and late sorts at the same
time, and on the first day Of dry-enougl1
soil. peas require deeper planting then
most seeds to 4 inches. Hoe and
stick before tendrils appear, and then
q good wide mulch to secure moisture
and GOODNESS to the roots will assure a
good crop. Parsnips, where room is
scarce, are sometimes planted with peas,
to make most of their growth after the
pea-haulm is cut away, and often do
we'll so, if not o~ver-crowded. But of
course they do better with the ground
all to themselves. If they throw out
side-prongs, it is because either they
cannot well penetrate the hard subsoil,
or because it contains some corrosive or
deleterious quality that cuts off all
growth at a certain depth. In many
wet OF poisonous soils even forest trees
have oil their roots srread horizontally
near the surface, as is seen when they
are blown owe by the wind. Lettuce,
spinach and radishes want q very rich
light soil, and water when lacking, 50
that the growth may be rapid. and the
produce tender, succulent and mild in
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