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roRE1GN MISCELLANY.
A Protest To BE Made Against Russfa's oe-
cupatiOn of Merv.

LONDON, Feb 1.-THE seizure of Merv by
Russia will serve as an occasion for an attack
upon the government in Parliament early next
week It is reported that Earl Granville, For
eign Secretary of State, has instructed Sir Ed
ward Thornton, British minister at ST. Peters
burg, to protest against the Russian occupation
of Merv the ground that it is in direct vio-
lation of treaties
1t is reported that Russia is ready to consider
terms for new boundary line for Central Asia,
by which Russia might hold protectorate over
Merv.
The members of the Irish party have post
poned deciding what course they will pursue in
relation to Sir Stafford Northcotes motion of
see what influence the Irish vote will have upon
the struggle. The government whips abstain
from bidding for the Irish vote, as they feel con
fdent of a majority without it.
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LEAvENwoRTH, Ind. Feb 16 Everywhere the
waste of water PREVAILS on each side of the river
destruction is seen. One sees overturned dwell
ings, barns, or floating remains of what has been.
One meets suffering on every hand Acute hun
ger comes asking for something to eat A few
neighbors more fortunate than the rest give shell
Ter to their suffering friends. Food is so scarce
in some localities that each man has to find for
his own family. The relief boat is welcomed
with shouts of joy. The town trustees are given
provisions for distribution. The boat departs
amid shouts of thanksgiving from the men,
women and children, who say I'VE
are banded together in whatever
place affords us protection from the
wind and waves" A few miles below West
Point bottoms the flood is miles wide. At Rock
Haven, KY. tho houses are destroyed The vii
lage is entirely deserted. The famous ''Kidner"
cedar farm is overAowed; the large cement mill
closed, throwing fifty men out of employment.
}landenburg was found high and dry for the
most part, with only two stores flooded Ii was
Aere that John Morgan crossed the river on his
famous raid No provisions were needed.
Mauekport, Ind, had only five houses out of the
water. Three hundred people were living in
them. At New Amsterdam 15o people out Of a
population of $50 have been driven out and not
pound of meat was found in the place Home
less people looked with ravenous eyes on the
beats stores. They were given COO rations
LeaYenworth, Ind, with !, 900 inhabitants, is all
under water, and 600 of its people have been
driven out They are hopeful and cheerful, and
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FLOOD INCIDENTS.
Running Passenger Trains Through Water
Four Feet Deep.

Running Passenger IralnS through wafer
Four Feet Deep.
Passengers are taken aboard a boat at Storrs
Station about five miles this side of Cincinnati
the only place where landing can be made
They are then conveyed to Aurora. ''Fhere we
took the train" said the narrator, land the first
thing wesknew we were running through water
about four feet deep. We had three cars on one
train and four engines-two in front and the
others in the rear. We ran for five miles
through water, and often it came up on the plat
form and rushed in the ear Of course the fires
in the engine furnaces were put out at the first
splash but sufficient steam was carried by the
four engines to pillow the train to high point
out Of reach Of the water The fires were then
rebuilt, and the train proceeded on its way when
steam was raised. You cannot imagine the
fright of the passengers as we went tearing
through the water, throwing it on both sides of
the train for a distance Of twenty feet Women
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STATE NEWS AND GOSSIP.
A Once Popular and Prominent Young
Man Found Guilty Of Forgery.
Mortality Among Old Settlers of Owen
County-Attempted Suicideof Prisoner
-Gleanings in Indiana and Illinois,
INDIANA,

"A L roininent Young Mau of steuben County
Sentenced for Forgery.
Special to the indianapolis Journal
ANGOLA, Feb. 16.-George w. Beavers has
been found guilty of forgery in the Steuben Cir
cunt Court, and sentenced to two years in the
penltentiary and fined $40. For number of
years past Mr. Beaver has been prominent
young man in Steuben county and was very
popular. BY extravagant habits he contracted
oepts' and to meet these signed the names of two
OF ms friends to note and procured the money.
his defense was that from something which had
oeen SAID by the parties whose names he signed
to the note he understood that he was author.
lied to use their names for the purpose of pro.
curing money.
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his motto, but in places where the blood of his
followers was not shed. Captain Pearce says
Solomon extended pardons with a lavish hand
Captain Pearce ascribes great deal of cruelty
to Salomon's generals who were not troubled
apparently by his generous motives, and-who had
sometimes butchered right and left i'll anticipa-
ton of their orders. The Haytian executions
which he witnessed Captain Pearce describes as
most cruel. The soldiers, he says, began to
shoot their victims twho were tied to fences or
trees with their eyes unbandaged) very low
down, the aim being slowly raised from the
ankles to the knees, the knees to the thighs, and
so on until vital spot was reached. The VIC
Tins displayed most extraordinary courage
They never fiinched at the painful wounds first
received. but stood up calmly and silently until
the death-dealing bullet reached its mark. Often
they fell before some cruel wound, and rose
again to receive the fatal one They appeared
to be perfectly Indifferent to death, and the
heartrending features of the executions, Cap
tain Pearce says, were the agonizing cries and
appeals of the wives, or more properly the favor
ties, of the victims. who were helpless witnesses
of the butcherY of those they loved.
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THE, HAYTI REBELLION.

Brutal and Prolonged Torture of Victims
Sentenced to Death.
New YORK, Feb 16-Additional particulars
concerning the situation of affairs in the little
Island OF Haytl have been CLEANED from officers
OF the Atlas-line steamer Alvena, which recently
returned from voyage around the island. DIFF
terent witnesses do not agree as to the preva-
lence of the reign of terror there though there
seems no doubt that some hundreds of rebels,
and Of merchants who melted them to rebellion
have been most barbarously put to DEATH
Captain Pearce is inclined to the opinion that
President Solomon has been exceedingly merci
full in dealing with the insurgents, while Purser
Lambert holds that he was brutal in ~
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EVANSVILLE TO CA1Ro.
Scenes of Devastation and Distress at Shaw
neetown and Vicinity.

! scenes of Devastation and Distress al Shaw
neetown and Vicinity.
| EVANSVILLE, Feb. 17.-At Shawneetown, at
o'clock this morning, the river had reached fifty
I'VE feet four inches, rise OF nearly five inches
during the night AT 1870 the gauge marked fifty
five feet, five and one-half inches. showing a con
tmuance of the rise at the rate of nearly half an
! inch an hour. A heavy rain fell all night and
during the early hours of the morning. and the
indications point to more. The latest news from
the Wabash is that the river is again rising. and
the Tennessee river is pouring great flood into
the Ohio, Taking these facts into account
Shawneetown people count upon more water
than they had last year. At the hour mentioned
the water was eighteen inches below the highest
point touched last year. the highest water pre-
Vlously recorded. Several more of the smaller
and more exposed buildings left their founda-
tons last night, and other disasters of this kind
are inevitable. Many of these houses
are tied to neighboring trees or are
securely anchored, and will not float off
Many, however, have been carried
by the swift current as far as Che southern EN-
oanNment and most of them have gone to pieces
suffering among the refugees, in the hills is in
creaslng. The provisions are giving out and
fuel has been scarce from the start and MANY
additional cases of sickness are reported; but
bad as the situation now is it will inevitably get
worse Mayor Mllspaugh is very active in his
efforts IN behalf of those in distress and has the
names OF most of those in need, and is taking
prompt measures for their relief He antici-
pates several weeks of hard work before the
worst is passed and will need q great deal more
money than he now has. Citizens of Shawnee
town. however, much as they have lost during
the last three years, are responding nobly to APP
peals for aid from the distressed and will permit
none Of their people to suffer from lack of food
or clothing.
News from Paducah is far from as
surlng. Much of the city is now under
water and the river is rising steadily,
and during the past thirty-si hours increased
rapidly The people there are counti'-r-
three or four feet me- &c 49,,
carry t. ,,-.4.,,. ,,,I,io9, ~;
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Serious Fire at Chicago.

CHICAGO, Feb 16-At midnight a fire broke
out in the basement of 10 and I12 Madison
street, occupied on the lower floors by the
grocery importing firm of G. Jevne; on the
upper floors by c. A. S. CLAM, i'm
porter of furs. The flames
quickly spread to the fifth floor and
dense volumes of smoke prevented the iremen
from working effectively The stocks of both
firms are completely destroyed by the joint ac-
ton of fire and water The total loss will reach
$3.50, OOO and is believed to be well insured.
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CAIRO, Feb. 16- Col De CoetIoean, the com
mander at Khartoum, has been created Pasha
and Acting Governor general of the entire Sou
dan. He has summoned the notables to meet
General Gordon in council on Sunday
The latest advices state that $50 children were
killed by the Arabs at Sinkat.
The supply of food at Tokar is plentiful, but
the water is bad and the ammunition scarce.
The force of Osman Dig1na, the rebel com
mander near ToEar, exceeds 5000 men
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The organ overture at one of our largest
churches yesterday was notieeably archaic at the
morning service, and after the benediction the
pastor demonstrated. 1t appears that the Sun
day previous the orsanist had run in three or
four bars of one of Rubenstein's pOlkas, and he
had been expostulated with, somebody recogniz-
ing that it was not sanctuary music. An agree
ment was arrived at yesterday, and hereafter he
will endeavor to keepa middle distance between
the polka and the psalm.
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g. - -, 49, - correspondent
that such an insult would warrant prompt and
energetic measures on the part of the House:
1t is evidently the opinion of many members
of the House that, while Bismarck may persist
in discriminating against the American hog; he
ought not with impunity be allowed to insult the
American Congress.
The LaSker resolutions were passed by the
House under somewhat peculiar circumstances.
They were offered by Tom 0ehiltree, of Texas.
When Ochiltree, who was warm friend of
Lasker's brother, finally succeeded in catching
Mr.. Car1isle's eye. everybody on the floor was
talking When he put the question of the
passage of the resolution not a single man voted
1t was only after considerable difficulty that the
attention of a half dozen or ten members was
secured and the resolutions were adopted. Not
more than twenty members were aware that they
had been adopted until they read the Record the
next day. In view of this circumstance it would
be little strange if there should be Indignation
directedtoward Bismarck if his treatment of the
American hog had not. already made himself dis
liked.
The State Department has not received any
information coFroboFative of the report that
Bismark has returned the resolutions of condo
lence on Herr Laskers death, to the Ger
man minister here. with instructions
huysen telegraphed theminister at Berlin for IN
formation, but has not yet received a reply. The
Secretary is inclined to doubt the truth of the
report, in view of the fact that neither he nor
the German minister has been informed of any
such action by Bismarck
A Berlin dispatch says: 1.-THE American lega-
ton has no informa alton regarding the reported
return of the Lasker resolution of the United
States House of Representatives
The Tagblatt hopes Americans will not hold
the Germans responsible for the acts of Bis
marck.
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Mortality Among Old Settlers.

special to the indianapolis Journal
SPENCER, Feb. 16.--Three of Owen countv,s
Oh settlers have passed away this week.-Mrs..
margaret Moore, who has lived near Spencer for
the past sixty years. died ON Thursday morning,
aged eighty-six years Her birthday was ON
Tuesday. Knowing she had to die, she expressed
wish to die on her birthday, which wish was
nearly fulfilled.
Samuel W. Dunn the senior pioneer of Owen
county, died this morning at his farm, two miles
from spencer, aged eighty-two years. This
leaves but one of the original pioneers, viz,
Lew BEEN, who is past eighty years old
Eli Cleveland, another old citizen, died this
nSserIlIll2. aged .s,s 8 lIiieac seventy years
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Indications.
WAR DEPARTMEN
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL. OFFICER,
WASHINGTON, Feb Is, | A. NJ

WASHINGTON Feb Is, A. NJ. }
For Tennessee and the Ohio Valley-Local
rains and partly cloudy weather, clearing in the
south and west portions. Winds generally south
to west, slight rise in barometer, followed by
falling barometer in the west portions, generally
warmer weather in the eastern half, falling,
followed by rising temperature in the western
half
For the Upper Lake Region-Ligfrt rain or
snow, generally cloudy weather, winds shifting
to the east and south, slight fall, followed by
rising temperature, and during the day falling
barometer
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Fired ut the King.

ROME, Feb. 17-Between Montalto and Coneto
four men fired at the carbineer guarding the
Kings train The Gardiner fired at the men,
weunding one. He also destroyed a bottle Of
gunpowder, with a lighted fuse attached thrown
aboard the train.
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New YORK, Feb 17.-Charles III. Rugg, the
negro awaiting trial for the murder of the
Maybee family and assault upon Mr.. and Mrs.
Townsend, of Long Island, escaped from the
Queens county jails tonight The police of
New York and Brooklyn and Long Island City
have been informed of the murdcrer's escape.
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Obituary.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
BLooMINGroN, Feb H.-Mrs. Henry West
step.mother of Representative Simon H West,
died very suddenly of congestion of the stomach
while attending a family reunion at the home of
relatives, near Arrowsmith
Mrs. George Lichtenthaler, wife of one of the
the wealthiest citizens of Bloomington, and one
of the early settlers, died this morning.
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GAlRo, Feb 17.-GeneraI Gordon has arrived
at khartoum General Gordon has issued a
proclamation recognizing FL Mahdi as Sultan of
Kordofan, remitting half the taxes and placing
no restriction on the slave trade. The Arabs of
hhartoum express great satisfaction.
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CAIRO Feb. 1T.-Scouts sent from Trinkitat
toward Tokar report that Osman Digma, the
rebel leader, is massing his men near a defle
and closing the road from the coast at the
spot where he defeated Tahir Pasha
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Mastering for the Attack,

SUAKIM, Feb II, II P. M-The enemy is
mastering for an attack. Three thousand of
Baker Pasha's troops are ready to fall in, but
nobody trusts them. Steady blacks man the
redoubts ~
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NEechanics Discharged.

Special to the Indianapolis journal.
ELKHARr, Feb. E.--Seventy nine more m
chanics were laid off last night at the Lake Shor,,
machine shops here. General CONSERVATION pre-
walls AMONG the employees, as they think there
are more to follow
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A Prisoner Attempts Suicide.

Special to the Indianapolis journal.
MONTICELLO, Feb 17.-William Davis, while
confined in jail for black mail, attempted to end
his days by cutting his throat with a knife yes
terday, but was prevented from injuring him
self fatally.
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Death OF General Raxter,

New York, Feb. 17.-Gen. Hugh H. Raxter,
president of the New York Central railroad at
the time Commodore Vanderbilt secured it, died
tonight, aged sixty six.
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Steamship News.

NEW York, Feb. 17-Arrived: Nevada, from
Liverpool; Devonia, from Glasgow.
LONDON, Feb 17-Ar1ived: Abyssinia and
Pavonia from New York. Sidonian, from
Boston.
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Charged with Larceny.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
HILLsBoRo, Feb. 16-AIelvin Gatt, aged
nineteen, living four miles north of here, was
arrested to-day on a charge OF stealing 500 from
Nathan Thayer, d stock shipper.
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Admiral Glxnn Dead.

LONDON, Feb. H.-Admiral Carr Glynn, heir
to the barony of Wolferton, and who was made
legatee of her estate by Miss Nelson the actress
is dead
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NEW ALBANY TO EVANSVILLE.
Heavy Damage at Nearly All Points Between
the Two Cities.


New ALBANY, Ind, Feb. 16.-From Evans
vile to New Albany, a distance of 200 miles,
bordering the Ohio, there are on the Indiana side
alone 10000 people driven from their homes by
the unprecedented floods of 1884 All along
small towns dot the border Of the river. and to
get anything like an adequate view of the waste
and destruction one would necessarily have to
wait until after the waters subsidized. A ride up
the river, however, affords scenes not equaled by
the devastation of war, famine, pestilence, or
even anything. On every hilltop or high land,
in coming up that distance, camp-fres would
light up the darkness of night and in some de-
gree picture the suffering that must be endured
with the Thermometer down to 2Oo.
AT Enterprise, one of the most fourishing Of
all the river towns, 200 houses have been com
pletely under water five days But two houses
can be wholly seen, while many are buried by
the current, and can only be recognized by
the chimneys that point few feet above like
sentinels of the destruction that has overtaken
homes that a week ago were happy and full of
joy.
Rockport, ten miles above Enterprise, a coun-
ty-seat, with 5000 inhabitants, is one-fourth
covered with food, and yesterday many of the
foated down with the tide. Several business
houses are badly damaged. Her sufferers are
fortunate in being cared for by those who live
on high lands The loss to this town alone will
amount to $4,000. Large numbers of farm ten
ants all along lose all, and are at the mercy of
their neighbors. In many instances stock OF all
kinds persisted Barns were swept away with
their contents, which viii entail great loss if
the hard winter continues. These people must
be cared for for weeks to come.
Grand View, village of 500 inhabitants. suf-
fers beyond description Every business house,
and nearly all the residences, have been be-
meath the water for nearly a week, with their
contents entirely destroyed. The town is de-
serted, and to the north hundreds of citizens
have been camping out in the piercing
winds for three nights past. 1t is esti.
mated that fifty houses have been swept
down stream. The town is situated on
the current passing over it as if in =.
This place was ~-4iralv, inllr,7 "
with iHiN9NAOeen
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Jack Looney, a noted sporting character, of St.
Louis and well known throughout the country
as prize fighter years ago, died, yesterday at
ter lingering illness.
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4go

| loads of provisions and clothes
were. sent to Portsmouth, Gallpolis
Middleport and Pomeroy from here to-day, and
the demand for food is subsiding. The commits
sioners ask money to help replace the houses on
estimates show Z, 490people and 626 entire fam
lies almost destitute in twelve up-river towns in
! Ohio and West Virginia.
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foundatio.

have been made happy Ivy supply of ., 400 ra-
tons. Scarcely frame house remains on its
foundation
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HOP BTFTERs gives good digestion, active live
good circulation, and buoYant spirits Try it.
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little outside help is being received hero Gov
ernor Porter will visit this city and Jeffersonville
tomorrow.