Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-02-14

| weather the suffering Of the imprisoned
| peonle in all the towns and cities
| Along the Ohio would suffer ter
| ribly for lack Of fuel. Few re-
| alize the difficulty Of getting supplies
| delivered. There are no landings for
| steamers, and the damages lone to build
ings by the waves, caused by passing
| steamers, has been so great as to cause the
occupants of flooded house to fire on the
steamers bringing them relief. The relief
| steamers, to be OF real service, have to be
| equipped with life saving crews and boats.
II can be readily seen how slow would be
the work of carrying any considerable
| ouantity of fuel TO such places as Law
rencebnre. Ind, and New Richmond, Ind,
| that are entirely submerged and sur
rounded with water. No relief boat has
vet been sent out from here.
CrScrSsArI, Feb. 13.-Gen. Beckwith Of
| ST. Louis is expected this evening, to take
| charge of the works Of relief, under the
| directions of the Secretary OF War. He
| will charter relief boats, and four United
| States officers have been ordered here from
| Columbus TO take charge of the different
| subscriptions coming IN from every quar-
| ter. A special from Portsmouth, Ohio,
| dated Yesterday and forwarded from
| S~ciotoyille, the nearest telegraph station,
| saws there is not an acre of dry ground in
| the CITY. and that there are not q hundred
| houses that are not under water.
GALLIoPoLIs, Feb. Alt is estimated
| that 5000 people along the river within
| 25 miles will have to be fed by charity for
| two weeks.
CINCINNATI, Feb. $3.50 P. M.-The
| river is so feet IL inches.
DUNDEE, Feb. 13.-Seven persons in q
pleasure boat were drowned yesterday.
Idaho Politicians Have n Consuita-
ton.
CHICAGO, Feb. 13.-An important dele
CATION of Idaho politicians are in the city.
They are the Hon. Z. A. Wall, President
of the Territorial Council; Hon. E. NJ.
Wilson, member of the Lower House, and
George A.. Block. formerly Secretary of the
| Territory of Utah, but now a resident Of
| Idaho. Mr.. Wall thas just come from
Washington, where he has been in con-
| sultation with Judge Poland of Vermont,
Congressman Cassidy of Nevada, and
| others, in regard to the Mormon question.
The result of the conference was the intro
| duction of q bill by Judge Poland, provid-
ing that before registration in Utah, Idaho
| and other Territories, the voter shall be
required to take an oath that he does not
| belong to the Church of Latter Day Saints,
or any other secret organization UNFOLDING
polygamy, bigamy, or unlawful cohabita-
ton. This, it is Thought, will destroy the
political supremacy AJthe Mormons, by
excluding all Mormons, whether polyga-
mists or monogamists, from voting. MIR.
Wall says he was assured by these Con-
gressmen that the bill would be pressed,
and that they believed it would pass.
The Illinois Republican State Com
mfttee i'm Session.
CHICAGO, Feb. 13.-The Republican
| State Central Committee, which is in ses-
sion here to-day, was attended, not only by
committee men, but by prominent Repub'
licans of the entire State. Among others
present were Governor Hamilton, ex-Gov-
ernor Oglesby, Congressman George K.
Davis and General ]. B. Hawley, all OF
whom made speeches. A resolution was
offered by Davis endorsing the administra-
| ton of President Arthur in strong terms,
which was adopted unanimously. A reso-
luton denouncing Democratic Congress-
men for passing the Fitz-John Porter bill,
| aud urging Logan and C0ilum to fight ii
10 the Senate, was also adopted. The pre-
ponderance Of sentiment from the country
districts appeared to favor Logan for Pres.
ident, with strong opposition from Chicago
and Cook counties. The committee to-
night decided that the next State Conven-
ton for the nomination of Governor and
other Offices, will be held at Peoria
April 16.
Extension of the Atlantic and Pa
ciGe Railroad.
CHICAGO, Feb. 13.-The statement ii
published here that the indications now
are that the Atlantic Il Pacific will, after
all, be extended to San Francisco, indie
pendent of the Southern and Central Pa
ciic. 1t was declared two years ago
when the road fell under the control OF
Gould and Huntington, that the OBJECT
was to prevent the Atchison, Topeka 4
Santa Fe from gaining an independent
outlet to the Pacific Coast. 1t now ap
pears that Gould and Huntington have
lost their holdings in the st. Louis & Sar
Francisco road, and that the Santa Fe PEG
pie are again in complete control. 1t il
claimed that the Santa Fe people propose
to at once extend the Atlantic q Pacific
from Needles, on the Colorado river, to tn,
Coast, and make San Diego the principa
terminus. a
Aid for Flood Sufferers.
ST. Louis, Feb. 13.-The st. Louil
branch of the Society of the Red Cross
have made a public call for money ant
contributions to aid the food sufferers il
the Ohio Valley.
The Grand Lodge OF Missouri and thu
Nebraska Ancient Order of United Work
men met here to-day, with over 800 dele
gates present, representing 1000 mem
bers. The report of the Grand Recorder
shows the Order to be in very prosperous
condition. There were 173 deaths ,as'
year. and the total disbursements wer,
1884. $50.
Hen. j. b. Davis Found Dead.
GALVESTON, Tex, Feb. ia News
Whitesboro special says: Hon. Jas. B
Davis, a representative of the Legislature
from Lamar county. in a wild frenzy, sup
posed to be caused by excessive drink,
escaped from his room at the Junction
Hotel late last night with nothing on hi:
person but an undergarment. Every ex.
ertion was made to find him, but without
avail until this morning, when his body