Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-02-09
GENERAL NEWS.
The High Water at Pittsburs
Slowly Receding.
Rising and Raining and
Ruin at Other
Points.
A Meeting Of the National Coal
Miners Association
Called.
A Terrible Tragedy in Arkansas
Two Men Killed and
Three Fatally
Injured.

The Latest News from the Flooded Regions.
Cincinnati, Feb. 0, 8 q m-The river is
sixty. three feet, six and half inches, q
rise OF four inches since 2 a. m. Wealth.
or cooler. There is drizzling rain Mt
GaliipoIis. The river there is four feet
higher than last year and rising one inch
and half per hour. At Maysville, sixty
miles above here. the river is within two
inches of last years food and rising one
inch an hour. Tue weather all over the
Ohio valley is foRgy and drizzllng. but
there is not much rain falling. The gas
lasted all through the night and there
was still supply on hand this morning.
Cincinnati, Feb. 9-One p. m. the river
is sixty. three feet niue inches and rising
. little more than one.half inch an hour
Cloudy, cooler wind from the north. The
white flag ls again floating from the
service Office, indicating colder weather.
The river is not likely to fall here until
the rush from above. At Ripley, Ohio,
fifty.fve miles above Cincinnati the
river is rising to-day one inch and half
an hour, and at IL a. m. was within one
inch of last years high water mark.
Rain is falling there. The situation here
is unchanged. except that as the river
rises tue loss to lumber yards and proper.
ty of that description increases. No loss
by weakened foundations has as yet been
reported and last years experience in
this way shows that not much danger
will result from that cause.
A dispatch from GAINESVILLE. Ohio. says
the Muskingum has fallen one foot since
6p. N. yesterday. Rain reported up the
river.
Vincennes Ind, Feb. 9-TLe Wabash
river has risen one loot since yesterday
and the overflow of the bottom lands is
now expected.
Louisville, Ky, Feb. 9-At noon tue
situation was still unchanged here and
at towns across the river. The weather
turned colder and it stopped raining
early this morning and tho sun is trying
to shine. The river has been almost on
9 stand sisce six o'clock With forty feet
four and one-half inches in the canal.
Not much further rise ls expected. The
Kentucky river at Frankfort is still fall.
ing.
Wheeling, w. Va, Feb. 9-The water
has receded to forty-eight feet, leaving
inches of Shiny mud over the deserted
streets. Gas will be turned on this even.
ing but q water famine is threatened,
with no prospect of relief before Mou.
day. The home subscriptions for the
relief of the destitute have reached S9,.
600, and there is plenty more available.
Provisions are holding out we'll and the
promise of restored communication with
the world Is bright. Relief parties have
gone to Benwood aud Wellsburgh. A
steamboat at West Wheeling, over the
river. was prevented from landing by the
inhabitants firing ON the boat, as they
feared the swash OF the waves would
further injure the submerged buildings.
Cairo. Ills, Feb. 9-The river is forty.
three feet ten inches and rising three
quarters of an inch per hour. Weather
cloudy and colder and the probability is
that it will hardly reach fifty feet here.
Can stand fifty three or four feet.
Plttsburg, Feb. GAS the waters are
steadily recedlng affairs are resum,ng
their usual condition and in few davs
all traces OF the flood will be oblitera-
ted. The effective arrangements for
relief prevented much suffering which
would otherwise have been experienced.
Many manufacturing establishments
resumed operations this morning and
others will start up on Monday, with
the exception of the Pittsburg & Lake
Erie and Pittsburg. All roads are run.
ming az usual. The Pittsburg 4 Lake
Erie resume on Monday.